Six players Liverpool have bought from Southampton and their career since

Southampton have been Liverpool's supply club
Southampton have been Liverpool's supply club

#5 Sadio Mane - 30 million pounds - 28 June 2016

Sadio Mane
Sadio Mane

The most successful transfer and the first Jurgen Klopp signing on this list, Sadio Mane made a name for himself by scoring goals for fun at RB Salzburg. He had a prolific season scoring 45 and assisting 32 in 87 games.

Southampton cashed in on the then 22-year-old and brought him to St. Mary's for 23 million pounds. He scored 25 and assisted 14 in 75 appearances for Southampton. Even though the numbers dropped slightly due to the increased quality of opponents, the talent was there for everyone to see.

Klopp spotted this talent and signed him as one of the first members of his new look Liverpool. Mane settled into his new life with ease and scored on debut. He made 29 appearances that season scoring 13 and assisting 8 goals.

The next season he was instrumental in helping Liverpool reach the top four and the Champions League final. He even scored in the final, but unfortunately ended up on the losing side. He showed his consistency even in that season scoring 20 and assisting 9 in 44 appearances but was overshadowed by Mohamed Salah's ridiculous goal scoring record.

This season he has arguably been Liverpool's best attacker and has scored 20 and assisted 4 in 39 appearances (at the time of writing). His transfer to Liverpool was definitely a success.

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