Liverpool: Outlining an Ideal January Transfer Window for Brendan Rodgers' Reds

The 2014/15 season has been a miserable one for Brendan Rodgers. HisLiverpool side has floundered in the Premier League, perhaps due to the added pressure of European competition.

The Reds currently sit eighth in the Premier League table, seven points behind fourth-placed Southampton, and a shake-up in personnel this January would be advised to improve the side's failing form.

How would Liverpool's ideal January transfer window play out?

Here we discuss the perfect outcome of what could well be a hectic month of business for Rodgers' side.

Rodgers' Transfer Strategy

In recent Rodgers press conferences, two intriguing soundbites have surfaced on Liverpool's upcoming transfer strategy.

The first, that January would be a quiet transfer window for the club, is relayed by the Liverpool Echo's James Pearce:

Whether this news is to be taken with a pinch of salt, however, could be determined by Rodgers' further comments on the value of the January window:

This is a bemusing concession. Liverpool's 2012/13 season was given a formidable boost when Rodgers signed midfielder Philippe Coutinho and striker Daniel Sturridge in January 2013, both of whom are now considered key players at Anfield.

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Liverpool: Outlining an Ideal January Transfer Window for Brendan Rodgers' Reds