Luis Diaz almost helped propel Liverpool towards an unprecedented quadruple after arriving during the 2022 January transfer window.

The Reds moved quickly five years ago to usurp Tottenham and bring Diaz to Anfield after initially earmarking him for a summer arrival as Sadio Mane’s replacement. It ended up being a fantastic decision.

Liverpool could move for Lamine Camara in January

Liverpool have been inactive during the last three January windows, with their last mid-season arrival being Cody Gakpo in 2023.

The Reds have made some brilliant New Year’s signings in the past, snaring the likes of Virgil van Dijk, Philippe Coutinho, Daniel Sturridge, Luis Suarez and indeed Diaz, and it feels about time that they added another name to that impressive list.

As Pearce told The Redmen TV this week, whether they decide to make a move or not will ultimately depend on if opportunities arrive. In 2022, a perfect storm came together to make a deal for Diaz make sense, with Liverpool knowing that Porto needed the money quickly. With Spurs also trying to take advantage, the Reds decided they had to act.

“It wouldn’t surprise me if something similar happened [to the Diaz signing] in terms of someone who was on the list for the summer,” he said.

“I think what happens with Lamine Camara at Monaco will be interesting, because we know that had Liverpool decided to buy a senior midfielder last summer that he probably would have been the one. Say if Mac Allister had turned around and said he wanted to go, I think that would’ve been the most likely outcome, that Mac Allister went and Camara came in.

“But, of course, there’s so many moving parts in terms of what does the player want, what do the club he’s at at the minute want in terms of are they determined to keep hold of him until the summer.”

Liverpool have also been linked with Brighton’s Luka Vuskovic in what would be a big-money move, but Pearce says he has already been told that this is not likely, with Andoni Iraola more than happy with his defensive options.

“I think there were some rumours about Liverpool, 100 million Euros for Vuskovic, when I checked that out I was told that’s just not a priority, spending that kind of money on a centre-back,” he said.