article_snippet.sent: Yet of the 17 players they have bought at considerable cost over the last two summers, only three — Simon Mignolet, Mamadou Sakho and Emre
article_snippet.sent: Tiago Ilori and Divock Origi, on loan at Bordeaux and Lille respectively, remain unknown quantities but many have been duds, such as Iago Aspas, Luis Alberto, Balotelli and Lazar Markovic.
article_snippet.sent: Others — Dejan Lovren and Adam Lallana —
article_snippet.sent: Brad Jones, Brad Smith, Jon Flanagan and Kolo Toure are out of contract.
article_snippet.sent: Jose Enrique, Martin Skrtel and Jordan Henderson have 12 months left on Jose Enrique, Martin Skrtel and Jordan Henderson contracts.
article_snippet.sent: Simon Mignolet is one of only three players signed over the last two years that have impressed this season .
article_snippet.sent: Signing the right players is key but in the likely event of not being able to offer Champions League football, how easy will that be?
article_snippet.sent: In the past two years, Liverpool have tried to sign Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Diego Costa, Willian, Yevhen Konoplyanka and Alexis Sanchez without success.
article_snippet.sent: Sami Khedira’s wages are out of Liverpool’s range.
article_snippet.sent: Sami Khedira’s wages will also look to bring in a striker, but do clubs in upheaval make smooth progress?
article_snippet.sent: Mario Balotelli (centre) is one of a number of Liverpool signings that have failed to impress next season .