Diogo Jota opens up major transfer possibilities as Liverpool masterplan comes together

Since Diogo Jota signed for Liverpool, he’s scored nine Premier League goals with his right foot, six with his left and six with his head.

He relies on his stronger foot to make passes just 67% of the time. The rest are made using his supposed weaker foot, meaning he isn't far from a straight 50/50 split.

By those numbers, he’s the most two-footed player at Anfield by some distance, ahead of Sadio Mane in second and Kostas Tsimikas in third.

Jota is a blank canvas. He's a helpful Swiss army knife who can manage whatever you throw at him. Unlike some of his peers, the Portuguese forward does not rely upon one specific role or set of circumstances in order to thrive.

On Thursday night, the 25-year-old - who has played off the left flank for most of his career - was deployed on the right of Jurgen Klopp’s front three. He fulfilled the role for an hour against Leicester City and scored a goal, before moving through the middle and finding the net again.

Football is difficult to predict, and the same goes for the transfer market. Clubs often attempt to plan future windows well in advance, but the landscape is fluid and ever-changing.

Who could have expected Paris Saint-Germain to pay Neymar's release clause at Barcelona in 2017? Who could have expected Fernando Torres to join Chelsea in the middle of the season in 2011?

When Liverpool signed Jota, Luis Diaz had just spent his first year in Europe. He joined FC Porto from Junior as a 22 year-old, and posted a relatively average total of eight goal involvements in the Portuguese top-flight.

Despite the five-star scouting expertise on Merseyside, it is reasonable to suggest that by that stage of Diaz's career, the Reds will have known little about the man who they would later