Liverpool ended a run of three successive home defeats with a battling 1-1 draw with Premier League leaders Chelsea on Tuesday night.

The Reds had lost to Swansea, Southampton, and Wolves, the latter two ending their participation in both the League and FA Cup, and they looked set to lose again when David Luiz gave the visitors the lead with a fine free-kick.

However, Jurgen Klopp’s men responded well in the second half, and Georginio Wijnaldum equalised for the hosts to secure a deserved point against the league leaders, although it means that the Reds remain 10 points behind Antonio Conte’s men, with just 15 games to go.

Klopp’s men have struggled in 2017 thus far, winning just one of their eight games, and have seen themselves go out of both cup competitions as well as reduce their chances of winning the Premier League in the last few weeks.

Many felt that the results would persuade Klopp to dip into the January transfer market and strengthen his squad, and they were linked with many top-quality players during the window.

Yet, the Reds failed to bring anyone in during January, and these were THREE massive deals that Liverpool missed out on last month…

Geoffrey Kondogbia

Liverpool are lacking depth in many areas of the squad, and one of those areas is the central midfield department.

The likes of Jordan Henderson and Emre Can have been pretty good this season, but the last few weeks they have struggled to dominate midfields and control games in the same way as earlier on in the campaign.

Thus, another midfielder would have been beneficial to Klopp, and one many they were reportedly linked with was Inter Milan’s Geoffrey Kondogbia, who was reportedly underperformed for the Italian giants this term.

The 23-year-old made just nine appearances for the club in all competitions prior to the New Year, although has since started four of their five matches, of which three have been in Serie A.

It looks like he may have forced his way back into the first team reckoning, and this may have been the reason why Liverpool were unable to get a deal done for a player whom many feel has a big future in the game.

Jonathan Tah

The Reds have been suspect at the back for much of the Premier League season, and it’s been more evident in recent times than ever before.

They shipped three against a goal-shy Swansea a few weeks ago, and have since been unable to keep clean sheets against Southampton, Wolves, and Chelsea, although the reintroduction of Joel Matip should go some way to helping their issues at the back.

However, many felt that Klopp needed to bring another defender in, and one the club were linked with earlier in the season was Bayer Leverkusen’s Jonathan Tah.

The 20-year-old moved to the Bundesliga side in 2015, and has since played 67 times for the club over one-and-a-half seasons, helping them to a third place finish in the German top-flight last term.

The German international is extremely highly-rated in his homeland, although he confirmed last month that he wanted to stay at Leverkusen, which all but ended Liverpool’s hopes of bringing him to Anfield.

Andrea Belotti

Reports have suggested that both Arsenal and Chelsea attempted to bring Torino striker Andrea Belotti to England in January.

The Gunners failed with a £56 million bid at the start of the month, while the Blues had a director in Italy on deadline day to complete a deal for the in-form forward, although both came to nothing.

Liverpool were also thought to be monitoring Belotti’s form in Serie A, especially with Daniel Sturridge’s future at Anfield far from certain, yet the Reds did not get a deal done for a striker who has scored 14 goals in just 19 league games this season.

Belotti has already beaten his best-ever goal-scoring season this term, and with three goals in just five appearances for Italy last year, he is clearly a player with huge potential and bright future in the game.

At the age of 23, he would have been perfect for Liverpool both in the present, and indeed for the future.