Amid the never-ending madness of world football's transfer window, Liverpool's first delve into the market will barely register on the Richter scale.
The was probably not what some had in mind for the newly-crowned European champions.
With the Reds sitting at the top of the mountain once more, quite rightly being unapologetic about continuing to bask in the glow of that famous night in Madrid on June 1, many supporters had started to dream of big-name arrivals.
While chatter of Kylian Mbappe, Bruno Fernandes and Nicolas Pepe continues to rumble on across social media, for 17-year-old PEC Zwolle defender Sepp van den Berg.
In a window that has seen Manchester United stump up £50m for Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Manchester City linked to Rodri and Harry Maguire, Liverpool's swift conclusion to their Van den Berg dealings might be greeted with a collective shrug.
Make no mistake though, the Reds' first signing of the summer is being viewed as a coup inside the corridors of power at Anfield.
Liverpool fought off strong interest from Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich to ensure they stole a march in the Van den Berg market.
Bayern, who have won the last seven titles in Germany, were interested in Van den Berg themselves as they look to build for the future after another season of domestic bliss.
That Liverpool were seen as a more attractive destination for an incoming player, however young, is cause for celebration by officials inside the club.
Head of recruitment Dave Fallows and chief scout Barry Hunter detailed Van den Berg's progress closely since he broke into the side under Jaap Stam, and landing the talented teen is another feather in their cap.
For Stam - a legendary centre-back with Manchester United and Holland - to rate Van den Berg highly enough to field him 15 times last term shows you how much he thought of the defender's burgeoning talent.
Another reason why the Reds feel they can chalk up another success in the market is Ajax's interest in the Dutch defender.
The Champions League semi-finalists are known worldwide for their youth policy at Ajax Jong, breeding a string of players who have become some of the biggest names in Dutch football history.
Players as renowned as Dennis Bergkamp, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Edgar Davids all took their first steps towards international stardom there.
Edwin van der Sar, Clarence Seedorf and the De Boer brothers - Frank and Ronald - also began the tentative stages of their own storied careers at it.
More recently, Christian Eriksen, Rafael van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder and Toby Alderweireld all graduated there, while arguably the greatest European player of all time - Johan Cruyff - honed his considerable talent there en route to footballing immortality.
More pertinently is the situation surrounding 19-year-old Matthijs de Ligt , who captained a young Ajax team to within a whisker of the Champions League final last season.
De Ligt's ability to skipper a team as famous as Ajax at the tender age of 19 tells you as much about the club's attitude to its young prospects as it does the Netherlands international's rare talent.
Put simply, at Ajax, if you are good enough, you are old enough and Van den Berg might have been forgiven for thinking first-team opportunities would be more forthcoming at the Johan Cruyff Arena - particularly given De Ligt is certain leave this summer.
However, Van den Berg wanted Liverpool, and the European champions acted decisively this week to wrap up proceedings with minimum fuss.
“I think this is the best place for me to grow and hopefully play a lot of games here," .
Unlike his compatriot Ki-Jana Hoever, Van den Berg is expected to go straight into the first-team fold under Jurgen Klopp and will report to pre-season training with his senior team-mates on July 6.
It's an early sign of how highly rated he is by those who have watched him closely at Melwood.
So while this £1.3m won't send shockwaves throughout the game, it should be looked at as a significant blow for Liverpool in the transfer market.
Should he feature more than 350 times for the Reds and meet appearance-based add-ons that see the total fee rise to £4.4m, he will be one of the best bargains for many a year at Anfield.
The road to the first team is cluttered at the centre of Liverpool's defence at present, with Van Dijk, Joel Matip, Gomez and Dejan Lovren all jockeying for position.
At the age of 17, however, time is very much on Van den Berg's side at Anfield.
