Liverpool can't sign anyone else now until January, but that does not mean that the rumours and gossip columns have stopped linking players to the Reds.
Three players are on their shortlist according to reports, while one man - Gini Wijnaldum, who is no closer to signing a new contract at Anfield - is supposedly someone who may be on the move sooner than first thought.
These are your Liverpool transfer rumours rated on Sunday, October 18.
Barcelona eye triple swoop
Who?
Gini Wijnaldum, Man City defender Eric Garcia and Lyon forward Memphis Depay.
What?
According to the Daily Mirror, Barcelona want all three of the players in January, and believe they can get them on cut-price deals.
All three are into the final year of their contracts.
But while Ronald Koeman wanted them all in the summer, he was not able to get his key targets due to financial concerns.
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Would Liverpool - or any of the other teams involved - want to lose their players mid-season? It would depend on the price. Of the trio, though, a move for Wijnaldum would perhaps be the least likely before next summer.
Lyon are known to cash in at the right price for their players, while Garcia is far from first choice at Man City. Wijnaldum would be more of a loss for Jurgen Klopp to contend with.
Tottenham rival Reds for £50m man
Who?
Leeds United midfield maestro Kelvin Phillips.
What?
Liverpool and Tottenham are reportedly going to go head-to-head for the player next summer, again according to the Sunday Mirror.
They say the 24-year-old would be valued at £50 million and the Reds and Spurs are both keen having watched his development under Marcelo Bielsa.
Currently on a £30,000-a-week wage packet, Liverpool and Tottenham are said to be prepared to double that, which might be tempting. Could he be a Wijnaldum replacement? Maybe, but maybe not at that price.
Grimsby 'fuming' over Liverpool interest
Who?
Ian Holloway, the former Blackpool manager who is now in League Two with Grimsby, is furious that Liverpool and Chelsea are reportedly after teenagers Louis Boyd and Ben Grist.
What?
Holloway, who has previously described Liverpool and Chelsea as 'vultures' when asked about the same matter, told Grimsby Live : "Am I surprised at that? No I’m not surprised at that. Am I fuming about it? Yeah."
The full rant can be read by clicking here, but this is a snippet of it.
Holloway continued: "These big wigs who want to take over football on the sly, they’ve already got rules passed that they’re category A clubs, and they can steal those lads off us very, very cheaply, because it suits them again doesn’t it?
"Those rules were passed by who? The academy setup is run by people who have got enough money to have all those things in place to get a tick in the box for category A.
"They’ve all got it because they’ve all got the money, and that means they can take those boys off me."
