Becoming the new Tottenham Hotspur perhaps wasn't on the mind of Liverpool supporters as they basked in the glory of beating the Londoners in the Champions League final last month.
But as the days and weeks passed after that famous night in Madrid, so the realisation dawned.
Perhaps Jurgen Klopp is right. Perhaps Liverpool aren't making any major signings after all.
With Liverpool having snapped up 17-year-old Dutch defender Sepp van den Berg for £1.3million from PEC Zwolle, there has at least been some movement.
However, in terms of big names, none have been forthcoming, with barely four weeks remaining until the window closes for any new purchases.
Tottenham famously made no signings last season, their hands tied by the delayed construction of their impressive new stadium.
Klopp, though, is making his decision out of choice.
And there is a famous example from history that suggests this isn't automatically the wrong way to go.
Back in 1995, fingers were pointed at Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson after failing to trouble the market in the summer, particularly having lost Paul Ince, Andrei Kanchelskis and Mark Hughes.
"You can't win anything with kids," said Liverpool legend Alan Hansen after United lost their opening game 3-1 at Aston Villa.
United didn't just have kids, though. And with seasoned professionals such as Eric Cantona, Peter Schmeichel and Steve Bruce helping along David Beckham, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes, they went on to win the domestic Double, beating Liverpool in the FA Cup final.
And consider this eerily familiar scenario.
The last Liverpool team to reach successive European Cup finals went into the new campaign having finished second the previous term.
They famously made precisely zero summer transfers, although in the pre-window days they did make just the solitary purchase in mid-September.
That was Steve McMahon. The year was 1985, with Kenny Dalglish taking over as player-manager. And Liverpool ended the campaign having claimed their first and so far only Double.
The landscape has changed beyond recognition since then, but the crux of the argument remains the same. Liverpool, like United, were happy with their squad, and faith was placed in a group that had shown in previous years they were more than capable.
And let's not forget, Tottenham, despite no new faces, reached the Champions League final last season, their greatest achievement in more than half-a-century.
Familiarity can breed contentment. However, this isn't to say not strengthening the squad is the right move from Klopp and the Liverpool recruitment team. Far from it.
But if the purse remains closed between now and August 9, there's no reason for any great angst.
