Liverpool has recently been given a new transfer opportunity as FSG receives a significant “Moneyball” boost. For the first time

Liverpool will have more leeway to implement FSG’s famous ‘moneyball’ style in the transfer market, with the recent development marking a major boost.

Since Brexit and its associated consequences, Liverpool’s transfer plans and strategy have had to change. With the new points system to determine who is eligible for a work permit, many players have been put out of reach for the club.

Under the new rules, for example, Liverpool would never have been able to sign Stefan Bajčetić, who was signed just before Brexit regulations came into effect and has since thrived at Anfield.

But even if things get a little tougher for Liverpool, the changes won’t necessarily have as big of an impact on Liverpool as other clubs, especially those further down the Premier League table or in the championship.

The points system favors players playing in the top five leagues or in the Champions League or Europa League, who will always qualify and earn the required points, even after just one season in the top flight.

Liverpool have very rarely made signings outside the top five leagues or for players not playing in European competition.

But occasionally the club has tried to be the first to bring in raw talent, for example with Marko Grujić.

After the Serb was identified in the data, he was eventually sold for a tidy profit – these are perhaps the closest moves to the sort of ‘Moneyball’ deals promised when FSG arrived, but they are subject to the vagaries of the point-based system.

This is so far. On Wednesday, as the UK transfer window opened, the FA announced it had changed new rules giving Premier League and Championship clubs the option to transfer four players outside of the new license points criteria work.

Although the new rule represents a limited improvement over the existing system, it is beneficial for Jurgen Klopp and FSG.

This now means there are no restrictions on foreign player signings until Liverpool’s four-man quota is used up. This leaves plenty of room for “moneyball” offers.

Neither Klopp nor FSG had such freedom in the transfer market during their time at Liverpool.

While EU rules made it easier to recruit EU-based players, South Americans and other foreign players often had to go through a lengthy work permit process, and some exceptions were made.

This led to players like Taiwo Awoniyi and Allan Rodrigues being sent abroad on permanent loan. From now on, Liverpool will no longer need deals like that.