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Former Liverpool FC director of football Damien Comolli believes the Reds have made mistakes in the transfer market yet again this summer, questioning the number of new arrivals Brendan Rodgers has brought to the club.

Christian Benteke became the seventh new signing of pre-season after completing a £32.5m deal, while Divock Origi is also a fresh face at Melwood having remained at Lille last season on loan.

It completes a second consecutive year of overhaul in the squad following on from the eight new players who came to Merseyside in 2014.

That transfer activity was, in part, reason for Liverpool’s disappointing sixth place finish in the Premier League last season – and the Frenchman believes the club have failed to learn from previous errors.

“Without talking about individual players, it is always a big risk to make so many changes during one transfer window,” he told Talksport.

“I thought it was a huge risk last year after selling [Luis] Suarez and bringing in, I think, nine.

"Now they have decided to change a lot again and totally rebuild. That is always a massive, massive risk.”

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Comolli was at Anfield for just 18 months, leaving in April 2012 as part of FSG’s restructure of the club.

Under his guidance, the Reds bought a number of players for high transfer fees, including Stewart Downing, Andy Carroll, Luis Suarez and Jordan Henderson.

The summer of 2011 was partly at fault for Liverpool’s disappointing league campaign as Kenny Dalglish led his side, which contained seven new signings, to eighth - although they would play in two cup finals, including victory in the League Cup.

'I'm not convinced it is the right approach'

Comolli, who also worked at Monaco, Arsenal and Tottenham, believes so much movement in the off-season could harm their chances of Champions League qualification.

He added: “Liverpool have bought in players who have got talent, but they are going to compete against some very settled teams.

"Arsenal, United, City and Chelsea are making some very subtle adjustments to their squad and, on the other hand, Liverpool are changing everything every year. I’m not convinced it is the right approach.

“It is too much [to overhaul the squad] in two off-seasons. When you gamble as much money as they did last summer, you have got to give players a chance, and changing everything again sends the message to the players brought in last summer that they will not get a chance.

“By the time everyone settles into the team, and the players coming from abroad get used to the Premier League, they might be well behind fourth place.

“It is a huge risk. If you look at the stability of City, Chelsea, Arsenal throughout the years – the proof is in the pudding.”