Complex sentence: On the 3 April 1981, aged 20, Johnston was bought by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley for £650,000, he had played just 64 league games for Middlesbrough, scoring 16 goals in a four-season period.
Split into simpler sentences: On the 3 April 1981, aged 20, Johnston was bought by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley for £650,000. Johnston had played just 64 league games for Middlesbrough, scoring 16 goals in a four-season period.