Transfers
Players bought and sold by Rafa Benítez
- Bought
- 62 players£232,751,000
- Sold
- 72 players£161,700,000
- Biggest signing
- Fernando Torres £20.2m
- Biggest sale
- Xabi Alonso £30m
Rafa Benítez bought 62 players for £232,751,000
| Player | Club | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milan Jovanovic | Standard Liege | Free * | 8 Jul 2010 |
| Jonjo Shelvey | Charlton Athletic | £1.7m * | 10 May 2010 |
| Raheem Sterling | QPR | £500,000 * | 27 Feb 2010 |
| Maxi Rodriguez | Atletico Madrid | Free | 13 Jan 2010 |
| Sotirios Kyrgiakos | AEK Athens | £2m | 21 Aug 2009 |
| Alberto Aquilani | Roma | £17.1m * | 7 Aug 2009 |
| Glen Johnson | Portsmouth | £17.5m | 26 Jun 2009 |
| Albert Riera | Espanyol | £8m | 31 Aug 2008 |
| Robbie Keane | Tottenham | £19m | 28 Jul 2008 |
| David N'Gog | Paris St Germain | £1.5m | 24 Jul 2008 |
| Diego Cavalieri | Palmeiras | £3.5m | 11 Jul 2008 |
| Andrea Dossena | Udinese | £7m | 4 Jul 2008 |
| Philipp Degen | Free Transfer | Free * | 3 Jul 2008 |
| Javier Mascherano | GSA & MSL | £18.6m * | 29 Feb 2008 |
| Martin Skrtel | Zenit St. Petersburg | £6.5m | 11 Jan 2008 |
| Lauri Dalla Valle | JIPPO | £600,000 * | 8 Nov 2007 |
| Daniel Ayala | Sevilla | £160,000 | 17 Sept 2007 |
| Emiliano Insúa | Boca Juniors | £1.68m * | 26 Aug 2007 |
| Charles Itandje | Lens | Undisclosed | 9 Aug 2007 |
| Ryan Babel | Ajax | £11.5m | 13 Jul 2007 |
| Yossi Benayoun | West Ham United | £5m | 12 Jul 2007 |
| Andriy Voronin | Free Transfer | Free * | 6 Jul 2007 |
| Fernando Torres | Atletico Madrid | £20.2m | 4 Jul 2007 |
| Sebastian Leto | Club Atlético Lanús | £1.8m | 1 Jul 2007 |
| Dani Pacheco | Barcelona | Free | 1 Jul 2007 |
| Mikel Domínguez | Athletic Bilbao | £270,000 | 28 Jun 2007 |
| Krisztián Németh | MTK Hungaria | Undisclosed | 25 May 2007 |
| Lucas Leiva | Gremio | £5m | 11 May 2007 |
| Álvaro Arbeloa | Deportivo | £2.5m | 31 Jan 2007 |
| Francisco Durán | Malaga | £66,000 * | 30 Jan 2007 |
| Javier Mascherano | West Ham United | On Loan * | 30 Jan 2007 |
| Jordy Brouwer | Ajax | Undisclosed * | 24 Jan 2007 |
| Daniele Padelli | Sampdoria | On Loan * | 12 Jan 2007 |
| Emiliano Insúa | Boca Juniors | On Loan | 11 Jan 2007 |
| Astrit Ajdarevic | Falkenberg | £750,000 | 11 Jan 2007 |
| Nabil El Zhar | Saint-Étienne | £200,000 | 21 Aug 2006 |
| Dirk Kuyt | Feyenoord | £9m | 18 Aug 2006 |
| Jermaine Pennant | Birmingham City | £6.7m | 26 Jul 2006 |
| Fabio Aurelio | Free Transfer | Free * | 5 Jul 2006 |
| Gabriel Paletta | Club Atlético Banfield | £2m | 4 Jul 2006 |
| Craig Bellamy | Blackburn Rovers | £6m | 1 Jul 2006 |
| Robbie Fowler | Manchester City | Free | 27 Jan 2006 |
| David Martin | MK Dons | £250,000 * | 12 Jan 2006 |
| Daniel Agger | Brøndby | £5.8m | 12 Jan 2006 |
| Jan Kromkamp | Villarreal | Player Exchange * | 4 Jan 2006 |
| Paul Anderson | Hull City | Player Exchange * | 1 Jan 2006 |
| Mark Gonzalez | Albacete | £1.5m * | 20 Oct 2005 |
| Besian Idrizaj | LASK | £190,000 * | 22 Aug 2005 |
| Jack Hobbs | Lincoln City | £750,000 * | 18 Aug 2005 |
| Miki Roque | Lleida | Unknown | 15 Aug 2005 |
| Peter Crouch | Southampton | £7m | 20 Jul 2005 |
| Momo Sissoko | Valencia | £5.6m | 14 Jul 2005 |
| Antonio Barragan | Sevilla | £240,000 | 4 Jul 2005 |
| Bolo Zenden | Free Transfer | Free * | 4 Jul 2005 |
| Pepe Reina | Villarreal | £6m | 4 Jul 2005 |
| Scott Carson | Leeds United | £1m | 21 Jan 2005 |
| Fernando Morientes | Real Madrid | £6.3m | 13 Jan 2005 |
| Mauricio Pellegrino | Valencia | Free | 5 Jan 2005 |
| Xabi Alonso | Real Sociedad | £10.7m | 20 Aug 2004 |
| Luis Garcia | Barcelona | £6m | 20 Aug 2004 |
| Antonio Nunez | Real Madrid | £1.5m * | 17 Aug 2004 |
| Josemi Rey | Malaga | £2m | 26 Jul 2004 |
Rafa Benítez sold 72 players for £161,700,000
| Player | Club | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yossi Benayoun | Chelsea | £6m | 2 Jul 2010 |
| David Martin | MK Dons | Free * | 1 Jul 2010 |
| Fabio Aurelio | Unknown | Free * | 30 Jun 2010 |
| Mikel Domínguez | Athletic Bilbao | £2.6m | 19 May 2010 |
| Nikolay Mihaylov | Twente | £1.5m | 4 Feb 2010 |
| Andriy Voronin | Dinamo Moscow | £1.8m | 10 Jan 2010 |
| Andrea Dossena | Napoli | £4.7m | 8 Jan 2010 |
| Xabi Alonso | Real Madrid | £30m | 5 Aug 2009 |
| Álvaro Arbeloa | Real Madrid | £3.5m | 30 Jul 2009 |
| Sebastian Leto | Panathinaikos | £3m | 1 Jul 2009 |
| Miki Roque | Unknown | Free | 1 Jul 2009 |
| Paul Anderson | Nottingham Forest | £250,000 | 30 Jun 2009 |
| Jermaine Pennant | Real Zaragoza | Free * | 30 Jun 2009 |
| Astrit Ajdarevic | Leicester City | Free | 30 Jun 2009 |
| Sami Hyypia | Free Transfer | Free | 1 Jun 2009 |
| Jack Hobbs | Leicester City | Undisclosed | 24 Apr 2009 |
| Robbie Keane | Tottenham | £16m * | 2 Feb 2009 |
| Steve Finnan | Espanyol | Undisclosed * | 31 Aug 2008 |
| Scott Carson | WBA | £3.25m * | 18 Jul 2008 |
| Danny Guthrie | Newcastle United | £2.25m | 14 Jul 2008 |
| Peter Crouch | Portsmouth | £11m * | 11 Jul 2008 |
| Anthony Le Tallec | Le Mans | Undisclosed | 2 Jul 2008 |
| John Arne Riise | Roma | £4m | 1 Jul 2008 |
| Harry Kewell | Free Transfer | Free | 30 Jun 2008 |
| Lee Peltier | Yeovil Town | Free * | 31 Jan 2008 |
| Momo Sissoko | Juventus | £8.2m | 28 Jan 2008 |
| James Smith | Stockport County | Free | 28 Dec 2007 |
| Gabriel Paletta | Boca Juniors | £1.2m * | 26 Aug 2007 |
| Mark Gonzalez | Real Betis | £3.5m | 17 Jul 2007 |
| Craig Bellamy | West Ham United | £7.5m | 10 Jul 2007 |
| Djibril Cissé | Marseille | £6m | 9 Jul 2007 |
| Luis Garcia | Atletico Madrid | £4m | 3 Jul 2007 |
| Bolo Zenden | Marseille | Free * | 1 Jul 2007 |
| Robbie Fowler | Cardiff City | Free * | 1 Jul 2007 |
| Jerzy Dudek | Free Transfer | Free * | 30 Jun 2007 |
| Danny O' Donnell | Crewe | £100,000 | 13 Jun 2007 |
| Daniele Padelli | Sampdoria | Returns from loan | 8 Jun 2007 |
| Florent Sinama-Pongolle | Recreativo de Huelva | £2.7m | 4 May 2007 |
| Salif Diao | Stoke City | Free | 25 Jan 2007 |
| Stephen Warnock | Blackburn Rovers | £1.5m | 22 Jan 2007 |
| Darren Potter | Wolves | £525,000 * | 18 Jan 2007 |
| Chris Kirkland | Wigan Athletic | £3.5m | 27 Oct 2006 |
| Jan Kromkamp | PSV Eindhoven | £1.75m | 31 Aug 2006 |
| Neil Mellor | Preston North End | £500,000 | 30 Aug 2006 |
| Carl Medjani | Lorient | Free | 12 Aug 2006 |
| Djimi Traoré | Charlton Athletic | £2m | 9 Aug 2006 |
| Antonio Barragan | Deportivo | £675,000 | 3 Aug 2006 |
| Didi Hamann | Bolton Wanderers | Free | 11 Jul 2006 |
| Fernando Morientes | Valencia | £3m | 5 Jul 2006 |
| David Raven | Carlisle United | Undisclosed | 3 Jul 2006 |
| Robbie Foy | Unknown | Free * | 1 Jul 2006 |
| Bruno Cheyrou | Rennes | Undisclosed | 29 Jun 2006 |
| Zak Whitbread | Millwall | £200,000 | 13 Jun 2006 |
| Josemi Rey | Villarreal | Player Exchange * | 2 Jan 2006 |
| John Welsh | Hull City | Player Exchange * | 1 Jan 2006 |
| Milan Baros | Aston Villa | £6.5m | 23 Aug 2005 |
| Antonio Nunez | Celta Vigo | £2m * | 29 Jul 2005 |
| Jon Otsemobor | Rotherham United | Free * | 1 Jul 2005 |
| Mark Smyth | Unknown | Free * | 1 Jul 2005 |
| Paul Harrison | Unknown | Free * | 1 Jul 2005 |
| Richie Partridge | Unknown | Free * | 1 Jul 2005 |
| Patrice Luzi | Unknown | Free * | 1 Jul 2005 |
| Gregory Vignal | Portsmouth | Free * | 1 Jul 2005 |
| Igor Biscan | Free Transfer | Free * | 30 Jun 2005 |
| Alou Diarra | Lens | £2m | 23 Jun 2005 |
| Mauricio Pellegrino | Alaves | Free * | 17 Jun 2005 |
| El Hadji Diouf | Bolton Wanderers | £3.5m | 15 Jun 2005 |
| Vladimir Smicer | Bordeaux | Free | 13 Jun 2005 |
| Stephane Henchoz | Celtic | Free | 28 Jan 2005 |
| Michael Owen | Real Madrid | £8.5m * | 14 Aug 2004 |
| Danny Murphy | Charlton Athletic | £2.5m | 10 Aug 2004 |
| Markus Babbel | VfB Stuttgart | Free | 16 Jul 2004 |
* in the transfer column means more info if you click on the transfer
* Note. LFChistory does not include players that have been released by LFC at end of season, who didn't feature in their manager's plans to some extent. Some players on the list joined the clubs listed straight after their contract at Liverpool expired, like Pegguy Arphexad.