Transfers
Players sold by Rafa Benítez
| Player | Club | Fee | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yossi Benayoun | Chelsea | £6m | 2 Jul 2010 |
| David Martin | MK Dons | Free * | 30 Jun 2010 |
| Fábio Aurélio | 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 |
| Jermaine Pennant | Real Zaragoza | Free * | 30 Jun 2009 |
| Astrit Ajdarevic | Leicester City | Free | 30 Jun 2009 |
| Miki Roque | Unknown | Free | 30 Jun 2009 |
| Paul Anderson | Nottingham Forest | £250,000 | 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 |
| Chris Kirkland | Wigan Athletic | £3.5m * | 27 Oct 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 * | 30 Jun 2007 |
| Jerzy Dudek | Free Transfer | Free * | 30 Jun 2007 |
| Robbie Fowler | Cardiff City | 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 |
| 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 * | 30 Jun 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 |
| Igor Biscan | Free Transfer | Free * | 30 Jun 2005 |
| Jon Otsemobor | Rotherham United | Free * | 30 Jun 2005 |
| Mark Smyth | Unknown | Free * | 30 Jun 2005 |
| Paul Harrison | Unknown | Free * | 30 Jun 2005 |
| Richie Partridge | Unknown | Free * | 30 Jun 2005 |
| Patrice Luzi | Unknown | Free * | 30 Jun 2005 |
| Gregory Vignal | Portsmouth | 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 |
Rafa Benítez sold 72 players for £161,700,000
* 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.