Transfers
Players bought by Rafa Benítez
| 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 |
| Daniel Ayala | Sevilla | £160,000 | 17 Sep 2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Javier Mascherano | West Ham United | On Loan | 20 Feb 2007 |
| Álvaro Arbeloa | Deportivo | £2.5m | 31 Jan 2007 |
| Francisco Durán | Malaga | £66,000 * | 30 Jan 2007 |
| Jordy Brouwer | Ajax | Undisclosed * | 24 Jan 2007 |
| Daniele Padelli | Sampdoria | On Loan * | 12 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 |
| Fábio Aurélio | 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 bought 61 players for £232,751,000
* 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.