Liverpool developed into one of the best teams in Europe under Rafa Benitez, meaning most players weren’t exactly desperate to leave.
There were a couple of exceptions, and the Spanish coach also had to balance the books by selling some of his squad players during his six years in charge.
We’ve looked at the 10 most expensive outgoings during Benitez’s time at Liverpool to see how they fared after leaving the club.
10. John Arne Riise – £4m
Riise became a cult hero during his seven years at Anfield, mainly due to his knack for absolute thunderbastards.
The left-back lost his place to Fabio Aurelio and joined Italian side Roma in 2008 but returned to England with Fulham three years later.
He then had spells in Cyprus and India before finishing his playing career back in Norway with fourth division side SK Rollon.
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9. Mark Gonzalez – £5m
Gonzalez was originally signed from Albacete in October 2005 but issues gaining a work permit meant that he spent the 2005-06 season on loan in Spain.
The Chile international failed to make an impact in the Premier League and left for Real Betis after just one season in England.
After spending five years at CSKA Moscow, he returned to South America in 2014 and announced his retirement in November 2019.
8. Djibril Cisse – £6m
After spending the 2006-07 season on loan at Marseille, Cisse joined the French side on a permanent deal in 2007.
But the journeyman left Marseille two years later and later had spells in Greece, Italy, England, Qatar, Russia and Switzerland.
He decided to hang up his boots in 2017 but later confirmed that he wants to come out of retirement and finish what he started in Ligue 1.
“You know how it is with goalscorers,” Cisse told So Foot in May 2020.
“We love goals, we love hitting milestones; 25, 50, 75… for me, it’s the landmark of 100 that haunts me, I’ve been stuck on 96 since I stopped.
“I am missing four goals and it gets to me, it drives me crazy! I want to come back to Ligue 1 to get them. If a club takes me, I can get them in two or three months.
“I’m ready to come back and play for free, without pay, so there isn’t much of a risk for them. For the moment, I’m not in advanced talks with anybody but I hope that clubs will appear.”
Unfortunately, we’re still waiting for him to hit that century and now we’re starting to doubt it’ll ever happen.
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