10 Players Nobody Expected Liverpool To Sign

An example of when managers think outside the box...

By Michael Ramsay /

Liverpool have never been dullards in the transfer market. Under Rafa Benitez, they strived to sign as many players as they could, mostly from the continent, hoping for the best most of the time. Kenny Dalglish placed a lot of faith in young English talent, to his detriment in most cases admittedly. Brendan Rodgers has offered up a mixed bag of results in terms of transfer dealings, from luring Italian mavericks one moment to signing 32 year old Southampton forwards the next. The entertaining thing about being a Liverpool supporter is that they never know what they're going to get, and certainly not in terms of the transfer market. Their dealings are reflected in their topsy-turvy results - they can be brilliant one moment, and so frustrating the next. These are the players who nobody expected Liverpool to sign. Whether people thought the players were of too high a calibre for the club, not good enough, or simply not worth the trouble, there have always been eyebrow-raisers arriving at the Melwood training ground. Take a look at the ten Liverpool players who nobody expected them to sign - there's certainly a few shockers compiled in this list.