Transfers can spring plenty of surprises. Someone can sign for a side for big money, be hyped as a future club legend and then fail to deliver in spectacular fashion, while on the flip side those that you don't expect much from end up becoming all-time heroes. Sami Hyypia was signed for just £2.5m for example, whereas the hapless Alberto Aquilani cost almost £20m. When it comes to transfers though, the one thing that not many Reds fanatics harp on about are the near misses. Those players who were continually linked with a move to Anfield throughout multiple transfer windows, only to move elsewhere and fail miserably. They are players that you now look at and envisage just how ineffective they would have been in a Liverpool shirt had they made the move, and how the Bill Shanklys and Bob Paisleys of this world would be turning in their grave at thought of such a mediocre footballer gracing the Anfield turf. On that note, here are the 10 Biggest Near Misses In Liverpool's Transfer History. Let us know your top 10.
