Last year, former Liverpool manager Roy Evans revealed that he tried to sign Batistuta during his reign in the mid 1990s, seeing him as the perfect strike partner for Robbie Fowler. He was scoring goals for fun for Fiorentina at the time, and because the move didn't come to fruition, he continued to do so until his exit in 2000. He then enjoyed three terrific years with Roma. We had an interest; there were some conversations between Liverpool and his club. He was interested, but unfortunately it just didnt happen. Im sure he would have been a great acquisition for us if we had got him," said Evans. You're not wrong there, Roy. Batistuta was undeniably one of the greatest strikers of his generation. He had everything in his armoury, whether it be pace, power, goals, skill and work-rate, and remains Argentina's all-time leading goalscorer to this day with 56 goals from just 78 matches. He would have been an unbelievable addition to Liverpool's side, and there is no reason why he couldn't have had the kind of success Alan Shearer did in the Premier League. He was a similar player in many ways. It wasn't meant to be though, but the thought of a Batistuta-Fowler partnership still makes the mouth water.
