10 Players You Didn’t Know Liverpool Almost Signed

6. Nemanja Vidic

Serbian defender Vidic has something of a reputation in the hallowed halls of Anfield, having been shown four red cards against Liverpool during his time with Manchester United, more than any other player against an opponent in the history of the Premier League. Despite the fact he seems to hate our guts, Vidic very nearly ended up playing for Liverpool way back in 2006. You know, instead of viciously assaulting the team. Having built up a decent level of hype during his time at Spartak Moscow, Vidic was initially courted by Italian side Fiorentina before batting his eyelashes in Liverpool's direction. According to the centre-back it was Benitez who opened discussion of his being signed, only for Rafa to lose interest and stop returning his calls. And so, the spurned partner ran off with his lover's arch enemy to teach him a lesson.