Liverpool have missed out on many great players over the years.
From the Loic Remy medical to Nabil Fekir doing a welcome interview with the Merseyside club to the Reds pushing heavily for Timo Werner, there have been some great players to have slipped through Liverpool’s grasp.
This week Man United star, Antony, who is currently on loan at Real Betis, claimed that he almost signed for Liverpool in an interview with Kooora.
“It’s true, I almost signed for Liverpool, but I don’t know what would have happened. I went to Manchester and had incredible moments there. It was a good choice too,” the Brazilian said.
Antony had a very difficult time at Man United and it may have been tougher at Anfield as the winger would not have replaced Mohamed Salah in Jurgen Klopp’s team.
In light of this, RTK have picked out the three best players Liverpool realistically missed out on throughout recent years.
3 – Alexis Sanchez
Following the departure of Luis Suarez to Barcelona during the summer of 2014, Liverpool required a new forward after going so close to the Premier League title the season before.
The Reds would move for Alexis Sanchez as a result, knowing that the Chilean would see his minutes reduced upon the arrival of Suarez.
Liverpool began the process of trying to recruit the Barca star, however, Sanchez opted to join Arsenal as the Chile international wanted to move to London.
This was a big blow for Liverpool at the time as the Merseyside club were stuck with Mario Balotelli and Rickie Lambert as options that season.
2 – Jude Bellingham
A more recent talent Liverpool missed out on was Jude Bellingham as the English midfielder would complete a move to Real Madrid instead during the summer of 2023.
The Reds held a long-standing interest in Bellingham and appeared to have positioned themselves as the leading candidate heading into the 2023 summer transfer window.
The 2022 World Cup in Qatar saw the Englishman become very close with Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson, which got Liverpool fans excited at the time.
In the end, the move would never come to be and Bellingham has since gone on to achieve incredible things in Madrid.
1 – David Silva
David Silva is one of the greatest players to have ever played in the Premier League and if it wasn’t for the Spanish midfielder, Liverpool may have more league titles in their trophy cabinet.
What makes this worse is that the Reds could have prevented Silva from joining Man City back in 2009 as Liverpool held a strong interest in the Spaniard while he was at Valencia.
According to The Guardian, Liverpool had concerns over the La Liga side’s £25m asking price for Silva, while there were also fears of being dragged into an auction.
In hindsight, this was a terrible mistake as Xabi Alonso would leave Anfield during the same summer and the Merseyside club ended up replacing him with Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani.
This may go down as the biggest transfer error Liverpool have made in recent years, especially when you consider the World Cup winner joined Man City in the aftermath.
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