With Peter Crouch "arguably Liverpool's second best striker behind Torres" on the verge of joining Portsmouth, surely Reds fans should now see a major problems regarding the lack of British players being brought into the club. Long gone are Liverpool's much valued and famous traditions of building a sides from a mixture of home grown players and more experienced British based players. Liverpool are not the only club that have gone down the same roads but with there traditional history, they more than most are losing there proud values.
Out of the 52 players Benitez has sold, just 18 have been British. Two of them [Fowler & Bellamy] were signed by the Spaniard only to then be sold along with another one of Rafa's signings in Peter Crouch looking set to leave in the next 48 hours.
Out of the 50 players Benitez has brought to Anfield, Just 8 have been British, two have already been sold with another on the way to the south coast as already stated above. Liverpool and Arsenal above any other Premier League club no longer have the feel of being English football clubs. Below is a list of all Benitez transfer activities since he has been at Liverpool and it prooves two things. One... He certainly has not much intention of buying British players and two.. he has spent over £158 million in four years, that is £39 million per season and that does not include what he will spend during his fourth summer transfer window that we are still currently in. Taking into account the actual transfer balance, Benitez has spent over £75 million during his time in England, but to state Hicks and Gillett are currenly not giving Rafa transfer funds are way off the mark. For the record, these are are transfers in since Hicks and Gillett took over Liverpool on 6 February 2007.
Tranfers In under Hicks/Gillett
Javier Mascherano West Ham On Loan 20.02.2007
Lucas Leiva Gremio £5,000,000 11.05.2007
Mikel San José Domínguez Athletic Bilbao £270,000 28.06.2007
Sebastian Leto Club Atlético Lanús £1,800,000 01.07.2007
Fernando Torres Atletico Madrid £20,200,000 04.07.2007
Andriy Voronin Leverkusen Free 06.07.2007
Yossi Benayoun West Ham £5,000,000 12.07.2007
Ryan Babel Ajax £11,500,000 13.07.2007
Charles Itandje Lens Undisclosed 09.08.2007
Emiliano Insúa Boca Juniors £1,300,000 26.08.2007
Martin Skrtel Zenit St Petersburg £6,500,000 11.01.2008
Javier Mascherano Media Sports Investment £17,000,000 29.02.2008
Philipp Degen Dortmund Free 03.07.2008
Andrea Dossena Udinese £7,000,000 04.07.2008
Tranfers Out under Hicks/Gillett
Florent Sinama-Pongolle Recreativo de Huelva £2,700,000 04.05.2007
Daniele Padelli Sampdoria Returns from loan 08.06.2007
Danny O'Donnell Crewe £100,000 13.06.2007
Jerzy Dudek Real Madrid Free 01.07.2007
Robbie Fowler Cardiff Free 01.07.2007
Boudewijn Zenden Marseille Free 01.07.2007
Luis Garcia Atletico Madrid £4,000,000 03.07.2007
Djibril Cissé Marseille £6,000,000 09.07.2007
Craig Bellamy West Ham £7,500,000 10.07.2007
Mark Gonzalez Real Betis £3,500,000 17.07.2007
Gabriel Paletta Boca Juniors £1,200,000 26.08.2007
James Smith Stockport Free 28.12.2007
Mohamed Sissoko Juventus £8,200,000 28.01.2008
Lee Peltier Yeovil Free 31.01.2008
John Arne Riise AS Roma £4,000,000 01.07.2008
Harry Kewell Free Transfer Free 01.07.2008
Anthony Le Tallec Le Mans Undisclosed 02.07.2008
Hicks/Gillett Total In = £75,570,000
Hicks/Gillett Total Out = £37,200,000
Hicks/Gillett Total Balance = £38,000,000
Players bought by Rafael Benítez
Player - From - Fee - Date
Josemi Rey Malaga £2,000,000 26.07.2004
Antonio Nunez Real Madrid £1,500,000 17.08.2004
Xabi Alonso Real Sociedad £10,700,000 20.08.2004
Luis Garcia Barcelona £6,000,000 20.08.2004
Mauricio Pellegrino Valencia Free 05.01.2005
Fernando Morientes Real Madrid £6,300,000 13.01.2005
Scott Carson Leeds United £1,000,000 21.01.2005
Josh Mimms Rotherham United £50,000 16.06.2005
Antonio Barragan Sevilla £240,000 04.07.2005
Boudewijn Zenden Free Transfer Free 04.07.2005
Jose Reina Villareal £6,000,000 04.07.2005
Mohamed Sissoko Valencia £5,600,000 14.07.2005
Peter Crouch Southampton £7,000,000 20.07.2005 (Leaving)
Godwin Antwi Real Zaragoza Unknown 15.08.2005
Miki Roque Lleida Unknown 15.08.2005
Jack Hobbs Lincoln City £150,000 18.08.2005
Besian Idrizaj LASK Linz £190,000 22.08.2005
Ramon Calliste Free Transfer Free 29.08.2005
Mark Gonzalez Albacete £1,500,000 20.10.2005
Paul Anderson Hull City Player Exchange 01.01.2006
Jan Kromkamp Villareal Player Exchange 04.01.2006
Daniel Agger Brøndby £5,800,000 12.01.2006
David Martin MK Dons £250,000 12.01.2006
Robbie Fowler Man City Free 27.01.2006 (Left)
Craig Bellamy Blackburn £6,000,000 01.07.2006 (Left)
Gabriel Paletta Atlético Banfield £2,000,000 04.07.2006
Fábio Aurélio Valencia Free 05.07.2006
Jermaine Pennant Birmingham £6,700,000 26.07.2006
Dirk Kuyt Feyenoord £9,000,000 18.08.2006
Nabil El Zhar St Etienne £200,000 21.08.2006
Astrit Ajdarevic Falkenberg £750,000 11.01.2007
Daniele Padelli Sampdoria On Loan 12.01.2007
Jordy Brouwer Ajax Undisclosed 24.01.2007
Francisco Durán Malaga £66,000 30.01.2007
Ronald Huth Tacuary FC Undisclosed 31.01.2007
Álvaro Arbeloa Deportivo £2,500,000 31.01.2007
Javier Mascherano West Ham On Loan 20.02.2007
Lucas Leiva Gremio £5,000,000 11.05.2007
Mikel San José Domínguez Athletic Bilbao £270,000 28.06.2007
Sebastian Leto Club Atlético Lanús £1,800,000 01.07.2007
Fernando Torres Atletico Madrid £20,200,000 04.07.2007
Andriy Voronin Leverkusen Free 06.07.2007
Yossi Benayoun West Ham £5,000,000 12.07.2007
Ryan Babel Ajax £11,500,000 13.07.2007
Charles Itandje Lens Undisclosed 09.08.2007
Emiliano Insúa Boca Juniors £1,300,000 26.08.2007
Martin Skrtel Zenit St Petersburg £6,500,000 11.01.2008
Javier Mascherano Media Sports Investment £17,000,000 29.02.2008
Philipp Degen Dortmund Free 03.07.2008
Andrea Dossena Udinese £7,000,000 04.07.2008
Rafael Benítez bought 50 players for £158,666,000
Players sold by Rafael Benítez
Player - To - Fee - Date
Markus Babbel VfB Stuttgart Free 16.07.2004
Danny Murphy Charlton £2,500,000 10.08.2004
Michael Owen Real Madrid £8,500,000 14.08.2004
Stephane Henchoz Celtic Free 28.01.2005
Vladimir Smicer Bordeaux Free 13.06.2005
El Hadji Diouf Bolton £3,500,000 15.06.2005
Mauricio Pellegrino Alaves Free 17.06.2005
Alou Diarra Lens £2,000,000 23.06.2005
Patrice Luzi Unknown Free 01.07.2005
Mark Smyth Unknown Free 01.07.2005
Paul Harrison Unknown Free 01.07.2005
Richie Partridge Unknown Free 01.07.2005
Gregory Vignal Portsmouth Free 01.07.2005
Jon Otsemobor Rotherham United Free 01.07.2005
Igor Biscan Panathinaikos Free 01.07.2005
Antonio Nunez Celta Vigo £2,000,000 29.07.2005
Milan Baros Aston Villa £6,500,000 23.08.2005
John Welsh Hull City Player Exchange 01.01.2006
Josemi Rey Villareal Player Exchange 02.01.2006
Zak Whitbread Millwall £200,000 13.06.2006
Bruno Cheyrou Rennes Undisclosed 29.06.2006
Ramon Calliste Unknown Free 01.07.2006
Robbie Foy Unknown Free 01.07.2006
David Raven Carlisle £0 03.07.2006
Fernando Morientes Valencia £3,000,000 05.07.2006
Dietmar Hamann Bolton Free 11.07.2006
Antonio Barragan Deportivo £675,000 03.08.2006
Djimi Traore Charlton £2,000,000 09.08.2006
Carl Medjani Lorient Free 12.08.2006
Neil Mellor Preston £500,000 30.08.2006
Jan Kromkamp PSV Eindhoven £1,750,000 31.08.2006
Chris Kirkland Wigan Athletic £3,500,000 27.10.2006
Darren Potter Wolves £250,000 18.01.2007
Stephen Warnock Blackburn £1,500,000 22.01.2007
Salif Diao Stoke Free 25.01.2007
Florent Sinama-Pongolle Recreativo de Huelva £2,700,000 04.05.2007
Daniele Padelli Sampdoria Returns from loan 08.06.2007
Danny O'Donnell Crewe £100,000 13.06.2007
Jerzy Dudek Real Madrid Free 01.07.2007
Robbie Fowler Cardiff Free 01.07.2007
Boudewijn Zenden Marseille Free 01.07.2007
Luis Garcia Atletico Madrid £4,000,000 03.07.2007
Djibril Cissé Marseille £6,000,000 09.07.2007
Craig Bellamy West Ham £7,500,000 10.07.2007
Mark Gonzalez Real Betis £3,500,000 17.07.2007
Gabriel Paletta Boca Juniors £1,200,000 26.08.2007
James Smith Stockport Free 28.12.2007
Mohamed Sissoko Juventus £8,200,000 28.01.2008
Lee Peltier Yeovil Free 31.01.2008
John Arne Riise AS Roma £4,000,000 01.07.2008
Harry Kewell Free Transfer Free 01.07.2008
Anthony Le Tallec Le Mans Undisclosed 02.07.2008
Rafael Benítez sold 52 players for £75,575,000
Total Transfer Balance: 83,091,000
Edited by stephen_woodside (09/07/2008 11:46)
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