Completed today 25 years since Liverpool’s last championship! For two and a half decades, “reds” have spent over one billion euros, which, however, could not bear the coveted title at “Anfield”.
The British newspaper Express recorded all transfers from 1990 onwards and the conclusions are yours…
1990
Ronny Rosenthal Standard Liege £1,000,000
Tony Cousins Dundalk £70,000
Don Hutchison Hartlepool £175,000
1991
Jimmy Carter Millwall £800,000
Jamie Redknapp Bournemouth £350,000
David Speedie Coventry £675,000
Mark Wright Derby £2,200,000
Dean Saunders Derby £2,900,000
Mark Walters Rangers £1,250,000
Rob Jones Crewe £300,000
Michael Thomas Arsenal £1,500,000
1992
Istvan Kozma Dunfermilne £300,000
Lee Jones Wrexham £300,000
Scott Paterson Cove Rangers £15,000
David James Watford £1,000,000
Paul Stewart Tottenham £2,300,000
Torben Piechnik FC Copenhagen £500,000
Stig Inge Bjørnebye Rosenborg £600,000
1993
Nigel Clough Nottingham Forest £2,275,000
Neil Ruddock Tottenham £2,500,000
Julian Dicks West Ham (free)
1994
Mark Gayle Crewe (loan)
Michael Stensgaard Hvidovre £400,000
Phil Babb Coventry £3,600,000
John Scales Wimbledon £3,500,000
1995
Mark Kennedy Millwall £1,500,000
Alec Chamberlain Sunderland (loan)
Stan Collymore Nottingham Forest £8,500,000
Stephen Pears Middlesbrough (free)
Jason McAteer Bolton £4,500,000
1996
Patrik Berger Borussia Dortmund £3,250,000
Nicky Rizzo Sidney Olympic (free)
1997
Bjørn Tore Kvarme (free)
Øyvind Leonhardsen Wimbledon £3,500,0002
Paul Ince Inter Milan £4,200,000
Danny Murphy Crewe £1,500,000
Karl-Heinz Riedle Borussia Dortmund £1,800,000
Jørgen Nielsen Hvidovre £400,000
Haukur I. Gudnason Keflavik £150,000
Brad Friedel Columbus Crew £1,000,000
1998
Sean Dundee Karlsruhe £1,800,000
Steve Staunton (free)
Vegard Heggem Rosenborg £3,500,000
Jean Michel Ferri Istanbulspor £1,500,000
1999
Frode Kippe Lillestrø £700,000
Rigobert Song Salernitana £2,600,000
Djimi Traoré Laval £550,000
Sami Hyypia Willem II £2,500,000
Vladimir Smicer Lens £3,750,000
Titi Camara Marseille £2,600,000
Stephane Henchoz Blackburn £3,500,000
Sander Westerveld Vitesse Arnhem £4,000,000
Erik Meijer (free)
Didi Hamann Newcastle £8,000,000
2000
Emile Heskey Leicester £11,000,000
Bernard Diomede Auxerre £3,000,000
Gary McAllister (free)
Pegguy Arphexad (free)
Markus Babbel (free)
Nick Barmby Everton £6,000,000
Christian Ziege Middlesbrough £5,500,000
Gregory Vignal Montpellier £500,000
Daniel Sjolund West Ham £1,000,000
Igor Biscan Dynamo Zagreb £5,500,000
2001
Jari Litmanen Barcelona (free)
John Arne Riise Monaco £4,000,000
Milan Baros Banik Ostrav £3,200,000
Chris Kirkland Coventry £6,000,000
Jerzy Dudek Feyenoord £4,850,000
Nicolas Anelka Paris St Germain (loan)
2002
Abel Xavier Everton £750,000
Bruno Cheyrou Lille £3,700,000
El Hadji Diouf Lens £10,000,000
Alou Diarra Bayern Munich (free)
Patrice Luzi (free)
Salif Diao Sedan £4,700,000
2003
Anthony Le Tallec Le Havre £1,500,000
Florent Sinama-Pongolle Le Havre £1,500,000
Steve Finnan Fulham £3,500,000
Harry Kewell Leeds £5,000,000
Carl Medjani Saint-Étienne (free)
2004
Paul Jones Southampton (loan)
Djibril Cissé Auxerre £14,500,000
Josemi Rey Malaga £2,000,000
Antonio Nunez Real Madrid £1,500,000
Xabi Alonso Real Sociedad £10,700,000
Luis Garcia Barcelona £6,000,000
2005
Mauricio Pellegrino Valencia (free)
Fernando Morientes Real Madrid £6,300,000
Scott Carson Leeds £1,000,000
Bolo Zenden (free)
Pepe Reina Villareal £6,000,000
Antonio Barragan Sevilla £240,000
Momo Sissoko Valencia £5,600,000
Peter Crouch Southampton £7,000,000
Miki Roque Lleida (unknown)
Godwin Antwi Real Zaragoza (unknown)
Jack Hobbs Lincoln £750,000
Besian Idrizaj LASK Linz £190,000
Mark Gonzalez Albacete £1,500,000
2006
Paul Anderson Hull (free)
Jan Kromkamp Villareal (free)
David Martin MK Dons £250,000
Daniel Agger Brøndby £5,800,000
Robbie Fowler Manchester City (free)
Craig Bellamy Blackburn £6,000,000
Gabriel Paletta Club Atlético Banfield £2,000,000
Fábio Aurélio (free)
Jermaine Pennant Birmingham £6,700,000
Dirk Kuyt Feyenoord £9,000,000
Nabil El Zhar Saint-Étienne £200,000
2007
Astrit Ajdarevic Falkenberg £750,000
Daniele Padelli Sampdoria (loan)
Jordy Brouwer Ajax (unknown)
Francisco Durán Malaga £66,000
Álvaro Arbeloa Deportivo La Coruna £2,500,000
Lucas Leiva Gremio £5,000,000
Krisztián Németh MTK Hungaria (unknown)
Mikel Domínguez Athletic Bilbao £270,000
Sebastian Leto Club Atlético Lanús £1,800,000
Fernando Torres Atletico Madrid £20,200,000
Andriy Voronin (free)
Yossi Benayoun West Ham £5,000,000
Ryan Babel Ajax £11,500,000
Damien Plessis Lyon (unknown)
Dani Pacheco Barcelona (unknown)
David Amoo Millwall (unknown)
Charles Itandje Lens (unknown)
Emiliano Insúa Boca Juniors £1,675,000
Lauri Dalla Valle JIPPO £600,000
2008
Martin Skrtel Zenit Saint Petersburg £6,500,000
Javier Mascherano GSA & MSL £18,600,000
Philipp Degen (free)
Andrea Dossena Udinese £7,000,000
Diego Cavalieri Palmeiras £3,500,000
David N’Gog Paris St Germain £1,500,000
Robbie Keane Tottenham £19,000,000
Albert Riera Espanyol £8,000,000
Peter Gulacsi MTK Hungaria (unknown)
2009
Glen Johnson Portsmouth £17,500,000
Alberto Aquilani Roma £17,100,000
Sotirios Kyrgiakos AEK Athens £2,000,000
Daniel Ayala Sevilla £160,000
2010
Maxi Rodriguez Atletico Madrid (free)
Raheem Sterling QPR £500,000
Jonjo Shelvey Charlton £1,700,000
Milan Jovanovic Standard Liege (free)
Joe Cole (free)
Danny Wilson Rangers £2,000,000
Fábio Aurélio (free)
Christian Poulsen Juventus £4,550,000
Brad Jones Middlesbrough £2,300,000
Raul Meireles Porto £11,500,000
Paul Konchesky Fulham £3,500,000
Suso Cadiz (unknown)
2011
Luis Suarez Ajax £22,800,000
Andy Carroll Newcastle £35,000,000
Jordan Henderson Sunderland £16,000,000
Charlie Adam Blackpool £6,750,000
Alexander Doni Roma (free)
Stewart Downing Aston Villa £18,500,000
Jose Enrique Newcastle £6,000,000
Sebastian Coates Nacional £4,900,000
Craig Bellamy Manchester City (free)
Jordon Ibe Wycombe £500,000
2012
João Carlos Teixeira Sporting Lisbon £830,000
Fabio Borini Roma £10,400,000
Joe Allen Swansea City £15,000,000
Oussama Assaidi Heerenveen £3,000,000
Nuri Sahin Real Madrid (loan)
Samed Yesil Bayer Leverkusen £1,000,000
2013
Daniel Sturridge Chelsea £12,000,000
Philippe Coutinho Inter Milan £8,500,000
Luis Alberto Sevilla £6,800,000
Iago Aspas Celta Vigo £7,000,000
Simon Mignolet Sunderland £9,000,000
Kolo Touré (free)
Aly Cissokho Valencia (loan)
Mamadou Sakho Paris St Germain £15,000,000
Tiago Ilori Sporting Lisbon £7,000,000
Victor Moses Chelsea (loan)
2014
Rickie Lambert Southampton £4,500,000
Adam Lallana Southampton £25,000,000
Emre Can Bayer Leverkusen £9,750,000
Lazar Markovic Benfica £19,800,000
Dejan Lovren Southampton £20,000,000
Divick Origi Lille £9,800,000
Javier Manquillo Atletico Madrid (loan)
Alberto Moreno Sevilla £12,000,000
Mario Balotelli AC Milan £16,000,000
2015
James Milner M.City (free)
Danny Ings Barnley (free)
Adam Bogdan Bolton (free)
Joe Gomez Charlton £3,500,000
Roberto Firmino Hoffenheim£29,000,000
Nathaniel Clyne Southampton £12,500,000
Bobby Adekanye Barcelona (free)