Brendan Rodgers Top 50 Purchases
Brendan Rodgers Top 50 Purchases
In the last THBN article, I talked, at length, about Brendan Rodgers and often mentioned his talent-spotting ability, the players he had bought and the young players he had developed.
I thought I'd put some flesh on the bones for you.
- Michel Vorm to Swansea for €1.7m from FC Utrecht,
- Gylfi Sigurdsson to Swansea on loan from TSG Hoffenheim for €500,000
- Ryan Bertrand to Chelsea from Gillingham U-18 for €180,000
- Danny Rose from Tottenham on loan
- Steven Caulker from Tottenham on loan
Here are the 50 most expensive.
Do remember transfer fees rise over time.
A fee for a player in 2014 wouldn't be the same, for the same player in 2023, if age and length of contract were the same.
You decide if they were a hit or a miss.
| # | Player | Position | As coach of | Left | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Benteke | Centre-Forward | Liverpool FC | Aston Villa | 21.07.2015 | €46.50m |
| 2 | Youri Tielemans | Central Midfield | Leicester City | AS Monaco | 07.07.2019 | €45.00m |
| 3 | Roberto Firmino | Centre-Forward | Liverpool FC | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 30.06.2015 | €41.00m |
| 4 | Wesley Fofana | Centre-Back | Leicester City | AS Saint-Étienne | 01.10.2020 | €35.00m |
| 5 | Ayoze Pérez | Second Striker | Leicester City | Newcastle United | 03.07.2019 | €33.40m |
| 6 | Adam Lallana | Attacking Midfield | Liverpool FC | Southampton FC | 30.06.2014 | €31.00m |
| 7 | Patson Daka | Centre-Forward | Leicester City | Red Bull Salzburg | 30.06.2021 | €30.00m |
| 8 | Dejan Lovren | Centre-Back | Liverpool FC | Southampton FC | 26.07.2014 | €25.30m |
| 9 | Lazar Markovic | Right Winger | Liverpool FC | SL Benfica | 14.07.2014 | €25.00m |
| 10 | Timothy Castagne | Right-Back | Leicester City | Atalanta BC | 02.09.2020 | €20.90m |
| 11 | Mario Balotelli | Centre-Forward | Liverpool FC | AC Milan | 24.08.2014 | €20.00m |
| 12 | Boubakary Soumaré | Defensive Midfield | Leicester City | LOSC Lille | 01.07.2021 | €20.00m |
| 13 | Dennis Praet | Central Midfield | Leicester City | UC Sampdoria | 07.08.2019 | €19.20m |
| 14 | Joe Allen | Central Midfield | Liverpool FC | Swansea City | 09.08.2012 | €19.00m |
| 15 | Mamadou Sakho | Centre-Back | Liverpool FC | Paris Saint-Germain | 01.09.2013 | €19.00m |
| 16 | Alberto Moreno | Left-Back | Liverpool FC | Sevilla FC | 12.08.2014 | €18.00m |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne | Right-Back | Liverpool FC | Southampton FC | 30.06.2015 | €17.70m |
| # | Player | Position | As coach of | Left | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Jannik Vestergaard | Centre-Back | Leicester City | Southampton FC | 12.08.2021 | €17.60m |
| 19 | Wout Faes | Centre-Back | Leicester City | Stade Reims | 31.08.2022 | €17.00m |
| 20 | Harry Souttar | Centre-Back | Leicester City | Stoke City | 30.01.2023 | €17.00m |
| 21 | Daniel Sturridge | Centre-Forward | Liverpool FC | Chelsea FC | 01.01.2013 | €15.00m |
| 22 | Victor Kristiansen | Left-Back | Leicester City | FC Copenhagen | 19.01.2023 | €14.00m |
| 23 | Fabio Borini | Left Winger | Liverpool FC | AS Roma | 12.07.2012 | €13.30m |
| 24 | Philippe Coutinho | Left Winger | Liverpool FC | FC Internazionale | 29.01.2013 | €13.00m |
| 25 | Divock Origi | Centre-Forward | Liverpool FC | LOSC Lille | 28.07.2014 | €12.63m |
| # | Player | Position | As coach of | Left | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Emre Can | Defensive Midfield | Liverpool FC | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 30.06.2014 | €12.00m |
| 27 | Iago Aspas | Centre-Forward | Liverpool FC | Celta de Vigo | 30.06.2013 | €10.80m |
| 28 | Simon Mignolet | Goalkeeper | Liverpool FC | Sunderland AFC | 30.06.2013 | €10.60m |
| 29 | Odsonne Edouard | Centre-Forward | Celtic FC | Paris Saint-Germain | 30.06.2018 | €10.30m |
| 30 | Danny Ings | Centre-Forward | Liverpool FC | Burnley FC | 30.06.2015 | €8.30m |
| 31 | Luis Alberto | Central Midfield | Liverpool FC | Sevilla FC | 30.06.2013 | €8.00m |
| 32 | Tiago Ilori | Centre-Back | Liverpool FC | Sporting CP | 31.08.2013 | €7.50m |
| 33 | James Justin | Right-Back | Leicester City | Luton Town | 30.06.2019 | €6.70m |
| 34 | Rickie Lambert | Centre-Forward | Liverpool FC | Southampton FC | 30.06.2014 | €5.50m |
| 35 | Nuri Sahin | Defensive Midfield | Liverpool FC | Real Madrid | 24.08.2012 | Loan fee: €5.00m |
| 36 | Olivier Ntcham | Central Midfield | Celtic FC | Manchester City U23 | 11.07.2017 | €5.00m |
| 37 | Joe Gomez | Centre-Back | Liverpool FC | Charlton Athletic | 30.06.2015 | €4.90m |
| 38 | Scott Sinclair | Left Winger | Celtic FC | Aston Villa | 06.08.2016 | €4.10m |
| 39 | Oussama Assaidi | Left Winger | Liverpool FC | SC Heerenveen | 16.08.2012 | €4.00m |
| 40 | Danny Graham | Centre-Forward | Swansea City | Watford FC | 30.06.2011 | €3.90m |
| 41 | Eboue Kouassi | Defensive Midfield | Celtic FC | FK Krasnodar | 11.01.2017 | €3.50m |
| 42 | Cengiz Ünder | Right Winger | Leicester City | AS Roma | 19.09.2020 | Loan fee: €3.50m |
| 43 | Wayne Routledge | Left Winger | Swansea City | Newcastle United | 03.08.2011 | €3.25m |
| 44 | Charly Musonda Jr. | Left Winger | Celtic FC | Chelsea FC | 28.01.2018 | Loan fee: €2.50m |
| 45 | Matt Mills | Centre-Back | Reading FC | Doncaster Rovers | 04.08.2009 | €2.25m |
| 46 | Vakoun Bayo | Centre-Forward | Celtic FC | DAC Dunajska Streda | 07.01.2019 | €2.23m |
| 47 | Leroy Lita | Centre-Forward | Swansea City | Middlesbrough FC | 02.08.2011 | €2.00m |
| 48 | Javier Manquillo | Right-Back | Liverpool FC | Atlético de Madrid | 05.08.2014 | Loan fee: €2.00m |
| 49 | Maryan Shved | Right Winger | Celtic FC | Karpaty Lviv (-2021) | 30.01.2019 | €2.00m |
| 50 | Grzegorz Rasiak | Centre-Forward | Reading FC | Southampton FC | 31.07.2009 | €1.80m |
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