10 famous failed Liverpool transfers

#4 Dani Alves

Liverpool refused to meet Sevilla's asking price for Alves

This transfer story dates back to 2006 when Dani Alves was a 23-year-old making a name at Sevilla.

Sevilla had agreed to sell the player and Liverpool were keen on signing him but Rafa Benitez believed that the club’s asking price of £8 million was too much. Both clubs were adamant that they wouldn’t change their valuation of the player. In hindsight, that fee looks like a steal.

In 2017, Alves revealed that he had an agreement in place with Liverpool.

“I pretty much had an agreement with Liverpool. But for whatever reason, it didn’t happen at the last moment and I really don’t know why, as I wasn’t the one conducting the negotiations. I had other people representing me back then.”

After his failed move to Liverpool, Alves joined Barcelona in 2008 for €32.5 million and at the Catalan club, he won 23 trophies in an eight-year period. During the same time, Liverpool’s only trophy was a League Cup triumph in 2012. Alves is now the most decorated player in football.