10 most questionable signings made by Liverpool in the last 10 years

#7 Iago Aspas (2013)

Iago Aspas

This is a very weird one, considering how well the Spaniard has done in recent times. He even scored a goal at the freshly concluded World Cup in Russia. However, he did spend a year at Liverpool and it is fair to say that he was terrible. Iago Aspas was brought to Anfield by Brendan Rodgers for £7.5 million from Celta Vigo. He looked like a complete forward who was creative and versatile, with a good eye for goal. Hopes were high for Aspas to hit the ground running at Anfield as part of a strikeforce that included the ice-cool Daniel Sturridge and the deadly Luis Suarez.

Suarez continued serving his suspension he received the previous season for biting Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic as the 2013-14 campaign began. This gave Aspas a good chunk of games to play consecutively which would eventually help him settle. However, he did none of that during the opening month of the season. He was toothless throughout the opening stretch and had zero claims to retain his spot in the side once Suarez returned from his suspension.

The Spanish forward did get one goal for the Reds, coming in a 2-0 home win against Oldham Athletic in the third round of the FA Cup. The rest of his season was utterly miserable, with his lowest moment coming at the most crucial point in the season. In the last minute of injury time with Liverpool losing a pivotal match to Chelsea, Aspas decided to play a quick short corner. The ball went straight to Willian, who started a counter-attack which resulted in Chelsea doubling their lead and ruining Liverpool's chances of winning the Premier League. This would be Aspas' living memory at Liverpool as he left the club on loan that summer, before returning to Celta in 2015.

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#6 Andy Carroll (2011)

Andy Carroll

Andy Carroll was part of one of the biggest blockbuster transfers in English football when he made a shocking deadline day move to Liverpool for a then-British record of £35 million. Fernando Torres had just left the Reds for Chelsea and Kenny Dalglish needed to act fast for replacements. He found them in Luis Suarez and the former Newcastle United striker. A fact that is crazy now is that Carroll was the focus of the two-star signings made by the Reds. He was fresh and young at 22 years old, coming off an excellent half-season for the Magpies. Carroll was tipped to be the spearhead of Liverpool's attack for years to come.

Unfortunately, it never really happened for him. He was riddled with injuries just after he signed and scored two goals for Liverpool during the remainder of the 2010-11 season, a fantastic brace against Manchester City. People were extremely optimistic for Carroll going into 2011-12 but he just could not stay on top of his game. He would grab the occasional goal, but he missed a whole host of glorious chances. The Englishman was slightly like Benteke in that regard but he did have the full backing from Kenny Dalglish for most of the season.

Carroll did come up big for Liverpool, as he scored a late winner against Everton in the FA Cup semi-final. He also had a very impressive cameo for the Reds in the FA Cup final, scoring their only goal in a 2-1 defeat against Chelsea. At least he ended a really difficult season on a somewhat positive note.

Liverpool finished eighth that season and Kenny Dalglish was replaced by Brendan Rodgers. That spelled the end of Andy Carroll's Anfield career as Rodgers was set on playing a certain brand of attacking football. Carroll did not fit the system and was loaned to West Ham United for the 2012-13 season, before moving there permanently. He had an incredibly troubled time trying to live up to high expectations and just could not make it.