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The Premier League is one of the most attractive destinations for the players around the world, however, the competitiveness of this league doesn't give many chances to the players to settle in. Moreover, the fans are too quick to label players as flops.
We saw a countless number of players struggling in the Premier League. Even some superstars from other top leagues in the world struggled to make their mark in it.
However, there is also a long list of players who failed in England and went to other parts of the world to find their form and became iconic players.
Liverpool is one of the top Premier League teams and many players established themselves as top-class footballers after joining the Merseysiders. At the same time, many struggled to make an impact at Anfield and subsequently left the club.
Right on this note, here is the list of five Liverpool rejects who have gone on to do well elsewhere:
#5 Sebastian Coates
The Uruguayan was one of the most promising young defenders prior to his move to Liverpool. Fresh off winning the Copa America's best Young Player accolade, Coates seemed primed to be a very smart buy by the then Liverpool manager, Kenny Dalglish.
However, things didn't go as plan and he struggled to make his impact at Anfield. He played just 12 Premier League games for the Reds before making a loan move to Sunderland in 2014- a move which was made permanent in 2015.
He revived his career at Sunderland somewhat, but he started showing his qualities truly only after moving to Sporting CP in 2016. He is one of Sporting’s most consistent performers and played 121 games for the club so far, helping them win the Portuguese League Cup in 2017/18 and also finish second, third, and third respectively in the league in his three seasons.
Coates is an integral part of Uruguay's national team and he played 32 games in Uruguyan's colors so far.
#4 Mario Balotelli
The Italian striker always had the potential to become a top player, but his bad attitude never lets him hit the heights that he should have in his career.
Liverpool signed Balotelli from AC Milan for a reported fee of £16 million in 2014. The Italian international struggled to find his form during his time at Anfield and managed to score just once in 16 league games for the club.
He was sent back on loan to his former club AC Milan in 2015 and was permanently sold to the Ligue 1 club, Nice in 2016. He revived his career in the French league and scored 15 goals in his first season with the Eagles. His performances have kept on getting better with time as the Italian has scored 43 goals in 69 games for Nice till date.
In May 2018, he was recalled to the Italian national team for the first time since the 2014 FIFA World Cup by his former Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini. He marked his return by scoring a goal against Saudi Arabia.
#3 Suso
The Spanish international joined Liverpool's youth academy in 2010 and was tipped to achieve big things with the club. However, he failed to live up to the expectations and managed to make only 14 Premier League appearances.
He was loaned to Almeria for the 2013-14 season and was eventually sold to AC Milan in the January transfer window of 2015. But Suso couldn't establish himself in Milan's starting line-up and was loaned to Genoa during the January transfer season of 2016.
Liverpool youth academy graduate impressed during his loan spell and bagged six goals along with two assists in 19 Serie A games. His performances also caught the attention of AC Milan's boardroom and he started featuring regularly during the 2016-2017 season. He finished the season with seven goals and nine assists.
He has played 103 times in all competitions for the Milan based club, scoring 17 and assisting 32 goals. His form for Milan also earned him his first call-up for the national team and he made his debut against Russia on 14 November 2017.
#2 Luis Alberto
One of the three Spanish players on this list, Alberto joined Liverpool from Barcelona B in the summer of 2013. He came to Anfield with a good reputation but failed to adjust to the physicality and pace of the English top flight.
He played only nine games for the Reds and joined the Spanish side, Malaga on-loan after a year. He did well during his loan spell in LaLiga but didn't do enough to impress his coaches back at Anfield. He was sent on loan to LaLiga once again but, this time to Deportivo La Coruna.
Alberto permanently left Liverpool in 2016 and joined the Serie A club, Lazio. He didn't get many chances to play during his first season at the club and managed to play only nine league games. However, things started to change for him in the next season and he started impressing fans with his performances.
The Spanish international scored eight goals during the 2017-2018 season and finished as the assist king of the Serie A with 14 assists. His performances in the league also caught the attention of the then Spanish manager, Julen Lopetegui, who handed him his first senior cap in November 2017.
#1 Iago Aspas
After impressing with his performances for his boyhood club Celta Vigo, Iago Aspas joined Liverpool in 2013 for a reported fee of £7.6 million.
Iago Aspas failed to adjust in the English football and scored just one goal in the 15 games that he played for the Reds before he was sent on loan to Sevilla, with a permanent move as part of the deal. However, he rejoined his hometown club Celta immediately after making his Sevilla move permanent.
His second stint with Celta has been phenomenal! He has scored 59 times in 107 LaLiga games and his showings won him the Zarra trophy given to the highest scoring Spaniard in the LaLiga in the 2016/17 and 2017/18 seasons.
His brilliant performances also caught the attention of the Spanish national team's coach and he made his international debut in 2016. He played 16 games for Spain until now, scoring six times.
