3) Alexis Sanchez
Alexis Sanchez signed for Arsenal in 2014, after finding it hard to nail a fixed spot in Barcelona’s lineup. He was signed for a figure estimated to be around £31.7 million, although Liverpool seemed keen on signing the Chilean forward.
After the sale of Luis Suarez, the Reds were filled with cash, that the club could have used to develop the squad, with Sanchez supposed to be the heir of Suarez. Then Liverpool manager Brendan Rogers said: "I manage the club how I want to but there were other conditions that meant that we could not get players that I wanted in."
He added: “The huge blow for us was we felt we were getting Alexis Sanchez. We thought Luis Suarez was going and he would have been the like for like replacement.”
He further added: "He would have been perfect for us, how aggressive he is and how he presses the game. If we had got Alexis in after Luis going, it would have been a smooth transition. Then we were bringing Rickie Lambert in alongside that.”
In the same transfer window, the Reds instead of pushing for the Chilean, opted to go for a cheaper alternative by signing troublemaker Mario Balotelli from AC Milan, who ended up having a season to forget after scoring just one goal in 16 games.
