Liverpool Football Club have had some embarrassing transfer debacles over the years. Here are the top 5 craziest transfer messes.
After the collapse of the Nabil Fekir transfer this week Liverpool fans have been reminded what this football club can do to you. One minute you’re erecting statues to Michael Edwards the next you are railing in apoplectic rage into the abyss of Twitter.
If you are thinking this happens to every club then you are right. Transfer negotiations are tricky, multi-million deals between two huge businesses. There is also the issues of a players desires, demands and, evidently, their dodgy knees.
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If you are also thinking this happens to Liverpool more than anyone else… well you may also be right. Unfortunately Liverpool has a long and checkered history of transfer mess-ups, screw-ups and balls-ups. All the ups.
We’ve gone through the history books to find the five craziest cases of Liverpool transfer attempts going horribly wrong. Most of them are from recent years – looking at you, Ian Ayre. Though there is one from way back that is just as funny/embarrassing/crazy as anything from the last decade.
While we would love not include the most recent debacle with Fekir it certainly ranks as one of the most embarrassing fro Liverpool fans.
From injuries, to tapping-up, to being cheapskates, Liverpool has done it all. Hopefully you’re not still to angry or depressed to read about these and perhaps laugh at the insane misfortune and incompetence of it all.
Here are our 5 most crazy transfer debacles in Liverpool history: