Rafa Benitez Bought - 51 Players for £189,866,000 Sold - 56 Players for £108,075,000 Difference is -£81,791,000 Gerard Houllier Bought - 40 players for £125,400,000 Sold - 48 players for £60,675,000 Difference is -£64,725,000 Roy Evans Bought - 21 players for £43,100,000 Sold - 22 players for £15,450,000 Difference is -£27,650,000 Graeme Souness Bought - 15 players for £17,940,000 Sold - 21 players for £9,825,000 Difference is -£8,115,000 Kenny Dalglish Bought - 23 players for £12,535,500 Sold - 20 players for £6,767,000 Difference is -£5,768,500 Joe Fagan Bought - 11 players for £2,690,000 Sold - 5 players for £990,000 Difference is -£1,700,000 Bob Paisley Bought - 25 players for £5,393,000 Sold - 42 players for £3,639,000 Difference is -£1,754,000 Bill Shankly Bought - 36 players for £1,329,250 Sold - 51 players for £722,500 Difference is -£606,750
15 Most Expensive Bought Players 1. Fernando Torres (RB) 2. Robbie Keane (RB) 3. Javier Mascherano (RB) 4. Djibril Cissé (GH) 5. Ryan Babel (RB) 6. Emile Heskey (GH) 7. Xabi Alonso (RB) 8. El Hadj Diouf (GH) 9. Dirk Kuyt (RB) 10. Stan Collymore (RE) 11. Dietmar Hamann (GH) 12. Albert Riera (RB) 13. Peter Crouch (RB) 14. Andrea Dossena (RB) 15. Jermaine Pennant (RB) RB - Rafa Benitez GH - Gerard Houllier RE - Roy Evans
15 Most Expensive Sold 1. Robbie Keane (RB) 2. Robbie Fowler (GH) 3. Peter Crouch (RB) 4. Michael Owen (RB) 5. Momo Sissoko (RB) 6. Craig Bellamy (RB) 7. Stan Collymore (RE) 8. Milan Baros (RB) 9. Emile Heskey (GH) 10. Djibril Cissé (RB) 11. Dominic Matteo (GH) 12. Jason McAteer (GH) 13. Christian Ziege (GH) 14. Luis Garcia (RB) 15. John Arne Riise (RB) RB - Rafa Benitez GH - Gerard Houllier RE - Roy Evans
Most Expensive Bought/Sold By Individual Manager Rafa Benitez Bought -Fernando Torres -Robbie Keane -Javier Mascherano Sold -Robbie Keane -Peter Crouch -Michael Owen Gerard Houllier Bought -Djibril Cissé -Emile Heskey -El Hadji Diouf Sold -Robbie Fowler -Emile Heskey -Dominic Matteo Roy Evans Bought -Stan Collymore -Jason McAteer -Paul Ince Sold -Stan Collymore -John Scales -Mark Kennedy Graeme Souness Bought -Dean Saunders -Neil Ruddock -Paul Stewart Sold -Dean Saunders -Steve Staunton -Peter Beardsley Kenny Dalglish Bought -Ian Rush -Peter Beardsley -Ronny Rosenthal Sold -Ian Rush -John Aldridge -Mark Seagraves Joe Fagan Bought -Paul Walsh -John Wark -Kevin MacDonald Sold -Graeme Souness -David Hodgson -Alan Harper Bob Paisley Bought -Mark Lawrenson -Craig Johnston -David Hodgson Sold -Kevin Keegan -Jimmy Case -Colin Irwin Bill Shankly Bought -Ray Kennedy -John Toshack -Peter Cormack Sold -Tony Hateley -Alun Evans -Bobby Graham