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Rafa Benitez picks three quality signings he missed out on at Liverpool

Rafa Benitez Liverpool Real Madrid Michael Owen Jurgen Klopp Rick Parry Atletico Madrid Fiorentina UEFA Champions League

Rafa Benitez has revealed the Real Madrid player he really wanted to sign for Liverpool when selling Michael Owen to the Spanish giants in 2004.

With a year left on his contract at Anfield, the England international joined Real Madrid in a deal worth £12m in August 2004, as the Reds received £8m and Antonio Nunez in exchange.

However, the Spaniard endured an injury-plagued stint with Liverpool. While he would win the Champions League and score in the League Cup final, he would make 27 appearances, of which only 13 were starts, in what proved to be his solitary season with the Reds before returning to Spain with Celta Vigo.

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