12 Liverpool signings who never played a single game

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It is not easy to say no if Liverpool Football Club come calling, but since the inception of the Premier League, several players have signed without ever making an appearance. Excluding signings intended for the youth side, 12 players have signed for the club since 1992 without ever making a competitive first-team appearance in any competition: • Michael Stensgaard – Signed 1994 • Stephen Pears – 1995 • Nicky Rizzo – 1996 • Jorgen Nielsen – 1997 • Haukur I.

He came close in 1999 after Sander Westerveld was sent off, but Liverpool had used all their changes. He signed after a £1.6 million deal was agreed in February 2021 as an emergency centre-back during Liverpool’s injury crisis.

Gerard Houllier was a big factor in his signing, but he was replaced by Rafa Benitez after the defender’s first season. Gudnason was an exciting 20-year-old forward when he arrived in January 1998, but injuries derailed his hopes of making his mark at Anfield and he returned to Iceland in 2000.