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Liverpool FC fans have been handed a dose of deja vu following the announcement Suso will leave the Reds to join AC Milan. A young player, who has shown flashes of being a first team player, sent away when it appears the club should be doing all to keep him? Check. The Spaniard ticks a number of boxes for disappointed fans. Because hes foreign, hes automatically cultured and exotic; a diamond of a player. His shimmies and shifts of body weight need to be permanently on view in the Premier League, and also placed on YouTube with a hardcore disco beat as the backing track. And his goals in training are replayed, over and over, and over and over. Liverpool have been here plenty of times before, with excitement building over potential stars of the future, only to see them fade and float away. Whether letting go of Suso is a mistake will be determined in the future. Heres the ones who did – or, in most cases, did not - get away. Alou Diarra Signed from Bayern Munich in 2002, Diarra was likened to Patrick Vieira by Reds boss Gerard Houllier. It was hoped he would bring some steel to the midfield, but after three years on loan in France, he was sold by Rafael Benitez in 2005. Played for Lens, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille and Rennes in France and also had a spell at West Ham. Now without a club. Richie Partridge Flying wide man who excellence on the ball spread through word-of-mouth and often touted as the solution to the Reds right wing issues. Despite that, he only played three times – all in the League Cup – before embarking on a career Englands lower leagues, as well as Welsh sides The New Saints and Airbus UK. Hes now back at Anfield as a physiotherapist to the Under-21s after retiring in 2013. Mikel San Jose Brought to Merseyside from Athletic Bilbao in 2007, the Spanish centre back regularly featured for the reserves in his first two seasons and generated plenty of optimism. But he was loaned back to Athletic in 2009 before making his move permanent in 2010, where he has stayed since – reaching the Europa League final and making his international debut in September 2014. Gabriel Paletta Towering centre back – or, to others, slow and lumbering - who was expected to be heir to Sami Hyypias throne, but the long- haired defender struggled to live up to that. He would make just three league appearances for Liverpool with his Anfield career ultimately over when putting in a woeful performance against Arsenal as the Gunners won 6-3 in the League Cup. He was subsequently sold to Boca Juniors, where Paletta rebuilt his career. He moved to Parma in 2010 and has been thought of as one of Serie As best defenders; the Argentina-born Paletta faced England for Italy at the World Cup and was linked with a £20m move to AC Milan last summer. Sebastian Leto The mystique around the Argentine wide man surrounded the problems with his passport. He made his debut in the Champions League qualifier but couldnt feature in the Premier League, with Leto being forced to play in the reserve team instead; he would then be refused a work permit. He was no great loss. He spent a season at Olympiakos before moving to rivals Panathinaikos. He has spent the last two seasons at Catania, who are currently in Serie B. Paul Anderson Anderson was brought to Liverpool from Hull in 2005 and was immediately bestowed with expectation. He was one of the stars of the 2006 FA Youth Cup winning side with his pace and trickery seeing him likened to Michael Owen. Anderson would be on the bench for Liverpools home tie with Benfica in 2006 – but would soon be shipped out on loan to Swansea and Nottingham Forest. He moved to Forest permanently in 2009, spending three years there, and then spent a year at Bristol City; he is now a big part of Ipswich Towns promotion push. Dani Pacheco Pacheco arrived from Barcelona in 2007 and caught the eye in the reserves and helping them to the title against Aston Villa. But he failed to impress when given first-team opportunities and was moved on loan to Norwich, Atletico Madrid, Rayo Vallecano and Huesca – despite being part of the Spain Under-20 squad to compete at the Under-20 World Cup in 2011. He joined Spanish second-tier side Alcorcon on a permanent deal in 2013 before sealing a move to Real Betis, also of the Segunda Divison. Antonio Barragan A right back who was one of Rafael Benitezs first signings at Anfield, despite not kicking a ball for Sevilla. He wouldnt do much kicking for Liverpool either, managing just one appearance for the first team – despite increasing calls for the Spaniard to challenge Steve Finnan for the full back spot. He has enjoyed a solid career at La Liga with Deportivo, Valladolid and Valencia and scored the equaliser in Los Ches 2-1 win against Real Madrid as they ended Reals 22-game winning run. Jordy Brouwer Plenty was expected of the Dutch striker given he was a product of Ajaxs youth set- up and impressed in the Reds reserves after signing in January 2007. But he was never given a chance in the first team and has spent his career back in Holland. Currently at DHC Delft in the fourth-tier of Dutch football. Krisztian Nemeth Another striker whose presence was often requested following exciting showings in the reserves for Liverpool. The Hungarian was brought from capital club MTK Budapest in 2007 and he was the top goalscorer in the Premier Reserve League in 2007/08; he was also named fans reserve of the year. But he would not make a competitive appearance for the Reds and go on a whirlwind tour of Europe – including Blackpool, AEK Athens, Olympiakos and Roda JC. Having been capped 13 times for Hungary – his last coming in 2013 – he is now in the MLS with Sporting Kansas City. Anthony Le Tallec No introduction required for the Le Havre midfielder who had everyone talking – along with partner-in-criminal- disappointment Florent Sinama Pongolle. Le Tallec would play a part in Liverpools Champions League win and actually was on the clubs books for seven years. But he would spend three of those on loan, before stints at Le Mans, Auxerre and Valenciennes, where he currently resides. Florent Sinama-Pongolle Pongolle delivered more than Le Tallec, even if more of the excitement centred around his team-mate. Pongolle would move to Recreativo – where he would score 22 in 68 – before a two-year stint at Atletico Madrid. During that time, he would win his sole French cap. He has also had spells at Sporting Lisbon, Real Zaragoza, St-Etienne and Russian side FC Rostov before rocking up to the MLS with Chicago Fire in 2014. Gerardo Bruna Dubbed the next Lionel Messi, Brunas signing in 2007 incensed Real Madrid. I was surprised when Bruna left because he had been with us for three years and, as soon as he was about to mature, Liverpool took him,” said former midfielder and current Olympiakos boss Michel. Now, after time at Blackpool and Spanish third tier side Huesca, he is back in England – with Conference South side Whitehawk FC. The semi-professional side, based near Brighton, are in the tier below the Conference Premier and currently sit sixth.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 13:46:44 +0000

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