readliverpoolfc.com·1h ago·Nazira Yusuf

How Lionel Messi stopped Rafa Benítez from completing a blockbuster Liverpool transfer in 2006

“They called me the day after the final.” Ludovic Giuly reveals how close he came to joining Liverpool in 2006, why Lionel Messi’s rise forced his Barcelona exit, and the Rafa Benítez contract offer that almost changed everything. The morning after the 2006 Champions League final in Paris should have been a time of pure, […]