Liverpool's 10 best bargain transfers since winning the 2005 Champions League

As Liverpool prepare to take on Real Madrid in the Champions League final, they'll be well aware their run to Paris wouldn't have been possible without the help of some bargain buys.

For all the importance of big-money stars like Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, the Reds' success goes beyond that. And it's not just the current squad who have benefited from the services of players picked up on the cheap.

Some 17 years on from the Merseyside club's sensational 2005 comeback against AC Milan, Mirror Football looks at 10 of the players signed for less than £15m who have served Liverpool well over the years. Not just those who are likely to be involved in Paris this weekend, but some who helped the Reds deliver long before manager Jurgen Klopp took the reins.

A number of Liverpool's pre-2010 signings come close to making this list. Maxi Rodriguez, Martin Skrtel and Yossi Benayoun just miss out, for example, but 2005 signing Reina makes the cut.

Despite Jerzy Dudek's heroics in the Champions League final, manager Rafa Benitez dipped into the transfer market. Reina had failed to establish himself at Barcelona, with fellow academy graduate Victor Valdes stealing a march, but Benitez saw something that those at Camp Nou didn't

The Spanish international barely missed a game in his eight years at Anfield, going four straight Premier League seasons playing in all 38 matches. There might have been some low moments - a beach ball incident springs to mind - but his longevity and quality is hard to match.

Liverpool were busy in the transfer market after winning in Istanbul, with Reina one of those to arrive. However, the January move for Daniel Agger would prove far more important than many of those summer recruits.

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