Fabio Borini
Another former player of his that Rodgers mistakenly showed his faith in was Fabio Borini, signing him last summer from Roma for around £10.5m. Two goals in 20 appearances for Liverpool tells you all you need to know about this striker who often looks a little lost and unconfident. Although he has done well in the past for Swansea and Roma, he has never truly looked like a world beater who would be playing for a top-end Premier League club, and this has more or less been confirmed as he has been sent out on loan to Sunderland this season.
Perhaps, as with Reina, this is the beginning of the end for Borini at Liverpool, and some reasonable form at Sunderland will help the club attract a buyer for next summer. Rodgers has already brought in additions upfront in Iago Aspas and youngster Luis Alberto, so he seems to be planning for life without the Italian, even if he claims he is only loaning him out to give him a chance to regain his fitness and play regular football.