And yet Benitez seemed to miss out on a string of targets from Gareth Barry to David Silva, Ryan Shawcross to Michael Turner.

• 正是在这样的背景下，贝尼特斯求购巴里碰钉子，收买席尔瓦频受挫，还接连错过了身价并不算太高的中卫肖克罗斯和特纳。