Benitez in £15m bid to capture Glenn Johnson
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Liverpool have launched a fresh £15million bid to land Portsmouth right back Glen Johnson.
Manager Rafa Benitez identified the England defender as a target this season but did not have anywhere near the budget to land the player.
However, Portsmouth still owe around £7m from the £12m transfer of striker Peter Crouch last summer, and Benitez hopes to use that to good effect in his bargaining for Johnson.
The 24-year-old former Chelsea defender signed an improved four-year contract in January but would jump at the chance of a move to Anfield as Benitez looks to add key signings in preparation for a renewed assault on the Barclays Premier League title.
The Spaniard has been encouraged by his side's progress this season and knows his recruitment this summer is pivotal to Liverpool finally toppling fierce rivals Manchester United.
Pompey's financial problems - with owner Sacha Gaydamak still looking for a buyer - mean they will want to drive the price as high as possible, and Liverpool are wary of being dragged into an auction with other clubs.
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as well get a new ctr-back
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another turn off buying by rafa, im used to it alr
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maybe to complement the new rule or something? i cant think of any other good English RB..
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After one season, sell him off to another club claiming non performance.
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Originally posted by dinky1409:
maybe to complement the new rule or something? i cant think of any other good English RB..
but 15 m for glenn johnson is way too much...see how ferguson sign the potential relatively unknown raphael
and wenger produce his own DR
gibbs
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yah but raphael not english.. wasted.. and yups gibbs is another huge talent but i think he plays LB.. which reminds me of another brilliant upcoming Arsenal youngster.. Jack Wilshire.. seems like a scholes in the making.. my friend was at england for exchange and saw him played and said he was godlike.. lawls..
Last time got Zak Whitbread, played for St Stephen Primary cos he's the son of our SG coach last time.. lawls.. wonder where he is now? still in liverpool?
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Originally posted by dinky1409:
yah but raphael not english.. wasted.. and yups gibbs is another huge talent but i think he plays LB.. which reminds me of another brilliant upcoming Arsenal youngster.. Jack Wilshire.. seems like a scholes in the making.. my friend was at england for exchange and saw him played and said he was godlike.. lawls..
Last time got Zak Whitbread, played for St Stephen Primary cos he's the son of our SG coach last time.. lawls.. wonder where he is now? still in liverpool?
Zak Whitbred at Millwall i think ... -
Rafa now time running out ... his attempt to try out unknown got backfire .
Now if Liverpool are serious about reclaiming the lost title since 1989 , no time to waste on unknowns and new bird .
Time to get real stuff .
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johnson is kind of inconsistent......
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It's 4+7 liao leh in 2010/2011 season. We got Gerrard & Carra only in the starting line up...I think Barry and Johnson will be a very good addition lah...better if can get Joe Cole, but injury prone...
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Johnson is one and one more Peter Crouch
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will improve to our right-side ....get him!
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sell Dossena and buy a top left back for god sake's. why not bid for ashley cole or wayne bridge, or even heinz from RM?
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Originally posted by marcteng:
sell Dossena and buy a top left back for god sake’s.
why not bid for ashley cole or wayne bridge, or even heinz from RM?
dossena not really our 1st team member ...i thought Fabio Aurelio did fairly alright at our left back slot ?Wayne Bridge Cashley Cole and Heize really not my wishes ...
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Originally posted by Poolman:
dossena not really our 1st team member ...i thought Fabio Aurelio did fairly alright at our left back slot ?Wayne Bridge Cashley Cole and Heize really not my wishes ...
maybe Rafa want to buy gareth barry is to play him at left back :) -
Barry at left back ? ok la , makeshift , not regular at left back . A waste .
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it will be a challenge for Barry if Rafa gave him the idea of playing left back , attacking version , and he took up the challenge .