Last updated: 24th June 2008
Benitez: Rubbished reports
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has described reports he has demanded a £50million transfer kitty as 'total rubbish'.
Reports on Tuesday suggested Benitez was demanding a £50million war chest to enable him to sign David Villa, David Silva, Gareth Barry and Daniel Alves.
Benitez has brushed off the speculation, outlining the fact that Sevilla star Alves has already agreed a deal to join Barcelona to prove the reports have no substance.
"They have me trying to sign Daniel Alves, who already has an agreement with Barcelona, so how could I be trying to sign him?
"I am working hard with (chief executive) Rick Parry, who is in regular contact with the Americans, and there are no problems.
"The reports are just unbelievable."
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 10th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 12:45 | Aston Villa vs West Brom |
| 15:00 | Arsenal vs Bolton |
| 15:00 | Everton vs Hull |
| 15:00 | Fulham vs Blackburn |
| 15:00 | Middlesbrough vs Sunderland |
| 15:00 | Newcastle vs West Ham |
| 15:00 | Portsmouth vs Man City |
| 17:30 | Stoke vs Liverpool |
| Sunday 11th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | Wigan vs Tottenham |
| 16:00 | Man Utd vs Chelsea |
| Wednesday 14th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 20:00 | Man Utd vs Wigan |
| Saturday 17th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Blackburn vs Newcastle |
| 15:00 | Bolton vs Man Utd |
| 15:00 | Chelsea vs Stoke |
| 15:00 | Man City vs Wigan |
| 15:00 | Sunderland vs Aston Villa |
| 15:00 | West Brom vs Middlesbrough |
| 17:30 | Hull vs Arsenal |
| Sunday 18th January | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 13:30 | West Ham vs Fulham |
| 16:00 | Tottenham vs Portsmouth |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 30th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Aston Villa | |
| Monday 29th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Middlesbrough | |
| Sunday 28th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Blackburn 2 - 2 Man City | |
| Fulham 2 - 2 Chelsea | |
| West Ham 2 - 1 Stoke | |
| Everton 3 - 0 Sunderland | |
| Arsenal 1 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| West Brom 2 - 0 Tottenham | |
| Bolton 0 - 1 Wigan | |
| Newcastle 1 - 5 Liverpool | |
| Friday 26th December | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Aston Villa 2 - 2 Arsenal | |
| Liverpool 3 - 0 Bolton | |
| Wigan 2 - 1 Newcastle | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 1 Everton | |
| Man City 5 - 1 Hull | |
| Sunderland 0 - 0 Blackburn | |
| Portsmouth 1 - 4 West Ham | |
| Tottenham 0 - 0 Fulham | |
| Chelsea 2 - 0 West Brom | |
| Stoke 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
Ed Chamberlin sees United and Chelsea cancelling each other out on Sunday, while racing feels the freeze.
Paul Merson expects strugglers West Brom and Spurs to lose to Aston Villa and Wigan this weekend.
Nigel Clough's appointment as Derby manager sees him follow in the footsteps of his legendary father Brian.
Paul Ince has told Sky Sports News he is disappointed he did not receive the public backing of Blackburn.
Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate insists Stewart Downing should be aiming higher than Tottenham.
Lee Bowyer is to join Birmingham City on loan, while Mido is angry at being lined up for a move to Newcastle without his knowledge.
Ashley Young is 'delighted' to be playing for Aston Villa after being linked with Real Madrid.
Mido has reacted angrily to news that he was being lined up for a move to Newcastle without his knowledge.
Comments
Chris Turner (Liverpool fan) says...
I've supported liverpool for as long as i can remember and as a fan i can see that rafa has proven to be a great manager. i just hope that the problems that we had last year behind the scene's are ironed out and that pre season we preform well and hit the ground running i believe in the players we have and that benitez can get the team going all the way this season. come on you reds we're all behind ya chris
Posted 06:20 25th June 2008
Nathan Lacey (Liverpool fan) says...
I wish these rumours were correct, i think with threse four we might actually challenge for the prem, and even more so if it meant we didnt sign downing, milner and bent or any other poor english players doing ok at mediocre teams.
Posted 22:35 24th June 2008
Mike Cleary (Liverpool fan) says...
Rafa may sign a striker to play alongside torres its unfair having to rely on him and steven gerrard every game. every year liverpool say were going to challenge and every year its the same story were not even close at christmas its time to make a name for ourselves again.
Posted 20:51 24th June 2008
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