Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson is
serious about bringing Tottenham
striker Peter Crouch back to
Anfield.
The Mail on Sunday says Hodgson has made solving
Liverpool’s striker shortage his priority and is ready to test
Harry Redknapp’s resolve to keep Crouch at Tottenham with a £10million offer.
Steven Gerrard and
Jamie Carragher, who played with
Crouch at Anfield, have sung his praises to their new manager and
Hodgson believes the 6ft 7in England international would be able to
either play alongside Fernando
Torres or step in whenever the Spaniard is injured or
needs a rest.
Despite Liverpool’s financial problems with the club currently
up for sale, Hodgson will be given money for a new striker if
Javier Mascherano rejoins
Benitez, now in charge at Inter
Milan, in a £20m deal or signs for Barcelona.
He is keen to continue bolstering the English contingent in his
squad, having already signed Joe
Cole from Chelsea
on a Bosman.
Intriguingly, Crouch may be tempted by the opportunity to
complete unfinished business at Anfield despite the lure of
Champions League football at Spurs.