In demand: Michael Turner
Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez has seen a bid to land
defender Michael Turner on the cheap fail after Hull demanded
£12million.
Benitez saw a verbal enquiry amounting to £6m for the highly
rated centre half rejected out of hand.
Hull manager Phil Brown rates his prize asset at double that
price and intends to hold out for a bigger fee.
He said: 'We've had a verbal offer from a club in the Premier
League but there's been no firm offer through communications at
boardroom level. That was nowhere near our expectations.
'I'm still adamant that it would take a big offer to prise
Michael away, no matter who that club is. 'We've got a prized asset
there and I will guarantee that no player will leave the club on
the cheap.'
Benitez has some money to spend after selling Xabi Alonso to
Real Madrid for £30m and is eager to land a defender. He has been
monitoring Turner, 25, for the past year.