Benitez Confirms Double Striker Sale
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has confirmed the sale of Craig
Bellamy and Djibril Cisse and revealed a hope that Yossi Benayoun
will join from West Ham United.
However, any future transfer of Israeli captain Benayoun will
follow seperately, although Benitez does believe that the player is
keen on making the move to the Champions League runners-up.
"The deals for Bellamy and Cisse are completed," said
Benitez.
"And any move for Benayoun to join us from West Ham will not be
linked with the Bellamy sale. We have made an offer which has been
rejected.
"He is a player I like and would want to sign, and I believe he
wants to join us, but that deal will be separate now. We will have
to wait and see what happens now next week."
Cisse was also linked with a move to West Ham, but chose to stay
with Marseille where he had been on loan last season. The transfer
fee is believed to be around £6m.
Meanwhile reserve winger Paul Anderson has joined Swansea on a
season-long loan.