Reds confirm Simao interest
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has confirmed Benfica winger
Simao Sabrosa is a summer transfer target for Rafa Benitez.
Speaking to Portuguese daily A Bola, Parry revealed Simao's is a
name that appears on the Spaniard's shopping list.
But Parry denied that his club had already held talks with Benfica
regarding a transfer.
Liverpool are expected to spend heavily this summer, but a deal for
Simao may involve a swap for out-of-favour Djibril Cisse, the
France international who spent last season on loan at
Marseille.
Parry confirmed: "There are players we are interested in and Simao
is one. But we have made no contact with Benfica. A swap with Cisse
could be a possibility."
Cisse's agent, Ranko Stojic, refused to rule out the switch but
revealed the player's preference would be for a move to either
Spain or England.
"Anything is possible but Djibril's priority is to move to a club
in either England or Spain who are in the Champions League," Stojic
told A Bola.
"Liverpool will not be able to decide Cisse's future without the
authorisation of the player."
Stojic's claim puts a question mark against Marseille's bid to
finalise a fresh deal for Cisse.
