Liverpool chief executive
Rick Parry has confirmed that Benfica star Simao Sabrosa is still
in Rafa Benitez's thoughts.
The Portuguese winger has been a long-term target for Liverpool,
with the Anfield giants having come close to landing Simao in the
summer of 2005.
Benfica pulled the plug after he had passed a medical, but he has
remained under the watchful gaze of Benitez for the last couple of
seasons.
Simao has impressed once again this term and Benfica pulled off a
notable coup in March as they persuaded the 27-year-old to sign a
long-term deal.
Benfica confirmed last month that Simao's buy-out clause stands at
20,000,000 (£13.5million) and it would appear that this sum has
not thrown Liverpool off the scent.
"Simao is certainly not forgotten," Parry told Portuguese daily
newspaper.
"We have not yet put any real thought into this, we have taken no
decision, but we have not moved away from the hypothesis to come
back and negotiate when the transfer window opens.
"Since our official bid for the player (August 2005), we have not
had any more conversations with the club but, in the summer, we
don't know if we will come back again."