New England Revolution coach Steve Nicol has confirmed that he
has held talks with veteran Liverpool striker Robbie Fowler about a
potential move to Major League Soccer.
The 31-year-old's current deal at Anfield is due to expire in the
summer and it seems unlikely at this stage that he will be offered
fresh terms by Rafa Benitez.
Fowler will undoubtedly have a number of options open to him and
one of them would appear to be a possible switch to MLS - possibly
following in the footsteps of Los Angeles Galaxy-bound David
Beckham.
"We'd be interested in Robbie," Nicol revealed.
"We've spoken, but as of yet there's nothing been settled. He's
really just dipping his foot in the water here. It's something he's
thinking about.
"But at the moment the first thing is the financial side.
"He's getting his ducks in a row. Whether he gets a contract at
Liverpool or whether he moves on, he's dipping his foot in the
water."
New England are looking to bolster their options after the sale of
Clint Dempsey to Fulham in January - but Nicol fears potential
signings are asking for too much money due to Beckham's huge deal
at Galaxy.
"Through the sale of Clint we have some money available," he
said.
"But the problem we have is that, because of the type of money
David Beckham has got, a lot of people think everybody has that
kind of money which is not the case.
"At the present time speaking to some people we're pretty much
miles apart in terms of the financial side.
"We're certainly interested in getting somebody in, but we're not
going to do anything stupid.
"We're not going to sling ridiculous amounts of money at just
anybody. We need to find a player who is going to come in and be a
leader, show some of the young guys what it's about, and be able to
do something on the field. If we do get someone in we're going to
be looking for quite a lot from them."
