RAFA BENITEZ has issued a hands-off warning to clubs interested in
Peter Crouch and insists the big striker still has a huge future at
Liverpool.
The England hitman has scored just once in his last 10 appearances
while Dirk Kuyt and Craig Bellamy have struck up a formidable
partnership in recent weeks. As a result several clubs, including
Newcastle, have declared their admiration for the 6ft 7in former
Southampton ace.
But Benitez says there are no plans to offload Crouch, 25, next
month. The Kop boss insisted: Im happy with the strikers I have
here. We dont want to sell Peter. We are not even thinking about
it. We are in four competitions and I want to keep my strikers. Im
happy with Peter.
Benitez has told Crouch his time will come again. The manager
added: When we played with Kuyt and Crouch we were winning five
games in a row and people were saying the understanding between
them is good.
Now its being said about Bellamy and Kuyt. But Robbie Fowler is
also a clever player. All four are good and they must be ready
because we have four games in a few days. Benitez also admitted he
does not expect to bring in major reinforcements in the January
window. He added: Top sides need to look for good players in the
transfer market but at this moment in time it is not a
priority.
