Liverpool transfer rumours Nov 1st 2009 – David Villa, Riise, Babel and Dossena
Riise wants Anfield return?
There are some very strange transfer rumours surrounding Liverpool this morning, but that is normal when it’s the Sunday papers are about.
The strangest one is definitely that John Arne Riise is trying to persuade Rafael Benitez to bring him back to Anfield if Andrea Dossena gets his wish to return to Napoli.
Dossena has been pushing Benitez to let him go back to Italy so he can regain his place in the national team, and Riise thinks he could provide the cover at the back.
But Riise left Liverpool under a cloud a couple of years ago after he scored the famous own goal which gave Chelsea the lifeline they needed to beat Liverpool in the Champions League, so would Benitez really welcome him back?
The news that David Villa has sacked his agent, and Valencia’s declaration that need to sell Villa to balance the books has reignited the rumours that Benitez wants Villa to partner his Spanish compatriot Fernando Torres in the Liverpool attack, but unless Benitez can turn things around and promise Villa Champions League football next season, he is unlikely to consider a move to Merseyside.
Chelsea would probably be favourites for Villa if they get their transfer ban suspended.
The last rumour is that Benitez is willing to let Ryan Babel return to Holland with Ajax, if they will pay £6m for him. This is rumoured to be the amount of cash that Liverpool need to pay the new contract being offered to Pepe Reina.
But if this story is true, then how can Benitez raise the money to persuade David Villa to come to Anfield?
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