Liverpool boss Benitez wants Pennant meeting
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Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez will have a sit-down with Jermaine Pennant before deciding whether to push through a deal for the Birmingham winger.
The Times says much as he did with Craig Bellamy, who joined Liverpool from Blackburn Rovers five weeks ago, Benitez wants to talk to, and ideally meet, Pennant to assess the personality of a player with a chequered past, even though the manager is scheduled to fly with his squad to Switzerland today for a pre-season training camp.
While Benitez has virtually conceded defeat in his attempt to sign Daniel Alves, the Seville right back, a deal could be resurrected at the eleventh hour in the unlikely event that the Spanish club lower their £12 million valuation of the player to about £10 million.
Any move for Alves would end Liverpool's interest in Pennant, although Benitez believes that Pennant represents better value, especially because his arrival would also leave money available to spend on another striker.
The Times says much as he did with Craig Bellamy, who joined Liverpool from Blackburn Rovers five weeks ago, Benitez wants to talk to, and ideally meet, Pennant to assess the personality of a player with a chequered past, even though the manager is scheduled to fly with his squad to Switzerland today for a pre-season training camp.
While Benitez has virtually conceded defeat in his attempt to sign Daniel Alves, the Seville right back, a deal could be resurrected at the eleventh hour in the unlikely event that the Spanish club lower their £12 million valuation of the player to about £10 million.
Any move for Alves would end Liverpool's interest in Pennant, although Benitez believes that Pennant represents better value, especially because his arrival would also leave money available to spend on another striker.
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