VAN DER VAART - THE 13M ANSWER FOR REDS?

[Carra_is_legend]

He wasn't. Voronin was being played as a left wing/forward. Crouch can't play there.

 

I could be wrong but from what I remember, Voronin came on as sub in a few games above Crouch. This went on for a few weeks I think.

[Josef Svejk]

Maddock in the Mirror:

 

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is spending the international break considering his options for reinforcements in the January transfer window.

 

And while it is unlikely he will have funds available to make a permanent signing, the Anfield boss will look for a loan striker to act as cover.

 

The Spanish coach has sounded out advisors for Spurs forward Roman Pavlyuchenko, who indicated yesterday that he will press to leave the London club in January after failing to gain a regular first team place.

 

Benitez sees him as the ideal stand in for Torres, and given his international pedigree he could do a job for Liverpool to put him into the spotlight before the World Cup gets underway next summer.

 

The Liverpool manager will also think about approaching his former club Real Madrid to talk about taking Dutch forward Rafael van der Vaart who has confirmed he will be leaving the Bernabeu in the January transfer window.

 

Benitez will hope to get either player on loan, with the idea of a permanent deal in the summer when he will have more transfer funds.

 

He will look to finance the wages of any loan signing by offloading Italian defender Andrea Dossena, who is close to concluding a deal with Napoli to take him back home when the window opens.

 

Pavlyuchenko has admitted he is desperate to leave Tottenham because six months on the bench has cost him his place in the Russian team.

 

Asked if he was planning to leave in January, the striker said: "Yes, because it's impossible for me to stay in the present situation.

 

"I've been sitting on the bench for half a year now and because of that I've lost my place on the national team."

[Unrighteous]

I could be wrong but from what I remember, Voronin came on as sub in a few games above Crouch. This went on for a few weeks I think.

 

He did a few times, yeah. The games that voronin was starting weren't central though... I kept thinking, "Another striker into a winger?" With Cisse/Pongolle/etc.

[WhiskeyJar]

Maddock in the Mirror:

 

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is spending the international break considering his options for reinforcements in the January transfer window.

 

And while it is unlikely he will have funds available to make a permanent signing, the Anfield boss will look for a loan striker to act as cover.

 

The Spanish coach has sounded out advisors for Spurs forward Roman Pavlyuchenko, who indicated yesterday that he will press to leave the London club in January after failing to gain a regular first team place.

 

Benitez sees him as the ideal stand in for Torres, and given his international pedigree he could do a job for Liverpool to put him into the spotlight before the World Cup gets underway next summer.

 

The Liverpool manager will also think about approaching his former club Real Madrid to talk about taking Dutch forward Rafael van der Vaart who has confirmed he will be leaving the Bernabeu in the January transfer window.

 

Benitez will hope to get either player on loan, with the idea of a permanent deal in the summer when he will have more transfer funds.

 

He will look to finance the wages of any loan signing by offloading Italian defender Andrea Dossena, who is close to concluding a deal with Napoli to take him back home when the window opens.

 

Pavlyuchenko has admitted he is desperate to leave Tottenham because six months on the bench has cost him his place in the Russian team.

 

Asked if he was planning to leave in January, the striker said: "Yes, because it's impossible for me to stay in the present situation.

 

"I've been sitting on the bench for half a year now and because of that I've lost my place on the national team."

 

If he pushes it hard.......who knows??

[The Golden Eel]

Pav is definitely worth a punt on loan. He's a bit erratic with his shooting, but he's at least a reasonably experinced international who scores goals. Probably says more about us than it does about him though..

[The Dude Abides]

You do now. Its cos Crouch wanted to leave for first team football and said as much himself. He had one year left on his contract and would have left for free had we not sold him.

 

He left for money too.

[aws]

He left for money too.

 

don't forget the exchange rate...

[Little Sammy]

Pavlyuchenko should not be the type of player Liverpool are looking for.

 

Having said that, he's one thousand times better than Voronin, so I'd snap Spurs' hands off. Kinda says a lot about our current state of affairs that after 5 years of the so-called "Rafalution" we don't even have a decent back-up striker.

[jsjazz]

Also says something that to get even a player on loan we have to sell to pay his wages.

[WhiskeyJar]

The dreamy transfer January thread is back.