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Benitez eyes up swoop for duo

 

Aug 22 2005

 

By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo

 

 

Portuguese international Fernando Meira

 

LIVERPOOL are planning a swoop on the Bundesliga in their bid for central defensive cover.

 

Rafa Benitez is eyeing Portuguese international Fernando Meira from Stuttgart and highly rated German teenager Lukas Sinkiewicz, from Cologne.

 

Both may be available for bargain prices in the region of £2m.

 

Meira is the more established of the pair. The 27-year-old has 19 caps for Portugal and moved to Germany after a spell at Benfica.

 

Sinkiewicz is an up-andcoming German defender who has featured for their Under-21 side. Only 19, he's tipped to become a star of the future, but has only two years left on his current deal.

 

The duo are understood to be top of Benitez's wanted list as he seeks more recruits ahead of the transfer deadline.

 

Meanwhile, Michael Owen's chances of returning to Liverpool have hit a stumbling block over wages.

 

Owen will have to take a significant pay cut to return to Anfield.

 

The 25-year-old would have been Liverpool's top earner had he agreed a new contract last summer, but after his year in Spain the Reds won't be offering the same lucrative terms.

 

Benitez isn't prepared to offer Owen parity with skipper Steven Gerrard, who recently penned a major deal, and if Owen wants to return, it's clear he's going to have to make some sacrifices.

 

Although speculation surrounding an imminent Owen comeback has intensified, it will take some tough negotiating between Liverpool, Real Madrid and Owen's agents at SFX to over-come the obstacles blocking a move.

 

While the Owen situation remains static, Milan Baros is edging closer to a transfer to Aston Villa. The Midlands club are under-stood to have improved their offer over the weekend.

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Rafa more or less confirmed that he was talking to a German and another club, so he might be trying for both, which would make a lot of sense as we have no real cover in those positions

 

As for Kuyt, if true would probably spell the end for Morientes & Cisse as well as Baros

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Rafa more or less confirmed that he was talking to a German and Danish club, so he might be trying for both, which would make a lot of sense as we have no real cover in those positions

 

As for Kuyt, if true would probably spell the end for Morientes & Cisse as well as Baros

 

Why would we get shut of Nando,Cisse and Baros unless your saying that Rafa would bring in Kuyt and Owen.

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Why would we get shut of Nando,Cisse and Baros unless your saying that Rafa would bring in Kuyt and Owen.

 

I am not sure Morientes will wear being third choice behind Crouch & Kuyt which is the very likely scenario if Rafa continues to play one upfront.

 

Personally id have no problem with our three strikers being Kuyt< Owen and Crouch

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