Hyypia wanted Reds return

[Guest Captain Jonjo]

Bayer Leverkusen executive Wolfgang Holzhauser has confirmed that Sami Hyypia wanted to re-sign for Liverpool.

 

New Anfield manager Roy Hodgson confessed earlier in August that he had unsuccessfully attempted to prise the veteran centre-back out of the remaining one year of his contract in Germany.

 

Hyypia left Liverpool at the end of the 2008/09 season when former boss Rafa Benitez decided not to offer the ex-Finland defender a new deal after 10 years on Merseyside.

 

But Holzhauser has confirmed that Hyypia was keen to return to England, having worked with summer appointment Hodgson at international level.

Open discussion

 

Holzhauser told the Express newspaper: "Sami came to us asking if there would be any chance to return to Liverpool.

 

"We had an open discussion. Sami accepted straight away that we were desperate to keep him here.

 

"He is too important for us and a valuable part of our first-team squad. We could easily imagine keeping Sami at our club for more than the remaining year of his contract.

 

"He may add another season on the pitch and we are also considering adding him to our backroom staff afterwards, if he wants."

 

According to reports, Hodgson wanted to offer Hyypia a four-year contract that would see the 36-year-old play until June 2011 before moving into a role as assistant manager.

 

 

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wish he did come back

[PaulMcC]

Bastards.

 

I'd love him to come back.

[redsfan]

Ok now I am gutted. Hyypia as assistant manager!

[Guest simon]

Captain Jonjo Did you find a Time Machine? The way our club goes youll be shipped out in a few seasons without getting a proper chance. Just saying like. Hyypia will return one day and will be even more of a leg than he is now.

[Penfold]

He'll be back next summer

[Saucepan]

He`ll come home next year.

[RedinSweden]

Fair play to Roy. Four years though? Not sure about that, but the rest is ace. I hope he comes back next summer.

[RazorBack]

Foury years as it says, he'd play till next summer than he'd be moved into the role of an assistant manager.

[Guest Captain Jonjo]

The four years (assuming its true) is not just for pitch time, he would of played for this season and from there on (next season) he would become assistant manager.

 

(Ah someone posted)

[Irishlad]

I would have been made up if it had of happened. Sami will be back at the club sooner or later though, probably not in a playing capacity now.

[Antynwa]

Tears of glory

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Sami's an absolute leg but why would that make him a good assistant manager, I just don't get that part.

[Guest davelfc]

A Carra and Sammi management team.

[The Tott]

 

My Hero. Love the guy in a way thats impossible to put into words.

[zigackly]

This is obviously complete bullshit. He left to get first team football.

[VladimirIlyich]

I believe he left because he wanted another contract and wasnt given one and didnt want to go into coaching just yet.

 

If Hodgson is still there next season maybe he'll come back then,or even in January?

[zigackly]

Damn you and your facts. I thought I had the right bait and a good spot near a feeding run.

[WaltonRed]

Ha ha wishful thinking there on joining their staff!

 

He'll be re-joining us so enjoy him whilst you can!

[ChunkyMonkey]

Ha ha wishful thinking there on joining their staff!

 

He'll be re-joining us so enjoy him whilst you can!

 

Quite right. He's all but on loan.

[.PsEatMyShorts.]

Absolute Legend The Big Finn

[23_Carra_Gold]

"He may add another season on the pitch and we are also considering adding him to our backroom staff afterwards, if he wants."

 

Fuck off and learn your boundaries

[Guest ShoePiss]

I believe he left because he wanted another contract and wasnt given one and didnt want to go into coaching just yet.

 

If Hodgson is still there next season maybe he'll come back then,or even in January?

 

He was offered a contract with us for a year with a view to joining the coaching staff afterwards but he wanted two years playing first team football.

[dennis tooth]

What a bad bunch of arseholes.

 

Jesus though 4 years, he'd be fourty, our very own Richard Gough.

[Irishlad]

What a bad bunch of arseholes.

 

Jesus though 4 years, he'd be fourty, our very own Richard Gough.

 

 

 

Hodgson wanted to offer Hyypia a four-year contract that would see the 36-year-old play until June 2011 before moving into a role as assistant manager.

 

Read that again a little slower.

[PeteH]

He should never have left us. How Degen got in that Champions League squad ahead of him defies belief. For someone who wanted to play more, that would have done it.