[lfc-news] Morientes frustration keeps Anfield on alert - Post

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Liverpool daily Post, 21 Oct 2004
Morientes frustration keeps Anfield on alert
By Andy Hunter, Daily Post

FERNANDO MORIENTES revealed his Real Madrid frustration last night as the
striker's agent increased the possibility of a move to Liverpool.

Morientes's representative, Gines Carvajal, was at Anfield on Tuesday night
for Liverpool's Champions League draw with Deportivo La Coruna.

Both Carvajal and Morientes have admitted the Liverpool target may leave
the Bernabeu after falling behind Raul, Ronaldo and Michael Owen in the
Real Madrid pecking order.

Liverpool will have several obstacles to overcome to land the Spanish
international in January, namely his price-tag and FIFA's insistence that a
player cannot register with more than two different national associations
within two transfer windows.

Morientes was loaned to Monaco last season and yesterday declared they
would be his preferred destination if he was to quit the Bernabeu, albeit
in an interview with French football newspaper L'Equipe.

But that will not deter Liverpool's interest as they continue to monitor
developments in Madrid.

"Morientes is unhappy because he does not play," said Carvajal. "If I were
the coach, I would start him in some games. It is easier to give chances to
people who come from outside rather than people who are home-bred. These
are the consequences of playing in Madrid."

And Morientes revealed: "If the possibility of me leaving Real Madrid came
up then returning to Monaco would always be first choice. I felt that with
Didier Deschamps good things would happen, that there was a little magic.

"I know that the door is always open for me at Monaco and maybe one day I
will go back."

He added: "I stayed here in the summer because Camacho had faith in me. He
is a coach that I know from the Spanish national team."

Morientes continued: "I spoke to him and I knew that there were three
forwards fighting for two places, but I believed I would play 80 or 90
minutes. But with the arrival of another striker everything became more
difficult."

Rafael Benitez has also been linked with a January move for promising young
Ipswich striker Dean Bowditch.

But the 18-year-old yesterday declared he is not prepared for a big-money
Premiership move just yet.

Bowditch said: "I really can't see me leaving here and if I do go it will
be a few years yet. I like it here and enjoy it here. More than anything, I
want to be here.

"I am just like every other player. I want to play at the highest level and
if I do it with Ipswich, so much the better."


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