[lfc-news] Reds out to hijack Sissoko transfer - Echo

Liverpool Echo, 7 July 2005
Reds out to hijack Sissoko transfer
By David Prentice, Liverpool Echo

LIVERPOOL are set to hijack Everton's swoop for Mali midfielder Mohammed
Sissoko.

And in a crushing double blow for the Blues, Craig Bellamy has agreed to
sign for Blackburn.

The Reds made an offer for Sissoko last night, after boss Rafa Benitez
was alerted by Everton's interest in a player he had under his wing at
Valencia. And the Blues fear that they could now miss out.

They also look set to miss out on Bellamy, who has agreed a flexible
one-year deal with Blackburn - which allows him a getout clause if he is
not happy with Rovers' progress at the end of the season.

Given the terms of the transfer, the Blues may not be too disappointed
to miss out on the striker. But boss David Moyes will be devastated to
lose Sissoko to the Reds.

The Blues thought they had a 5m euro deal wrapped up early this week.
But Liverpool's interest has caused the player and his club to think again.

Everton still hope they can persuade both Sissoko and Italian left-back
Emiliano Moretti to move to Goodison. But they will now have to rely on
Moyes persuading the player that his opportunities for first team
football would be much greater at Goodison than Anfield.

Benitez brought Sissoko to Spain from Auxerre as a teenager, paying a 1m
euro compensation fee. And he has tracked his progress since he became
Liverpool boss last summer.

A highly versatile performer who has played up front for Mali and
right-back much of last season, Sissoko is rated as one of the most
promising midfield talents in Europe and is still only 20.

Unsubscribe: lfc-news-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
http://www.lfc-list.org.uk/

Yahoo! Groups Links

<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lfc-news/

<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
lfc-news-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com

<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/