[lfc-news] BENITEZ: WHEN I SPEND MONEY I ONLY WANT THE BEST

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BENITEZ: WHEN I SPEND MONEY I ONLY WANT THE BEST
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N149916050908-1504.htm
Mark Platt 08 September 2005
Rafael Benitez insists he will never spend money for the sake of it and
that he'll only buy players who are good enough to help Liverpool win
trophies.
As the Reds prepare for their return to Premiership action this weekend
Benitez has explained the reasons why he failed to bolster his squad on
transfer deadline day and revealed he has plans to make amends in January.

The boss admits it was frustrating not to bring in at least one more new
face but believes the strength in depth of the Liverpool squad is still a
lot healthier than it was in May.

"We have three or four months to get through. In January we need to
reinforce the squad. We were thinking about a right-winger and centre half,
everyone knows that, but when people say we left it until the last minute,
that's not true," he says.

"We worked all summer. We never wanted to pay more for a player than his
value. We didn't want to sign players we didn't need.

"We tried, but because of circumstances, the clubs wouldn't sell. If a club
is willing to sell without a fight, maybe the player isn't good enough.
When the club tries hard to keep him, you know you're trying to sign
someone of high class.

"Simao is an example, as is Milito and Figo. We watched Simao for a long
time, but we were looking at others first because we didn't know if he was
available. We decided to try and Benfica said yes. We thought we had
control of the situation. Then they changed their mind.

"We also tried to sign centre-backs, but their clubs said no. Clubs think
because we've won the Champions League we've got a lot of money. They put a
£7m values on players who are no more than prospects.

"If you look at our squad now compared to last May, we've signed very good
players and improved. We couldn't find the right players for the right and
at centre-half, but because we're European champions, only certain players
are good enough to play for us.

"If people want me to buy players to finish in the middle of the table, I
can, but I want to win trophies. I will only buy players to do this.

"I have a lot of confidence we will have a better team this year. People
may not agree with my decisions, but when I spend a lot of money I want it
to be on one of the best players in the world."

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