Rafa remains on trail of Simao

• omgukilledkenny

  9 Jul 07, 21:15

  Benfica's Simao Sabrosa remains Rafael Benitez's first choice despite rumoured interest in £14million-rated Porto ace Ricardo Quaresma.
  
  The Anfield boss is believed to prefer Simao over his international colleague Quaresma, but has been forced to play a waiting game by the player's Lisbon club.
  
  Benitez is desperate to add a top class wide man to his squad but has grown so frustrated with Benfica's stance that he has made it known to them he is actively persuing the Porto man.
  
  This could spark the serious negotiations over 27-year-old Simao that Liverpool want, although the situation has also been complicated by continued interest from Atletico Madrid.
  
  The Spanish club, flushed with over £20million in cash from the sale of Fernando Torres are emerging as serious candidates for Simao - having previously courted Quaresma.
• stellazio

  9 Jul 07, 21:35

  Crazy, Quaresma is anytime better then Simao. Except for maybe set piece delivery.
• CKeer

  10 Jul 07, 00:33

  Simao? Like he's the rumoured transfer target for the 3rd season running?
  
  Cheers.
  CK
• used

  10 Jul 07, 00:50

  already have pennan unless he wants to get rid of gonzales and play him on them left
• Patrik

  10 Jul 07, 01:27

  Benitez better get Simao.
  I cant see any creativity except from Harry Kewell.
  None of the rest have any creativity in them.
• bananaking

  10 Jul 07, 01:28

  simao to liverpool...cool..hope he clinches the deal...