Reds warn trio off move for Crouch

• omgukilledkenny

  15 Jul 07, 17:20

  Liverpool have warned Newcastle, Manchester City and Aston Villa they will have to stump up £20million if they want to sign Peter Crouch.
  
  The trio are all showing an interest in the gangly goalgetter and were under the impression he may be surplus to requirements at Anfield following the arrivals of Fernando Torres, Ryan Babel and Andriy Voronin.
  
  However, Reds boss Rafael Benitez plans to rotate his five strikersthis season and is under no pressure to sell after already allowing Craig Bellamy to join West Ham for £7.5million.
  
  Crouch has two years left on his current deal and Benitez believes the 26-year-old is worth in excess of the £16million Tottenham spent on Darren Bent, according to the News of the World.
  
  Benitez rates has previously told the England international he must stay and fight for his place this season.
  
  "The only thing I can say is that Peter Crouch will be staying with us. I have said to Crouch that he must fight for his position and he will stay with us," he said.
• omgukilledkenny

  15 Jul 07, 17:22

  £20million
• allentyb

  15 Jul 07, 17:22

  sell crouch and then buy eto
• anhydrouscoppersulphate

  15 Jul 07, 17:23

  
• CKeer

  15 Jul 07, 18:05

  The trio of clubs would be extremely insane if they were to fork out that sum of money just to sign Crouch.
  
  Cheers.
  CK
• glacer

  16 Jul 07, 15:59

  Crouch will leave, sooner or later as Benitez's choice of strikers are Kuyt and Torres
• Patrik

  16 Jul 07, 16:12

  20 million rupiah la.
  
  Crouch?
  
• KrU

  16 Jul 07, 16:33

  Nice joke, Benitez.
• stellazio

  16 Jul 07, 16:55

  Benitez still wana play the long ball.
• ErikaChioBu

  16 Jul 07, 17:01

  Originally posted by Patrik:

  20 million rupiah la.
  
  Crouch?