......£40m
Liverpool face Manchester City at Eastlands on Sunday in what will be the Reds' first game against Sven-Goran Eriksson's new-look Citizens side.
Ahead of the clash, Anfield boss Rafa BenÃtez has warned City to pay up or push off amid constant speculation linking them with striker Peter Crouch.
The forward, insists BenÃtez, will be going nowhere unless an offer of around £40m comes in.
Crouch and team-mate Mohamed Sissoko are reportedly unhappy at their lack of first team action this season, but BenÃtez remains reluctant to let anyone go half way through the campaign when the Reds have so much work left to do.
“We are not thinking about selling any player because we will play in the FA Cup, Champions League and Premier League and we want to be close to the top of the table," said the Spaniard.
“You don’t know if you will have more injuries so you must try to keep the players that you have — we are happy with them. If someone comes in and makes an offer of £40m then maybe we need to consider it.
"But the problem is when you sell a player you need to have another one if you want to keep your squad strong. It’s not easy to say we will do this or we will do that. But right now we don’t want to sell anyone.”
