Rafa could quit over lack of transfer funds (from Daily Mail)

[Jayesh87]

Benitez could quit Liverpool over lack of transfer funds
Last updated at 11:17am on 15th June 2007

Rafael Benitez could quit as Liverpool manager after becoming increasingly frustrated at the lack of spending power at Anfield.

The Spaniard warned the club's new owners, George Gillett and Tom Hicks, he needed a £100m transfer kitty to overhaul his squad and turn them into Premier League title contenders.

And he set his sights on making two major signings over £10m immediately after losing to AC Milan in the Champions League final.

But the American tycoons are reported to be at loggerheads over the transfer budget.

The first signs of conflict came after Liverpool pulled out of the £17m race to sign Charlton and England striker Darren Bent.

Then the Reds made a £1m bid for West Ham winger Yossi Benayoun, which the Hammers described as an "insult".

Now a Reds source has told daily financial newspaper CityAM that Benitez has real concerns about the future ambitions of the club.

"If Gillett and Hicks cannot give Rafa a budget in which a sensible assault on the title, then Rafa will not hang around for long," he said.

"It simply doesn't look like Liverpool are competing in the transfer market and Rafa would definitely position than he is right now."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...e_id=1779&ct=5

[Snigger]

Well done Daily Mail - that's a good round up of the last 2 weeks made up rumours, clearly whoever wrote that has been surfing the chat rooms.

[Chris]

Hahah what a truly awful article based on, well - bull****. Typical Mail.

[anfieldanfield]

Probably bollocks obv, but the sheer volume of this type of 'we're skint' reports is worrying.

Rafa, Bascombe and the national press have all come out at one stage or another to complain about the lack of transfer funds.

*sigh*

[Jayesh87]

Hope we get Capello to replace him. He is a class act

[tomasjj]

The journo didn't even dare put his name on it.
Not to mention that the last quote doens't even make sense.

[Red_Polo]

"If Gillett and Hicks cannot give Rafa a budget in which a sensible assault on the title, then Rafa will not hang around for long," he said.

"It simply doesn't look like Liverpool are competing in the transfer market and Rafa would definitely position than he is right now."

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...e_id=1779&ct=5

What the **** kind of English is that?

[CAD]

Hicks to Rafa: "Our strategy is working better than we could ever have hoped for".

[Gordy Boy]

Demanding a £100m transfer budget? Nobody has ever put a figure on the budget 'demands' as far as I know - unless this bellend reporter was actually at the meeting and has only now decided to reveal his insider info :whatever:.
£1 million offer for Benayoun? Parry has said otherwise already.
£17 million race for Darren Bent? It was a one horse race because nobody other than West Ham was stupid enough to pay that much.

****ing. Lazy. Journos.

There should be some sort of points system with these ****s. The more outlandish rumours they spread and get wrong the more points they earn, when they have enough points they get to work on Ceefax for the rest of their careers.

Tossers.

[DeeGame]

Cheese! Cheese! Cheese!

[Rich]

It's just a careless re-hash of other stories which have been doing the rounds - crock of ****e.

I'll wait until I see Rafa with a Madrid scarf held aloft - then I'll be worried

[SB]

I can't believe that you posted that Milky. Utter bollocks IMO.

[nobbylad]

:yawn:

[Tee]

The story is bollocks but the scenario could be reality if G&T don't act on their words.

[Henno]

What the **** kind of English is that?

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