Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena has expressed his concern that English football is not as immune to the global credit crisis as he would have thought.
Lord David Triesman, the chairman of the English Football Association recently revealed that the country's clubs have debt of 3 billion pounds (€3.9 billion), and conceded that a team may become a victim of the meltdown in the world's financial markets.
This is all rather unsettling to Dossena, who suggested in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport that part of the reason that he left Italy for England was due to the perceived financial security in the English Isles.
"Barclays lost a lot of money in a few hours," said Dossena. "We are talking about one of the most important banks, and the sponsor of the Premiership.
"It is all difficult to understand.
"Had I known about certain things before I would have thought twice (about moving to England), I would have asked for more guarantees.
"But I feel good at Liverpool and I chose to move abroad because it was the best financial offer.
"Everything in England seemed secure, with the best organisation and club solidarity.
"But then you discover that West Ham are at risk and may have to sell and the big banks are in serious debt."
Bit sad to hear that. Could be just lost in translation. You would think he would move here because we are the best club in the World and not for money, but with footballers these days you just dont know.
Lord David Triesman, the chairman of the English Football Association recently revealed that the country's clubs have debt of 3 billion pounds (€3.9 billion), and conceded that a team may become a victim of the meltdown in the world's financial markets.
This is all rather unsettling to Dossena, who suggested in an interview with Gazzetta dello Sport that part of the reason that he left Italy for England was due to the perceived financial security in the English Isles.
"Barclays lost a lot of money in a few hours," said Dossena. "We are talking about one of the most important banks, and the sponsor of the Premiership.
"It is all difficult to understand.
"Had I known about certain things before I would have thought twice (about moving to England), I would have asked for more guarantees.
"But I feel good at Liverpool and I chose to move abroad because it was the best financial offer.
"Everything in England seemed secure, with the best organisation and club solidarity.
"But then you discover that West Ham are at risk and may have to sell and the big banks are in serious debt."
Bit sad to hear that. Could be just lost in translation. You would think he would move here because we are the best club in the World and not for money, but with footballers these days you just dont know.
I'm not coming to LFC unless you promise me there won't be a global economic crisis. 
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