Liverpool's Javier Mascherano fears over Inter Milan move

17 August 2010 07:33
Javier Mascherano was left fretting over a proposed £25million move to Inter Milan last night after Rafa Benitez finally began his recruitment drive by snapping up Genoa midfielder Giuseppe Sculli. [LNB]Unsettled midfielder Mascherano was pinning his hopes on Inter finally making a bid for him, once funds were in place from Mario Balotelli's transfer to Manchester City. [LNB]But former Liverpool boss Benitez made Sculli his priority, instead, tieing up a £5million deal that casts doubt over whether he will follow up his interest in Mascherano. [LNB] Move in doubt: Mascherano's dream of a transfer to Inter Milan is looking unlikely [LNB]Sources in Milan point to an already well-stocked Inter midfield and believe that, should an offer be made for Mascherano, it could be as little as £12-15million. [LNB]Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson will not let him leave on the cheap and is adamant he must honour his contract at Anfield, in the absence of any acceptable bids. [LNB]The Argentina captain, whose wife has failed to settle in England, was declared fit yesterday, after reporting tightness in a leg muscle against Arsenal on Sunday, and may well be named in Liverpool's Europa League squad against Trabzonspor on Thursday, in a further indication that Hodgson expects him to knuckle down. [LNB]Liverpool target: Ola Toivonen will cost £8million [LNB]Hodgson said: 'We want to keep him here and we will keep him here unless an offer comes along that is correct.[LNB]'As yet we haven't had any offers. There's two weeks to go in the transfer window and some of these clubs for some reason like to come in with offers on the 28th or 29th of August.[LNB]'But we want to keep him here and we will keep him here unless an offer comes along that is correct - one that is commensurate with his value and one where we would think it would be wrong to turn down because we've said to him if that offer comes in we'll accept it.[LNB]'At the moment it's not there, it's not even on the horizon. If all these clubs are interested it would be nice if they contacted Liverpool one day.'[LNB]PSV Eindhoven's Sweden striker Ola Toivonen will cost Liverpool at least £8million after being watched by them three times in the space of a week. [LNB]Hodgson sent his assistant Sammy Lee to PSV's 3-1 win at Heerenveen a week last Saturday before making a personal check on the 24-year old in Sweden's midweek 3-0 win over Scotland in Stockholm. [LNB]Having scored twice against Heerenveen and once on international duty, Toivonen turned on an even more impressive show for Liverpool scouts with a hat-trick in PSV's 6-0 rout of De Graafschap at the Philips Stadium on Saturday night. [LNB]Aware of Liverpool's interest in a player who has three years left on contract and is equally effective up front or as an attacking midfielder, PSV have indicated a willingness to sell but want more than the £5million Hodgson is ready to offer as an opening bid. [LNB]  Reina will prove his class despite howler against Arsenal, says GerrardCole will serve three-match ban after Liverpool decide not to appeal red card'Premier' League? Only waning Rooney survives England's UEFA snubLIVERPOOL FC

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