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Money-grabber Barry has put cash ahead of his career, says Liverpool boss Benitez
Published: 10 Jul 2009 - 01:16:58
Rafa Benitez labelled England midfielder Gareth Barry a money-grabber yesterday in an outspoken attack over the player's decision to join Manchester City instead of Liverpool. Barry almost became a Liverpool signing last summer and looked bound for Anfield again this year until City won him over with a five-year contract worth £100,000 a week. The former Aston Villa skipper, who cost City £12million, insisted his change of heart had been influenced solely by the promise of more big-name arrivals at Eastlands, but Liverpool manager Benitez angrily rejected his claim and accused him of putting cash before his career prospects. Speaking at a press conference for right back Glen Johnson's £17m arrival from Portsmouth, Benitez reflected on how Barry had forfeited a Champions League campaign by spurning Liverpool.
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