Dirk Kuyt transfer latest: Inter Milan striker Victor Obinna linked to Liverpool in swap for forward

23 August 2010 12:05
Liverpool are confident of holding on to Dirk Kuyt - but that has not stopped Inter Milan being persistently linked with the tireless Holland forward.[LNB]Former Anfield boss Rafa Benitez is keen to take the 30-year-old with him to the San Siro, but Liverpool insist he is not for sale and manager Roy Hodgson says he has assurances from Inter president Massimo Moratti that there will be no bid this summer for either Kuyt or Javier Mascherano.[LNB] No way through: Liverpool don't want to sell Kuyt (centre)[LNB]On the move: Obinna (right) is leaving Inter[LNB]However, Benitez is looking at alternatives after missing out on Genoa winger Giuseppe Sculli and the Italian press insist he is hot on Kuyt's trail.[LNB]Milan-based paper Gazzetta dello Sport reports that an offer to Liverpool would be worth in excess of £16million and could include 23-year-old Nigeria striker Victor Obinna, who has been told he has no future at Inter.[LNB]West Ham remain interested in Obinna, who is also high up on Lecce's list of transfer targets.[LNB] Liverpool striker Kuyt stays, but Mascherano could head to BarcelonaIt's still not too late! Sign up for our FREE Fantasy Football game - with £40,000 in prizes up for grabsPoulsen impressed by new Liverpool team-mates ahead of trip to Man CityLiverpool versus Manchester City? 'It's King Kong versus Mickey Mouse' LIVERPOOL FC

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