Source: Daily_Mail
Fabio Aurelio to leave Liverpool after rejecting pay-as-you-play deal
Time to go: Aurelio is leaving Liverpool[LNB]Fabio Aurelio will leave Liverpool after failing to agree terms on a new deal. [LNB]The Brazilian defender is out of contract next week and was offered pay-as-you-play terms after suffering with injuries during his four years at the club. [LNB]But Aurelio wanted more security and Rafa Benitez will, reluctantly, show the 30-year-old the door. [LNB]'Fabio's contract is nearly finished and he is going to leave us,' said Benitez, who signed Aurelio on a Bosman in June 2006 after working with him at Valencia.[LNB] 'We had been trying to work something out with regards an extension but it was a pity that we couldn't. He has given us absolutely fantastic service.[LNB] 'Fabio is a top professional, a great player and a really good lad. I mean every single word I say about him.[LNB] 'It has been a pleasure having him here and we really will miss him.' [LNB]Aurelio missed the start of the season with a knee injury and his campaign ended in February when he picked up a thigh problem. [LNB] Benitez added: 'The one problem we had with Fabio was that he suffered too many injuries and it was such a pity because he has great quality. [LNB]'When he was in the team, we were always to play the ball out from the back and keep it because he uses possession so well. [LNB]'With Fabio being out so much, it meant that we had to use (Emiliano) Insua more than we would have liked and that was not easy for him.[LNB] 'You can say things about players. But with Fabio, you are talking about an amazing person who gave 100 per cent all the time. We wish him all the best.' [LNB] Fernando Torres is staying with Liverpool, insists Spain star's agent as Chelsea and Manchester City lie in waitAtletico Mineiro slap £5m tag on West Ham and Liverpool target Tardelli Liverpool to honour Heysel victims with permanent Anfield memorialInter go head-to-head with Chelsea in race to sign Liverpool's MascheranoRafa Benitez plays down reports he will quit Liverpool for lucrative UAE jobLIVERPOOL FC
