Gabri rejects Reds link
13 Apr 2007 - 12:34:10
Spanish defender Gabri has played down talk of a summer transfer to Liverpool after claiming there has been no approach from Reds boss Rafael Benitez.
The former Barcelona right-back joined Ajax last summer on a free transfer and has been linked with a switch to Anfield at the end of the current season.
But the 28-year-old insists he has never discussed his future with Benitez and is happy in Amsterdam.
"I did speak with coach Benitez in the winter, that's true, but that was just chit-chat," he told Dutch media.
"He asked me how I felt in Amsterdam, that was all. A possible transfer was not part of that conversation. And I can say that I feel fine at Ajax.
"It (Liverpool) is a great club, everyone knows that. But they did not call me or my agent. Ajax is most important now."
Gabri, who was a member of Spain's 2000 Olympic Games squad, is contracted to the Amsterdam club until summer 2009.