Source: Eurosport
Johnson fee is fine - Benitez
Liverpool's new £17m full-back Glen Johnson will make his Liverpool debut against St Gallen in Switzerland on Wednesday with boss Rafael Benitez insisting he is worth the money.
Benitez admits, like Manchester United boss Alex Ferguson, that the transfer market has gone mad this summer.
The Spaniard said: "Yes, the money people are asking is crazy. The money for Johnson is OK. He is English, an international with quality and he is worth the money."
He added: "He is a very good attacking player. If you try to buy a winger it can be £50m to £60m at current prices, but Johnson as an offensive full-back can give us more options.
"He can be good for us, especially when we are at home and teams are defending against us. Going forward he will give us something different, something special. He is a good addition for us."
Benitez has 24 players at the club's Swiss training camp, and says: "We will try to use all the players. Our idea is to use one team in the first half and change it at half-time.
"We have the video of their recent game against Basel and they were well organised - the manager knows what to do. The main thing for us is to get the match fitness, the result is not too important even though we want to win every single game - but it will be interesting.
"The important thing is to see how the team is on the pitch and see the understanding between the players."
