Liverpool decline £5m bid for Yossi Benayoun but Albert Riera may leave

06 January 2010 10:33
Liverpool have wasted no time in initiating a much needed shake-up at the club with negotiations for Bordeaux's Marouane Chamakh and Atletico Madrid's Maxi Rodriguez believed to be in the advanced stages, while Andriy Voronin looks likely to be leaving. [LNB]And while manager Rafael Benitez appears untroubled by the potential loss of Riera, according to the Mail, the Spaniard will not allow Benayoun to leave. [LNB] Related ArticlesTransfer TalkTorres puts in extra trainingBirmingham bid £8m for Ryan BabelLiverpool in 'swoop' for Dutch duoLiverpool to sign Maxi Rodriguez on loanReading 1 Liverpool 1Meanwhile, it seems the curtain is about to fall on another Anfield career with out-of-favour defender Andrea Dossena on the verge of a £4.5m transfer to Napoli, after his agent claimed the deal had been held up by the bad weather in the north west which closed airports in the region. [LNB]The Italy international has failed to establish himself in the first team following his £7m move from Udinese in the summer of 2008 and he has made just five appearances this season. [LNB]"I believe the player will arrive in Napoli tomorrow," agent Roberto La Floria told Tuttomercatoweb. [LNB]"At the moment there are logistical problems - that is to say he can't leave Liverpool because of the snow. [LNB]"The player will arrive on a permanent basis with a contract for four and a half years." [LNB]

Source: Telegraph