Source: Daily_Mail
Liverpool striker Kuyt ponders £15m move to Inter despite Hodgson's plea to Italian club
Rafa Benitez is ready to make a £15million bid to wrest Holland striker Dirk Kuyt from his former club Liverpool.[LNB] Benitez, now at Inter Milan, sees Kuyt as just one of the Anfield charges who he wants to join him in his new job.[LNB] Something to think about: Dirk Kuyt (right) is aware of Inter's interest in him[LNB]Liverpool remain firm that Kuyt is not for sale. Their new manager Roy Hodgson, also a former Inter boss, is satisfied after a conversation with the Italian club's owner, Massimo Moratti, that the European champions will not attempt to take either Kuyt or Javier Mascherano from Anfield.[LNB] But Kuyt says he has been told that Inter faxed an offer to Liverpool and he now believes he has the luxury of choosing between two of Europe's top clubs.[LNB] The Dutchman is expecting to play in Liverpool's highly-charged Premier League clash at Manchester City tomorrow night but is likely to be rested if talks between Inter and Anfield resume.[LNB] He was reported to have told a newspaper in Holland yesterday: 'On Thursday night, during the Europa League game against Trabzonspor, the board of Liverpool informed me officially that they have received a fax from Inter. You can call this a luxury situation for me now.'[LNB] Inter are understood to have offered a cash-plus-player exchange deal for Kuyt which has been rejected, The Italian champions would have to come up with a cash-only deal for it to be considered by the Liverpool board.[LNB] Meanwhile, Alberto Aquilani, who arrived at Anfield last season as the midfield replacement for Xabi Alonso, is heading back to Italy for a season's loan at Juventus after his disappointing and injury-ravaged season.[LNB] In what is likely to be a busy last 10 days before the transfer window shuts, Liverpool have also been linked with PSV Eindhoven's Sweden striker Ola Toivonen. PSV manager Fred Rutten yesterday said: 'I can't block the transfer.'[LNB] Mascherano and Kuyt are going nowhere! Hodgson dismisses movesEverton, West Ham and Spurs on alert as Remy's Marseille move in doubtHong Kong tycoon Kenny Huang pulls out of Liverpool takeover[LNB]
