Source: Liverpool_Echo
No bids received yet as Yossi Benayoun eyes move away from Liverpool FC
Yossi Benayoun[LNB]LIVERPOOL insist they have received no approach for Yossi Benayoun - but the midfielder looks set to leave Anfield this summer.[LNB]Reports claiming the Reds have rejected a £4million bid for the Israeli from Chelsea are wide of the mark.[LNB]However, the Premier League champions are interested in the 30-year-old and Benayoun has made no secret of his desire to move to Stamford Bridge.[LNB]Benayoun, who signed a new four-year deal last summer, was mysteriously left out of Liverpool's squad for the final game of the season at Hull City.[LNB]A switch to Russia initially looked on the cards with CSKA and Spartak Moscow vying for his services, while his agent recently revealed he could be tempted by a move to Roma.[LNB]However, Chelsea are now the favourites to secure his signature and manager Carlo Ancelotti is hoping a deal can be completed before the World Cup finals begin.[LNB]'There has been no approach from any club for Yossi Benayoun,' a Liverpool spokesman insisted today.[LNB]Benayoun, who cost £5million from West Ham three years ago, grew increasingly frustrated at Anfield last season.[LNB]He started 29 games but much to his displeasure he was substituted by manager Rafa Benitez on 22 occasions.[LNB]The former West Ham star believes Liverpool will let him go if Chelsea offer £6million.
