Source: Telegraph
Liverpool accept Jermaine Pennant bid from Portsmouth
Pennant, who cost Liverpool £6.7 million when he joined them from Birmingham in 2006, has also attracted interest from Real Madrid and AC Milan. [LNB]But he insists that he wants to stay at Liverpool. [LNB]"My preference is to stay at Liverpool and I am still hoping to do so," he said. [LNB]"There has been a lot of speculation about my future but I have always maintained my position of wanting to stay at the club. [LNB]"I am happy to compete for my place and hope I am given the chance to do so." [LNB]Pennant played in the 2007 Champions League final defeat by AC Milan in Athens but has been sidelined by manager Rafael Benitez this season. [LNB]His last appearance for the first team was at the end of October. [LNB]Portsmouth manager Tony Adams wants to make Pennant, a former Arsenal team-mate, his first signing since taking over at Fratton Park.[LNB]Adams said: "Jermaine is a player I have been tracking because he is not getting regular first-team football.[LNB]"I realised he wasn't in the team at Liverpool, he was a bit-part player, and I said to (executive chairman) Peter Storrie we might be able to give him a platform to play football.[LNB]"We have had a bid accepted by Liverpool and we want to get him down here ASAP." [LNB][LNB][LNB]
