Giuseppe Rossi tells Tottenham and Liverpool he only has eyes for Italy

Giuseppe Rossi has warned Tottenham and Liverpool that he has his heart set on a return to Italy. Both Harry Redknapp and Roy Hodgson looked at the Villarreal striker as they sought to boost their attacking options in the summer transfer window. With both managers failing to land the targets they preferred, Rossi remains an option for January, but the 23-year-old has no intention of returning to the Barclays Premier League. In demand: Italy international striker Giuseppe Rossi (left)'I hope to return to Italy in January,' he said. 'Any team will be fine, we will just have to see what happens. 'The most important thing, I repeat, is that I come back to the Italian championship.' Juventus and Fiorentina were linked with him in the summer, which led Manchester United to consider whether they should enact a buy-back clause inserted in the deal that took him to Spain for £6.6million three years ago.   Jermain Defoe blow: Spurs striker out for six weeks after pulling up lame with EnglandHodgson's not confident of Kuyt recovering from achilles to face UtrechtTottenham new-boy Rafael van der Vaart 'despondent' at treatment from Holland boss Bert van MarwijkForward-thinking Liverpool boss Roy Hodgson puts Daniel Pachedo on red alert  

Source: Daily_Mail