It looks like Rafael Benitez will have to look elsewhere to fund his transfer targets as it seems that Juventus have lost interest in Liverpools out-of-favour defender Andrea Dossena. A report on Channel4 says: Italy international Andrea Dossena is happy in Liverpool and is no longer looking to return to his homeland, the player’s agent revealed.
The former Udinese full-back has been sending mixed signals to the Press. First he claimed he wanted to stay in the Premier League and then offered himself to Juventus, before changing his mind again.
“Juve are on standby at the moment. They are making their mind up,” said agent Roberto La Florio.
“It seems like their first target is a midfielder and all their budget will be going towards that signing.
“We are happy to stay at Anfield. There is no problem at all. I believe the Bianconeri won’t be buying either Andrea or Fabio Grosso. They will probably bank on Paolo De Ceglie and Cristian Molinaro.”
While Dossena is willing to take his chances at his current club, Liverpool would be more than willing to offload him.
The Reds have been looking for potential buyers but there seems no-one around willing to spend what they paid less than 12 months ago. Rafael Benitez could also consider reducing the player’s price tag although selling Dossena still wouldn’t be easy for the Spaniard.
Dossena was part of the Italy squad at the Confederations Cup. The Italian scored an infamous own goal against Brazil and reports suggest that could have been his last appearance with the Azzurri shirt while Marcello Lippi is in charge.
It looks like Dossena is going to spend next year on the bench unless another team comes in for him soon. Do any Liverpool fans want him to stay?
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That is crap. Apart from the own goal, Dossena played very well against Brazil. If he could play like that for Liverpool we should be happy.
Not a key player obviously, but not as bad as people make out. He played well on the left wing, in a role not very different to that of workhorse Dirk Kuyt (whom I greatly rate).