Liverpool have reportedly rejected a £2.5million offer from newly promoted Stoke City for Finnish defender Sami Hyypia.
Premier League newcomers Stoke have had a bid for Liverpool’s veteran centre-back Sami Hyypia turned down by the Anfield club.
The Liverpool Echo reports that Potters manager Tony Pulis - who has already signed two other defenders during the past week in Abdoulaye Faye from Newcastle and Southampton's Andrew Davies - wanted to bring in Hyypia to shore up a suspect back-four that Bolton ripped apart last Saturday.
However, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez still sees Hyypia, 34, as integral to his own squad, despite the Finn having reached the veteran stage of a distinguished career.
He only recently awarded the Finland international a new contract at Anfield, and needed little time to turn Stoke down.
Hyypia is in competition with the likes of Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel for a central defensive berth with the Reds.
But Pulis may yet test Liverpool’s resolve by coming back in with an improved offer.
Premier League newcomers Stoke have had a bid for Liverpool’s veteran centre-back Sami Hyypia turned down by the Anfield club.
The Liverpool Echo reports that Potters manager Tony Pulis - who has already signed two other defenders during the past week in Abdoulaye Faye from Newcastle and Southampton's Andrew Davies - wanted to bring in Hyypia to shore up a suspect back-four that Bolton ripped apart last Saturday.
However, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez still sees Hyypia, 34, as integral to his own squad, despite the Finn having reached the veteran stage of a distinguished career.
He only recently awarded the Finland international a new contract at Anfield, and needed little time to turn Stoke down.
Hyypia is in competition with the likes of Jamie Carragher, Daniel Agger and Martin Skrtel for a central defensive berth with the Reds.
But Pulis may yet test Liverpool’s resolve by coming back in with an improved offer.
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