Reports in Italy are that Inter Milan manager Rafa Benitez has accepted that he has got no chance of signing any of Liverpool’s superstar players Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres but is confident of landing Glen Johnson. Inter are preparing to lose Maicon to Real Madrid and Benitez has decided that Johnson is the ideal replacement.
It has always been expected that Benitez would raid Anfield in some form and so it comes as no surprise to see the reports in the Italian media linking Benitez with almost the entire Liverpool squad, but in the event that Maicon is sold to Real Madrid then the likelihood of a Johnson bid would be high.
At the same time Benitez holds an affection for Liverpool and there have been reports that he would not do a wholesale raid on Liverpool but he wants the best players at the San Siro and sentiment goes out the window at times like this.
Benitez also is fully aware of the real financial situation at Anfield and that also gives him an advantage, he will already know what the selling point is on most of the players, it is unthinkable that he never had conversations like that with the board.
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