Portsmouth may be forced back to the drawing board after Liverpool rejected their ₤9million bid for Peter Crouch.
The England international has only a year remaining on his contract at Anfield and has expressed his desire to leave after receiving limited opportunities last season.
Harry Redknapp is keen to team up the beanpole striker with Pompey poacher Jermain Defoe, who in turn has revealed his excitement at the prospect of partnering his sometime international colleague at Fratton Park.
But the Daily Mail reports that Reds boss Rafa Benitez, who initially slapped a rather ambitious ₤15million price tag on Crouch, has turned down Redknapp's ₤9million offer.
Benitez may be holding out for offers from Aston Villa and Newcastle United, who have also been linked with the 27-year-old.
The England international has only a year remaining on his contract at Anfield and has expressed his desire to leave after receiving limited opportunities last season.
Harry Redknapp is keen to team up the beanpole striker with Pompey poacher Jermain Defoe, who in turn has revealed his excitement at the prospect of partnering his sometime international colleague at Fratton Park.
But the Daily Mail reports that Reds boss Rafa Benitez, who initially slapped a rather ambitious ₤15million price tag on Crouch, has turned down Redknapp's ₤9million offer.
Benitez may be holding out for offers from Aston Villa and Newcastle United, who have also been linked with the 27-year-old.
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