Premier League - Dossena wants to leave Liverpool

Eurosport - Fri, 05 Jun 14:51:00 2009

Liverpool defender Andrea Dossena seems destined for a return to Italy after asking manager Rafael Benitez for a transfer.

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The 27-year-old international left-back failed to establish himself after being signed as John Arne Riise's replacement in a £7million transfer from Udinese last summer.

"Before coming back to Italy I talked to Rafael Benitez and explained to him my doubts," he told Tuttosport.

"I told him I wanted to leave. He is an exceptional person and understood my problem.

"He told me that if they receive an offer that satisfies both the club and me, he will take it into consideration and try to facilitate my transfer.

"I would run to Juve. They showed interest in me last year, but then Liverpool stepped in and wrapped things up in less than an hour.

"Of course I would accept an offer. You're talking about one of the biggest clubs in Europe

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  1. Not good enough for Liverpool really but good enough to­ make Van Der Sar bend over and pick one out of the­ onion bag. Good Luck in Italy....you were just warming­ up towards the end scoring against Madrid and Manu...As­ for Everton, Moyes has done well with limited­ resources...good luck to him and the team but they will­ always be walking in the shadow of the sun

    From Dean, on Fri 24 Jul 4:13PM

  2. koppite i just love it when i can get one over you ,­ who kicked your sorry arses out of the fa cup , at­ least we got to a final what did you do oh yes thats­ right you gave up , Moyes is a better manager than­ benitez as all he can do is throw money at people to­ try and buy games , Moyes has no money to spend and­ still goes on to win . When you realise that you have­ no money who are you going to buy even the Arabs will­ not bail you out , go on sink like a stone or Leeds­ with all my pleasure

    From TERENCE E, on Sun 7 Jun 8:24AM

  3. There's a thought, we could sell Dossena to the­ Bluenoses. Im sure he'd get a regular game there­ every week. The potential lynchpin of their defence!.

    From Koppite 1973, on Sat 6 Jun 11:59PM

  4. Blue Noses, don't you just love 'em?­ Er...actually, no.
    Small club, small mindedness. Big­ chip on shoulder.
    Where did you finish this year? What­ happened at Wembley? Yes exactly. Dismal failure.Would­ have thought you guys would be used to it by now but­ no, you keep thinking you are better than you really­ are.
    Yes, Moyes works wonders at Goodie. Its a wonder­ you haven't been relegated.
    Next season, maybe?

    From Koppite 1973, on Sat 6 Jun 11:57PM

  5. everton, tut tut. that 'other' club in­ liverpool. lol

    "this city has two great teams -­ liverpool and liverpool reserves"

    From the_smiths_rule, on Sat 6 Jun 10:15PM

  6. TERENCE E - i know you're jealous of­ liverpool's boundless success and everything but at­ least show some respect to a fellow human being.­ calling him a rat isn't going to improve the image­ everton. if you have its crest as your display picture­ at least conduct yourself in a responsible manner. as­ for liverpool 'sinking', you're just­ another ill-imformed hopeful. the media love to­ exaggerate such stories. unfortunately for people like­ yourself, liverpool are safe and sound for many years­ to come. having said that, the reason you want­ liverpool to go under is because you know very well ­ that the only way everton will ever be a better­ football club that liverpool is if liverpool go­ bankrupt. lol

    as for scottdarby, calling liverpool an­ 'average team' is just plain stupid and for­ that reason i won't go too much into that.

    From Puka, on Sat 6 Jun 10:05PM
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    when the bankers come calling and you cant pay your­ debt then we will see who the small club really is ,­ Dossenna wants to leave is this the start of rats­ leaving a sinking ship

    From TERENCE E, on Sat 6 Jun 9:29PM

  8. Good move dossena , move to a club that can win things­ ,liverpool are just an average team.

    From scottdarby, on Sat 6 Jun 8:37PM

  9. who cares we just got glen bye doss you good dont­ exspect a great good bye
    like sami..

    From washingtonpeterkin, on Sat 6 Jun 3:24PM

  10. Liverpool should have kept John Arne Riise, he was one­ of the best defenders in the prem. OK, he had a run of­ poor form but he's playing well again now. Get him­ back and stop buying rubbish.

    From quatt47, on Sat 6 Jun 11:54AM

  11. good decision to leave a bad rubbish

    From Angelos, on Sat 6 Jun 11:02AM

  12. i standby my previous statement!

    From Mark, on Sat 6 Jun 10:52AM

  13. i fink he is a good player so what ever u say i fink he­ should stay

    From alistersheridanshinn, on Sat 6 Jun 10:42AM

  14. I wish him luck no matter what he does, im thankful for­ the goal he scored when we battered Manure at Mold­ Trafford !

    From DJ Viper, on Sat 6 Jun 10:22AM

  15. come to milan !!!

    From Vlad, on Sat 6 Jun 9:23AM

  16. why are man utd fans commenting on a liverpool story?­­ you have your own news to read. tevez is leaving and­­ christiano ronaldo is hardly shy about his love for­­ real madrid. but I guess you would rather not think­­ about that.sorry for bringing it up.BECAUSE YOU BITE­ EVERY TIME SUCKER

    From Pete H, on Sat 6 Jun 9:02AM

  17. IT WAS supposed to be the summer when Liverpool laid­­ the final bricks in the quest to bring the Holy Grail­­ of the Premier League crown to Anfield.

    Instead, it­­ could turn into the one which sees Rafa Benitez's­­ carefully-constructed platform come crashing down­­ around his ears. HO HO

    From Pete H, on Sat 6 Jun 9:00AM

  18. Who's the small club now Benitez?

    From Pete H, on Sat 6 Jun 8:59AM

  19. i think if he wants to go then thats fine, i believe­ with the spine of a team we have we can easily build­ around it and go on to win the premiership and­ champions league double next year and maybe even the fa­ cup, rafa is probably the best manager in the world at­ the moment and with him at the helm we can achieve­ great great things, ah no im only taking the urine­ liverpool are a load of s.hit ha, gerrard rafa torres­ no bottle muppets, and when your half decent players­ leave your goin down, does gerrard still want that move­ to chelsea! glory glory man utd.. when was the last­ time you could say glory muppets.....yeeeaaaaaaaa

    From Mark, on Sat 6 Jun 8:24AM

  20. These are dark times for Liverpool Football Club and­­ their long-suffering, hopelessly devoted, hopelessly­­ romantic band of supporters.

    Without a trophy to­­ celebrate in three years, Liverpool fans are now faced­­ with the possibility their storied club could­ disappear­ from the face of the earth altogether.

    The­ news came­ just days after the most successful club in­ top-flight­ history missed out on Gareth Barry - who­ went to a club­ with more ambition in Manchester­ City.

    It comes on the­ back of a Premier League season­ that saw Liverpool­ stumble like a startled goat from­ the summit and hand­ bitter rivals Manchester United­ yet another title. ­ THESE ARE GREAT DAYS.­ mmmmmm00000000!

    From Mmmm000se, on Sat 6 Jun 12:34AM
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