England winger to join Liverpool?
August 24, 2008
Rafa Benitez is set to turn his attentions to ‘Boro winger Stewart Downing as he tries to sign a left-sided winger.
Although Villa captain Gareth Barry is top of Rafael Benitez’s list, he will have to do with Downing, a cheaper option.
Although the Reds have been heavily linked with Espanyol’s Albert Riera, recent reports suggested that the £22m price-tag was too much for Rafa Benitez’s men.
The Middlesbrough winger appeared as a substitute in Wednesday night’s international friendly against the Czech Republic and played the full 90 minutes against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.
Reports suggest that Liverpool will offer £14 million for Downing, although Boro want £16 million for the midfielder.
Downing has made over 150 appearances for Middlesbrough, scoring only 23 times however.
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THIS IS A GOOD OPTION FOR OUR TEAM TO IMPROVE.SO WE NEED TOO MUCH A LEFT WINGER .KARDIGUE FROM MALI ALIVERPOOL FAN
hey, great 2 hear dat!!!!!!!
a left winger is d only problem wz our mighty team
w’d hve gone 4 quaresma but money problem
Downing is eqully gd, bring him Rafa en we show p’ple our true colors
NEVER WALK ALONE
SAW HIM Y’DAY TERORISING OUR LEFT FLANK
W’D B GREAT ADDITION.
yeah, but he terrorised the worst right fullback (on urrent form) in the league. He reminds me of lee Sharpe , he hs no tricks and finds it difficult to go by his man. Good crosser though.
Decent buy if it goes thru. Won’t set the league on fire but he’s a left-sided player that we sorely need. I agree, Arbeloa is just not LFC material…..
that is really Avery good option.reason being Downing is Avery good wide winger whom Liverpool would love to use
UGANDAN LIVERPOOLFC FAN
oh please……make it happen!! way better option and a price im willing to pay compared to the overpriced riera and barry