Me, I'm not interested in Ronaldo or Villa or Torres or whoever from Spain, Defoe or possibly Johnson for me, (Kuyt - not that sure)
Forlan should be telling enough, not a hit in the premiership, but outstanding in La Liga, strikers do not crossover well for whatever reason, and that reason means Moro being shipped back, quickly:
Venables: Crouch a sub at best - forget Owen, get Defoe
Terry Venables believes Steven Gerrard's hopes of Liverpool signing Michael Owen will be dashed because he can't see Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd allowing the player to leave in the summer.
Instead of Owen, the former England boss believes Jermaine Defoe is the player that Rafael Benitez should be making attempts to sign.
Venables said: "Michael Owen will not leave Newcastle this summer so Rafa Benitez should make it a priority to get the next best thing - Jermain Defoe.
"Liverpool must sign a goal-scorer if they are to challenge Chelsea. If they do not, there is a very real danger the club will stand still and, in football, that means you go backwards as rivals improve.
"Who knows what will happen at Manchester United in the summer? A young Arsenal team will surely benefit from this season's experiences and get better results in the league next time, while Tottenham will continue to progress under Martin Jol.
"But if Benitez does not address the problem with his strikers, Liverpool - far from catching Chelsea - could struggle to hold on to what they have now.
"Steven Gerrard's comments about wishing Owen would re-join are interesting.
"I am sure a number of people at the club are regretting not making a move for him last summer. I think the directors were more willing to sign him than the coach. Maybe Benitez thought he was injury-prone.
"Unfortunately, Liverpool missed the boat. Owen would definitely have returned to Anfield instead of signing for Newcastle but now that he has arrived on Tyneside, I can't see any way their chairman Freddy Shepherd would let him go.
"Having spent much of the season injured, I would hope Owen feels he owes his new employers something, too.
"Certainly, the next manager of Newcastle will want butturancies that Owen is a part of the future at the club.
Liverpoo's 'famous twelth mansays... Mbuttive merchandise sales around the globe would indicate a fairly substantial fan base.............This of course won't sit too well with the Bluepooe, the Chavskis and the scum, but it is true nonetheless...
"I cannot see Shepherd getting the best man for the job if he starts by revealing Owen will be off at the end of the season.
"Defoe is exactly what Liverpool lack: a striker who gets one chance and buries it.
"Too many of Liverpool's strikers are nearly men - Peter Crouch, Fernando Morientes and Djibril Cisse.
"I was surprised Robbie Fowler was kept out of the Benfica game until late because, even at this stage in his career, I would fancy him to score if the ball breaks in the box. He might not out-run defenders but his nose for goal will not, have changed.
"Crouch is a very good player but he is not top-drawer. At the highest level, he is a sub at best.
"It is said Crouch's height unsettles foreign defenders and I agree. But when they play against him from the start, they soon realise he is not at the highest level and grow comfortable, while Crouch loses his impact.
"Like many of Liverpool's strikers, Crouch does not exude the vibe that says he thinks he is going to score. Yet Defoe has that touch of arrogance, even when he's down in the dumps - as he must be right now."
