read this then follow the link at the bottom or read the Vidic Auction post Guardian article.
Ben’tez heads race for Vidic
Dominic Fifield Friday December 23, 2005 The Guardian
"Liverpool are still hopeful of beating Manchester United to the signature of the Spartak Moscow defender Nemanja Vidic, though both Premiership clubs remain at odds with the Russians over a fee for the Serbia and Montenegro international.
United officials met the Spartak president Sergey Shavlo in London earlier this week for negotiations over Vidic's proposed transfer, though agents acting on the player's behalf remain in talks with Liverpool. Spartak are understood to have quoted £11m for the 25-year-old centre-half, though the English clubs are unlikely to offer more than £4.5m.
Vidic has a buy-out in his contract in Moscow at that amount entitling him to move, though the player would have to trigger the clause by asking for a transfer and agreeing to compensation for the remainder of his deal.
Rafael Ben’tez has drawn up a list of other centre-halves should his pursuit of Vidic falter, with Brondby's Daniel Agger believed to be his principal target. The 21-year-old Denmark international would cost about £4.5m, around half of the money likely to be granted to the Liverpool manager next month. The Argentinian defender Carlo Coloccini, currently at Deportivo la Coruna, will only be considered on loan. Ben’tez is similarly active in pursuit of a right-sided midfielder. Coloccini's compatriot Luciano Galletti, a fringe player at Atletico Madrid since joining last summer, is being considered only on a temporary basis.
Liverpool are hoping that they will be granted a work permit for the Chilean winger Mark Gonz‡lez in the new year now that they have struck a deal with Albacete. The original loan move was delayed by the Home Office after Chile were ranked two places outside Fifa's top 70."
yesterdayds Guardian article on Vidic.
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