Liverpool weighing up £18m January bid for former Man Utd striker
Liverpool are preparing an £18m move for Fiorentina striker Giuseppe Rossi, according to reports.
Posted Tuesday, December 08, 2015 by Express.co.uk
Liverpool are reportedly considering an £18m bid for Giuseppe Rossi
The Reds have been linked to a number of attacking players in recent weeks including Mauro Icardi and Adrien Rabiot.
But Jurgen Klopp will now turn his attentions to bringing Rossi back to the Premier League.
Rossi featured 14 times for Manchester United in his younger playing days before moving to Villarreal in 2007.
But Liverpool are keen to give him another chance in England by making an £18m bid in January, according to Italian
publication ItaSportPress.
The Italian is struggling to secure a regular place in Fiorentina's starting XI having missed last season with a cruciate
ligament injury.
Rossi has found the net twice for Fiorentina this term in the Europa League but is yet to open his account in Serie A.
The 28-year-old is targeting a place in Italy's Euro 2016 squad next summer and his agent Andrea Pastorello admits he needs
regular playing time to boost his chances of selection.
Giuseppe Rossi made 14 appearances for Manchester United before leaving in 2007
He said: "He's like a dog chasing his tail.
"To be a top player he has to get back to full fitness, but to do that he needs to play consistently.
"It’s a thought, nothing more. It’s absolutely not a problem or a controversy, but there’s no doubt that if he doesn’t
play it’ll be difficult for him to get back to being the top player he is."
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