RAFA BENITEZ is confident he will wrap up a deal to bring Brazilian star Daniel Alves to Liverpool.
Sources in Seville have been saying this week that the proposed transfer of the right-sided player is off because Liverpool will not stump up the £12million asking price.
But Anfield chief Benitez says the Spanish club's stance is merely a negotiating tactic and is adamant that his friendship with the Seville president will see the deal go through.
The Liverpool manager has told friends that "however long it takes I will get him."
But Benitez is losing his fight to land Feyenoord striker Dirk Kuyt because he is struggling to raise the £10million required to bring him to Merseyside.
Instead Benitez has indicated that he will wait for the fall-out from Italy's match-fixing scandal to see if he can snap up a bargain.
Benitez is interested in Juve's David Trezeguet, Mauro Camoranesi and Gianluca Zambrotta, as well as AC Milan striker Alberto Gilardino.
So what are we doing wrong, money seems to very very tight dont know why, we won champions league last year and have not gone mad spending since.
But at the end of last season our 2 top priorities were at least one right sided midfielder and a world class striker, ok we have Bellamy but we need 1 more striker..........in Rafa i believe but we have strenghtened every position except these.
Cant wait to see Gonzalez play if he is half the player Rafa says he is, its going to be a great and entertaining season.
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