American Duo hand £40m war chest to benitez .

• chihuahua

  3 Apr 07, 18:08

  Rafa handed £40m war chest
  
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  http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=418452&cc=4716

  
  
  Rafa Benitez has been promised a £40million summer transfer fund following his meeting with Liverpool's new owners, George Gillett and Tom Hicks.
  
  The American tycoons want to see the Reds challenge Manchester United and Chelsea at the top of the Premiership and have pledged the funds to allow manager Benitez to do so.
  
  Following a weekend strategy meeting Benitez said: 'We talked about ideas for the future and it was good. For me, the future of the club is brilliant.'
  
  'They (Gillett and Hicks) said that we will go in the right direction.'
  
  Benitez has spent an average of £25million in each of the last three off-seasons but has generally used the cash to boost the squad's numbers rather than sign marquee players.
  
  Football's top stars are now realistic targets and newspaper reports have already linked the Spaniard with moves for Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o and Valencia's David Villa.
  
  This sure is sweet of them
• Poolman

  4 Apr 07, 00:34

  That is what i like about Liverpool FC's Management , although we're rich , we're very discipline about money .
  
  Cos i thought 40 million pounds is normal for a standard like Liverpool , Houllier spent over 100 million pounds .
• anhydrouscoppersulphate

  4 Apr 07, 02:35

  Originally posted by Poolman:

  That is what i like about Liverpool FC's Management , although we're rich , we're very discipline about money .
  
  Cos i thought 40 million pounds is normal for a standard like Liverpool , Houllier spent over 100 million pounds .

  ya lor