Wednesday, February 8th, 2012
Hodgson Won’t Let Mascherano Leave On The Cheap
The new Liverpool manager has told reporters that he refuses to let the Liverpool player leave unless a big bid comes in for him.
“We haven’t had an offer for him. We want an offer that meets what we think is his value, and Javier is perfectly happy with this,” said Hodgson.
“He doesn’t expect the club to just let him walk out of here. He hopes that a club comes in where he could be reunited with his family, which is the major problem for him, that offers us what he is worth and we accept that.
“But he has also made it clear that he doesn’t regard it as a hardship to play for Liverpool Football Club. In fact, it’s the reverse. It’s because of family matters that he wants to go.
“He is resigned to one of two possibilities – either a club doesn’t come along and offer us his valuation, in which case he stays, or we have an offer that meets his valuation, in which case he may go.”