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Rafael Benitez Confident Of Bringing Aston Villa's Gareth Barry To Liverpool

Liverpool, Aston Villa Premiership Transfer News

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has claimed that he is certain that Gareth Barry want to move away from Aston Villa and is hoping for a switch this summer.

The Reds had placed a £10million bid for Barry, but Villa rejected the offer saying that it was unwelcome.

"If your captain wants to leave it's a problem but that's football," said Benítez.

"We were just talking about football so why he was so angry, I do not know," he added. "I have been very clear. The player had said before that he wanted to play Champions League football. We knew that and so tried to sign a good player. It is that simple."

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