Ex-Reds Chief Executive Reveals Why the Club Did Not Sign Dani Alves Prior to His Barca Move

Former Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry has revealed that Liverpool did not want to spend their budget on a full back so opted out of the deal to bring Dani Alves to Anfield in the summer of 2006. Rafa Benitez was keen to sign the full-back in 2006 back when he was playing for Sevilla. However, the £8m asking price deterred the Liverpool owners who instead opted for Peter Crouch and Jermaine Pennant.  Parry told BBC Radio Merseyside: “We had the deal, finally, after enormous complications...

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