Benitez To Sign Tenerife Teen Gonzalez

[Teigen]

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Benitez to sign Tenerife teen GonzalezFeb 9 2007

 

 

 

 

by Ian Doyle, Liverpool Daily Post

 

 

 

 

RAFAEL BENITEZ is ready to dip into the coffers of Liverpool?s new American owners by adding to his Spanish contingent.

 

The Anfield manager has earmarked a £1.5million move for Tenerife midfielder Iriome Gonzalez at the end of the season.

 

The 19-year-old right-sided midfielder has this year broken into the first team of the Canary Island outfit, who play in the second division in Spain.

 

Iriome has appeared in only six games, and with regulations in Spain stating an academy graduate cannot sign a contract until he has featured in 10 senior games, Tenerife will make sure the midfielder reaches that figure so they can command a transfer fee at the end of the campaign.

 

Benitez has tracked Iriome during his progress through the youth ranks, and is confident of capturing the highly-rated teenager ahead of a clutch of other interested clubs.

 

 

Iriome?s arrival would be one of several during the summer with Benitez, backed by Liverpool?s new owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks, expected to be busy when the transfer window reopens in June.

[anny road]

hardly Ronaldinho is he

[tomski]

hardly Ronaldinho is he

 

 

We'll soon be able to field a team of Gonzos.....

[Teigen]

Never heard of this kid before. But I guess Rafa knows what he's doing.

[Falconhoof]

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The Anfield manager has earmarked a £1.5million move for Tenerife midfielder Iriome Gonzalez at the end of the season.

 

The 19-year-old right-sided midfielder has this year broken into the first team of the Canary Island outfit, who play in the second division in Spain.

 

Iriome has appeared in only six games, and with regulations in Spain stating an academy graduate cannot sign a contract until he has featured in 10 senior games, Tenerife will make sure the midfielder reaches that figure so they can command a transfer fee at the end of the campaign.

 

 

Where does the journalist get £1.5 m from ? I reckon he's just made that up to make his story sound more interesting. If the kid hasn't signed a contract with Tenerife yet then there's a good chance he won't sign with them and we'll get him on a free and pay a bit of compensation.

[Magic8Ball]

This is probably more rafa building an u21 team than buying for the first team

 

we really need to sort both wings out come next season -

so I'll trot out one of our old favourites for RW - Quaresima - any news on his progress ?

[Stew F]

Gonzo to the left of me,

Gonzo to the right,

here I am stuck in the middle with Ste.

[Stevie H]

hardly Ronaldinho is he

you never know. he too might be able to eat an apple through a tennis racquet.

[impware]

Well that clears up the mystery of why Mark Gonzalez has M. Gonzalez on the back of his shirt. Rafa must have been planning on going for this I. Gonzalez for a long time.

[Ramón Benítez Hernández]

We all dream of a team of Gonzalezes.

Edited February 9, 2007 by AussieRED

[alias75]

anyone seen this guy play or heard anything about him?

 

figaro maybe

[Mike]

been following the kid for years.

 

very excited by this.

[jon_hall]

been following the kid for years.

 

very excited by this.

 

You are Purple Aki and i claim my five pounds

[Andy-oh-six]

please let this be true

[Guest Kev]

please let this be true

 

What?

 

Jon Hall is Purple Aki

[jon_hall]

What?

 

Jon Hall is Purple Aki

 

No Mike yer silly old fool

[cymrococh]

No Mike yer silly old fool

you're Mike?

[M4TTA]

Gonzo to the left of me,

Gonzo to the right,

here I am stuck in the middle with Ste.

 

[Leo No.8]

Interesting. Rumour has it we have a bid for this guy lined up next...

 

[IgPig]

Interesting. Rumour has it we have a bid for this guy lined up next...

 

 

If we buy Alan Stubbs, I'll have to seriously consider whether I can carry on supporting Liverpool

[hideNseek]

[Alonso]

Here's a link to his profile on the Tenerife website (in Spanish)

 

Iriome Gonzalez

Edited February 9, 2007 by Alonso

[Flight]

Head of the Liverpool supporters club was heard to say , ' This is a disastrous indictment of our new American owners. Our first transfer target under their ownership and its for a measly £1.5million. Sack Parry !'

[Bootle Buck]

Interesting. Rumour has it we have a bid for this guy lined up next...

 

 

 

I hope we don't sign him, I heard he's a bit of a muppet

[Guest Linton]

Rafa is just like me...