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Liverpool make Bellamy bid, claims report
Monday, 19 June 2006 13:50Liverpool have made a formal £6million bid for Blackburn striker Craig Bellamy, according to reports.
The Liverpool Echo claim manager Rafael Benitez has made his move to test the validity of a supposed exit clause which can be activated by an offer of that amount.
Benitez is keen to find more firepower for his side as he tries to make them to genuine Premiership title challengers and Bellamy certainly fits the bill after an impressive season with Rovers in which he scored 17 times.
The 25-year-old Wales striker would certainly add a cutting edge to a misfiring forward line which has already lost Fernando Morientes, sold to Valencia, from last season and Djibril Cisse who, despite a broken leg, remains a target for Marseille.
Earlier reports have claimed that Bellamy has a clause in his contract that allows him to talk to any club that offers £6million for his services.
