Benitez loses Gerrard fight?

With rumours surrounding the Anfield skippers' future sure to escalate now that England have made their cruel exit from Euro 2004, the paper believes that Gerrard is set for a £36m move to Stamford Bridge.

Benitez, who was forced to sell leading midfielder Gaizka Mendieta and Argentine forward Claudio Lopez before winning La Liga with Valencia, is reported to have told a leading: " "Let's go and find some players - I've just sold Steven Gerrard."