Gonzales swap deal?

Last updated : 27 January 2006 By Al Campbell
Gonzales is a Liverpool player but he is unable to play for club until he earns an EU passport in the Summer. In the meantime he may be used in a swap deal with another player for the rest of the season.

"We don't have a lot of money, so we need to use our imagination. And we will try to use our imagination to bring in players,"said Benitez about the possible short-term swap.

"We are trying to do something with Mark Gonzalez, because we cannot wait forever for a work permit.

"Right now I am thinking about another player in Spain, maybe in a swap, if it's possible. A right-winger. But we cannot say names because then we have problems.

"It's difficult because the big clubs and the big players are fighting to be in the top four and in European competition, and clubs won't sell those players. In this situation, I say again, we must use our imagination."