Leiva Causes COncern Amongst Liverpool Fans

Lucas Leiva has caused a lot of concern amongst Liverpool fans after openly admitting that he wants to play for the club’s former manager Rafa Benitez. The Brazilian midfielder was initially criticised by a lot of fans during the early part of his Liverpool career, but he eventually won them over through sheer hard work. Under the guidance of Benitez, Lucas became one of the important players at Liverpool and was also a regular fixture in the Brazilian national team. After several managerial changes in the last few years, his position at the club has become less secure.

Injuries have also not helped matters, as the midfielder spent a large portion of the last 24 months on the sidelines because of long-term injuries. After having fully recovered from those injury problems, Lucas is ready to compete for first-team spot at Liverpool. However, he has intensified transfer rumours linking him with an exit by admitting that he would like to play for Benitez once again. The Spaniard is currently in charge of Italian club Napoli and it is not surprising to see them being linked with the 27-year-old who is close to making 250 appearances for Liverpool.

This understood that Napoli will be making an official offer if they fail to get Marouane Fellaini from Manchester United. “Right now I can not say anything. At the moment I’m focused on Liverpool and want to have a great season, and want to return to play with the national team,” said the midfielder when asked about his future. It looks highly unlikely that he will stay at Liverpool with less than a week remaining in the transfer window. Lucas could be sold after Liverpool substantially strengthened their midfield with the signings of Emre Can from Bayern Leverkusen for around £ 10 million. Liverpool are also reportedly close to signing Mario Balotelli from AC Milan.