RAFA HOPEFUL MASCHERANO WILL BE A RED Steve Hunter 29 January 2007 Rafael Benitez is hoping that Argentinian ace Javier Mascherano will become a Liverpool player subject to a successful appeal from FIFA and believes the holding midfielder would be a very useful asset for his team. The Reds are still waiting to hear whether their appeal to FIFA to allow West Ham's Mascherano to sign for the Reds will be successful, but Benitez is quietly confident the deal will go through even if the transfer window deadline expires. "We are waiting to hear from FIFA but I hope we can sign Mascherano, even if the transfer deadline passes," commented Benitez. "He is a player with a good character, good mentality and personality and has the qualities we need. I knew about this player when he was with River Plate. He was playing in their reserve team but already in the national team. That shows you the quality and the character of the player. "I have been speaking with one of his former manager's and he was talking really well about him as a player, a person and a professional. "He had a good World Cup and is a good player. Some people might say 'Why do we need another midfielder when we have Gerrard, Alonso, Sissoko and Zenden?' Well, the only holding midfielder is Xabi Alonso and Mascherano will be another option. If we are successful he will sign for at least a year and a half and he has the quality to play well in the Premiership." http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/drilldown/N154830070129-1647.htm -- ╔═══╗╔═══╗╔═╤═╗╔═══╗╔═══╗ GOAL!!! ╔════╗ ║███║║███║║█ █║║███║║███║ ║\ ║\ ╚╗█╔╝║█▄▄╢║█★█║║█▄▄╢║◢█◤║ ○ / ﹨○\ ║/\ ║█║ ║█▅▅╢║◥█◤║║█▅▅╢║███║ /11 █ˋ\ ║\/\ ╚═╝ ╚═══╝╚═══╝╚═══╝╚═══╝ ˇㄟ ○/○\●● ║/\/\ --

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