On his last warning?

Sports - September 22, 2007

Liverpool have no plans to let Andriy Voronin leave the club, according to Hertha Berlin.

Hertha had Voronin on a season-long loan last term and he impressed with 11 goals in the German capital.

The Bundesliga club were hoping to bring him back, either on loan or on a permanent basis, but it seems Voronin is back in the plans of Reds boss Rafa Benitez.
“We have been talking to Liverpool and Rafael Benitez, but we have to stay realistic,” general manager Michael Preetz told Spox.

“At this moment they do not only refuse to give Andriy (Voronin) another loan spell away from the club, they do not even want to sell him as well.

“The fact is that he is getting match practice at Liverpool and it looks as if we have to forget this possibility.” (Sky Sports)

I guess this makes good sense given our lack of striking options but will it act as a spur to get the Ukrainian purring on the pitch? Lets hope so. Voronin, like some others at the club, are very much at the last chance saloon and it’s up to Andriy to put in the effort, even if its just in a reserve outing or a sub appearance in the Premier League, to prove that he still has a future at the club. If not I fully expect Rafa to act swiftly and perhaps give Hertha a call come January if he needs to.

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