Liverpool have been warned that PSV have no intention of selling Swedish striker Ola Toivonen.
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PSV Eindhoven have told Liverpool they have no intention of selling striker Ola Toivonen this summer.
Liverpool are strongly rumoured to be interested in Sweden striker Toivonen, 24, and his PSV team-mate Carlos Salcido. Academy ambassador Kenny Dalglish was reported to have been in the stands at the Phillips Stadion on Sunday as PSV beat AZ Alkmaar 3-1.
However, when asked about the situation, PSV sporting director Marcel Brands told fotbollskanalen.se: “I also read about that (Dalglish’s trip) in the newspaper, but I didn’t see him at the stadium and it is not important. We don’t want to lose Ola during this transfer window.
“They called us last Thursday, in the morning, and asked how much we wanted for Ola Toivanen, but our answer was clear: we will not sell him at this point. We have not heard from them since.
“To have people from other clubs in the stands is quite normal. PSV are a big club and we get visits like that every week.”
PSV boss Fred Rutten added: “I expect Ola to stay with us this season.”
Roy Hodgson watched Toivonen first-hand when Sweden beat Scotland 3-0 last week. (ESPN)
PSV might just be playing hard-ball, but Toivonen looks to be Liverpool’s first choice in terms of recruiting a new striker, and they may have to turn their attention elsewhere. Toivonen is relatively unknown here in the UK, but Hodgson believes he is the man to compliment Fernando Torres up front.
If the Liverpool boss cannot get his man, who else could be brought in for a similar fee? It has been speculated that Hodgson was willing to spend around £9million on the Swedish striker.
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