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Gillett: Rafa Happy With Liverpool Spending Plans

Gillett: Rafa Happy With Liverpool Spending Plans Rafael Benitez's outburst following Liverpool's defeat in the Champions League final lasy month appeared to reveal the Spanish tactician's frustration with the Reds' transfer policy. But one of the club's American co-owners, George Gillett, has stressed there is no problem with Benitez regarding the amount of funds available for bringing in new players.
Gillett: Rafa Happy With Liverpool Spending Plans
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But while rumours persist that Liverpool have a huge kitty at Rafa's disposal, Gillett has warned that the Reds will not be "spending like a drunken sailor" this summer.

Superstars like Samuel Eto'o and David Villa have been identified in the media as potential targets for Liverpool, but it is now being suggested that the Merseyiders need to pursue less extravagantly-priced players because of financial constraints.

That in turn has fuelled rumours that ex-Valencia coach Benitez is disillusioned with the new American regime at Anfield of Gillett and fellow-tycoon Tom Hicks.

However, Gillett has dismissed any notion of a rift between owners and manager.

"I read that Rafa is throwing hand-grenades at us and making demands, that there's a tension or disagreement between him and the Gillett and Hicks families," Gillett told The Times.

"Nothing could be farther from the truth.

"As far back as February, Rafa laid out a programme for us.

"Each one of our sports businesses has a core concept. You can't just flop around looking at opportunities here and there, go left, go right. It has to be part of an integrated plan.

"We have one at Liverpool, one we understand 100%, believe in and support. The plan involves us spending money, but it will be part of a plan, not just spending like a drunken sailor."