Rafa Benitez : "I Still Want One Player (Gareth Barry)"

Gareth Barry, the England midfielder appeared to be poised to stay at Aston Villa this season after Liverpool had failed to meet a deadline set by their Premier League rivals. Sources revealed that Rafa Benitez still very keen and hopeful on signing Barry. Benitez has chosen the key areas he wants to strengthen before the season starts, but did not tell that Barry is the player who fulfills his criteria.

"We have a good player [Alonso] and we have another good player coming in soon," said Benitez after his side's 1-0 win over Lazio. "We can improve the squad, so we will try to do that. We will bring in one more player if we can. I do not know when. But clearly we have problems on the left. (Harry) Kewell has gone, (Fabio) Aurelio is injured and (Sebastien) Leto cannot get a work permit. (Ryan) Babel is away in the Olympic Games. Maybe he can come back and fill that role, but I know we can improve in this area.

Who comes in? It could be another left-sided player, rather than a central midfielder. Maybe he can play in three different positions - that is a positive thing. I am talking about one player, but I won't say the name. I will try to improve the team and the squad if I can. I am pleased because we have not lost again; I will try to do my best to improve the squad. The situation is not a question of money."