Baros set for Liverpool exit

0 Comments | AFP, July, 2005

LIVERPOOL, England (AFP) — Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has indicated he is ready to sell Milan Baros after leaving the Czech striker out of Tuesday's Champions League qualifying match against TNS in Wrexham.

That will spark a scramble for the Czech striker's services, with West Ham and Aston Villa leading the chase.

Baros was dumped from the Liverpool squad named to face TNS in the second leg of their first qualifying round tie, along with keeper Jerzy Dudek, who has also been told to find a new club.

Benitez is swiftly moving players out to finance a move of his own for Southampton striker Peter Crouch.

Liverpool have placed a 6 million pound price tag on Baros. He was the leading scorer at Euro 2004 and played the first 85 minutes of the...