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Liverpool place 7m pound price tag on Baros ASTON VILLA have been told they must pay 7 million pound if they are to prise Milan Baros away from Liverpool. The Midlands club made a 5m pound offer for the Czech striker last week as they finally made an official move for their long-time transfer target. But Anfield officials rejected the approach, with Liverpool seeking to recoup the money spent in signing Peter Crouch from Southampton. Baros, who scored twice for Liverpool in Saturday's 4-3 friendly win against Olympiakos in Liechtenstein, has been told by manager Rafael Benitez that he can leave the club. Doubts were raised over the striker's future after he was an unused substitute in the first leg of the Champions League first qualifying match against TNS Llansantffraid and then failed to make the squad altogether for the second leg. That enabled Baros to remain eligible for European competition, making him a more attractive proposition to potential suitors. And despite the insistence of the player that he will fight for his place, the subsequent arrival of 7m pound signing Crouch has effectively signalled the end of his Anfield career. Both Lyon and Valencia were linked with Baros in the close season, while West Ham have recently declared an interest and Deportivo La Coruna are mulling over a move. Villa manager David O'Leary, who tried to sign Baros last summer only to be rebuffed, remains confident he can persuade the 23-year-old to move to Villa Park but must find another 2m pound before Liverpool consider allowing the striker to depart. Benitez's attempts to bring Luis Figo to Anfield have taken another twist with the player indicating he is prepared to play out the final year of his contract at Real Madrid. Liverpool had agreed personal terms with the Portuguese international and were poised to complete his signing when Real reneged on an agreement to allow Figo to depart on a free transfer. That prompted Inter Milan to declare their interest in Figo, only for the player's wage demands to prove prohibitive. Real are now willing to let Figo leave for free, providing the 32-year-old does not ask to be paid up on the final year of his contract. But that has prompted the midfielder to contemplate reconsidering his plan to leave and hint he would happy to stay and fight for his place at Real. "It's difficult for a play-er," said Figo. "I know I'm not first or second choice, but I want to see out my contract. "I will do all I can for my club." Meanwhile, Celta Vigo have claimed they are close to completing a deal for Liverpool winger Antonio Nunez. The 26-year-old, who arrived from Real Madrid last summer as part of the deal that saw Michael Owen move to the Bernabeu, has been given permission to leave. And the Spanish club's president Horacio Gomez said: "We are close to sealing the signing. "We want to make our team competitive and for that reason we are carrying out
important changes for the present and the future."
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