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Fernando Torres wants Liverpool to sign Villa or Silva

ESPN Soccernet staff
January 19, 2010
Fernando Torres and David Villa make light work of New Zealand © Getty Images
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Fernando Torres has called on Liverpool to sign either David Villa or David Silva as they look to get their season back on track.

Torres is currently sidelined for around six weeks due to a knee injury and, with Steven Gerrard also struggling for fitness this season, the striker believes the squad lacks players who can change matches.

Rafael Benitez is thought to have limited transfer funds available but, after Torres told the club's owners to invest more money in the team last week, he has now revealed that he wants to see Liverpool try to sign Villa or Silva from Valencia.

"If I could, I would take David Villa or David Silva to Liverpool as a partner in attack," he said in the Daily Mail. "I wish they could come. It would be a great asset for our team.

"We need match-winners like [Wayne] Rooney or [Carlos] Tevez. We need footballers who break the deadlock in matches. Liverpool is losing the Premier League in home matches against average teams."

Liverpool are reported to be working on a deal to sign Kenwyne Jones from Sunderland.

Meanwhile, Reds forward Ryan Babel has been restored to the squad by Benitez after apologising to the manager. Babel found himself in trouble at the club after revealing on his Twitter page last Friday that he had not been included in the party for the match at Stoke the following day.

However, the Netherlands international has accepted his error and will now fight for a place in the squad to face Tottenham at home on Wednesday.

"He came to my office and apologised," Benitez said. "He knows he has made a mistake and for me that is enough and I don't need to talk too much about this. Ryan will be in the squad because we have 20 players ready for the training session tomorrow so it (selection) is between these 20 players."

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