Liverpool in the hunt to sign Julio Baptista?

It is believed that Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has set his sights on capturing Brazilian Julio Baptista aka the Beast from Real Madrid with the Reds reportedly have tabled a 20 million euro (£13.5 million) bid for the Brazil international.

Should the deal go through, Baptista would be competing for a place upfront in the Liverpool squad with Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Andriy Voronin and Peter Crouch.

Why would Liverpool want to sign Baptista?The Brazilian played for Arsenal last season and didn’t quite impress Arsene Wenger and therefore returned to Real Madrid once his loan expired. Would he have a better luck in Liverpool? I’m not quite sure of that because even if he signs for Liverpool, i believe his playing opportunity would be limited.

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