Benitez has high hopes for Reds’ £7m signing Crouch

LIVERPOOL manager Rafael Benitez believes the imminent arrival of England striker Peter Crouch will bring a new dimension to the European champions.

The Reds have agreed a fee of around £7million (€10.12m) for Crouch, who has agreed a four-year contract and will sign after completing a medical tomorrow.

And Benitez, who guided Liverpool to Champions League glory in May, hopes Crouch will soon join his new team-mates at their base in Switzerland later this week ahead of Saturday’s friendly against Olympiacos in Liechtenstein.

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