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Masch ignoring Hodgson texts and calls | Javier Mascherano’s future at Liverpool has been thrown further into doubt after Roy Hodgson today admitted that the midfielder has not returned his phone calls or text messages. Mascherano has been linked with a summer move to Inter Milan all summer since former Anfield boss Rafa Benitez took the hot seat, and it looks as if this saga is set to drag out longer.
“I have tried to contact Javier,” Hodgson told reporters on Friday.
“I have left him voice messages and sent him texts but had no reply. To be fair to him, that’s not unusual because he’s had a tough World Cup and I believe he’s gone back to Argentina.
“It’s not always easy to get in touch with people. I have tried to reach him to make clear I am happy to talk with him at his convenience.”
Unfortunately for Liverpool fans the transfer sagas don’t stop there. Both Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have also been linked with summer moves away from Liverpool, but Hodgson is adamant that neither player is for sale.
“We are in a situation where we hear our players are being courted by other teams but it is all just rumors,” Hodgson said. “What we haven’t had is a club wanting to buy Steven Gerrard. Steven Gerrard is not for sale. I made that clear to him.
“[Torres] is not for sale and we don’t welcome any offers for him,” he added. “We want to keep him.”
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