Peter Crouch has agreed personal terms with Portsmouth and will complete his move upon passing a medical within the next 48 hours. It is believed the 27-year-old England international striker will cost Portsmouth about £11m. That likely ends the Keane chatter.

In other news, Rafa has indicated that he is looking at David Villa as a partner to Fernando Torres. Said Benitez: "We have Torres, Voronin, Kuyt, Babel and Steven Gerrard, who can play as a second striker, [b]ut we will try to bring in another option."

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