Liverpool: Reds Return Appeals To Heskey

Reds Return Appeals To Heskey

Emile Heskey has admitted that a return to Liverpool is something that would appeal to him. Reports have been linking the former Red with a return to Anfield after a four-year absence, be that at the end of the season when his contract expires or more likely in January for a cut-price fee.

The 30-year old has already indicated that he would be open to a move to a bigger club, so is keeping his options open with his contract winding down but a return to Liverpool (who he left in 2004 after a four-year spell) would appeal, as he explained to Radio Five Live:

'When you are performing well speculation will come around.

'A move to Liverpool would be lovely. Who knows what will happen. Let's see how it goes.

'Everyone wants to play in Europe at the highest level.

'Everyone knows that I'm in the last year of my contract so speculation is bound to happen. You just have to take it with a pinch of salt and carry on playing.

'I am just going to keep my options open and give my all for Wigan. In my position I can afford to do that.

'I've been putting in some good performances and people appreciate that.'

Heskey has again shown recently with his performances for England just how effective he can be, and probably why he's a better footballer than he is given credit for so a return to Liverpool wouldn't be totally out of the question, or unrealistic. I think that there would be quite a split among the Reds fans though as to whether or not they would actually want him back though?

I could see the merits of such a move, as I do see the qualities that Heskey has but I'm not convinced a return will happen and even if it did I couldn't see him getting anywhere near the amount of football he is getting with Wigan, so Steve Bruce is right to warn him of this and how this could hamper his international re-progression.

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