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Benitez defends 17m Johnson
FOOTBALL: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has defended the decision to spend £17.5m on Portsmouth and England full-back Glen Johnson.
The outlay means Benitez is likely to have to sell in order to buy more than one other player, but the Spaniard said: “Sometimes you have to spend a little bit more. We were looking for a player of quality and also somebody who is British because of the new Champions League rules. Glen Johnson fits both categories.”