Roma goalkeeper Doni not prepared to take pay cut to join Liverpool

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Alexander Doni, the Roma goalkeeper, has claimed that he turned down the chance of moving to Liverpool as it would have meant taking a huge paycut.

The two clubs reached an agreement over the player’s transfer earlier this month, however, the 31-year-old turned down the chance to move to the Premier League side as back-up to undisputed first-team regular Pepe Reina.

And Doni, who joined Roma in 2005 from provincial Brazilian club Juventude and has undergone serious knee surgery in recent times, told Italian newspaper Il Tempo that he was unwilling to take a substantial pay cut.

“I have only received an official offer from Liverpool, but I could not accept those conditions,” he said.

“I would have had my salary cut by 60 per cent.

“After signing a five-year contract extension with Roma in 2008 and having given a knee for Roma’s cause I am unwilling to give away money.”