BUENOS AIRES Paraguayan World Cup goalkeeper Jose Luis Chilavert blasted officials at his Argentine club Velez Sarsfield after they vetoed a transfer to premiership giants Liverpool. This shows me that the people in charge at the club are the players' enemies. They've completely messed me around and until they pay me what they owe me I'm not training, the 33-year-old stormed.

By not allowing me to move they've deprived me of eight million dollars over three years. I am nearly 33, and for myself and Velez Sarsfield it was a barbaric business decision to turn down this bid, he told Ole newspaper. I am really fed up, I really don't know what has got into them. I only cost 350,000, and Liverpool offered 4 million, said Chilavert. Last year, Velez Sarsfield rejected a three-million-dollar offer from Argentine league rivals Boca Juniors for the stylish keeper.

Velez Sarsfield president Raul Gamez said Liverpool had now offered three million dollars but the Argentines wanted five million. The offer that Liverpool made is similar to the one Boca made last year which we didn't accept. And if you take into account that Chilavert was one of the main stars of the World Cup we can't sell him for the amount of money we are being offered, Gamez said.

Olympique Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, as well as Manchester United, are other clubs rumored to be after the services of the eccentric Chilavert, who takes free kicks and penalties at club and international level. (AFP)