The Italy international could be available for around €14.5m in the summer transfer window due to the Spanish club's financial problems, with Premier League clubs sounded out

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By Greg Stobartwill sellin the summer and have sounded out interest from Premier League clubs including Manchester United Liverpool andunderstands the Italy international could be available for as little as €14.5 million (£12m) at the end of the season due to Villarreal’s dire financial situation and the player’s desire to move to a bigger club.Rossi is currently recovering from a cruciate knee injury that has kept him out of action since October last year and Villarreal fear they will now be forced to sell him on the cheap unless he recovers in time to feature for Italy at the European Championships in the summer.Inter have been heavily linked with a move for Rossi but third parties are also trying to broker a potential return to the Premier League for the 25-year-old former United man.Tottenham have shown strong interest in the past having had a €42m (£35m) bid rejected in January 2011 before making renewed efforts to bring him to White Hart Lane the following summer.Spurs manager Harry Redknapp is a huge fan of the American-born forward and the Londoners may look to take advantage of Villarreal’s financial situation, which could get even worse if they are relegated from La Liga this season. They sit 17th in the table, just four points clear of safety with 10 games to play.Rossi is understood to prefer a move to Italy because of his frustrating experience in England, when he scored just once for United and failed to find the target in 11 appearances on loan at Newcastle.United had a first refusal buy-back clause - the option to match any bid accepted by Villarreal - inserted in the €8m (£6.6m) deal that took him from Old Trafford to El Madrigal in 2007.There are no indications that Sir Alex Ferguson is considering re-signing Rossi but United are expected to be in the market for a striker with both Dimitar Berbatov and Michael Owen set to leave in the summer.Liverpool’s problems in front of goal have been well documented and Rossi is a proven goalscorer, having netted 35 goals in all competitions last season.Rossi fits the bill to solve the Reds’ goalscoring problems but much will depend on the futures of Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez, who have both been linked with moves away from Anfield.