Liverpool's Jermaine Pennant to snub Spurs as he holds out for Spain move

The deal has since been revived, although Atletico Madrid are also said to have been offered Pennant's services.

And the winger's desire for a move to La Liga could scupper Tottenham's hopes of taking the former Arsenal man back to London with a £2m bid.

"I cannot imagine playing for another Premier League team after Liverpool," said Pennant, who is also attracting interest from Wigan Athletic and Stoke City.

"I know Real Madrid made an offer for me. Real Madrid is a great club, so is Liverpool. I am not sure of the situation now; I am flattered that a club as huge as Real has shown interest in me, so we will have to see.

"I just want to play regular football and one of my dreams is to be able to do it in Spain one day. I love the way teams like Sevilla, Barcelona, Valencia or Real play. They keep the ball, they use wingers. The technical ability of the players is huge."

Pennant's last appearance came in the home victory over Portsmouth in late October, with the winger watching from the sidelines as Liverpool have opened up a three-point lead at the top of the table.

And Sami Hyypia, a goalscorer in the 5-1 triumph at Newcastle United on Sunday, believes Benitez's side are benefiting from a major injection of confidence.

"We are doing the same things in training and we are trying to play the same way as we did at the start of the season," said the Finnish centre-back.

"But confidence is a big thing and if you are high on confidence then you can play better because everyone wants the ball more and I think that showed against Newcastle."

Meanwhile, young midfielder Adam Hammill is considering his options after returning to Anfield following a successful four-month loan spell at Coca-Cola Championship side Blackpool.

"I signed a new contract with Liverpool in the summer and I will see what they want to do next with me," said the 20-year-old."If they wanted to loan me out again I would always be interested in a return to Bloomfield Road in the future."

Liverpool's home game against Manchester City has been put back 24 hours due to the Citizens' involvement in the UEFA Cup.

The game will now take place on Sunday, February 22 with a 3pm kick-off.