However, Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has insisted ... once again ... that Crouch is not for sale ... to anyone.
Crouch 'No Go' To Newcastle!
Benitez: "People have been talking about Peter Crouch for two months, but he is our player and we don't want to sell him.
"He is a nice boy, a good professional, a good player.
"It is clear that this team now with four strikers creates more competition for places, but I don't have any problems because Crouch is a good player."
Sam is said to have a "wealth of riches" in striker options, but Shola Ameobi (pictured) won't be at the club for much longer and rumours are still suggesting Michael Owen could be a Manchester City player in the summer.