▁feels ▁it ▁is ▁time ▁for ▁a ▁change ." ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁August , ▁Liverpool ▁reported ly ▁made ▁a ▁£ 2 ▁million ▁bid ▁for ▁Ne ill ; ▁however , ▁this ▁bid ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁Black burn . ▁The ▁club ▁wanted ▁Stephen ▁War no ck ▁in ▁part ▁exchange ▁for ▁Ne ill , ▁but ▁Liverpool ▁were ▁not ▁prepared ▁to ▁let ▁the ▁left ▁back ▁go . ▁In ▁late ▁November , ▁rum ours ▁emer ged ▁that ▁Ch else a ▁were ▁also ▁interested ▁in ▁his ▁signature . ▁Ne ill , ▁once ▁a ▁cult ▁hero ▁at ▁Black burn , ▁left ▁under ▁something ▁of ▁a ▁storm ▁and ▁is ▁now ▁extremely ▁un pop ular ▁amongst ▁Black burn ▁fans . ▁He ▁was ▁bo o ed ▁and ▁bar rack ed ▁on ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁E wood ▁Park ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁West ▁Ham ▁United ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Ne ill ▁turned ▁his ▁back ▁on ▁an ▁un - conf ir med ▁bid ▁from ▁Liverpool ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁West ▁Ham ▁United , ▁following ▁the ▁successful ▁transfer ▁of ▁Stephen ▁War no ck ▁from ▁Liverpool ▁to ▁Black burn . ▁Ne ill ▁was ▁accused ▁of ▁his ▁primary ▁motiv ating ▁factor ▁being ▁money , ▁but ▁he ▁later ▁ref uted ▁these ▁claims , ▁stating ▁the ▁move ▁was ▁for ▁purely ▁football ing ▁reasons . ▁ ▁Ne ill ▁later ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁the ▁media ▁that ▁Liverpool ▁had ▁not ▁made ▁him ▁feel ▁truly ▁wanted , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁even ▁spoken ▁to ▁manager ▁Rafael ▁Ben í te z . ▁Ne ill ▁made ▁his