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THURSDAY 17 |
Lucas vows to deliver more goals
Lucas Leiva today revealed Rafa Benitez has given him
licence to attack and pledged to repay his manager's faith
with goals.
The Brazilian midfielder opened the scoring for Liverpool in
last night’s 2-1 friendly victory over Lucerne in
Switzerland and after the game he admitted he is hoping for
a better goals return in the coming season after notching
just a single strike in the last campaign.
He said: “It’s always nice to score a goal and it was a good
goal and a good win for the team so I’m happy about that."
(Liverpool Echo)
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Liverpool FC ready
to launch Keane bid
Tottenham Hotspur are bracing themselves for a substantial
bid from Liverpool for Robbie Keane.
Rafael Benitez has earmarked the Republic of Ireland
international as he attempts to bolster his strike-force
following the departure of Peter Crouch to Portsmouth.
And Liverpool are expected to make an official offer in the
next few days as Benitez’s transfer priority shifts away
from Gareth Barry.
(Liverpool Daily Post)
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Rovers favourites to win Carson race
Blackburn have emerged as favourites to sign Liverpool
keeper Scott Carson after reportedly accepting a bid for
Brad Friedel from Aston Villa.
Carson, who spent last season on loan at Villa Park, is
heading for
the Anfield exit door this summer as he no longer figures in
Rafael Benitez's plans.
But the 22-year-old's destination is shrouded in mystery,
with several clubs in the race to recruit him.
(TEAMtalk)
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WEDNESDAY 16 |
Benitez welcomes return of Leto
Rafael Benitez welcomed the return of Sebastian Leto after
the Argentine winger enjoyed an impressive run-out during
the 2-1 win over FC Lucerne in Grenchen.
The left winger, who was signed by Benitez from Club
Atletico Lanus, gave an exciting performance during the 55
minutes that he was
on the pitch.
Andriy Voronin scored a brilliant winner for Rafael
Benitez's side after Mario Gavranovic had equalised Lucas'
opener.
Due to work permit problems Leto last played a competitive
match for
the reserves against Middlesbrough on December 10, 2007, and
the Reds boss is now hoping to have the winger available for
selection in his squad this season.
"Leto is a good player and he showed tonight the quality
that he has,"
said Benitez. "He has had some problems with his work permit
but hopefully that will be okay because has a lot of
quality.
"We are waiting to hear when that permit will come through
and we should find that out in the next 10 days."
(LFC Official Website)
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Voronin impresses as
Liverpool win in Switzerland
Goals from Brazil midfielder Lucas Leiva and Ukraine forward
Andriy Voronin saw Liverpool claim a 2-1 win over Swiss
Super League outfit
FC Lucerne in their second pre-season friendly.
Reds boss Rafael Benitez handed new goalkeeper Diego
Cavalieri the gloves for his debut, while fellow newcomer
Philipp Degen was also in
a first XI which included Spaniard Danny Pacheco but not
Steven Gerrard, who was left on the bench.
Voronin, a constant thorn for the Lucerne defence in the
second half, went close to grabbing a second but there were
no further goals.
(Evening Echo)
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Cavalieri starts against Lucerne
Diego Cavalieri makes his first start for Liverpool as the
Reds continue their pre-season schedule against Lucerne
tonight.
The Brazilian stopper joins Philipp Degen and Sebastian Leto
in
the starting line-up with Jamie Carragher captaining the
side in the absence of substitute Steven Gerrard at the
Stadion Bruhl in Grenchen.
Daniel Agger will continue in defence while Spanish starlet
Daniel Pachecho is once again in the side following his
impressive performance against Tranmere.
The Liverpool team in full: Cavalieri, Degen, Agger,
Plessis, Pacheco, Voronin, Leto, Benayoun, Lucas, Insua,
Carragher.
Substitutes: Hansen, Dossena, Hyypia, Skrtel, Gerrard,
Aurelio, Darby, Spearing, Babel, Mascherano.
(LFC Official Website)
Bulls boss completes double swoop
Hereford United boss Graham Turner has bolstered the Bulls
ranks by bringing Robbie Threlfall and Bradley Hudson-Odoi
to the club.
Defender Threlfall, 19, who featured for the Bulls on loan
last season, has signed another season-long loan deal from
Premier League side Liverpool.
Former Fulham striker Hudson-Odoi, 22, has penned a
permanent
one-year contract.
(TEAMtalk)
Leto linked with Olympiakos
Olympiakos are reportedly in talks with Liverpool over the
signing of midfielder Sebastian Leto.
Leto joined The Reds last summer from Lanus but has
struggled for
first-team opportunities since his switch.
(Sky Sports)
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Liverpool put Barry deal on ice
Liverpool are ready to put their move for Gareth Barry on
ice - unless Aston Villa lower their valuation of the
player.
The Reds protracted chase for the England international is
now reaching epic proportions and with no sign of a deal
being done Liverpool are ready to concentrate their efforts
on bringing in Rafa Benitez’s remaining summer transfer
targets.
With Villa refusing to budge on their £18m valuation of
Barry the two clubs have reached stalemate as Liverpool are
not prepared to pay that price.
(Liverpool Echo)
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Agent claims rivals gunning for Xabi
Xabi Alonso’s agent has claimed that Arsenal have emerged as
shock contenders for the signature of the Spain
international, who seems destined to leave Liverpool this
summer.
Alonso, 26, had seemed poised to join Juventus but the
Italian giants’ purchase of Christian Poulsen from Sevilla
has left him in limbo at Anfield, and it appears he is not
on Rafa Benitez’s agenda for next season.
Reports claim that Benitez needs to sell the Basque
midfielder in order
to free up funds for an £18 million capture of Aston Villa’s
Gareth Barry – coincidentally another player who Arsenal
have shown an interest in.
The convoluted transfer scenario could be resolved if Alonso
was to move to Emirates Stadium and his agent, Inaki Ibanez,
claims The Gunners have shown their interest in his client.
"The player knows about this subject and now the decision
lies with Liverpool," Ibanez told Spanish newspaper Publico.
Arsenal have lost Mathieu Flamini to Milan and Gilberto
Silva is poised to join Panathinaikos, so Arsene Wenger is
known to be in the hunt for midfield reinforcements.
If Alonso did plug the gap in the Arsenal side then he would
join compatriots Cesc Fabregas, Manuel Almunia and Fran
Merida
in North London.
(Setanta Sports)
This page was last updated
17.07.2008 13:30cet
Thor Zakariassen
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