Giuly denies Reds contact
Barcelona midfielder Ludovic Giuly has denied holding talks with Liverpool or Juventus.
Juventus are looking to build for next season after clinching promotion back to Serie A, while Liverpool are expected to venture into the transfer market following their recent takeover.
However, he maintains that he is committed to Barca and will stay for at least another season to see out his contract.
"I have had no contact with Lyon, Paris (Saint Germain), Monaco, Juventus or Liverpool," he told a press conference in Spain.
"I have no desire to leave. I have one year remaining on my contract and I want to fulfil it.
"If I was forced to leave, I would look for a big club.
"Maybe people have noticed me less than last year, but I still playing 60 per cent of the matches.
"It is not so bad at Barcelona, where I remain the only Frenchman to have won titles."
(Sky Sports)

Neal may join Reds Academy
Liverpool legend Phil Neal is being considered for a new post in the club's youth Academy in the wake of Steve Heighway's retirement.
Neal is the most decorated player in the club's history, with 17 winners' medals including eight league titles and four European Cups.
He has managerial experience with Bolton, Coventry and Manchester City, and is seen as an ideal potential figurehead for the Academy, involved in signing youngsters and taking on an ambassadorial role.
Benitez does not want to run the Academy, but believes it is essential his opinion carries far more weight on youth matters. Having successfully run Real Madrid's academy, the Spaniard has clear ideas on policy and technical coaching.
Neal would be an ideal choice as a 'father figure', having tremendous respect in the city and the club for his role as skipper in the great years of the 70s and 80s.
He joined Liverpool in 1974 as Bob Paisley's first signing and went on to make 648 appearances. During an era of unprecedented success he won eight league titles, four European Cups, four League Cups and the UEFA Cup.
(TEAMtalk)

Masch: We did nothing wrong
Javier Mascherano insists himself and Carlos Tevez have done nothing wrong as the controversy over their transfers to West Ham continues to rumble on.
The Hammers were handed the massive fine after West Ham admitted they broke Premiership transfer regulations when they signed Tevez and Javier Mascherano from Corinthians last August.
"I don't know about the politics, and I don't want to get into the rights and wrongs of whether they should be docked points, but I do know that we didn't do anything wrong," Mascherano told The Mirror.
"We just went there to play football, and even though I didn't play much, they still gave me the opportunity, they helped me - everyone, the staff the players and the fans."
(Sky Sports)

Liverpool join battle for £15m Bent
Charlton have put a £15million price tag on Darren Bent after Liverpool entered the race to sign the England striker.
Tottenham and West Ham are also in the running for the 23-year-old, who is understood to prefer a move to White Hart Lane.
Spurs have been linked with a £10m bid for Bent, while West Ham have reportedly offered £12m, but neither offer is close enough to Charlton’s asking price.
They hope Liverpool’s interest will begin a bidding war that will see the price reach or even go above £15m, especially as they turned down an £18m bid from West Ham
in January.
(Daily Mail)

Kaka praises Gerrard
AC Milan midfielder Kaka says he would love to play alongside Steven Gerrard.
Kaka and Gerrard will face each other in next week's European Cup final but the Brazilian admits he would rather be lining up alongside the Liverpool skipper than against him.
"[Steven Gerrard is] an excellent player, in my opinion, he is a modern player because he is a player who runs, marks, knows how to pass, cross, score goals and he is a leader on the field for Liverpool. He is a player that I would like to have in my team," said
the Champions League top scorer.
(LFC Online)

Rafa: Keeping Gerrard is key
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez believes securing Steven Gerrard on a long-term deal is key to the club's future.
Benitez believes keeping Gerrard shows a statement of intent that the club is going places.
"The message we want to send out to the world is that we are progressing," said Benitez.
"We are trying to prepare the club for the future and we are trying to show confidence in the players who are here.
"Maybe we will try to get Steven's contract sorted out before the holidays or maybe it will be a little bit later. But certainly the situation is not the same as it was two years ago.
"The good news is players want to stay because they know we are progressing.
"If they stay here maybe they realise they have more opportunities of winning trophies.
"We want to be a strong team and a strong squad. If we want to win more titles in
the future, keeping players like Steven is key."
(Sky Sports)

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