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MONDAY 6 |
Tykes wait for Reds reply on Hammill
Barnsley manager Simon Davey has made a bid for highly-rated
Liverpool winger Adam Hammill, but is yet to receive an
answer from the Reds.
The Anfield academy graduate spent the final two and a half
months of last season on loan at Oakwell after a spell at
Blackpool earlier in
the campaign.
Davey is keen to sign him on a permanent basis but revealed
that Liverpool are currently assessing Hammill before making
any decision on his future.
Davey told the club's official website: "We have made an
offer for Adam and were told that Liverpool wanted to have a
look at him through
pre-season.
"Our offer is still on the table but we cannot just wait
around and we have to make sure we have other targets in
mind if that answer is
a negative one.
"On the other hand it is not going to blow our budget if we
get the right answer on Adam two days before the start of
the season."
(TEAMtalk)
Benayoun signs new Liverpool deal
Yossi Benayoun today signed a new Liverpool contract and
insisted "playing for this club is a dream come true".
The Anfield club have rewarded the Israel skipper following
his best season in English football with a new two-year
extension to his current deal which has two seasons to run.
The 29-year-old told www.liverpoolfc.tv: "I am very happy
that we have reached an agreement. Of course, to be at a
club like this is a dream come true and I want to keep
playing here.
"Hopefully now I can concentrate on the hard work that needs
to be done and try to play better and better and win some
silverware."
He follows Steven Gerrard, Fernando Torres, Daniel Agger and
Dirk Kuyt in committing his long-term future to the club.
Boss Rafael Benitez said: "You know that our idea was to
extend the contracts of some players and Yossi was one of
these players.
"He has been really good for us over the last year, scoring
crucial goals and getting assists, so we wanted to keep him
and I'm really pleased with the extension."
(PA/The Independent) |
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SUNDAY 5 |
Reds duo agree new deals
Liverpool duo Jay Spearing and Stephen Darby have agreed new
deals, skysports.com understands.
The Reds have been in talks with the home-grown pair for the
last few months as they look to secure the duo on long-term
deals.
The pair are entering the final year of their existing deals
and Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is keen to reward them with
three-year extensions.
Midfielder Spearing, who captained the FA Youth Cup-winning
side in 2007, made his debut for the first team last season
and impressed as a substitute in the UEFA Champions League
win over Real Madrid.
Full-back Darby is highly-rated at Anfield and he made three
appearances in the first team last term.
The duo are expected to put pen-to-paper on the contracts
next week when Liverpool return for pre-season training.
(Sky Sports)
Busquets would welcome Masch
Barcelona midfielder Sergi Busquets insists he would welcome
the addition of Javier Mascherano to the treble-winners'
squad this summer.
Barca have been closely linked with a move for Liverpool's
Mascherano as coach Pep Guardiola looks to add
reinforcements to his
all-conquering squad.
If the European champions do manage to persuade Liverpool to
part with the Argentina captain then it will add further
competition to an already impressive midfield contingent at
the Nou Camp.
One of the players whose position could be most threatened
by the arrival of Mascherano is the 20-year-old Busquets,
but the Spain international is not looking at it like that.
Asked if he was worried by the possibility of Barca bringing
in Mascherano, Busquets said in El Mundo Deportivo: "No, the
more players that come the better, and they will be
welcomed.
"He is a magnificent player and hopefully he can be added.
"The most important thing is that the signings will add to
the squad," said Busquets, who believes he has slightly
different attributes
to Mascherano anyway.
"He is also a defensive player, but perhaps he moves around
a lot more conducting play and I maintain my position more
and play the ball quicker."
(TEAMtalk)
Evans optimistic
for title chances
Ex-Reds Remembered: John Barnes Former Liverpool manager Roy
Evans says he is very excited about Liverpool’s title
chances for the 2009/10 season.
Looking back on the last season, Evans said that the Reds
going close to pinching the title off Manchester United will
stand them in good stead for next season’s challenge.
“I think as a player, when you’ve come so close and you’ve
been in the title race, then you know you’re capable of
going all the way and winning it,” Evans told the club’s
official web site.
“You gain confidence from that - not only in yourself, but
also in the players around you.
“That’s something you can never buy. No matter how great a
footballer is, you have to learn to be a winner.
“Having played so well and amassed so many points, Liverpool
will be disappointed they didn’t win the title, but they
should take confidence from that, rather than any negatives.
“We could not have come any closer last campaign and I am
very optimistic for next season.”
(This is Anfield)
Report: Real Madrid to end
pursuit for Alonso
Not for the first time this summer, Real Madrid look set to
give up in their chase for a player, namely Xabi Alonso.
According to Sport, Los Merengues are unwilling to pay the
€50 million that Liverpool are demanding for the midfielder.
Though money is seemingly in plentiful supply at the
Bernabeu, Florentino Perez refuses to pay over the odds for
any player.
(Goal.com)
Reina expects stars to stay
Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina is confident the club will
keep hold of Xabi Alonso and Javier Mascherano.
Reina's Spanish team-mate Xabi Alonso has been strongly
linked with Real Madrid, while Barcelona are thought to be
courting Mascherano.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez has rejected speculation linking the
pair with moves out of Anfield and Reina believes his
manager has no plans to sell the pair as he builds a side
capable of challenging for the Premier
League title.
"I believe that he [Benitez] has his mind very clear and his
idea in these moments is to not sell," Reina told EFE.
"He wants to continue with a team he has known for a long
time, with an already fundamented base and where we know
almost everything.
"Whoever wants to touch this team or this structure
[Liverpool] will have to pay a lot of money."
(Football 365) |
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SATURDAY 4 |
Reds offered Alonso bait
Liverpool look set to be offered Real Madrid striker Alvaro
Negredo as part of a big-money deal to take Xabi Alonso to
the Bernabeu.
Reports in Spain suggest big-spending Real will continue
their summer recruitment drive by offering cash plus
23-year-old Negredo for Spanish international Alonso.
(EatSleepSport)
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