The rumour mills are spinning again and thanked god, it's not Gareth Barry. Juande Ramos wants to cash-in on megabuck Robbie Keane and slapped a £20million price tag on him. Should Rafa ditched the Barry's deal and move quickly on Keane before more teams are joining the bidding war?Having sold Peter Crouch to Portsmouth for £11m, Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has sufficient funds to tempt Tottenham officials into selling one of the club's prized assets and an offer in excess of £20m for Keane, which would rocket the player's career transfer...
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Classy Reds cruised to victory
Liverpool have continued their winning start to pre-season with a 2-1 victory over FC Lucerne in which Lucas and Andriy Voronin found the net.The work being carried out during the Swiss training camp is clearly paying dividends, with the Reds producing some fine interplay in the opposition half.Most notable among a makeshift side were Daniel Pacheco and Voronin, with the latter scoring a goal which will live long in the memory.The first goal took 10 minutes to arrive - and the manner in which it came is sure to excite Kopites from Switzerland to...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Forget Barry and lets move on
The transfer saga has been dragged on whole summer and the new season is just one month away. I hope Rafa reconsider the position of Xabi Alonso as Juventus seems to have cool down on the deal. Now with Arsenal coming in for Barry, we better use the £18million on a winger.The sales of Peter Crouch to Portsmouth has recoup £11million and Scott Carson on the verge of joining Stoke for £4million, while Danny Guthrie left Anfield for St James' Park on a undisclosed fee, should bolster Rafa coffers to move on the next target.Transfer In:Phillip Degen...
Monday, July 14, 2008
Reds all guns blazing in pre season friendly
Liverpool's squad fly out on their pre-season tour of Switzerland yesterday after Saturday's victory over Tranmere Rovers. Rafael Benitez's men were full value for their victory in a largely one-sided contest which was decided by a moment of Yossi Benayoun brilliance just before half-time.Tranmere Rovers: Coyne, Taylor, Chorley, Kay (c), Curtis, Jennings, Edds, O'Callaghan, Shuker, Greenacre, Moore.Subs - Achterberg, Ahmed, Creswell, Curran, Goodison,...
Reds completes third signing
Diego Cavalieri will battle with Jose Reina for the coveted No 1 shirt at Liverpool this season after signing a four-year contract at Anfield.The Brazilian goalkeeper could feature in Liverpool's pre-season friendly with Tranmere tomorrow having completed his estimated £3million switch from Palmerias.Liverpool are hoping to cover the cost of the 25-year-old with the sale of Scott Carson. Carson spent last season on loan at Aston Villa but Martin...
Crouch seals Portsmouth move
Peter Crouch has completed his move to Portsmouth from Liverpool in a deal that could be worth up to £11m.The 27-year-old returns to Pompey six years after leaving and will work with boss Harry Redknapp for the third time in his career.Crouch said: "It's fantastic to be back. I believe Harry gets the best out of me and think the best years of my career can be here."The England striker has signed a four-year contract at Fratton Park.Crouch added:...
Friday, July 11, 2008
GOD moving back to Premier League
"GOD", our beloved player, Robbie Fowler has been offered an opportunity to join Blackburn Rovers. Don't believe me? It's not official yet, but Cardiff City has confirmed that Fowler being contacted by Blackburn.Stay tune for more update.YNWA,Red's Fu...
Star watch: Royston Drenthe
Royston Ricky Drenthe is a Dutch footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid. Drenthe started his professional career mainly playing as a left back, but has recently looked more impressive when played on the left wing where Drenthe uses his mercurial pace and skills to devastating effect.Drenthe was presented as a Real Madrid player on August 13, 2007 along with fellow Dutchman Wesley Sneijder in a double player presentation at the Santiago Bernabeu....
