Liverpool have agreed a fee with Middlesbrough for goalkeeper Brad Jones, skysports.com understands. Reds boss Roy Hodgson has targeted Jones as back-up to Pepe Reina and wants a deal concluding. The Anfield outfit had their initial £2million bid turned down by Boro last week, but talks have continued and now a deal is understood to [...]
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Poulsen joins the Reds
August 12th 2010 - In Latest News - by LittleChief
Liverpool have signed Denmark international Christian Poulsen on a three-year contract from Italian club Juventus for an initial fee of £4.5m. The defensive midfielder, 30, has been earmarked by manager Roy Hodgson as a potential replacement for Javier Mascherano, who wants to leave Anfield. Poulsen joins new signings Joe Cole, Milan Jovanovic, Jonjo Shelvey and [...]
Barca to offer Hleb as makeweight
August 11th 2010 - In Transfer Gossip - by LittleChief
Barcelona are favourites to land Javier Mascherano and will offer former Arsenal man Alexander Hleb in part-exchange. Mascherano has reportedly told Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson that he would like to leave Anfield. However, Hodgson has made it clear that the club, not the player will decide the terms of Mascherano’s exit. Barcelona attempted to sign [...]
Liverpool back on the trail of £12m Carlton Cole
August 10th 2010 - In Transfer Gossip - by LittleChief
Liverpool have made another inquiry about West Ham’s Carlton Cole after Tottenham quoted them £15million for Peter Crouch. Liverpool expect to finalise a £5.5m deal for Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen within the next 24 hours and are mulling over an improved offer for Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Jones. But manager Roy Hodgson has made another striker [...]
Kirdi consortium close to deal
August 9th 2010 - In Latest News - by LittleChief
Sky Sports News understands that the consortium fronted by Yahya Kirdi expects to have signed an initial takeover deal with Liverpool by Sunday afternoon. It emerged last week that the group of investors from the Middle East was interested in buying out Reds co-owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks and now it is reported that [...]
Kop to pip Arsenal to another midfielder
August 8th 2010 - In Transfer Gossip - by LittleChief
Liverpool are winning their battle with Arsenal for Shaun Wright-Phillips. The England winger has been told he can leave Manchester City for about £7million. But Arsenal are unwilling to pay him more than the £65,000 a week he earns at City. That has opened the door for Roy Hodgson to beat Arsene Wenger again after [...]
Hodgson lines up £10m to bring Crouch back
August 8th 2010 - In Transfer Gossip - by LittleChief
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson wants to take Peter Crouch back to Anfield two years after he was shown the door by Rafa Benitez. Hodgson has made solving Liverpool’s striker shortage his priority and is ready to test Harry Redknapp’s resolve to keep Crouch at Tottenham with a £10million offer. Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, who [...]
Roy eager for Carra talks
August 7th 2010 - In Latest News - by LittleChief
Roy Hodgson has revealed his intention to offer Jamie Carragher an extension to his Liverpool contract this summer. The Reds vice-captain has just one year remaining on his current deal and Hodgson is eager to begin negotiations with a player he believes will remain at the club for life. “I’m sure it (a contract extension) [...]
Poulson on verge of Liverpool switch, says agent
August 7th 2010 - In Transfer Gossip - by LittleChief
Christian Poulsen will complete a £5.5million move to Liverpool next week, his agent confirmed. Manager Roy Hodgson wants the 30-year-old Juventus midfielder as a replacement for Javier Mascherano, who is still expected to link up with his former Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez at Inter Milan. ‘It won’t take more than a week before this is [...]
Reds to face Trabzonspor
August 6th 2010 - In Latest News - by LittleChief
Liverpool have been drawn to face Turkish side Trabzonspor in the play-off round of the Europa League.The first leg of the tie will take place at Anfield on Thursday, August 19, with the return to take place at the Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium a week later on August 26. Kick-off times are still to be confirmed. Who [...]
Reds loan out Degen
August 6th 2010 - In Latest News - by LittleChief
Bundesliga outfit Stuttgart have confirmed the arrival of Liverpool right-back Philipp Degen on a season-long loan. The 27-year-old Switzerland international moved to Anfield on a free transfer in 2008 from Borussia Dortmund. He made just seven Premier League appearances in two seasons for Liverpool and the move sees Degen reunited with Stuttgart coach Christian Gross, [...]
Liverpool 2-0 FK Rabotnicki (agg 4-0)
August 6th 2010 - In Match Reports - by LittleChief
Joe Cole impressed on his competitive debut as Liverpool booked their spot in the Europa League play-offs draw with a 4-0 aggregate win over Rabotnicki. Cole’s curling cross after a corner set up David Ngog to nod in before the French striker soon created the second. Ngog was hauled down by Fernando Lopes and the [...]
Liverpool ponder move for former Arsenal star
August 5th 2010 - In Transfer Gossip - by LittleChief
Former Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini is on Liverpool’s list of possible replacements for Javier Mascherano. Roy Hodgson has been offered Danish international Christian Poulsen by Juventus. But the Frenchman has four years of experience in the Premier League before joining Milan on a free transfer in 2008.The 26-year-old has never established himself as a first-team [...]
Name: Paul Konchesky
Name: Raul Meireles
Name: Brad Jones
Name: Christian Poulsen
Name: Danny Wilson
Name: Joe Cole
Name: Milan Jovanovic
Name: Jonjo-Shelvey
Name: Damien Plessis
Name: Alex Kacaniklic
Name: Lauri Dalla Valle
Name: Emiliano Insua
Name: Javier Mascherano
Name: Alberto Aquilani
Name: Diego Cavalieri
Name: Philipp Degen
Name: Ray Putterill
Name: David Martin
Name: Albert Riera
Name: Yossi Benayoun
Name: Robbie Threlfall
Name: Mikel San Jose