Tag: Anfield

  • Liverpool step up search for Lucas replacement

    Liverpool step up search for Lucas replacement

    Liverpool will let wantaway midfielder Lucas Leiva leave the club if they can find a like-for-like replacement, Football Express News understands. A source close to Anfield told FEN the Reds are reluctant to see him leave before they have sufficient cover in place, but are fully aware of his desire to depart. His representatives are…

  • Liverpool and Juventus fight for defender

    Liverpool and Juventus fight for defender

    Liverpool target Davide Astori has until the end of the day to decide on a proposed move to Lazio, according to reports in Italy. Il Messaggero claims the Rome outfit will move on to other targets if their final deadline comes and goes without the 27-year-old making a definitive choice. The report also reveals that…

  • Besiktas close in on Ba deal

    Besiktas close in on Ba deal

    Besiktas are close to signing Chelsea striker Demba Ba after agreeing an £8m deal, Football Express News understands. The Senegalese striker is widely-expected to depart west London this summer after seeing boss Jose Mourinho snap up £32m hitman Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid to spark an overhaul of his strikeforce. The Turkish giants had originally planned…

  • Liverpool target given extra day to decide on move

    Liverpool target given extra day to decide on move

    Lazio have reportedly given Liverpool target Davide Astori an extra day to decide on his future, having originally set a midweek deadline. According to Corriere della Sera, tomorrow’s cut-off point has been revised and the Cagliari centre-half now has until Thursday to make up his mind about a switch to the Italian capital. A meeting…

  • Liverpool in talks to sign £32m Roma defender

    Liverpool in talks to sign £32m Roma defender

    Roma have offered Liverpool the chance to sign wantaway defender Mehdi Benatia for £32million, Football Express News can reveal. The centre-half had been in line to join Manchester City but the champions have pulled the plug after reaching an agreement with Porto’s Eliaquim Mangala, who has undergone a medical. A source close to Anfield told…

  • Reds boss Rodgers faces fight for Porto striker

    Reds boss Rodgers faces fight for Porto striker

    AC Milan have reportedly joined the race to lure Liverpool target Jackson Martinez away from Portugese giants Porto. Italian source Leggo claims the San Siro giants have made the Colombia hitman a priority target for the summer transfer window but they must sell first in order to fund a bid. A source close to Anfield…

  • Liverpool target given 48 hours to decide future

    Liverpool target given 48 hours to decide future

    Lazio will reportedly pull the plug on a move for Liverpool target Davide Astori if the Cagliari defender does not sign for them by Wednesday. Il Corriere della Sera claims the towering centre-half and his representatives have been told to make a decision on his future or they will turn their attention to other targets…

  • Liverpool target refuses to rule out Porto exit

    Liverpool target refuses to rule out Porto exit

    Liverpool target Jackson Martinez has broken his silence about the prospect of leaving Portugese giants Porto during the summer transfer window. The Colombia forward, who is also being chased by several Serie A clubs according to Italian source Tutto Mercato Web, was coy on the subject of a possible exit during an interview with Radio…

  • Liverpool ‘should have fought to keep Suarez’

    Liverpool ‘should have fought to keep Suarez’

    Liverpool should have tried harder to retain the services of talisman Luis Suarez, according to ex-England midfielder Joey Barton. The controversial striker will join Barcelona in the coming days after the Reds agreed to sell him to the Catalan giants. Queens Park Rangers man Barton is looking forward to seeing the 27-year-old link up with…

  • Ex-Liverpool star Owen speaks out on Suarez sale

    Ex-Liverpool star Owen speaks out on Suarez sale

    Former Liverpool striker Michael Owen claims Barcelona-bound striker Luis Suarez is a loss for the Premier League, and not just for the Reds. The Merseyside giants have confirmed that their talisman will leave the club imminently after they agreed a deal with the La Liga heavyweights. He will undergo a medical before putting pen to…