Tag: Merseyside

  • 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…

  • Benitez close to Liverpool raid after Reds U-turn

    Benitez close to Liverpool raid after Reds U-turn

    Liverpool have reportedly told Napoli they will allow midfielder Lucas Leiva to join them on loan if the Serie A outfit pay a fee based on appearances. According to Il Mattino, the Reds have softened their stance on the Brazil international, having previously insisted that a loan deal was out of the question. The report…

  • Injury-jinxed Liverpool star predicts ‘amazing season’

    Injury-jinxed Liverpool star predicts ‘amazing season’

    Liverpool defender Jose Enrique has predicted big things for the Reds in the 2014-15 campaign following his long-awaited return to training. The Spaniard missed the vast majority of last season due to a serious knee injury, making only nine appearances, and there were genuine concerns that he would not be ready for the start of…

  • 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 demand £2.3m for Spaniard

    Liverpool demand £2.3m for Spaniard

    Liverpool have reportedly told their former manager Rafael Benitez he can take goalkeeper Pepe Reina back to Napoli for £2.3million. The 31-year-old spent last season on loan at the Serie A club, where he was reunited with his compatriot and former Reds boss. Benitez wants to land Reina for a second time but club directors…

  • 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…

  • Dalglish: Liverpool captain is better than Suarez

    Dalglish: Liverpool captain is better than Suarez

    Liverpool skipper Steven Gerrard still eclipses outgoing Reds talisman Luis Suarez, according to the son of Kop idol Kenny Dalglish. Controversial striker Suarez is leaving Anfield to sign for La Liga heavyweights Barcelona, with the Merseyside giants confirming in a statement today that a deal has been agreed. The consistently superb form produced by the…

  • Liverpool legend: Suarez bite was last straw for Reds

    Liverpool legend: Suarez bite was last straw for Reds

    Former Liverpool coach Phil Thompson thinks striker Luis Suarez’s four-month Fifa ban from all competitions was one scandal too many in the eyes of the Reds, who are selling the forward. The 27-year-old received the suspension after biting Italy centre-half Giorgio Chiellini whilst on World Cup duty with Uruguay last month and his appeal against…

  • Liverpool set to spend Suarez money on defence

    Liverpool set to spend Suarez money on defence

    Liverpool plan to intensify their search for a central defender after missing out on Valencia’s Adil Rami, Football Express News has discovered. A source close to Anfield told FEN the Reds are confident that Rami’s decision to join Serie A heavyweights AC Milan is a temporary setback to their plans and the focus now turns…