The latest transfer rumours and gossip involving Liverpool FC
Storified by Liverpool Echo ·
Mon, Jun 17 2013 05:10:24
MONDAY JUNE 17
Real Madrid starlet eyed for Suarez swop
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Liverpool are eying one of Real Madrid's most promising youngsters if they are forced to let Luis Suarez leave Anfield.
The Uruguayan, currently on Confederations Cup duty for Ururguay in Brazil, reiterated his thinly-veiled wish to leave the Reds over the weekend, being quoted as saying,
“It disturbs me that Liverpool are not in the Champions League and fighting for the Premier League which is where they should be.
“The word of the player is important – if you need a change, you should listen to the player. If I want to sign for another club, Liverpool have to hear the offer. All I ask is for respect for all the things that have been said.”
Reports suggest Liverpool will not accept a penny less than the £40m release clause built into Suarez's contract while Real have indicated they would not pay that much for a player who cost the Reds £24m little more than two years ago.
It is thought Liverpool would be interested in Alvaro Morata, top scorer at this summer’s European Under-21 Championship, as a possible makeweight in the deal however.
The 20-year-old has scored four times to help Spain into the final in Israel and has already made 18 appearance for the Real Madrid first team.
He has already indicated his desire for regular first team action at the Bernabeu, saying “If another striker is brought in, I will have to think about what’s best for me and consider leaving. If I go, I would prefer a move abroad."
In light of Madrid's likely summer acquisitions, with moves to Suarez and Napoli star Edison Cavani being mooted, a move could prove beneficial for all parties.
Source: Mirror Football
Reds & Marseilles in Capel battle
Highly-rated midfielder Diego Capel is at the centre of a tug of war between Liverpool and Marseilles.
The 25-year-old joined Sporting Lisbon from Sevilla two years ago and is a player comfortable on either flank or in a more advanced role.
Sporting are thought to be reluctantly having to sell due to financial difficulties the club are under and the Reds and Marseilles are keen to make him a key part of their plans for next season, with both clubs reported to have had initial £3.5m bids turned down.
Source: Soccernews.com
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FRIDAY JUNE 14
Reds and Palace eye Chelsea youngster
Liverpool are being linked with a loan move for Brazilian forward Lucas Piazon.
The 19-year-old signed for Chelsea from Sao Paulo in 2011 but has made just one Premier League appearance for the Blues, missing a penalty against Aston Villa in his team's 8-0 win.
He was on loan at Malaga in the second half of last season and has been quoted as saying, “It’s hard to say how often I will play or if I will play at all. We have to wait and see if any Premier League clubs will be interested in me.”
Source: Live4Liverpool.com
Arsenal eye ex-LFC hero
Fernando Torres could be set to end his turbulent stay at Chelsea with a move across the capital to Arsenal.
Jose Mourinho is thought to be eyeing Napoli superstar Edison Cavani to lead his attack for the new season and Barcelona have been linked with a move for the former Atletico Madrid man, to use as an 'impact sub'.
A source quoted by Sports Direct News has indicated Arsene Wenger would be interested in trying to revitalise the Spaniard's career, saying “The boss loves Torres. He knows how good he can be, and a deal could come off.”
“Chelsea are looking at strikers, Fernando has become surplus to requirements and Arsene is ready to pounce.”
Source: SportsDirectNews
THURSDAY JUNE 13
Liverpool make £8m Mignolet No 1 target with Reina heading towards Anfield exit
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Liverpool hope to sign Sunderland goalkeeper Simon Mignolet for £8million in the next week.
The Merseyside club have bid £7m but the Wearsiders are holding out for nearer £10m, with the clubs likely to reach a compromise.
Manager Brendan Rodgers has taken the initiative as speculation continues to link his current No 1 Pepe Reina with a switch to Barcelona, where Victor Valdes is refusing to sign a new deal.
Valdes has just a year left on his contract and is tipped for a move to Monaco, who are making a push to acquire Europe’s top talent under the ownership of Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev.
On a day when Liverpool were moved to brand an email reputedly sent by managing director Ian Ayre — suggesting Luis Suarez would soon sign for Real Madrid — a ‘complete fake’, Rodgers set out plans to improve his squad.
He said: ‘We need to build up the depth. I want to have people who might be disappointed because they’re not even on the bench. At the minute we don’t have that so it’s competition we want to get.
‘I don’t want a massive group. We want a tight group with a real core of 17 or 18 players who feel they should always be playing and then supported by a few of our top young talents. We haven’t got that. We have one or two on the sidelines but we need more than that.’
Belgium goalkeeper Mignolet is anxious to raise his profile ahead of next year’s World Cup in Brazil.
Mignolet is under pressure for his place in the national side from Chelsea’s Thibaut Courtois, who has been allowed to go on loan again to Atletico Madrid.
The greater exposure he will receive at Anfield is a big factor in Mignolet’s desire to quit the North East. He has proved himself one of the best performers in the Premier League since joining from St-Truiden for £800,000 three years ago.
Aston Villa insist they are not concerned that another Belgium star, Christian Benteke, is yet to sign the new contract he was offered at the end of the season.
Talks have taken place with the striker and his agents but Villa are relaxed about the impasse after receiving word from Arsenal and Tottenham — two reported suitors — that Benteke is not on their summer shopping lists.
Source: The Mail
