Dossena wasnt consistant enough for first team liverpool and yes

since macherano is going keeping alonso is great news

i think if both went liverpool woudl struggle

Typical benitez though over pricing...

I guess this reporters pissed off


No Tevez Deal Out Of Respect - Rubbish!

Who does Kia Joorabchian, the agent of Carlos Tevez, think that he is kidding by saying the Argentine wouldn't join Liverpool out of respect for ManU and their fans. These are the claims that Joorabchian made when declaring that Tevez wouldn't be joining the Reds and will either join Chelsea on Man City, as he explained to TalkSport:

'We ruled Liverpool out because of the competitive nature of Manchester United and Liverpool.

'He has a lot of respect and a lot of love for the fans of Man United and I think he would rule Liverpool out as being the biggest competitor.

'City and Chelsea probably would be the two clubs that are on the table.'

What it all comes down to for Tevez's agent, even if this isn't the case for the 25 year old himself, is money and we couldn't offer as much as Chelsea and more importantly Man City could so that is why the Argentina international isn't going to come to Anfield, even if Rafa Benitez actually wanted him anyway?

All this respect to ManU and their fans talk is rubbish, does Joorabchian not expect Chelsea, and maybe even Man City, not to be title rivals for ManU next season or something? That's even after you think about the rivalry between ManU and Man City, if it was really down to respecting ManU then Man City wouldn't be up for consideration would they and would've been ruled out before anyone wouldn't they?

Im off now, but post some legend names andy man i need them for somthing im working on

You said old legends.. To be fair every Liverpool player is a legend.:tongue:



Steve Macmanaman!

Arsenal legends..

Ian Wright!

Thiery Henry

Is a massive Arsenal legend

And Dennis Bergkamp

Wenger aiming to kick-start Melo deal

Arsenal, 12:35, June 21, 2009

Arsene Wenger wants to sign Fiorentina's £15m-rated midfielder Felipe Melo as soon as possible to beat other clubs to his signature.
The 26-year-old has impressed in Serie A and Wenger sees him as the perfect addition to his squad as he searches for experienced players to complement his young side.

Melo is expected to start Brazil's game against Italy in the Confederations Cup on Sunday and scored in last week's 3-0 win over USA to further enhance his reputation.

Reports say Fiorentina will allow him to leave for around £15million and Wenger is aware there are several other clubs tracking the player so wants a deal to go through within the next few weeks.

Meanwhile, Philippe Senderos' future remains unclear with the defender's season-long loan deal at Milan coming to an end without the Serie A giants wanting to sign him permanently.

Senderos wants to stay in Italy after being told he has no future at the Emirates following Wenger's capture of Ajax defender Thomas Vermaelen for £10million.

Tottenham and Arsenal close to confirm new signings
Redknapp and Wenger eager to make the right moves



Daily Star on Sunday reports that Arsenal and Tottenham are close to confirm new summer signings. Both clubs are eager to bolster their squads in front of the new Premier League season.

Harry Redknapp has joined the chase for former Liverpool and Sunderland forward Djibril Cisse and sees the French international as an ideal partner for Robbie Keane.

Tottenham will get competition from Greek top club Panathinaikos. Cisse is currenlty on the books at Marseille and the player would probably be sold for a fee close to £9 million.

Arsenal are eager to sign German international Thomas Hitzlsperger. Hitzlsperger (27) has played for Stuttgart since 2005. He has previously played for Aston Villa and also spent time at Chesterfield on a short loan spell in the 2001-2002 season.

Hitzlsperger has since joining Stuttgart played 115 games for the Bundesliga club and also been a regular in the German team, with 45 caps so far in his career.

Cisse and Hitzlsperger are both great footballers that definately will be interesting players to follow in the Premier League.

Arsenal dip into the transfer market

After a very clear statement of intent at the end of last season Arsene Wenger has begun to re-enforce the Gunners with experience players. The signing of central defender Thomas Vermaelen from Ajax for £10M has been given the vote of agreement by most fans. It can almost be accepted that Philip Senderos will not continue his career at Arsenal so now everyone is wondering whether it will be William Gallas or Kolo Toure that will partner Vermaelen. It appears that last season’s confrontation between Gallas and Toure has still left a degree of tension between the two of them so you can expect one or both of them to go. It is anticipated that Man City will make a £12M bid for Toure but would that really be in the best interest of Arsenal? Gallas has made it clear that he wants to end his playing days in France so would it not be best for Wenger to make that happen now?

All attention will then move to the major question of sorting out the position up front. Emanuel Adebayor has been linked with a move to AC Milan, Inter Milan, Barcelona and Chelsea. Inter have also been rumoured to show an interest in Van Persie. Either way Wenger will have to reshape his strike force. Arsenal clearly lacked a goal scoring dynamo and if they want to go on and win trophies they will need to sharpen up around the goal mouth. Eden Dzeko from the German Bundesliga club, Wolfsburg and Klass Jan Huntelaar from Spanish Premera Lega club Real Madrid and Marouane Chamakh from French Ligue 1 have been spoken about as possible additions to the Gunners. So will it be Adebayor,or Van Persie to go or would Arsenal be best served to replace both of them?

The other big question that Wenger needs to answer is ‘ Who will finally take over the position left vacant when Flamini left’? Xabi Alonson from Liverpool, Felipe Melo de Carvalho from Italian Serie A club Fiorentina and Thomas Hitzlsperger from the German Bundesliga club Stuttgart have been showing on the radar. This position is vital and needs to be filled not only to help link with the defence but also to take the pressure off Cesc Fabregas.

There are only six weeks to go before Arsenal begin their Emirates Tournament so would you expect Arsene Wenger have completed all his signings by then or do you think the boss will string it out until the last hours of the transfer deadline?

Chelsea ready to make £25 million offer for Arsenal star
Ancelotti desperate to sign top international names

Daily Star on Sunday reports that Chelsea are ready to make a £25 million offer for Arsenal forward Emmanuel Adebayor. Adebayor (25) has been linked with several top European clubs.

Last summer english newspapers reported that the player was transferred to Barcelona, but nothing happened and he stayed with Arsenal.

Wenger will have a busy summer to keep both of his top strikers, Adebayor and van Persie after reports that Man Utd, Chelsea and Barcelona all are eager to sign them.

Chelsea looks desperate in their hunt for players, but so far they have not been lucky with whatever attempt they have been reported to have made.

Arsenal ready to splash £15 million on Brazilian international
Wenger eager to make the right moves to close gap in the Premier League

News of the World reports that Arsenal are ready to pay £15 million for Fiorentina midfielder Felipe Melo. The Brazilian international with 8 caps for his country is close to a move to North London.

Melo operates mostly in a defensive midfield position and could be a good addition to the Arsenal squad.

Wenger completed the signing of Belgian interntional Thomas Vermaelen last week and Melo could be the next player coming in.

Let me go, says Arsenal 'target' Chamakh



Marouane Chamakh still hopes to complete a dream move to The Premier League.

Bordeaux striker Chamakh, who has been linked to two London clubs in Arsenal and Fulham, is waiting in the wings to make the step to Premier League football.

Les Girondins chairman Jean-Louis Triaud has stated that the Morocco international ‘won’t join Arsenal for €10 million (£8.4m)’, and he still hopes to keep the fans’ favourite next year.

For his part, Chamakh has not changed his mind and the athletic player has publicly asked his employers not to price him out of the market.

“If an offer is interesting for everyone, then I hope that my directors will be comprehensive,” he told Le Parisien.

Liverpool fight to stop Mascherano moving to Barca, as Chelsea prepare a £78m swoop Torres & Alonso, plus £25m apiece for Arsenal’s Adebayor & Carlos Tevez

http://www.101greatgoals.com/2009/06...-carlos-tevez/

http://www.tribalfootball.com/liverp...t-villa-252081




Liverpool's Torres: Man Utd, Chelsea cash won't tempt Villa
21.06.09 | tribalfootball.com

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres doesn't believe Valencia striker David Villa will be tempted by the money of Chelsea or Manchester United.

Torres told the Daily Star Sunday: "I don’t think Chelsea’s money will tempt him, or United. I think with his abilities and qualities he is better for the Spanish league – he scores over 25 goals every season there.

“I would like him to come to Liverpool of course but I think he is too expensive for us.

“I would prefer it if he played in Spain than signed for Chelsea or United. That’s what I’ll tell him!”



Torres stopping Villa from moving premiership, scared that he would be better maybe lol.

Johnson passes Liverpool medical and will sign today
June - 21 - 2009

According to todays Mirror it has been revealed that Glen Johnson will sign for the Reds today. The report said: England right-back Glen Johnson will today complete an £18million move to Liverpool.

The Portsmouth defender has gone through a secret medical after agreeing terms on a contract.

It is a coup for Anfield boss Rafa Benitez, who beat off major competition and was helped by the fact that Pompey still owe Liverpool money from the signing of Peter Crouch.

Benitez was able to offer a bigger package as a result and that was enough to thwart Chelsea. Liverpool have been keen on Johnson for a year and his signing solves a problem position.

It looked like Chelsea were attempting to hijack the move yesterday but if this report is correct, it was too late to stop Johnson moving to Anfield. Would Johnson really have thought about returning to his old club?

Liverpool Star Refuses To Rule Out Move


Xabi Alonso has refused to rule out the possibility of leaving Liverpool this summer.

The Spain international was expected to leave Anfield 12 months ago when Reds boss Rafael Benitez attempted to sign Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry.

Alonso ultimately stayed on Merseyside and saw his stock rise on the back of an impressive season.

That has led to suggestions that Juventus and Real Madrid could be back in for the midfielder and Alonso is remaining non-committal on his future.

"I am happy at Liverpool but in football you cannot close the doors on anything because you don't know what will happen," he said.

"I do not plan to go. With (Sami) Hyypia already gone, I am one of the senior players alongside (Jamie) Carragher and (Steven) Gerrard.

"(A few years ago) There was strong interest in me from Madrid, but Liverpool came and that is where I went. It was not a wrong decision, not for me anyway. I have played at Liverpool, a special club, grown as a player and won titles."

Liverpool Co - Owner Selling his NHL team for 550 millions dollars, could be good news for liverpool debts.

http://www.imscouting.com/global_news_item.aspx?id=2354


Liverpool could lose Torres, Mascherano & Alonso this summer
/ Transfer gossip
21/06/2009

Rafa Benitez could lose three of his most important players this summer, according to the Sunday tabloids this morning.

The News of the World claim that Chelsea are set to bid £50million for Fernando Torres, The Sunday Times claims that the Blues could bid up to £60million for the Spanish international striker.

This comes just a week after Manchester United were linked with a bid for "El Nino" and only days after Torres committed his future to the Merseyside giants.

Liverpool seem almost certain to lose Javier Mascherano after Real Madrid joined the race for the defensive midfielder.

The Argentine is believed to be keen on leaving England as his wife is unhappy and both Real Madrid and Barcelona are willing to pay £30million.

Speculation over the future of Xabi Alonso has continued, with the Sunday Mirror claiming today that Chelsea will bid £18million for the Spanish schemer.

Alonso added to the speculation yesterday by admitting the pound’s fall in value against the euro was a factor in his future: "Of course we think about it, when you see your contract down by 30% you cannot be happy."



Thats pretty much rubbish..

But If Mascherano and Alonso leave, liverpool will really struggle

Well done Valencia!!!

http://www.tribalfootball.com/valenc...chelsea-252087


Valencia want to sell Villa to Chelsea
21.06.09 | tribalfootball.com

Valencia hope to sell David Villa to Chelsea, it has been revealed.

The Daily Star says Valencia want Villa to sign for Chelsea because Roman Abramovich has made the biggest offer for the star striker.

There is a bid on the table of £35m from Chelsea for the Spanish hitman, and that has not been matched by Real Madrid. The player himself is believed to want to stay in Spain with Madrid.

But Valencia president Manuel Llorente has told Villa that he needs to go to Chelsea for the sake of the club.

Torres and Alonso are staying at Liverpool..

Who you think you will buy if barca do buy macherano for 35m?

Its a big amount to have to spend since their budget isnt very big.

I think it's Gillet who is selling his 80% stake in the NHL team, will be worth £330m.

Worth like $550 million.


So who you think you will buy, or will johnson be the big signing?