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Torres went off with a bump it isn't serious .This is what the manager said

Gallas blatant handball in a champions league game

Scott Carson, the England Under-21 goalkeeper, is expected to join Aston Villa on a season-long loan today after Liverpool reluctantly bowed to his wish to pursue his international ambitions. Manchester City are also in the frame, but Carson was leaning towards a move to Villa last night in the hope of securing a place in the England squad, with Liverpool set to sign Charles Itandje from Lens as his replacement. Rafael Benítez had wanted Carson to stay at Anfield this season as understudy to José Manuel Reina, but the Liverpool manager has agreed to let the 21-year-old move on loan. A move to Villa is expected to go through today, providing that Benítez can finalise a deal to sign Itandje before this evening’s 11pm registration deadline for next week’s Champions League qualifying tie against Toulouse. Itandje, 24, was at Anfield yesterday to negotiate a transfer for what is likely to be a nominal fee. Villa entertain Liverpool in their opening Barclays Premier League fixture on Saturday, but Carson, under Premier League rules, will not be eligible to play in that game. He is expected to make his debut against Newcastle United seven days later. There is a clear opening for Carson to become the main threat to Paul Robinson’s position as England’s first-choice goalkeeper. He impressed on loan to Charlton Athletic last season, having been named in England’s World Cup squad last summer by Sven-Göran Eriksson. Now in charge of City, Eriksson considered taking Carson on loan this season, but he may now move for one of Italy’s finest young goalkeeping prospects, Marco Amelia, of Livorno. Itandje had been linked with Manchester United, with Sir Alex Ferguson looking into signing a goalkeeper before the transfer window closes on August 31. With Ben Foster, another England candidate, set to miss at least half of the season because of cruciate knee ligament damage, Ferguson has only Tomasz Kuszczak as cover for the ageing Edwin van der Sar and may yet send the young Pole out on loan if he can find another goalkeeper to challenge Van der Sar. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/foo...icle2224974.ece

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http://www.tonybarrett.merseyblogs.co.uk/2...bril_cisse.html As Fernando Torres arrives on Merseyside it seems Liverpool's previous record signing is on his way out. Marseilles interest in Djibril Cisse is well known but it appears they have big competition for the French international. Big spending Portsmouth have tabled a bid for Cisse, with sources indicating Pompey's offer could be for as much as £9m. Cisse spent the last season at Marseilles and it is understood he would like to sign for the French club permanently. But Portsmouth's offer could lead to him remaining in the Premiership, unless Marseilles are prepared to go to the same or, at the very least, a similar level

BLACKBURN Rovers are expected to step up their interest in Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy now that the Reds have completed the signing of Fernando Torres from Atletico Madrid. Hughes is keen to bring the fiery Welshman back to Ewood after he proved a smash hit during his first spell with the club, and Torres' arrival at Anfield may persuade Liverpool to sell. Aston Villa and West Ham are also interested in the former Newcastle striker, who bagged 17 goals in 33 appearances during his 12-month stint with Rovers, but Bellamy has played some of the best football of his career under Hughes and the Blackburn boss hopes that may help to lure him back. A deal is still a long way off as Liverpool have yet to indicate whether the striker is available, and, crucially, how much they would want for him. http://www.blackburncitizen.co.uk/sport/sp...my_interest.php

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good article, Mark Gonzales speaks well of Benitez and Liverpool) http://diario.elmercurio.com/2.....84BAB5.htm from El Mercurio, Chile headline: MARK GONZALEZ: “Going to Betis was a step back.” The leftfooter in any case declared that he’s confident he’ll recover his identity as a “big star” in the Sevillian team (which he has signed with until 2013) to renew his options to sign for another big European team. by “El Mercurio’s” [Chile] Felipe Vial, special correspondent in Puerto Ordaz [Venezuela]. (caption under his picture: he didn’t play a good game against Ecuador.) Mark Gonzalez admits his season in Liverpool was mediocre and that he was far from realizing his dreams after the “Reds” put their sights on his abilities in the left flank. For that same reason, the leftie see’s the Copa America in Venezuela as a timely opportunity to “avenge” his campaign in England and establish himself, for once and for all, as a key national figure. And he admitted it without evasions, that even in the victory against Ecuador “though I didn’t play a good match, in the end what counts is that we won and that we started as we all expected to, winning.” Obviously the national team was the main subject on his mind (see box), but earlier the [player] born in Durban (South Africa) referred in some detail to his “sad” exit from Liverpool which finalized only some weeks ago, just prior to returning to Spanish football, this time to the green and white colors of Betis. “I feel that all this time in England helped me very much in the [technical] football and also in human [aspects]. I’ve matured very much as a person…” Q: But don’t you feel you were a failure at having only been one season in England? MG: “It’s understandable that the people think I was a failure not being able to establish myself and triumph in England. And the truth is that at some point I also thought that. However I now see things in a different manner. Like I was saying, I’m at a new stage in my career. Much more mature. I won’t deny, yes, that it hurt and that it was difficult to decide to leave Liverpool, because you “work your ass off” to get somewhere, to a big club, and it hurts not having been able to establish yourself in a team as important as Liverpool. In any case my departure could be seen coming. I needed to play and my options to play in Liverpool were scarce. Therefore, I go back to a league in which I already triumphed, in which I had two very good years and in which I should not have any problems readapting myself back to.” Q: In that case you think it was a step back to go from Liverpool to Betis, right? MG: “Yes, sure. It’s a step back, but I take it as a positive step back…” Q: Positive? MG: “I mean to say, I take it like this: like a step back today to take two steps forward tomorrow. In addition, I’m not going to such an unknown club, Betis is an important club with a lot of tradition and that historically has been in the middle of the standings and higher in Spain.” Q: Is there any resentment in your relationship to Rafa Benitez, the Liverpool coach? MG: “No, no. On the contrary. I left very grateful to him and all the people at Liverpool. You can’t forget that I had three more years in my contract in England and I could have insisted on being paid it even without playing, but I don’t like to work like that. In truth I felt that the doors were left open to me in Liverpool.” Q: Do you think you will return? Normally such opportunities come only once in one’s life… MG: “It’s a cliché, but it’s true: football and life have many turns. What I was saying, going to Betis was a step back, I don’t deny it, but a step back to in the future take two steps forward. I’m convinced that’s how it will turn out.” Q: You signed for six years with Betis, isn’t that tying yourself down for too much time having these plans? MG: “The thing is I signed that contract knowing that my stay at Betis might be short.” 6 year deal bit of a long deal that!

Inter no longer intrested in Tevez http://goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=338953

From The Times June 28, 2007 Liverpool’s pursuit of Torres could be hastened by GarcÍa undefined Oliver Kay Angry demonstrations on the streets of the Spanish capital have told Liverpool something about the task they face to entice Fernando Torres from Atlético Madrid, but Rafael BenÍtez appears to be moving closer to a club-record £25 million deal that would go some way towards defusing tensions between the manager and Liverpool’s American owners. BenÍtez is unhappy at Liverpool’s lack of progress in the transfer market this summer and his outspoken comments have been a source of unease and irritation to George Gillett Jr and Tom Hicks, the co-chairmen who took majority control of the club in February. With the Americans intent on trimming their wage bill, the new regime is not what BenÍtez had in mind, but the growing likelihood of a deal for Torres, the Spain forward, should ease some of his concerns. Atlético have yet to receive a formal offer for Torres, but Liverpool – after a series of proposals through intermediaries – are expected to make an official bid in the coming days. Sources indicate that, while a deal is not imminent, BenÍtez is increasingly confident of getting his man, with Liverpool planning to bridge a gap between the clubs’ valuations by offering Luis GarcÍa as a makeweight in the deal. GarcÍa, Torres’s Spain teammate, is a popular figure at Anfield but he has only 12 months left on his contract and, at 29, will consider a move back to his home country if it offers him long-term security and a more regular first-team place than he has enjoyed under BenÍtez’s rotation system. With at least one new winger on BenÍtez’s list of requirements, GarcÍa’s prospects for next season are unclear and, in an interview with a Spanish television station, he said that one day he would “like to return to Atlético Madrid”, where he had a successful loan spell as a youngster. Even the arrival in Madrid of another established Spain player – as well as Diego For-lán, the Villarreal and former Manchester United forward, who figures a few names down BenÍtez’s list of alternative targets – would not quell the air of revolt among Atlético supporters at the thought of losing Torres, their talismanic captain. At least 200 gathered in Madrid for an organised demonstration on Tuesday evening, chanting the forward’s name and criticising the club’s management. Last night, though, Miguel Ángel Gil MarÍn, an influential figure at Atlético, appeared to urge the supporters to contemplate life after Torres. “No player is essential,” Gil MarÍn said. “We are trying to build a team to compete and it is not about any one player. “Good though he [Torres] is, we want a squad that achieves its ambitions. I would love Fernando to stay, but it is Fernando himself who will decide his future. We have told him he is in our plans. It is normal that he has doubts and that there are offers that cause him to stop and think.” Torres is determined to move to Anfield and the 23-year-old, who was the subject of a firm inquiry from Manchester United last July, would be a considerable coup for Liverpool at a time when they are concerned with selling players to generate funds and reduce a wage bill that has been increased by pay rises for the likes of José Manuel Reina and Xabi Alonso. The board is desperate to offload players such as Djibril Cissé and Craig Bellamy, but asking prices of £8 million and £12 million respectively have frightened off potential buyers. Jerzy Dudek, Boudewijn Zenden and Robbie Fowler have left, along with Mark González and Florent Sinama Pongolle, but Cissé, Bellamy and Gabriel Paletta are for sale, while bids for Scott Carson, Sami Hyypia and possibly Peter Crouch would be considered. Carson, the England Under21 goalkeeper, is eager for first-team football, but Liverpool are understood to be negotiating a deal to sign Nikolay Mihailov, who plays for Levski Sofia and Bulgaria Under21. Mihailov has signed a three-year contract. BenÍtez filled one vacancy yesterday when Piet Hamberg was confirmed as the club’s new youth academy technical director in succession to Steve Heighway. Hamberg, a former Ajax player, has had success in a similar role with Grasshopper Zurich. Probably the best sponsorship deal in the league . . . Liverpool have extended their sponsorship deal with Carlsberg, the longest such partnership in the Premier League, but with their new agreement lasting three years, the club have left the way clear to find a new commercial partner to sponsor their new stadium when they relocate in 2010. The new contract with the brewer, Liverpool’s sponsor since 1992, is believed to be worth a basic £7 million a year, with bonuses based on the club’s success during that period. However, the deal is dwarfed by the one that Manchester United established last summer with AIG, the insurance company, which is worth a guaranteed £14.1 million a year. From The Times June 28, 2007 Liverpool’s pursuit of Torres could be hastened by GarcÍa undefined Oliver Kay Angry demonstrations on the streets of the Spanish capital have told Liverpool something about the task they face to entice Fernando Torres from Atlético Madrid, but Rafael BenÍtez appears to be moving closer to a club-record £25 million deal that would go some way towards defusing tensions between the manager and Liverpool’s American owners. BenÍtez is unhappy at Liverpool’s lack of progress in the transfer market this summer and his outspoken comments have been a source of unease and irritation to George Gillett Jr and Tom Hicks, the co-chairmen who took majority control of the club in February. With the Americans intent on trimming their wage bill, the new regime is not what BenÍtez had in mind, but the growing likelihood of a deal for Torres, the Spain forward, should ease some of his concerns. Atlético have yet to receive a formal offer for Torres, but Liverpool – after a series of proposals through intermediaries – are expected to make an official bid in the coming days. Sources indicate that, while a deal is not imminent, BenÍtez is increasingly confident of getting his man, with Liverpool planning to bridge a gap between the clubs’ valuations by offering Luis GarcÍa as a makeweight in the deal. GarcÍa, Torres’s Spain teammate, is a popular figure at Anfield but he has only 12 months left on his contract and, at 29, will consider a move back to his home country if it offers him long-term security and a more regular first-team place than he has enjoyed under BenÍtez’s rotation system. With at least one new winger on BenÍtez’s list of requirements, GarcÍa’s prospects for next season are unclear and, in an interview with a Spanish television station, he said that one day he would “like to return to Atlético Madrid”, where he had a successful loan spell as a youngster. Even the arrival in Madrid of another established Spain player – as well as Diego For-lán, the Villarreal and former Manchester United forward, who figures a few names down BenÍtez’s list of alternative targets – would not quell the air of revolt among Atlético supporters at the thought of losing Torres, their talismanic captain. At least 200 gathered in Madrid for an organised demonstration on Tuesday evening, chanting the forward’s name and criticising the club’s management. Last night, though, Miguel Ángel Gil MarÍn, an influential figure at Atlético, appeared to urge the supporters to contemplate life after Torres. “No player is essential,” Gil MarÍn said. “We are trying to build a team to compete and it is not about any one player. “Good though he [Torres] is, we want a squad that achieves its ambitions. I would love Fernando to stay, but it is Fernando himself who will decide his future. We have told him he is in our plans. It is normal that he has doubts and that there are offers that cause him to stop and think.” Torres is determined to move to Anfield and the 23-year-old, who was the subject of a firm inquiry from Manchester United last July, would be a considerable coup for Liverpool at a time when they are concerned with selling players to generate funds and reduce a wage bill that has been increased by pay rises for the likes of José Manuel Reina and Xabi Alonso. The board is desperate to offload players such as Djibril Cissé and Craig Bellamy, but asking prices of £8 million and £12 million respectively have frightened off potential buyers. Jerzy Dudek, Boudewijn Zenden and Robbie Fowler have left, along with Mark González and Florent Sinama Pongolle, but Cissé, Bellamy and Gabriel Paletta are for sale, while bids for Scott Carson, Sami Hyypia and possibly Peter Crouch would be considered. Carson, the England Under21 goalkeeper, is eager for first-team football, but Liverpool are understood to be negotiating a deal to sign Nikolay Mihailov, who plays for Levski Sofia and Bulgaria Under21. Mihailov has signed a three-year contract. BenÍtez filled one vacancy yesterday when Piet Hamberg was confirmed as the club’s new youth academy technical director in succession to Steve Heighway. Hamberg, a former Ajax player, has had success in a similar role with Grasshopper Zurich. Probably the best sponsorship deal in the league . . . Liverpool have extended their sponsorship deal with Carlsberg, the longest such partnership in the Premier League, but with their new agreement lasting three years, the club have left the way clear to find a new commercial partner to sponsor their new stadium when they relocate in 2010. The new contract with the brewer, Liverpool’s sponsor since 1992, is believed to be worth a basic £7 million a year, with bonuses based on the club’s success during that period. However, the deal is dwarfed by the one that Manchester United established last summer with AIG, the insurance company, which is worth a guaranteed £14.1 million a year.

Juventus fans not keen? http://www.juventuz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=21929

Yea a little similar although the mirror did not mention another target!

BBC Sport understands Liverpool are admirers of Bent, but he is currently not their top striking target! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/t...utd/6751387.stm

According to France Football of Friday, the OM would be ready to propose 9 million euros in Liverpool to acquire Djibril Cissé, still under contract for two years with Reds. Diouf pope, with the downstream of Robert-Louis Dreyfus, would be finalizing this offer. Currently on holiday at his place in Liverpool, the international attacker wants quickly to be fixed on its fate. Last Friday, at the time of visit in England, Diouf would have also leaned on the file of the Finnish defender Sami Hyppiä, 33 years, which will leave Liverpool. The OM would follow also Pascal Cygan (Villarreal), Michael Gravgaard (FC Copenhagen) and especially the Roumanian Gabriel Tamas (Celta Vigo, but which belongs to Spartak Moscow) to compose the central hinge. http://www.francefootball.fr/FF/breves2007..._113950Dev.html

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That idiot Tom Cannon was on Radio city this morning putting his bias downward spin on Liverpool yet again! He was saying we will not spending big this summer because the new owners are taking stock of everything at the club!