He's a good squad player for the future. Something along the lines of Danny Murphy, although I think Guthrie has the potential of becoming the better player. No reason to sell unless the bids are £6-7 million.
I really don't get those who think that Mascherano currently is a better player than Xabi. £20 million? He'll have to prove a lot before Rafa should even consider paying that much.
Liverpool were turned down by two spanish goalkeepers (one chose Real Madrid, the other chose to stay at Barcelona). 16-17 year old players. The deal for Preston Edwards (Millwall) is said to be at an advanced stage though.
I've never seen Malouda dominate or turn a match. He's a decent team player with no real strengths, and he'll fail miserably for Chelski. Robben is much, much better, as is Babel (though not really a winger by trade).
They won't sell a lot of players, but there are three youngsters who could be possible to sign. Djorou, Gilbert and Traoré. Gilbert is more suited for a club such as Everton, but the other two would be good squad players.
Not John Arne this time though. His brother Bjorn Helge is currently in La Manga with his team (Lillestrom), and tonight the players went out for karaoke and a drink (sound familiar?). Bjorn Helge accidentally fell on some englishman, whose mate responded by hitting Riise. The whole thing then escalated to a massive bare fight
According to TV2, Bellamy was also involved He kicked in Riise's hotel door, and attacked him with a golf club. TV2 Nettavisen A link to the story. Bellamy hit Riise several times with the golf club...
Personally I think it's great when players choose their hometown clubs. Identity is important in football, and even though he wants to stay for the time being I doubt Benitez will give him up.
Despite reports of the contrary in the english press, Insua is a primarily a central defender. After the tournament in Spain (and beating Real Madrid 1-0, with Insua scoring), the spanish papers were full of reports on "the new Ayala".