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Whilst Alberto practices what it will be like to run out at Anfield, when he is finally fit and able to do so, he is kept company by this lovely young lady who is apparently an actress.

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Xabi gone, time to spend spend spend!

Liverpool will use £17 million of the £30m they have raised from the sale of Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid to sign Alberto Aquilani, the Roma midfielder. Officials at Anfield also plan to meet with Valencia this week to discuss a deal for David Silva, while a second offer for Sylvain Distin also remains a possibility.

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Lucas Leiva, the new Ronaldinho? The next Tom Brady?
22 year old Lucas Leiva will be handed the keys to the Ferrari that is Liverpool's central midfield this weekend against Tottenham Hotspur.
The Brazilian should start in the centre of midfield in front of Mascherano and just behind Gerrard after manager Rafa Benitez labelled the youngster the best player on the team in pre-season.

Liverpool's crushing defeats to Sunderland and Lyon are undoubtedly devastating blows to the club's trophy ambitions. Clearly, the recurring problems that have plagued Liverpool under Rafa Benitez are wreaking havoc once again. As such, if the club is to recover and salvage something from this campaign, it is imperative that important changes are made NOW.

What is going on?

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Reports surfacing today suggest that Rafa Benitez and Javier Mascherano are going to clash over the Argentine midfielders demands for a new improved contract, something our boss is unlikely to give in to, mainly because the Liverpool boss doesn't believe the former West Ham man deserves an increased offer given his very average start to the season.

Who is Alberto Aquilani? That is the question many Liverpool supporters have been asking during the past week after it emerged the Roma midfielder was being lined up as a replacement for Xabi Alonso.
Only true Serie A aficionados would claim to possess anything more than just a sketchy knowledge of the 25-year-old Italy international who is poised to complete a £20million move to Anfield.

Only a fraction of fee payable now.

Contrary to all the rubbish printed by the British press regarding a 20 million
pound deal for Alberto Aquilani, Roma have themselves revealed the true extent of the payment structure for the Italian (both to the stock exchange as well as their own official site).

Decent source suggests the deal is complete.

"Is that Rafa on the phone?"

Liverpool have signed Roma midfielder Alberto Aquilani, according to the latest reports from Spain.

Marca claims Roma have accepted an €18million bid for the Italian midfielder.

Fast improving Frenchman on Rafa's radar

A number of Bundesliga clubs have stepped up their interest in Marseille's playmaker Mathieu Valbuena who is a target for a number of Premier League clubs including Liverpool, Everton, Aston Villa and West Ham. Reports in both the German and French press suggest Hertha Berlin, Hamburg and Schalke are ready to make formal bids as interest in the diminutive Frenchman continues to grow.

Liverpool's depressing defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge could have (and should have) been avoided, but as is so often the case, Rafa Benitez's decisions conspired to adversely affect Liverpool yet again.
The most galling thing about the defeat is that the game was definitely winnable.

So, John Terry is apparently going to stay at Chelsea. That shouldn't exactly come as a surprise to anyone, though a few Chelsea fans might have worried themselves into a frenzy over the last several days about the possibility of losing their beloved captain to Manchester City.

Now that that situation looks to be resolved (possibly, maybe, I think.

Good player but probably not worth such a large valuation.

Steven Defour has joined Roma's Alberto Aquilani on the list of candidates to replace Xabi Alonso at the heart of Liverpool's midfield and has admitted his interest in an £18m Anfield move.
While Real Madrid have yet to match Liverpool's valuation on Alonso, Defour, 21, said: ‘I have an agreement with Standard Liege that I could go to a top club, and Liverpool fit the bill.

When Rafa Benitez splashed out £17 million on Roma sensation Alberto Aquilani, you could fully understand Liverpool supporters' optimism that their Champions League winning coach had taken their team another giant step closer to winning their first league title in nearly twenty years.

According to John Arne Riise, new Liverpool signing Alberto Aquilani carries a greater goal threat than the recently departed Xabi Alonso. Whilst that would clearly be fantastic for the team, is it actually true?
In an interview, Riise stated:
"He's [Aquilani] is really good on the ball, with good passing, good movement, he works hard and is a good professional".

Well that didn't take long, did it? Xabi Alonso was sold today for approximately 30 million pounds (which was a shocking gain, if you ask me... which is different than the "shocking" transfers we are usually involved in, like Owen for 8 mil), yet we have gone ahead and brought in Alberto Aquilani on the [.

Of all the players in all the world, why does Rafa Benitez seem intent on gambling a reputed £20m of the club's money on an injury prone midfielder who has barely managed 27 league starts in the last 3 years?
Liverpool released an official statement today earlier today confirming the club's interest in Alberto Aquilani, and Rafa Benitez was very complimentary indeed:
"Alberto is a very good player who has a winning mentality and great experience.

How good of an investment is bringing in an highly-talented but oft-injured player for 20m? Rafa Benitez won't find that out for a month or two, what with new signing Alberto Aquilani on the shelf for the start of the season.

Liverpool aren't the only Premier League side bringing in a big-name Italian import this summer, as West Ham could be set to bring in one of their own before the window closes at the end of this month.

La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that a delegation from Liverpool has arrived in Rome this morning to offer around €16m for the services of Alberto Aquilani. The highly rated Italian playmaker is a potential replacement for Xabi Alonso, who...

Why replace a inspirational visionary midfielder with a distinctly average injury prone Italian?

Surely we would not sell our most influential, consistent and best(?) player of last season and replace him with an injury prone Italian that at best is a good player, no, not brilliant, world class or amazing he is a better player of an average Roma team and his injury record is awful, to top it all off he is isn't even into full pre-season training as he has just come back from holiday (sorry didn't mean that) no you guessed it an injury!

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

After receiving a three-year contract extension from Chelsea yesterday, Didier Drogba put out the above video statement supposedly directed at the fans. But between the bedroom eyes and intimate tone, it sounds more like a message for his special lady friend.

The moment all Liverpool fans have been waiting for came last night when Alberto Aquilani made his competitive debut for the club. (hurrah!) Here is footage of all the moments in which he was involved during the game.
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Liverpool were eliminated from the League Cup due to a 2-1 loss sustained at Arsenal's Ashburton Grove home, but Rafael Benitez has insisted that the defeat will not dilute the feel-good factor that engulfed Anfield following the Manchester United win at the weekend.
Pass-master Fran Merida opened the scoring in the first-half with a long-range effort, but the visitors levelled the game with an equally impressive shot from Emiliano Insua.

Since his seventeen millions pounds move over the summer, Alberto Aquilani's return to fitness has been eagerly anticipated by the Anfield faithful. Rafael Benitez has been relentlessly criticised in signing the 25-year-old midfield maestro, with the Italian's career being blighted by injuries. The ‘little prince' is a replacement for firm fans favourite Xabi Alonso, who [.

Something to take the fans mind off an already torrid season.

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The Sunday papers always make for interesting reading when it comes to transfer gossip, so this morning's roundup is no exception.

From the looks of Sunday's gossip, we're in store for quite the busy week as clubs try to make some late reinforcements before their seasons get underway.

.Arsenal Transfered In: Thomas Vermaelen (Ajax, £11m), Damian Martinez (Club Athletico Independiente, £1.3m), Jamie Edge (Cheltenham, undisc) Transfered Out: Abu Ogogo (Dag & Red, free), Amaury Bischoff (Academica de Coimbra, free), Emmanuel Adebayor (Man C, £25m), Kolo Toure (Man C, £14m), Jay Simpson (QPR, loan), James Dunne (Exeter, free), Rui Fonte (Lisbon, free), Rene Steer (Oldham, free), [.

Yossi Benayoun's creative contribution over the last year proves that it is in Liverpool's best interests to start him as often as possible, but despite this, he is STILL in and out of the first team. What more does Benayoun have to do to join the list of automatic starters?
I know I've made this point before, but I feel it needs to be made again.

Rafa's summer signing is finally fit and able and here he is in reserve team action.

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Yesterday, I posted a list of eleven reasons why I believe Liverpool have struggled this season. Today, it's time to look to forward positively and come up with a way out of the current mess. Yes, things are bleak, but I do not think that the season is over. In fact, I actually think Liverpool can still put in a title challenge, but only if certain changes are made and previous mistakes are not repeated.

Above average finishing ability, Average rat-tail, Below average fitness history
The Premier League is back, and while the World Cup is still top of mind (especially for those Irish and French fans), the greatest league in the world is back from a two week hiatus. Let's get to it:
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A few hours ago, Alberto Aquilani touched down at Heathrow. Pies was there, camera in hand, to snap the Italian. He giggled like a girl. Too many G&Ts on the flight perhaps?...

The new Premier League season is less than a week away, and Liverpool's pre-season form has unfortunately been nothing to crow about. This is how our pre-season friendlies went. Liverpool 2009-10 pre-season friendlies results Drew 0-0 with St.Gallen Lost 0-1 to Rapid Vienna Drew 1-1 with the Thailand National Football Team.

So much for Fortress Anfield! Even at this early stage, Liverpool's crushing home defeat to Aston Villa is a devastating blow to the club's title ambitions. The problem? Rafa Benitez's one-dimensional tactics and lack of an effective plan B. It's clear that if Liverpool are to recover and mount a serious title, important changes need to be made NOW.

Much to the delight of Liverpool fans, Daniel Agger, Alberto Aquilani and Fabio Aurelio will all be ready to start soon, and while we all know what positions Agger and Aquilani will play upon their return, Aurelio's position and influence on the team is more of a mystery. New Liverpool-Kop writer Bikram Rana takes a look at how the infludential Brazilian will fit into the team.

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Liverpool fans are on a high after winning the Carling Cup last weekend, with Kenny Dalglish and Steven Gerrard heralding the triumph as the start of a new era of success for the club. Whether this season is a success or not may well depend on the outcome of this Saturday's fixture against Arsenal however.

Alberto Aquilani could be Liverpool's replacement for Xabi Alonso, but Roma won't part with him for less than £18m.
The Reds are looking at alternatives after Xabi Alonso reportedly requested a transfer to Real Madrid this week.
According to Sky Sport Italia, Rafa Benitez has already sent his men to ask Roma about Aquilani's availability.

Liverpool are in negotiations with Roma concerning the potential switch of Alberto Aquilani to Anfield, adding further fuel to the speculation that Xabi Alonso is set to depart the club soon.
Reds manager Rafa Bentiez has reportedly told Alonso, who continues to be linked with Real Madrid, that he must get his future sorted out by the end of the week, but it seems a possible replacement for the Basque has already been lined up.

According to Rome-based daily Il Messaggero, Italian international midfielder Alberto Aquilani is ready to turn his back on his hometown club Roma and commit his long-term future to Premier League giants Liverpool.
‘Il Principino' has allegedly agreed a five-year contract with the Anfield outfit worth €4 million-per-season.