Some real news this week on the transfer front, as Gael Clichy has signed on with Manchester City for a reported £7M. Depending on reports, either Liverpool weren't willing to go above £5M for the reclamation project, they were willing to match City but Clichy preferred them due to European football (and a higher pay packet) next season, or that given their transfer history Arsenal decided they'd rather sell to City than Liverpool.

Some real news this week on the transfer front, as Gael Clichy has signed on with Manchester City for a reported £7M. Depending on reports, either Liverpool weren't willing to go above £5M for the reclamation project, they were willing to match City but Clichy preferred them due to European football (and a higher pay packet) next season, or that given their transfer history Arsenal decided they'd rather sell to City than Liverpool.

If nature abhors a vacuum, then the transfer window abhors a lack of batshit insane rumours to sell papers and drive hits with. And with many of Liverpool's supposed targets cooling down after the more dubious corners of the intertubes had pushed them for weeks only for it to amount to nothing, a new round of insanity was called for.

If nature abhors a vacuum, then the transfer window abhors a lack of batshit insane rumours to sell papers and drive hits with. And with many of Liverpool's supposed targets cooling down after the more dubious corners of the intertubes had pushed them for weeks only for it to amount to nothing, a new round of insanity was called for.

And now it's statistical The debates over the worst Premier League signings are as old as the league itself. One of the reasons that it has been difficult to gauge is that obviously the cost of players has increased from 1992 to today. However, in their book "Pay as you play" Paul Tomkins, Graeme Riley [.

Is Raul Meirles being prepared to be sold by Liverpool FC to make way for Rafa Benitez's downfall in Alberto Aquilani.
Signed by Roy Hodgson last season in a £10.5 million deal, the Portugese International had an exceptional second-half of the season under Kenny Dalglish, scoring five great goals in 31 appearances for the Reds.

Italian midfielder Alberto Aquilani has expressed excitement over his return to Liverpool after negotiations with Juventus came to a halt.

Aquilani, who thrived in a loan spell with the Turin outfit last season, was poised to extend his stay in the Serie A but Juve's budget did not allow them to meet the price in the pre-agreed purchase clause, particularly after they unveiled four major signings in recent days.

Now that Alberto Aquilani has confirmed he is returning to Liverpool, Raul Meireles is possibly for sale and with Charlie Adam still expected to sign for us before the season starts, what do you think our midfield will look like next season?

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After months of speculation, Liverpool FC has finally agreed on the proposal...

Poll: Should LFC Keep Aquilani?

Alberto Aquilani divides opinion among Liverpool fans like no other, with some sections of the Anfield faithful singing his praises and others urging him out of the door. But what do you think? Lots of supporters will have witnessed Aquilani in action first hand during the club's pre-season campaign, as well as keeping tabs on him while on loan at Juventus, and should therefore be able to form a well-rounded opinion of the player.

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After bringing in a bevvy of new faces over the summer, it seems that Kenny Dalglish is keen to move on a few of his fringe players/dead wood before September rolls around, with five players being mooted for export this morning.

We'll start with the most unlikely to go through, with the whisperings that Inter Milan are sniffing around Dirk Kuyt again, though it's thought that Dutchman and his glorious mane of wet spaghetti hair will snub any offer from Italy as he'd much prefer to stay at Anfield until they chuck him out a wise choice.

Liverpool FC completed the signing of Charlie Adam from Blackpool late Thursday...

UPDATE: According to Neil Jones at the Daily Post, Juventus have begun talks with Liverpool about signing Alberto Aquilani permanently. However it is reported that the pre-agreed price of £14.4million may have to be lowered.

March 23rd, 2011: According to The Independent, the agent of Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani believes Juventus will permanently sign his client.

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole has been made aware he can leave the club in the summer and would consider accepting a pay cut to end his Anfield nightmare.
Cole was acclaimed as a major signing when he joined Liverpool on a free transfer after leaving Chelsea last summer.
But the 29-year-old has found himself out of the side for much of the season and has made just eight Premier League starts, scoring two goals.

By Sindre Trygsland, writing from Lancaster, England. Sindre is an avid Liverpool supporter, connoisseur of Scandinavian football and business student at Lancaster University.

The appointment of Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish has once again transmitted hope to the millions of Liverpool supporters around the world.

All week we will be unveiling the winners of our Team of the Year voting with a mixture of regular and guest writers. Hernanes: Lazio (34% of vote) That Lazio bounced back to become serious contenders for European football owed much to their Brazilian midfielder. He brought a balance, vision, flair and character to the team which it had sometimes lacked.

The agent of Alberto Aquilani has brushed aside speculation linking the player...

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Liverpool continue their preseason preparations with a trip to the KC Stadium, where they'll work to get up to speed and look to gain momentum ahead of the season opener in three weeks.

Hull City give Kenny Dalglish a headache after beating Liverpool

• Anfield club lose 3-0 • £20m Jordan Henderson fails to impress To suggest that Liverpool supporters are not sure about Kenny Dalglish may seem similar to declaring that David Attenborough is not altogether certain animals are very interesting – but the fact is, Dalglish has plenty to prove this season.

Video: Comolli & Aquilani Discuss Transfer

In this ‘extraordinary' video shot by a Liverpool fan at the Hilton hotel in Oslo, Damien Comolli and Alberto Aquilani are apparently seen discussing the player's proposed exit from the club. At times both parties even appear frustrated – particularly the player who is known to be desperate for a move back to his native Italy.

AC Milan has been told to make Liverpool a £8.7 million bid for Alberto Aquilani by the player's agent Franco Zavaglia.
The Italy international has been strongly tipped to return to his homeland after failing to make a mark at Liverpool following a big-money move from Roma in 2009.
AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani recently claimed his club could be interested in the 27-year-old, who was linked Fiorentina after a successful loan spell with Juventus last season.

Are all of AC Milan's WAGs as unattainably beautiful as these two? Spotted in the stands at AC Milan's game against Udinese was Filippo Inzaghi's prettier half (at left) as well as Alberto Aquilani's wife and daughter, Aurora (right). Image Credit: Getty Images Europe.

Dragging a beautiful bubba to a ball game is rapidly becoming a national sport in Italy. This week's fixture within a fixture is Carolina Marcialis (Antonio Cassano) vs. Michela Quattrociocche (Alberto Aquilani), and while we'd like to say that Carolina (l) is doing a better job of rocking matching plaid with Christopher than many might, our eyes are still traumatised enough to call this a win for Michela and Aurora (r).

Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani's future at Anfield is less than certain, as the Italian flop has not yet been offered a permanent deal by current club Juventus, but looks unlikely to remain at Liverpool.
In 2009, Rafa Benitez signed the 26-year-old Italian midfielder for £17 million from Roma, but a succession of injuries left the talented international on the fringes of the Liverpool side.

Liverpool's want-away midfielder Alberto Aquilani looks set to make his loan spell at Juventus permanent, after the player's agent once again reiterated that the 26-year-old is desperate to end his nightmare at Anfield by switching to Serie A giants Juventus.
While Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has stated that he would like to bring Aquilani back to Anfield in the summer, the Italian midfielder has repeatedly insisted that he would prefer to stay at Juventus.

Alberto Aquilani's fading hopes of securing a full-time move to Juventus are expected to be dashed once and for all when Antonio Conte is officially unveiled as the Turin club's new coach.
Juventus turned to Conte to replace the sacked Luigi Del Neri shortly after agreeing a cut-price £8million fee with Liverpool to turn Aquilani's season-long loan into a permanent transfer.

There is confusion over the future of Alberto Aquilani after his agent opened the door for a Milan move.
Juventus netted the midfielder from Liverpool last summer in a loan deal with the option to buy him outright for €16m.
However, that option expired on May 15 and it is unclear whether Juve will keep the Italian international or not.

Alberto Aquilani's agent believes the Liverpool midfielder's future could be...

I'm greatly appreciative of those who found yesterday's post worthwhile despite the lack of anything happening that anyone actually cares about as I mentioned, trying to find news and/or inspiration on a daily basis during the summer months is absolutely maddening, especially when you're trying to find news that isn't a rumor that makes you want to stab someone.

Liverpool is stuck with Alberto Aquilani for the time being after failing to agree terms with Juventus.
The Italian flop has been a disaster at Anfield and was shipped out on loan to Juventus last season in order to get his career back on track.
But Kenny Dalglish has no plans to keep him at Liverpool and is eager to sell him, despite the fact he's likely to make a massive loss on the £20million shelled out for him by Rafael Benitez in 2009.

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It's six weeks since the close of the 2010-11 season, and Liverpool's already set to kick off 2011-12 with a preseason visit to Guangzhou to face Guangdong Sunray Cave.

Liverpool 4: Poulsen 19′, N'Gog 22′, Coady 72′, Carroll 85′
Guangdong 3: Steer 46′, Lin 90′, Hongbo 92′

And so a new season begins. Or at least the road to it does. Certainly without the extended break forced by the European Championships and World Cup in recent years it doesn't feel like as much of a wait as in the past, when half the players would have just now been starting into their short summer breaks following international commitments.

Fiorentina's Valon Behrami hopes Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani will join him at the Serie A club.
Aquilani's future is uncertain after being linked with a move away from Anfield this summer, having spent last season on loan at Juventus.
Juve were not interested in signing the Italy international permanently but their Italian rivals, Fiorentina, are thought to be chasing his signature.

Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani will remain at Anfield, according to the player's agent.
Aquilani has regularly been linked with a move away from Liverpool this summer following an impressive loan spell at Juventus last season.
Fiorentina have been mooted as potential suitors for the Italy international, who joined Liverpool from Roma in 2009, but the 27-year-old's representative has claimed he will be plying his trade for the Reds in the 2011-12 Premier League campaign.

Aquilani Close to Fiorentina Deal

Reports emerging from Italy suggest Liverpool midfiedler Alberto Aquilani is close to a loan move to Fiorentina, with La Viola being given the option to purchase the player for £10m at the end of the season. Speculation regarding Aquilani's future has been rife ever since he returned from a loan spell at Juventus, where he was expected to move to on a permanent basis this summer.

Dalglish perhaps felt his side could have performed better... Daglish's side fell to a 3-0 defeat in the humid Turkish capital tonight. The 90 minutes were certainly no delight for Liverpool and despite substitutions, the Reds struggled from the onset to threaten Galatasaray. Stewart Downing, Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson were left out of the trip to Istanbul but keeper Doni got another

An understrength Liverpool side lost 3-0 to Galatasaray in Istanbul, their second successive pre-season defeat by that scoreline.
Having been defeated at Hull on Saturday, manager Kenny Dalglish sent out a virtual reserve side in the first half at the Turk Telekom Arena, with only Andy Carroll considered a genuine first-team starter.

Chelsea could be set to launch a sensational bid for Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani as the club's chances of signing Luka Modric appear increasingly slim.
The Blues have had offers of £22m and £27m rejected by Tottenham for Modric and according to Fanatix.com, manager Andre Villas-Boas is unsure about spending £40m on the Croatian star.

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Liverpool's pre-season form continued to stutter as they were held to a draw by Norwegian outfit Valerenga.
Liverpool fielded their Summer signings Stewart Downing, Jordan Henderson and Charlie Adam along with returning Pepe Reina, Jamie Carragher and Daniel Agger.

Liverpool are ready to hijack Arsenal's potential move for Belgian playmaker Eden Hazard.
According to Fanatix.com, the Merseyside club is eyeing one more attacking player and has already made an enquiry for Barcelona winger Ibrahim Afellay.
However, it is unclear how likely it will be to land the Dutchman as he was only signed by the Catalans in January.