Rafa Benitez undoubtedly signed some brilliant players during his time at Anfield, and the club is
still benefiting from some of the players he signed. However, it's also true to say that Benitez
wasted a lots of money on players who just weren't good enough for Liverpool. It's taken a long
time to rid the club of these highly paid players, but with the departure of Philipp Degen today,
the club is no longer lumbered with Benitez's deadwood.
Rafa Benitez will this summer attempt to nab Manchester City youngster Michael Johnson.
Liverpool hope to persuade the former Everton trainee to leave Eastlands for Anfield in an attempt
to resurrect his faltering career.
Injury problems, off field antics and a number of high profile new arrivals have limited the 22
year old to just 36 Premier League starts in four seasons and just three appearances in the last
two seasons.
The January 2011 transfer window is closed and it was a record breaking one as Premier League
teams spent over £210 MILLION on transfers in January. Here is the final list of player
transfers.
The January 2011 transfer window is about to open. Will Premier League clubs be spending money
this time around? In January 2009 Premier League teams spent a record £178 MILLION in that
transfer window. Last January spending was much lower with the vast majority of moves on the final
day of the January transfer window being loan deals as clubs did not have the capital to invest in
new players.
David Conn writes about Liverpool's mounting financial problems. Despite record revenues, LFC's
parent company, Kop Football came away with huge losses mainly through interest payments. Messrs
Tom Hicks and George Gilette have not quite delivered on their promises and although the club is
nowhere close to being foreclosed, the stadium plan is effectively on hold.
Liverpool has confirmed the release of controversial goalkeeper Charles Itandje.
The Frenchman's contract was due to expire in the summer but he has been allowed to move on early,
with Greek Super League side Atromitos already securing the services of Itandje from January 1.
The goalkeeper arrived at the club from Lens but made only seven appearances for the Reds, and will
more likely be remembered for being involved in a controversial incident at the club's memorial
service commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster.
"Liverpool FC has released Charles Itandje from his contract and the goalkeeper has signed a two
and half year contract with Greek Super League club Atromitos.
"He will officially join the Athens-based club on January 1, 2011.
Middlesbrough have turned down an offer from Liverpool for Australian goalkeeper Brad Jones,
according to Sky Sports.
The Reds had made an approach for the keeper today as they search for a new back up to first choice
Pepe Reina.
However, Gordon Strachan will have no intention of selling Jones – and it is not guaranteed the
28-year-old would want to leave.
Rafa Benitez wants to bring Eastlands man to Anfield.
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Rafa Benitez will this summer attempt to nab Manchester City youngster Michael Johnson.
Liverpool hope to persuade the former Everton trainee to leave Eastlands for Anfield in an attempt
to resurrect his faltering career.
Time these players were given their marching orders.
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Itandje said: 'The last season at Liverpool was very difficult. Watching the other
players every Saturday on the pitch when I was in front of the television at home was not
easy.
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Itandje said: 'The last season at Liverpool was very difficult. Watching the other
players every Saturday on the pitch when I was in front of the television at home was not
easy.
Charles Itandje still believes he didn't do too much wrong during the ceremony to commemorate the
20th anniversary of Hillsborough.
The disgraced French goalkeeper was shown laughing during the service at Anfield and was fined and
suspended before being sent on loan to Greek outfit Kavala.
Charles Itandje, 26, formerly of Racing Club de Lens, where he established his first-team
credentials, accumulating 170 first-team appearances in the league, has left Liverpool to join
Greek side Kavala on loan, according to the BBC.
The move, scheduled to be complete at the end of June 2010, was perhaps cemented in April last
season, when various members of Liverpool's congregation during the Hillsborough memorial service
complained about inappropriate behaviour from Itandje.
The protracted departure of Charles Itandje from Liverpool could be nearing its
conclusion after reports in France claim the goalkeeper is set to join Greek outfit AO
Kavala.
Itandje is currently the Reds' fourth-choice stopper and is much disliked at Anfield following
inappropriate behaviour earlier this year at a memorial service for the victims of the Hillsborough
disaster.
Charles Itandje has been loaned out to Greek side Kavala FC; let's hope he doesn't ever return
to Anfield after his disgraceful show of disrespect at the Hillsborough memorial service.
Charles Itandje has been loaned out to Greek side Kavala FC; let's hope he doesn't ever return
to Anfield after his disgraceful show of disrespect at the Hillsborough memorial service.
Tired of a lack of playing time at Anfield, Charles Itandje looks set to leave Liverpool before the
end of the summer transfer window next week.
French newspaper L'Equipe reports that Sporting Gijon have made a loan offer for the
goalkeeper.
Itandje is keen on a move from Anfield and since the arrival of Brazilian keeper Diego Cavalieri
has not even made the substitutes bench on a regular basis.
Apparently Rafa doesn't have much in the way of cash, if only we could offload these guys!
If reports that I have been reading are accurate then we are in a bit of a financial pickle and
in order to bring in new players we need to offload those who really don't belong, such as these
four.
Andriy Voronin Value £4-6m
Not had a bad pre-season but then he has performed well in friendlies before and is by no means
likely to get a starting spot anytime soon.
Liverpool keeper Charles Itandje is in talks with Greek club Panionios over a possible
switch from Anfield.
Itandje signed for the Reds in the summer of 2007 but has only made seven cup appearances for
the club and it has been made clear he does not figure in boss Rafa Benitez's plans.
Signed from Palmeiras in 2008 for 3.5 mil
BACKGROUND BEFORE LFC
There's an old joke that Brazil win World Cups without a goalkeeper. Hopefully, Diego Cavalieri
would disagree with that, because when he left Palmeiras, he was playing second fiddle to Brazil's
Marcos, who was their shot-stopper when they won the World Cup in 2002.
There are many things one may hope never to encounter in their short lifetime here on Earth. One
of those things is being mauled by a black bear. Another one of those things is having a Bulgarian
mob boss come after you.
Ohhh, looks like a loss for Liverpool reserve keeper Nikolay Mihailov on the latter.
Former Liverpool chairman David Moores has resigned from the Club's Board of Directors. Moores
will, however, retain his position as Club Honorary Life President.
Moores, whose family became one of the richest in Britain with the creation of the Littlewoods
empire, took the role of chairman in 1991.
Insensitive Ricc Fiorentina star Riccardo Montolivo has been forced to apologise after he was seen
laughing during a minute's silence for the victims of flash floods in Italy. Six people died in the
flooding in Genoa, but TV cameras caught Montolivo smirking during the tribute. He said: "I am
ashamed of my smile during the [.
With that regrettable Boston Globe article out of the way and news just getting out that
disgraced goalkeeper Charles Itandje has finally left the club, let's move on to some other
newsworthy tidbits floating around the 'tubes in the wake of the Villa match:
* Let's get the not quite as good as the Itandje news but still good news news out
of the way first, as Lucas grabbed Liverpoolfc.
A few days ago, I conducted a poll on this site asking whether Steven Gerrard should retain the
captaincy if he was found guilty of affray. Now that Gerrard has been cleared, the disappointing
results of the poll can be revealed
1500 site visitors voted in the poll over a 2 day period. Rather worryingly, 70% of voters said
Gerrard should keep the captaincy even if he was convicted.
