Liverpool have opened talks with FC Groningen over exciting striker David Texeira, as manager Kenny Dalglish steps up his transfer activity in the closing stages of the window.
Dalglish had previously made buying a striker his top priority for January, with Luis Suarez missing for eight matches through suspension, and Andy Carroll and Dirk Kuyt struggling to find their feet this term.

Liverpool has made Swansea midfielder Joe Allen one of their primary summer targets reports the Independent.
The 21-year-old Wales international has impressed in the Swans' debut Barclays Premier League campaign, and has captured the attention of a number of rival suitors.
His sensible use of the ball has helped teammate Leon Britton be ranked among Europe's leading passers - beating the likes of Barcelona duo Xavi and Andreas Iniesta.

All because Liverpool hasn't made a move yet in the transfer market doesn't mean that people aren't saying they're about to. So join us for the latest fun-like substance as we run down the latest collection of names being linked into—and out of—the club as the end of the January window edges into sight.

All because Liverpool hasn't made a move yet in the transfer market doesn't mean that people aren't saying they're about to. So join us for the latest fun-like substance as we run down the latest collection of names being linked into—and out of—the club as the end of the January window edges into sight.

Liverpool are considering a January move to sign Swansea City attacker Scott Sinclair after a succession of glowing scouting reports left Anfield boss Kenny Dalglish readying a potential bid for the former Chelsea man.
Dalglish has been monitoring a number of prospective attacking additions as the Scot looks to beef up Liverpool's fire-power after seeing his Merseyside club struggle to find the back of the net.

Liverpool are considering a January move to sign Swansea City attacker Scott Sinclair after a succession of glowing scouting reports left Anfield boss Kenny Dalglish readying a potential bid for the former Chelsea man.
Dalglish has been monitoring a number of prospective attacking additions as the Scot looks to beef up Liverpool's fire-power after seeing his Merseyside club struggle to find the back of the net.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish feels captain Steven Gerrard fully deserved to be rewarded with a new long-term deal at Anfield.
The England international put pen to paper on a contract extension on Merseyside on Thursday, the terms of which were not disclosed by the club.
The 31-year-old, who has spent his entire career with the Reds, finalized the deal less than 24 hours after scoring the only goal in their 1-0 Carling Cup semi-final first leg victory at Manchester City.

Liverpool has joined the race for Dijon midfielder Benjamin Corgnet, according to French sports daily L'Equipe.
The 24-year-old who was playing amateur football two years ago, has already attracted the interest of Lyon and Newcastle United, with the pair consistently linked with the midfielder.
But now Liverpool is taking a close interest in Corgnet and have had the Thionville native watched several times recently.

Last summer, Liverpool rather famously spent big on players who created chances. To many, they paid far too much for far too little and the results haven't lived up to the expenditure, but regardless of whether one agreed with the approach at least there was a clearly identifiable approach: Find the Premier League players who created the most scoring opportunities and then start throwing money in their general direction.

Kenny Dalglish today praised the team behind the team as he prepares to celebrate a year since his memorable return to Melwood.
Our most famous No.7 was invited back into the dugout 12 months ago this weekend following the departure of Roy Hodgson from Anfield.
Since then he has transformed the fortunes of the team on the field by bringing unity back to the club where he scored 172 goals in 515 games as a player.

According to the Daily Mail, Darren Bent is on his way to Liverpool.
The £24 million pound man is rumored to be unsettled at Ville Park and would jump at the chance at joining Liverpool.
Selling Bent would be detrimental to Alex McLeish's plans but club finances dictate that should the Villa manager want to strengthen his side then almost every player is susceptible to a bid.

Luis Suárez race case: what report said about key figures

Kenny Dalglish, Dirk Kuyt, Damien Comolli and Luis Suárez's legal representative Peter McCormick were all criticised in Football Association report.

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A news article on 2012-01-01 23:45:40 from: The Telegraph

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Here are the most interesting and important points from the 115 page document which explains why the decision was made to charge Luis Suarez with racially abusing Patrice Evra.

Evidence
- The FA and Evra watched some video footage of the match. Evra pointed out to the FA, by reference to the video footage, when it was during the match that Suarez made the comments about which Evra had complained.

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish has his eye on young Swansea City midfielder Joe Allen and after a lengthy scouting assessment the Anfield manager is said to be considering making a move for the Welsh international.
The pint sized 21 year old has been in fine form this term and has managed to adapt well to life in the top tier and shown maturity beyond his years as he helps pulls the strings in the Swansea City midfield.

Liverpool ended 2010-11 in fantastic form, perhaps even convincing those most hopeful that with a tweak here and a winger there a legitimate run at the title wasn't entirely beyond the realm of possibility. With summer signalling that Damien Comolli and Kenny Dalglish were more interested in rebuilding than refining, though, that hope faced up to growing fears about all the that could go wrong with a largely new starting eleven as the season began.

Liverpool ended 2010-11 in fantastic form, perhaps even convincing those most hopeful that with a tweak here and a winger there a legitimate run at the title wasn't entirely beyond the realm of possibility. With summer signalling that Damien Comolli and Kenny Dalglish were more interested in rebuilding than refining, though, that hope faced up to growing fears about all the that could go wrong with a largely new starting eleven as the season began.

Liverpool will reportedly look to lure Koln attacker Lukas Podolski to Anfield as the Merseyside club looks to beef up their attacking options following the FA ban handed to top scorer Luis Suarez.
Director of Football Damien Comolli has earmarked a move for the Polish born German international after seeing Suarez handed an eight match ban and was already scouting the 26 year old as Liverpool have been struggling for goals and have been far to dependent on the Uruguayan international.

Old rivals Manchester United and Liverpool are both attempting to land the player dubbed the next Lionel Messi as they try and convince Xherdan Shaqiri to make the move to the Premier League.
Shaqiri has been one of the stand out performers for Basel this season and was instrumental in helping the Swiss side knock Manchester United out of the Champions League.

Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are keeping tabs on Macclesfield Town's emerging young talent George Whiteoak, reports the Daily Mirror.
The 16 year-old centre-half is drawing attention from some of Britain's top clubs having impressed for the League Two side at youth level and is now on the verge of making his senior debut.

Liverpool have been alerted to the possible availability of Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil, after the creative midfielder was warned by manager that his performances needed to significantly improve or else he would be sold.
The German international was one of the stars of the 2010 World Cup and was signed by Madrid for €15million from Werder Bremen.

Keisuke Honda's agent has denied claims that Liverpool or Arsenal are pursuing the player.
CSKA Moscow's attacking midfielder was heavily linked with a move to England in the summer transfer window, with both Kenny Dalglish and Arsene Wenger reported to be admirers of the 25-year-old.
However, agent Kees Ploegsma has moved quickly to deny the speculation, insisting there has been no contact over a possible move away from Russia.

Liverpool are being touted to make a shock January move for in-form Wolves striker Steven Fletcher.
The Scottish striker, who has bagged six goals in ten appearances this season has reportedly caught the eye of Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish, who is growing concerned at his side's lack of goals this term.

The FA hates Liverpool, but the feeling's probably mutual. Dirk Kuyt can score, or at least he used to be able to. And hey, I've got something to show you. Right over here. That's right, don't be frightened...

* Are you English? Are you too young to drive? Can you kick a football?

Liverpool are planning a surprise move for Chelsea forward Nicolas Anelka as manager Kenny Dalglish attempts to further strengthen his squad in the January transfer window and secure a top four finish.
The France international had a short spell at Anfield back in 2002 under Gerard Houllier but the French manager decided not to take up the option to sign the striker and instead brought El Hadji Diouf to the club.

Last night, BBC Radio 5 live broadcast an interesting discussion about playing "Moneyball" in football and other popular UK sports. The discussion provides a nice overview of the issue, along with interviews of Billy Beane, Damien Comolli, Steve McLaren, and others. Here's the synopsis from 5 live:
"On the eve of the UK release of the film Moneyball, based on the influential book, 5 live Sport takes a special look at the growing influence of statistics in sport.

Inter Milan midfielder Philippe Coutinho insists he would be happy to stay at Inter Milan, despite transfer speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool.
Reports in the British media claims Reds boss Kenny Dalglish is a keen admirer of the 19-year-old, with the club holding a long-standing interest in the player from Rafael Benitez's reign at Anfield.

For most, Charlie Adam had his best game in a Liverpool shirt against Chelsea, and so before moving on completely from Sunday's match it only seems right to at the very least acknowledge that. And considering this blog's fondness for statistics—not to mention the role stats play in the approach of Fenway Sports Group and Damien Comolli—an obvious point of interest seems clear: Is there anything obvious in Adam's numbers from the weekend that help to separate Sunday from most of what came before?

Auxerre defender Willy Boly is attracting interest from some of the biggest names in European football with Liverpool and Inter Milan both heavily linked with the youngster.
The 20-year-old has been a regular at youth level for France and this season has been an almost ever present in the Auxerre side, starting 11 out of the opening 14 league games.

Liverpool's director of football Damien Comolli has identified Valencia's in form striker Roberto Soldado as a target he feels will give his Anfield side a much needed injection of fire-power.
The 26 year old former Real Madrid man has got his career back on track in the last three years after stagnating at the Bernabeu and is now attracting the attention of many prospective suitors and is fighting his way back to the fringes of the Spanish national team set-up.

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is preparing to make a cut-price deal for Lyon left back Aly Cissokho once the January transfer window opens for business, according to reports in the Daily Mirror.
The French international is versatile and can operate in the midfield as well as in the full back position.

Liverpool are still monitoring the contract situation of Newcastle captain Fabricio Coloccini, it has been claimed.
The Argentine defender has 18 months to run on his current deal but has reportedly put off any talks over extension until the summer.
According to the Daily Star, Liverpool director of football Damien Comolli has made a personal check on Colocinni and an attempt to bring him to Anfield could now be in the offing.

Will Liverpool's new youth policy produce the next Gareth Bale or more of Rafa's 'talentless teenagers'?

With the minimum of fuss, Liverpool's director of football Damien Comolli has introduced a new emphasis at Anfield, backed by the instincts of manager Kenny Dalglish.

Liverpool are reportedly interested in Everton youngster Seamus Coleman and will hope to take advantage of their fellow Merseyside club's perilous financial position by making a significant January offer for the Irish international.
Anfield director of football Damien Comolli has earmarked a move for the right sided performer and boss Kenny Dalglish is also said to be a fan of the former Sligo Rovers man and could see the Everton man as a player who could ably fill a role out wide at Liverpool.

Former Liverpool defender Gary Gillespie has praised the club's management team for taking a risk on the signing of star-striker Luis Suarez.
Gillespie, who is a massive fan of the Uruguayan maestro, said:
"All credit to the likes of Damien Comolli and Kenny for going out and taking a risk.

Liverpool are facing stiff competition in their pursuit of Ryad Boudebouz with reports emerging claiming Spanish side Real Betis have made the Sochaux midfielder their top priority.
The Algeria international revealed recently that Liverpool have been monitoring him with director of football Damien Comolli in France to watch him in action on numerous occasions and to talk with the Sochaux president.

In an extremely dubious 'exclusive' yesterday, the Daily Mirror claimed that Liverpool are interested in signing Tottenham's Tom Huddlestone. There are dozens of sites making up stupid transfer rumours on a daily basis but this must be one of the most ridiculous.
The Mirror claimed:
"Liverpool are ready to swoop for Spurs midfielder Tom Huddlestone.

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is lining up a New Year move for Tottenham midfielder Tom Huddlestone, according to reports.
Huddlestone moved to Spurs from Derby back in 2005 when the current director of football at Anfield, Damien Comolli, was working at White Hart Lane.
The Frenchman is ready to try and tempt the 24-year-old away from London and up to Liverpool.

Liverpool have emerged as shock contenders to sign Tottenham midfielder and Mexican international, Giovani Dos Santos.
The attacking midfielder arrived at White Hart Lane from Barcelona in 2008, but has made more appearances on loan away from the club in the three years since then. The 22 year-old has enjoyed decent success on loan with the likes of Ipswich Town, Galatasaray and most recently, Racing Santander.

Jack Robinson has signed a new deal for Liverpool after impressing in his 5 appearances last season. Jack Robinson has a big future ahead of him but faces tough competition against in-form left back Jose Enrique.

Damien Comolli personally ranks him very highly and this is what he told Liverpoolfc.

Comolli: Teen has big future

Damien Comolli believes Jack Robinson has all the attributes to become a top player for Liverpool and claims there are plenty more where he came from.

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A news article on 2011-10-31 16:05:35 from: Liverpool FC

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