While German giants Bayern Munich are busy calming down fans who are angered that the club's commitment to unveil a major new signing today was simply a promotion for a new app, Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre is making sure that the Kop's transfer expectations remain low, to begin with.

English media has heavily linked Liverpool with the likes of Real Madrid's Esteban Granero, Groningen's David Texeira, Rangers' Nikica Jelavic, and Udinese's Mauricio Isla.

More than any other matchup, the coming together of Barcelona and Madrid forces apart the usually shared preferences of the cultfootball brain trust. So today's match was one where both sides could come away feeling they'd won some important battles, if not the war.

The game was not 90 minutes of pure flowing football.

Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is set to seal his first major signing in the January transfer window after reportedly submitting a £15 million bid for Udinese's versatile Chilean Mauricio Isla.

Isla, 23, can play in a variety of positions up front and also in the back, offering the Reds a plethora of strengths all over the park.

Liverpool are eyeing Valencia winger Pablo Hernandez according to Madrid-based daily Marca.
Reds boss Kenny Dalglish has kept his powder dry in the current transfer window, despite admitting that he has money to spend if he so chooses.
But his side's recent poor performances are thought to have given the Scot pause for thought.

Liverpool is reportedly in talks with Real Madrid ahead of a bid to sign midfielder Esteban Granero. The Anfield side is keen to beef up their central midfield options and have earmarked a move for the adaptable 24 year old this month. The Merseyside club is lining up a bid in the region of £8m for the former Spanish Under-21 international.

Feliz Sabado! If you haven't heard of 'Cuando Messi', you've gotta get with the program right away. Yesterday (for the most part), most of the football fraternity was up in arms over something Pele said :

"When Messi has scored 1,283 goals and won three World Cups, then we will talk.

Spanish giants Real Madrid are expected to lose a number of key players this month as another of their brightest talents Angel Di Maria said to have welcomed offers from both Manchester United and Chelsea.

Along with Kaka and Esteban Granero, Di Maria is the third player who could possibly leave the Bernabeu this month.

Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday, where we bring you the wacky and pinky side of football. Today, read about Irina Shayk turning down 'Playboy', Neymar's Singing Antics, Podolski's Future and Granero's Miami Escapade.

The world's most favourite footballer to hate, Cristiano Ronaldo, recently visited Dubai with his namorada, Irina Shayk.

Liverpool target Esteban Granero is available for transfer this month and can be bought for around £8million according to talkSPORT.
The 24-year-old Spanish midfielder has been told he is surplus to requirements at the Bernabeu by Los Blancos boss Jose Mourinho, but is unwilling to let the former Getafe man leave the club on loan.

The net is going to be swimming in cynical fake transfer rumours this month, and Real Madrid's Esteban Granero is the latest name to be 'linked' to the club.Is there any proof whatsoever that the 'rumour' is true? NO.Sources: NONEAgent quotes: NONEOwner Quotes: NONEPlayer Quotes: NONEAny credible evidence at all?

The Daily Mirror is reporting that Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero is 'desperate' to join the Gunners in January. This coming after Arsene Wenger insisted that he is happy with the squad at hand and is unlikely to sign anyone this coming transfer window. "At the moment, in the transfer we are just interested in [.

According to the Mirror, Arsène Wenger has ruled himself out of a possible move for Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero. If this is true, it seems like a sudden end to his apparent interest that has been ongoing since the summer. Being linked with a player from the likes of Real Madrid may sound promising [.

Arsene Wenger is lining up a bid to bring Borussia Dortmund star Mario Goetze to Arsenal, reports claim.

The Mail says AW sent chief scout Steve Rowley to watch the 19-year-old in Dortmund's Champions League win over Olympiakos in Germany on Tuesday night.

The paper adds that Rowley was also joined at the BVB Stadion by another "senior Arsenal spy" such is the club's seriousness about signing the player.

Yes its that time again folks. Transfer rumour latest. The latest player to be linked with a move to Arsenal is Real Madrid midfielder Esteban Granero. Granero, 24, is in his second spell at Real Madrid after spending two years at Getafe, but he finds himself way down the pecking order at the Bernabeu behind [.

By Chris Wright

During the shoot for Real Madrid's 2011/12 team photo, bearded midfield pirate Esteban Granero couldn't resist having a little fondle of Kaka's angelic mush hoping that a little bit of that Jesus magic would rub off on him...

How adorable/incredibly annoying.

Apparently, it's cool to walk around with a bike with no gears and no brakes, to wear thick rimmed glasses despite having perfect 20-20 vision, to quote Friedrich Nietzsche and to recite poems, and to be more tattooed that Travis Barker. Well obviously that's the case because every footballer seems to be doing it.

Real Madrid's roster for friendlies against the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 16 at the L.A. Coliseum, Chivas Guadalajara on July 20 at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium and the Philadelphia Union on July 23 at Lincoln Financial Field. Buy Real Madrid U.S. Tour Tickets

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas, Antonio Adan, Tomas Mejias, Jesus Fernandez Collado.

Real Madrid's roster for friendlies against the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 16 at the L.A. Coliseum, Chivas Guadalajara on July 20 at San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium and the Philadelphia Union on July 23 at Lincoln Financial Field. Buy Real Madrid U.S. Tour Tickets

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas, Antonio Adan, Tomas Mejias, Jesus Fernandez Collado.

When the Philadelphia Union agreed with Real Madrd for a friendly on July 23, the team promised its fans that they would see the stars of Madrid and not just back ups. After releasing the official Madrid roster, it's clear that the Union managed to keep that promise.

The Madrid World Football Challenge roster is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Spain), Antonio Adán (Spain)

Defenders: Ricardo Carvalho (Portugal), Pepe (Portugal), Sergio Ramos (Spain), Marcelo Viera (Brazil), Alvaro Arbeloa (Spain), Raul Albiol (Spain), Ezequiel Garay (Argentina), David Mateos (Spain)

Midfielders: Fernando Gago (Argentina), Kaká (Brazil), Lassana Diarra (France), Xabi Alonso (Spain), Sergio Canales (Spain), Pedro León (Spain), Mesut Özil (Germany), Sami Khedira (Germany), Hamit Altintop (Turkey), Nuri Şahin (Turkey), José Callejón (Spain), Roysten Drenthe (Netherlands)

Attackers: Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Karim Benzema (France), Esteban Granero (Spain)

Manager Jose Mourinho will also be making the trip with Madrid.

Real Madrid is bringing the cavalry for its summer tour of the United States.

Madrid has chosen a first-choice squad for its three games in the World Football Challenge, which includes the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Mesut Ozil, Kaka, Sergio Ramos and Iker Casillas.

The biggest omissions are Argentines Angel di Maria and Gonzalo Higuain, who will be participating in Copa America.

*Galaxy defender A.J. DeLaGarza was re-signed to a new multi-year contract, the club announced today.

The versatile 24-year-old, who can play either full back or in central defense as he did in college at Maryland defender, is on track for a career high in starts and minutes in his third year with the club.

adidas has produced a Spanish Copa del Rey Final preview video featuring adidas athletes Lionel Messi, Xavi, David Villa and Dani Alves (FC Barcelona) and Xabi Alonso, Angel Di María, Álvaro Arbeloa, Sergio Canales and Esteban Granero (Real Madrid). Real Madrid and Barcelona meet tomorrow (April 20th, 2011) in Valencia in a Copa del Rey [.

MADRID, Spain Barcelona took advantage of Real Madrid's surprise draw at Almeria to move four points clear at the top of the Primera Division. The Catalans swept aside Malaga 4-1 at the Nou Camp after Madrid were made to settle for a 1-1 draw against the league's bottom side. Pep Guardiola's men put Malaga [.

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