According to Sunderland's official website, Liverpool have agreed to a fee,
rumored to be around £20 million, for Sunderland midfielder Jordan
Henderson. A club spokesperson said:
"A fee has been agreed with Liverpool for Jordan Henderson and he travels to Anfield today with
the club's blessing.
According to James Pearce at the Liverpool Echo, Aston Villa winger
Stewart Downing has decided not to commit to a new deal with the club right now,
putting Liverpool on alert. Downing said,
"I know the club are keen for me to extend my contract as I only have two years left on my deal
and that my agent had a recent meeting with our chief executive (Paul Faulkner).
According to David Hytner at the Guardian, Arsenal boss Arsene
Wenger is prepared to sell midfielder Andrei Arshavin to raise funds this
summer. It is reported that Arsenal will look to recoup most of the £15million that they spent on
the 29-year-old.
According to the Liverpool Echo, Liverpool midfielder Maxi
Rodriguez is happy at the club and wants to stay. Rodriguez said,
"I am really happy here ... The people have treated us really well. The type of life we have
here, the way of life, is very different to what we were used to after nine years in Spain but I am
enjoying everything.
According to James Pearce at the Liverpool Echo, Liverpool footballer
Milan Jovanovic regrets signing with the club last summer and appears to want out.
Jovanovic said,
"I must say I regularly think about this. If I would move to Italy or Germany I would be happier
than in England – my life would be nicer.
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.
UPDATE: According to Pete O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, Sylvain Marveux has agreed
to a pre-contract with Liverpool and will complete the free transfer during the summer.
March 14th, 2011: According to Ian Doyle at the Daily Post, Liverpool
are close to signing Rennes Midfielder Sylvain Marveaux, who will be a free agent in
the summer.
UPDATE: According to The Independent, the agent of Liverpool
midfielder Alberto Aquilani believes Juventus will permanently
sign his client. Franco Zavaglia said,
"Juve has the priority and I don't think they will let him escape .
According to Ian Doyle at the Daily Post, Liverpool are close to signing
Rennes Midfielder Sylvain Marveaux, who will be a free agent in
the summer. The 24-year-old Frenchman confirmed this rumor saying,
"I am very close to reaching agreement with Liverpool about joining them next season"
According to the Daily Post, Juventus are currently not interested in signing
Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani, who is at Juventus on
loan, to a permanent basis. Sporting director Alessio Secco said,
"In my opinion, aside from the injury he suffered, Juventus will opt to sign Quagliarella from
Napoli .
According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, Liverpool goalkeeper
Pepe Reina has not ruled out the possibility of moving to Manchester
United, who may be in the market for a goalkeeper when Edwin van der Sar
retires after this season.
According to ESPN Soccernet, Blackpool defender Neal Eardley
expects his teammate Charlie Adam to move onto a bigger club this summer. Eardley
said,
"Charlie played a massive part in us getting promoted ... I think he scored 19 goals last season
from midfield, which is excellent, and he has proved again this season what a massive player he is
for us.
According to ESPN Soccernet, Liverpool held talks with Athletic
Bilbao last month as they were interested in signing Fernando Llorente.
Llorente told Marca,
"Representatives from Liverpool arrived in Bilbao and had talks with the leadership of our club,
but obviously I did not want to be put on the transfer list.
According to the Telegraph, Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish
will be looking to bring in more players this summer. Dalglish said,
"The owners have been fantastically supportive during this window, which was busy but I think
very beneficial to the football club .
According to The Independent, Newcastle manager Alan Pardew
revealed that striker Andy Carroll handed in his transfer request after his offer
for a new deal was turned down by the club. Pardew said,
"We didn't force anybody to leave .
UPDATE: According to Liverpool's official website, Liverpool
have completed the signing of Newcastle striker Andy Carroll for
a fee that has been rumored to be around £35million. Carroll signed a five-and-a-half year deal
with the clu.
UPDATE: According to Chelsea's official website, Chelsea have
completed the signing of Liverpool striker Fernando Torres for a
fee thought to be around Liverpool's asking price of £50million. Torres signed a five-and-a-half
year deal with the club.
UPDATE: According to Liverpool's Official website, Luis Suarez
has passed his medical for Liverpool and has agreed to terms with the club.
January 28th, 2011: According to Liverpool's official website,
Liverpool have agreed on a transfer fee for Luis Suarez that
could rise up to 26.
According to Ian Doyle at the Daily Post, Liverpool chairman Tom
Werner is looking to sign a few players before the transfer window ends. Werner said,
"It is our intention to improve the club short-term ... We know there are ways to improve the
club and we do have targets.
UPDATE: According to Liverpool's official website, Hoffenheim
have completed the signing of Ryan Babel. Babel signed a two-and-a-half year deal
with the club with a further one year option.
January 24th, 2011: According to Liverpool's official website, the deal between
Liverpool and Hoffenheim for Ryan Babel is back
on and Babel will fly to Germany to work out a personal deal.
According to ESPN Soccernet, Liverpool footballer Ryan Babel
would not mind going back to Ajax on loan if Liverpool were to sign striker
Luis Suarez. Babel told De Telegraaf,
"The transfer of Suarez to Liverpool opens the door for me to go to Ajax .
According to Peter O'Rourke at Sky Sports News, Liverpool are interested in
signing Bayen Munich midfielder Mark van Bommel. His agent
Mino Raiola told Bild,
"I know about Liverpool's interest, but other offers are currently more interesting.
According to Liverpool's official website, manager Roy Hodgson has left
Liverpool by mutual consent. Owner John Henry said,
"We are grateful for Roy's efforts over the past six months, but both parties thought it in the
best interests of the club that he stand down from his position as team manager.
UPDATE: It appears that defender Daniel Agger is not happy
with his playing time, according to Troels Henrikson at the Jyllands Posten. Agger said,
"I still have three years left on my contract with Liverpool, but it's not me who decides
whether I'm on the pitch.
