Chelsea to bid £60m for Torres in the summer!

Written on December 20, 2009 – 10:57 am | by |

A report this morning in the Mirror is suggesting that Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti is planning a £60m raid on Liverpool for their superstriker Fernando Torres if the Reds fail to make the Champions League next season.
They say that Ancelotti is a great admirer of Torres, and since the West London club has not been [...]

Aurelio can talk to new clubs in January

Written on December 20, 2009 – 10:25 am | by |

The Liverpool defender Fabio Aurelio has admitted that his contract talks with the club have come to a standstill, and the 30 year-old can now start discussing his future with other clubs in the New Year.
He said: “At the moment we are waiting for Liverpool.”
`We started conversations before the end of last season. But I [...]

Benitez – Unirea won't be easy but we're in it to win it!

Written on December 19, 2009 – 12:01 pm | by |

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says that Liverpool are definitely going to have a go at winning the Europa League after the disappointment of being knocked out of the Champions League, but doesn’t think they have been given an easy first draw against Unirea Urziceni.
“Unirea won the league in Romania and they are certainly a [...]

Benitez – Liverpool shouldn't be playing at Portsmouth today!

Written on December 19, 2009 – 10:35 am | by |

The Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez thinks that the people who compile the Premier League fixture list should get their act together, and stop sending clubs on 500 mile journeys at Christmas!
“I am a foreign manager and people talk about Christmas being a busy time,” he said. “In Spain, it is the same, and it is [...]

Jamie Carragher admits he may leave Liverpool in the near future

Written on December 18, 2009 – 11:22 am | by |

The Liverpool defender Jamir Carragher is approaching his 600th game for the Reds, and is only the ninth player in their history to reach that landmark figure, but he admits that he is not sure if he can carry on playing at the highest level for much longer.
He said: “I wouldn’t want to get to [...]

Kuyt – We can't wait to play Portsmouth!

Written on December 17, 2009 – 1:34 pm | by |

The Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt was not overly impressed with the manner of last night’s win over Wigan, but he thinks that just getting the win was the important thing, and now they need to concentrate on doing the same again this weekend against Portsmouth.
“It’s a really important win. We showed we wanted to win [...]

"A World Cup in UK without Anfield is unthinkable!"

Written on December 17, 2009 – 1:24 pm | by |

The news that Liverpool have been included in the list of possible venues for Englands bid to host the World Cup in 2018 drew comments from many top footballing personalities, not least the Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard and his manager Rafael Benitez.
Anfield is renowned throughout the world as being the most atmospheric ground in English [...]

Benitez – We now have one win in a row!

Written on December 17, 2009 – 8:08 am | by |

The Liverpool boss was pleased with Fernando Torres coming on and scoring the winner against Wigan last night, despite still feeling the effects of the last game against Arsenal.
“It was a fantastic achievement for him,” Benitez said. “He was tired after the last game, so I told him if I don’t play you it would [...]

Liverpool close in on loan deal for Van Nistelrooy?

Written on December 16, 2009 – 4:20 pm | by |

It seems that Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has come to an agreement with Real Madrid to take the Dutch striker Ruud Van Nistelrooy on a six month loan in January.
Today’s Independent reports that Liverpool have beaten Blackburn and Arsenal to securing Van Nistelrooy as cover for Fernando Torres for the rest of the season. They [...]

Torres – We are off the pace but let's focus on the future

Written on December 16, 2009 – 4:07 pm | by |

The Liverpool striker Fernando Torres has come out in support of manager Rafael Benitez, and is certain that the Spaniard will manage to pull the club out of their recent slump.
He has reiterated that he intends to see out the four remaining years left on his contract, and he expects to Benitez to be there [...]