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Liverpool YOUNGSTER SIGNS NEW DEAL
Liverpool’s young goalkeeper David Martin has signed a new contract with the Anfield club.
The highly rated twenty-two-year-old shot-stopper has signed a two-year extension, which will keep him at the club until June of 2010.
Martin is the number one goalkeeper for the Liverpool reserves under reserve team coach Gary Ablett as part of a side that won a reserve treble this season.
This season he has served as the understudy to Jose Reina and Charles Itandje, but with Itandje’s future uncertain and with ‘keeper Scott Carson, who is currently on loan at Aston Villa set for a permanent move elsewhere in order to attain first team football, there is a chance that Martin could be promoted to number two goalkeeper next year – unless manager Rafa Benitez buys in the transfer market.
Martin is yet to make an appearance for the Liverpool full side since signing from the MK Dons in January of 2006. Competition for a first team position next season will be fierce amongst the Anfield goalkeeper’s with number one keeper Reina firmly established at the club having won the Premier League’s Golden Glove award for three successive seasons. |
Can't see what future he has at
Liverpool in all honesty. Reina is still relatively young, and Bouzanis from the reserves probably is a better prospect to make the first team.
Still, he's an okay third choice 'keeper to have currently, if it ever came to that.
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DEFENDER DEAL TIED UP
Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has reportedly agreed personal terms with Swiss defender Philipp Degen who will join on a free transfer.
Degen will arrive on a 'Bosman' from Borussia Dortmund after his contract expired, but the 25-year-old has been out of action for long periods this year.
The ex-Basel defender was dogged by a knee injury earlier in the campaign and has now been frozen out by his club after contract renewal talks broke down.
Dortmund know Degen is destined for the Premiership and have refused to play him since the end of April. |
I actually thought this deal was off after he rebuffed links we had with him in April. You can't really lose out on a free signing, considering we have cover (Arbeloa/Carragher) to ensure the risk is minimal.
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Liverpool ‘WIN’ DOSSENA
Udinese defender Andrea Dossena is expected to sign for Liverpool.
Dossena, one of two Liverpool targets at the Serie A club for the past several months, had been rumoured to have chosen Juventus; but his agent Federico Pastorello has spent the past few days in England negotiating terms for the 26-year-old, who recently won his first cap for Italy. |
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ITALIANS PLAY DOWN REDS LINK
Udinese have claimed that there is ‘nothing concrete’ in reports linking Liverpool with defender Andrea Dossena.
The Italy international has impressed for Udinese this season and it has been suggested that he could be a summer target for Rafa Benitez.
Dossena has played 34 games in the Italian top flight this season and Udinese clearly have little intention of letting either him or team-mate Antonio Di Natale leave the club.
“We have always said that we will not change the team,” said director general Pietro Leonardi to Radio Kiss Kiss
“For Dossena to Liverpool there is nothing concrete, he has a contract with us until 2012 and the rest is speculation.
“Di Natale is an anchor of our project and the same applies to him as to Dossena.”
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To be honest, i don't know anything about him so don’t know if he’d be a good signing. We've been linked with him and his team-mate Inler for a while, but dunno how much there is in it.
Anyone know where in defence he plays? I'd of assumed full-back...
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Liverpool STAR RUBBISHES £10M+ LA LIGA SWITCH
Xabi Alonso is not about to quit Liverpool Football Club.
The Spanish international has been linked with a return to his homeland with Real Madrid, but the former Real Sociedad ace insists he plans to stay at Anfield and fight for his place in the starting eleven.
"It surprises me because I know the real truth," Alonso told Sky Sports. "There has been no movement from Real Madrid, whether official or otherwise. At the moment I am with Liverpool and I want to be at Liverpool.
"I have a contract at Liverpool. I have been surprised and very disappointed to read that I want to leave Liverpool. The people who write these things have clearly not done very rigorous research." |
I really don't think he's going to leave. Unless Benitez wanted him out; but he's on of his favourites, alongside Reina, so i couldn't see it happening. Not unless some like Real offered silly money.
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Liverpool LINKED WITH RIERA
Liverpool are eyeing a move for Espanyol midfielder Albert Riera, according to reports emanating from Spain.
Reds boss Rafa Benitez is rumoured to be a keen admirer of the 26-year-old Spain international.
It is claimed that Liverpool may offer a fee in the region of £8million with winger Sebastian Leto, who signed at Anfield in 2007, included in the deal.
However, former Reds scout Paco Herrera, now at Espanyol, has revealed that the club would be unwilling to accept a part-exchange offer.
"It is certain that we are interested in Leto, but our idea is to prepare a separate deal for Riera," Herrera said.
Tottenham Hotspur and Fiorentina are also rumoured to be interested in securing Riera's signature. |
Supposed to have been a revelation in Spain since his Man City days. This wouldn't be a surprise to me, and by the sounds of it there is some real substance to the story - if he added competition to the left side of our midfield that'd be great.
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RUSSIAN SUPERSTAR ON HIS WAY TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE BUT WILL IT BE TO Liverpool, Everton OR Arsenal?
Uefa Cup winning Zenit St Petersburg star Andrei Arshavin has the Premier League on red alert after his club manager Dick Advocaat announced he expected him to leave this summer. The 26-year-old Russian captain put on a star performance in the 2-0 final win over Rangers at Eastlands on Wednesday night and has been linked to a number of the biggest clubs in England.
He has an excellent pedigree domestically after being named Russian Footballer of the Year in 2006 as well winning a number of awards voted by the Soviet press. He can play on either flank as well as a second striker so would be a perfect acquisition for a number of clubs including Liverpool, Arsenal and Everton.
The Reds need some much needed flair to mount a serious title challenge and a player that is as versatile as Arshavin would fit into Rafa Benitez’s plans perfectly. On the other hand the Gunners also need reinforcements, particularly if Alexander Hleb departs as is expected. David Moyes has been linked with the Russian for some time and his acquisition would boost a squad that ran out of steam at the final hurdle and perhaps lacked the star quality to compete with the big 4 when they encountered them.
Arshavin has won over 30 caps for his country and has already reached double figures in international goals. He has won a domestic League Cup, a Russian title and now the Uefa Cup so is used to winning trophies. The Russian international has a record of nearly 1 goal in every 4 games domestically so could boost the firepower of the club he finally joins.
His man of the match display on Wednesday in setting up both Zenit’s goals further emphasized the players’ quality so expect a bidding war from the Premier League big guns soon. |
Wouldn’t say no to him at all but i doubt we’re interested somehow.
