Only my memory mate. I remember us signing him as part of the deal that saw Paletta move to Boca Juniors.

It does say so on wikipedia, i've checked. You'll probably find something on the official site if you look also.

Heard a lot about this but there is no mention of it on the offal on the player's page.

I don't ever remember seeing anything official about it either.

I hope it's true but the best I have found is "it's reported that...."

I have to admit that I'm sure I've read somewhere that when they took Paletta off us, Insua became permanent as part of the deal, but Insua's info page on LFC's official website says......

Liverpool signed Argentine starlet Emiliano Insua on an 18-month loan deal in January 2007.

The left-back is owned by Boca Juniors, though has never played a first-team game at La Bombonera.




I wouldn't have thought though that him becoming a permanent deal would be classed as one of the 'new signings'. Lot of rumours going around about Lennon being the main signing though. Wouldn't be a bad signing, and would fit well on the right of the formation, but I'd rather us bring in a left sided player and put Babel on the right. He's a fantastic player, but being so one-footed is becoming a bit too apparent in recent games, so I'd rather see him on the right in place of Kuyt. I heard Kuyt described as Anfields Prince Harry - 3 months in the front line and no one noticed!!

rdownes9 and Wtebar, are you boys getting your info from Koptalk?

I really do not think Lennon would interest Rafa. Yes he is very threatening with his pace but due to his poor crossing i cant see him being a target. Plus i can not see Ramos letting him go. I think Bentley would be a far better signing than lennon.

thuram,zambrotta,larsson...
but to be honest i guess lennon

Good odds that it's Heinze.

Benrual - I don't even go on koptalk so i wouldn't get my info off there. I can't remember where I saw that about Insua, but it was a while ago. But as per Liverpool's website we don't own Insua yet, so that must be true.

Heard from someone today that the new first XI player may be Pirlo with Xabi going to Barca for £12m. Iwouldn't want Xabi to go, and Pirlo is over rated, sso I hope thats not true!

RE Emiliano Insúa

Cant find anythin on the Offical Site to say he's fully signed up but got thes from Wikipedia...

"His loan move has since turned into a permanent deal, as part of Gabriel Paletta's transfer to Boca"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Insua#cite_note-1

I thought players had to sign during the transfer window to process the contracts ??

David Bentley
Jeremy Menez
Joaquin
Quaresma
Mancini
Lennon (special exception to criteria)


Full backs/Wing backs:

Chiellini
Gabriel Heinze
Jankulovski
Kaladze
Wayne Bridge

Please feel free to offer any more names.

Rafinha has been mentioned.

I doubt it for a number of reasons though.

1) He is still in european competition

2) it is not really a top priority position

3) he is holding out for a move to barca

I doubt Alves because of the fee he would command as well.

It will probably be some absolute practical unknown like Skrtel.

Probably, you can have Chimbonda if you like.

No ta Yobbo.

What about Zarate?

Young, pacey, two footed, makes goals, scores goals, good setpiece taker, adapting well to the prem already, if available for Brum surely available to us (unless they have some kind of first option).

Not my shout but I reckon he could be ideal the more I think about it.

Looks alright player hard to tell when hes only played a handfull of games. If yous did sign him i think hed be used like Benayoun is now, sparingly. He looks like a player who enjoys playing, so could see him leaving quite soon after joiniing. You never know though. I think you should be aiming for better though.

I think if we signed him he would make that right side his own. Same goes for Cristian Rodriguez who is another player I like and is availble for $7 million portugeuse.

There is increasing talk that it is Daniel Alves.

Apparently Alves was upset about not being allowed to move last Season but kept it to himself after the untimely death of Antonio Puerta (R.I.P) and now he feels with Sevilla not matching his ambition it is time to move on.

With Rafa's contacts in Spain it would make sense he could rush the deal through.

With Alves wanting out and having no european commitment that would also make sense and also due to the player wanting to leave the price might have come down significantly as to what it was last Season.

I would love it to be Alves.

Why have the poor man's Alves (Rafinha) when you can have the real deal?

Someone said add some to his list. How about David Silva and Ronaldinho for the wing, and Maxwell, Zaccardo or Moretti for fullback?

We won't sign Alves, he'll be far too expensive - and is well overrated in my opinion. I'd rather we stayed well clear of the full-back. Rafinha can defend unlike Alves.



Rafinha isn't holding out for a move to Barcelona. He came out and said that Liverpool would be his "top destination" as soon as he knew we had scouts watching him.

The player already signed will not be someone high profile so get that out of your heads - no club would negotiate their top players before the season's over. It'll be someone like Voronin, most likely on a free, and i'm inclined to believe Benraul's shout of Kaladze.

Alves is better than Rafinha in EVERY facet of his game. He is a better defender, faster, stronger, more determined, more experienced, better crosser of the ball and is deadly from setpieces and long range.

Rafinha has stated on a number of occasions that Barca are his "dream club".

Kaladze is pretty high profile to be honest, he is one of the best defenders in the world.

What about Heinze?
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