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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