English Premier League: Liverpool Transfer Gossip Update – 12 January 2011
Liverpool to fight Manchester United for Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain
English Premier League sides Liverpool and Manchester United are reported to be locking horns over Alexander Oxlade-Chamberlain, the Southampton midfielder, who has captured the interest of top clubs in England. So far, Sir Alex
Ferguson’s side and Liverpool have emerged as top contenders for the player, but he has also been linked with London sides such as defending champions http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
The highly rated 17-year-old is priced at £10 million and Liverpool and United are reported to be considering making a bid for the player. It was reported that the Liverpool director of football strategy Damien Comolli and Manchester
United boss Alex Ferguson were seen at the Southampton-Oldham game, where the visitors won with an impressive 6-0 score line with Chamberlain putting in an amazing performance.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 to make a bid for Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo
Spanish media reports suggest that Liverpool are ready to line up a €20 million bid for Sevilla striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Álvaro-Negredo-c5294. However, it was also said that the 25-year-old Spaniard’s arrival depended mainly on the departure of the Reds
star striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Torres-c13707, whose future remains highly uncertain at this stage in the season. The change in management and poor performances are few of the reasons why the Spaniard might want to make a move out of Anfield.
Liverpool will not miss Torres much if Negredo is brought to Anfield, as he is considered a complete striker. Equipped with good technique, pace, an excellent left foot and perfect long and short, range shots, make him one of the
most sought after stars in Europe. He possesses an eye for goal, having scored six and set up five so far, with an efficiency ratio of a goal or assist every 131.4 minutes this season.
Read Madrid eye Liverpool captain http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196
Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid will be hoping to take advantage of the uncertain time at Anfield by trying to lure away skipper Steven Gerrard to the Bernabeu according to local reports. The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 captain was linked with a move
away from Liverpool, but Roy Hodgson managed to convince him to stay; however, with the manager replaced by Dalglish, Gerrard could finally be on his way out.
The 30-year-old skipper has had a tough time trying to hide his discontent at the club, which is having a hard time securing a place in the Champions League. This is the second season the Reds have had to feature in the Europa
League, a huge leap from the European Cup they won in 2005. Gerrard has scored eight goals this season and is contracted to stay at Anfield until the end of 2013; however, he could be leaving much sooner.
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