Liverpool turn attention to £20 million Sapnish star !

Rafa Benitez has admitted that Valencia striker David Villa is one of his top Summer transfer targets according to reports on BBC Sport today.

Liverpool are now on the hunt for a replacement to Peter Crouch, as his move to Pompey looks set to be completed in the next few days, and Villa would be an ideal candidate after proving his ability to partner Fernando Torres in Euro 2008. The pacy striker is thought to be a much sought after player though with Arsenal, United and Chelsea all said to be interested in signing him this summer.

However if the Reds were to sign the Valencia number 7 it would almost certainly mean that Rafa Benitez would have to differ from his favoured 4-5-1 formation. He is thought to be valued somewhere in the region of £20 million and even Benitez admits "it will be difficult" to sign him.

United and Arsenal given boost in race to sign £18 million striker

Manchester United and Arsenal have today both been given a boost in the race to sign Ajax striker Klass Jan Huntelaar. The player has today stated that he will not renew his contract with the Dutch club and would like to leave as soon as possible, which could spark a mass bidding war from United and Arsenal. (Daily Mirror)



The Dutch international has been linked with a move to England for over a year now after impressing at both club and national level. The 24-year old joined Ajax back in 2005 from SC Heerenveen and has since then scored just under 100 goals in 115 games for the Dutch giants, alerting both Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson.

Although I do feel Huntelaar is a terrific player I still think he has the potential to flop. £18 million is a lot to be paying for so young, but having said that you can't argue with his goalscoring record. I would be surprised if only United and Arsenal were going to bid for him and I would excpect clubs from all around Europe to fight it out for his signature.

Liverpool make 4th summer signing !

Liverpool have made their fourth signing of this Summer's transfer window after securing the young Hungarian Zsolt Poloskei on a season long loan.

The 17 year old playing for MTK Hungaria, joins Andrea Dossena, Philip Degen and Niko Saric on the Reds' list of new signings. The Hungarian U 17 international was on a three week trial with the Merseysiders and the coaching staff at Melwood were obviously very impressed with Poloskei's ability.

The midfielder will spend the season in the reserves now where he will meet former MTK players Peter Gulacsi, Krisztian Nemeth and Andras Simon who have all joined the Reds over the last few seasons.

Who's new Premier League kit is the nicest?

I have seen the large majority of the new Premier League kits and I must say I do like a lot of them. The Tottenham home kit is a personal favourite, whilst the Newcastle away one isn't, but what I want to know, which jersey do you fancy?



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Liverpool, Man United and Man City hit with massive blows

Liverpool, Manchester United and Manchester City have today all been hit with massive blows after it was confirmed that Brazil had included Liverpool's Lucas Leiva, United's Anderson and City's Jo in their 23-man squad for the Olympics next month.



That now means that all three players will miss the start of the new Premier League season leaving Benitez, Ferguson and Hughes with big headaches. On a personal point I feel it's disgraceful that the players will miss the start of the new season. I feel mostly for Man City, who only recently signed Jo for a club-record fee of £19 million and now they won't see him for two months or so.

Man United midfielder Anderson said: "It is a very special moment in my career. "It is even more special after the excellent season that I had with Manchester United. "I am certain that my move to English football helped me to develop. "I am delighted that my work is being recognised." I have a funny feeling Sir Alex Ferguson won't be sharing Anderson's joy at the call-up.

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Liverpool move for £18 million Crouch replacement

Liverpool are planning to make an £18 million bid for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane in order to replace Peter Crouch, who is to join Portsmouth later this week. Keane admitted last week that if Liverpool were to make a move for him he would be very interested as he supported the club as a boy. (Daily Post)



Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is keen to bring Keane to Anfield as soon as possible to replace a Crouch and he is willing to pay as much as £18 million to convince Spurs to sell. Tottenham boss Juande Ramos is keen to hold onto Keane, who is widely regarded as one of the clubs finest players, and with the possible departure of Dimitar Berbatov, they may have no strikers left at White Hart Lane before long.

One thing you can promise with Keane is goals. He has scored bag fulls of goals wherever he has been and I personally feel he would be a terrific signing for Liverpool. He averages just under a goal every other game for Ireland and has scored over 100 goals for Spurs in just over 250 games.

Gunners star edges closer to exit door

Arsenal midfielder Alexander Hleb has today moved edged closer to an exit from the club after admitting he wanted to join Barcelona. The Belarus international has been linked with a move away from the Emirates for weeks now after admitting he wasn't finding it difficult to live in London.



Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Barcelona have all been linked with Hleb has today admitted he would definitely fancy a move to the Camp Nou. A £12 million move has been rumoured, but after the departure of Matthieu Flamini last month, Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will hoping to squeeze even more money out of Barce to fund his summer spending.

The 27-year old will be a big miss for the Premier League giants and I feel they will struggle to replace him. He has had three terific seasons with the North London club and I am sure every Arsenal fan will appreciate what he has done for them.