Weekly Transfer Roundup – June 5th 2010

Here is my update for this week’s transfer activity, the percentage is strictly my prediction based on the different sources the stories are coming from. With Rafa gone now, the activity expected is more out than in.

Confirmed So Far:

In:
Jonjo Shelvey - The youngster has signed from Charlton Athletic for £1.7 million.

Out:
Mikel San Jose – The Spaniard who was on loan at Athletic Bilbao has now made the move permanent.
Fabio Aurelio -The Brazilian’s contract was not extended.

Not Confirmed & Rumours:

In:
Milan Jovanovic – Looks like this might still happen – 95%
Danny Wilson – Rangers confirm that they want more money, dropping from 70% – 65%
Arda Turan – Has gone silent lately, dropping him from 40% – 30%
Diego Tardelli - The rumour was strong however it is quickly fading, dropping from 30% – 20%
Daniel Opare – The youngster is on Liverpool’s radar but will Mourinho sell him? - 20%
Ever Banega – Some sources are linking him with Liverpool, Can we afford him? – 15%
Stephen Ireland - Dropping him from 10% as the story is fading – 5%
Guiseppe Rossi – Story fading, dropping from 10% – 5%
David Bentley - Dropping from 10% – 5%
Giampaolo Pazzini - Dropping him from 10%, not looking likely  – 5%
Simon Kjaer - A player that Rafa was reported interested in, dropping him from 5% – 3%
Marijan Antolovic – Another rumour that went quiet this week, dropping from 5% – 3%
Micah Richards – Dropping from 4%, nothing new here – 3%
Simao – Dropping from 4%, not likely - 2%
Roque Santa Cruz – Daily Mail reported this – 2%
Oscar Cardozo – Dropping from 10%, with Rafa gone it will not happen – 1%
Rafael van der Vaart - The rumour is fading fast, dropping him from 2% – 1%
Joe Cole – Spurs and Arsenal are now chasing, dropping from 2%  – 1%
Juan Mata – Another one that will not come to Liverpool now that Rafa is gone, dropping from 10% – 1%
Jesus Navas -  Rumour - 1%
Gary Cahill - There is still a slight possibility ie 1:100 - 1%
Javi Martinez – Looks like City might sign him, dropping from 4% – 1%
Raul – With Rafa gone, this will not happen, dropping him from 1% – 0%
Diego Forlan – With Rafa gone this will not happen, dropping him from 2% - 0%
Adriano – Looks like he is about to be signed by Roma – 0%
Edin Dzeko – Rumour faded away – 0%
Gareth Barry – Was rumoured again, lasted 1 hour - 0%
Nikola Zigic – Signed with Brum – 0%
Nedum Onuoha – Rumour, dropping from 1% - 0%
Michael Johnson – Rumour, dropping from 1% - 0%

Out:
Albert Riera -With Rafa gone he might have a change of heart dropping him from 75% – 70%
Yossi Benayoun - Chelsea are chasing, first bid rejected, increasing from 25% – 65%
Javier Mascherano – Barca chasing Fabergas however they still want Masch. Javier has hinted he might follow Rafa to Inter,  raising from 25% - 50%
Steven Gerrard – Mourinho still chasing, raising from 8% – 40%
Ryan Babel – Has not mentioned Liverpool in the last week, raising him from 5% - 25%
Fernando Torres - Raising him from 3%, Inter and Chelsea rumoured to be after him - 24%
Alberto Aquilani – Inter rumoured to be after him – 5%
Lucas Leiva - Rumour faded away dropping from 5% - 1%

The Daily Antoine 1/6/2010 LFC News Digest

Young Red Conor Coady reveals joy in captaining England’s U17 to glory more…
(Y.N.W.A.)

The Daily Fail claims that the club is demanding 10 million for Yossi more…
(Not enough)

However the Echo reveals that there haven’t been any bids for the Israeli more…
(I have a feeling that Yossi might leave us)

Rumour has it that former Red Stephen Warnock might replace Leighton Baines in the England squad more…
(Good luck Stephen)

Arsenal and Spurs are after Joe Cole more…
(As usual we can’t afford anybody)

Gerrard shrugs off scare more…
(Please be careful Stevie)

However Jose Mourinho is still chasing him and Lamps more…
(Mourinho will be chasing Stevie even after he retires)

Tom Hicks hope to sell Liverpool by the end of the year more…
(Hurry up and sell)

A group of Liverpool legends want the duo to sell up quickly more…
(We need to move on, get out now)

Alan Hansen claims that Liverpool can still attract top players more…
(Yeah, but we can’t afford them?)

However it looks like we lost to City in signing Javi Martinez more…
(Sad very sad)

Here is a picture special of Torres back in training for Spain more…
(Hopefully he will be back without injuries, good luck Nando)

Weekly Transfer Roundup – May 30th 2010

Here is my update for this week’s transfer activity, the percentage is strictly my prediction based on the different sources the stories are coming from.

Confirmed So Far:

In:
Jonjo Shelvey - The youngster has signed from Charlton Athletic for £1.7 million.

Out:
Mikel San Jose – The Spaniard who was on loan at Athletic Bilbao has now made the move permanent.
Fabio Aurelio -The Brazilian’s contract was not extended.

Not Confirmed & Rumours:

In:
Milan Jovanovic – Nothing new on this, should be completed soon  – 95%
Danny Wilson – Rangers now want £5 million (Dropping him from 80% ) – 70%
Arda Turan – The Turkish player has been linked again – 40%
Diego Tardelli - The Brazilian is connected with Liverpool – 30%
Juan Mata – Nothing new on this story this week, dropping from 15% – 10%
Stephen Ireland -  Nothing new on this story, dropping from 15% – 10%
Guiseppe Rossi – He was linked again twice this week – (raising him from 4%) – 10%
David Bentley - Same story here dropping from 15% – 10%
Oscar Cardozo – The Paraguayan wants out of Benfica and is being linked to us – 10%
Giampaolo Pazzini - Another story that has gone flat this week dropping from 15% – 10%
Simon Kjaer - This has gone cold too from dropping from 8% – 5%
Marijan Antolovic – The Croatian keeper has been linked, I think he will chose Spurs – 5%
Micah Richards – More talk of him being linked by Liverpool (raised from 1%) – 4%
Javi Martinez – His name floated around a few times – 4%
Simao – His name has been mentioned a few times this week, (raising from 1%) -  4%
Rafael van der Vaart -Talk of Man Utd being interested in him (dropping from 3%) – 2%
Joe Cole – Man Utd are also interested, I am afraid that we will not be able to pay his salary – 2%
Diego Forlan – Nothing new on this story this week, leaving him 2%- 2%
Gary Cahill – Price tag of £30 million? Forget it - 1%
Raul – Nothing new - 1%
Adriano – Rumour – 1%
Nedum Onuoha - Name mentioned this week – 1%
Michael Johnson – His name was also mentioned this week (one source) – 1%
Edin Dzeko – He is now being linked with Man Utd – 1%
Gareth Barry – Star Fantasy - 0%
Nikola Zigic – Just signed with Brum – 0%

Out:
Albert Riera – Talk of him going to Valencia – 75%
Yossi Benayoun – Yossi is being linked with Chelsea again – 25%
Javier Mascherano – Masch too was linked with Chelsea this week (up from 15%) - 25%
Steven Gerrard – Mourinho causing trouble – 8%
Ryan Babel – Linked with Wolfsburg (dropping from 8%) - 5%
Lucas Leiva - Linked with Wolfsburg - 5%
Fernando Torres - Pepe Reina and his agent are convinced Torres will stay (dropping him down from 5%) – 3%
Rafa - There was a rumour linking Rafa with UAE, (I am raising him up from 2%) - 3%
Alberto Aquilani – Agent denied it again – 1%

The Daily Antoine 24/5/2010 LFC News Digest

Much earlier than usual today, I might have to take a break for a few days due to a family emergency.

Pienaar is the latest player linked to Liverpool thanks to the Daily Fail more…
(Crazy rumour)

And Valencia forward Zigic more…
(Why would Valencia sell another striker? They just lost Villa)

Stevie G pestered Carra to return to the England squad more…
(I guess Carra finally had enough of listening to him, LOL)

The skipper will consider his future after the World Cup more…
(And that future is with LFC)

Javi Martinez is being linked with Liverpool again more…
(Kwality young player, can we afford him?)

And James Milner has ruled out a move to Man Utd, saying he prefers Liverpool more…
(Nice)

More talk of Liverpool going after Micah Richards more…
(Not sure about this story)

According to the Star, Gareth Barry is being linked with Liverpool again more…
(ROFL)

The reserves tied to AC Milan on Saturday more…
(YNWA lads, good try)

Roger Hunt criticises Rafa more…
(Another legend gone wayward)

The Daily Antoine 30/3/2010 LFC News Digest

Man City won last night so unfortunately we slipped back to 6th place, we will keep fighting.

Stephen Horner wants the government to look into the club’s finances more…
(Excellent move, the more pressure we keep on H&G the better)

The reserves beat Bolton yesterday 2-1 more…
(N’Gog scored :-) )

Kuyt “Ain’t no stopping us now” more…
(Wasn’t that  a Disco hit? Oh Boy, Dirk is now into Disco :-) )

And Glen Johnson says he is getting back to his best more…
(3 goals for a right-back is excellent and also considering that he was injured for a long part of the season)

And Daniel Agger talks about how much we needed that performance last Sunday more…
(Daniel was awesome, pity he did not score)

Rafa responds to the pundits more…
(YNWA)

And the Gaffer is convinced that Spurs will drop points more…
(Yes they will but we should not)

Jamie Carragher is now tied with Alan Hansen more…
(Just do not become a pundit when you retire please :-) )

The South African LFC fans will hold a Hillsborough Memorial on top of Spion Kop more…
(JFT96 RIP)

Hugo Rodallega is linked with Liverpool more…
(As long as Wigan don’t get too greedy)

And also Javi Martinez again more…
(Money?)

And so is Lee Chung-yong more…
(The crazy season is approaching)

Drogba claims that Sven’s appointment as Côte d’Ivoire coach is a dream come true more…
(Why so he can teach you how to be like John Terry?)

And finally the club has appointed a Kwality sports physician from Down Undermore…
(This is excellent news, we need help badly considering our injuries this season)

Tweet of the Day
EOTK : VIDEO : Torres’ 1st Goal vs Sunderland http://bit.ly/9cIvNT #liverpool

The Daily Antoine 26/2/2010 LFC News Digest

Good win yesterday, we are now in the round of 16 of the Europa Cup, we will play Lille on March 11th & 18th.

Incredible however some news organisations came up with these headlines
“Red’s avoid embarrassment in Romania”
“Reds Avoid Upset In Romania”
Amazing how they can turn a 3-1 win into a negative for us.

Congrats to Stevie G. he has now scored 33 goals in Europe, a British record more…
(What about Ryan Giggs? ROFL)

Stevie hails his team mates more…
(We need to remember that Unirea beat Rangers 4-1, they were not exactly push-overs)

Rafa hails the skipper more…
(Stevie is a legend and some folks were saying he is finished, finished my a****)

And the Gaffer also hails the character of the squad more…
(It was a great victory, coming back from a goal and winning so convincingly)

Looks like Skrtel broke his toe more…
(Damn, another injury)

The players met some disadvantaged Romanian children yesterday more…
(Stuff like this makes me very proud to be a Red)

Sammy Lee has praised Fernando Torres more…
(YNWA)

And Rafa talked about how Torres is more than goals more…
(Many times we have seen Torres stealing the ball in midfield, he is a great defender too :-) )

Teenage Keeper Jamie Stephens trains with Reds more…
(Good luck to the kid)

Liverpool target Javi Martinez is a City target more…
(But money can’t buy City love)

According to this Rennes fullback Fanni is a Liverpool target more…
(It is still February and they are already linking Summer moves)

And finally a great read by David Prentice on who owns the Liver Bird more…
(The birdy is ours)

Tweet of the Day
Everton eliminated as Sporting Lisbon remind them that they are a little club