Asier Illarramendi
Pearce said: “[There’s no interest]. Not that I’m aware of. People I’ve spoken to at Liverpool have said that that is not the case.”
We say: Fair enough. We can’t say we were expecting this one to happen. There definitely seem to be midfielders higher up on our wanted list than the Spaniard, who has struggled to make a name for himself during his two-year spell at Real Madrid. He has talent but there would have been no guarantees he’d have taken to the Premier League. I doubt too many Liverpool fans are going to be losing sleep over this one.
