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Liverpool and Manchester City are set for a summer battle over the signature of Spanish star Fernando Llorente according to reports in this morning’s Spanish media.
Roberto Mancini and Kenny Dalglish both want the Athletic Bilbao striker but would have to pay around €36 million to bring the 26-year-old to the Etihad Stadium or Anfield.

Liverpool have been linked with Llorente for a number of months, however this morning Spanish daily AS claim City are willing to pay the player €7 million per season, which would dwarf the €2.5 million he is currently on at San Mames.

SOURCE: El Centro Campista

The time is probably right for Athletic Bilbao forward Fernando Llorente to finally consider leaving the San Mames side he has represented since the age of 11 and a move to the Premier League looks fairly realistic as neither of the two main La Liga giants, Real Madrid and Barcelona, have as yet made a move for the giant Spanish international.

The 26 year old striker has been in very consistent form over the past four seasons and has already netted 19 goals this term and Liverpool may well see the 6ft 5in forward as a possible strike partner for Luis Suarez, though Kenny Dalglish does appear to still have faith in Andy Carroll so perhaps a move for Llorente would be merely in order to have three top notch options up front, in which case the £30m needed to fork out to sign the Athletic Bilbao man would appear to be a big price to pay for a back up option.

Man City have a number of in form striking options to call upon with the likes of Sergio Aguero, Edin Dzeko and Mario Balotelli all doing well this term, so well in fact that Carlos Tevez’s AWOL trip to Argentina has not had the least bit of affect on the club’s Premier League title charge.

There has however been talk of AC Milan’s supposed interest in Balotelli which would of course open the door for another attacking addition.

Fernando Llorente is ready made for the physical nature of the English top tier and would surely be a big success in the Premier League.

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Liverpool are launching a bid for Barcelona midfielder Seydou Keita.

The £2million-rated midfielder, 32, currently playing for Mali in the African Nations Cup, has been frozen out at the Nou Camp.

Keita is aware of the Reds’ interest and will demand talks with Barca coach Pep Guardiola.

SOURCE: Tribalfootball

Whilst Liverpool are seemingly adopting a youthful transfer policy a move to bring in experienced campaigner to help beef up the strength in depth at Anfield, as proven by the useful purchasing of Craig Bellamy. Seydou Keita may well be a bit part player at Barcelona but the Mali international has notched up over 150 appearances for the Catalan side collecting a myriad of trophies in the process.

Keita is an adaptable player who still has a few seasons in the tank and could well add a calming influence into the centre of Liverpool’s midfield. Indeed it would have been fairly useful to sign the former Lens man in January given that Lucas Leiva is out for the rest of the campaign.

Pep Guardiola may well be willing to sell Keita but it would surely take a bid of more than £2m to land the midfielder, even if he is 32 years of age. In this day and age £2m doesn’t really secure you any player of worth and given we are talking about a player who three La Liga triumph as well as being a double Champions League winner then surely it would take an offer of at least double that quoted by this source.

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Despite the fact that Blackpool manager has slapped a reported £10m price-tag on his starlet, Liverpool are maintaining interest in Matt Phillips with the view to summer move.

The 20 year-old has impressed greatly this season and was attracting a host of Premier League attention with Chelsea, Tottenham and Sunderland all being linked with moves for the player in January.

However, a move failed to materialize but a summer switch is a strong possibility with the same clubs showing an interest in a summer transfer.

Phillips featured for the Tangerines in their 2010-11 Premier League campaign but didn’t get his real chance at first team action until the current campaign.

SOURCE: FootyBunker

Liverpool’s youthful transfer policy has led to the purchase of a number of players that Kenny Dalglish will be looking to become part of the club’s long term first team plans and a move for Matt Phillips may be a sensible one but will the Merseyside club be willing to stump up £10m for the 20 year old?

Anfield scouts have been monitoring the former Wycombe man and he has been in great form of late, notching up nine goals in his last nine games. Phillips plays in a wide role but may well be seen as a player who can be moved into a striking role.

Ian Holloway has snubbed Cardiff City’s interest in the youngster but may find it harder to prevent his Blackpool starlet from having his head turned by interest shown by a side in the upper reaches of the Premier League.

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Liverpool are watching Atletico Madrid pair Diego Godin and Alvaro Dominguez.

Cadena Ser says Liverpool chief Damien Comolli is having both players watched this season.

Godin has been a long-term target for Chelsea, while Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admires Dominguez.

SOURCE: Tribalfootball

Diego Godin may well be keen on a move to Anfield to join up with this Uruguayan international teammates Luis Suarez and Sebastian Coates. The 25 year old centre back is considered one of the most reliable defenders in La Liga and Chelsea were reportedly close to snapping up the Atletico Madrid man but in the end opted for a cheaper defensive solution by signing Bolton’s Gary Cahill.

Godin is in his second season at the Vicente Calderon and joined Atletico Madrid after three good years at Villarreal. Perhaps Kenny Dalglish feels he could do with another central defensive option with Jamie Carragher at the latter stages of his Liverpool career and Daniel Agger being something of an injury concern.

Alvaro Dominguez is an adaptable defender who can play either at left back or in the centre of the defence and the 22 year old is on the fringes of the Spanish senior international set-up. The local born youngster has been at Atletico since the age of 12 so it could prove a fairly big wrench for the powerfully built defender to consider a move to the Premier League.

This pair are valued at around £20m and whilst the duo are very able performers one wonders if Liverpool need to spend to reinforce their back line when they are still one of the most solid Premier League sides defensively. Perhaps funds could be more well spent on bringing in attacking back up options?

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Forward Luis Suarez is back in the Liverpool squad after completing an eight-game suspension.
Captain Steven Gerrard is also included after being rested by Kenny Dalglish for the trip to Molineux last time out.
Louis Saha could make his Tottenham debut as Jermain Defoe, Emmanuel Adebayor and Rafael van der Vaart are all injury doubts.
Aaron Lennon is struggling with a hamstring problem, while William Gallas and Tom Huddlestone are both out.(BBC Sport)

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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez is a target for Italian giants Juventus.
The disgraced striker, who was found guilty of racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra, is wanted as a replacement for Alessandro Del Piero, who will leave the club in the summer.

The £30million star is expected to receive abuse from fans when he returns for Liverpool soon.
The Merseysiders fear that the Uruguayan may want to rebuild his shattered reputation elsewhere.
Suarez, who was brilliant for Uruguay in the last World Cup, joined Liverpool a year ago.

SOURCE: Daily Mail

Juventus are the latest side said to be interested in the Uruguayan international, joining the likes of Inter Milan and Real Madrid, but it seems highly unlikely Liverpool will consider offers for their most effective attacking weapon. Luis Suarez is set to return from his eight match ban and it seems likely that the Anfield striker will receive a fair amount of abuse from opposition supporters and one wonders how the 25 year old will react.

Liverpool have experienced up and down form during Suarez’s absence and Kenny Dalglish was linked with moves to add more attacking options to his squad but opted against doing so, probably because back-up options Craig Bellamy and Dirk Kuyt have been very effective.

Andy Carroll’s form has also improved and Dalglish will be looking to his side to push and fight for that all important top four finish. If the Merseyside club fail to clinch a Champions League spot for next term then no doubt speculation of a move away from Liverpool will increase though Luis Suarez is clearly happy at the club and the adoration that the club’s fans lavish on the striker may also be a factor in any decision to stick with the Premier League side.

Juventus have remained unbeaten all season but the Turin side could well do with more firepower as currently Antonio Conte’s side’s success is built on an excellent defensive unit and a move for a striker like Luis Suarez makes a great deal of sense.

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