The Mirror reported this morning that the Reds are ready to swoop for Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez, should Xabi Alonso leave Anfield this summer.
Reports suggest Benitez is preparing a £10million bid for the 20-year-old who the Reds were warned off buying in 2007. Martinez’s current contract at Bilbao expires in 2012.
So convinced were the Mirror that Martinez will be arriving on Merseyside this summer, they printed ‘ten things you need to know’ about the Spaniard.
Meanwhile the Daily Mail is looking at a Reds player who it would seem – by general consensus of the media – is definitely on the way out before the new season starts, Ryan Babel (pictured).
The report says that Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is interested in snapping up the 22-year-old winger and is set to put in an £8million bid. Babel was signed from Ajax for £10million two years ago.
And finally, Javier Mascherano has told Argentine radio station Radio La Red that he would love to see international teammate Carlos Tevez at Anfield next season. Tevez’s loan deal at Manchester Utd expires at the end of June, and Alex Ferguson has been told to find £25million to keep Tevez at Old Trafford. 作者: 1945 时间: 2009-5-29 13:24
