miercuri, 22 mai 2013

Rodgers in a rush on transfers

brendan-rodgersLiverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is keen to get his transfer business done and will hope selling striker Andy Carroll to West Ham will help kick-start his squad strengthening.


A £15million plus add-ons deal to make the England international’s loan move to the Hammers permanent has been agreed for some time but it hinges on the player accepting his future lies away from Anfield.


Rodgers told Carroll at the start of the season his playing time would be limited, hence the loan spell at Upton Park, and his stance has not changed in the interim.


The Reds boss needs to raise funds to add to the £25million owners Fenway Sports Group are likely to provide as a transfer kitty, although the club would be taking a £20million hit on a player they bought in January 2011.


Major considerations for Carroll, who last night withdrew from the England squad with a foot injury, will be the implications of a pay cut at Upton Park offset by the opportunity to play regularly in the year leading up to a World Cup.


“I have enjoyed every minute of being here,” Carroll told whufc.com.


“I have worked hard to get myself back in the England squad, trying to play my best for West Ham, so I am really pleased about that.


“I have had a great season here at West Ham, really enjoyed being part of a great set of lads in the team, with the staff around us and the fans.


“Everyone has been so welcoming to me and I have been over the moon to be here. This is a great club.”


Another exit Liverpool may have to prepare for is that of goalkeeper Jose Reina and they have made contingency plans but Stoke’s Asmir Begovic is not top of their replacements list.


The future of Spain international Reina has been the subject of debate for several months and it is understood his representatives have been in dialogue with Barcelona.


Although there has yet to be any contact made between the two clubs Liverpool have identified a number of goalkeeping alternatives.


However, despite reports in Bosnia claiming a deal has already been agreed for Begovic to move to Anfield should Reina leave, Press Association Sport understands that is not the case.


Liverpool are considering the 25-year-old - who would command a significant fee from the Potters - as a viable option but he is not top of manager Brendan Rodgers’ shortlist of candidates.


Any sale of Reina would generate upwards of £10million and would get a significant earner off the wage bill but the club are in no rush to do a deal.


The goalkeeper himself insists he is happy at Anfield despite continued speculation about his likely departure this summer.


“I have three more years with Liverpool. I’m satisfied, comfortable and my family are very happy,” said the 30-year-old, who progressed through the youth ranks at Barcelona - for whom his father Miguel also played - before moving to Villarreal prior to joining Liverpool.


He added on radio station Cadena Ser: “I don’t know how long I’ve got left in football, what I do know is I want to enjoy what remains and feel appreciated and at Liverpool I have that.”


Rodgers is also looking to fill the hole left by the retiring Jamie Carragher by possibly bringing in Manchester City’s out-of-contract centre-back Kolo Toure as a short-term solution.


However, there are other options to pursue in central defence and a deal for the 32-year-old is far from done.






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