Javier Mascherano has confirmed that he'll go to the Olympics and, brimming with confidence, is targeting another gold medal and the Premier League title.
Midfield battler Javier Mascherano has come under fire over his imminent stint as a Beijing olympian, which will involve him missing the start of the season.
However, the 24-year-old - one of the over-age players in Argentina's squad for the Games - has now hit back.
He feels everything he'll touch this season will turn to gold and that his adventure in China will be long forgotten by the time the Reds hoist the Premier League trophy aloft.
Gunning for his second-straight Olympic triumph, Mascherano confirmed to the Liverpool Echo: "I will go to the Olympics - I'm leaving the team for a month.
"Hopefully, I will go to Beijing and win the gold medal for my country and come back and win the title with Liverpool."
Still, the midfielder, capped 36 times for the senior international side, is happy to have shaken off the inevitable summer sluggishness and seen some new faces by enjoying pre-season with Rafa Benitez's side.
He continued: "It was important for me to do the pre-season with the team so I can get to know my new team-mates before I go to the Olympics.
"We are all working hard and hopefully the work we are doing now will help us to have a good season and we will try to win some trophies.
"We are having more and more contact with the ball and, when the new season arrives, I think we will be ready for the Premier League."
Midfield battler Javier Mascherano has come under fire over his imminent stint as a Beijing olympian, which will involve him missing the start of the season.
However, the 24-year-old - one of the over-age players in Argentina's squad for the Games - has now hit back.
He feels everything he'll touch this season will turn to gold and that his adventure in China will be long forgotten by the time the Reds hoist the Premier League trophy aloft.
Gunning for his second-straight Olympic triumph, Mascherano confirmed to the Liverpool Echo: "I will go to the Olympics - I'm leaving the team for a month.
"Hopefully, I will go to Beijing and win the gold medal for my country and come back and win the title with Liverpool."
Still, the midfielder, capped 36 times for the senior international side, is happy to have shaken off the inevitable summer sluggishness and seen some new faces by enjoying pre-season with Rafa Benitez's side.
He continued: "It was important for me to do the pre-season with the team so I can get to know my new team-mates before I go to the Olympics.
"We are all working hard and hopefully the work we are doing now will help us to have a good season and we will try to win some trophies.
"We are having more and more contact with the ball and, when the new season arrives, I think we will be ready for the Premier League."
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