Saturday, June 18, 2011

Dalglish Drops Asking Price To £8m For Want-Away Midfielder

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish is prepared to let midfielder Alberto Aquilani leave for as little as £8million just two years after Liverpool paid £17m for the Italian international.

Aquilani spent last season on loan at Italian giants Juventus and despite impressing many with his assured performances in the centre of midfield was told that he would not be signed on a permanent deal after the club appointed Antonio Conte as their new manager.

The 26-year-old was told that he would be returning to Anfield for the start of next season but it appears as though Dalglish does not see him having a future at the club and is now prepared to listen to offers.

AC Milan were said to be interested in securing the midfielders signature but interest has cooled in recent weeks, forcing the Reds to lower their asking price in the hope of forcing through a deal.

Dalglish has already got a number of central midfielders fighting for a starting berth in Steven Gerrard, Raul Meireles, Jay Spearing, Lucas and recent arrival Jordan Henderson, while discussions are also on-going with Blackpool as the club attempt to land Charlie Adam.

In what has become a long running saga, the Merseyside club are desperate to try and sell the player as soon as possible so that they can draw a line under his disappointing spell with the club.

Liverpool are confident that there will be some interest in the Italy midfielder after he made 33 appearances for Juventus last season and regained much of the confidence that had been lost with his time in the Premier League.

Liverpool still have to pay the final installment of £4.4m to Roma by the end of June and are hoping that they will be able to sell him in the coming weeks.

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