Dirk Kuyt believes that Liverpool will have a quality player in Alberto Aquilani - should the player’s proposed move from Roma go through successfully - and has urged his team-mates to concentrate on mounting a serious Premier League challenge, despite losing Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid.
Kuyt spoke right after the game against Lyn Oslo, and was unaware that the Reds had agreed upon a fee for the transfer of Aquilani from his Eternal City employers.
"I was just focused on the game, but if it’s correct that he is signing and the deal happens, then it’s good because we will be signing a new player with a lot of quality," Kuyt is quoted in The Liverpool Echo as saying.
When asked if the departure of Alonso to Real Madrid will harm the club in any way, the 29-year-old attacker responded by saying that the Reds will have to move on, irrespective of the consequences.
“Xabi is a very good player but this kind of thing happens in football," he reflected.
“Teams are changing all the time. Xabi played very well for Liverpool but that’s all history now and we have to move on.
"We have to look forward. That’s what Xabi is doing with Real Madrid and we have to do the same.
"We have a lot of good players still here and we are all determined to go one better in the league after coming so close to winning the title last season."
Aquilani, who is reportedly the replacement that Rafael Benitez had in mind when Alonso first asked to leave the club, has arrived in the UK and will be subject to a stringent medical by the Merseyside club.
Kuyt spoke right after the game against Lyn Oslo, and was unaware that the Reds had agreed upon a fee for the transfer of Aquilani from his Eternal City employers.
"I was just focused on the game, but if it’s correct that he is signing and the deal happens, then it’s good because we will be signing a new player with a lot of quality," Kuyt is quoted in The Liverpool Echo as saying.
When asked if the departure of Alonso to Real Madrid will harm the club in any way, the 29-year-old attacker responded by saying that the Reds will have to move on, irrespective of the consequences.
“Xabi is a very good player but this kind of thing happens in football," he reflected.
“Teams are changing all the time. Xabi played very well for Liverpool but that’s all history now and we have to move on.
"We have to look forward. That’s what Xabi is doing with Real Madrid and we have to do the same.
"We have a lot of good players still here and we are all determined to go one better in the league after coming so close to winning the title last season."
Aquilani, who is reportedly the replacement that Rafael Benitez had in mind when Alonso first asked to leave the club, has arrived in the UK and will be subject to a stringent medical by the Merseyside club.
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