Liverpool keen on signing James Milner

Manchester City midfielder James Milner is reportedly a target for Liverpool

The 25-year-old has been linked with a move away from Eastlands for several weeks, with former club Aston Villa believed to be interested in taking the England international back to Villa Park.

But according to Caughtoffside.com, Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish is monitoring Milner's availability and could look to lure him to Merseyside.

Milner moved to City last August in a £26million deal and made a bright start to the 2010/11 campaign, before finding himself warming the bench more often in the second half of the season.

With the likes of Udinese winger Alexis Sanchez and Arsenal's Samir Nasri recently linked with moves to City, there is a growing feeling that Milner could be offloaded by manager Roberto Mancini before the start of next season.

And Liverpool are in a position to finance a move for the former Newcastle player, who would reportedly cost around £20m.

Dalglish has already splashed out £20m on Jordan Henderson this summer, while Blackpool captain Charlie Adam and Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing are still targets for the Scot.

But should a move for either player fail to go through - and in Downing's case it appears the Merseysiders are unwilling to meet Villa's £20m valuation - then a move for Milner may well become a possibility.

Source: crunchsports.com

Liverpool have to pay £9 million for Charlie Adam

Blackpool have told Liverpool that they will have to pay the Seasiders £9m to sign target Charlie Adam, the Daily Mirror reports.

Reds manager Kenny Dalglish has been a long term admirer of the 26 year old and made a bid in the January transfer window for the midfielder. Blackpool chairman Karl Oyston is determined to make the most out of the Blackpool captain and has bumped up the valuation to try and cash in on the Scottish international.

Liverpool’s owners may be reluctant to meet Blackpool’s valuation and Dalglish could lose out on the deal, despite how much Dalglish and Adam want the deal to happen. Adam is in the last year of his contract at Bloomfield Road and is looking to move to Merseyside to increase his ambitions of playing in the Champions League and challenging for the Premiership.

Kenny Dalglish: Steven Gerrard's has been fantastic so far

Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish has said Steven Gerrard has made “fantastic” progress as he seeks to return to full fitness ahead of the new season.

Injury ended the midfielder's season prematurely back in March, with the 31-year-old having been unable to feature since the club's 3-1 win over champions Manchester United at Anfield.

However, the Liverpool skipper is recovering well after groin surgery and the Merseyside boss, who rejuvenated a deflated Liverpool squad when he took over in January, is hopeful the midfielder will be back from injury for the opening game of the Premier League campaign against Sunderland.

“We start back Monday so we'll see how everybody is then," he told the club’s official website.

"Everything that has been done has been very positive for Steven so we are just hoping for the best for him.

“He deserves a bit of luck on the injury front. We won't put him under any undue pressure. All we'll say [is] everything has been fantastic so far.”

As well as praising his skipper, the manager commented that the club are looking to bring new faces to Anfield but refused to say who his top transfer targets are.

“I wouldn't mention anyone as a target for us," adding the Scot.

“We are obviously trying to bring people in and people are trying to take players from us.

“We are not going to speculate and be disrespectful and talk about other people at other clubs.

“Every manager I've seen interviewed on television has said exactly the same thing. That's the way it should be.”

Source: Goal.com

Liverpool FC Top 25 Goals 2010-2011

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Liverpool to continue to buy young with offer for French teenager

Niang made a large impact at Italian club Caen towards the finish of last season, scoring goals in five games after making his debut in April against Toulouse.

Liverpool have definitely had eye on the future when finalizing their most recent transfers & they appear set to continue this owner as they prepare to make an offer for M'Baye Niang.

It is believed that Tottenham have already put together a £7m package to tempt the Ligue one team, who may be reluctant to sell having already allowed fellow striker Youssef El-Arabi to discuss terms over a likely move to Serie A club Genoa.

These displays from the 16-year-old have resulted in some solid interest from the Premier League, with Manchester City & Tottenham among the clubs keeping tabs on any transfer activity.

However, this offer seems unlikely to deter Liverpool, who have made signing youth their priority ahead of this season.

Jordan Henderson has already arrived for £20m from Sunderland, while Eden Hazard remains a leading target from Lille.

Niang is of Senegalese descent & has already represented Germany at under-16 & under-17 level.

Principal owner John W Henry has already indicated that buying gifted youth is the way forward for Liverpool, as not only is their scope for further improvement, but there is also the likelihood of strong sell-on values.

However, the large dilemma is whether they would be best served to stay at Caen for at least more season to aid his development, as they is likely to profit from more first-team opportunities this way in the next 12 months.

Liverpool are 1/1 in the Premier League betting to break back in to the top this season & with players including Charlie Adam & Stewart Downing still largely expected to move to Anfield before the beginning of the campaign, this might show first rate value.