by Reg » Fri Sep 02, 2011 1:38 am
LIVERPOOL
In: Stewart Downing (Aston Villa, £20m), Jordan Henderson (Sunderland, £16m), Charlie Adam (Blackpool, £9m), Sebastian Coates (Nacional, £7m), José Enrique (Newcastle, £6m), Lloyd Jones (Plymouth: h, £100,000), Villyan Bijev (California Odyssey), Doni (Roma), Craig Bellamy (Man C).
Out: Raul Meireles (Chelsea, £12m), David N’Gog (Bolton, £4m), Paul Konchesky (Leicester, £1.5m), Daniel Ayala (Norwich, £800,000), Gerardo Bruna (Blackpool, £750,000), Chris Mavinga (Rennes), Nabil El Zhar (Levante), Thomas Ince (Blackpool), Emiliano Insúa (Sporting Lisbon), Milan Jovanovic (Anderlecht), Sotirios Kyrgiakos (Wolfsburg), Christian Poulsen (Evian), Sean Highdale (Vauxhall Motors), Nikola Saric (Hajduk Split).
Loans: Villyan Bijev (F Düsseldorf), Joe Cole (Lille), Stephen Darby (Rochdale), Peter Gulasci (Hull), Martin Hansen (Bradford C).
Released: Jason Banton, Dean Bouzanis, Deale Chamberlain, Karl Clair, Alex Cooper, Steve Irwin.
Verdict: 18 players departed, £30 million saved on wages and plenty of Premier League pedigree in. Kenny Dalglish should be happy.
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We have the foundations to challenge for top spot within the next 2, max 3 seasons. Kenny will have done his job.