by Chris Beesley, Liverpool Daily Post
LIVERPOOL are closing in on the signing of Swiss international right-back Philipp Degen (above) – as Rafael Benitez revealed that he discussed summer transfer targets with co-owner Tom Hicks at Melwood this week.
Hicks visited Liverpool’s training ground on Wednesday to meet Benitez and both parties have described the talks as being positive.
The Spaniard claims that the main topic of discussion was identifying potential new signings to bolster his squad for next season and one of the first of them should be Borussia Dortmund’s Degen, 25, who is out of contract with the German club at the end of the current campaign.
Benitez remained tight-lipped yesterday as to how close Liverpool are to sealing the move, confirming that talks are “progressing” for at least one of his targets but it is believed that many of the crucial elements of the deal are already in place.
Degen has made more than 70 Bundesliga appearances since his move from Basel, where his twin brother David still plays, in 2005.
LIVERPOOL are closing in on the signing of Swiss international right-back Philipp Degen (above) – as Rafael Benitez revealed that he discussed summer transfer targets with co-owner Tom Hicks at Melwood this week.
Hicks visited Liverpool’s training ground on Wednesday to meet Benitez and both parties have described the talks as being positive.
The Spaniard claims that the main topic of discussion was identifying potential new signings to bolster his squad for next season and one of the first of them should be Borussia Dortmund’s Degen, 25, who is out of contract with the German club at the end of the current campaign.
Benitez remained tight-lipped yesterday as to how close Liverpool are to sealing the move, confirming that talks are “progressing” for at least one of his targets but it is believed that many of the crucial elements of the deal are already in place.
Degen has made more than 70 Bundesliga appearances since his move from Basel, where his twin brother David still plays, in 2005.
Liverpool are also running the rule over Athletic Bilbao centre-back Fernando Amorebieta (above) having sent one of their scouts to watch him in Sunday’s 5-1 thrashing of Benitez’s former club Valencia.
The 6ft3in 23-year-old has been attracting interest from several Premier League clubs including Chelsea, Manchester United and Newcastle United.
Amorebieta was born in Venezuela but he moved to the Basque country, where both his parents originate from, as a youngster.
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utusanLFC :
who are these players? hahaha... could be a diamond, though I doubt it could be categorised as `exciting'....
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