Last week was rather quiet on the Liverpool rumour front. I really hope we don’t sign Forlan, he was crap for United so why the hell would we want him? We had Heskey, they had Forlan, I’d rather Heskey came back!
Liverpool could set their sights on £16m Diego Forlan rather than Barcelona’s £35m-rated Samuel Eto’o. (The Times)
Lyon could start an auction to sell Florent Malouda, with Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and AC Milan all interested. (Daily Express)
West Ham are chasing Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe and Liverpool frontman Craig Bellamy. (Daily Mirror)
Liverpool have left West Ham fuming after launching an “insulting” £1m bid for midfielder Yossi Benayoun. (Daily Mirror)
Charlton striker Darren Bent is a target for Liverpool and Tottenham after turning down West Ham. (Daily Mirror)
Charlton striker Darren Bent rejected a £17m move to West Ham because he wants to join Liverpool. (Daily Mirror)
And the Hammers could start with a swoop for Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy. (Daily Express)
Yossi Benayoun wants to quit West Ham for Liverpool. (The Guardian)
Liverpool midfield target Yossi Benayoun will tell West Ham he wants to leave when he returns from holiday this week. (The People)
Liverpool have opened talks with Real Zaragoza striker Diego Milito. (Various)
Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez’s future at the club could be decided in a showdown with new owners George Gillett and Tom Hicks this week. (News of the World)