Liverpool summer transfers

All the latest transfer news and speculation from Liverpool football club.

CONFIRMED TRANSFERS

IN:

Albert Riera; from Espanyol

Peter Gulacsi; from MTK Hungaria

Vitor Flora; from Botafogo; free transfer

Robbie Keane; from Tottenham; £20.3m

David Ngog; from Paris St Germain

Emmanuel Mendy; from Murcia Deportivo

Diego Cavalieri; from Palmeiras

Vincent Lucas Weijl; from AZ Alkmaar

Andrea Dossena; from Udinese; £7m

Philipp Degen; from Borussia Dortmund; free transfer

OUT:

Steve Finnan; to Espanyol

Scott Carson; to West Brom; £3.25m

Danny Guthrie; to Newcastle; undisclosed

Peter Crouch; to Portsmouth; £11m

Anthony Le Tallec; to Le Mans

John Arne Riise; to Roma; £4m

Harry Kewell; released

SPECULATION:

1 September: Liverpool have signed Spain winger Albert Riera from La Liga side Espanyol for an undisclosed fee.

1 September: Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin has agreed a one-year loan deal with German side Hertha Berlin, the Anfield club have announced. (PA)

1 September: Liverpool have confirmed the permanent signing of Hungarian goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi, who spent last season on loan playing for the reserves, from MTK Hungaria.

1 September: Liverpool full-back Steve Finnan has signed for Spanish side Espanyol on a two-year deal for an undisclosed fee. (PA)

1 September: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has added to the club's Brazilian contingent after youngster Vitor Flora joined the Reds on a free transfer. The club confirmed on www.liverpoolfc.tv that a deal has been agreed for the 18-year-old striker who holds an Italian passport and spent last season with Brazilian outfit Botafogo. (PA)

1 September: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is confident the signing of Espanyol midfielder Albert Riera will finally be completed on the last day of the current transfer window. Riera is expected to tie up a move to Anfield today for a fee believed to be in the region of £8m. (PA)

30 August: Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez believes new boy Albert Riera will give his side the width and attacking flair they crave.

29 August: Espanyol have announced on their official website that midfielder Albert Riera has travelled to England to undergo a medical with Liverpool after the clubs agreed terms of the deal.

27 August: Gareth Barry's agent has stated the England midfielder will stay with Aston Villa rather than make a late move before the transfer window closes. (PA)

26 August: Espanyol winger Albert Riera has been told by his club he has 72 hours to finalise his move to Liverpool. On Monday, club president Daniel Sanchez Llibre revealed two unnamed English clubs had bid for the player, with one side offering more money than the other. The club offering the higher bid is believed to be Everton, but Herrera confirmed on Monday that Riera was more interested in joining the side offering the lower bid. (PA)

23 August: Cesc Fabregas wants Arsenal to lure Xabi Alonso to the Emirates. (PA)

22 August: Espanyol sporting director Paco Herrera has re-iterated there have not been any enquiries from Liverpool or any other club for winger Albert Riera. Riera is reportedly a transfer target for Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez, but Herrera, echoing comments he made earlier this week, insisted today they have not received any offer for the 26-year-old left-sided Spain international. (PA)

20 August: John Arne Riise has admitted he could not have played for another English club after leaving Liverpool. "I just wanted to make sure I got the best possible club. There was no way I was going to be comfortable playing for another English club, and I had plenty of offers from other clubs in the Premier League," he said.

18 August: Rafael Benitez remains desperate to complete his long-running pursuit of Gareth Barry before the end of the month, but has denied that complications in finalising the transfer brought him to the verge of quitting as Liverpool manager. (PA)

15 August: Rafael Benitez has blamed the Liverpool hierarchy for the protracted Gareth Barry transfer saga. The Anfield boss, preparing for tomorrow's Premier League opener at Sunderland, was very clear that he still wants the Aston Villa midfielder. (PA)

15 August: Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill insists Gareth Barry "knew the consequences" of his decision to play against FH Hafnarfjordur in last night's UEFA Cup second qualifying round match. (PA)

13 August: Liverpool striker Dirk Kuyt claims he has been reassured by Reds manager Rafael Benitez that he still has a future at the club. (PA)

10 August: Gareth Barry's proposed move to Liverpool has been thrown into further doubt after chief executive Rick Parry admitted: "The price quoted is too high." "There has been a lot of comment regarding our position with regards to Gareth Barry," Parry said on www.liverpoolfc.tv "This is not about questioning the manager's judgment or the ability of a particular player. The owners have clearly demonstrated throughout the year they are willing to back Rafa in the transfer market and will continue to do so. It is obviously the selling club's prerogative to put whatever price they want on the player, but on this occasion Liverpool think the price quoted is too high." (PA)

9 August: Rafael Benitez is still refusing to rule out the possibility that he could sell Xabi Alonso - despite the astonishing support the midfielder has received from Liverpool fans. But the Anfield boss, who also insists that "Liverpool are ready for the Champions League" next week, maintains Alonso will only leave now if the club receives a massive offer for his services. (PA)

8 August: Rafael Benitez has promised to bring in one more top player this summer - but refused to confirm that it would be Gareth Barry. (PA)

7 August: Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has made it clear Yossi Benayoun and Dirk Kuyt will not be leaving Anfield this summer. Midfielder Benayoun has been linked with Roma, and the Italian club have been making loud noises that the Israeli will be joining them. Kuyt had become a surprise target of German club Hamburg, with a possible £16m price tag. But Benitez said today: "Neither of them will be leaving." (PA)

6 August: Steven Gerrard's thigh injury will almost certainly scupper any thoughts Liverpool had of selling Xabi Alonso to raise money for a Gareth Barry deal. (PA)

5 August: Liverpool midfielder Sebastian Leto has agreed a two-year loan deal with Olympiacos after being denied a work permit to play in England next season. The 21-year-old Argentinian, who joined the Reds from Lanus in 2007, was granted an Italian passport last summer but it was later revoked. (PA)

4 August: Liverpool will secure Gareth Barry's signature this week, following the concession of defeat by the Aston Villa manager, Martin O'Neill, in his summer-long battle to persuade the midfielder to stay.

4 August: Liverpool midfielder Sebastian Leto has been denied a work permit to play in England next season. Reds manager Rafael Benitez will now loan the winger out to a foreign club, but was hopeful that the Argentinian would return to Liverpool next season.

31 July: Aston Villa remain adamant today that the Gareth Barry transfer saga is over despite Liverpool still maintaining that a deal for the England midfielder can be done. (PA)

30 July: Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry - a target for Liverpool throughout the summer - is to remain with the midlands club. Villa said in a statement: "This evening, Aston Villa can announce that Gareth Barry will be staying with the club following the interest from Liverpool over recent months." (PA)

29 July: Tottenham striker Robbie Keane has moved to Liverpool in a £20.3m deal.

28 July: Liverpool should complete the £18million signing of Robbie Keane within the next 24 hours. It is understood the Republic of Ireland international has undergone a medical today. (PA)

26 July: Martin O'Neill has urged Gareth Barry to remain with Aston Villa and claimed the midlands club want him more than Liverpool. Barry received a rapturous reception from the Villa faithful following his introduction as a 15th-minute substitute in the Intertoto Cup win over Odense. (PA)

25 July: Liverpool defender Jack Hobbs has joined Coca-Cola League One side Leicester on a season-long loan.

24 July: Martin O'Neill has warned Liverpool he is ready to set a deadline for them to meet his valuation of want-away Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry. (PA)

24 July: Liverpool have signed 19-year-old French striker David Ngog from Paris St Germain on a four-year contract, the Barclays Premier League club have confirmed. (PA)

23 July: Liverpool forward Dirk Kuyt admits he cannot wait for Robbie Keane to arrive at the club. Anfield boss Rafael Benitez returned to his desk at the club's Melwood training complex today after a 10-day training trip to Switzerland and Germany, intent on finalising the Republic of Ireland international's £20million move to the club. (PA)

23 July: Liverpool have signed Spanish right-back Emmanuel Mendy on a three-year deal. The 18-year-old, from Spanish Third Division side Murcia Deportivo, is expected to compete for a place in the reserves.

19 July: Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has confirmed the club had a bid for David Bentley rejected by Blackburn while admitting the Gareth Barry situation is "unchanged." (PA)

18 July: Tottenham have made a complaint to the Premier League against Manchester United and Liverpool, regarding their conduct surrounding Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane respectively. (PA)

18 July: West Brom have signed Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson for £3.25m.

18 July: Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate insists England winger Stewart Downing is "simply not for sale". The 23-year-old midfielder has been linked with both Liverpool and Aston Villa this summer. (PA)

15 July: Juventus president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli has called off the Italian club's pursuit of Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.

15 July: Arsenal have asked Aston Villa to keep them informed of Gareth Barry's status. Liverpool's attempts to secure the England midfielder appear to have stalled over the asking price. (PA)

14 July: Xabi Alonso's proposed move from Liverpool to Juventus could be in doubt after the Italian giants completed the signing of Danish midfielder Christian Poulsen. (PA)

14 July: Stoke are close to making Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson their first summer signing. PA Sport understands the clubs have agreed a fee for the England international of around £4million, with Carson set to discuss personal terms with the Barclays Premier League newcomers. (PA)

13 July: Juventus midfielder Mohamed Sissoko has poured cold water on speculation linking his former Liverpool team-mate Xabi Alonso with a move to the Bianconeri. "Yes, I have talked to him," Sissoko told Italian sports daily Gazzetta dello Sport. "And he told me he is happy at Liverpool." (PA)

13 July: Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill has vehemently denied the club have agreed a deal with Liverpool to sell Gareth Barry. He said: "We have waited over a week for them to come back to us and respond to our price for Gareth. They know what it is but their original offer hasn't changed." (PA)

11 July: Newcastle have completed the signing of Danny Guthrie from Liverpool for an undisclosed fee.

11 July: Liverpool have agreed a fee with Newcastle United for the transfer of Danny Guthrie to the north east.

11 July: Peter Crouch today became the latest England international to join Harry Redknapp's revolution at Portsmouth when the giant striker completed an £11million switch from Liverpool.

11 July: Liverpool manager, Rafael Benitez, went public yesterday with his interest in signing Keane but Spurs insisted that they have no intention of selling their vice-captain and have not received a transfer request from him.

11 July: Liverpool have clinched the signing of Brazilian goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri from Palmeiras.

10 July: Liverpool have announced the signing of 17-year-old Dutch forward Vincent Lucas Weijl. The teenager, who came through the academy at AZ Alkmaar, has signed a three-year deal and will go into the reserves squad.

10 July: Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez ruled out making a move for Spain striker David Villa on Thursday. However, he confirmed that a move for Tottenham Hotspur's Ireland striker Robbie Keane was a possibility. (PA)

9 July: Liverpool were today expected to complete the £3million signing of Palmeiras goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri, their third major deal of the summer.

9 July: Hamburg striker Ivica Olic has moved to end speculation linking him with a move to Liverpool by committing his future to the northern Germany club. (PA)

9 July: Aston Villa have reminded Liverpool they will only sell captain Gareth Barry for £18million. Villa boss Martin O'Neill has made it clear since Barry became a Reds target at the end of last season that he will accept nothing less than his full valuation for the England midfielder. The midlands club have even formally written to Liverpool to spell out their position. (PA)

9 July: Peter Crouch has agreed terms with Portsmouth.

4 July: Palmeiras goalkeeper Diego Cavalieri is set for a move to Liverpool, according to his agent. He told gazetaesportiva.net: "Palmeiras' board released Diego to negotiate with Liverpool and we are going to fly in to finalise the last details." (PA)

3 July: Philipp Degen has completed the formalities of his free transfer to Liverpool by signing a four-year contract. The 25-year-old Switzerland defender joins from Borussia Dortmund.

2 July: Argentinian left-back Emiliano Insua has signed a new three-year contract with Liverpool. The 19-year-old Argentina Under-20 international has made five first team appearances for the club - featuring in the final three Premier League matches of last season. (PA)

2 July: Liverpool claimed today they have not made a "final" offer to Aston Villa for midfielder Gareth Barry. Reports that a final offer of £15million has been made, with £2million to come depending on Liverpool's league position next season, have been denied by club sources. (PA)

2 July: Liverpool have confirmed they have completed the sale of midfielder Anthony Le Tallec to Le Mans. (PA)

1 July: Liverpool reserve Paul Anderson has signed a new contract which extends his deal at the club until 2011. The 19-year-old winger, signed from Hull in 2006, has yet to make a first-team appearance and spent last season on loan at Swansea as they were promoted from Coca-Cola League One.

27 June: Nottingham Forest have signed the highly-rated Liverpool youngster Paul Anderson on a season-long loan. Forest beat off stiff competition from their Championship rivals Swansea, where Anderson spent last season on loan, helping them pip Colin Calderwood's side to the League One title in the process. The midfielder played 36 times for the Swans, scoring eight goals.

26 June: Liverpool expect to complete the signing of Italian left-back Andrea Dossena next week. Chief executive Rick Parry has confirmed that a deal to take the 26-year-old Udinese player to Anfield is close to being finalised. Defender Dossena, who has been capped once at senior level by Italy, has been targeted as a replacement for John Arne Riise, who departed for Roma earlier this month. (PA)

24 June: Newcastle are ready to resist any attempt to lure James Milner away from St James' Park. The 22-year-old midfielder has repeatedly been linked with Liverpool and Aston Villa since the end of last season despite being under contract until 2011, although no cash bid has been received from either. (PA)

20 June: Striker David Villa has repeated his desire to remain at Valencia despite being linked with several clubs, including Liverpool and Chelsea. (PA)

20 June: Juventus general manager Jean-Claude Blanc is still confident of signing Xabi Alonso despite Liverpool reportedly holding out for a higher transfer fee. The Spanish playmaker's move to Italy had been expected to be sealed on Monday but talks have stalled, with Liverpool said to be demanding 20 million euros (£15.75m) - two million more than Juve's offer. (PA)

19 June: Xabi Alonso is happy to plan for life at Liverpool next season as his protracted move to Juventus remains in the balance. "I haven't been told anything so far, so my plans are to start next season with Liverpool if there is not a change." he said. (PA)

19 June: Riise is set to be replaced by Udinese left-back Andrea Dossena, with a £7million deal for the 26-year-old Italian thought to be close to completion. (PA)

18 June: Liverpool full-back John Arne Riise has wasted no time in meeting with officials of AS Roma after being given permission to talk to the club. The Norwegian defender landed in the Italian capital on Wednesday morning to open negotiations with last season's Serie A runners-up. According to reports in Italy, a four-year deal is on offer to the 27-year-old. (PA)

17 June: Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks has warned Chelsea even a world-record transfer fee would not tempt him to cash in on star striker Fernando Torres. "There is no price at which we would consider selling Fernando Torres" he said. (PA)

17 June: Liverpool expect an opening bid for Peter Crouch from Portsmouth this week of around £10m

16 June: Aston Villa have told Liverpool they are under no pressure to sell skipper Gareth Barry until the price is right which will be in the region of at least £18million.

15 June: Valencia insist they have received no offers for star striker David Villa. The player has been linked with Chelsea and Liverpool. (PA)

13 June: Liverpool goalkeeper Scott Carson spent the whole of last season on loan at Villa Park and O'Neill is believed to want to make the move permanent. Benitez is willing to sell, but again the two are at loggerheads over the valuation of the player. (PA)

12 June: Barry has told O'Neill he wants to join Liverpool in order to play Champions League football and boost his international prospects but the Villa boss insists his club will not be bullied into selling. He told the BBC: "Gareth and I had a little chat when he got back from holiday and he has said he would fancy going to Liverpool. That's obviously a big setback to us, but the offer from Liverpool is just not acceptable." (PA)

12 June: Liverpool and Aston Villa are seemingly ready to test Newcastle's resolve to hang on to James Milner. (PA)

12 June: Former Aston Villa chairman Doug Ellis believes Liverpool should have to pay up to £20 million if they want to sign midfielder Gareth Barry. (PA)

12 June: Villa have rejected an improved bid, thought to be in the region of £15m, from Liverpool for captain Gareth Barry

11 June: The Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry has stepped up pressure on Aston Villa to allow him a move to Anfield. The England midfielder has phoned the Villa manager Martin O'Neill at the European Championship to plead for progress on the move and hopes a compromise deal can be thrashed out at around £15m. The Espanyol winger Albert Riera is another target for Rafael Benitez.

9 June: Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso claims he will not think about his future until after Euro 2008. The midfielder has been strongly linked with a summer move to Juventus. "I know there is interest (from Juventus)," he told El Mundo Deportivo. "But right now I not going to talk about that because there is enough to think about here with the national team." (PA)

7 June: Barcelona look to have beaten a host of English clubs to the signature of Brazilian right-back Daniel Alves. They have reportedly agreed a deal with La Liga rivals Sevilla. The player has been strongly linked to Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool at various points over recent seasons. (PA)

7 June: Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso is waiting to hear from Juventus after admitting he would be open to a move to Turin. (PA)

4 June: Manchester United, Everton and Arsenal have all had bids, in the region of £5m, accepted by Cardiff for 17-year-old Aaron Ramsay. Liverpool are also expected to table an offer. (PA)

3 June: Peter Crouch is prepared to see out the final year of his Liverpool contract. (PA)

31 May: Prolific striker Fernando Torres insists it will be "many years" before he considers leaving Liverpool. He has recently been linked with a host of top European sides. (PA)

30 May: Steven Gerrard admitted he is "desperate" for Gareth Barry to join him at Liverpool. The Reds have already had one £10 million cash plus players bid rejected by Villa. (PA)

30 May: Espanyol have turned down an offer from Liverpool for their Spanish international Albert Riera. The Reds are believed to have tabled an offer of around €12m (£9.5m), but that falls considerably short of the La Liga club's valuation.

29 May: Harry Kewell's representative has refused to comment on claims that the Australia winger is set to sign for Celtic. Reports this morning claimed the Scottish champions were prepared to offer the former Leeds player £40,000 a week to join the club. (PA)

29 May: The president of Juventus, Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, is cautiously optimistic of reaching an agreement with Liverpool to sign Xabi Alonso. Alonso's first-team opportunities have been limited with the arrival of Javier Mascherano and Lucas Leiva

WHAT'S IN THE KITTY?

Owned by: T Hicks (50%), G Gillett (50%) (since 2007).

Value: £523m.

Turnover: £133.9m (to July 2007)

Profit/loss: £21.7m loss.

Debt: £350m.

Prem TV cash 07-08: £45.44m.

Summer kitty: £20m plus receipts.

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