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Emiliano Insua has left Anfield to join up with Argentina for the Under-20 South American Championships in Venezuela.
The full-back will be away for around a month and will miss the upcoming trip to Stoke, the double header with Everton, the fixture at Wigan and the Anfield visit of Chelsea.
Reserve defender Ronald Huth will also fly out for the tournament to represent Paraguay’s Under-20 side.
The tournament runs from January 19 until February 8, and is staged every bi-annually.
German prospect Marvin Pourie will leave Anfield for Schalke 04, it has been reported on Liverpoolfc.tv today.
The youth team striker had made a good impression in his time at the club, but the terms of the offer from the Bundesliga side suited the Reds and a deal has been struck.
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Tom Hicks and George Gillett have taken the option of extending the deadline on the £350m they owe the Royal Bank of Scotland. Under the terms of the loan they could choose between refinancing the debt, paying back the full amount this month or extending the deadline for six more months. They took the latter option.
The development means the loan will now not mature until July 24, but it is understood that no further extensions will become available come that time.
The Independent is reporting that Rafael Benitez is not interested in bringing Emile Heskey back to Anfield.
The England international has been subject of much speculation as his contract with Wigan expires in the Summer.
Aston Villa have also been linked with a £4m move for the striker.
Alex Ferguson has claimed that Liverpool will drop points in the title run-in and also stated that his side will punish them for doing so.
“There’s no doubt that in the second half of the season they will get nervous,” Ferguson declared.
“With the experience we’ve got, having won a couple of titles in the past couple of years especially, it helps you. There’s no doubt about that.”
“They’re going into the unknown, and if you make mistakes, then you get punished.”
The Manchester United manager is playing his usual mind games and obviously is taking Liverpool’s title challenge more and more seriously.
Rio Ferdinand was recently taking a leaf out of his manager’s book by writing off Arsenal – right before Liverpool were due to visit The Emirates. Which is no conincidence.
The Daily Post are reporting that Rafael Benitez has no intention of selling Danish international Daniel Agger.
The centre-back has just 18 months left on his current contract at Anfield, but Benitez is not willing to cash in on the defender.
AC Milan are preparing an £8.5m bid for the player, but the report claims that they will get nowhere in their pursuit of the Dane.
The Irish Independent are reporting that AC Milan are preparing a bid for Reds winger Jermaine Pennant.
The 25 year old had previously scuppered a move to Real Madrid by demanding more than the £35,000 a week they were reportedly offering.
A source close to Pennant has stated that the winger has received “…a second chance of a lifetime”
Rafael Benitez has moved to quash rumours that Italian left-back Andrea Dossena could be sold back to a Serie A club.
The Italy international has so far failed to make much of a positive impact at Liverpool and rumours were abound that he would be going back to Italy this month with the likes of AC Milan, Juventus and Roma linked with moves for him.
“I am not considering selling Dossena,” Benitez said in the Daily Star.
“I think it is important to keep the squad together.”
