Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish could be set to make a move for Arsenal left-back Gael Clichy, according to reports in the Guardian.
Despite completing the £20 million signing of Jordan Henderson from Sunderland, the Anfield club look set to continue their summer spending spree by moving for the 25-year old. Liverpool are in the hunt for a left-sided defender having been forced to play Glen Johnson and Jack Robinson in the position due to the injury problems of Fabio Aurelio whilst Paul Konchesky made a disappointing start to his Liverpool career and was sent out on loan to Nottingham Forest.
The club have already been linked with moves for Jose Enrique at Newcastle and Celtic’s Player of the Season Emilio Izaguirre. However, Clichy is entering the final year of his contract and, having rejected a new deal, Arsenal could be keen to cash in on the player rather than lose him for nothing next summer.
Clichy has made 264 appearances for The Gunners since his move from Cannes in the summer of 2003. The French international has 10 caps for France to his name and could be available for as little as £5 million. He has also been linked with Manchester City and a number of European clubs, including Inter Milan, Juventus and Bayern Munich.
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Why Clichy? Can’t tackle, can’t cross and has been poor for 2 seasons. Baines has been far more consistent and has proved so. The Everton left back would be a difficult target sure and Clichy could regain his form but Baines’ is There’s a brilliant piece on Baines’ consistency over the past 3 seasons:
http://footballneutral.blogspot.com/2011/06/why-liverpool-need-leighton-baines.html
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this tory is getting irratating now… if clichy is sold which he wont he will go for man than 3tiimes the valuation of these pathetic predictions were seeing…. 5mil cme on are u smoking crack
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big club big fans r welcome to liverpool
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Skyz you are a knob.. 3x’s 5 mil? when he is falling off the map. Educate yourself on how finances work
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believe me am not happy with the signigs that kenny and comolli are doing these summer,i did’nt expect kenny to bring in these type player as of this very time of lfc situation when lfc are struggling to move up to the big 4,and keeny only has his eyes to sign henderson who has’nt yet matured in the game for such amount of money.this is the begining of lfc downfall comes next season.am sorry for our fans.
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gio argy Reply:
June 10th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
it seems you’re an expert…
and if you feel sorry for our fans then i feel sorry for you mate.
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