Liverpool part ways with £55,000-a-week defender

Sri Aswin — Fri, 17 Aug 2018 20:06:17 +0000

Liverpool have sanctioned the permanent sale of defender Ragnar Klavan to Serie A club Cagliari. The Estonia international was largely a back-up player during his previous two seasons with the Reds and he has now been offered the opportunity to pursue a fresh challenge in his career.
According to Sky Sports News, the Reds have parted ways with the £55,000-a-week defender on a permanent basis after agreeing on a fee in the region of £2m with Cagliari. Judging by his age, Klavan was indeed a surprise signing when he arrived from Augsburg couple of years ago and though, he was normally a back-up player, he managed to rack over 50 appearances for the club across all competitions.
Meanwhile, with the departure of Klavan, the Reds have just one recognised centre-back in the form of Virgil van Dijk with Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip recovering from short-term injuries but Klopp has nevertheless stressed that he is content with the options at hand for the ongoing campaign.
Alongside Van Dijk, Joe Gomez had done a credible job in the past and Klopp is confident that the Englishman can step up his game despite his recent injury doubles. Apart from Gomez, the German tactician has talked up Fabinho and club graduate Nathaniel Phillips slotting into the central defensive positions if required and this appears to have influenced the decision to offload Klavan this month.
Liverpool begun the season with a rather comfortable win over West Ham United as they beat them by a 4-0 scoreline but they can expect a much difficult encounter against Roy Hodgson’s Crystal Palace when they face them at Selhurst Park on Monday. Unlike other teams, the Eagles have played with a positive attacking mindset whenever sides have visited their homeground and the Reds may have to withstand the early threat particularly from Wilfred Zaha.

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Man United Major Boost as $17m Star wants Move

United Faithful — Sat, 01 Mar 2014 20:01:55 +0000

Manchester United can forget about finishing in the top 4 in the premier league and the chances of winning UCL are near zero as well.
The Red Devils need heavy reinforcements next summer if they are to bounce back next season and get back to where they belong.
Under David Moyes, United have only signed two players, Fellaini and Mata but they surely need more quality stars to turn things around.
Two departments that have disappointed the most this season are Central Midfield and Defense.
With veterans like Vidic departing and might be followed by legendary Ferdinand, Manchester United are looking for strong center backs for next season.
They have been linked with many stars and one of them is Italian defender Davide Astori who plays for Cagliari.
The Serie A star is the shining light in the Italian side that is currently struggling in the league.
According to reports, the $17 million rated star has handed Manchester United major transfer boost by claiming that he wants to move to premier league.
The 27 year Italian who has made 22 league appearances for the Serie A side claimed:

“I am very attracted to the Premier League,”
“It’s a beautiful league with many great teams. I would like to play there certainly.”

Will he be the right player to replace the likes of Vidic and Ferdinand, only time will tell.
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