Reds close in on Juventus midfielder Poulsen

Liverpool are closing in on the signing of Juventus midfielder Christian Poulsen, reports Sky Sports.

The Italian club have apparently granted the Denmark international permission to leave and a number of sides have been linked with the 29-year-old defensive midfielder, including Fulham and Everton. The Danish Player of the Year for 2005 and 2006 only joined Juventus last July in a € 9.75M deal.

“But it is believed that Rafa Benitez's Liverpool are in pole position to secure Poulsen's signature,” says the story.

Dossena’s Agent indicates Juventus and Genoa interest

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Andrea Dossena's agent has claimed Juventus and Genoa are keen on signing the Liverpool defender reports the press. The players representative Roberto La Florio told Itasportpress: 'I want to make clear that the player is doing well in Liverpool and has never said, as some sections of the press reported, that he wants to leave a club that is in the Champions League and equipped to win the Premier League next season. Having said that I can say Juventus and Genoa have asked for my assistance, but we are far from starting any negotiations. Any player in the world would not immediately reject any proposal from these important Italian clubs, but Dossena enjoys the confidence of Rafa Benitez.'

Juventus want cash plus player swap deal for Dossena

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Juventus hope to land Liverpool fullback Andrea Dossena in a cash-plus-player swap say’s today's Post. The article claims: “Dossena has already gone public with his hopes of joining Juve this summer after failing to settle on Merseyside. Juve chiefs Alessio Secco and Jean-Claude Blanc are preparing a bid of £4 million cash plus left-back Paolo de Ceglie in exchange for Dossena.”

Juventus and Liverpool remember on the 24th anniversary of Heysel disaster

Today marks the 24th anniversary of the Heysel disaster. Juventus and Liverpool have joined together to remember the 39 victims who sadly perished during the Heysel tragedy on May 29, 1985. Both clubs have released official statements to mark the tragedy.

The Juventus statement reads: “We must remember in order to build the future”

“The thirty-nine victims are remembered by all Juventus supporters and all sports enthusiasts. Nobody can or should forget – declared president Giovanni Cobolli Gigli, on behalf of the club and its supporters – and on these anniversaries we stand by the families that lost their loved ones on that tragic night. Even on their behalf, we try to interpret football in a more serene manner, educating the youngsters to respect the sport values and fair play. In these years much improvement has been done but we still have along way to go to defeat violence once and for all”.

A Memorial ceremony took place on Saturday 23rd May in fReggio Emilia in front of the monument by sculptor Gido Vanlessen, the only monument in Italy against stadium violence.

Liverpool have also paid tribute to the victims and a statement on their official website reads:

On the 24th anniversary of the Heysel Stadium tragedy, Liverpool Football Club remembers the 39 football supporters who went to watch a European Cup final and sadly never returned. On 29 May, 1985, the deaths of 32 Italians, four Belgians, two Frenchmen and one man from Northern Ireland totally overshadowed our European Cup final defeat to Juventus. What should have been a joyous occasion turned into a nightmare. No one will ever forget the horror that unfolded before our eyes that night and, 24 years on, let's all pause for a moment to pay our respects to those unfortunate victims.”

I remember viewing the terrible events unfold on live television with my dad and brother, expecting to see a great spectacle of football. I instead watched in horror and great shame as the tragedy took place. LFC Alert would like to extend its sincerest sympathy to all the families of the victims. You will never walk alone

Juventus return for Alonso

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Juventus are believed to be renewing there interests in buying inspirational playmaker Xabi Alonso, following Rafa Benitez’s admission that he will need to sell players in order to buy this summer, claims today’s Telegraph. Alonso has had an unbelievable season for the reds and many a fan would loath to see him depart for the Serie A outfit. When asked if he would reject an increased bid from Alonso's former suitors, Benitez said: "I don't know if Juventus would have that amount of money this summer because there is a crisis all around the world. We will have to wait and see. We didn't want to sell him last summer but in football everybody has a price." Real Madrid are also believed to be interested in landing Alonso with presidential candidate Florentino Perez especially keen on landing him, should he win the Spanish club's forthcoming elections.