MASCH DEAL IN DOUBT?
Panicky stuff in The Daily Mail this morning for Javier Mascherano.
The paper reports that, with Inter Milan signing midfielder Giuseppe Sculli from Genoa yesterday, Inter won't spend some of the money received from the sale of Mario Balotelli on Mascherano, as the Argentine hoped.
The Mail claims 'sources in Milan' reckon that, due to Inter's already heavily-populated midfield, if they make a bid at all it will only be in the region of £12-15million, some way short of Liverpool's asking price.
If the deal doesn't happen, it could be another long year for the Mascherano family, with The Mail suggesting he may even be named in Liverpool's Europa League squad for the game against Tranbsonspor on Thursday.
THAT'S INFLATION FOR YOU
Couple more Liverpool lines for you.
From that same Daily Mail story, they are sniffing around PSV's Swedish forward Ola Toivonen with the vigour of a particularly enthusiastic sniffer dog.
However, the price has gone up rapidly since yesterday, when it was reported he would cost around £5million. Today, he will cost 'at least £8million', after Liverpool watched him three times in a week.