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Rafa targets West Ham pair
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is hoping to land West Ham pair Valon Behrami and Matthew Upson.
The Anfield manager has previously been linked with both Upton Park players but will this summer push on with attempts to bring in new talents to the club by offering squad players in part exchange in order to save spending cash.
Right-sided Swiss international Valon Behrami will be starring in next month's World Cup and could well be one player on his way to an Upton Park exit. Co-owner David Sullivan has stated that practically his entire team is available at the right price and Benitez is an admirer of the former Lazio man.
Benitez is also a fan of England international centre-back Matthew Upson and is reportedly hoping to bring in a new defender to help shore up the Liverpool back line that was especially leaky during the first half of this season.
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Behrami's a decent player, as is Upson, despite a poor season.
Mata's quality too.
Landing all of them would represent a decent summer all things considered (not at the expense of Reina, Torres or Gerrard, obv)
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Do you honestly think it would? The priority positions are LB, CM and striker, surely?
Oncy, you need to update your first page!
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We need a first choice LB and back up striker as well, but we also need more match winners in the side. If Yossi and Riera are both of they'll need replacing, which I'm guessing explains the links to Mata and Behrami.
Carragher will be fucked next season too if he plays a full WC, so I could understand us getting a CB this summer.
We've got holes everywhere and we're not going to be able to cover all bases.