Goodbye Alberto: Liverpool get rid of £20m flop Aquilani
Brendan Rodgers decides to cut his losses and get rid of the midfielder who has struggled at Anfield
Liverpool have agreed to offload Italian flop Alberto Aquilani to Fiorentina for £7million, according to
The People.
Kop boss Brendan Rodgers shipped out the midfielder to the Serie A side as he quickly looks to put his own stamp on the squad.
Aquilani has been a disaster for Liverpool since arriving for £20m from Roma in 2009. After struggling for fitness and form, he was loaned out to AC Milan last season.
The midfielder has played in a couple of pre-season games but did not figure in Rodgers’ plans for next season. Rodgers also wants to make way for a new midfield capture – and 28-year-old Aquilani’s £100k-a-week wages going off the payroll will help.
The new Anfield chief is keen to push on with a
bid for Swansea’s Team GB midfielder Joe Allen but will not meet the Swans’ £15m valuation.
Rodgers hopes he can land Allen for around £9m and find a way round his ‘vow’ of not going back to the Welsh club for players. The Allen move will also be difficult as Swansea want a replacement teed up first.
Bolton’s Mark Davies is in their sights, despite him being labelled ‘not for sale’