Juventus plot £23m raid for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano

09 October 2009 11:18
On the move? Liverpool's Javier Mascherano[LNB]Juventus are lining up a £23million bid for Liverpool's Javier Mascherano as they attempt to grab the Serie A title away from Inter Milan.[LNB]The Italians giants tried to sign Mascherano from West Ham before he moved to Anfield in 2007.[LNB] But Juventus are ready to make a fresh bid for the Argentine midfielder, who is understood to have become unsettled at Liverpool, reports The Daily Mirror.[LNB]Mascherano is already a target of Barcelona who had an approach rejected by Liverpool earlier this summer.[LNB]The 24-year-old is reported to be angry at the break-up of his partnership with Xabi Alonso following the Spaniard's move to Real Madrid.[LNB]  And Mascherano is also dismayed at the fact Liverpool have lost three Barclays Premier League games already with the chances of Rafa Benitez's side winning the title already unlikely as early as October.[LNB]Mascherano, who possesses an Italian passport, could be tempted away toJuventus, despite the fact his contract is not due to expire atLiverpool until 2012.[LNB][LNB] Shock: Mascherano shadows Deco during the Reds' costly 2-0 defeat at Chelsea [LNB] Saudi sweep: Middle Eastern billionaires line up to buy 10 more English clubs I'm no marriage counsellor! Saudi prince warns Liverpool owners to reduce debt and end feud before he'll invest Liverpool injury scare as Fernando Torres suffers pain with Spain LIVERPOOL FC

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