Source: Daily_Mail
Liverpool misift Javier Mascherano will cost you £18m cash, Barcelona told
£18million man: Barcelona target Mascherano [LNB]Liverpool have told Barcelona they want £18million in cash for midfielder Javier Mascherano by the end of the weekend, so manager Roy Hodgson can reinvest the money during the transfer window. [LNB]The Merseyside club have reluctantly accepted that Mascherano wants to leave, and the Argentina captain will not be with the squad who fly to Turkey for Europa League duty this morning.[LNB] But Liverpool have told Barca they want to recoup the money they paid West Ham for Mascherano three years ago and that a deal must be done soon or they will withdraw from negotiations. [LNB]With Hodgson aware of suggestions in Italy that a £13m bid from Inter Milan for forward Dirk Kuyt is imminent, the Liverpool boss knows there is much to resolve before the summer transfer window closes on August 31.[LNB] If Mascherano does go, Hodgson would try to buy PSV striker Ola Toivonen and a left back. As such, Liverpool have told Barcelona they will entertain only a straight cash deal for Mascherano. [LNB] No deal: Barcelona have offered £16m plus ex-Arsenal man Alexander Hleb [LNB]Having already turned down £16m that included former Arsenalmidfielder Alexander Hleb as a makeweight, Liverpool's talks withBarcelona failed to make significant progress yesterday.[LNB] Withthe 26-year-old refusing to play in the 3-0 Barclays Premier Leaguedefeat at Manchester City on Monday, it seems inconceivable that hewill play for Liverpool again, though he did turn up for trainingyesterday. [LNB] Liverpool's Javier Mascherano agrees £85,000 a week deal with BarcelonaForget the title Arsene, scoffs Jose Mourinho, who insists Liverpool and Arsenal are not good enough to win the titleLiverpool eyeing cheeky loan swoop for Bayern Munich £30m striker Mario GomezLIVERPOOL FC
