Friday, October 9, 2009

Liverpool brace for £23M Juventus bid for Mascherano

Juventus are ready to make a huge bid for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano.

The Sun says Juve are planning a fresh bid for Argentine midfielder Mascherano, 24, who they tried to sign from West Ham before he moved to Anfield in January 2007.

The Turin giants are ready to offer £23million as they seek to grab the Serie A title away from Inter Milan .

And club officials plan to open talks with their Anfield opposite numbers in the coming weeks.

Mascherano, who possesses an Italian passport, is tempted to move away from Merseyside even though he is under contract until 2012.

He is believed to be unhappy at the break-up of his partnership with Xabi Alonso, who joined Real Madrid in the summer.

And he was dismayed at criticism for his performance in the 2-0 defeat at Chelsea .

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