Club: Liverpool FC
League: Barclay's English Premier League
Transfer Budget: $53M
Wage Budget: $132M Per Year
Board Expectations: Title Challenge
Your Expectations: Top 2 Finish and/or 2 Trophies
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Manager: Steven Huff
Nationality: Portuguese
Salary: $3.9M Per Year
Reputation: Continental
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Long Term Transfer Targets: AMR Giovani Dos Santos (Barcelona), DC Micah Richards (Man City), ST Bojan (Barcelona)
July 2007 - Transfer Window Action
Transfers Out:
RB - Steve Finnan - Tottenham - $5.25M
ST - Dirk Kuyt - Newcastle - $13.25M
LB - John Arne Riise - Portsmouth - $10.5M
Total Transfers Out = $29M
Transfers In:
RB - Rafinha - Schalke - $21M
AMC - Matias Fernandez - Villareal - $20.5M
LB - Marcelo - Real Madrid - $10.5 M
DC - Mahmadhou Sakho - PSG - $1.1M (Compensation)
MC - Adrien - Sporting CP - $2.47M
ST - Alex Teixeira - Vasco - $9.69M (July 2008)
LW - Ismail Aissati - PSV - $22.5M
Total Transfer In = $78M
Loans Out:
DMC - Lucas - Sunderland
LB - Emiliano Insua - Valladolid
GK - David Martin - Chesterfield
DC - Mahmadou Sakho - Yeovil
RW - Jermaine Pennant - Reading
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Pre-Season Friendlies:
14/07/07
Competition: Friendly
Opposition: CFR Cluj
Attendance: 3998Venue: A
Score: 2-1
Scorers:
Peter Crouch ('62)
Andriy Voronin ('66)
Alexandru Tofan ('78 - Cluj)
MOM: Peter Crouch
17/07/07
Competition: Friendly
Opposition: Cham
Attendance: 5066Venue: A
Score: 5-0
Scorers:
Andriy Voronin ('9)
Javier Mascherano ('29)
Steven Gerrard ('30, PEN '90)
Daniele Tami (OG '34)
MOM: Steven Gerrard
20/07/07
Competition: Friendly
Opposition: Winterthur
Attendance: 238 (LOL)Venue: A
Score: 0-0
Scorers:
MOM: Pepe Reina
22/07/07
Competition: Friendly
Opposition: Sion
Attendance: 566Venue: A
Score: 1-1
Scorers:Matias Fernandez ('38)
Moser ('78 SION)
MOM: Matias Fernandez
1/08/07
Competition: Friendly
Opposition: Galway UTD
Attendance: 6379Venue: A
Score: 0-0
Scorers:Ryan Babel ('25)
Matias Fernandez ('36)
MOM: Ryan Babel
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Barclay's English Premier League
Community Shield:
Chelsea def. Manchester United 2-1
