Crazy season starts...

After the Champions League Final... now is the time for the silly season to start...

Here are a few rumors floating around at the moment and my own opinion on them..

1) Gabriel Milito :- Real Zaragoza Center-Back. Strong in his tackles with a good anticipation on the game infront of him. Hail from Argentina says a lot. The down side is his height which will be a worry in England. But it seems in Spain, he is able to win most of his headers, scored a few too. £10M + Gonzalez (swap).
2) Simao Sabrosa :- Captain of Benfica. Able to be deployed on both wings and have a cracking freekick and long shot in him. Like Milito, Rafa has been counting him since 2005 close season. The down side about him is his ability to cover his defence, typical of Portugal attacking flair players but could add to Liverpool’s attacking flair. £ 12-15M
3) Carlos Trevez :- Strong, low center of gravity, intelligent. His great vision and workhorse attitude make him one of the greatest player to play in the hole behind the striker. His first turbulent year in England at Westham sees him back to his best at the closing end of the season. A lot of big clubs will be fighting for his signature. £20M
4) Daniel Alves :- Another target Rafa has been pursuing for over a year, now with financial backing, we might see this come through. Star player of Sevilla who is deployed at right back but can play anywhere on the right. Claim to fame in the match against Barca when he kept Ronaldhino in his back pocket. Will be an exciting signing. £14M

Of course the most important thing is for Rafa to trash out a deal for our existing star players to keep the core of the team intact. Gerrard, Alonso, Carragher, Finnan, Reina and to tie down a permanent deal for Mascherano.
An exciting team with 2 players in every positions is possible :-
GK: Reina, Padelli, Carson
CB: Carragher, Agger, Milito, Hyypia, Abeloa
RB: Alves, Finnan, Abeloa
LB: Risse, Aurelio, Abeloa, Insua
CM : Gerrard, Alonso, Mascherano, Sissoko
RM: Simao, Pennant, Gerrard, Garcia
LM: Kewell, Simao, Risse, Voronin, Garcia
ST: Kuyt, Trevez, Crouch, Voronin

PS:- We can only wait and see how the youngsters from South America will turn out.

After the performance of Kewell in the Champions League Final.. how many will want to give him a chance? Or should Hicks and Gillett allow Rafa to splash out even more on a LM? We can only wait and see.