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Roy Hodgson targets Gilberto Silva, Brede Hangeland, Rafael van der Vaart and Danny Murphy with Liverpool spending spree
By John Edwards
Last updated at 9:59 AM on 1st July 2010
Comments (32) Add to My Stories Roy Hodgson will be handed an initial transfer budget of £15m when he completes his move to Liverpool.
The Englishman has already drawn up a list of targets and Javier Mascherano’s proposed £25m move to Barcelona and Yossi Benayoun’s £6m transfer to Chelsea will further boost his spending power.
Freeing up funds: The release of Yossi Benayoun and Javier Mascherano (left) will bolster Roy Hodgson's (right) clout in the transfer market
Approaches for Gilberto Silva, Brede Hangeland and Rafael van der Vaart are high on Hodgson's wish-list, with an Anfield return for Danny Murphy also under consideration.
Should Mascherano finally be granted his wish to join Barcelona, former Arsenal midfield anchor man Silva would prove a ready-made replacement, after underlining his enduring worth for Brazil at the World Cup and being made available by Panathinaikos, due to the financial crisis in Greece.
One-time Arsenal target Hangeland would readily follow Hodgson to Anfield, as would Murphy, while new Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho would not stand in Van der Vaart's way, as he bids to make his mark at the Bernabeu.
Heading north? Hangeland and Murphy could follow Hodgson to Anfield
Hodgson was already celebrating an early breakthrough yesterday after Milan Jovanovic finally confirmed he is bound for Anfield.
Former Anfield boss Benitez reached a pre-contract agreement with Jovanovic, but the Standard Liege frontrunner appeared to cast doubt over it during Serbia's World Cup campaign.
After scoring Serbia's winner against Germany, he hinted he was ready to consider other offers, following expressions of interest from Olympiakos and Benitez's new club Inter Milan.
Liverpool remained unmoved by the speculation and insisted they had a 'watertight' agreement for the 29-year old to become a Liverpool player after the expiry of his contract with Belgian side Standard.
Three-year deal: Jovanovic (right)
Jovanovic finally ended the uncertainty by revealing he had signed a three-year contract at Anfield and underlining his eagerness to make a favourable impression on Hodgson.
'I am going to Liverpool, and I have signed there for three years,' he said. 'It is a real contract, not just a pre-agreement, and the departure of Benitez changes nothing. I have maintained contact with the Liverpool board throughout the summer, and everything is good. Everything is in order (for a work permit) because, over the past two years, I have played in 75 per cent of the national side's games.
'I am already house-hunting in the Liverpool area. I will join up with the squad at their training camp in Switzerland in the middle of July, and I will make sure I go there in good shape. From Thursday, I will start my individual training programme, so I can prove to the manager straightaway that I am worth a place in the side.'
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罗伊-霍奇森在利物浦上任以后，他将会得到15m磅可供支配的转会资金。他已经拟定了一份转会名单，而马斯切拉诺和贝纳永可能分别以25m和6m的价格转会巴萨和切尔西，这笔收入会加入到霍奇森的转会资金里。在霍奇森的名单上，鸡巴托-席尔瓦，汉格兰德和范德法特是首要目标，而丹尼-墨菲很有可能重返安菲尔德。
如果马斯切拉诺最终成行巴塞罗那，那么前阿森纳队长席尔瓦将立刻入替，他在本届世界杯上展现了自己的价值，而帕纳辛耐科斯则由于财政危机的影响会放行巴西人。一度成为阿森纳目标的汉格兰德则会跟随霍奇森来到安菲尔德，墨菲也可能回归。如果一旦皇马新帅穆里尼奥看不上范德法特，安菲尔德会成为荷兰人的下一站。
霍奇森昨天也得到了好消息，米兰约万诺维奇最终确定自己会加盟利物浦。前红军主帅贝尼特斯很早就和约万诺维奇预签了合同，但是这名标准列日球员在世界杯期间一度萌生毁约的想法。在打进对德国的制胜球以后，他表示自己想考虑去其他俱乐部，接踵而来的就有希腊球会奥林匹亚科斯和老贝率领的国际米兰。利物浦方面坚持不为谣言所动，并声明自己和这名29岁的前锋有约在先，约万诺维奇在结束了和比利时老东家的合同以后会奔赴利物浦。
最终约万诺维奇确定参军，他宣布自己已经与利物浦签约3年并希望给霍奇森留下一个好印象。
他说：“我加盟利物浦了，我已经与球队签约三年，这是一份正式合约而不是先前的意向性合同，老贝的解职不会对我有任何影响。整个夏天我都在和利物浦方面保持联系，一切都很顺利。劳工证也不成问题，因为在过去两年，我参加了75%的国家队比赛。”“我已经在利物浦找房子了，我会在七月中去球队在瑞士的季前训练营和大部队会合，我保证我的状态会很出色的。从周四开始，我就会启动我的私人训练计划，我要向主帅证明我能够在球队中赢得一席之地。”
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