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John Barnes has told talkSPORT
Gary Cahill would be a "perfect
signing" for Liverpool.
The Reds have an array of
attacking talent at their disposal
but former Anfield favourite
Barnes knows they need to
strengthen at the back.
And he feels the Bolton and
England centre-half would be a
great addition to Kenny
Dalglish's squad.
He told the Alan Brazil Sports
Breakfast: "Cahill is a fantastic
player and I'm surprised there
have not been more noises
made about him.
"There are a lot of clubs looking
for centre-backs and he'd be a
fantastic signing for Liverpool.
Another striker would be nice,
but defensively is where we
really need it [strengthening].
And Cahill would be perfect."
Liverpool started the Premier
League season with a
disappointing 0-0 draw at home
to Sunderland and face a tough
trip to the Emirates on Saturday
to face Arsenal.
Barnes admits that, on the face
of things, it looks a good time to
play the Gunners but he realises
the threat posed by Arsene
Wenger's side.
He added: "Arsenal are a
wonderful side, but they've got
no Fabregas, no Wilshere, so it
could be good time to play them,
but on any day they can turn it
on.
"A draw would not be a bad
result for either side. Arsenal
really won't want to lose this
game."

And John Barnes was an excellent manager wasn't he? - not sure his opinion should count for much.

That said, the Cahill to Liverpool rumour does seem to be gathering some pace. I haven't really watched him play very much - is he as good as people say or are people jumping on his bandwagon a bit too soon? My only reservation is that if he is that good, why is no one else after him?

Arsenal have been linked with him also....They aree waiting until deadline day so his asking fee will reduce because he only has one year left on his contract.....

If we dont sign Cahill now, he will be snapped up next summer by Arsenal or Spurs - both our rivals for that 4th spot.

this really is a no brainer if you are looking to strengthen the defense and add a little bit of passing and pace to our backline

i've thought that as well. however i do want us to sign him because imo he's better than skrtel and soto combined, wilson is still very young. and he's as good as carra so he will make our defensive options stronger

Cahill is a good defender. Agger was not really assuring at the back against sunderland, that worries me a bit. but cahill is a similar type to agger closer to barca's pique a defender who likes to play. so if he's gonna sign i do not think he'll play with agger straight away. but anyway carra's aging so maybe later on when agger is defending better we can see two solid ball playing CB's at our starting line up.

Buy buy buy!

I don't see much point in this thread. Many people would want to see Cahill at Anfield including me but I'm not going to create a thread saying "I want Cahill at Anfield". Who really cares if John Barnes wants to see him at Anfield lol?

A bit disrespectful mate. Barnes was an outstanding player and at least knows a lot better than us from his footballing experience over the years. We all care because firstly Barnes has a very good liverpool conection and we should all hear these people and listen to what they have to say and secondly we have a defencive problem that will see us struggle if we don't act fast and sign someone.

I created this thread because john barnes is one of our greats and i think we should know what he thinks about our potential targets.