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Palermo confirm Lucas bid...........

Palermo have confirmed that an offer has been made for Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva but they insist that they have not bid the reported fee of €6million (£5m).

The Serie A club have been linked with the Brazilian for several months and the speculation has increased following the arrival of Roy Hodgson at Anfield.

Liverpool's new manager is expected to make changes to his squad and, with Emiliano Insua already the subject of talks with Fiorentina, Lucas could be one of the players who is sold to raise funds for reshaping.

Lucas was a regular in former boss Rafa Benitez's first XI last season after Xabi Alonso was sold to Real Madrid, but the 23-year-old still struggled to win over his critics.

Palermo, though, are admirers and sporting director Walter Sabatini has confirmed that they would like to sign the ex Gremio player, telling TGS: "We made a first offer to Liverpool for Lucas Pezzini (Leiva).

"But I deny that we have offered €6m. That is too much."

Benitez was accused of playing Lucas out of position when he selected the South American in defensive midfield as opposed to the attacking role that he occupied in Brazil.

Lucas has yet to establish himself as a Premier League star as a result and Hodgson could decide that he is surplus to requirements.

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_6257700,00.html

Why do you think this is good news. Lucas is one of best up and coming young players as voted by the fans last season. This is Purslows way of raising cash without causing to many ripples. I think it is a mistake to sell Lucas & Insua. We,ve all been saying about how small our squad is and then they sell 2 of our best squad players.

6m euro's too much. Fair play they are funny people those italians

To be fair, if Scharner is going to be his replacement, i'd rather keep him.

We should get alot more money for Lucas in my opinion. Gotta b still worth the 8m we paid for him at least.

if lucas go`s who is the next young kid the clowns pick to be scapegoat the kid deserve another chance

not good news selling lucas he is a good squad player .

I personally don't want lucas to leave, last seaon lucas was one of our most consistant performers and most improved players but still to a lot of fans used as a scapegoat during games were there were a lot more under performers geting away with fair criticism.
Although I want lucas to stay I have been told roy wants to change the dynamics and style of football which we play so I can totaly understand the two players who we have been strongly linked with over last few days as potential replacments to mascherano and lucas. Defoure and benaga are to classy players and would possibly still have money left after the purchase of these if true.
I was also told that inter were unwilling to pay more than £25.6m cash for mascherano so liverpool have been holding out incase barca start a auction. Another possibility suggested was pandev and £25.6m.
£25.6m & pandev would be fair deal imo, would also give us funds to purchase defoure £15m & banega £8m and another option going forward, leaving us with lucas money if sold, yossi money and the touted 12m budget plus any other sale money we aquire.

i must be one of the clowns then. if we get 8 mil for lucas ill do a jig. ill take 6 mil. he's rubbish.

to me i rather let LUCAS　go .. rather than macherano...

Lucas is a very simple player.. who didnt excel in anything

he cant tackle.. he cant attack.. he cant cross ...