Fabio Aurelio?

[Guest storme]

same position that Gonzalez plays, good skillful player

 

Not quite, he is a left back by trade

[Tones]

A new left back

[sbaros]

From what I've seen of him he's a very good player, haven't seen him play very often but still a few times, from what I saw he was very very good in attack, Carlos'ish. Haven't seen him being tested in defence but from what I've heard he's a very good player, wether he would fit in here and wether he would be better then Riise in his form over the past few weeks i don't know but he's much better then Traore and Warnock for sure.

 

A goal scored by him in a 3-0 win against Mallorca, hardly a fab goal but the only thing i could find

[kenny7]

Then would this mean Traore and/or Warnock are on the way out?

 

I'd like to have seen us put a bid in for baines but if Aurelio is on a free that has a lot of baring considering we need to focus on right mid and centre forward.

[madaboutlfc]

hes good and always pops up with vital goals

[CaptainXabi]

How old is he?

26 or 27. Good deal if it comes through.

[eth]

Anyone know if he's played for Brazil or makes it into their squad?

 

He seems an attacking full back but would be interesting to know what he's like defensively.

 

Here is a link to some of his goals on You Tube

There are some pretty stunning goals from JAR there as well.

[Falconhoof]

his grandmother was Dutch

[Guest Walter Sobchak]

Whenever i see his name I think

 

 

Gay!

[Guest jcreds]

Carlos has a Spanish passport now, even Julio Baptista does as well. It helps Real play all their Brazilians.

It was reported that Baptista turned down Arsenal because he wanted to stay in Spain (for a few more months) in order to obtain an EU passport.

[Jezzman]

Aurelio came on as a sub tonight against Madrid and did well I think. Good free kick opportunity etc he's a good player...

[tomas]

From here

 

Greeks in for Reds target

By Fotis Voinikas - Created on 14 Mar 2006

 

Olympiakos are ready to rival Liverpool for the services of Fabio Aurelio in the summer.

 

The Valencia defender is a free agent and is expected to receive a number of offers as clubs take advantage of his Bosman status.

 

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is a long-term admirer of the Brazilian, who arrived from Sao Paulo in 2000, a year before the Spaniard took over as coach at La Mestalla.

 

Greek sources claim the Merseysiders are ready to offer around ?2 million (£1.38 million) per year to the 26-year-old, who twice won La Liga with Valencia and also the Uefa Cup.

 

Olympiakos have been alerted by the fact that the South American now holds an EC passport, although Barcelona and Real Madrid are also reportedly waiting in the wings.

 

Benitez has made a habit of raiding La Liga for fresh blood and knows Aurelio's abilities well.

[fyds]

From here

 

Greeks in for Reds target

By Fotis Voinikas - Created on 14 Mar 2006

 

Olympiakos are ready to rival Liverpool for the services of Fabio Aurelio in the summer.

 

The Valencia defender is a free agent and is expected to receive a number of offers as clubs take advantage of his Bosman status.

 

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez is a long-term admirer of the Brazilian, who arrived from Sao Paulo in 2000, a year before the Spaniard took over as coach at La Mestalla.

 

Greek sources claim the Merseysiders are ready to offer around ?2 million (£1.38 million) per year to the 26-year-old, who twice won La Liga with Valencia and also the Uefa Cup.

 

Olympiakos have been alerted by the fact that the South American now holds an EC passport, although Barcelona and Real Madrid are also reportedly waiting in the wings.

 

Benitez has made a habit of raiding La Liga for fresh blood and knows Aurelio's abilities well.

If Rafa wants him, no way will he go to Olympiakos ahead of us.

[tomas]

If Rafa wants him, no way will he go to Olympiakos ahead of us.

 

Would be strange if he would choose Olympiakos ahead of us. As you said if we are interested we should have a good chance of signing him.

[Kindred]

cLINK

 

Bascombe.

 

LIVERPOOL are planning a summer swoop for Valencia left-back Fabio Aurelio.

 

The Brazilian international is available on a Bosman transfer and Reds boss Rafa Benitez is keen on discussing a move with his former player.

 

Aurelio is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with any club. He would be the first Brazilian to sign at Anfield.

 

The 26-year-old was part of the Valencia squad which won two La Liga titles and a UEFA Cup under Benitez.

 

Benitez's interest in Aurelio underlines his ongoing commitment to strengthening Liverpool's playing staff ahead of next season.

 

 

The attacking defender, who is a set-piece expert, is likely to become the third recruit of the coming close season, with Chilean winger Mark Gonzales and Argentinian defender Gabriel Paletta already signed.

 

Last month wing-back Aurelio said he could not be certain that he would still be playing his football at the Mestalla next season, after contract negotiations failed to progress.

Edited March 14, 2006 by Kindred

[CarraLegend]

This will be great. him on a free and Paletta completes an 8 man defence then could maybe make a mill or two for Traore and Warnock and we can then spunk everything on right wingers/strikers. I like it.

[Lee W]

This will be great. him on a free and Paletta completes an 8 man defence.

 

Then re-sign Owen and Heskey and it'll be just like the GH days all over again.

Edited March 14, 2006 by Lee W

[CarraLegend]

Then re-sign Owen and Heskey and it'll be just like the GH days all over again.

 

[Alonso]

cLINK

 

Bascombe.

 

LIVERPOOL are planning a summer swoop for Valencia left-back Fabio Aurelio.

 

The Brazilian international is available on a Bosman transfer and Reds boss Rafa Benitez is keen on discussing a move with his former player.

 

Aurelio is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with any club. He would be the first Brazilian to sign at Anfield.

 

The 26-year-old was part of the Valencia squad which won two La Liga titles and a UEFA Cup under Benitez.

 

Benitez's interest in Aurelio underlines his ongoing commitment to strengthening Liverpool's playing staff ahead of next season.

The attacking defender, who is a set-piece expert, is likely to become the third recruit of the coming close season, with Chilean winger Mark Gonzales and Argentinian defender Gabriel Paletta already signed.

 

Last month wing-back Aurelio said he could not be certain that he would still be playing his football at the Mestalla next season, after contract negotiations failed to progress.

 

At last!

[Raj]

i think this is pretty much nailed on. a hell of a lot of rumours flying around about this.

 

gonzalez, paletta and aurelio for approx £5million in transfer fees. seems like good business.

now the hard part of getting the right winger and strikers we need.

[Falconhoof]

i think this is pretty much nailed on. a hell of a lot of rumours flying around about this.

 

gonzalez, paletta and aurelio for approx £5million in transfer fees. seems like good business.

now the hard part of getting the right winger and strikers we need.

 

 

£5 million ? I thought the three of them were free transfers ?

I can't remember now.

[Raj]

£5 million ? I thought the three of them were free transfers ?

I can't remember now.

 

my understanding is that the fees are like this -

 

Gonzalez - £3 million

Paletta - £2 million

Aurelio - Free

[Torby]

Gonzalez £1.5M

[Lee W]

Gonzalez £1.5M

 

Any news on this fella Aurelio, Torby ?

[Raj]

Gonzalez £1.5M

 

If true, I stand corrected and will be even more made up

 

3 players that will improve the squad for budget prices. i've seen aurelio play a few times and is a decent left back.

Gonzalez will definitely offer us something different, with his pace and touch. Not seen Paletta, but he's an Argie defender and as long as he's quicker than the last Argie defender we had here, we should be ok.

 

Also, enables us to spend more money on the 2 strikers and right winger we need.