Mikel Arteta (Blueshi*e)

The news from sources is that Arteta Might be crossing the stanley park..
from what I hear Liverpool are in advanced negotiations with Everton to sign Mikel Arteta for a fee of around £12 million. The irony is that Mikel would be replacing his childhood friend Xabi Alonso as he heads to Real Madrid.
It would make perfect sense why Mikel would like to move to Liverpool. Everton are a small team and without Champions League football it is impossible for him to break into the Spain National team as he has publicly stated that he aspired to do. Mikel knows how much clout Rafa has in Spain and players such as Riera, Luis Garcia & Arbeloa were able to break into the team while at Liverpool. Mikel is also eligible to play for England so England might be an option for him and Rafa would be covered if the new FIFA rules go into effect.
My concern with Mikel is that he has be plagued by injuries in the past and hopefully he is over that now. The other concern I have is that his idol is Josep Guardiola (yep the current manager of Barcelona) and might use Liverpool as a springboard for a quick return to La Liga.

Any sources to back this up, or is it just hear-say ?

Well do you have a link ? And what is the source ?

Not sure how I'd feel taking someone from the enemy, although I think Arteta is a cracking little player.

Empireofthekop.. a reliable source quotes it.. am not too sure.. but thats wat the rumours sey

Empireofthekop.. a reliable source quotes it.. am not too sure.. but thats wat the rumours sey

Could you put the link in? Ain't a bad player, but isn't Xabi's class or standard.

I would think he is more of a replacement then Aquilani would be as Arteta is more creative and has a good range of passing as well. Doubt the rumor will materialize though.

Not a good enough source I'm afraid.

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