Royston Drenthe (Real Madrid)

Liverpool are ready to snap up Real Madrid bench warmer Royston Drenthe this summer

The La Liga giants are ready to have a big clearout and Rafa Benitez has expressed an interest in the Dutchman, who has found it next to impossible to secure a place in the Bernabeu first team under new boss Manuel Pellegrini.

The 23-year-old left-sided player has started just five matches this season and is one of a host of stars set to leave as Real Madrid look to fund moves for a new set of Galaticos and could be ready to accept cut price deals to achieve a quick sale.

The Anfield boss is keen on bringing in another left-sided player and could be ready to use Drenthe as an advanced player ahead of Emiliano Insua as Liverpool look to sell Albert Riera in the very near future. The former Feyenoord man would welcome a move to the Premier League, where hopefully his career can recover and could help secure a first full international cap.

Liverpool could apparently secure the services of the stylish forward-thinking player for as little as £6m.
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/media-watch/liverpool-want-real-madrid-wideman

His quality isn't compared with Silva or Mata but if we pay for him 6m, it will be a bargain.

For 6m it certainly be a bargain and I would bring him in. He could play left wing as well as left back.

I don't rate him highly but for 6M, and knowing Rafa likes Insua.. we could have our cover here. He also isn't a bad left winger as I said.

He's F***ing sh*te IMO. Erratic playing style and like Babel in which he has no idea what he's going to do with the ball until it's taken from him.

hes also drops to the floor with the slightest touch, reli dont like him

Not really the player Liverpool needs I'm afraid.

But yeah, probably just one of them rumours so don't give a ****

1 of many real players were going to be linked with!

Is Arbe and the other fella coming back 

No.

Remember him from a friendly we played against Feyenoord and he was a right c**t. Tried to get Stevie sent off.

hes also drops to the floor with the slightest touch, reli dont like him

Doesn't every buddy in the Spanish league?

He's crap. The only reason Real bought him 3 years ago is because he did really well at an u-21 european championship where he was chosen player of the tournament. But he was crap before that at Feyenoord, who were very happy to load him off to Real, and has been crap at Real. Simply put he's just not good enough, and he doesn't really have one great position. As a Winger he just isn't good enough going forward, and as LB he just isn't good enough in defensive. On top of that he's mentally unstable, he had major confidence issues at Real for which he was getting help.

The lad is brutal seen him play a few times for Real and he has been awful in every game.

No way. Right up there with the Dida sh*t that came up in the news.

Yes would like to see the lad at Anfield Rafa's singing over the years not been the best Lucas,Aqua,Arbeloa,Nunez the all came on to a game well still to see more of Aqua and Lucas but Arbeloa was Pish when he came to the end of his time at Anfield he was Good.

This lad won't be signed by Rafa piss poor with a bad attitude, can't believe anyone wants him at Anfield. Just is just pure horse sh*t media gossip more chance of us signing Tevez in the Summer.

He's f**king sh*te IMO. Erratic playing style and like Babel in which he has no idea what he's going to do with the ball until it's taken from him.

This.

No thanks Real.

So, basically, this guy is just Babel playing left back?

Focus on Rafael please Rafa

Had a grear Under-21 Euros but since then has flopped. He cant defend...

Why dont we go for that Marseille LB Taiwo

Not a massive fan, seems like he might just become a Babel Mark 2.


As Crouchinho said "irratic"

I would buy him but for no more than 3 million. He hasn't shown much in his career that he is a potential star. I think I'd prefer Babel myself still.

Had a grear Under-21 Euros but since then has flopped. He cant defend...

Why dont we go for that Marseille LB Taiwo

Drenthe and Babel both had brilliant Under-21 Euros but have dipped since.

Focus on Rafael please Rafa

Rafael...?

Van Der Vaart I presume....

This guy is woeful. Also didn't Gerrard lamp him when we played Feyenoord in a pre-season game the other year?