SCOTT CARSON SOLD

Stoke City have agreed a fee of around £4m with Liverpool for England international goalkeeper Scott Carson, BBC Radio Stoke understands.

Carson was at the Britannia Stadium on Monday to open negotiations over personal terms.

The 22-year-old joined Liverpool from Leeds for £750,000 in 2005, but spent last season on loan at Aston Villa, making 35 Premier League appearances.

Carson, who has two caps for England, would become Stoke's record signing.

The proposed £4m fee marks a major reduction in the player's asking price, with Liverpool previously holding out for around £10m.

GUTHRIE GONE

Liverpool have confirmed that Danny Guthrie has today completed his transfer to Newcastle United. The fee has not been disclosed but it's rumoured to be around £2.5million.

CAVALIERI'S GOOSE...

Liverpool's new signing Diego Cavalieri adds a lovely new lady to the Anfield ranks by the name of Daniela Muzzi Grecco.
Heres a pic and you will see why I thought its worth posting!

SIGNING IMMINENT

Liverpool and Aston Villa are this week expected to finally agree a deal that will see Gareth Barry secure his proposed move to Anfield.

Barry has been shown around the facilities by Rafa Benitez and was requested to be made available for a medical at the weekend. Sadly that had to be scrapped with both clubs failing to strike a deal in time.

However, it is now widely reported that a deal should be finalised later this week. The club's medical team are away with the rest of the squad but that shouldn't create any problems with regards performing any incoming screenings although there could be some minor delays.

AGUERRO????

Sergio Aguero's agent has intimated that either Arsenal, Liverpool or Manchester United are preparing a bid for his client.

The Atletico Madrid striker has proved to be a sensation in the Primera Liga since swapping homeland Argentina and Independiente for the Spanish capital in 2006.

After forming a lethal strike partnership with Diego Forlan at the Vicente Calderon, the 20-year-old finished the 2007/8 campaign as the third top scorer in Spain with 19 goals and also walked away with the Antonio Puerta award for Best La Liga Player.

Aguero, known as 'Kun', is valued at around the £35million mark by Atletico but despite the hefty price-tag, almost all of Europe's major clubs are interested in his services.

Now his agent Jose Segui is quoted in the Spanish press as saying: "I've had interest from a leading English team and they've asked me to approach Atletico with a bid.

"I can't say more until I've spoken to the club about the offer.

"All I can tell you is that it's one of the best teams in Europe and it's not Chelsea."

DAGGER JUST GLAD TO BE BACK

By Paul Walker, The Independent

Daniel Agger believes he has to start his Liverpool career all over again after almost 10 months of injury anguish. The 23-year-old played his first senior game since last September in Liverpool's 1-0 friendly win at neighbours Tranmere on Saturday, as he battles to re-establish himself in the Anfield club's defence.

Agger cost £5.8m from Brondby in January 2006, and made an immediate impact, successfully ousting veteran defender Sami Hyypia to become Jamie Carragher's defensive partner.

A serious metatarsal injury eight games into last season kept him on the sidelines, but the young Dane completed 75 minutes at Prenton Park in his comeback.

Liverpool fielded a side of youngsters and squad players, with Yossi Benayoun's first-half strike enough for a comfortable victory.

Agger will continue to work his way back to full match fitness at Liverpool's Swiss training camp during the next fortnight with games against Lucerne, Wisla Krakow and Hertha Berlin in seven days.

He said: "This has been the most frustrating time of my career, I have just had to look forward, concentrate and work hard to get myself back.

"I have missed so much football over the past year that I feel I am almost starting my career at Liverpool all over again."

The Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has highlighted Agger's absence last season as one of the key reasons their title challenge fell away. It meant Hyypia – who had expected a back-up role – played 44 games last term and earnt himself another one-year contract to allow him to complete 10 years at the club.

Agger and Martin Skrtel can be expected to challenge Carragher and Hyypia strongly next season, with the Dane explaining: "The competition here now in central defence is really tough so I must be at my best form and fitness."