LIVERPOOL could be set to make a £10million move for Lee
Cattermole with the Sunderland player devastated at losing the
captaincy to new boy John OShea.
Black Cats boss Steve Bruce has handed his recent signing from
Manchester United the armband, delivering a massive blow to the
tenacious Cattermole.
And now the Merseysiders are keeping tabs as Kenny Dalglish
continues his policy of signing top English players and the former
Wigan midfielder, 23, could be next. There will be no lack of spice
when Sunderland head to Anfield for the first match of the season
on August 13. Bruce has signed three midfielders in Craig Gardner,
David Vaughan and Seb Larsson plus young Irishman David Meyler
meaning Cattermole may not even make the starting line-up.
He could also be reunited with old pal Jordan Henderson, who
left Wearside to join the Reds last month.
Cattermole (right) found himself under fire last season because
of his dire disciplinary record of TEN bookings and two sendings
off including a dismissal in the opening game against Birmingham
City. And, after this weeks tour of Germany, Bruce will announce
OShea as his new skipper ahead of his fellow ex-United signing Wes
Brown because of his superior fitness record.
Despite Sunderland bringing in no fewer than nine players in the
close season, there could yet be more arrivals before the big
kick-off. Heading for the exit will be right-back Marcos Angeleri,
who is set to return home to Argentina.
Dalglish is also looking abroad for young talent and is poised
to bid for young Swedish centre-half Alexander Milosevic rated at
£1.5m by his club AIK Solna.
The Reds chief sent his top spies to check out the 19-year-old
last week and have opened talks with his club about bringing him to
Anfield.
Milosevic has played over a dozen times for AIK and the Kop want
to snatch him now before ARSENAL and SUNDERLAND make their
moves.
