Liverpool midfielder
Alberto Aquilani has
joined Italian club Florentina. After signing for the
Merseyside club back in 2009, he has since made just 18 league
appearances after costing Rafael Benitez a fee around £17m.
However, a move has been on the cards for some time after
the player was flown back early from liverpool pre-season tour of
North America to help force through the switch. Liverpool confirmed
the deal on
the official website, while Fiorentina president Andrea
Della Valle told reporters "we
have bought Aquilani" at the club's pre-season training camp
holding in Moena. It was originally thought that
under new management, with
Brendan Rodgers now at the helm of affair, the Italian would be
granted more first-team opportunities after spending
the last two seasons out on loan with Juventus and AC Milan,
but he has since been deemed surplus to the team requirements.
It represents the latest move in
Rodgers' re-shaping of the squad since taking over this summer from
predecessor Kenny Dalglish,
with striker Andy Carroll's future also up in the air at present.
The former Swansea boss has already openly stated that the
club are considering moves for
Swansea's Joe Allen and Fulham's Clint Dempsey this summer as well as admitting
Carroll could be on his way from Anfield.
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