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just read this on another site

There have been strong rumours flying around for the last couple of days that the reason Liverpool havent "Done a United" and flown out to the Copa America in Venezuela to tie up the deal for Heinze is this -

Last Thursaday, the agent of William Gallas let it slip' to a journo at a dinner function that he had been allegedly approached by top brass from Liverpool in the last 10 days.

The journo is reported to have been told from the agent, that should Liverpool's offer match that of his clients get-out-clause, his client would be "very interested" in joining the Merseyside club.

I asked him how many times Gallas's agent had spoken with the LFC wigs and he didnt say - but he got the impression that it was more than once.

Gallas came close to signing for Liverpool in the recent past, but because of the Cashly Cole saga, Gallas became instrumental to any deal going through between clubs, Chelsea & Arsenal - so it failed to materialise.

I know from friends who have interviewed Gallas recently that he is 100% disillusioned with life at Arsenal. (He's not the only player btw) - and this very well could be his route out of the Emirates.

I telephoned my source at Liverpool tonight (Monday) and he said nothing about it - and he was being truthful I think - but he said - "Rafa has several targets in his sights and there are still a few to come that will definitely surprise people - he knows he's being backed as he wants, and at the moment he's a happy Rafa".

My source told me the only reason Benitez pulled out of the Malouda deal was because of how vocal the Frenchman was in joining Chelsea.