The Slovakia international had two years remaining on his previous deal but has now committed to Anfield until 2014.

Skrtel told the club’s website: “Before I came here a lot of people thought I wasn’t good enough to play for Liverpool, but I think I have shown I am.

“I’m happy to try and carry on giving good performances and doing my best for the club.

“Signing a new contract gives me confidence and I will work hard in training every day to play as many games as possible.

“You can always improve. I know the good and bad parts of my game and I will keep working.”

The 25 year old joined the Reds in a £6million move from Zenit St Petersburg in January 2008. (Source)

The Reds have announced on their official website that they’ve agreed personal terms with Cole and that the gifted midfielder will undergo a medical in the next 48 hours. The highly rated winger will sign a four-year deal with his new club upon completion of the medical.

Cole is Liverpool’s second signing of the summer transfer window. The Reds previously secured the services of Serbian international Milan Jovanovic from Belgian outfit Standard Liege on a free transfer.

The England international initially appeared to be on his way to Arsenal, while Tottenham Hotspur and Milan were also believed to be interested in signing Cole. The versatile midfielder will ply his trade at Anfield Road instead though in the 2010-’11 campaign.

Cole will be wearing the number 7 jersey at Liverpool, a number previously worn by Robbie Keane, who left the club for Tottenham Hotspur in January 2009.

According to Israeli media reports, Yossi Benayoun has extended his contract with Liverpool FC for four more years. The 30-year-old played a strong season at Anfield and moved to Chelsea in the interest of itself, but the midfielder apparently decided to remain with the Reds.

Four more years in Liverpool

Chelsea had recently confirmed that Joe Cole will leave the club and not a few had speculated that Benayoun could fill the vacant position, but, as Sport 5 reported that extended his expiring contract in a month in Liverpool at just four years. Here the player had already confirmed the interest from Chelsea, “Ancelotti wants me for the next season and now all depends on Liverpool.”

Change seemed to fix

At that time, he sounded pretty confident that the change would work on the Stamford Bridge: “Chelsea will pay anything to the seven million €, but I think I’ll go there in the end.” Although Benayoun in the last season not always Rafael Benitez was one of the permanent staff, he came up with nine goals in all competitions. And perhaps the coaching change was the decisive factor for the contract extension …

Then the conversation moves to Inter, especially on Benitez: “It ‘s an experienced coach who has done well in Liverpool. With him win an-cora. The first goal and the Italian Super Cup: “Those who think that after winning the Champions Trophy snub this is wrong. It ‘the first stage of a season full of successes that we imagine. For this we say that the Italian Super Cup and then the European Super Cup. We intend to start with the foot Jun-am ‘.

We talk about the possible arrival of Mascherano at Inter, Zanetti his compatriot, as we read in the Corriere dello Sport says: “‘intelligent, has a lot of running, retrieve balls and is a very important midfielder for a team … Its value I certainly do not find him. Someone like Javier is important for any team and anyone who wants a companion. ”

To give Mascherano Liverpool probably ask ‘in exchange Cambiasso: “No, do not touch Esteban. Inter can not help but Cambiasso. Can coexist? Have different characteristics and can play happily together. ”

Then on the next opponents in the league said: “Juve has made substantial purchases but Milan must be respected. Allegri is an excellent coach in Cagliari has demonstrated its value and also do well in Milan. And do not forget the Rome took Adrian with a great desire for redemption. “

After the shock in front of the Koreans, Pepe Reina spoke exclusively with Ramon Rahm, and responded to a pair of questions with respect to the exit of Rafa Benítez of the bench Network.

“It is Always sad that things happen thus. Rafa has been always a person who is trusting in me. I only want to be thankful to him by everything what it has done by me. Him desire the best thing”, asserted Reina.

Anyway, the international doorman by Spain discarded that its future in the Liverpool can be seen conditional by the exit of Benítez of the bench.

“That does not change in anything for me. I have I contract by six years with the Liverpool”, concluded the ex- goal of the Villarreal in Spain.