[football] Liverpool Finds Replacement Quickly, Milan Gets Huntelaar

It seems Liverpool found out the replacement for Madrid bound Xabi Alonso very soon. The Reds' official website confirmed today they have reached a deal for the Roma star Alberto Acquilani. It is thought that the deal is around 20 million pounds. The 25 year old captained the u-19 and u-21 national sides before proving his mettle with the senior people in both the national and club teams. How good can he fill up the space vacated by in-form Spaniard Xabi Alonso that remains to be seen.

In another interesting story, Italian newspaper Corriere Dello Sport claims that AC Milan has successfully signed Real Madrid's Dutch striker Klaas Jan Huntelaar today. They said that the Rossoneri found an agreement with Real Madrid for an amount of 15million euros which will be paid in three years. Huntelaar is expected to sign a deal of 4 years tomorrow. The deal is subject to medical check up by Milan, as usual. Milan had been hunting for a player in this position for a long time and was linked with Luis Fabiano Edin Dzeko earlier.