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• Agger sustained injury in 4-0 defeat at Tottenham
• Agent Per Steffensen: ‘It’s the worst possible news’

The Liverpool defender Daniel Agger could be out for up to four weeks after he fractured a rib in Sunday’s 4-0 Premier League defeat at Tottenham.

The Denmark international sustained the injury when he fell heavily in the first half and had to be substituted before half-time. However, there are contrasting reports on the extent of the injury.

The Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish told the club’s website that “Daniel has got a fractured rib, so he’s struggling a bit”. However, the version offered by Agger’s agent Per Steffensen differs.

Steffensen told sporten.tv2.dk: “It’s the worst possible news. He has broken two ribs, and he must keep still for four weeks. Daniel is way down now and I certainly sympathise with him.

“He will miss the two [international] matches against Cyprus and Portugal and there is a match against Manchester United he also misses. It’s insanely annoying.”

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• Liverpool midfielder wants permanent move back to Serie A
• ‘The club must think about it. It’s a difficult deal’ – agent

The Liverpool midfielder Alberto Aquilani has a 50% chance of joining Fiorentina, according to his agent.

Reports suggested a deal to move to the Serie A club had fallen through as the 27-year-old wanted a permanent move as opposed to another loan spell like the one he had with Juventus last season.

“As Alberto doesn’t yet fall in the plans of Liverpool, we want to find a solution so that next year the current situation will not recur,” Aquilani’s agent, Franco Zavaglia, told Sportitalia. “The player wants to come to Italy on a permanent transfer.

“I met [Fiorentina's sporting director, Pantaleo] Corvino, and the club must think about it. It’s a difficult deal but let’s see.

“There is a 50% chance that my client will transfer to Florence. Last year, in August, there was ‘magic’ [Aquilani's loan deal to Juventus], let’s see if this year will be the same. There is still time.”

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• ‘My future is completely linked to Porto,’ says Portuguese
• Interest reported from Chelsea, Liverpool, Juve and Roma

Porto’s coach, André Villas Boas, will stay at the club next season. He denied reports he would move to England or Italy after a successful first season with the Portuguese champions.

“My future, as you know, is completely linked to Porto,” he said.”I do not know of any official interest from other clubs.”

He had been linked with jobs at Chelsea and Liverpool in the Premier League and Juventus and Roma in Serie A.

The 33-year-old led Porto to the Portuguese league title last month and his side are one match away from completing the season undefeated. They face Braga in the Europa League final next week and are also in the Portuguese cup final.

The Porto president, Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, earlier this week urged the coach to stay at the club, saying he would make sure Villas Boas had the resources for continued success.

Keeping the forwards Radamel Falcão and Hulk, who have caught the eye of top European clubs, would seem to be an imperative.

The Colombian Falcão has scored 17 goals in the Europa League, beating the record for goals in a European club tournament previously held by Jürgen Klinsmann, while the Brazilian Hulk is the top scorer in the Portuguese Premier League with 23 goals.

“The president has been clear regarding their release clauses. Porto protects itself very well, so the clauses are high and it will be difficult for a club to meet these clauses. They would have to make a big investment,” Villas Boas said.

Hulk’s release clause is set at €100m(£87m), while Falcão’s is lower at €30m, but with the club reportedly negotiating with the player to increase it.

The Brazilian said he is happy at Porto, but did not rule out a move. “I am not desperate to leave. I am at a great moment in my career, and have three years’ contract left with a great club. As the president said, if someone wants me, they’ll have to pay, so I will leave it in my agent’s hands,” Hulk told reporters.

Falcão said his wish was to stay at Porto, despite the intense speculation. “They [newspapers] have sold us to half the world, but we are still here and I think will continue. At the moment my mind is with Porto, I am happy here and expect to stay many years,” he said.

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