Liverpool came so very close to signing the England midfielder in the summer of 2008. What would it have looked like if they ...

It has been the longest saga of the summer: Gareth Barry to Liverpool—will he or won't he? And it has been widely accepted that if Barry was to come, then Xabi Alonso would be on his way out of ...

S ome Liverpool mysteries will never be fully unraveled. Among them is the 2008 transfer saga that almost saw Xabi Alonso leave and Gareth Barry arrive — but Rafa Benitez has finally shed some ...

Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill has revealed that Gareth Barry's move to Liverpool is back on after a meeting with the player and his representatives. The England international can now move to ...

Gareth Barry is finally on his way to Anfield after Liverpool agreed a fee with Aston Villa. The Insider understands that Rafa Benitez will pay £17.5million plus full-back Steve Finnan to end the ...

Gareth Barry has opened up about Liverpool's interest in signing him under Rafael Benitez and why the deal was never done. The midfielder was at Aston Villa in 2008 when the Reds attempted a ...

Numerous reports today have confirmed what has basically been common knowledge over the past couple of weeks: Liverpool is interested in signing Aston Villa's captain, Gareth Barry. Villa manager ...

As Aston Villa's European dreams come to a halt, manager Martin O'Neill says he would allow Gareth Barry to move on if the midfielder so desires. Once again, Barry is expected to request a move to ...

LIVERPOOL'S move for Gareth Barry was in major doubt with Tom Hicks and George Gillett still to give the proposed deal the go-ahead.

Xabi Alonso returns to Anfield tonight, 15 years after leaving for Real Madrid and 16 years after Rafa Benitez tried to sell him to sign Gareth Barry from Aston Villa.The former Liverpool manager ...

Former Aston Villa hero Gareth Barry has revealed that the worst part of his career came when there was speculation surrounding a high profile move to Liverpool in the summer of 2008, with the ...

The midfielder will start in an Everton shirt tomorrow and, on Reds fans, jokes: "They made it obvious they weren't keen on me!" Get the latest football news in your inbox for FREE by signing up ...