{"id":444925,"date":"2011-06-21T12:18:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/06\/21\/liverpool-are-interested-in-signing-udinese-defender-cristian-zapata-agent-confirms-but-copa-america-is-slowing-talks\/"},"modified":"2011-06-21T12:18:00","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T12:18:00","slug":"liverpool-are-interested-in-signing-udinese-defender-cristian-zapata-agent-confirms-but-copa-america-is-slowing-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/06\/21\/liverpool-are-interested-in-signing-udinese-defender-cristian-zapata-agent-confirms-but-copa-america-is-slowing-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool are interested in signing Udinese defender Cristian Zapata, agent confirms, but Copa America is slowing talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<h3>By Aaron McLoughlin<\/h3>\n<h4>21 Jun 2011 13:18:00<\/h4>\n<\/p>\n<div readability=\"76.2284394251\">\n<div readability=\"14.1639344262\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cristian Zapata - Udinese (Getty Images)\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/115500\/115543_news.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cristian Zapata &#8211; Udinese (Getty Images)<\/p>\n<h4>Related Links<\/h4>\n<h4>Teams<\/h4>\n<h4>Players<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span readability=\"44.3390452876\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/people\/colombia\/10808\/cristian-zapata\">Cristian Zapata<\/a>&#8216;s agent has confirmed that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-gb\/teams\/england\/98\/liverpool-news\">Liverpool<\/a> are interested in his services, but due to the Copa America a move for the Colombian is slowing down.<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old Udinese defender admitted last week that he would be prepared to give up Champions League football with the Italians to join the Reds.<\/p>\n<p>He told <span><em>La FM<\/em>: &#8220;Bayern Munich and Liverpool are two real possibilities for me. We are pretty close to those clubs and those are my options and I hope they come true.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span>The Liverpool option is the most serious one.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Now his agent, Massimo Italiani, has admitted that talks over a possible move for the centre-back are ongoing, telling <strong>Goal.com Italy<\/strong>: &#8220;We are still a long way away from finalising the talks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are searching a team that offers an important project, a team of a certain level, otherwise the player, who has a contract until 2013, will be fine at Udinese.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also admitted that his client has ambitions of playing in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Premer League is his dream, he has told me that, but it is a dream that has not yet come true,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Also there is the Copa America to come, which is slowing down talks a little. In the next 10 days I think that I will be able to be more clear on Zapata\u2019s future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Italiani also ruled out a move to fellow Serie A side Fiorentina, saying: &#8220;I can exclude this lead, Fiorentina are already sorted in this position. This is a moment in which one talks a lot, but in general little happens.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 24-year old has made 152 appearances for Udinese since joining the club in 2005, scoring three goals, and could be seen as a long-term replacement for Anfield legend Jamie Carragher.<br \/><span><span id=\"divAdnetKeyword\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><em>Our<span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93900\/93900.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"48\" height=\"11\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0provides the best breaking news online and our\u00a0<\/em><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GoalUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/u.goal.com\/93800\/93899.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"49\" height=\"10\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/span><em>\u00a0football fan community is unmatched worldwide. 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