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Reports emanating from England suggest Aston Villa winger Stewart Downing will officially put in a transfer request some time this week. The Sun understands that Downing has made up his mind on a move to Barclays Premier League giants Liverpool after learning about their serious interest in him. And despite having two years left on his current contract with Villa, Downing is determined to force a £20million move to Anfield, where he will be a part of manager Kenny Dalglish' rebuilding plans. After a terrible start to their campaign last season, Liverpool decided the change things around by hiring club legend Kenny Dalglish as manager, who immediately splashed out over £50m on strike duo Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez. The wily old Scot was also not afraid to blood a number of youngsters and hand them their first-team opportunities, and the future looks bright at Anfield. Already the club have landed England U-21 star Jordan Henderson from Sunderland this summer

Liverpool FC announced today that Kevin Keen is to join the Club as first team coach. Keen has signed a three-year deal and will join up with his new colleagues on Monday when the Liverpool squad report back to Melwood for the start of pre-season training. Keen made over 600 appearances in spells with West Ham, Wolves, Stoke City, Macclesfield and Wycombe. He was previously first team coach at Upton Park and has acted as caretaker manager for the Hammers on three separate occasions. Manager Kenny Dalglish said: "I'm delighted that Kevin is joining us to work alongside Steve Clarke coaching the first team squad. He has previously worked with Steve at West Ham and has a good reputation and a good manner about him.   "He is highly respected in the game and will be a great addition to our technical staff." Author: Paul Eaton Tagged: keen , kevin keen