Who is the latest Liverpool player to have his home targeted?

Jermaine Pennant. Yes the Liverpool midfielder's home was nearly burgled on Monday morning. Pennant's house on Hale Road, Cheshire was targeted by burglars and thankfully for Jermaine they failed to brake through the gates outside his home.

It is now understood that the gates outside Pennant's house were damaged in the incident and Cheshire Police released the following statement : "At 1.40am on 1 December police were informed of an incident of criminal damage at a property on Hale Road, Hale, Widnes."

The 25-year old is not the only Liverpool player to have his home targeted in recent months. Lucas Leiva, Dan Agger, Jose Pepe Reina, Steven Gerrard and Robbie Keane have all had their homes burgled in the past 12 months.

This is obviously awful news for Jermaine and his family. Pennant has found it hard this season to get into Rafa Benitez' plans and this can not help. The former England under-21 international has been linked with a January move away from the club and this latest incident may just convince Pennant to leave the club.

Real Madrid see off competition to sign £17 million Dutch striker

Klaas Jan Huntelaar will join Real Madrid on January 1st for a fee of £17 million. The Dutch striker has agreed to join Real on a five-year deal after weeks of speculation over his future. Huntelaar should slot straight into the Real first team with international team-mate Ruud Van Nistelrooy currently out injured.

The 25-year old has been linked with a move away from Ajax for some time after he admitted he wanted to leave the club come the new year. Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus were all understood to be interested in Huntelaar however he has now opted to move to the Bernabeau.

What a shame. Personally I was hoping to see Huntelaar move to the Premier League because I think he could of been a success here. I feel Real have got a real talent on their hands and if they use him correctly, £17 million will look a bargain. Huntelaar is without doubt one of the best strikers in Europe at the moment and I just hope he manages to do really well in La Liga.