Original sentence: The contract was offered to deter the possibility of Aquilani leaving the club for other teams, however Arsenal are keen on signing the 25 year old to fill the void left by flamini, gilberto, diarra and most of all ex Arsenal captain Patrick Viera
Edited sentence: Liverpool are reportedly in negotiations with the player with regards to an 18 million Euro move, to replace the seemingly imminently departing Xabi Alonso