No rumours, just the facts, who left and who arrived at Anfield this summer. Scroll down for youth and reserve signings, players loaned out and staff signings.

PLAYERS IN:

Albert Riera
Left Winger, Spanish
Undisclosed (reported £8m) from Espanyol

Robbie Keane
Striker, Irish
£19m from Tottenham Hotspur

Philipp Degen
Right Back, Swiss
Free Transfer from Borussia Dortmund

Andrea Dossena
Left Back, Italian
Undisclosed (reported £8m) from Udinese

Diego Cavalieri
Goalkeeper, Brazilian
Undisclosed (reported £3m) from Palmeiras

David Ngog
Forward, French
Undisclosed (reported £1.5m) from PSG
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PLAYERS OUT:

Harry Kewell (Free Transfer, Galatasaray)
Anthony Le Tallec (Free Transfer, Le Mans)
John Arne Riise (£4m, AS Roma)
Peter Crouch (£11m, Portsmouth)
Danny Guthrie (£2.5m, Newcastle)
Scott Carson (£3.25m, West Brom)
Steve Finnan (Undisclosed, Espanyol)

LOANED OUT:

Andriy Voronin (seaon loan to Hertha Berlin)
Sebastien Leto (season loan to Olympiakos)
David Martin (Leicester City, 6 months)
Adam Hammill (Blackpool, 6 months)
Robbie Threlfall (Hereford United, 6 months)
Craig Lindfield (Bournemouth, until Jan 1st 2009)
Paul Anderson (Nottingham Forest, full season)
Nikolay Mihaylov (FC Twente, full season)
Jack Hobbs (Leicester City, full season)
Godwin Antwi (Tranmere Rovers, full season)
Miki Roque (FC Cartagena, full season)

See also: Loan Watch (2008/09)

STAFF IN:

Sammy Lee (assistant manager)
Mauricio Pellegrino (first team coach)

YOUTH / RESERVE SIGNINGS:

Vitor Flora (Botafogo)
Peter Gulasci (deal made permanent)
Christopher Buchtmann (Borussia Dortmund)
Nikola Saric (Herfolge)
Zsolt Poloskei (MTK Hungaria) [Season Loan]
Vincent Weijl (AZ Alkmaar)
Emmanuel Mendy (Murcia Deportivo)