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there is also the fact that the liverpool trasfer team are really busy recruiting at the moment so there maybe a hold up there.....earlier this week Ayre was in South America finishing off the deal for firminio and it looks as tho they are in for clyne from southampton now as well.....maybe they are just waiting for their deals coming in to be finshed off before letting go?
 
pudge said:
As shown by bidding for Sterling twice before anyone else even once..
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There are strong rumors that Chelsea have told Liverpool they won't go over 40 million for any reason. Now that's not an official bid, but they don't all have to be official. Anyway, my suspicion is that all the leaks are coming from Liverpool, and it's quite possible they're inventing some of them to feed to the press in an effort to create a market for a player who is also strongly to rumored to have already come to terms with one Manchester City Football Club.
 
Now Liverpool have signed both Firminho and Clyne it looks like the Sterling deal will pick up pace. Their right hand side is covered now and both of their fee's add up nicely to roughly £40m+ add ons....

I reckon this deal will go through as soon as Clyne is back from his jollies and his medical is complete!
 
robbieh said:
If this goes tits up would Barca's Pedro be an acceptable plan B?
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I like the player, but no. Firstly it's not addressing the home grown quota that we need to fill. Secondly, the type of money we'd have to spend to get him could be spent on better players with more potential IMO.

I can't see Barca letting any players go easily with this transfer ban as well.
 
pudge said:
If we pay £40m for Sterling other clubs can equally go "How much?!! They'll pay top dollar for our player then"

He's not worth even that but I don't care what he costs. He's a player the club want, he's a player the club will get imo and that will be when we offer £50m. Liverpool have set a price, there's no bidding war akin to Pogba etc. It's meet this price or no deal.

We're in no way in the better position. Sterling has 2 more years on his deal, a European Championship squad to get into. If nobody meets that price, he's not going to sulk and put that at risk.

We've bid £30m and £40m I doubt £50m is out of the question. The club want him, we know what it will take to get him, just do it. Sterling will be a City player next season but only after we pay £50m, I'm under no illusions that the club are willing to pay that. I'd rather they do it now than in the last few days of the window.
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Sterling can leave on a Webster ruling next year. He is a declining asset and shows no signs of coming back into the Liverpool fold.

Would they give up (potentially) tens of millions for the sake of holding him to a contract that could see him walk in 12 months time?

I don't think thats proven one way or the other.
 
Paulmcfc2703 said:
He's just signed a new deal at Barca
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He has signed a deal but apparently Barca would let him go for 18 million pounds. He knows his playing time is going to be limited. He has given good service but at 27 he should be peaking. No use being on the bench.

He has a strike rate of 1 in 4 for both Spain and Barca so is quite prolific.
 
taconinja said:
There are strong rumors that Chelsea have told Liverpool they won't go over 40 million for any reason. Now that's not an official bid, but they don't all have to be official. Anyway, my suspicion is that all the leaks are coming from Liverpool, and it's quite possible they're inventing some of them to feed to the press in an effort to create a market for a player who is also strongly to rumored to have already come to terms with one Manchester City Football Club.
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I believe Sterling and his camp want to join City and additionally, obviously, we want to sign him.

That will only happen if we bid £50m. I believe we will bid that, and I'd rather it sooner rather than later.

We want him, he wants us, we all know what it will take to happen... simple. We've bid £30m and £40m, I think there's enough to suggest we are willing to go to £50m. Liverpool don't have to sell, they're also not refusing to sell. They have a valuation on their player, who is contracted to them for 2 more years, and if no one meets that valuation he doesn't leave. It's not a case of "Oh £40m is not enough? How about £45m?" No, it's £50m or go home.

I'd rather the player get settled in a new club, environment, city all sorts. Have a full and proper pre season with his new team mates instead of us sitting by the phone on deadline day expecting Liverpool to shit themselves, because they won't. All when we know what it will take to get him.
 
moomba said:
Sterling can leave on a Webster ruling next year. He is a declining asset and shows no signs of coming back into the Liverpool fold.

Would they give up (potentially) tens of millions for the sake of holding him to a contract that could see him walk in 12 months time?

I don't think thats proven one way or the other.
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You replied to someone else that "That rarely happens" with regards to clubs paying the fee selling clubs want.

Now you're bringing up the Webster ruling? One happens a fuck load more than the other.
 
He will be with us on the first day of training of that ive no doubt.

My opinion.
 
robbieh said:
He has signed a deal but apparently Barca would let him go for 18 million pounds. He knows his playing time is going to be limited. He has given good service but at 27 he should be peaking. No use being on the bench.

He has a strike rate of 1 in 4 for both Spain and Barca so is quite prolific.
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We want to aspire to beat the likes of Barca not sign players who are struggling to get in their team.

Can you imagine if we went from Pogba and Sterling to Delph and Pedro.

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pudge said:
I believe Sterling and his camp want to join City and additionally, obviously, we want to sign him.

That will only happen if we bid £50m. I believe we will bid that, and I'd rather it sooner rather than later.

We want him, he wants us, we all know what it will take to happen... simple. We've bid £30m and £40m, I think there's enough to suggest we are willing to go to £50m. Liverpool don't have to sell, they're also not refusing to sell. They have a valuation on their player, who is contracted to them for 2 more years, and if no one meets that valuation he doesn't leave. It's not a case of "Oh £40m is not enough? How about £45m?" No, it's £50m or go home.

I'd rather the player get settled in a new club, environment, city all sorts. Have a full and proper pre season with his new team mates instead of us sitting by the phone on deadline day expecting Liverpool to shit themselves, because they won't. All when we know what it will take to get him.
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Sterling may himself buckle first and submit a transfer request. This would show how much he wants us or show how unhappy he is at the thought of Brenda being his gaffa for another season.
 
Paulmcfc2703 said:
We want to aspire to beat the likes of Barca not sign players who are struggling to get in their team.

Can you imagine if we went from Pogba and Sterling to Delph and Pedro.
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Paul I think you are being a bit harsh on Pedro. He's 27 and has played 51 games for arguably the best national team of all time. Throw in the fact he's played over 200 games for again arguably the best club side of all time and I think it's fair to say he doesn't deserve to be categorized with Delph.

In addition Sterling and Pogba would both struggle to get a start in the current Barca team.
 
mosssideblue said:
Sterling may himself buckle first and submit a transfer request. This would show how much he wants us or show how unhappy he is at the thought of Brenda being his gaffa for another season.
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I too thought he would put in a transfer request but two bids have gone and two bids have been rejected and he hasn't done so. If he hasn't done it by now, it's very unlikely that he will, especially considering our next bid is on course for their valuation.

Is it do to with a pay off from Liverpool, not wanting to be too much of a bad guy, I don't know but if it hasn't happened by now it looks very unlikely. Again, I believe the player wants to come to us and the lack of an official transfer request to me would indicate we have communicated to his camp that we are willing to meet the valuation of Liverpool; because again, they are not refusing to sell.
 
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