ONTHERUNWITHTHAKSIN
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Is this the Walter Mitty of the scouse world.
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Is this the Walter Mitty of the scouse world.
FantasyIreland
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By Paul Clennam
Manchester City are confident of beating Chelsea to the signing of Everton star Ross Barkley and believe that a bid of £40 million could seal the deal, Goal can reveal.
Goal exclusively revealed in September that Jose Mourinho's side are ready to rival the Premier League champions for the England international and will go toe-to-toe with City in a bid to secure one of Europe's top emerging talents.
Manuel Pellegrini had Barkley scouted on his return to the Toffees' first team during the recent 3-0 win over Aston Villa, in which he received a standing ovation by the club's fans when he was eventually substituted.
Chelsea too have been keenly monitoring the 20-year-old's situation, with both clubs having previously been rebuffed after making summer enquiries over the midfielder's availability.
When asked whether the two Premier League title contenders had returned to the table with offers, Martinez said last month that there had been no bids for the player and that Everton would take the interest as "a compliment".
But that will not deter City or Chelsea, who, for their part, hope that senior international scout Mick Doherty, who spent seven years at Everton and grew a good relationship with the player, will recommend Barkley moves to Stamford Bridge.
Despite Everton's determination to keep their star man, City are growing confident that a bid of £40m will force the club into selling one of their assets, who only penned a new four-year contract in July.
The midfielder enjoyed a breakthrough season last term, earning England recognition, and his signing would see City boost their 'homegrown' quota after the likes of Joleon Lescott and Jack Rodwell left last summer
Manchester City are confident of beating Chelsea to the signing of Everton star Ross Barkley and believe that a bid of £40 million could seal the deal, Goal can reveal.
Goal exclusively revealed in September that Jose Mourinho's side are ready to rival the Premier League champions for the England international and will go toe-to-toe with City in a bid to secure one of Europe's top emerging talents.
Manuel Pellegrini had Barkley scouted on his return to the Toffees' first team during the recent 3-0 win over Aston Villa, in which he received a standing ovation by the club's fans when he was eventually substituted.
Chelsea too have been keenly monitoring the 20-year-old's situation, with both clubs having previously been rebuffed after making summer enquiries over the midfielder's availability.
When asked whether the two Premier League title contenders had returned to the table with offers, Martinez said last month that there had been no bids for the player and that Everton would take the interest as "a compliment".
But that will not deter City or Chelsea, who, for their part, hope that senior international scout Mick Doherty, who spent seven years at Everton and grew a good relationship with the player, will recommend Barkley moves to Stamford Bridge.
Despite Everton's determination to keep their star man, City are growing confident that a bid of £40m will force the club into selling one of their assets, who only penned a new four-year contract in July.
The midfielder enjoyed a breakthrough season last term, earning England recognition, and his signing would see City boost their 'homegrown' quota after the likes of Joleon Lescott and Jack Rodwell left last summer
Mancitybluemoon1
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Everton's Manchester City transfer target Ross Barkley has NO buyout clause insists Martinez
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/evertons-manchester-city-transfer-target-4506881" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... et-4506881</a>
The champions will go back in for the England midfielder after being scared off by £50m asking price last summer - but won't get him on the cheap
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has revealed there is NO buy-out clause in Ross Barkley’s new contract.
We told you in September that Manchester City tried to prise Barkley away from Goodison before transfer deadline day - only to be thwarted by the £50million asking price.
The champions will be back again next summer - despite the England midfielder’s decision to sign a new four-year contract in June.
But Martinez isn’t worried that Barkley’s head will be turned - and insists that the fact there is no buy-out option means that the Toffees hold all the aces.
“There is no buy-out clause,” said the Everton boss, who is looking for Barkley to replicate the form that took him to the World Cup last summer after a knee injury ruled him out of the first two months of the season.
“In fact, there are no buy-out clauses in any of our contracts. The only one we had was with Marouane Fellaini, and that wasn’t triggered so it didn’t matter.
“So I’m not going to be worried about other teams’ interest, because there will always be interest in talented young English players like Ross and also John Stones.
“With the club that has been mentioned, it doesn’t make any difference to them whether a player has one or five years left on his contract – because they think everyone is there for them to buy.
But the difference is that we have gone past the stage where we have to sell. This is a fantastic moment for us financially and all the decisions we take now are purely football decisions.
“Of course, the nature of the game means that even a club like Manchester United can lose Cristiano Ronaldo, but we don’t need to sell because of finances.”
Martinez added: “If a club loses a player for three times over the market value then that club can be in a better state. The key is having control over those decisions. Whatever decisions the club makes will be for the good of Everton.
“What I will say is that I remember Michael Owen leaving Liverpool to go to Real Madrid to win titles - and Liverpool then won the Champions League. Sometimes players need to be careful what they wish for.”
Barkley, 20, made his first start of the season when he played 66 minutes in the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa last week.
And he followed that with another appearance in the goalless Europe league tie at Lille in midweek.
He will feature again w when Everton travel to Burnley on Sunday.
And his manager has no doubts that one of the hottest prospects in English football is ready to go to the next stage of his development.
Martinez said: “I have no doubts about how Ross will develop. In the last few years, I have seen a big change in how young English players are developing - not just their lifestyles but in the way they now think about the game.
“Ross is part of a new generation of English players who can reach the levels of the players they have in Holland and Spain. That’s why I don’t think his head will be turned by any speculation.
"At the beginning of the season, I felt Ross had enjoyed the best possible pre-season on the back of going to the World Cup. Ross’ attitude, his lifestyle and the way he prepares himself made me think he was about to have a massive impact - but then the injury came along.
“Now he needs a period where he is injury-free and can concentrate on his football. If he does that, he will have a massive impact.”
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/evertons-manchester-city-transfer-target-4506881" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/ ... et-4506881</a>
The champions will go back in for the England midfielder after being scared off by £50m asking price last summer - but won't get him on the cheap
Everton boss Roberto Martinez has revealed there is NO buy-out clause in Ross Barkley’s new contract.
We told you in September that Manchester City tried to prise Barkley away from Goodison before transfer deadline day - only to be thwarted by the £50million asking price.
The champions will be back again next summer - despite the England midfielder’s decision to sign a new four-year contract in June.
But Martinez isn’t worried that Barkley’s head will be turned - and insists that the fact there is no buy-out option means that the Toffees hold all the aces.
“There is no buy-out clause,” said the Everton boss, who is looking for Barkley to replicate the form that took him to the World Cup last summer after a knee injury ruled him out of the first two months of the season.
“In fact, there are no buy-out clauses in any of our contracts. The only one we had was with Marouane Fellaini, and that wasn’t triggered so it didn’t matter.
“So I’m not going to be worried about other teams’ interest, because there will always be interest in talented young English players like Ross and also John Stones.
“With the club that has been mentioned, it doesn’t make any difference to them whether a player has one or five years left on his contract – because they think everyone is there for them to buy.
But the difference is that we have gone past the stage where we have to sell. This is a fantastic moment for us financially and all the decisions we take now are purely football decisions.
“Of course, the nature of the game means that even a club like Manchester United can lose Cristiano Ronaldo, but we don’t need to sell because of finances.”
Martinez added: “If a club loses a player for three times over the market value then that club can be in a better state. The key is having control over those decisions. Whatever decisions the club makes will be for the good of Everton.
“What I will say is that I remember Michael Owen leaving Liverpool to go to Real Madrid to win titles - and Liverpool then won the Champions League. Sometimes players need to be careful what they wish for.”
Barkley, 20, made his first start of the season when he played 66 minutes in the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa last week.
And he followed that with another appearance in the goalless Europe league tie at Lille in midweek.
He will feature again w when Everton travel to Burnley on Sunday.
And his manager has no doubts that one of the hottest prospects in English football is ready to go to the next stage of his development.
Martinez said: “I have no doubts about how Ross will develop. In the last few years, I have seen a big change in how young English players are developing - not just their lifestyles but in the way they now think about the game.
“Ross is part of a new generation of English players who can reach the levels of the players they have in Holland and Spain. That’s why I don’t think his head will be turned by any speculation.
"At the beginning of the season, I felt Ross had enjoyed the best possible pre-season on the back of going to the World Cup. Ross’ attitude, his lifestyle and the way he prepares himself made me think he was about to have a massive impact - but then the injury came along.
“Now he needs a period where he is injury-free and can concentrate on his football. If he does that, he will have a massive impact.”
FantasyIreland
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Lip service and pinch of salt immediately spring to mind where Martinez's comments are concerned.
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FantasyIreland said:By Paul Clennam
Manchester City are confident of beating Chelsea to the signing of Everton star Ross Barkley and believe that a bid of £40 million could seal the deal, Goal can reveal.
Goal exclusively revealed in September that Jose Mourinho's side are ready to rival the Premier League champions for the England international and will go toe-to-toe with City in a bid to secure one of Europe's top emerging talents.
Manuel Pellegrini had Barkley scouted on his return to the Toffees' first team during the recent 3-0 win over Aston Villa, in which he received a standing ovation by the club's fans when he was eventually substituted.
Chelsea too have been keenly monitoring the 20-year-old's situation, with both clubs having previously been rebuffed after making summer enquiries over the midfielder's availability.
When asked whether the two Premier League title contenders had returned to the table with offers, Martinez said last month that there had been no bids for the player and that Everton would take the interest as "a compliment".
But that will not deter City or Chelsea, who, for their part, hope that senior international scout Mick Doherty, who spent seven years at Everton and grew a good relationship with the player, will recommend Barkley moves to Stamford Bridge.
Despite Everton's determination to keep their star man, City are growing confident that a bid of £40m will force the club into selling one of their assets, who only penned a new four-year contract in July.
The midfielder enjoyed a breakthrough season last term, earning England recognition, and his signing would see City boost their 'homegrown' quota after the likes of Joleon Lescott and Jack Rodwell left last summer
Paul Clennam has been right about a lot of things City recently.
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bluechampion7891 said:Paul Clennam has been right about a lot of things City recently.
Hence why I posted it,rather than the other articles claiming Martinez's determination to keep him.
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It will be hard to prise him away. Everton hold all the cards basically.
City_Sean
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Seems like he wants to join us, Everton need the money. We'll get him in Jan or the Summer.
He loves Everton, he has just signed a 4 year contract and we're very well set financially. We hold all of the cards.
I'm relaxed about the situation. Worst comes to worst and he leaves (and I'm 99% sure it won't come to this), then we will have rinsed you or any other money club for a ludicrous amount of money.
I'm relaxed about the situation. Worst comes to worst and he leaves (and I'm 99% sure it won't come to this), then we will have rinsed you or any other money club for a ludicrous amount of money.
TomDixie said:He loves Everton, he has just signed a 4 year contract and we're very well set financially. We hold all of the cards.
I'm relaxed about the situation. Worst comes to worst and he leaves (and I'm 99% sure it won't come to this), then we will have rinsed you or any other money club for a ludicrous amount of money.
Every player can be bought even from the big teams for the right price..