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Elano:
--- Quote from: KURUPTION-81 on July 26, 2008, 01:51:01 PM ---how are liverpool going to afford keane (20 mil) and silva (17mil) when they were struggling to raise the money for barry(villa wanted 18 mil).
Especially as Alonso hasnt been sold yet, unless he would be part of a deal for silva.
Guess they have 11 mil from crouch sale.
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silva costs more than 17 mil
es-jay:
Everton bid for Moutinho rejected
Sporting Lisbon claim they have turned down an £11.8m offer from Everton for midfielder Joao Moutinho.
Moutinho, 21, was part of Portugal's side at Euro 2008 and has been linked with a number of Premier League clubs.
Everton have made an official move and, according to Sporting, they would have recieved more money if Moutinho helped the Toffees reach the Champions League.
Moutinho has a £19.7m buy-out clause in his contract but this can only be exercised before 15 June each year.
If that price is met after this date then certain requirements have to be met for any deal to go through.
Sporting issued a statement on their website confirming Everton's bid and, although Moutinho says he wants to leave, also made it clear they are determined to keep the player.
"(Sporting) reveals that the personal reasons that the player pleads to be transferred are completely unrelated to Sporting and the working relationship it maintains with the player," read the statement.
"... and, as such, it cannot justify in any way an act of management that does not adequately defend the interests of the company and its shareholders."
Everton are yet to make a major signing this summer but have been linked with selling striker Andy Johnson.
Johnson's exit could give them the ability to raise the funds to up their offer for Moutinho, who is seen as one of his country's emerging talents, and test Sporting's resolve.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/e/everton/7527890.stm
es-jay:
Trialists help Well dump Bradford
Trialists Souleymane Mamam, Seyfo Soley and Jim O'Brien could have improved their chances of a contract by helping Motherwell defeat Bradford City 4-0.
Well's first pre-season victory came in resounding fashion as they demolished Stuart McCall's League Two outfit.
David Clarkson, Chris Porter, Darren Smith and Bob Malcolm scored the goals.
Togo international Mamam, hoping to win a move from Royal Antwerp, Celtic's O'Brien and Soley, formerly of Preston, came on as second-half substitutes.
Midfielder Soley, a 28-year-old who captains the Gambian national side and has also played for Lokeren, Genk and Al-Hilal Riyadh, left Preston last summer after rejecting a new contract.
The 23-year-old Mamam spent four years with Manchester United, who signed him from La Semeuse Lomé, and was loaned out to Antwerp in 2007 before the midfielder made the move permanent.
O'Brien, 21, is on trial from Celtic and a fee would be required from Well for the winger, who came close to scoring against Bradford with a volley that struck a post.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/motherwell/7527292.stm
SHIT!!
KURUPTION-81:
--- Quote from: StreetsAllSalute on July 27, 2008, 07:51:18 AM ---
--- Quote from: KURUPTION-81 on July 26, 2008, 01:51:01 PM ---how are liverpool going to afford keane (20 mil) and silva (17mil) when they were struggling to raise the money for barry(villa wanted 18 mil).
Especially as Alonso hasnt been sold yet, unless he would be part of a deal for silva.
Guess they have 11 mil from crouch sale.
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18 mil is prob about the going rate for a good centre midfielder who is under contract. Especially as muntari is going for 12.
what has barry ever achieved that makes him worth that much??aside from being homegrown??
and then people wonder why the top clubs dont buy british
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18 mil is prob about the going rate for a good centre midfielder who is under contract. Especially as muntari is going for 12 and sporting want 19 for mourtinho.
Elano:
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