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Bad move for Keane i think. He got regular starts at Spurs, he can wave goodbye to that now cos of Rafa with his ridiculous rotation system.
Quote from: dopewhiterapper on July 28, 2008, 09:07:03 PMBad move for Keane i think. He got regular starts at Spurs, he can wave goodbye to that now cos of Rafa with his ridiculous rotation system.Think its a great move for him. he is a good player and now he gets to play on the main stage of europe, instead of mid table seasons
Quote from: StreetsAllSalute on July 27, 2008, 07:51:18 AMQuote from: KURUPTION-81 on July 26, 2008, 01:51:01 PMhow 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.its not we havent got money for barry...we just dont want to pay 18 millionwhat has barry ever achieved that makes him worth that much??aside from being homegrown??and then people wonder why the top clubs dont buy british18 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.
Quote from: KURUPTION-81 on July 26, 2008, 01:51:01 PMhow 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.its not we havent got money for barry...we just dont want to pay 18 millionwhat 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
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.
Villa call off Barry move to Reds Aston Villa say that Gareth Barry will be staying at the club and not moving to Premier League rivals Liverpool. Villa claim the Reds failed to meet a deadline to sign the midfielder, who stated he wanted to move to Anfield, and now any switch is off. "During talks in the past few days, a final deadline to conclude this episode was set that all parties were aware of and agreed to," said a Villa statement. "This deadline has now passed and so Gareth will remain with Villa." Villa are believed to have slapped an £18m price tag on the 27-year-old and have rejected a number of bids from Liverpool which fall short of this figure. It has proved an acrimonious affair with Villa boss Martin O'Neill clearly angered by the conduct of Liverpool counterpart Rafael Benitez's attempts to lure his side's prize asset away from the Midlands club. Barry's desire to leave Villa for the Reds has been evident and he was ordered not to report for pre-season training by O'Neill after criticising him in a newspaper interview. But as the saga raged on this summer, the England international has played for the side in a recent friendly and came on as a substitute in their Intertoto Cup win over Odense. Villa's ire will have been increased by the fact that Liverpool have splashed out £19m for Tottenham striker Robbie Keane, with the fee possibly reaching £20.3m with add-ons. The latest statement from Villa could be attempting to prod Liverpool into action over Barry, with O'Neill having made it clear he wants the situation resolved. But Reds boss Benitez says he has to sell before he can buy again to suggest Villa will have to wait if they want as much as they are asking for the player. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aston_villa/7533851.stm
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