15 Aug 2017 12:21:38
Hi,

One for Ed02 if possible, the following quotes from Ralf Rangnick today .

There were two offers from Liverpool and in between times also a telephone call between the clubs. But not between me and Klopp"

"For us, it was always clear that we would not give Naby Keita. That is why there was no direct contact. Every club that has sporting ambitious would have done the same as we did.

"But we must weigh it up. If we let Keita go for €70-80m this year, what more would that bring us compared to the sum we would get next year. "

What are tour thoughts, if any, regarding this?

Thanks for your time, as always.

{Ed002's Note - What he is saying is that they don't know what they will get for him next season.}


1.) 15 Aug 2017
15 Aug 2017 12:34:29
so ed002, I know we don't talk money but is that rumoured fixed £48m price in 2018 not really in Keita's contract?

{Ed002's Note - Any German "release clause" is of no significance to Liverpool. I have no idea what his contract says.}


2.) 15 Aug 2017
15 Aug 2017 12:41:12
And that there was no direct contact or "tapping up" from klopp with the player.


3.) 15 Aug 2017
15 Aug 2017 13:23:08
You're right Jezza, there was nothing direct to the player as we have illegally done in other well publicised cases.

But there was a deliberate attempt to unsettle the player and talk about him to the media hoping to entice him into forcing a move.

Just as morally reprehensible in my view.


4.) 15 Aug 2017
15 Aug 2017 13:37:13
It may just be a case that RBL are rethinking the whole thing and saying, "should we just take the 75m now cos he may not be worth 75 m next season? Or just ride with it? " They may be just signaling that they may have to cash in now, which may explain why Macca says Keita is house-hunting in Liverpool.


5.) 15 Aug 2017
15 Aug 2017 14:08:41
Ed how do u know if it's just for Germany if u don't no his contract.

{Ed002's Note - You don't understand about the various clauses. I have explained it on multiple occasions.}


6.) 15 Aug 2017
15 Aug 2017 15:55:58
Cream, Firmino had a release clause of 14m at Hoffenhiem. We signed him for 29m excluding add-ons. Why did that happen? His release clause only applied to German teams, not to others. I believe this is the case with Keita.