Liverpool Rumours Archive August 04 2013

 

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04 Aug 2013 22:24:47
Have Liverpool sold skrtel yet eds? Thanks {Ed002's Note - I don't know the details but understand a deal is effectively done.}

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Ed's who do u think skrtel replacement is thank u thelfcullah {Ed002's Note - I could only speculate and IU would rather not do that, sorry.}

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He has been either sold or Loaned, LFC and Napoli have not released the details of the Transfer.
I hope we got at least 10 Mil for him.
I do think we have loaned him with option to buy for X Mil?

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To Napoli? {Ed002's Note - Right.}

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04 Aug 2013 20:20:01
Good evening Ed, is there any recent news surrounding Vucinic? He would be the sort of versatile front player I can see BR being interested in. {Ed002's Note - Napoli may turn to Vucinic if a deal for Martinez fails.}

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Sorry Ed, I've just seen your reply to the same question earlier.
I really should know better, thanks

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04 Aug 2013 20:20:36
hi eds this is my first ever post. Great site thanks. Don't want Agger to go I think it would be a big mistake. What is your view? {Ed002's Note - I don't think the club will want to sell. And welcome.

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04 Aug 2013 20:12:58
a web sites reporting that Liverpool have agreed to sell Suarez to Arsn for 45m on Aug 28 IF Arsn get past the play in stage of the champs league. If not, then Suarez stays with LFC for the year.

The site says that personal terms of 150k for 5 yrs have already been agreed upon with the player.

Can anyone confirm? {Ed002's Note - Sorry, but there will be no such agreement.}

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It's from a web site so it's utter BS.

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I can't see that rumour being true at all.

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I thought the player isn't allowed to negotiate with anyone without LFC permission, which they have not given?

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Do I dare ask what the site is, as there are a lot of dodgy ones about?

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It came from "a web sites" but they didn't include their sources (which they usually do). Seemed off to me, but hoping someone could support/crush it. Sounds like the people of spoken :-)

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Someone is reading too much.

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04 Aug 2013 18:40:39
A Spanish media outlet called El Confidencial is saying Atletico are holding out for Costa's full release clause to be paid, which Liverpool have informed his agent Jorge Mendes they will meet. Apparently there has been interest from Roma and Fiorentina but Costa wants to come to England. They also say Atletico will use the money to try and sign Cazorla- ambitious! Just thought this would be of interest- I have no idea if El Confidencial are reliable or whathaveyou!

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Well to get him we had to offer the sum that triggers his release clause so that's a given! Less than his release clause and they don't have to sell.

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Costa is not good enough. honestly don't think that the lfc will buy this player for so huge amount of money

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In response to The Plank, who I fear may have missed the point here: Atletico don't have to sell for less, but they could- in fact there were some reports recently that we were bidding £17m but this article states that would not be enough. It's also worth noting that the article states that Atletico don't have to sell to us even if we meet the value of his release clause (don't know why- because it's only applicable to Spanish clubs maybe?)- but they've said they will sell if we do.

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Well el confidencial are usually reliable so there may be some truth to it
dey were spot on during the whole higuian saga

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04 Aug 2013 18:34:05
Evening all

Daily star reporting that Liverpool will meet with athletico in Madrid tomorrow to seal the deal for costa, paving the way for Suarez to join arsenal.

Just hope we get near the 50mil mark for Suarez if he is to go.

Maybe get papa in then and still be 15mil up to go towards the stadium.

LAVERS

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Stadium will not affect ffp nor will the stadium be funded with money that come from transfers as that money will go back into the team which would mean that fsg wouldn't have to give BR as much money as they do.(self sufficiency and that)

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04 Aug 2013 16:34:49
I have read a lot on the web that BR is looking to get Kyriakos Papadopoulos on an initial loan with a view to buy if he proves to be over his injury problems and makes a certain number of appearances.

Ed's do you think is this possible or plausible? It seems an odd that Schalke would be up for it. Good bit of business if true though {Ed002's Note - Liverpool has not made any offer to Schalke for the player. So probably not.}

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Hope we do go for this guy he looks a very good defender but I don't understand Liverpool logic in loaning out reina and skrtel surely we Could have sold them permanently and got more money for transfers makes no sense

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04 Aug 2013 16:31:28
Hi eds,

with juventus wanting rid of 2 strikers is there any interest in giovinco or vucinic?

cheers {Ed002's Note - Giovinco has an agent who is talking up interest from three Serie A clubs and a club from England (not Liverpool). Right now nothing is happening. Napoli may turn to Vucinic if a deal for Martinez fails.}

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Personally would love Giovinco, think he is a quality player though dunno what the fee would be to get him

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04 Aug 2013 13:33:54
Eds, I'd like some clarification on a few things if that's ok!
There is a lot of speculation about Luis Suarez taking legal action against LFC to engineer a move this summer, after his supposed "release clause" was activated by arsenal bidding £1 above the £40m figure. My question is whether Suarez would have a leg to stand on in this debacle? Do Liverpool have every right to say you're under contract for the next couple of years, you're staying put!

Thank you {Ed002's Note - Last summer Suarez's representatives added a clause that would allow the player to talk with another club if a bid of a certain amount was made. It is not a "release clause" and none of the parties are claiming it is. Liverpool dispute this and both parties took legal advice some weeks ago. It was hope that a confrontation could be avoided before Australia but that was not to be. We are now in to the posturing phase, the peacock displaying his tail feathers. Nobody will want this to be dealt with on a legal basis but Liverpool want the best deal they can get.}

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Hi Eds, is it true that there is a legal issue with Arsenal bidding 1 over the "clause"? Surely for them to have done this with confidence they must have had previous knowledge of the details of his contract which should be a confidential document? {Ed002's Note - No, that will just to overcome any wording issues in the contract - it covers all bases if the contract says "£40M or more" or "over £40M". There is no secret message or significance. And to be fair, this issue has been discussed on these pages since it was signed last summer.}

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Hi Eds, thanks for all the information about this. Personally I don't see why Suarez doesn't now put a transfer request in to push through the Arsenal move. It would seem like the next logical step to break the impasse - but I guess I don't understand the finer nuances of football deals. {Ed002's Note - That is the £2M issue.}

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04 Aug 2013 21:33:42
Ed02, do you see this definitely be sorted by the end of the summer window or is it possible it could drag on into January? {Ed002's Note -I see it being resolved now.}

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04 Aug 2013 13:31:39
Ed02,
if Suarez goes will Liverpool look to sign Martinez from Porto? And is it true Liverpool are interested in Aly Cissokho again? {Ed002's Note - (1) Probably not. Porto are prepared to cash in on Jackson Martinez with varying degrees of interest from Napoli, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Spurs, Galatasaray, Juventus and Barcelona in recent months. However, whilst Porto will seek his full release clause of 40M euro but would likely need to settle for less (€36M for want of a number). Two bids from Juventus were turned down and Milan baulked at the asking price. This has left Napoli who have spoken with Porto and the player and have "broadly" struck a deal - but are struggling to get the detail finalised - and Spurs who would need to match the Napoli deal. (2) Yes.}

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04 Aug 2013 15:29:51
Tottenham's Gareth Bale, 24, expects his Real Madrid move to be completed by Tuesday - and the Spanish giants are ready to follow up his capture with the signing of Liverpool striker Luis Suarez, 26.

Full story: Daily Star

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I also have some info abt the bale deal
i have been said that it will be 100m wit 20m paid upfornt and 80m over the next 6 years (poor spurs)

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It it's in The Star, it must be true!

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Daily Star? You must have found a copy on the bus. No-one would actually buy that comic. I would believe it if you had said The Beano.

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Always has a nice page 3 though lol

Waltonred {Ed002's Note - You need to register now WR.}

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Do you mind Redbart! The Beano has more class than to print a story like that and I have fond memories of reading my copies of the Beano.

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Apologies, The Plank. You are 100% correct.

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On the assumption that the story re Bale to Real Madrid with £20Million up front, and the remainder over 6 years is true, then I hope when Luis does go our club has the sense to demand at least 80% of the fee up front (given that most deals are done in installments), rather then hearing we settled for £2.50 a week and a signed picture of either Mr. Wenger, "Ronaldo" or even Mr P. Guardiola.

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04 Aug 2013 14:37:42
Diego Costa rumours have gone quiet. Kind of odd really. I wonder if we do have real interest or not. Are we still interested in Llori? expected he would sign a while back. cheers {Ed002's Note - Right now the interest in Llori is from elsewhere.}

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Is it Llori or Ilori ed? {Ed002's Note - Ilori, be he prefers Iloro.}

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04 Aug 2013 12:41:35
morning eds

Sorry to mention Sureaz but could you tell me why everyone on is so confident that he's going to arsenal I knows he going but I thought other clubs are in for him.
thankyou eds for the wonderful job you are doing. {Ed002's Note - Arsenal have made the early moves, that is all.}

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04 Aug 2013 12:11:01
Eds, what's the situation with Eriksen now? Is he staying at Ajax?

Thanks {Ed002's Note - Nothing has really changed. He continues to talk to the press, which generally makes clubs nervous. There are no acceptable offers on the table at all, but interest remains from Liverpool and AC Milan (who have agreed terms with his agent). I have a feeling that Spurs interest is more of a maybe/perhaps now. There is a thought that Arsenal may step in with a lowish starting bid. So it remains up in the air.}

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Have Liverpool and AC Milan both agreed terms with his agent or just AC Milan {Ed002's Note - Just Milan. Liverpool are not in the picture at this time.}

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04 Aug 2013 11:35:36
Suarez defo going couple of the lads went to gerrards party spoke to players costa and another signing

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Well since your mates know Louis's defo going maybe you can tell us who he's joining and how much the transfer fee is?

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What a mug

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Few of my friends went to the same after party. Nothing at all was revealed to any fans by any players.

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If the club knew he was going, Rogers wouldn't have given him 30mins on Saturday

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04 Aug 2013 11:25:59
hi eds reds congrats to stevie g . I thought the team looked good. i'm not convinced about joe allen playing the att mid role, I ihink he's more suited to a deeper role. so the big question for me is, lucas and gerrard deep, who plays att mis? we need someone who can get on the end of chances and score. alternativley, gerrard moves forward and allen plays alongside lucas? opinions? eds any news on potential signings? costa etc? great site as always, been addicted for about three years now!!! steviep62 godbless96.

{Ed002's Note - The only news this morning is that I am still trying to find out about the situation with Cissokho where it looks like something may be about to happen with Liverpool.}

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"Something may be about to happen" with Cissokho and LFC? What do you mean by this Ed? {Ed002's Note - I am trying to find out what has happened with Cissokho - as I think it involves Liverpool. It is a little convoluted and comes from what the board of Kuban Krasnodar when they sought to make another bid for the player.}

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Ah so it looks like Cissokho it is for LB. Shame really was totally sold on that Siqueira lad.
Anyway Ed is it likely to be a loan-to-buy deal for Cissokho? {Ed002's Note - I don't know right now. As I said, I am still trying to get some detail - what little I have has come from KK.}

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Is this the left back Cissokho Ed?

Thanks ^_^ {Ed002's Note - See above.}

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Interesting snippet Ed. do you think this would then mean we will not pursue with the lad from Benfica or will we still go for him and use him as a winger? {Ed002's Note - If a deal is done for Cissokho I would think the CB issue would be next on the list.}

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04 Aug 2013 22:59:41
Ed02 any idea what happened with paraguyan left back from Benfica. As our interest died down now or was that just another rumour? {Ed002's Note - Nothing has changed as far as I know - there is no agreement with Benfica for Melgarejo.}

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04 Aug 2013 11:21:41
Hi eds, pals. How was your day Ed02? I really enjoyed your replies today. A little question here- do you foresee any swap deal with Coentrao in a possible Suarez deal?
Again Ed02, a poster (shanedub) previously recommended the job you guys do here and saying how you people make him look ITK. Mine is no different, am just like a very reliable journo at my place, thanks to your brilliant informations.
Hope you guys have an awesome night.
Cheers
(A Ghanaian fan) {Ed002's Note - I am good thanks. The situation with Coentrao is that Real Madrid would prefer to sell him as they would get more for him than his value in a trade. He has however been offered up as part of the deal for Bale, withdrawn for the deal when it looked like a buyer was there, and now back on the table as the buyer has walked on. They would certainly be willing to use him as part of a deal and then that would lead to two questions. Would Liverpool want him? They have shown no interest in him so far and he would be far to expensive as cover. Would he be open to the move? That I don't know.}

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How about moving Enrique to our cover and make coentrao our first choice full back. #Dream {Ed002's Note - What would you do with Cissokho then?}

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04 Aug 2013 10:54:47
Good morning Ed's and reds, loving the new format, excelent work ed's, only 4 weeks of madness to go. A question please if I may.
Attacking wise I think we are looking great, loads of options (unlike last season), Sturridge to return, with at least one more to come in hopefully, midfield, solid, good movement, able to keep the ball. Would it in your opinion be feasable that both Agger and Skrtel could go this window. Looks likely that Skrtel is not far off going, and the rumers linking Agger with Barca after they supposedly have missed out on Thiago Silva remain persistent. Would be suprised regardless of the YNWA tatoo if he wasn't interested in joining possibly the best team on the planet at the moment. This would obviously need us to replace 2 new top CB's, having already replaced Carragher. The obvious choices at this stage would presumably be Papadopoulos and Alderweireld (would love that as a long term partnership), but would that be too much at once, replacing all 3 main CB's in one transfer window, plus possibly a new left back as well? I would worry about their understanding for at least the first half of the season, however good they are individually. {Ed002's Note - I think it possible but unlikely both will leave. I explained before that an agent had said the it would be Skrtel to stay and Agger to leave, and now that agent is doing a deal for Skrtel. I am surprised that BR has not looked to do more in the CB positions just yet. My views on both Papadopoulos and Alderweireld are easily found.}

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04 Aug 2013 10:40:46
Valencia defender Aly Cissokho reported to have agreed terms with Liverpool.
The Sunderland Gazette is where this report is from.
They are saying Sunderland have lost out to Liverpool Football Club.

vrcomp
Y.N.W.A.

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04 Aug 2013 08:56:36
Are we now likely to move for Alderweireld now Skrtel is leaving? {Ed002's Note - Liverpool will need to move fast if they maintain any interest in him at all.}

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Are Liverpool interested in Toby actually? {Ed002's Note - They enquired but stepped back from the price being asked. That has seemingly dropped now but other clubs are pushing for a deal. It would not be a surprise if the club did look again.}

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04 Aug 2013 08:40:06
Was just listening to the radio and the guy said wenger has told a close mate Suarez will become an Arsenal player in a matter of days. I hope this isn't true. Surely we have to do all we can to sell him to another club abroad. Also great to see everyone has registered I think this site will become even more popular.

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Story came from the s*n, so clearly BS.

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And I told my mates I'm dating Beyoncé! It was on the radio that Wenger has told an un-named close friend who then has anonymously leaked that to a reporter? WOW! Has to be true then doesn't it? If we are to be selling Louis I want better evidence than that! {Ed002's Note - It was anecdotal - you are a better informed person for knowing of it.}

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04 Aug 2013 04:23:26
SO ED'S would would u say we had made atletico madrid aware we have interest in costa thank u {Ed001's Note - yes, interest, but that is all I know of.}

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03 Aug 2013 21:39:06
heard rumours of Christian atsu coming to England to finalise a move! is it us?

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