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Under 23 Player
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Presumably at the start of the transfer window we would have thought that there was no chance of getting him seeing as he only recently signed for Anzi but when their entire team was put up for sale, he became a realistic target? Either way I'm not too disappointed to be missing out on him for the price quoted
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The dude is not worth more than 25m. End of. Move on...
Well done transfer committee - you identified a decent option that was available (not akin to how the Arse have gone about things this summer). You were supported by the owners who clearly put decent money forward. The price went beyond his value. We were not prepared to enter a bidding war. Game over.
No ones offered 100m for our best player either.
Even if we raised it 3m, Tottenham could've/would've gone higher. The only purpose of raising our bid would have been to stitch up the spuds, which may have been worth it...
Last edited by Rafas Statman; 21/08/13 09:20 AM.
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Liverpool Legend
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If he wanted to join us he could have turned down Spurs. Zenit offered more than both of us but he didn't want to go there. I imagine that AVB's previous interest is what swayed it.
Having said that nothing is official yet and no one is reporting that he's had or passed a medical.
And as others have said, he's not worth £35m!
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1st Team Squad
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The dude is not worth more than 25m. End of. Move on...
Well done transfer committee - you identified a decent option that was available (not akin to how the Arse have gone about things this summer). You were supported by the owners who clearly put decent money forward. The price went beyond his value. We were not prepared to enter a bidding war. Game over.
No ones offered 100m for our best player either.
Even if we raised it 3m, Tottenham could've/would've gone higher. The only purpose of raising our bid would have been to stitch up the spuds, which may have been worth it... good sensible post! I agree completely.
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not worth 35million or 30 million in my view.
he went for a high price to Anzhi and the owner is keen to recoup every single cent. Liverpool refused to be drawn into a bidding war, and for whatever reason, i am happy we didnt pay over the odds for him. but we did need a player like him, lets be honest about that.
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I have the feeling that some people don't know or care about who we sign, but rather the value of the transfer. Its not like football manager were the value represents their current quality.
Willian was overpriced because it was the only way to attract him to Russia. As it was only 6 months ago, the value remained inflated and they wanted their money back. He will likely be a good player, but at that price you could buy 2 players that could make more of a collective difference.
I believe the problem we have is that we have a lot of players that have not produced what is expected. These players put question marks against bringing in players, and it could be a case of them needing to leave first.
e.g.
Borini - Allen - Henderson - Skrtel
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The dude is not worth more than 25m. End of. Move on...
Well done transfer committee - you identified a decent option that was available (not akin to how the Arse have gone about things this summer). You were supported by the owners who clearly put decent money forward. The price went beyond his value. We were not prepared to enter a bidding war. Game over.
No ones offered 100m for our best player either.
Even if we raised it 3m, Tottenham could've/would've gone higher. The only purpose of raising our bid would have been to stitch up the spuds, which may have been worth it... good sensible post! I agree completely. I also agree. Was never that fussed with Willian to begin with. People overreacting as usual.
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If we are going to buy a player for £30 million quid plus ridiculous wages, there are at least a hundred I'd prefer to Willian. He is clearly a mercenary, has played in sub-standard leagues for much of his career and guys who are 5' 8" tall/weigh 10st 7lb don't generally prevail in the EPL. Never wanted him in the first place (unless he was signed to replace Joe Allen).
Spurs are being ripped off so we should be happy. Ultimately it's money they can't spend on widening the gap between us and them even further.
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Liverpool Legend
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If we are going to buy a player for £30 million quid plus ridiculous wages, there are at least a hundred I'd prefer to Willian. He is clearly a mercenary, has played in sub-standard leagues for much of his career and guys who are 5' 8" tall/weigh 10st 7lb don't generally prevail in the EPL. Never wanted him in the first place (unless he was signed to replace Joe Allen).
Spurs are being ripped off so we should be happy. Ultimately it's money they can't spend on widening the gap between us and them even further. Good point I know nothing about the guy but where is our £30m player that is worth the money ?
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