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No. It wasn’t. Brighton never set a price.Any Ideas as to why Liverpool offered 111 mill ?
It was seemingly known all summer that Brighton wanted 100.
No. It wasn’t. Brighton never set a price.Any Ideas as to why Liverpool offered 111 mill ?
It was seemingly known all summer that Brighton wanted 100.
He can’t now. Not after being so public about not wanting them.I'm still not convinced he'll end up at Chelsea. I'm expecting to wake up to the news he's signed for Liverpool
I’ve had an amazing day in WhatsApp groups full of Liverpool mates.A Liverpool supporting friend sent me a tweet about Liverpool bid for Caicedo was accepted today to rub it in my face.
You can imagine my joy when about 1 hour later i could send him back a tweet about Caicedo snubbing Liverpool
It’s Chelsea or nowhere. No chances he’s going Liverpool after publicly turning his back on them. I’m not sure Liverpool would even pursue it now.I'm still not convinced he'll end up at Chelsea. I'm expecting to wake up to the news he's signed for Liverpool
Not taking the piss here but do you mean that in a very narrow "well actually an exact arbitrary number was never explicit" ?No. It wasn’t. Brighton never set a price.
Neither would ever have signed for them?Liverpool should never have withdrawn from the Bellingham deal or the Mbappe one for that matter.
I beg your pardon, they were both done but Liverpool withdrew their interest.Neither would ever have signed for them?
I mean that the only mention of any sort of fee came from the media. In interviews/discussions with Sky Sports News and other outlets, Paul Barber repeatedly said the player wasn’t for sale. This was the club’s bargaining position. When the club rejected Arsenal’s offers in January for the player, the same thing happened.Not taking the piss here but do you mean that in a very narrow "well actually an exact arbitrary number was never explicit" ?
Because from the outside it does seem it was pretty clear 100 was the intended (low) target.
Thanks for taking the time to respond. Certainly I can believe the media was inaccurate and fanciful.I mean that the only mention of any sort of fee came from the media. In interviews/discussions with Sky Sports News and other outlets, Paul Barber repeatedly said the player wasn’t for sale. This was the club’s bargaining position. When the club rejected Arsenal’s offers in January for the player, the same thing happened.
Previously with Ben White, the club turned down £28m from Leeds before he’d ever kicked a ball in the PL - one season later Arsenal paid £50m. Again, the messaging was “not for sale”.
Same with Cucurella, officially not for sale and declined £35m from Manchester City. Sold to Chelsea for £62m a few weeks later. At no point was the player on the market or were the club publicly acknowledging they were listening to offers.
My point is that the club don’t set asking prices, they simply reject offers until they match their own (internal, not public) valuation.
The £100m fee was a media narrative from the very start, which tied in nicely to Declan Rice’s sale in recent weeks to give it extra “weight”.
don’t believe everything you readI beg your pardon, they were both done but Liverpool withdrew their interest.
I'm taking the piss if it wasn't obvious.don’t believe everything you read
Absolutely. It feels like this saga has been going on forever - thrilled to be watching the actual football again to be honest! Good luck for the seasonThanks for taking the time to respond. Certainly I can believe the media was inaccurate and fanciful.
Being purely factual, I'll say it seems that internal undisclosed valuation was higher than 80m£ (or 90... can't remember too many bids) but met by 111m£... So 100 wasn't too far off the mark we'll never know !
We’ll have swapped managers by the time you put the kettle on.Off to bed now. I am expecting to wake up with Caicedo a Liverpool player, Lavia a Man United player and Chelsea to have put a bid in for James Milner.
It’s an ultra defensive midfield. Very good ultra defensive midfield, let’s say.Enzo Caicedo Lavia. Lacks experience but what an amazing midfield if they fulfill potential
A minimum of 85 after last season's 44? Feel fairly confident that won't be the case, but you can feel free to quote me if it does.It's elevate us from cl spot contenders to title challengers if we signed both lavia and caicedo. Of course it's not easy to topple city but I expect minimum 85 points from league. Pochettino you got the tools now it's in your hand.
Unless Sterling and Mudryk get going then you're lacking fire power, especially without Nkunku. I don't think Madueke looks anything amazing and I think you need to upgrade on him. Off the top of my head you don't have another RW do you?It's elevate us from cl spot contenders to title challengers if we signed both lavia and caicedo. Of course it's not easy to topple city but I expect minimum 85 points from league. Pochettino you got the tools now it's in your hand.
Bookmarked.It's elevate us from cl spot contenders to title challengers if we signed both lavia and caicedo. Of course it's not easy to topple city but I expect minimum 85 points from league. Pochettino you got the tools now it's in your hand.
The word was that Rui Costa, who I believe is the president of Benfica, tried to persuade Enzo Fernandez to wait until the summer and join a club that was more "stable." Potter had not left by then and Boehly was hijacking deal after deal.Ironically we were interested in Enzo.
Fairly stacked and expensive squad and with no European football distraction I wonder what excuse Poch fan boys will use if Chelsea don't finish at least 4th in the table this season.Pochettino with expensive players in his hands. Sounds familiar