Liverpool FC

[trevorcarey20]

Benitez must see something in him to actually pursue him in the first place..

Other than being tall, i cant really see what that is.

 

[AberdeenFC]

well, i think Benitez knows a bit more about whats good for the team than you guys, no offence .

well if we do sign him and he scores 20 goals including the 3 that win us the premiership on the last day then i will admit that i am wrong :fool:

he's shít.

 

[Rami]

He would be ideal in a 4-5-1 formation. He'd be a great target for Gonzales and Figo to whip those crosses in. Seriously, his height is such a threat, he would be really useful. But not more than 3mil.

 

[becksfranksteve]

peter crouch is an average player who had a good season but Livepool have too many forwards to want his tall ass

Cisse
Morientes
Baros
Pongolle
Mellor

 

[Kristian]

Liverpool don't want Crouch.

 

[wing172]

peter crouch is an average player who had a good season but Livepool have too many forwards to want his tall ass

Cisse
Morientes
Baros
Pongolle
Mellor

You can add Kewell, Luis Garcia and Le Tallec to the list, as they can play up top too!

 

[Joe Star]

He would be ideal in a 4-5-1 formation. He'd be a great target for Gonzales and Figo to whip those crosses in. Seriously, his height is such a threat, he would be really useful. But not more than 3mil.

My thoughts as well. All that height must add up to something.......but i might be wrong. Anyway i'd put him at no more than 2million.

 

[Haukur Gudnason]

Sissoko snub to Mourinho
Jul 11 2005
By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo

LIVERPOOL fought off a late bid by Chelsea to secure a £5m deal for Mohamed Sissoko, it emerged today.

The Mali international arrived at Melwood for his medical this morning as Reds boss Rafael Benitez enjoyed his second transfer coup within a week over the Premiership champions following their failure to sign Steven Gerrard.

Everton's delay securing 20-year-old Sissoko seven days ago opened the door for Benitez, who has tracked the youngster since he left Valencia.

Chelsea tried to hi-Carlos the deal at the eleventh hour only for Sissoko, who was expected to be paraded with goalkeeper Jose Reina later today, to pledge his future to Anfield.

"We hope to finalise all the details today and present Sissoko and Reina at a press conference," confirmed Benitez..

"We have been talking with the player since we knew he was available and once we made our move for him we knew how much he wanted to play for us. We also knew it would be difficult to sign him because Everton and another club wanted him.

"I'm delighted he chose Liverpool because he is a good player for the present and the future of the club. He has played right-back but that is not his best position. I see him as a strong central midfielder.

"He plays a high energy game with a high tempo.

"He's young, he's not bad on the ball and he will improve the balance of our team.

"He's had two good years with Valencia where he has won trophies. I know him well and he's a very good player."

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Figo update: To be sorted one way or the other by Wednesday.

 

[Becks is God]

why get Crouch, £6-7 million is way to much, a year ago he was an Aston Villa reject, now he's played 1 game for England and scored some goals for a relegated team and now he cost's £7 mil, u allready have Cisse, Baros and Morientes! and dont you only play 1 forward anyway! lol. crazy.

 

[The Kop Kid]

why get Crouch, £6-7 million is way to much, a year ago he was an Aston Villa reject, now he's played 1 game for England and scored some goals for a relegated team and now he cost's £7 mil, u allready have Cisse, Baros and Morientes! and dont you only play 1 forward anyway! lol. crazy.

Yep, crazy like a EUROPEAN CUP WINNING fox. Given Rafa's track record I think that I'll just trust the guy's judgement. Also, the fact that Crouch scored a lot of goals for a team which was relegated makes the tally more and not less impressive.
Yer down on a guy who has scored consistently all season while holding Baros-who I don't believe has scored a single competetive goal this year-up as an example of who we've got. Doesn't seem to make much sense IMO.

 

[J.QBEK]

how about dudek... what do u think dudek or meybe reina ?

 

[Nuno]

Is Liverpool broke or something? How come 2 mil for Figo is too much? You're getting a killer bargain for 2 mil.

 

[Kibe Kru]

If we're going to spend 6.5M for Crouch, might as well spend 2M for Figo...

 

[The Kop Kid]

Is Liverpool broke or something? How come 2 mil for Figo is too much? You're getting a killer bargain for 2 mil.

Not sure. It seems like it's about Rafa taking a stand against Madrid's bullsh*t as much as anything else. He has made a point of saying that he will never pay over the odds for a player and whilst 2 million isn't exactly a lot for someone like Figo the guy was supposed to be free. Everything was ticking along nicely and all of a sudden Madrid come out with "oh, did we say free? no, in fact we'll be wanting 2 million pounds."

 

[Julius]

Just wondering how much transfer cash we got left?

 

[RUSI]

Not sure. It seems like it's about Rafa taking a stand against Madrid's bullsh*t as much as anything else. He has made a point of saying that he will never pay over the odds for a player and whilst 2 million isn't exactly a lot for someone like Figo the guy was supposed to be free. Everything was ticking along nicely and all of a sudden Madrid come out with "oh, did we say free? no, in fact we'll be wanting 2 million pounds."

When did we say we'd give him up for free?

For Figo, you are lucky not to have to pay 4 times that.

 

[Kibe Kru]

I doubt Figo would say he'd be allowed to leave Madrid for free if there wasn't at least a verbal agreement... but spoken word doesn't count for anything these days, does it?

 

[Haukur Gudnason]

Since I'm buried under a tonne of work, it seems as good a time as any to share these PES/WE faces with youse. Still without some, such as Sissoko, Warnock, Welsh, Whitbread, Raven, Barragan, Le Tallec, Josemi etc but if you are in possession, giz a shout.

I even have Crouchy!

 

[Joe Star]

Is Liverpool broke or something? How come 2 mil for Figo is too much? You're getting a killer bargain for 2 mil.

Its probably because Rafa's willing to offer(God knows why!!!!)10mil for Crouch. Also Figo's gonna be top flight material for at most a season or 2 more. & his salary's pretty high as it is anyway.

 

[The Kop Kid]

When did we say we'd give him up for free?

For Figo, you are lucky not to have to pay 4 times that.

From the Daily Post...

The 32-year-old had a verbal agreement with Real Madrid that he could leave on a free transfer, only for the Bernabeu outfit to this week go back on their word once Liverpool moved to close the deal.

As for us being lucky not to pay 8million for a 32 year old close to the end of his contract and not being used by the club, well I can't see the basis for that theory.

EWAN: Mellor looks like someone just stole his last pie. Well agro. Pretty good faces though. Your work?