KLOPP: He told Sky Germany: “Liverpool is not a club that has to sell players. That is set in stone. So what they pay in the end doesn’t matter. From a financial standpoint, there is no price limit to let him go. No price at which we are ready to give in. Our goal is to have the best possible team. So we want to keep our guys and add new ones. That is our plan. “Today, no player on the planet is untouchable. But a transfer is also a question of timing and if you have the opportunity and the need to react to such a transfer. “Also you have to ask, if you have the time to react. But just because of one request of one club, we don’t have to think about that. We are not in that situation.” Seems pretty clear to me what this all means. Lets all just move on and let him move next summer.
That's it. It's the same as Real Madrid. When they choose the player they want they keep returning until they get them. Couts will go at some point, hopefully next summer at the earliest. Exactly why De Gea will be a Madrid player at some point. They'll keep knocking until it's done. Unlike other clubs they don't have to unearth gems etc. if you're on their list they get you. If not they come back until they do get you. They debated this on the new PL debate show last night. Good show actually and it's every night on Sky PL at 10pm.
My bad. So they got him at the first time of asking despite him being on a new long term contract then......I see
I've said since before the Ford saga, we ALL have to get used to a new reality where clubs just don't have to sell, no matter how much agents' may lose on it. I can see Soton quite simply saying they're just not selling to us again - and for the same reason I can see us saying to Barca 'Not unless it suits us. The big adjustment will be for agents, who believe, based on experience, that they control the player, therefore they have the whip hand. They're the ones who are going to struggle in the future.
