Jeremy Wilson says that Ings has signed a 4 year contract....the 1 year loan, plus the 3 years after our purchase of him in 2019. That suggests to me that we couldn't cough up the purchase money at the moment, but Liverpool didn't want a loan....so a 'loan' plus guaranteed purchase is the compromise. A bit like getting a carpet on a delayed purchase scheme. Ings desire to come here was probably the factor that pushed it through.
