City it is then to fill his bank account. Plus he may win some trophies and medals. I will be happy if he does as long as we splash the cash.
A little off topic, but was an absolute **** Kewell and his agent were!!! Leeds rage at Kewell over cut-price move Yorkshire club receives only £3m from £7m transfer The Leeds chairman John McKenzie last night launched a scathing attack on Harry Kewell, effectively accusing the Australian and his agent Bernie Mandic of pocketing up to £4m in order to smooth a transfer to Liverpool. Leeds will earn only £3m from the deal, which was completed yesterday, on a player rated at nearer £40m only three years ago. The return has left McKenzie "outraged". He accused Kewell and Mandic of forcing Leeds' hand by threatening to walk away for nothing next summer, and of earning more from the transfer than the club which had developed the 24-year-old's talents. "I have it in writing that, if we didn't settle for these terms, Harry intended to leave under the Bosman ruling next summer," said McKenzie, aware that the former Leeds midfielder Lee Bowyer's value shrunk from £9m last summer to only £100,000 in January after he refused to sign a new contract at Elland Road. "There were clubs willing to pay more than the £5m Liverpool offered. Mr Mandic has listed them - Barcelona, Manchester United, Milan, Chelsea - but it was made clear to me that the player was not prepared to go, and, if we did not fall into line, he would leave for nothing. Harry sent me a message himself saying he'd sit out the season if we did not agree. So what could we do?" He added: "I am angry and frustrated at the outrageous situation that has developed. Harry Kewell and his agent had been pressing us for a long while to give them 50% of any transfer fee or the player would leave for nothing next summer. With that in mind I agreed a deal of £7m last Friday with the Liverpool chief executive - with whose club Harry appears to have been illegally talking for six months - which Kewell and his agent refused to countenance. "They were upset because, apparently, they didn't think they were getting as much money out of it as they had hoped, so they demanded that we reduce the fee paid by Liverpool to £5m with £2m of that to be paid to Mr Mandic. What happened to the remaining £2m from our original discussions I believe I know, but only Liverpool or Harry Kewell could tell you. Draw your own conclusions." Liverpool last night insisted they were not guilty of any wrong-doing in the Kewell deal. "We were first approached regarding Harry Kewell on behalf of Leeds last January but were not in a position to take it any further," said a club spokesman. "Our recent negotiations with the player took place with the full knowledge of Leeds. Furthermore no deal was ever agreed at £7m with Leeds. It is crystal clear where the money has gone. We have agreed a transfer fee with Leeds and contract with Harry Kewell." Mandic confirmed that the "missing" £2m was "money that Liverpool had that would be paid to Kewell" over the course of his contract. "This was not a money-driven decision," claimed the agent, whose client has signed a five-year deal worth around £17m. "People are forgetting that many players have left clubs on Bosman frees and Harry could have pocketed the entire £5m at other clubs." Mandic said the £2m from Leeds that was paid to his company Max Sport was a "success fee". Kewell told Sky Sports last night: "I get my money from Liverpool and I let my agent get whatever he gets out of the deal." Whether for £5m or £7m, Liverpool have still captured a player of genuine class to delight their manager Gérard Houllier, who received confirmation of the signing yesterday while in London receiving an OBE. Kewell will be presented at a press conference this afternoon before departing with his team-mates for a training camp in Switzerland, leaving a smouldering sense of resentment behind him. "Given Kewell's outburst on TV and his indication that he had been talking to Liverpool for six months, it would have been impossible for Harry to play for Leeds ever again," added McKenzie, who will hand a proportion of the £3m and the £2.5m saved in wages for the final 12 months of the Australian's contract, to the manager Peter Reid to add to his increasingly sparse squad.
Let's hope we get a fair chunk for phillips then because if he leaves on the cheap that's his image tarnished for good.
Yep, these early games may well give us an idea of how our season is going to go. With the exception of Chelsea these are teams we would hope to finish above. A poor start suggests we may struggle again with the caveat that new signings may need to gel and get up to speed with the premier league.
So St Philips wants to leave, well good. At least I won't have to listen to how much he loves the club etc etc etc.
Sounds like Barnett/grealish have tapped up kp. Sack your agent and I’ll get you a great deal at Man City etc. for a very reasonable cut.
Tried to read it, but all the built up hatred & revulsion exploded in my head about half-way through. Seems that money is his life. Wonder how much he'd charge me for an hour of his time with me in a darkened room? He'd save on shoe leather by being on his back in hospital for a few long months - if he survived. Grrr.
Phillips goes with my blessing to Man City, completely understandable as long as we get a good fee 50-60m please. Cresswell needs a loan move as we have 4 more than capable CB’s atm and 5 is probably 1 too many as if they’re all fit he won’t get a look in, even during cup games. Go play mens football and see what you’re about, then potentially slot in next season. Happy with our opening fixtures. Adams is a no from me, heard he has a poor injury record. Is this true? Never seen him play and would prefer a player with some Prem experience. Get Sander Berge in, played in the PL and should cost around 25-30? Think Berge and Roca will be a good mix. I’ve seen Orta is on his travels to Brussels today, someone to buy from the Belgian league or is he just catching a connecting flight? Wonder if our priorities will be an ST, LB or GK next unless he’s out finding a Phillips replacement. I suppose we’ll see where the rumour mill goes once Roca is signed up tomorrow.
There's a 21 year old at Excelsior he likes. A CM we were interested in him in January from what I understand he's flying over from Manchester.
