shanz longinho... happy now? look if you think he's a donkey fine but you know... nobody even knows if its true yet... and sturridge is hardly hard to pronounce?
Interesting comment from AVB reported on Talksport....... Andre Villas-Boas has admitted his admiration for Willian, but denied reports Tottenham have tabled an offer for the Anzhi Makhachkala ace. Anzhi owner Suleiman Kerimov has decided to drastically cut the Russian club's budget and is ready to sell his star attacker this summer. Reports in the media suggested Spurs had made a move for the Brazil international and will rival Liverpool for his signature. However, when asked on Monday whether he had launched a bid for the 25-year-old, Villas-Boas said: "No, no." The Tottenham manager did, however, reveal he is a big fan of the former Shakhtar star, adding: "He is a player who I appreciate. He belongs to them and I respect them so I wouldn't like to extend myself too much." ....so don't despair there is hope...not much just a fools hope
As Mourinho said, managers lie during the transfer window. They say they're happy with their squad yet buy players, say players aren't for sale then sell them, say they aren't interested then sign them. Wouldn't read too much into that.
Well I did say there was a fools hope! And then this from goal.com (yes I know) Liverpool are confident of beating Tottenham to the signing of Brazilian winger Willian, Goal understands. The Merseysiders hope to reach an agreement with his club Anzhi Makhachkala in the next 48 hours after lodging a formal bid of €30 million (£25.6m) for the in-demand forward. Liverpool have indicated that they are willing to match Willian's current £85,000-a-week salary in order to convince him to move to Anfield. Goal understands that the Reds have also attempted to smooth negotiations with Anzhi by offering the Russian club a sell-on clause in which they would receive 50 per cent of the profits of any future sale. Tottenham have also held talks about buying Willian, who is a long-term target of theirs, but are not yet believed to have made an offer. The 25-year-old is expected to make a decision about his next destination by Tuesday night, with the likelihood growing that a deal could be formalised by the middle of the week. Liverpool are looking to take advantage of the firesale at Anzhi, who are trying to offload some of their biggest earners, who also include Samuel Eto'o, in an attempt to trim costs. Meanwhile, Aly Cissokho is expected to undertake a medical on Monday ahead of completing a season-long loan move to Liverpool from Valencia. The Merseysiders are believed to have the option to sign the French left-back on a permanent basis for around £4m in 12 months' time.
I dont know if Longs a donkey or not, not seen a lot to be honest BR knows what he wants and im happy to go with him. I'd be suprised if he wants Long to be honest Problem we face is persuading the top players (who other teams want) coming to us, our history and major honours will only take us so far and its fizzling out. Its been a hard slog so far and we need to get back challenging this season. Lets aim for the ****ing title. Im optimistic (not for the title) but by the way we play, we havent played this well for a number of years
I'd be slightly supirsed at long too but look at sturridge... is he "a rodgers player" well it seems to me if you look at borini and sturridge there is a commonality in running and mobility. long is fast and mobile too... thats all i'll say. now the reality is have we actually bid on willian at all or yet again are things carried away by internet speculation... one building on another. why knows.
Wasn't his medical apparently this evening. Meaning they're probably doing the photo's of him signing the contract, posing in front of Liverpool signs & leaning on something random before announcing it
Is Long fast and mobile? Like I say I dont know Thing about Sturridge he doesnt play like an Englishman Bottom line is if BR wants him and gets him in he has to have our support. BR knows full well whats expected of him and his team he has now assembled this season
