It does seem odd that we'd not budge (apparently) on our price for Salah, who was our first wide forward target this transfer window, but then go for a better player (who we've watched a few times this year) and offer more money. It's like bidding for your second choice first, failing, then going for your first option. Not saying we're transfer window smokescreen geniuses, but it seems odd. Especially how the Konoplyanka news was broke only a day after Salah moved and very rarely do things move that fast when we're concerned.
Surely an argument is a difference of opinions. I feel we dither in negotiating ,you don't. Don't see that either of us can actually prove the point.
I don't think he did or didn't dither. My point was that none of us know what happens behind the scenes. That is fact, not opinion
Just for the record...note the use of a certain word beginning with D...and another beginning with the N word: Mohamed Salah's agent claims Liverpool missed out on the Egyptian star because of their dithering. Sascha Empacher says Liverpool's negotiations with Basel over a deal for the winger dragged on for months, which was "too long". Liverpool's hesitancy allowed Chelsea to pounce and they have signed Salah, who is dubbed the 'Egyptian Messi', for around £13.5million.
Yevhen Konoplyanka's agent is in Liverpool after the Reds opened talks with Dnipro over a £16million move for Ukrainian winger. Konoplyanka's agent arrives for £16m move talks Konoplyanka, 24, is the main focus of Liverpool's work in the last two days of the January transfer window and the club have signalled their intentions to add to Brendan Rodgers' squad by tabling a bid in excess of their offer to FC Basel for original target Mohamed Salah. Dnipro have previously stated that Konoplyanka would not be sold until the summer but the presence of his agent, James Lippett, at the Merseyside derby on Tuesday suggests a deal can be done in time for the deadline. Liverpool boss Rodgers appeared hopeful of making a major swoop before Friday night when he spoke after the derby and it appears the Reds are now at the head of the queue for the right-footed winger's services. Paris Saint-Germain and Bayer Leverkusen have been linked with Konoplyanka in the past while it is thought that Manchester United manager David Moyes also had him watched when he was at Everton.
So what your saying is that,as you don't know the facts, you don't have an opinion and nor should anyone else?
I'm sure Salah was target one- allowed to bid up to "£xmill"- Konan the Ukranian was target two- allowed to bid up to "£ymill". As soon as Salah bid failed they launched plan B. There is probably a plan C and D too.
Must be true if a agent said it There was another comment from Salah's former club that said we never made a bid too PS...ignore me being a arse, I'm ratty when hungry and I've not eaten yet
No. I was saying I find it funny that people give Ayre stick when they've not really got a clue whats going off.
