Manchester United are set to beat Liverpool in the race to sign Aston Villa's Belgium striker Christian Benteke, with a £32.5m offer for the 24-year-old. How Liverpool FC's balance sheet looks after Raheem Sterling sale EXPENDITURE: Roberto Firmino (Hoffenheim, £29m) Joe Gomez (Charlton, £3.5m) Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton, £12.5m) Danny Ings (Bosman, fee to be agreed) Adam Bogdan (Free) James Milner (Free) Total: £45m INCOME: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City, £49m*) Sebastian Coates (Sunderland, £4m) Iago Aspas (Sevilla, £4.4m) *20% of £44m - £8.8m – believed to be going to QPR as part of sell-on clause Total: £48.6m Total (approximate) spend: £3.8m (in profit) Accountants: http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/how-liverpool-fcs-balance-sheet-9663946
Tim sherwood has been on sky bet trying to drop the odds to force lfc to bid. No seriously I think he fits Utd perfectly as I said last week when this came up and I said lfc we're swapping balotelli for Mario gomez.
Someone has been betting... who stands to gain? Just add two and two.... it doesn't matter if it adds up to 34 as long as it was a bit of a wheeze.
dear all.... twitter has the usual extremely dodgoy individual saying we have bid for reus.... there is a hell of a lot of gobshites going around tweeting. anyway be prepared for the emtro or some other rags to post this **** today. dribs.. you read it here first
Nice bit about texiera on sky sports app as well as a video of his goals from last year at Brighton if anyone is interested. Be be nice if he can play a part this year
Jordy Claisie looks quality IMO - watched him a few times in Eredivise and looks a very well rounded mid. Two Allen said previously that he could be a bargain who we end up paying £20m for - I wouldn't be surprised. They've done the same with Schneiderlin and probs the same with Wanyama.
yes mine are make believe and then end up in the papers who also make beleive and dribs then copies them in here... i don't mind i steal all mine anyway so its like recycling. we are saving the planet together
certainly a decent player and replacement for the snide one. koeman only needs a double screen anyway i'm sure he'll look good doing that
Stewart Downing closing on move back to Middlesbrough Manchester United agree Robin van Persie deal with Fenerbahce Football News A number of sources have claimed that Robin van Persie is just hours away from completing a transfer to Fenerbahce with the Turkish club and Manchester United coming to an agreement on Thursday morning. The Guardian claims that an offer of £4.7m was accepted by Manchester United while sources have told ESPN that Van Persie is on his way to London to undergo medical checks. That information contradicts earlier reports from the Daily Mail, which claimed that the Red Devils had rejected Fenerbahce's offer and were hoping for closer to £10m.
Haha I remember when a lot of people were creaming themselves over him after his little purple patch last season.
Most chances created by a English player last year including Sterling, should be worth about £60 million.
Yeah I saw that earlier! Quite a shocking stat to be honest, I'm sure a PL club could make use of him rather than him dropping to the Championship. One of the newly promoted teams should try and snatch him up. He's far from great but he will create chances - like that stat proves.
According to Calicio Mercato Web, Liverpool have entered talks with AC Milan over the signing of French forward Jeremy Menez. The Serie A giants are reportedly demanding £10.5million for the 28-year-old, who they signed on a free from Paris Saint-Germain a year ago. Meanwhile, the Daily Star claim Chelsea are expected to sign Barcelona winger Pedro next week in a deal worth £22m. The Spain international, who has also been linked with moves to Liverpool and Arsenal, has reportedly been offered a four-year deal by the Blues. please log in to view this image Liverpool face competition from Manchester United for Aston Villa's Christian Benteke And finally, Sky Bet have placed Liverpool as odds-on favourites to land £32.5m Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke this summer. However, the bookies believe Manchester United are also strong contenders for Belgian's signature after slashing their odds from 7/1 to 15/8. Get all the latest football and transfer news delivered to your inbox please log in to view this image <img class="lazy-fallback" But Benteke is keen to join Liverpool, though the Reds still need to agree a fee with Villa. (Daily Mail) Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne, 24, has denied a rift with England boss Roy Hodgson. (Times - subscription)
Echo live feed According to reports in Italy, Lazio have rejected the chance to Mario Balotelli. It was reported yesterday that Ajax star Ricardo Kishna’s agent Mino Raiola was trying to find a way to get his client released from Ajax for a minimal fee. Il Tempo believes that the Dutch club are looking for €5m for the 20-year-old winger and that he will sign a four-year deal worth €1.2m per season. Kishna’s agent Raiola also represents wantaway Liverpool forward Balotelli, and LaLazioSiamoNoi believe the controversial striker has been offered to the Biancoceleste. Although the response from President Claudio Lotito was believed to be a firm no, the situation could reportedly change if Liverpool agreed to pay his wages and Lazio reached the Champions League group stages. ......... So if the get to cl ok but we pay all his wages. Yeah...... that'll work. Italians are all scammers I knew day one this was a disaster so we will have to release him on a free and pay him off in two years.
