To be fair to Ayre. He has done very well commercially for us and was crucial in giving H&G the boot. We do owe him thanks for that! People used to say the same things about Parry (and worse) they now say about Ayre. Personally- I don't know where the blame lies. Is it Ayre, is it Henry telling him he can't bid more than "X" and has to come back for approval for more? Who knows. With a comittee for transfers- maybe they have a veto system where everyone has to agree before a decision. Maybe Ayre's fault... maybe someone elses.
Independent Liverpool are facing competition from two unnamed Premier League clubs for the signature of Ukraine forward Yevhen Konoplyanka, despite opening negotiations with his club on Wednesday. Managing director Ian Ayre is leading talks with Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk to sign the 24-year-old after manager Brendan Rodgers revealed on Tuesday night that they are closing in on “a major signing”. However, several clubs including Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain have all shown an interest in Konoplyanka in the last six months and sources close to the player admitted yesterday that Liverpool are not the only team in contention. Last night, Spurs and City dismissed speculation linking them to the striker who scored against England in the World Cup qualifier at Wembley in September 2012, although reports in Ukraine suggested Tottenham could be in the frame. United officials were also tight-lipped over their potential interest but with rumours in Italy that Internazionale are keen on taking Nani on loan and Wilfried Zaha set to complete his short-term move to Cardiff, manager David Moyes could be in the market for more wide players. Moyes has also been linked with a move for Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos. Dnipro are understood to be holding out for a fee close to £20million for Konoplyanka having turned down several bids this week, although an offer of around £15m is likely to be enough to persuade them to sell their prize asset. Konoplyanka’s father, Oleg, admitted yesterday that he expects his son to leave Ukraine, with sources also confirming that his future will be resolved before tomorrow night’s deadline. That would rule out the prospect of PSG making an offer, despite the French side tracking him for over a year. Having already lost out to Chelsea for Mohamed Salah this week, Liverpool are desperate to add another attacking option to their squad and Konoplyanka would provide versatility given his ability to play on both flanks. However, with time running out, Ayre will be keen to make sure they are not gazumped for a second time by a rival for a top-four finish.
Journos get more sloppy daily! "Liverpool are desperate"! Did that idiot not see last night's match? Sure we would like re-inforcements but we are certainly not desperate. This Russian has a value to us - above that then jump on the plane and come home with a "you can keep him Comrade!"
Ben Smith from BBC talking on twitter to some Liverpool fan. So it's down to Ayres (and his instructions) to sort this out, as we all thought anyway paul smith ‏@thesmigger 5h @BenSmithBBC Ben what's your view on the liverpool target from Dnaripo is it close to being agreed?? Ben Smith ‏@BenSmithBBC 3h @thesmigger I know that Dave Fallows isn't in Ukraine. Never was paul smith ‏@thesmigger 3h @BenSmithBBC has Ian Arye gone?? Or is that a rumour?? Thanks for replying Ben appreciate it Ben Smith ‏@BenSmithBBC 3h @thesmigger Ian Ayre is the one trying to close the deal out
Plenty of quite reliable sources on twitter. Could be just rumours but it seems to be running quite strong now. I guess time will tell, but that's whats being reported
Very true. Usually one reliable(ish) source runs it and everyone retweets it!! We'll see. Gerrez - I use rarely use twitter. I use Topsy as a general search I have tweeted about 10 times in 2 years
Fair enough. I rarely use it myself but thought if you did and retweeted this stuff it would be worth following you
