He's got 6 months left so his value shouldn't be more than a couple of £m. We've been linked with him as well, however McGeady seems to be the favourite I've said for a long time that Ince will do well when he settles in at a decent PL club, I think the lad can go all the way.
People said similar for Zaha last season, look how that's gone. Many players have done well in the Championship and even for the same team in the Premier League once promoted, they don't often work out at a bigger / established club tough. I actually want Ince to do well though, I will always support a player that chooses football over money and that's exactly what he did by leaving Liverpool and joining Blackpool
Agreed. If more decent players chose to play at "lesser" clubs rather than sell their souls to the glamour teams then the level of football would even out a bit and the whole league would become more competitive.
get your point saint, watched a game on btsport the other day that turned into a game of hoofing as thats all the players really could do with the weather conditions and ****y pitches they play on, if clubs lower down was given funding by lottery funding, twatting fa etc we would see a better all round game. not much we can do about our crap climate we live in ie not spain and sunny most of time, but the pitches players are forced to play on can be better, or they not care as they not on telly lol. prem had same conditions, but the pitches were miles better and they could at least play football (depending on the team obviously)
read somewhere the release clause is something like 100 mil outside of england, 130 mil if english team? May be too high but can see the club throwing a fat figure in there........ +1.
koptalk reporting red carpet ready for Liverpool targets family, Salah or what ever his ruddy name is?
There's not enough talent in Britain to do that IMO. England struggle to pick 23 good players at the moment. Wales have 2 good players, Scotland have some ok players but no one approaching world class and Ireland are the same. It seems to me that the league was more even in the 70s, 80s because there was less money involved AND there was a lot more talent from the home nations (and thats as big a factor as the money bit)
So anyone got any decent reliable sources on the 'Egyptian Messi'…? MITO said it was on the TV as a done deal
Liverpool assistant manager Colin Pascoe says speculation linking Raheem Sterling with a possible loan move away from the club is nonsense.It has been reported by the mainstream media that the Reds' winger will be allowed to leave if Mohamed Salah's proposed transfer to Liverpool goes through. This though has been denied.Pascoe said: "We laughed at the rumours linking Raheem Sterling with a loan move away. He's going nowhere."Swansea City, one of the linked clubs, have also rubbished claims that they are negotiating with the Reds for the player.
just add but not sure if relevant, both clubs would say this before another player comes in anyway,so who knows.
Shows how well Sterling has done recently that we don't want him to go out on loan to a PL side! Fair play to the lad, he's starting to turn things around. Can't say I'm overly exited about the prospect of signing Salah, very similar to what we already have available, surely?
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mohamed-salah-scouting-report-everything-2674537 Mohamed Salah: On Liverpool's radar With the arrival of the January transfer window, Brendan Rodgers will be looking to build on the strong start to the season with a signing or two at Liverpool. And one name he is continually linked with is Basel youngster Mohamed Salah. But is he any good? Would he fit into to Rodgers' system at Liverpool? Here’s Ross Dunbar with everything you need to know about the 21-year-old: Salah has been on the radar of some English and German clubs for well over a year. In fact, the option was on the table for the Egypt international to leave Switzerland over the summer, but Champions League football and the chance to add to his medal haul at Basel eventually convinced him to stay at the club. Salah’s demand for Champions League football will be a crucial selling point for any of his admirers this month or next summer. The sad events in the Port Said stadium riot in January 2012 forced the Egyptian Premier League into shutdown mode and after impressing for Egypt’s U23 side – in a friendly against Basel, funnily enough – he signed for the Swiss side in June 2012. With little time for transition into Swiss football following the departure of Xherdan Shaqiri to Bayern Munich, Salah has learned the hard way. Without speaking anything but Arabic, he let his football do the talking. Goals against Chelsea and Tottenham in the UEFA Europa League last season made others sit-up and take notice of the Egyptian; both clubs even sent scouts to St-Jakob’s Park to watch Salah in domestic action. But this season, Salah has grown in self-confidence, stepping up to the plate in a lacklustre performance against Ludogorets Razgrad to send FC Basel into the Champions League group stages. At Chelsea, in one of the club’s most memorable triumphs, Salah was excellent, linking with the midfield to keep possession in tight areas, but also demonstrating his class when in key areas of the park. He’s the new... Franck Ribery (sort of) Quite hard to compare - he's not necessarily a winger – but he has similar traits to Franck Ribery, on the opposite side of the pitch. Strengths Despite playing notably wider than most attacking forwards – those who aren’t wingers – he has the intelligence to find space, while playing in an inverted style on to his left-foot, and he is willing to come out wide to get the ball. Salah is a very quick runner off the ball, but he’s yet to convert that extra yard of pace into his game when in possession. But sharp decision-making and movement is key to the Egyptian’s overall game and Salah has superb composure in-front of goal. He rarely does boring tap-ins either, finishing intricate moves with conviction and as seen against Chelsea, he's especially clinical when presented with a chance on his left-side. Weaknesses Salah himself considers his heading ability as his biggest weakness. His talents are there for all to see, but he can go hiding at times, if his side aren’t dominating the match. That’s the nature of his style, though, leaving him isolated when not brought enough into the play. How would he fit into the Liverpool team? If Liverpool can guarantee Champions League football for the young Egyptian, then Anfield could be a perfect destination for him. An interchanging forward line with Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and Mohamed Salah would make the Kop buzz with excitement. The key thing, though, will be guaranteed football in Europe’s Premier club competition. Interest is strong from Germany. Schalke 04 could do much worse than snap him up, but Borussia Monchengladbach – assuming the Foals secure fourth – could be an attractive destination. Gladbach’s Swiss coach Lucien Favre has also been sniffing around FC Basel’s prime talents, including Valentin Stocker. Did you know? His coach Murat Yakin has compared Salah’s raw pace to that of Olympic sprinting champion Usain Bolt.
