Sounds like we were waiting, hoping that no one would trigger the clause, allowing us to attempt to haggle the price down to around £50million later in the window. Likely never considered spending £60m on him - that's supposedly the same fee that they were quoted for Diaby before walking.Sounds like Newcastle were gazumped late on this one ... Liverpool just piled in offered the release clause.
Newcastle had no chance anyway because even if they offered it the player wanted Liverpool which is just a cold hard truth.
