Hadnât realised how much they had paid for him, fair play to them for taking the risk. It was a lot of money for a fairly unproven player at the time.
According to tomorrowâs Sunday Mirror, Chelsea are lining up a 20 million pound bid for Micah Richards :rolleyes: , he is bearly worth 5 million the brainless fuckâŚ
I was reading that Ronaldinho is linked with Blackburn, surely Blackburn donât have the sort of money required to pay his massive wagesâŚ
The injuns who run them now have loads of money. Couldnât see it happening though.
Dirty racist bawsterd Mac!!!
Rocko, whatâs the story with FC Bayern offloading Demichelis to Malaga?
I see Luca Toni has signed for Juve on a free this week. A strange situation signing on a free mid-season.
Julio Baptista has also joined Malaga for a reported 2 million.
Yeah, mentioned it on the Roma thread last week. He was only impressive on rare occasions and heâs behind 4 or 5 others in the pecking order so it made sense to offload him.
Kenny Miller to Fiorentina is close to being completed according to various Scottish media sources.
Seb Larsson to Newcastle is as good as a done deal
Heard a rumour today that Birmingham are very close to being in a Porstmouth style situation.
Dropped to fourth place centre back after Van Buyten, Badstuber and Breno and wanted out.
Phil Neville to spurs by the look of it
Liverpool have tragetted Luis Suarez as their priority signing this January.
He will be hard pushed to displace Reina.
The Wayne Bridge to West Ham on loan seems to be a done deal at this point. Just subject to a medical.
Edin Dzeko sounds like an alright sort, he camt out with this 30 secs into his unveiling press conference
I hear that most people from Manchester are Man City fans
From the timesâŚ
SOCCER PREMIER LEAGUE: Blackpool V Liverpool: Venue : Bloomfield Road Kick-off: 8pm: LIVERPOOL HAVE prepared a âŹ12 million bid for Southamptonâs highly-rated teenager Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as they attempt to rebuild for the future and to back Kenny Dalglishâs pledge of support for Fernando Torres with action.
The 17-year-old son of the former England international Mark Chamberlain has made only 14 starts for the League One club but is regarded by many at Southampton, and Liverpoolâs scouting department, as a better prospect than Theo Walcott was at the same age. Walcottâs current club, Arsenal, are Liverpoolâs main rival for the signature of an attacking midfielder who has scored six goals this season, and the clubs hope to complete a deal in this transfer window.
Liverpool have not yet made an offer for Oxlade-Chamberlain, the second youngest player to feature for Southampton behind Walcott, but the clubâs new owners, Fenway Sports Group, are willing to meet the south coast clubâs âŹ12 million valuation. FSG, advised by Liverpoolâs director of football strategy Damien Comolli, want to invest in young and coveted talent, and the teenagerâs arrival would serve as a statement of the new ownerâs intent should he choose Anfield over the Emirates.
Anfield scouts view Oxlade-Chamberlain as one of the finest prospects in the country and, though he would likely be nurtured into the first team at Liverpool, the club are anxious to address the lack of support for Torres.
The clubâs record signing has struggled for fitness and consistent form for over a year and often appeared disillusioned during Roy Hodgsonâs reign. Dalglish, however, is confident he can lead Torres out of his prolonged slump and has told the 26-year-old to look no further than his own career for evidence that even world-class strikers are not immune to a loss of form.
Dalglish, who takes charge of his first Premier League game at Blackpool tonight, said: âSomeone asked me if I had a magic wand for Fernando. I said I donât need one, he has got one himself. He might be lacking a little bit of confidence, but he is still a top goal scorer and someone everybody fears when he goes on to the pitch.â
Steven Gerrard starts his three-match suspension against Ian Hollowayâs side and Dalglish, whom Torres has cited as a role-model in the past, added: âItâs all about relationships between players and staff. Iâve got fantastic respect for Fernando, not only as a footballer but also as a person as well. When he signed for the club he really threw himself into learning about the history and the tradition of the club, he really soaked it all up.
what price can liverpool be laid at tonight?