Won't happen & don't want.
Raheem Sterling | Signs for Man City for £49,000,000
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Who do you reckon? I still feel he's the best young winger under 21.
Offers that take the piss would only serve to make it harder ever to do business with them in future.
A serious offer would be a reasonable thing to do. They will still refuse of course, but it could at least open the door.
A serious offer would be a reasonable thing to do. They will still refuse of course, but it could at least open the door.
How much has he played as a genuine winger?
Liverpool has two problems
a- they are going to lose an important player
b- very few decent quality players wants to join them
Id say we would start our bids with 20m + Nani (rated 10m) and Hernandez (10m). In Nani they will find a quality player who can play on both flanks and can replace Sterling at least at short term. In Hernandez they will find the good quality poacher Liverpool desperately needs.
It seems yous are playing us at our own game with that offer, I can never understand why we put in such low opening offers, it isn't feckin Pawn stars ffs.
If he really insists on leaving this summer, I'd probably take that offer if it wasn't United. I rate Hernandez, he'd do good at Liverpool imo.
We have to be reasonable on both ends. The player wants to leave, you need good quality players to replace him and both clubs need to respect one another. We should be decent enough to offer a competitive bid and you should be decent enough to at least consider it. Pride will get us nowhere (we would lose a potential quality player and you would lose someone who can drive the fee up)
As Mourinho said this 'rival thing' is a stupid thing that only happens in Britain. Abroad Players move around from one rival club to another at a regular rate.
I'd like to think that's possible yeah, but I just can't see it happening tbf.
If that's the case both clubs would be doing a big disservice to themselves. Manchester United would lose out from signing a quality British talent which is very rare to have these days. Liverpool would snub a potential bidder who can drive the price higher than expected.
I don't know that one, but I can just see Woody as the guy from Wheeler Dealers trying to get a bargain and finishing every negotiation meeting with "hold out your 'aaaand".
Very much doubt we have made any formal offer as yet. Not the way the club works.
You are living in cloud cuckoo land, mate.
I think its a fair first bid. I mean it didn't pissed off RobinLFC whose a Liverpool fan. Players may decide not to be involved in such bids or else Liverpool may not want the players mentioned. That can be arranged by offering more money or else add different players.
I understand that these things are rare in British football but these deals happen all the time. It also involve much bigger names than Sterling. For example Vieri, Pirlo, Baggio and Ibrahimovic had all moved to rival clubs (AC Milan, Inter and Juventus). They also did the tripletta (ie playing for Juventus, Inter and AC Milan)
Its time for British fans to stop being naive. Apart from the very rare exception to the case all players are only highly paid employees who do not get attached to the club.
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He plays across the 3 like most modern wingers? Name me a genuine winger? Stewart Downing.
It's like LFC winning the league again, not going to happen.
Can't believe people are even letting themselves get drawn into this, it will never ever happen.
would a £50m southampton gift card do it?
Liverpool and United are historical rivals but big picture! Would they really rather sell to Chelsea, Arsenal or city? These are all rivals too and they are not going to go away (sadly). At least sell to an historic one that's what I say. Why help these annoying clubs who won their wealth? 
No way on earth is Raheem Sterling worth £50m...he's not even worth £20m...
What has he done, really?
I'd rather have that Jordan Ibe than Sterling...
What has he done, really?
I'd rather have that Jordan Ibe than Sterling...
It's a fine deal as long as RobinLFC isn't pissed off with it.
No it's not naivity and you're missing the point. The obstacle to most players moving between the two respective clubs isn't anything to do with the players themselves being "attached" in any way. It's the reluctance of the clubs themselves to sell to each other. Exceptions to this are the likes of Giggs, Scholes, Gerrard et al who do genuinely have a fans attachment to their club that would preclude them from making the move.
Sterling doesn't give a shit about LFC that much is obvious but it's highly unlikely LFC will countenance selling him to us cordial relations or not
Exactly, and the thought that we could just hand over our discards, however decent, and that they would consider that - now that is naive!
They'll run his contract into the ground/lawsuit rather than sell to us. They remember Heinze. Anyway, he's not been the same since he ditched the Five Star hairdo.
That's what I have just said
Would it be legal if say Southampton signed Sterling for 30m and then we sign him from them for 40m?
I wanted Young out of the Club last season. On the back of his & Sterings last season, who would spend tens of millions on Sterling, knowing it would mean Young not playing?
Me. Young is a very good squad player but sterling can get numbers in terms of goals and assists that Young cannot. Young did well, had some quality games but sterling is simply more productive and obviously younger so has more room to improve further. That's not to say sell Young, but we're not a retirement camp. If someone else comes in, people have to fight for their place. There is no lee way or free pass.
Just thinking about our wing play last season sends shivers down my spine. Young how many goals and assists? Adnan? Valencia? Shaw (quality in the chelsea game but mostly injured) - not one dominant creative spark there. Depay will hopefully be an improvement but Sterling would also.
Just thinking about our wing play last season sends shivers down my spine. Young how many goals and assists? Adnan? Valencia? Shaw (quality in the chelsea game but mostly injured) - not one dominant creative spark there. Depay will hopefully be an improvement but Sterling would also.
I'm of the opinion that Young was just a quick fix last season and feel the same way about Fellaini. They played their part in getting us through a tough season both will be nothing but squad players next season.
Earlier on I was thinking to myself that it's kinda silly that rival clubs refuse to sell to one another - if a move makes sense to all parties, why shouldn't it happen, no matter what knee-jerk fans think of it? Then I read a suggestion that Liverpool should sign Chicharito...and thought 'F*ck that! They're not having him!1!!' 
What a hypocrite.
What a hypocrite. I don't want Chelsea to sign Falcao even though he's beyond shit.Earlier on I was thinking to myself that it's kinda silly that rival clubs refuse to sell to one another - if a move makes sense to all parties, why shouldn't it happen, no matter what knee-jerk fans think of it? Then I read a suggestion that Liverpool should sign Chicharito...and thought 'F*ck that! They're not having him!1!!'
I know what you mean, the thought of Chicharito in their shirt makes me want to club baby seals with my bare hands and throw stones at little old ladies.Earlier on I was thinking to myself that it's kinda silly that rival clubs refuse to sell to one another - if a move makes sense to all parties, why shouldn't it happen, no matter what knee-jerk fans think of it? Then I read a suggestion that Liverpool should sign Chicharito...and thought 'F*ck that! They're not having him!1!!'
First of all I suggested a decent initial bid. 20m + Nani and Hernandez (which would be rated around the 17-20m mark) is, in my opinion a fair price at this stage.
The reality is that Liverpool are struggling to buy the players they need and in my opinion it would be stupid not to consider the players I've mentioned. Nani has just scored 11 goals in 39 matches between club and country. He can play on both flanks. Hernandez on the other hand is a natural goal poacher something Liverpool needs. Both players would be great addition to their team especially since they play in areas they are currently weak in.
Regarding discards, well, that's a word that describes a wide variety of players in it. You have Hargreaves and Ando (after leaving United) on one side of the spectrum and Countinho, Roberto Carlos, Pirlo (Inter), Ian Rush (at Juventus), Roberto Baggio (at AC Milan), Gianfranco Zola (Parma), and Hughes (Barcelona) on the other side. Would you turn such worth of talent away because they are 'discards'? Ultimately a club must realize that for some reason, decent players may end up a surplus at a club. It would be very stupid not to consider them just because they are 'discards'.
I am aware that Liverpool would probably not sell. However I think that this mentality is somehow flawed and stupid. Under such circumstances where the club has to sell, it would be stupid to snub a bidder cause competition tend to drive the fee up. Also closing the door to 'discards' is pretty stupid too (as I have already shown)
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Liverpool will refuse to sell Sterling to United according to Sky Sources.
Well that shocked me.
Wonder if we can do a Lampard with Sterling.
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