Palermo President Mauricio Zamparini has slapped a ridiculously inflated price tag on Liverpool target Josip Iličić.
In an interview with Radio Radio yesterday, Zamparini accepted that Ilicic is 'not at the top of his game' right now, but insisted that the 24-year old 'will not move for a couple of years. He added:
"We must not sell our players.
"I would not give Iličić away, not even for €30 million.
"For the next year I want to build a very strong team and Iličić will stay with us"
Liverpool have been linked with a move for the Slovenian attacker several times over the last year. The club sent scouts to watch him play in October, and last month, Amir Ruznic - Iličić's Agent - responded to rumours about a January move to Anfield. He told TMW:
"What about Liverpool? I have read something in the newspapers, but I know no more. About a possible transfer in January? I don't think it's a deal for the winter market."
Zamparini has a reputation as a tough negotiator, especially when dealing with rich clubs; indeed, recently, he forced Paris Saint Germain to pay £34.3 million for Argentine star Javier Pastore.
Having said that, I think it's safe to assume that a €25-€30+ price tag for Ilicic is wildly optimistic.
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Jaimie Kanwar
In an interview with Radio Radio yesterday, Zamparini accepted that Ilicic is 'not at the top of his game' right now, but insisted that the 24-year old 'will not move for a couple of years. He added:
"We must not sell our players.
"I would not give Iličić away, not even for €30 million.
"For the next year I want to build a very strong team and Iličić will stay with us"
Liverpool have been linked with a move for the Slovenian attacker several times over the last year. The club sent scouts to watch him play in October, and last month, Amir Ruznic - Iličić's Agent - responded to rumours about a January move to Anfield. He told TMW:
"What about Liverpool? I have read something in the newspapers, but I know no more. About a possible transfer in January? I don't think it's a deal for the winter market."
Zamparini has a reputation as a tough negotiator, especially when dealing with rich clubs; indeed, recently, he forced Paris Saint Germain to pay £34.3 million for Argentine star Javier Pastore.
Having said that, I think it's safe to assume that a €25-€30+ price tag for Ilicic is wildly optimistic.
(Finally, a Youtube compilation with decent music!)
Jaimie Kanwar
not what liverpool need and never will two good games followed by 3 bad di sante is a better player than this guy
ReplyDeleteGears of War, excellent
ReplyDeleteSomething we should do before we sell our players!!! Our scouting team has to be the worst in the EPL!!!!
ReplyDeleteHa,we barely have 3 million never mind 30 million.Would be a good addition.I really hope we have a good player to come under the radar and surprise us all.YNWA
ReplyDeleteYea your right we only have 3 million thats why we're spending 16M on Sturridge & Ince, and plotting 15M bid for Butland.
ReplyDeleteDon't talk rubbish.... If are strings are "tight" at the moment and we are spending about 20 million in January maybe more.... And it's goner get loosened in the summer then we have money. In the summer we spent money aswell...
ReplyDeleteLooks decent :-) like how he shoots always swerves haha.... :) but not at that price....
ReplyDeleteI was been sarcastic with 3 million when will we ever spend 30 mil again on one player after the Carroll transfer.And your very confident we're are getting Sturridge Ince and Butland I hope your right.
ReplyDeleteI'd kidnap him and convince him to sell for 2 million or face death
ReplyDelete£15 million for Butland? What papers are you reading? lol
ReplyDeleteWe'll get him for £6M, Brummies are strapped right now.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely agree with that.
ReplyDeleteEven without watching all the games across Europe (and the world!) as our team of scouts are supposed to be doing, I could EASILY come up with a bunch of superior targets to what we pick up every year, and while staying within the same budget.
That's the figure I hear, I just wondered where £15 million was been reported
ReplyDeleteCan you blame em for inflating the price...every1 has had our pants down so they'll have a try too.
ReplyDeleteCarroll...Henderson...downing...Allen ...borini ....maybe sturridge
We always pay way over the odds...so nothing new
ReplyDeleteYou should have looked more closely at the other 99% of his shots that swerved miles away from the goalmouth.
ReplyDeleteMoutinho/Willian - 23mn/15mn
ReplyDeletejaimie just a few things 1 were not a rich club 2 wildley optimistic valuation ,where lfc thats what we do best ,i mean the last two deals we have done with italian clubs ,have hardly been value for money ;-)
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, since we spent ridiculous amounts of money on Downing, Henderson, Carroll etc, other clubs now believe we have money to burn. One thing leads to another...
ReplyDeleteThe 15m have been reported almost everywhere as Birmingham's chairman has mentioned that amount.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.ibtimes.co.uk/articles/418952/20121228/liverpool-transfer-news-jack-butland-birmingham-rodgers.htm
I have read various articles and never once seen the £15 million price its always been £6 million
ReplyDeleteThat's why I've posted a link to another article. Read it and you'll know what I am talking about in my previous comment.
ReplyDeleteBTW, thanks for editing the link Jaimie.
love that headline Jamie Deluded
ReplyDeleteIt's called 'the January window'.
ReplyDeleteThe optimism is not in getting 30 million for him, it's the dissuading suitors from buying. They want to keep him. Only desperate, naive clubs buy in January.
At this time of the season, any player will cost five times what they'd cost in a summer window.
We get stung because the owners believe what they see on youtube.
Absolutely "DELUDED"!!
ReplyDeleteThe Boy may have potential, but gone are those days when the Reds were the biggest MUGS in the market!!
DEFINITELY NOT AT THAT PRICE!!
ReplyDeleteLFC must continue to maintain thier policy....Sometimes high profile players we can sign with bargain price or loan condition.Please prefer young talent with good potential to be shining soon.LFC much better seriously finding Steven Gerrard replacement.Leandro Damiao, Dries Merten, Christian Erikson and Tello is the list WANTED to joining LFC.We to add more Luis Suarez to reduce burden goal scoring.Only Suarez having high quality player of striker for LFC, others players never function very well and effective.Downing, Henderson and Joe Cole is underperforming players but still been using to playing for LFC.Suso and Sterling now look like drop the form maybe never satisfied salary issue yet.Shelvey and Coates much better for CDM but playing for wrong position.
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