Over the last 24 hours, multiple sources have claimed that Liverpool's deal for 'amazing' Adam Lallana is reportedly signed, sealed and delivered, but according to his Agent, personal terms are still an issue, and the Reds are still negotiating the finer details with Southampton.
The BBC reports that Lallana's salary will be a whopping £100k a week (£26m over 5 years), and when asked last night about the £25m transfer, Lallana's agent, David Manasseh, told Sky Sports:
"We are getting closer. We are nearly there on the personal terms and he is doing a medical at the moment.
"Hopefully, we'll have good news for Liverpool fans probably tomorrow morning [Saturday]"
Well, Saturday morning has passed, and there's no further news, so it seems that negotiation over Lallana's personal
terms is proving to be trickier than expected.
What exactly is there to negotiate? For £100k a week, Lallana should just sign the deal and get it over with. Two years ago, he was playing in the lower-leagues, so he should just be thankful he has the chance to earn such an obscene amount of money.
As per usual, Agent-fuelled greed is probably getting in the way of a deal being concluded. I have no doubt that any stumbling blocks will be money-related, i.e. image rights, bonuses etc, but that's par for the course when it comes to today's grasping, money-obsessed footballers.
Sorry to keep harping on about transfer fees, but when it comes to English players, things really are out of control. We live in a world where Lallana and Shaw cost more than Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva.
* Lallana/Shaw: £55m combined. No Euro experience. Minimal international experience.
* Ibrahimovic/Silva: £50m. Copious Euro/international experience.
The world has gone mad.
Author: Jaimie K
The BBC reports that Lallana's salary will be a whopping £100k a week (£26m over 5 years), and when asked last night about the £25m transfer, Lallana's agent, David Manasseh, told Sky Sports:
"We are getting closer. We are nearly there on the personal terms and he is doing a medical at the moment.
"Hopefully, we'll have good news for Liverpool fans probably tomorrow morning [Saturday]"
Well, Saturday morning has passed, and there's no further news, so it seems that negotiation over Lallana's personal
terms is proving to be trickier than expected.
What exactly is there to negotiate? For £100k a week, Lallana should just sign the deal and get it over with. Two years ago, he was playing in the lower-leagues, so he should just be thankful he has the chance to earn such an obscene amount of money.
As per usual, Agent-fuelled greed is probably getting in the way of a deal being concluded. I have no doubt that any stumbling blocks will be money-related, i.e. image rights, bonuses etc, but that's par for the course when it comes to today's grasping, money-obsessed footballers.
Sorry to keep harping on about transfer fees, but when it comes to English players, things really are out of control. We live in a world where Lallana and Shaw cost more than Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva.
* Lallana/Shaw: £55m combined. No Euro experience. Minimal international experience.
* Ibrahimovic/Silva: £50m. Copious Euro/international experience.
The world has gone mad.
Author: Jaimie K
Good,now reality bites,sorry Luis,we're beginning to imagine what would become of us striving without him for a full season rather than the normal few months.Fleet Street will slaughter him anyway,we just need him for his goals,overall play and the upsetting feeling he gives the opposition.I'd love to see Sanchez here but have a gut feeling we'll miss out.
ReplyDeleteI am just finished reading the BBC football gossip page that says Arsenal are ready to close the deal on Sanchez...WTF? Where did they come from?
ReplyDeleteIf it is fighting 'nail and tooth' then you must be 'pakdee', right?
ReplyDeleteIt's a deal worth over 50 million pounds, the idea that it should be wrapped up in a few days is testimony only to the naivety of football fans who still seem to think the whole thing is just a game. It's not monopoly money and if the clubs or the player himself are hesitating of a difference of a couple of million then that's quite understandable. People and corporate entities with money don't get rich by being frivolous.
ReplyDeleteTwice.
ReplyDeleteCouldn't agree more if Sanchez is valued at a reported 30 million how on earth is Lallana worth 25 million or whatever for me he's worth no more than 15 million and is a very useful addition to the squad and nothing more. He has done nothing to deserve this massive opportunity.
ReplyDeleteHi Jamie K, do you have any update on the Sanchez situation? Would also like your thoughts on the possibility of us signing him. Ps I don't always agree with your opinions but always enjoy your posts and like the fact we are able to see others points of view .
ReplyDeleteI also think he can't get in the side because his tight tight short shorts are also offensive to Catalunyan people.
ReplyDeleteWhilst I think the general point you're making is sound here JK (the English premium), I think two PSG players are bad examples because it doesn't take into account the wage situations.
ReplyDeleteOn an edition of the Guardian's football in the podcast last year it was revealed that the figure it costs PSG per season to have Ibra is (I'm trying to remember this from months ago, but I'm no more than £5mil off in either direction) £43m.
Is a 'scoolboy' a cool schoolboy?
ReplyDeleteJames Pearce from the Echo (generally very reliable) says we're still interested in Sanchez but nothing was really going to happen until after the World Cup (the wheels should start turning now Chile have been eliminated).
ReplyDeleteA Catalunyan journalist, who I can't vouch for, said that 3 English teams are interested in Sanchez and he is particularly interested in one of them. He didn't say which. I'd presume it is us, Man U and one of Chelsea, City or Arsenal (I'd guess the latter). The journo also said Barca recognise it is in their interest (in terms of acquiring Suarez) for him to move to us.
Also, I think now is the time to sell Suarez. Get Sanchez, buy more players, and get a more balanced team as a result. I don't see the point in us losing our best player for the first 13 games, it's too much of a risk to take.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry LFC fans. We were top of the table without suarez start of last season. He is out best player no doubt, but we are now one of the best "teams" in terms of chemistry in Europe too. Credit to rogers for this. We were always a 1 or 2 man team with Gerrard and Torres. Now we can beat tottenham 5 0 away without gerrard and sturridge.Aslong as we dnt replace him with someone like Aspas or Fernando torres or Soldado, we should b fine. We can be top without suarez. Sturridge was 2nd best to suarez in the league. With healthy additions like shaqiri, sanchez and even Lallana, to a lesser extent, we can replace any one player and manage. Lallana isn't worth 26 million but I'm a huge fan. Not many players posses his ability on the ball in the premier league and altho overpriced, would definitely b an improvement on the likes of aspas and moses as backup. Good times ahead. With or without senor Suarez.
ReplyDeletehahahha!!
ReplyDeleteThe writer is clearly clueless when it comes to judging players. If we are going to judge players by number of goals/assists then why would any team need scouts? We might have a brigade of numpties like you who can compare number of goals from whoscored.com!!
P.S: Lazar Markovic is going to be a superstar, wherever he goes.
Pedro will set the league on fire if he comes, no doubts about that. Non EPL players are not physical enough is a myth. La Liga teams shit all over EPL quite regularly so I don't understand this fuss.
ReplyDeleteSoldado and Aspas?
ReplyDeleteThese two players were 'on fire' in La Liga until they came to the EPL. Pedro is a fantastic player in La Liga but he more or less has the build of Aspas so you have not convinced me mate.
You ain't been watching closely. All Suarez did was score two against an average defence and then lose his composure.
ReplyDeleteHow about Martin Montoya who can play LB and RB plus Alexis Sanchez and Barcelona can have Suarez? That would be a good deal for me...
ReplyDeleteLallana is overpriced but then after a long time he seems to be the real deal in english football.Hes a ball playing midfielder with both good feet plus he has a long shot in him .With Liverpools attacking approach and similar pressing play like southhampton he ll do well.As for Origi seems to be a good buy loaning out for 1 season is a good decision.I pray to God Markovic rumors are not true.I will be very happy if pool gets ricardo Rodriguez as left back.If suarez is sold it will hurt but they should get a couple of brilliant players for that money rather than 4-5 players.My bet will be on Alexis Sanchez and James Rodriguez.
ReplyDeleteWhy if we want more English internationals ??? We already have 6 of them in our squad and I seen to remember England not doing too great . We are about to spend over 20 mill on a player that's not guarantied a starting line up for England that didn't win 1 game in the World Cup. If Lallana is worth over 20 mill then every Italian subs bench player is worth 30 mill then surely . If Lallana is that good why didn't we buy him last season or when Southampton were playing in league 1 ? As you can tell I'm not a massive fan of spending big money on overpriced British players . I think we should spend our money on quality foreign players and any British players should come up through the ranks like Sterling did . Out of all the British players we've bought over the last I don't know how many years Sturridge is the only player that's been great for us and that's not a great stat. I sincerely hope he can prove me wrong .
ReplyDeleteTo be fair, Roy Hodgson picked Welbeck ahead of Lallana who is by far the better player. It just shows you how clueless the England coaching setup is.
ReplyDeleteIt all depends on who else comes in now whether this will be successful window or not. The way I see it, we have so far signed three players with no Champions League experience worth mentioning and we're about to lose one of the driving players in our team. That's ok but we cannot think that players like Lallana are going to replace him on his own. A guy like Lallana is a big money but hardly a big name signing and that is what we need. Players with an established reputation in international football.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I'd take that. And additional cash as well.
ReplyDeleteI would play for nothing and clean my own boots and bloody love it . YNWA
ReplyDeleteAnyone seen the rumour of Dirk Kuyt to old toilet?
ReplyDeletePretty much my thoughts you convey it a little better though.
ReplyDeleteSuarez hasn't done much apart from dismantle England. There are players who have lit up the tournament much than Suarez.
ReplyDeleteComparing "bargains" with hindsight is not a fair reflection of reality. All the players above are worth more than prices stated. Ask yourself the question... Would you sell Surridge for 12m... Didn't think so.
ReplyDeleteFor the sake of balance I will make the equally stupid statements that Lallana is surely a bargain at 10m less than Carroll or half the cost of Torres or David Luiz for example.....
Sometimes when you want a player as first choice you pay a little extra but if you believe that Lallana deserved to be in team of the year last season then surely your not going to get him on the cheap. Sturridge and Coutinho we're not even getting their game.
Again the very same people who slag off Moneyball are basing players abilities on their stats alone. Origi looks like a technically gifted strong striker and potentially good value at the prices thrown around...
Finally, I for one, think that BR has earned a bit of patience.... It has taken a few players 12-18 months under him to really flourish so last seasons signing should not be written off just yet
Won't happen
ReplyDeleteWhether he is class or good player is not the issue, its the overspending on players that is the issue when there are better players out there abroad B Rodgers could bring to club.
ReplyDeleteWe bought Sterling too!
ReplyDeleteWon't make any difference.
ReplyDeleteHe's not a great player anymore tbh plus we loved him at Anfield so I don't think he'd do that
ReplyDeleteAm happy Lallana is coming to Anfield,i also hope shaquiri will come soon.next season we wil b a force to reckon
ReplyDeleteNothing make sense in the topsy turvy world of Suarez. I was in favour of selling him after his last indiscretion (Ivanovic) and then he just went up a level, just as he did post Evra. I think he feeds off the negative energy. It scares me to think what he'll be like next season. It'll be like Akira.
ReplyDeleteHey mate dont judge him even before he kicks a ball for liverpool,lallana wont be a flop like Stewie.the boy is a quality player so far his one of a few technically gifted English player we have around
ReplyDeleteA Lallana(26) is a class quality player but he is a player in the 15-18M bracket and no more. B Rodgers has overspent again, but if A Lallana(26) is now try to haggle over 100,000 a week when he is now going to be playing for the best club in England and now back in Champions League second best football competition in world is comical.
ReplyDeleteB Rodgers should take Pedro(25) and A Sanchez(26) and 40M for L Suarez(27)
And then B Rodgers should add another 25M and bring in these two midfielders to club and another striker to club
1: DM: B Matuidi(27) Of PSG for 12-16M
2: CM: T Alacantra(23) Of B Munich for 25-33M
3: FD: L Muriel(24) Of Udinese for 8-16M
And then next season if B Rodgers brought these 5 class quality players to club we could have these choices in attack and midfield:
Team 1: Midfield and attack:
Sanchez Sturridge Pedro
Lallana
Alacantra Matuidi
Team 2: Midfield and attack: Sterling Muriel Ibe
Coutinho
Henderson Can/ Gerrard
A hundred thousand pounds a week and around 25 million pounds fee gee are Liverpool going to lose out huge if this fella fails.
ReplyDeleteWho the hell is going to pay those wages or anywhere near the fee he will rot a Liverpool if thats the case why not spend the money on Pedro or Sanchez.
As i see it if they leave there would still be plenty of suitors with big cheque books for them what happened to FSG s policy of buying players who will have a good sell on.
I have understood that for years. Now you just need to convince the others.
ReplyDeleteHe should just be grateful to have the opportunity so he should just sign the deal and get it over with?
ReplyDeleteIn what world does anyone treat their occupation like this? If he can get an extra 5 or 10k per week, he's going to try. I don't hold that against him in the slightest.
No matter what anyone does for work, they are going to try and get rewarded for it as much as possible.
This is most likely to be Lallana's best and last chance to set himself and his family up for retirement. If I were him, I'd make sure I was happy with the deal as well before signing anything.
Downing was bought specifically to pair with Andy Carroll. Same with Charlie Adam.
ReplyDeleteSo if you look at it, Andy Carroll didn't cost us 35m. He cost us closer to 60m when you take into what we spent on Adam and Downing.
Can someone explain that whole thing with the shorts? Is he just trying to avoid tan lines or something?
ReplyDeleteIf Liverpool don't get that ban at the very least least halved I will show my backside in Lewis's window
ReplyDeleteBlatter's just trying to make odd stuff happen to shift the attention away from FIFA's breathtaking corruption.
ReplyDeleteThere's Sanchez's shorts, Muntari's shorts, Thiago Motta's shorts (FIFA lack imagination), the bad refereeing in the group stage and many more.
Suarez only bit Chiellini as a favour to Uncle Sepp, the bloody saint...and this is the thanks he gets! If only we lived in a more just world.
I did NOT assume anything, it's a very clear case of 'we must wait and see'. This applies to EVERY player who joins any club.
ReplyDeleteyou're comparing Aspas to Pedro? Blimey!
ReplyDeleteSoldado is an exception rather than the rule. Look at Negredo, Silva, Mata, Cazorla etc. Pedro is arguably better than all of them except may be Silva and he has performed at every level, be it La liga, CL, Spain. If you doubt Pedro you might as well doubt Messi to succeed in the PL!