Man City waiting in the wings

[Redkop]

Willing to offer £17m for Mascherano, because according to various rags... Liverpool are stalling on making a bid.

[Kopfaithful]

Willing to offer £17m for Mascherano, because according to various rags... Liverpool are stalling on making a bid.

 

did our deal not involve an option after the 18 months? if it did, surely we can stall until the option expires?

[Rimbeux]

did our deal not involve an option after the 18 months? if it did, surely we can stall until the option expires?

 

 

As I understand it, and this may not be the case as it may depend on if he is here 'permanently' on an 18 month contract, or on loan, but he would be free to agree a deal abroad in Jan. It may also be the case he could agree a deal with anyone at anytime. One thing is clear, the player wants to know where he'll be playing and living for the next few years as soon as possible and he wants to stay here, lets hope he's still wanted or feels wanted.

[John am Rhein]

did our deal not involve an option after the 18 months? if it did, surely we can stall until the option expires?

 

What sort of option?

 

Surely Mascherano can sign for whoever he wants, regardless of whatever 'option' LFC may attempt to exercise?

[Kahnee]

As I understand it, he's ours for 18 months (loan), and we can buy him for £17m at the end. The problem is we didn't include a first option clause in the deal (if I understood what Kia Thingie was mumbling on about on The Game)

[Swagger]

He has always said that he prefers staying with us. If the club (i.e. H&G) do not come up with the cash, I'm sure he'll have much better options than Man City ...

[AJ The Red]

He is ours for 18 months no matter what really.

 

Wtf is going on though , we take this guy on an 18 month contract

and he starts showing what a great player he is.Are we just grooming

him for someone else or doesnt our idiot ie parry see that any other

club but ours would have had a clause in the contract allowing us to

buy him permanent.

 

beggers belief the shambles we have in the upstairs staff sometimes.

[Rimbeux]

This is how the world works.

 

Liverpool decide They want a player. At a time suiting Us, as close to the close of the window as possible so as to avoid any silliness with negotiating a fee upwards over a week or two as clubs do to one as big as Us, We will contact the club he plays for and state Our intention to buy him.

 

The president of that club, with the due respect he has for Us and the honour of dealing with Us, will quickly agree to a fair price and allow Us to tell the humbled player his dream move is on. Occasionally a player may have already moved to another club before it was appropriate for Us to make Our move, simply because that club paid him and the selling club far more money than he's worth, in which case they are not the kind of player We want at this club.

Edited December 5, 2007 by Rimbeux

[The_Adder]

Put its simply: Man City can f*** OFF!!

 

Masch wants to stay here and I've no doubt the 'Americans' will sort it, otherwise everyone of us should boot them in the balls every time we see them.

[John am Rhein]

The president of that club, with the due respect he has for Us and the honour of dealing with Us, will quickly agree to a fair price and allow Us to tell the humbled player his dream move is on. Occasionally a player may have already moved to another club before it was appropriate for Us to make Our move, simply because that club paid him and the selling club far more money than he's worth, in which case they are not the kind of player We want at this club.

 

I don't think that approach will generally get the highest quality players to join us. Which ok if we actually hold these principles in higher esteem that winning the major trophies, but I'm not convinced we actually do.

[Gomez]

Even if we do refuse to pay £17m for Masch, I would imagine bigger and better clubs than man city would be waiting to snap him up.

[genghis]

whoosh...!

 

...rare for you Mr Am Rhein

[John am Rhein]

whoosh...!

 

...rare for you Mr Am Rhein

 

So, in conclusion: sign Mascherano before someone else does.

[Molby]

whoosh...!

 

...rare for you Mr Am Rhein

 

 

yeah dummkopf - was soll das?

[honourablegeorge]

Independent reckon Benitez has "indicated" (no quotes) that he'd prefer to sell Riise and/or Sissoko, than lose Mascherano.

 

http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/pr...icle3223641.ece

[Molby]

Independent reckon Benitez has "indicated" (no quotes) that he'd prefer to sell Riise and/or Sissoko, than lose Mascherano.

 

http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/pr...icle3223641.ece

 

 

WTF?

 

well of course he would? that's like saying I'd rather lose a little toe than my arms

 

 

is this gearing up to say we need to sell to keep Mascherano let alone buy anyone else in?

[San Diego Red]

Javier clearly said he wants to play for us, and if not he'll move abroad. He doesn't want to play for another team in the PL.

[John am Rhein]

WTF?

 

well of course he would? that's like saying I'd rather lose a little toe than my arms

is this gearing up to say we need to sell to keep Mascherano let alone buy anyone else in?

 

Selling Riise will be like signing a new player

[David Hodgson]

Selling Riise will be like signing a new player

 

[johngibo YPC]

I heard that the owners don't see the point in signing a player now, when we have him until the summer anyway

[Swagger]

I heard that the owners don't see the point in signing a player now, when we have him until the summer anyway

 

Someone should really take the time to explain to them how this football transfer business works ...

[Swagger]

Selling Riise will be like signing a new player

 

 

Not a big fan of Riise, but I wouldn't sell him just yet, not with Aurelio spending all his life in treatment.

[Tosh]

I heard that the owners don't see the point in signing a player now, when we have him until the summer anyway

 

You've obviously beens pending far too much time with journalists. I suggest you sit down in a dark room and take some strong laxatives for a purge!

[Stevie H]

I heard that the owners don't see the point in signing a player now, when we have him until the summer anyway

goddamn it we got the consarned argie on the franchise roster until next fall anyhoo.

[R A Softlad]

Selling Riise will be like signing a new player