LIVERPOOL TO STEP UP SILVA PURSUIT

[KingDing]

Liverpool are reportedly ready to 'intensify' their efforts to sign David Silva from Valencia.

Rafa Benitez is said to have been encouraged by the Spaniards' apparently successful retention of David Villa, believing this will have enhanced his negotiating position in bidding for Silva. The proposed swap deal of Zlatan Ibrahimovic for Samuel Eto'o would seemingly indicates that Villa will not, as expected, be moving to the Nou Camp.

'Valencia, a club in severe financial crisis, may be forced to reduce their initial £25m demand for Silva, which put Benitez off in May and the manager will be able to offer the entire amount up front if Real Madrid adhere to his own demands that their £30m-plus outlay on Xabi Alonso comes in one upfront payment, as did their £80m to Manchester United for Cristiano Ronaldo,' reports The Independent.

The newspaper also says that, with regards to the sale of Alonso, 'Benitez is also holding out for a Madrid player to be included in the deal, with striker Alvaro Negredo still a possibility. If Real agree to include Negredo then the defender Alvaro Arbeloa would be likely to join Alonso in moving to the Bernabeu. Silva is reluctant to switch to England but will make an exception for Liverpool where he would be joining Spain team-mates Pepe Reina and Fernando Torres.'

 

[keniget]

In other news, Alonso *may* be sold to Real Madrid.

Bah!

 

[Mors]

Intensify? Don't we have to have had a bid in the first place to 'intensify' something?

I'd like us to put a solid bid in for him.

But, if all accounts are true, they're not going to and don't have to sell now. So could quite happily ask for 35mill like we're doing with Xabi....

 

[Whitey85]

Meh.

 

[spider-Neil]

if landing silva means loasing xabi I hope we miss out.

 

[Squiggles]

It looks like we're losing out on Xabi regardless.

It's not sell to buy.

 

[spider-Neil]

[quote author=Squiggles link=topic=34883.msg911294#msg911294 date=1248427003]
It looks like we're losing out on Xabi regardless.

It's not sell to buy.
[/quote]

it hasn't happened until it happens.

 

[ILD]

Sky Bet has us 5/6 favourites to sign him. Another Ribery situation or has this substance??

 

[Stulikesdrums]

Hopefully not ILD.

 

[doctor_mac]

[quote author=ILD link=topic=34883.msg919709#msg919709 date=1249565732]
Sky Bet has us 5/6 favourites to sign him. Another Ribery situation or has this substance??
[/quote]

The Ribery link didn't have substance?

 

[Fallon]

[quote author=ILD link=topic=34883.msg919709#msg919709 date=1249565732]
Sky Bet has us 5/6 favourites to sign him. Another Ribery situation or has this substance??
[/quote]


*crosses fingers, toes, eyes....err.....cock (ouch)*

 

[Hansern]

Utd are also expected to bid for him. Hope he choses the Spanish connection rather than the Brotherhood of Gin.

 

[Mystic]

Please please please please please.

Aquaman, Silva, Johnson for Alonso is a great summer.

 

[ILD]

[quote author=doctor_mac link=topic=34883.msg919713#msg919713 date=1249565979]
[quote author=ILD link=topic=34883.msg919709#msg919709 date=1249565732]
Sky Bet has us 5/6 favourites to sign him. Another Ribery situation or has this substance??
[/quote]

The Ribery link didn't have substance?
[/quote]

Knew you'd be chomping at the bit.

 

[rage]

we can easy afford the 25 million max for silva. i want aguero instead, come on we must have close to 40 million left.

come on rafa, time to buy quality ;D

 

[Mors]

[quote author=rage link=topic=34883.msg919763#msg919763 date=1249570208]
we can easy afford the 25 million max for silva. i want aguero instead, come on we must have close to 40 million left.

come on rafa, time to buy quality ;D
[/quote]

They wouldn't sell for 40. And we'd be crackers to pay it.

 

[Jack D Rips]

[quote author=Mors link=topic=34883.msg919764#msg919764 date=1249570405]
[quote author=rage link=topic=34883.msg919763#msg919763 date=1249570208]
we can easy afford the 25 million max for silva. i want aguero instead, come on we must have close to 40 million left.

come on rafa, time to buy quality ;D
[/quote]

They wouldn't sell for 40. And we'd be crackers to pay it.
[/quote]

They put a fee of €60M on him yesterday

 

[rage]

we'd get him for 40.

 

[SummerOnions]

Waterboy, Johnson and Gonzalez MkII.

 

[reuque]

Regardless of whether Silva is coming or not:

[move][size=50pt]THERE MUST BE A SILVA LINING TO THIS[/size][/move]

 

[6TimesaRed]

[quote author=reuque link=topic=34883.msg919941#msg919941 date=1249583130]
Regardless of whether Silva is coming or not:

[size=50pt]THERE MUST BE A SILVA LINING TO THIS[/size]
[/quote]

[move][size=90pt]@[/size][/move]


*tumbleweed*

 

[Avmenon]

Don't break the shoutbox.

 

[gene hughes]

I really miss the shoutbox.

 

[6TimesaRed]

the old shoutbox debate...

as much fun the shoutbox can be.. it tends to take away activity from the forum... and as posts of late seem to be declining, its probably just as well..

 

[localny]

How is KOPTALK these days. Never gets a mention here, given we are the progeny of said abusive parentage

 

[gene hughes]

[quote author=jono@home link=topic=34883.msg919951#msg919951 date=1249587169]
the old shoutbox debate...

as much fun the shoutbox can be.. it tends to take away activity from the forum... and as posts of late seem to be declining, its probably just as well..
[/quote]

That's like a bar banning smoking because they think it makes people drink less.

People just drink in their houses instead.

[size=20pt]EAT MY COMPARISON[/size]

 

[doctor_mac]

Do you have a shoutbox in your house Gene?

 

[6TimesaRed]

[quote author=gene hughes link=topic=34883.msg919955#msg919955 date=1249589428]
[quote author=jono@home link=topic=34883.msg919951#msg919951 date=1249587169]
the old shoutbox debate...

as much fun the shoutbox can be.. it tends to take away activity from the forum... and as posts of late seem to be declining, its probably just as well..
[/quote]

That's like a bar banning smoking because they think it makes people drink less.

People just drink in their houses instead.

[size=20pt]EAT MY COMPARISON[/size]
[/quote]

hang on I thought smoking was banned in bars anyways lol... besides didn't some bars complain they have lost business due to the smoking ban ?

;D ;D ;D

*notes we have gone rather off topic here...*

 

[gene hughes]

[quote author=doctor_mac link=topic=34883.msg919958#msg919958 date=1249590869]
Do you have a shoutbox in your house Gene?
[/quote]

It's only called 'The Sitting Room' in order to preempt the question "why are all these chairs in here?" when we have visitors.

 

[Ossi]

I hope and believe we will sign Silva. We will of course lack in depth (fb and strikers) if we get injuries but I would like us to take that gamble instead of Houlliers huge squad filled with squad players.