Liverpool Rumours Archive March 15 2016

15 Mar 2016 22:56:07
Hi Eds

Various reports in Italian media just appearing online of reported interest in Sturridge from Napoli for €25m.

Surely we are not going to sell now after all the drama of his injuries and recovery times?

would the club be open to offers or will Liverpool wrap him in a bubble for the summer
(hopefully he gets through the Euros)

Or is this complete tripe?

Personally really hope it's just made up nonsense.

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any approach by Napoli.}

15 Mar 2016 23:31:29
Has anyone shown interest in Sturridge ed?

{Ed002's Note - No Sturridge has been sidelined with a lengthy injury problem.}

16 Mar 2016 07:43:49
I think if the asking price was that low a couple of people would be interested if he stayed fit until the end of the season.

16 Mar 2016 10:59:19
Who said what the asking price was?

16 Mar 2016 12:49:29
Well EdFar seeing as you decided to be anal about it:

'They are interested in signing at x price' indicates that they believe they can sign at x price. It would therefore follow that they believe that x price is the asking price.

Should this not be the logical following then the core of the statement becomes absolutely meaningless - y team want to sign z player at x price is even more of a non-report than it already is for good players because of the ability to sub prices in and out at will e. g. Barnet FC are interested in signing Messi for £500 - maybe true, but it's also nonsense.

The exception to this is when the 'report' goes on to state that this is short of the valuation of the player by their current club (or states an alternative valuation)

We good here?

16 Mar 2016 14:32:30
hjikle

😂😂😂😂😂😂

That about sums it all up, well done mate on that ever extremely detailed answer. 👍🏻

Ed02

You may have an apprentice who may be of interest to you here.

Reply of the year contender in my opinion.

Don't forget to close that tiny box you just put him into.

😁.

17 Mar 2016 03:27:24
Hey hjikle for someone who obviously regards him, her or itself as something of a logician you might want to try the first sentence again .

" They are interested in signing at x price' indicates that they believe they can sign at x price. It would therefore follow that they believe that x price is the asking price. "

You are, of course, making an assumption that there actually is an asking price (and you were going so well until the last bit. Why because somebody may want to buy something do you automatically assume that the current owner wants to sell it? As you say, if you don't accept the assumption or the assumption is false then the rest is just meaningless word play.

Whilst it is very refreshing to find somebody who believes press reports I think I'd have to disagree with your evaluation of the current situation.

However, let's accept your assumption as being true . I'm going to make an assumption that you may never have been involved in [ I'll be kind and say 'complex '] financial negotiations - if the assumption is erroneous then do please accept my humble apologies - but to assume that an opening bid matches the seller's expectation is, to be kind, quite naive. Rather (if the selle is any good) it sets the field for the seller to announce their (much higher) price. I believe that this opens the door to what is called negotiation or 'bargaining'

Of course it is also quite possible that a mischievous little imp has let slip a figure to various members of the fourth estate to 'test the waters' so to speak, perhaps to draw Sturridge's agent out into the open. That again would suggest that the assertion that it would "therefore follow" that the figure mentioned was the "asking price" was slightly wide of the mark


So I'll ask you specifically - how do you know there is an asking price for Sturridge and, if there is, how do you know what it is?

{Ed001's Note - obviously, for all your attempt at being clever, this is going over your head. No one has said it was the asking price, what was said is that if it was that low there would be no shortage of offers. You are so busy trying to pretend to be clever you are making a fool of yourself.}

17 Mar 2016 17:53:15
Wel said eddds (spelling)

15 Mar 2016 14:11:40
Jerome Sinclair has agreed a pre-contract agreement with Watford. Watford will have to pay Liverpool a developmental fee which will be decided at a tribunal. Jerome Sinclair is the youngest ever player to play for the Reds and was tipped as a future superstar, unfortunately a lack of opportunities and a rumoured bad attitude have stalled his growth. Sinclair is still young and could turn into a top class player but he will not have it easy breaking into Watfords starting 11 with Troy Deeney and Idion Ighalo both in fantastic form this year.

15 Mar 2016 14:20:33
Good luck to the lad. Hope he gets his opportunities and never scores against us.

15 Mar 2016 14:36:04
Can he sign a pre contract agreement with an english club, didn't think players in the same league could until their contract expires.

{Ed002's Note - No.}

15 Mar 2016 15:28:46
It'll be a while before he's challenging Watford's first team and I'm pretty sure they see him as one for the future. Their robust forwards are their biggest asset and physically, Sinclair is nowhere near ready for the Premier League. Maybe they want to pair him with young Oulare and bring them through together. That could work.
It is a pity he didn't have more patience to continue his progress with us. But, I don't think he'll be missed and I doubt if he'll find the grass greener somewhere else.

But, sure. Good luck to him.

I guess the money being decided by tribunal means it won't be included in 15/ 16's finances, eh Ed?

{Ed002's Note - He won't be joining them in 15/16 so no.}

15 Mar 2016 16:07:12
think it was fifa he signed the pre contract?

16 Mar 2016 00:19:13
Watford could likely be selling ighalo then.

15 Mar 2016 10:24:26
Not sure if this has been answered already or not but was/ is there any genuine interest from us in Charlton's Ademola Lookman? I remember hearing through the grapevine of a rumour we and some other PL sides were interested but I don't know anything about him.