04 Jun 2025 13:32:08
Also, it's only coming from TBR Football's chief football correspondent (Graeme Bailey? ), but they claim the Kerkez deal is done pending medical.
We apparently initially offered £356m, Bournemouth wanted closer to £50m and we have settled on £40m
Kerkez did, apparently, have approaches from a number of clubs last month, but he told them he only wanted Liverpool.
Let's see if other sites are reporting the same soon, apparently the medical is due this week so the signing can be confirmed.
{Ed001's Note - they really beat us down there. I think they will regret not taking that initial offer....}
04 Jun 2025 13:41:51
Lol ed1.
04 Jun 2025 13:44:39
Did Bournemouth go to the Peter Ridsdale school of negotiating?
04 Jun 2025 13:47:32
Jezo Zedd. With the money saved, maybe we can afford to go after Isak.
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04 Jun 2025 13:49:21
Ah damn! Fat fingers again!
The Trigger school of negotiation! (first episode of OFAH for the geeks, where Del and Trig are bartering over 'old English vinyl' suitcases with lost combinations! )
Of course, £35m!
04 Jun 2025 13:49:43
Art of the deal.
04 Jun 2025 13:56:19
I can only imagine after the initial offer was rejected and they went with 40 instead
Hughes said to Slot, should we tell FSG we saved all this money on what they gave us for Kerkez.
Slot, na, let's get Wirtz instead.
04 Jun 2025 14:01:06
Brilliant ?? ?? ??.
04 Jun 2025 14:05:52
Yes £356m does seem a lot! ?.
04 Jun 2025 14:14:16
£356 million!?!?!?
Nah, this Hughes and Edwards dick riding needs to end :P.
04 Jun 2025 14:28:15
Zed was clearly negotiating in yen rather than GBP, easy mistake to make!
04 Jun 2025 14:42:41
A million a day makes the doctor go away type offer ?.
04 Jun 2025 14:51:39
At least it was the right club though zed so that's a win.
04 Jun 2025 15:05:48
Zed. Wibble.
04 Jun 2025 15:13:49
Its a lot less than 40m. I think these rumours posters are perennially confused between £ € and $.
04 Jun 2025 15:21:11
Small steps forward, aoe, small steps forward!
04 Jun 2025 15:30:25
Ah jeez, Rome, ever since you referenced Blackadder I've been dropping at least a clanger a day!
Thanks Akira, I look forward to seeing the final figure.
04 Jun 2025 16:25:46
Ed001 that sound like that haggle Del Boy and trigger had lol.
04 Jun 2025 16:31:38
Zed - you had the cheek to correct me for my RW and LW salah typo just the other day ?.
04 Jun 2025 16:32:59
And people accused the hierarchy of not being able to negotiate. Snip at half the price.
04 Jun 2025 17:16:49
Can someone please post another rumour so this is not at the top anymore! Please!
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04 Jun 2025 17:59:05
This is all too funny. ROFL. Lol. Literally the funniest thing I’ve ever read or seen or heard. 356m? Hahahaha Roflmao.
04 Jun 2025 18:21:09
It's not that funny, HowHilarious. I bet you're horrendous on first dates for faking laughs.
04 Jun 2025 19:14:11
356m, could have bought Everton and dissolved them, then I suppose, there would be less things to amuse us.
04 Jun 2025 19:18:02
Still laffing. Two hours on! ROFL.