I saw the blinds move a touch at the London office Liverpool have - must be to let more light in to help finalise the details of the contract!
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The tears havenāt even dried yet
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I hope so but Iām a glas half empty kind of guy, donāt like transfers in the ālastā minute Liverpool staff having to fly all over the world Ferik comes to mind.
Man United well run ā¦ 
i believe thereās a sell on clause as well with his initial club getting something out of the deal.
Rather a commentary on how tight for cash Porto are that theyād have to let someone go on the cheap.
Not just someone. Their best player and the best in the Portuguese league.
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Not going to be a huge issue for them in the long term though. Sporting seem to be under the same restrictions as well and they will still have a chance to win the Portuguese league
5 mil gross, 3.5 net wage. Around 110 a week in pounds.
More confirmation that Spurs fucked it because Paratici tried to do his mate Mendes a solid instead of letting Diaz use his agent.
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Like Bigfoot, UFOs and unfunny Aussies.
Thereās no such thing.
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Reports coming in that the deal is done
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Iago Aspas
Iago Aspas arrived at Anfield off the back of an excellent campaign in La Liga with Celta Vigo and a growing reputation in Spain. Sadly, that reputation was battered following his frankly disastrous move to England with Liverpool. Not only is he now known as the player who took the worst corner in Liverpoolās history (see the video below), but the Spaniard failed to score a single goal in the Premier League too. Aspasā time was eventually brought to an end when he was shipped back to Spain.
It was reported previously as a joint ownership deal. That would mean they get a portion of this transfer fee in relation to their existing stake.
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I just dont understand why the joint ownerships continue to happen.
Aspasā season was terrible for what little he played, but Suarez and Sturridge were undropable. The bit that gets me is selling him when we all knew Suarez would be on the way out and Sturridge would be injured.
Still, heās had a decent career and proved himself a good striker. Canāt hold anything against him for it not working out here or wanting to be back in Spain.
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Ok lads, I know itās exciting to be linked with someone at last.
Now, the question for those who know a bit more about the lad (I donāt): is he ready for the PL? The big difference to other marquee signings made under Klopp is that they all had PL experience before moving to us, apart from Alli, who had already plenty of big league and CL experience in Italy.
I donāt want to sound mean, but the Portuguese league, while a big provider of talents, is roughly akin to the Austrian or Swiss league in terms of quality. Scoring a lot of goals for fun doesnāt mean much when you face weak defences every week-end. We know also how taxing the PL is in terms of physicality. Will he have what it takes?
Is the lad talented enough to bypass the intermediate step Salah, VVD, ManĆ©, to name a few, all took? Is that direct step not too steep? Look at Minamino, how hard it has been for him. On the other hand, if Klopp has said yes to paying such exorbitant money for a player, it must mean that heās really goodā¦
Whatās his injury record btw? Hopefully immaculateā¦
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nothing in his entire video there showing a hint of being a Manc
Iād have wanted Alberto to get more time. Always felt that given time , he could have done a decent job for us
At more than Ā£50m, Naby must be considered a marquee signing, surely?
Also, heās been basically injury-free for the past three seasons (which is as far back as these records seem to go): Luis DĆaz - Injury history | Transfermarkt
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Itās a reality of the economic situation in the South American leagues. They cannot afford to rebuff the offers of even third their european sides and it means they are robbed of their best talent long before theyāve really established themselves, and so those best prospects leave on the cheap. Retaining some small % of the ownership stake when they sell these young players, and then getting an additional payment when those players are sold on to the next level is a significant factor in what keeps those leagues afloat.
Note, it is significantly different than the third party ownership (agents) deals that were outlawed several years ago
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Portuguese league is better than Austrian and Swiss. Their teams do better on average in Europe and itās a stepping stone for South American talent coming to Europe.
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