LIVERPOOL bid £17million for Barry
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LIVERPOOL last night bid £17million for Gareth Barry and told Aston Villa: That’s our final offer. The package is £15m now plus £2m in potential add-ons. Villa manager Martin O’Neill has told the England midfielder he can go but has demanded £18m for his services.
The latest offer is a considerable jump from the £12m which was originally on the table. And with Villa skipper Barry determined to quit, O’Neill may be left with little option but to accept Liverpool’s bid.
SunSport exclusively revealed Kop boss Rafa Benitez had moved to sign Barry. We also told how the star had urged O’Neill to let him go and that his big mate Steven Gerrard, the Liverpool skipper, was begging him to make the switch to Anfield.
Barry, 27, has slammed O’Neill — saying the Irishman was working as a TV pundit during Euro 2008 yet could not be bothered to ring him. He added: “There’s no going back, it’s time for me to move.” Villa would collect a £15m fee with the further £2m depending on Liverpool’s Premier League position during the length of Barry’s proposed five-year contract.
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liverpool is damn _!_ up.. they want a player but don't want to offer well
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But actually a lot already lah... Villa should hurry take the money and run... No point keeping Barry who wants to go and will turn 28 next year...