Crouch on his way to Portsmouth
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Crouch on his way as Pompey's £10m bid wins the day and dashes Spurs' hopes
Peter Crouch finally landed his move to Portsmouth yesterday after the south coast club relented over his valuation and had a £10million bid accepted by Liverpool. Throughout months of uncertainty over his future, the striker has insisted he would consider quitting Anfield only for Fratton Park, despite Tottenham offering £9m for him less than a fortnight ago.
His wish was granted when the two clubs struck an agreement last night over a deal that will be confirmed when the Football Association offices open on Monday morning.
Crouch was in jubilant mood after learning that Portsmouth had succeeded in a pursuit that was first revealed in Sportsmail earlier this year. He made it clear he was prepared to run down the final year of his Liverpool contract rather than be forced into joining any other club, such was his determination to link up with Harry Redknapp and boost the ranks of England players at Fratton Park.
Portsmouth already have a quartet of England squad members in David James, Jermain Defoe, Glen Johnson and David Nugent. Crouch has long felt that more frequent starts under Redknapp would reinforce his standing at international level.
Liverpool will receive £8m up front and will waste little time putting it to good use. They are close to sorting out the fine detail of Gareth Barry's protracted move from Aston Villa and are still exploring ways of prising £20m rated striker Robbie Keane away from Tottenham.
With Juventus expected to meet the £15m price tag on Xabi Alonso, they could soon have the funds needed to launch another bid for Keane. Yossi Benayoun has turned down the chance of a move to Ajax and told boss Rafa Benitez he wants to fight for his place at Liverpool.
Ajax chiefs were given permission to speak with Benayoun's representatives after registering their interest with Liverpool, as revealed in Sportsmail. But despite the prospect of linking up again with one of his former coaches, Danny Blind, and interest from Tottenham and Portsmouth, the Israel midfielder has made it clear he intends staying at Anfield.
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wa portsmouth very active and serious ..next season nice to watch le
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Harry Redknapp is a great manager... He knows what he is doing...
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that is where he belongs
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Harry Redknapp is a great manager... He knows what he is doing...
totally agree
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10m seems too much for him leh.
anyway, now liverpool got the money to buy gareth barry liao.
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he doesnt suit playing there. he needs midfielders to pass him all those long & high balls, which portsmouth couldnt do, unless they get someone like Ballack or Lampard.
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Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:
he doesnt suit playing there. he needs midfielders to pass him all those long & high balls, which portsmouth couldnt do, unless they get someone like Ballack or Lampard.
ya lah.. only ballack n lampard can apss long n high balls lah..
frankly speaking, ur posts remind me of a certain chelski fan who MIA liao.
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Originally posted by monoslayer:
ya lah.. only ballack n lampard can apss long n high balls lah..
frankly speaking, ur posts remind me of a certain chelski fan who MIA liao.
haha...who else better in EPL? for elsewhere, maybe Ronaldinho, Pirlo, Beckham la.. but who else?
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Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:
haha...who else better in EPL? for elsewhere, maybe Ronaldinho, Pirlo, Beckham la.. but who else?
wake up n smell the coffee.
the world does not revolves around chelski.
i can name u many more like fabregas, xabi alonso, gerrard n even solano, etc...
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Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:
haha...who else better in EPL? for elsewhere, maybe Ronaldinho, Pirlo, Beckham la.. but who else?
A certain Anderson Deco,who recently joined Chelsea. -
Birdman sounds like GP lol, just an assumption!
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Originally posted by sand king:
Birdman sounds like GP lol, just an assumption!
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Originally posted by sand king:
Birdman sounds like GP lol, just an assumption!
who is this GP person? tell me all about what i've missed out
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Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:
who is this GP person? tell me all about what i've missed out
A chelsea fan. -
Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:
who is this GP person? tell me all about what i've missed out
liddat confirm liao lah....
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imo, crouch, while a good player, is never good enough for a club in the big 4. his is a one trick pony so to speak. i am not dissing him but after a season or two, he is predictible. in a way, liverpool did him good because the support he gets and also he is drafted into the england squad. think danny murphy, good player, damn hardworking but not a great player in the mould that liverpool needs.
portsmouth may be a better club for him becos crouchie can start in almost every game.
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Originally posted by Patrik:
A chelsea fan.sounds like a hardcore one? what made him so popular here? some controversy?>
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Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:
sounds like a hardcore one? what made him so popular here? some controversy?>
Yeah.So much so that we were having debates every week between the big 4.
I mean,its like everyone against him.
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even thou i doubt he can really cut it well in International level but i would gather everyone has got his own strength so just hope he can make his mark with Portsmouth and give Owen & Ronney a run and make them both constantly on their toes..