Liverpool to offer Finnan + £ to Villa for Barry
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Reds line up Finn-al Barry bid
Liverpool reportedly want to offer Steve Finnan to Aston Villa in a final bid to land Gareth Barry for less than the £18million asking price.
Barry's proposed move to Anfield has been one of the summer's longest transfer sagas but Martin O'Neill has accepted his skipper will leave, and has urged his counterpart Rafa Benitez to stump up the cash and get the deal done.
Liverpool do not want to pay much above £15million, though, and will now offer Finnan to the Villans to save money for their other summer targets.
O'Neill is a known admirer of the right-back and has been linked with a straight cash bid anyway, so Liverpool are hopeful they will finally be able to take Barry to Anfield.
The News of the World says Finnan will be valued at around £1.5million in the deal, with Villa due a further £500,000 if the Reds finish in the top four of the Premier League next season.
A source close to Liverpool said in the newspaper: "There has been so much haggling in the past week and the mood has been very tense at times but both sides seem to be close to deal."
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crazy! finnan isn't as flopped as riise!
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they would be stupid to have that deal. Finnan is a top class player!
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finnan is my fave in liverpool. he is as consistent as carragher in the last 3 seasons when not injured. if he does really go, it will be a lost to liverpool....
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WHAT? RIISE AND FINNAN FOR BARRY? Hell, I think with that 18m, I would rather have Nasri over, what's wrong with Benitez? Trying to pacify the english fans?
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Originally posted by Agenda:
WHAT? RIISE AND FINNAN FOR BARRY? Hell, I think with that 18m, I would rather have Nasri over, what's wrong with Benitez? Trying to pacify the english fans?
riise gone already right?
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Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:
riise gone already right?
riise in roma already... -
barry not worth 18mil la. pls rafa wake up
i like finnan but he abit too old liao. somemore we jus bought some guy call degen rite?
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finnan is a good player. villa should accept the deal.
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Originally posted by ~b1RD_m4N~:
riise gone already right?
The money from the deal's being used to buy Barry.
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after what villa has stated, it is quite funny how liverpool still trying to come up with funny deals to entice villa..
they want 18m, pay or go.. however, maybe, it needs to be translated to spanish..
dumb rafa.
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Originally posted by Agenda:
The money from the deal's being used to buy Barry.
but do you think its a good transfer? an experienced pool player for a new one, which we dunno how long (if ever) barry will fit into the team?