Originally posted by zocoss:No, it was Villa who priced Barry at $18m… Pool only offered $10 or $12m… But delay it with wanting to offload Alonso first before buying… Anyway, Martin O’Neill wasn’t interested to sell to Liverpool thats why he priced him so high in the first place… He was upset Rafa went behind his back and unsettled Barry…
O’Neill was furious at the manner of Liverpool’s approach for Barry. O’Neill attacked Rafa when he was told Rafa had claimed to have had “prolonged discussions” with him about Barry when actually They were talking about (Liverpool goalkeeper) Scott Carson because they have an option to sign him…
O’Neill also criticised Benitez, suggesting Liverpool had leaked their initial bid for the player to the media on purpose to unsettle Barry. And Benitez later said: “If your captain wants to leave, it’s a problem, but that’s football.”
So I guess Villa still never forget what Rafa did last season… And letting City have him secretly at just $12m it seems suited them more too…
The conclusion is : Not Liverpool's fault , Not Villa's fault , Not Rafa's , Not O'Neill's fault .... Barry wanted more $$$ . The End !
really don't understand why Villa would sell their captain when their aim is to break the top 4..
Originally posted by iceFatboy:really don't understand why Villa would sell their captain when their aim is to break the top 4..
Because Barry wanted to leave. It's either they sell him now or risk losing him next season for nothing...