Keyblade Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 The comment section of the article on Sky is borderline infuriating. I hope Benteke takes notice of what Liverpool fans think of him smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enda Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Lads the timing does of course matter. Suppose they offer to pay half (£16.25m) today and the other half in a year. That £16.25m sitting in the bank for a year will earn in the region of £500k-£1m in interest. That's enough to pay a decent player's wages for the year. It won't sit in the bank though. Say we owe Nice £10m for Amavi. If we have to pay that today, we write a cheque for £10m today. But if we have to pay that in two years and we can get an interest rate of 5.4%, we only have to put £9m in the bank today and it will turn into £10m by the time we have to pay. Saves us a million quid. Same goes in reverse when we're selling. Of course Liverpool want to phase it over however many years. Now you're of course right that the money's not just going to sit in the bank but the point that the timing can matter still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshVilla Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/christian-benteke-transfer-liverpool-target-6093464? Yes Benteke my man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daweii Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Well played Benteke.. Drive for the best possible move and make no qualms about it. You've never lead us on to believe you'd stay this summer so as much as I don't want you to go, I wish you the best in whatever team ends up landing you. The more I think about Adebayor the more I like the sound of it. The photo on that article is kinda why as yes he's a mercenary and has a poor attitude, but he clearly has a connection with our charismatic manager and that is what counts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/christian-benteke-transfer-liverpool-target-6093464? Yes Benteke my man But I thought the respected Belgian journalist said Benteke wanted to go to Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omariqy Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/christian-benteke-transfer-liverpool-target-6093464? Yes Benteke my man But I thought the respected Belgian journalist said Benteke wanted to go to Liverpool You're believing one journalist over another though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyM3000 Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I would love it If Benteke rejects Liverpool and stays here to try get a better move next summer. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrinityRoadSteps Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/christian-benteke-transfer-liverpool-target-6093464? Yes Benteke my man But I thought the respected Belgian journalist said Benteke wanted to go to Liverpool You're believing one journalist over another though? Actually no. I don't believe any of them. The only thing I believe in is ITSOTP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Did the mirror really just describe adeybayor as enigmatic? Talk about pushing poetic licence a little too far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicon Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Well Liverpool, like us, will just be a stepping stone to the move he's always wanted. The thing is that Liverpool are considered a bigger platform and top European clubs will pay more attention to him if he succeeds there but it means he'll have to wait another 2 or 3 seasons and then battle with Liverpool to leave. I think he's looking to try and skip that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCJonah Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 If he's going to leave this summer then I'd rather he just does it. I don't want him to go to liverpool but I want us to make sure we bring in a decent replacement for him. If he leaves late in the window that could make us miss out on our number 1 target. Just go soon please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben1505 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Wouldn't it make more sense for him to stay 1 year, continue to stand out so he gets in the national team, have a good season and Euros, then move to a champions league club? If he moves to Liverpool, he might not hit the ground running, could be under a different manager by Jan, risk his spot in the national team as Belgium have some good strikers out there, then never get that champions league move?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 4m goes to Genk dosen't it? Genk, hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killeen30 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/christian-benteke-transfer-liverpool-target-6093464? Yes Benteke my man don't we normally say 'no quotes' and 'sure it's the mirror'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan81 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) could actualy back fire on him.holding out for a bigger club and if they dont come good chance plop will walk away Edited July 19, 2015 by Villan81 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 It looks like it's possibly a pre contract discussion story to me, leaked by his agent to make sure he maximise what he can get out of Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villan81 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 It looks like it's possibly a pre contract discussion story to me, leaked by his agent to make sure he maximise what he can get out of Liverpool. Which wouldn't surprise me at all if thats the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben1505 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 IF he really doesn't want to go to Liverpool then he shouldn't go... IF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Kristof Terreur @HLNinEngeland 5m5 minutes ago Everything is settled between Aston Villa and Liverpool on the £32,5m deal for Christian Benteke. Medical has been planned. #LFC #AVFC He's pretty reliable about all things Belgian (albeit on Twitter) So long Christian, good luck but you could've aimed a little higher with your new team selection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaForever1970 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 If he's going to leave this summer then I'd rather he just does it. I don't want him to go to liverpool but I want us to make sure we bring in a decent replacement for him. If he leaves late in the window that could make us miss out on our number 1 target. Just go soon please. I assume the reason its not happened yet is we're still deciding with Kop how its paid. Obviously the amount to Genk will need to be paid, but we could be awkward and want a large proportion of it up front. Fair play as well, why should be make it easy for Kop to sign our best player? It does make me wonder how the clause is worded, 32.5mill but its up to the selling club how it is accepted? Seems a bit of a grey area to me. I hope thats why its taking longer, for all we know it could fall through, Benteke stays for another season and we have a cracking year and he signs up, anything could happen. Kristof Terreur @HLNinEngeland 5m5 minutes ago Everything is settled between Aston Villa and Liverpool on the £32,5m deal for Christian Benteke. Medical has been planned. #LFC #AVFC He's pretty reliable about all things Belgian (albeit on Twitter) So long Christian, good luck but you could've aimed a little higher with your new team selection. Ignore the above i've just put Yeah that journo has contact with both Benteke and his agent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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