Liverpool allegedly offer £4m for Enrique and Barton will only stay if Ashley quits
May 26th, 2011 | 40 Comments |
Allegedly negotiations have begun with Liverpool for their acquisition of Jose Enrique. Although it seems they haven’t begun very well.
Newcastle have placed a £15m price tag on the player and Liverpool’s initial offer was only £4m, so there’s a fair bit of meeting somewhere in the middle to be done before Enrique departs for Anfield.
Alan Pardew is now fully resigned to losing Enrique, saying:
“There’s no point keeping a player who has set his sights on a club he has perceived is bigger.
“You can’t keep a player that’s unmotivated.”
Which is fair enough. If a player is determined to leave there is little to be achieved by forcing him to do otherwise. (more…)