138 million hours most likely.
Naby Keita
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138 million hours most likely.
Garrus
New member
No he wasn't, And our technical director today just said this:
Robert: "We don't want to Sign Coutinho for next year. Any player we negotiate with is for now."
That's a clear statement, We won't be paying transfer fees for players we won't get this summer, It makes no sense for us, Which excludes naby keita entirely.
Your liverpool news accounts are making up fake news, To glorify your keita deal and make barca a punchline, As others have said, To soften the blow to your fans when you lose coutinho
Garrus
New member
They already rejected a bid for keita up to 87M euors, So what ever the fee that got Leipzig to agree to let him go next summer, And in this already infalted crazy market, Must've been much higher, 100M+.
keita has a 50m euros release clause for next summer. Smart move by Liverpool if true.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Don't even know how much they paid to consider it a smart move.
It was a reported 65m euros + 10m in bonuses. The reason Liverpool were able to reach an agreement for him was the "next year" agreement. RBL has told them time and time again "We don't need the money. We want to keep him. If you want him, com back next year when his clause(£48m) becomes active", paraphrased of course. So its like a loan-back immediately for 1 year deal.
Liverpool pays the release clause + premium price, RBL keeps him for another year, and have time to line up a replacement properly while its more or less like selling him next summer for more than his release clause. Its actually smart of them.
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Yes, Leipzig would have a weak bargaining position with that release clause.
JamDav1982
Senior Member
Where has Barca bid been reported?
Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
You mean you guys bitched and moaned and begged like we did with Coutinho and Leipzig finally got tired and decided to sell?
No we barely even talked about Keita after the 2nd failed bid. Even the media thought the deal was off.
You and Mundo Deportivo on the other hand......how'd you put it? "bitching and moaning" was it?
Yannik
Senior Member
Leipzig can keep him for 1 year and still receive 70m next year, only so that Liverpool has the first option on him.
It's an absolutely brilliant deal for Leipzig because next year Keita would've had a release clause of only 50m€.
Luftstalag14
Culé de Celestial Empire
For the record I hope you guys keep Coutinho and we keep our 174m and spend it elsewhere.
DonAK
President of FC Barcelona
On Di Maria and Parejo?
Cannot see any report about a 170m figure unless Jombi or that Lucas Resende guy got any inside sources, which they obviously don't.
I never said that we have officially bid 170m euros. I said that I think we will offer at least 170m for Coutinho. Thats perfectly reasonable when we have this board in charge.
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