Arsenal not prepared to stump up £18 million for Liverpool midfielder - which just so happens to be another player’s price tag!
by stresster on August 4th, 2008
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Someone might want to tell Rafael Benitez that just because Player A costs a certain sum of money, it doesn’t mean that you can justify selling Player B for the same amount, especially as people might want to question why you’re not keeping Player B in the first place.
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The situation regarding Gareth Barry has gone beyond farce, yet hopes still remain at Anfield that they will land the Aston Villa midfielder. Especially if they can sell Xabi Alonso to Arsenal for a fee which will mostly cover what Martin O’Neill is demanding. The Guardian reports that Liverpool might have to drop their valuation regarding the Spaniard, with the Reds once again putting an unrealistic price tag on a player’s head.
“I don’t think it will be easy [for him to leave],” admitted Benítez in Glasgow on Saturday. “The value of Alonso in the market will be really high. We are really pleased with him and we don’t want him to go unless we get a very good price.”
How can Rafa be ‘really pleased’ with a player that he’s willing to sell? Let’s also remember that Liverpool paid £10.5 million for Alonso four seasons ago, and while he’s had a successful time at Anfield (especially in the Champions League), he was not a regular starter for the Merseyside team last season. Surely the most Arsenal would be willing to pay is £12 million or thereabouts?
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Tagged Under: Arsenal FC, arsene wenger, Aston Villa FC, Gareth Barry, Liverpool FC, rafael benitez
Fake Kop Boss - August 4th, 2008 at 9:11 am
shedzy - August 4th, 2008 at 9:20 am
Rafa is SUCH a chump
Your article says it all
‘Alonso is easily worth £18m, he is such a brilliant player, we don’t want to sell him unless we can get the exact amount of money we want to buy a player in the same position who we think is far better’. So he#s not relaly worth it then, is he Rafa.
What a prize tw@t.
Rob - August 4th, 2008 at 9:33 am
If Hargreaves and Carrick are worth £18 million then Alonso definitely is.
Benitez wants Barry to fit into the left side of a midfield 3 in a 4-3-3/4-5-1 system to give his side more balance.
Randy McNob - August 4th, 2008 at 9:36 am
Shedzy you bell, you havent got a clue. They are two different players, alonso sits back and spreads passes around the pitch and barry is a more VERSATILE player who is LEFT FOOTED, this is why Rafa wants him as he would fit our system better than Alonso does. This doesn’t make him better than Alonso, Alonso is better at the holding playmaker role than Barry and this is why arsenal want him, to fill the role behind Fabregas which Gilberto or Flamini ocupied previously. Players values can be decided by how much another club needs their services as in any other areas of business in the modern day. This is why Barry has been way overpriced along with Alonso.
Anonymous - August 4th, 2008 at 9:53 am
i feel like killing rafa is stupid alonso one the best midfielders in world he passing qualitiy is out this world keep him 4get barry 18 mil myarse
The Oak Tree - August 4th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Right on Randy McNob.
I have heard that Alonso is going to Arsenal for £12M. He has been a great player for Liverpool, but NOT a legendary one that has helped us mount a decent title challenge. Barry will do this and fit into our team plans better.
YNWA
chris - August 4th, 2008 at 10:46 am
Barry is English, Left-footed, Premier League experinced, versitile. He can also pass very well has leadership qualities and works well with Stevie.
Alonso is a Spanish European cup winner, Great passer and technically brilliant. However he does amazing in CL but he hasnt got the nitty grityy u need for the EPL. he will play games and apart from a few tremendous passes you wont notice him. Barry has more what it takes to help Liverpool in EPL and what is it we want to win. The EPL.
However if Barry, Carrick, Hargreveas are worth 18 mill why wouldn’t alonso be.
Plus as weve seen with VIlla why should we lower our price, we will sell him for what Benitez thinks he is worth, like every other fookin team in the world.
neal - August 4th, 2008 at 10:48 am
well i think rafa should let alonso go , although hes an AWESOME player but hes bettr off at arsenal
he’ll be more famous there ,more goals n stuff !!
n of course arsenal wont be payin 18 million for him but they shld try everything to get him
N YEH ALONSO WILL COME TO ARSENAL
charlot malta - August 4th, 2008 at 11:24 am
If Carrick and Hargreaves are worth 18m (ok, current valuations are more 5m), then Alonso is worth 30m.
O’neill knows Villa will scrape the top 10 again and he needs all the money he can get.
Powelly - August 4th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Fake Kop Boss - What title ambitions?????? Liverpool will be very lucky to finish 5th let alone 1st!!!!
koparoma - August 4th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Alonso is a Euro 2008 winner and A CL winner - who else in Arsenal can claim that???
He’s worth more than ANY of Arsenal’s players apart from Cesc - and I’m sure Wenger wouldn’t sell HIM for less than £20m!!!
Arsenal are the rag & bone men of the Premier League - always looking for a discount here and a discount there. Buy cheap, sell high - well bugger off then, quality like Alonso’s gonna COST you tight wads.
Your big problem is that with all your defections - you are SERIOUSLY lacking in experience now… Great side in a few years - but this season, Spurs will overtake you!!!! HA Ha Ha…
Internet Gooner - August 4th, 2008 at 11:31 am
Well the short answer is neither Carrick, Hargreaves, nor Barry are worth £15m-plus. Just because some club is willing to pay extorionate amounts does not mean they suddenly become worth what the selling club asks for.
Graham May - August 4th, 2008 at 11:34 am
FAO Powelly
nob-ed
Either a very bitter blue or a skanky manc!!
Oxygen thief
Brunei Kop Fan - August 4th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Get Barry please..
Potential Explosive new formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Reina
Degen - Carra - Skrtel/Agger - Dossena
Barry - Masherano - Gerrard (Lucas & Alonso will provide quality backup)
Babel - Torres - Keane (Ngog & Kuyt as backup)
ois - August 4th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
liverpool shouldn be in a position were they need to sell alonso to raise funds for barry, its those 2 american idiots why liverpool are in that position…
The Chosen one - August 4th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
tut tut tut
bottom line
Sir rafa sets the price
knows what price is negotiable
if we are going to sell
another club must match it
if no club matches it he stays a red or we lower price
either way its liverpool fc first.
It could be worst
we could be singing to our best players
who are demanding to leave the club
pls dont go
dont gooooooo
im begging u to stay lol
Donavan Ried - August 4th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Here we go Rafa yet another mistake in a list of many. If barry wants to be a Liverpool play he will (a) Wait another season (b) DAMMAND Villa sale him or sit on the bench.
stuey - August 4th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
reina
dossena agger/skrtel carra arbeloa
babel/bena masherano barry gerrard
keane torres
subs
caverli
alonso
degan
kuyt
Ngog
lucas
nemeth
spearing
Arsenal 4evr - August 4th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
all midfielders playing in t epl are highly overrated… look at t price tag tat bentley n nico kranjkar boast of… do u guys seriously think these guys are worth t amt tat they’re clubs r askin 4??
nyways regardin this article… yeah arsenal wont buy a loverpool discard….comeon guys its quite obvious tat liverpool r selling him cos he aint good enuf 4 them… how can he do better in t emirates???
Clearly rafa’s plannin 2 sell him n cash in so tat he can get barry….
Sorry Rafa… but we aint falling 4 this yet….
Arsenal 4evr - August 4th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
sorry for mis spelling liverpool as lovorpool… its was a typo….