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by **ethanr** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:38 am

shanks wrote:
sgs wrote:
bunglemark2 wrote:
tubby wrote:Only saw a bit of him in the Copa tbh but he looked decent. Better option than both Dann and Cahill imo.

....and we'll be rightly stuffed when both him and Suarez go AWOL at the same time when there's an international match....or some equally poxy round-robin tournament down there.

No more than we did for Kuyt and Babel or like will will with Gerrard, Downing and Hendo in the future

its the same problem for every club

Ya 2 is nothing... If we look at who England could properly call up then you're talking Gerrard, Johnson, Downing, Carroll, Hendo right off the bat, plus Kelly has been getting some recognition from Capello as well... So that's 6 players gone right there.

by **woof woof !** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:03 am

ethanr wrote:Ya 2 is nothing... If we look at who England could properly call up then you're talking Gerrard, Johnson, Downing, Carroll, Hendo right off the bat, plus Kelly has been getting some recognition from Capello as well... So that's 6 players gone right there.

Here's the thing,

England's games don't clash with premiership games. Players who represent African or South American national teams are likely to get called away whilst premiership games are active.

But yeah, I'd rather have players like Suarez missing for a couple of games than not have him at all.

by **stmichael** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:10 am

tubby wrote:Yeah it's looking good. Reckon he will be able to play against Bolton?

he won't be able to handle it. kevin davies will rough him up blah blah blah.

by **Greavesie** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:39 am

The Independant:

'For less than half the price of Phil Jones, LFC have bagged themselves twice the player'

by **Greavesie** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:46 am

Little more from BBC Sport:

Uruguay defender Sebastian Coates appears set to move to Liverpool after his club told BBC Sport they will make a decision this week.

The £12m-rated Nacional centre-back, 20, impressed in Uruguay's Copa America triumph in July and is keen to join compatriot Luis Suarez at Anfield.

"An offer arrived from Liverpool," said Nacional chief Daniel Enriquez.

"We will discuss the final details of the transfer and an announcement will be made soon."

He added: "It's an interesting offer and the player is interested in playing in English football and Liverpool seem like a proper club."

Coates would be Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish's sixth signing of the summer.

Dalglish is keen to strengthen his defensive resources after Greek defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos left for Wolfsburg on a free transfer and 6ft 6in Coates, 20, is seen not only as another quality addition but also a sound investment for the future.

Manchester City have been strongly linked with Coates but Liverpool are now firm favourites to add him to Dalglish's other summer signings, midfielders Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam and Stewart Downing, goalkeeper Doni and defender Jose Enrique.

Adding another centre-back became Dalglish's top priority after completing their deal with Newcastle United left-back Enrique.

by **maguskwt** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:50 am

Greavesie wrote:Little more from BBC Sport:

Uruguay defender Sebastian Coates appears set to move to Liverpool after his club told BBC Sport they will make a decision this week.

The £12m-rated Nacional centre-back, 20, impressed in Uruguay's Copa America triumph in July and is keen to join compatriot Luis Suarez at Anfield.

"An offer arrived from Liverpool," said Nacional chief Daniel Enriquez.

"We will discuss the final details of the transfer and an announcement will be made soon."

He added: "It's an interesting offer and the player is interested in playing in English football and Liverpool seem like a proper club."

Coates would be Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish's sixth signing of the summer.

Dalglish is keen to strengthen his defensive resources after Greek defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos left for Wolfsburg on a free transfer and 6ft 6in Coates, 20, is seen not only as another quality addition but also a sound investment for the future.

Manchester City have been strongly linked with Coates but Liverpool are now firm favourites to add him to Dalglish's other summer signings, midfielders Jordan Henderson, Charlie Adam and Stewart Downing, goalkeeper Doni and defender Jose Enrique.

Adding another centre-back became Dalglish's top priority after completing their deal with Newcastle United left-back Enrique.

soccernet is reporting too... but they said our bid is 8 million pounds... which is not bad... I just hope City doesn't hi-jack the transfer...

some good quotes below:

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But Nacional vice president Olmes has confirmed the Liverpool bid - thought to be around £8 million - has them in pole position to sign Coates and the player's father and agent, Peter, is reportedly heading to Merseyside to discuss personal terms with the Reds.

"The offer is very good. Surely Coates will go to Liverpool," Olmes replied when asked about Liverpool's interest.

And Coates himself has talked up the prospect of linking up with international team-mate Luis Suarez at Anfield.

"It's a club with great history and tradition in England," he told Ovacion. "Also, Luis [Suarez] would be a great help to me there. The offer suits all concerned, so it's fair to say it's a done deal."

Asked if he would prefer Liverpool to City, he said: "Yes. I would have to wait to see what City offer, but I think the presence of Luis would be very important in my decision. I have spoken to him - he contacted me and we chatted for quite a while.

"He's someone I know well. He's doing really well there and that's good for me because I'm joining a club with a Uruguayan presence."

On adapting to life in England, he said: "I don't care about the weather. When I get there, I'll get used to that and anything else as well. I'm more or less getting to grips with the English language, but I'll have to get Luis to give me a hand.

"There were many a lot of rumours that English clubs wanted me, but nothing concrete. Fortunately, I have now received an offer."
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Hopefully after this we'll get another striker... who's on the market now?

by **Greavesie** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:51 am

twitter reckons Aqua going to AC on loan and if he plays 25 games they must buy him for £7m

by **maguskwt** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:57 am

Greavesie wrote:twitter reckons Aqua going to AC on loan and if he plays 25 games they must buy him for £7m

so what if they play him 24 games and send him back to us? :glare:

Aquaman is fast becoming a journeyman...

by **Greavesie** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:03 pm

maguskwt wrote:
Greavesie wrote:twitter reckons Aqua going to AC on loan and if he plays 25 games they must buy him for £7m

so what if they play him 24 games and send him back to us?

Aquaman is fast becoming a journeyman...

that's pretty much how I read it as well

Expect Aqua to make 24 appearances in Serie A next season

So that's 3 different Serie A clubs in 4 seasons, does loyalty not matter much to them lot? I can't imagine a player like him going down to well over here tbh

by **jacdaniel** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:24 pm

Its actually not too unusual in Italy for a player to ply for 2 or 3 of the top teams during his career. Crespo, Aqua are examples. Even Pirlo, Seedorf

by **damjan193** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:44 pm

jacdaniel wrote:Its actually not too unusual in Italy for a player to ply for 2 or 3 of the top teams during his career. Crespo, Aqua are examples. Even Pirlo, Seedorf

...Batistuta, Montela, Ibrahimovich, Canavaro, Inzaghi, Zambrota, Cassano...

by **crim cram** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:54 pm

damjan193 wrote:
jacdaniel wrote:Its actually not too unusual in Italy for a player to ply for 2 or 3 of the top teams during his career. Crespo, Aqua are examples. Even Pirlo, Seedorf

...Batistuta, Montela, Ibrahimovich, Canavaro, Inzaghi, Zambrota, Cassano...

haha

If I heard correctly, Aqua is going on a FREE loan, does this mean we pay his wages thru the 2011-2012 season? If so Milan are getting away with murder here. It would be worth it for us just to have him around as back up if he's going for nothing. Couldn't you see having Aqua as the attacking midfielder for our cup runs? add a few league fixtures in there and he's worth keeping, especially if the free loan deal is true.

by **metalhead** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:20 pm

Coates deal is done pending a work permit, official announcement from the Nacional board in a few hours

That's what Uruguayan press is saying anyways

by **stmichael** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:35 pm

just listening to talksport now as tim vickery's going to be on. really knows his south american football so it'll be interesting to see what he says about coates.

by **ethanr** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 3:38 pm

Oh Mh... Always jumping the gun...

But sometimes you're right

Hope it goes thru soon. He seems like quite a player that could make a quick impact.

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