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Posted: **Sat Jul 17, 2004 9:40 pm**

Paper talk today suggested that Barca hitman Javier Saviola is on his way to Anfield after refusing to take a pay cut. Barcelona are apparently keen to offload him because of his 2.5 million pound a year salary (50,000 grand a week), which Liverpool are ready to accept, also with Newcastle in the hunt. This could mean Milan Baros going the other way to compensate Barca.

Somehow I don't see it happening as Barca offer Ronaldinho 110,000 grand a week and want to offload their star striker for someone who is on only marginally less money. Saviola would be a great signing for us, but would you rather Baros instead of a swap deal for another player, where the player is on a high-ish wage?

I think I would stick with Baros who is a match for Saviola at the moment and this swap deal would generally be a bad idea.

Posted: **Sun Jul 18, 2004 12:04 am**

if it was a swap deal it would have to Saviola and money for Baros i think.

Saviola is a good player but Baros had a good Euro 2004 and has pretty well adjusted to England.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2004 7:38 am**

i think we have got a strike force any club would want i dont want us to get him myself all we need is a winger and a central defender

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2004 2:29 pm**

why do we keep being linked to strikers, we have 3 top draw forwards plus one with bags of potential (Sinama Pongolle). Its a central defender we need, plus maybe a quality central midfielder.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2004 3:18 pm**

Jan Cuelemans wrote:why do we keep being linked to strikers, we have 3 top draw forwards plus one with bags of potential (Sinama Pongolle). Its a central defender we need, plus maybe a quality central midfielder.

I think most of us would agree with that.

Posted: **Sun Jul 25, 2004 11:16 pm**

Lest we forget, it is the silly season isn't it. It's all rumour at the moment.

Who honestly thought we would be linked with Josemi? The last person on everybody's list.

What i'm saying is, you just don't know - it's all speculation.

Posted: **Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:12 am**

Nah I'd keep the strike force we've got, yeah Savoila is a great player but I'd prefer to keep Baros as he is settled at the club

Posted: **Thu Jul 29, 2004 12:21 am**

Jan Cuelemans wrote:why do we keep being linked to strikers, we have 3 top draw forwards plus one with bags of potential (Sinama Pongolle). Its a central defender we need, plus maybe a quality central midfielder.

Dead on ...........

And on the subject of paper talk I'm still saying Ballack's on his way to LFC

Posted: **Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:31 am**

we have a centre half (Josemi), now we need a right mid and centre mid and we will be class.

let's hope a player like Ballack comes Ian, and perhaps Joaquin on the right

Posted: **Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:46 pm**

Ahhh dreaming is so much fun.

Posted: **Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:05 pm**

Dalglish wrote:And on the subject of paper talk I'm still saying Ballack's on his way to LFC

Dalglish you don’t seem to be the type to make wild assumptions so this particular prediction has me intrigued.
I think you have inside info on this one mate, so come on spill !

I think its Xabi Alonso myself but thats another story :grinning:

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:54 pm**

Why Ballack Dalglish ?

Why so conclusive ?

Cmon mate spill !

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 2:57 pm**

i've found the guy who's next to come to liverpool. i'll give you a clue. he plays for barcelona, wears number seven and has the best name in world football

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/eng/jugadores/baloncesto/biografia_7.shtml

imagine martin tyler commentating when this guy's on the ball!

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:07 pm**

The correct pronunciation being" Yah Fookah "

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 3:38 pm**

If only they'd christend him "Mutha"

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Saviola coming to anfield..

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