I wanNaby (Under the sea in an Octopus's Garden in the Shade) - Deal Confirmed

[StevieM]

 

[Modo]

If we manage to sign both Keita and VVD this summer, after all the twists and turns, it will feel like a coup of a century.

Yeah it will, to us. Doubt them two will strike fear in any of our rivals.

 

[Oliver Twist]

Yeah it will, to us. Doubt them two will strike fear in any of our rivals.

Mane didn't and neither did Suarez so I wouldn't use that as your yardstick.

 

[rurikbird]

Mane didn't and neither did Suarez so I wouldn't use that as your yardstick.

Or Xabi Alonso or Hyypia or Coutinho. Let's focus on signing the best players, not necessarily the biggest names. I would be very happy with VVD and Keita.

 

[dee]

All German, but basically says RB are preparing to lose Keita.
http://www.bild.de/sport/fussball/r...-sein-leipzig-aus-52658700.bild.html#fromWall

Christ that is tenuous. A few non-commital quotes followed by a summary that jumps to the conclusion that since they sold Mane Keita is next

Bollocks journalism

 

[jan]

This made me giggle.



Hahaha. The Firm have a London office. Now we know they're legit.

This is amazing

 

[Rosco]

Didn't the Firm say about 10 days ago that the deal was done and there would just be some media nonsense to show RB put up a fight before losing him ?

I'm suspicious

 

[The Nomad]

Didn't the Firm say about 10 days ago that the deal was done and there would just be some media nonsense to show RB put up a fight before losing him ?

I'm suspicious

They misheard, it was Keita who put up a fight.

 

[Hyena]

This is amazing

If you think that's hilarious check this out:

 

[StevieM]

So anyway..... wouldn't wanting Naby under the sea mean in effect wanting to drown him?

Which would at least bring an end to this titanic chess battle of transfer grandmasters.....

..... and make Doc a racist!!!!

 

[doctor_mac]

Didn't the Firm say about 10 days ago that the deal was done and there would just be some media nonsense to show RB put up a fight before losing him ?

I'm suspicious

And isn't that exactly what has transpired? It has been uncannily accurate. Get on the private jet with the Firm.

 

[FoxForceFive]

Private jet? Boardroom? LFC Mug on boardroom table?

The Firm are obviously legit.

 

[The Nomad]

Private jet? Boardroom? LFC Mug on boardroom table?

The Firm are obviously legit.

Private jet? I thought he was on a SAS flight?

 

[doctor_mac]

Private jet? I thought he was on a SAS flight?

OK, it wasn't a private jet. But he was deffo travelling business class.

 

[manwithnoname]

Private jet? Boardroom? LFC Mug on boardroom table?

The Firm are obviously legit.

Yes, given how easy it is to monetise one of the thousands of football gossip accounts on Twitter, I suspect they're rolling in cash.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Sorry @doctor_mac:

“RB Leipzig is looking forward to the next season together with Naby Keita.”
Club’s managing director Oliver Mintzlaff last night

Fucking The_Firm

 

[doctor_mac]

Sorry @doctor_mac:

“RB Leipzig is looking forward to the next season together with Naby Keita.”
Club’s managing director Oliver Mintzlaff last night

Fucking The_Firm

He's 'aving a Laff!

 

[jan]

If you think that's hilarious check this out:

The Firm is giving away too much, I got them figured out:
The Firm is actually the third party ownership type of company, like the one that used to own Tevez and Mascherano. They're buying Keita and selling/loaning him to Liverpool.

 

[KingDing]

Football365:

Reports: Leipzig perform U-turn on Keita to Liverpool stance

RB Leipzig have reportedly had a change of heart that could see Naby Keita complete a move to Liverpool after all.
Reports from German outlet Bild suggest that Leipzig may be set to perform a dramatic U-turn after rejecting bids of £57m and £66m.

Tensions inside the club are high as Keita landed himself in hot water after a “brutal” tackle on teammate Diego Demme in Austria, which caused the training session to be called off.
The report states that whilst he has apologised for the incident, his effort in training has shifted with his heart reportedly set on a move to Merseyside.
This comes after news on Tuesday that Liverpool would shelve their efforts to sign Naby Keita until next summer as they wait on RB Leipzig to respond to their third-and-final offer for the player.
Having seen bids of £58million and £66million rejected by the Bundesliga side, the Reds are reported to have contacted Leipzig once again with a take-it-or-leave-it offer of £74million.
Their third-and-final bid of £74million would not only smash Liverpool’s club record – currently the £36.9m paid for Mohamed Salah earlier this summer – but would also represent a Bundesliga record.
They continue to state that while sporting director Ralph Rangnick was previously adamant that the 22-year-old would not be sold, he is now believed to be searching for a successor.
Leipzig, who finished second in the Bundesliga and qualified for the Champions League, were hoping that the Guinean international would stay around, however interest from the Premier League appears to have turned his head.[

 

[LeTallecWiz]

The_Firm were right?!?!?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Shadey]

Whatever

 

[The Nomad]

Yeah I don't get the searching for a successor comment. I thought they already had him in the shape of Konrad Laimer?

The plan was to have them both for a year before Keita moved on.

 

[Brizzle]

Boom!

 

[hmmmmm1]

Shake the room

 

[Oncy]

Hands up who thinks this is happening?

 

[Bradley]

Hands up who thinks this is happening?

*Holds up a stick with a toasted marshmallow on the end*

 

[Glen C]

Nope...think this is dead in the water. Never even got started.

 

[HC]

Yeah, this isn't happening

 

[manwithnoname]

Hands up who thinks this is happening?

I was pessimistic about it from the beginning, so I'm pretty much back where I started.

 

[Oliver Twist]

I'd be pleasantly surprised if we managed to pull this off now but don't expect us to. For all the press speculation, the noises emanating from Leipzig have never suggested anything other than he isn't for sale. Saying that, we must have had some encouragement to make an offer in the first place, let alone two.