Koptalk's 'insider' gossip....
23rd August
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The club have accepted a £10 million offer from Inter Milan for Dirk Kuyt but the condition of sale is that this amount is paid in full now. The deal will only proceed if Inter agree to that condition and the player accepts the move.
Barcelona are negotiating with Liverpool for Javier Mascherano. A deal looks likely but there are differences in the valuation.
Christian Purslow is working on 3 possible signings. 2 look quite clear cut, the 3rd will be harder to secure. Sorry I don't know the names because the people I work with don't just broadcast this kind of thing. It's a need to know job and I don't need to know.
I think we will see some activity or news of activity around Thursday or Friday.
Today
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Liverpool have transferred funds to a holding account used for making payments for players. The amount is just short of £3.3 million.
From experience this would usually be the down payment for an incoming player with more future payments. It could also be a player valued at £3.3 million with a single payment of this amount. This means Liverpool and the selling club have agreed a transfer fee and payment schedule for the player.
The money can only be sent today or Monday so a medical must take place almost immediately. I would say that terms have been agreed for the club to begin the first stage of the transfer of funds.
Today
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The club are desperately working to try and conclude 3 signings. It looks like they have been waiting to sell Mascherano to make the deals happen. The transfer window closes in a few days so the chances of these all happening look unlikely but I may be wrong.
2 of these players are not registered in the English Premier League. 1 of the trio is EPL registered and is English. 1 of the other 2 is non-English speaking and I think that one may miss the deadline.
23rd August
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The club have accepted a £10 million offer from Inter Milan for Dirk Kuyt but the condition of sale is that this amount is paid in full now. The deal will only proceed if Inter agree to that condition and the player accepts the move.
Barcelona are negotiating with Liverpool for Javier Mascherano. A deal looks likely but there are differences in the valuation.
Christian Purslow is working on 3 possible signings. 2 look quite clear cut, the 3rd will be harder to secure. Sorry I don't know the names because the people I work with don't just broadcast this kind of thing. It's a need to know job and I don't need to know.
I think we will see some activity or news of activity around Thursday or Friday.
Today
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Liverpool have transferred funds to a holding account used for making payments for players. The amount is just short of £3.3 million.
From experience this would usually be the down payment for an incoming player with more future payments. It could also be a player valued at £3.3 million with a single payment of this amount. This means Liverpool and the selling club have agreed a transfer fee and payment schedule for the player.
The money can only be sent today or Monday so a medical must take place almost immediately. I would say that terms have been agreed for the club to begin the first stage of the transfer of funds.
Today
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The club are desperately working to try and conclude 3 signings. It looks like they have been waiting to sell Mascherano to make the deals happen. The transfer window closes in a few days so the chances of these all happening look unlikely but I may be wrong.
2 of these players are not registered in the English Premier League. 1 of the trio is EPL registered and is English. 1 of the other 2 is non-English speaking and I think that one may miss the deadline.