"Come on LFC, u have 12m to splash on a bench warmer (Sturridge) but can't afford Villa who is a proven goal-scorer?! If you want to keep Suarez you better bring in players of his caliber!!! YNWA"
"Stop being so focused on the age. Look at RvP, he´s 29. Ibrahimovich, he´s 31. Both top scoorer. David Villa is a really good player and he know´s exactly what BR is doing here!"
"Too many clowns on this site. Villa has no PL experience and can only offer a few years service. He is not worth even 10M in my books! Sturridge and Ince would do nicely and hopefully wrapped up before our FA Cup clash with Mansfield. "
"David Villa would be a very good buy even at 31 years old. The amount of experience he has can be beneficial for or younger strikers. He can still pla at least another 4-5 years! Look at Giggs and Scholes (sorry for the reference but that is the truth!) YNWA!"
"plyNo1red - spot on. A very expensive short-term fix. Obviously a proven goalscorer in the past, but that's why Barca don't play him,its all in the past."
"Barca should know we dont do regular transfer deals,, look we buy stirridge of Chelsea for 15mill, Chelsea buy Ba for 10mill = chelsea get a far better player than we do and they save 5 mill at the same time,, we should buy the Newcastle scouts during the transfer window
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"No Pancho or whoever Villa.He is been worst last two years.Buy Leandro Damiao.He is a man with every move he improve in field.Stop even talk with Barcas poor-Villa anymore.Stink is less i can say for him."
"Do you really believe this ??? I dont think any of these rumours like Villa and Sneijer is true! We will have to probably settle for mediocre players again!"
"get him !! dont need smart man to think that his fantastic finisher and would give us 3 good years (which wat we need at the moment coz we cant get Falco or Cavani for over 30m) this guy as good but older but SOOO WAT"
"Villa us a world class player, proven scorer at intl level, and sturridge is a bit player at chelsea, never scored more than 10 goals a season, ok he is younger than Villa, but we cant afford to build a team for the future whilst risking becoming a midde table team in the present! We need a quality striker now"
"Plus i can see Villa selling much more shirts and merchandise than sturridge, so would be a good merchandise deal, and would show liverpool can still attract worldclass players, still has 2 or 3 yrs in him, if he scores 50 goals in the next 3 seasons he would be worth it"
"Let's be honest Villa would be a good addition, but at the age of 31 and recent injuries 8 million is all we should offer, nice to have him but spend wisely on no PL experience yet a very good Spanish forward."
"In our situation we have to expect to pay more. when we get back into Europe we shall have better bargaining power. Not many are rushing to join us in our current position!
SPEND!
in the long run FSG gets their money back and more!"
"Villa's best position is down the middle he has been unhappy at Barca before he got injured because they play him down the left because Messi plays through the middle. He has come back from injury this season but hasn't got much minutes because other players have done so well this season people saying he isn't quality anymore because he isnt playing are shortsighted what about Tello, Sanchez "
"DAVID VILLA TO LIVERPOOL...WOULD BE A DREAM COME TRUE..YOU PAY TOP DOLLERS FOR PROVEN TALENT..SPAIN INTERNATIONAL AND U WANT ZAHA... DROP THE CASH REVIVE THE SEASON.."
"anything more than 10m for him is too risky, in fact I feel giving 10m to barca for a 31 year old out of form striker is too much, how can they even begin to think we would pay such amounts for him, I really we dont go for him"
"I'm not usually one to use Youtube vids when it comes to players but: .youtube.com/watch?v=JgEOZ-UkeB4. It's a fair compilation of Villa since he came back from injury. Even if he's 31, look at his touch, movement and finishing. It's still quality! Still a top player who I would happily pay 16m for it meant the difference between 7th and (hopefully) 4th! "
"WITH ALL THE MONEY WE WASTE ON JUNK FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP $16 MIL FOR A SPAIN INTERNATION PROVEN GOAL SCORER.. THANK THE LORD ITS ONLY 16 ..FOR 5 MIL LESS WE GOT BORINI WHO IS YOUNG AND GOT INJURED WITHIN 6 GAMES.. CANT LET THIS ONE GO"
"Borini is going to be a top striker, so people stop your childish rants at him, he is a young talented lad who was a snip a £10 mil, he will triple his value in the next 4 years, great business by BR!"
"At 31 defo not worth signing on a permenant deal as he has nver played in the PL and at his age he would expect time and space on the ball, could be a major flop, loan only in my eyes, stick to your guns."
"My heart says yes but my head says no. He just come back from a very serious injury. He has been out for a long time. We have no idea how well he has recovered. Sometimes these medicals don't work. I will only consider taking him on loan but wont buy.Having said that - what a player to add to our ranks, can win games single handedly...our striking options sorted for a couple of years . "
"MY GUT TELLS ME THAT THIS BIG SURPRISE SIGNING EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT....IS GOING TO BE XABI ALONSO COMING BACK HOME. LETS SEE IF MY INTUITIONS ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK."
"Sign him he could be the one to give the club and the fans a real boost and put us back in the CL, the project is a long term goal we need to stay in touch with the Mancs and others. "
"Big Eyes ex R.S.A - Time you got a reality check. Liverpool are not even close to the Mancs let alone Chelsea. Spurs and Arsenal are also looking better than us and dare I say it Everton. "
"we need to get lucas back to his best and match sharpe like he was before, then gerrard can resume his normal role of playing where he wants, that free's up suarez to coast about where he needs to and feed off the 2 wingers, villa would be an amazing signing but he plays best as a central striker and he won't get too play that role with us. "
"if we paid 10 mil for him we'd make 20 back in shirt sales and he's a good role model to have around for the kids which is what we are very very abundant in if you think about it. he wouldn't be able to play every game but that would also take some pressure off of luis but does suarez thrive on pressure"
"if we can ghet him on a loan to buy deal then it's a no brainer. he's a fantastic player and he still has what it take. if we have to pay i'd say hit them with a 10 mil offer plus 50g's an appearance fee"
"nashty, he is world class and better than carroll who we paid 35 million for! if we gonna waste silly money on average players, i wouldnt put 10 mill maximum mark on him. id say lets sign him at any cost! with him and suarez, we'd be a force to reckon with again [guaranted goals each game]"
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1st Jan 2013 14:06