[Football] Liverpool reject Palace's offer for Benteke because....

[LlcoolJ]

I wonder if it'll eventually come off?

Benteke must be wondering where it all went wrong, if the best (only?) offer he's got is from Palace.

It says West Brom are interested although their offer is £5m up front and £25m when pigs learn how to fly.

 

[AmexRuislip]

Liverpool want real money and not the souf London travellers sheckles

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

My understanding is that Liverpool were ok with the clauses until they saw that £2 mill was dependant on Brighton reaching the PL.

That's almost as pathetic a rejoinder as 'anyway, you smell'.

Anyway, you smell.

 

[Postman Pat]

It says West Brom are interested although their offer is £5m up front and £25m when pigs learn how to fly.

This sounds the better offer of the two on the table.

 

[AmexRuislip]

[h=1]

'People have many pet hates – things that annoy them. One of mine is anything overpriced. I don't mind paying more for a good product and I don't mind sometimes overpaying...a little bit. I do mind vastly overpaying for something, particularly when I feel the seller is trying to rip me off.' ​

[/h]
Isn't that Palarse in a nutshell?

http://www.croydonadvertiser.co.uk/...-for-benteke/story-29626115-detail/story.html

 

[Buzzer]

Has Steve Parish's ego finally gotten the better of him? Palace offer an initial £25m upfront and that is rejected and then they come back with what is basically a lower offer of £23m. That £2.5m extra if Palace get a CL spot also has further clauses of Benteke playing 70% of matches (27+ matches) when last year Palace's forwards averaged under 13 appearances each and the most appearances by a single player was 24.

And there's even a further clause of Benteke scoring 20 goals in the season. There's not been more than 3 Premier League strikers scoring more than 20 goals in a season since 2009/10 and Benteke has previously never managed to score 20 league goals anywhere that he has played and this season is already under way with matches having been played. Now it looks like West Brom could come in for him and that could leave Parish having to pay over the odds for a hastily put together replacement.

Utter madness, it's pretty clear he was a long-term target and they've had since May to put together a reasonable bid for him, they've also got the Bolasie money sitting in the bank. No wonder Liverpool think Palace are a bunch of piss-takers.

 

[Dougie]

Champions league ready !

 

[Postman Pat]

Champions league ready !

Got a big screen at home that you nicked during the riots to watch Man City/Arsenal on BT Sport?

 

[albionite]

Got a big screen at home that you nicked during the riots to watch Man City/Arsenal on BT Sport?

only way these clowns will get to watch champions league football

 

[spanish flair]

Champions league ready !

You are more likely to be NFL ready if you read the reports on your American owners ambitions .

One American reporter thinks Palace are being used as a stepping stone for these ambitions.

 

[Se20]

Seems like things are happening.
Now £27 mill up front plus add ons.
Must have took out the CL and Brighton clauses

 

[Seasider78]

Seems like things are happening.
Now £27 mill up front plus add ons.
Must have took out the CL and Brighton clauses

SSN reporting £32m is it £27m up front + £5m add ons

 

[Mackenzie]

SSN reporting £32m is it £27m up front + £5m add ons

Sensible to get the bulk up front.

 

[Dougie]

I wonder if we took the champions league clause out ? That might have swung it

 

[Seasider78]

I wonder if we took the champions league clause out ? That might have swung it

A championship clause probably would have been more realistic

 

[Buzzer]

Seems like things are happening.
Now £27 mill up front plus add ons.
Must have took out the CL and Brighton clauses

"Must have took out". Let's hope that there's a clause somewhere in there for a donation to the South London School for Kids Who Don't Read Good and Want to do Other Stuff Good Too.

 

[chucky1973]

What a waste of money. This is an awful signing. Wheels have well and truly fallen off up the road. Just confirms my thoughts that they are prime for the drop. Isn't it great.

 

[Grombleton]

Must have took out the CL and Brighton clauses

Because one was hilariously unrealistic and the other has embarrassed you on a personal level? Every deal must be structured around what comes out of your mouth

 

[Se20]

Because one was hilariously unrealistic and the other has embarrassed you on a personal level? Every deal must be structured around what comes out of your mouth

Must be

 

[Return of the Makh]

A championship clause probably would have been more realistic

With Benteke coming in? Yeah, good one.