For me, this is a no brainer for us.
£7m ? £7.5m ? £10-11m after agent fee's etc, who cares ?
The lad score goals a plenty, is a constant handful, brings people into play, holds the ball up, runs in behind and is an aerial threat that we lack in both penalty boxes.
I would be happy with Ba and Sturridge for January, they will add goals.
In the summer then we can look towards a new goal keeper which i think we need, another quality center back, a top quality left back, and a center attacking midfielder.
For goal keeper i wouldn't look no further than Begovic of Stoke, he is vastly under-rated and would give us good stability.
The other player i feel we should get is Arda Turan, either on the wing or just behind the striker, he is quality. The added bonus is that he is a Liverpool fan so it could happen.
Anyway i think:
Begovic, Turan, Sturridge, Ba plus a center back and a left back would greatly improve us come the new season.
I think we could afford it as well.
Realistic ?
Demba Ba
posted on 1/1/13
Nobody is linking us with Ba, which seeing as his agents love splashing interest all over the press, tells me we are not interested, so whether you like him is irrelevant, its not happening.
Neither is Turan. Atletico Madrid are dead certs for the CL next season, and he was a CL regular for Gala so why would he go to a non CL team? Turan will never sign for us.
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posted on 1/1/13
£4m in agents fees is no bother? we were 3rd behind man city and Chelsea in paying agents fees to the tune of £30m, imagine the players we could have had with that £30m.
If I was in charge at the club, all incoming players would pay they're own agents fees! Parasites!!!!!!
posted on 1/1/13
Alas. There you go, spouting your ill informed opinion as fact again
You don't even know how much Sturridge will be getting paid at Liverpool. He will be on good money - anyone who has played for City and Chelsea will be. But I think the real reason for coming to us is playing time, simple as that.
posted on 1/1/13
If Liverpool don't go in for Ba then the worlds gone mad, mad i tell ya
posted on 1/1/13
Strurridge's main motivation is cash.
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Which is why he's doing a Winston Bogarde and not wanting to move .. hang on a minute ... alas talking crap again!
posted on 1/1/13
Alas. There you go, spouting your ill informed opinion as fact again
He said he'd sit out his contract unless he got a pay off at Chelsea, he also left City because they wouldn't accept his pay demands. You lot are fooking deluded.
posted on 1/1/13
You don't even know how much Sturridge will be getting paid at Liverpool.
I never said he'd be fleecing Liverpool,I said he's motivated by money. He may get what he's getting now at Liverpool,but the fact he was holding Chelsea to ransom proves money is his main priority.
posted on 1/1/13
Come on u all know we are jinxed. The moment we buy ba i bet u any money he would pop his knees going i to melwood on his first day of training.
posted on 1/1/13
I don't rate Ba, sorry. I think he'd flop in Anfield..