Barca set sights on Mascherano.

[kurtangle01]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=487500&in_page_id=1779

Nothing in it, really, but I thought it could be news worthy enough to post.

[AFII]

Barca set sights on Mascherano

Stand by for the Tevez Affair Mk II. Barcelona are planning to test Liverpool's desire to hang on to Argentine star Javier Mascherano at the end of the season.

Like his fellow countryman Carlos Tevez, Mascherano's transfer rights are owned by Kia Joorabchian's company and Liverpool must pay MSI £20 million if they wish to make Mascherano their own.

With FIFA planning new rules on third-party ownership, Liverpool have stalled in talks, presumably hoping that they will drive a better deal if there are more stringent rules on the practice that was highlighted by Tevez's protracted move from West Ham to Old Trafford.

Barcelona would expect to get Mascherano for less than £20m, but they could yet outbid Liverpool.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1779

[livvy145]

Already posted.

http://www.est1892.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=38961

[AFII]

I saw that after I posted it

A Mod will delete this one very soon.

[Dan]

I saw that after I posted it

A Mod will delete this one very soon.

Lets hope so, what a **** thread

[kopdan]

if we dont sign Masher full time, Rafa is making a HUGE mistake

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Barca can piss off, and if we let him go then people in charge of Liverpool should be sacked.

He's a world class player at a very young at he will only get better!!

[Dan]

if we dont sign Masher full time, Rafa is making a HUGE mistake

Off topic, are you me?

[kurtangle01]

if we dont sign Masher full time, Rafa is making a HUGE mistake

I was thinking this today. Getting Masherano signed full time is as important as the Torres signing.

I'd like to think we're in the drivers seat due to the fact that he's at our club and appears to be happy. We're obviously not going to pay money to early when we don't have to though and knowing the way we work we'll leave things right to the last minute.

[kopdan]

I was thinking this today. Getting Masherano signed full time is as important as the Torres signing.

I'd like to think we're in the drivers seat due to the fact that he's at our club and appears to be happy. We're obviously not going to pay money to early when we don't have to though and knowing the way we work we'll leave things right to the last minute.

you'd hope we had this sorted by now

[thesilverfoxlfc]

He should be signed up what the hell are they waiting for!

[Red Chilli]

Joorabchian isn't going to let us sign him unless we are one of the most high profile teams in the world. If we don't get through our CL group and we don't do anything in the league then we could see Mascherano whipped away from us whether Mascherano likes it or not.

[kurtangle01]

you'd hope we had this sorted by now

I'm sure we have an idea of what we're doing. We signed the deal with agreements in place. I think that we're probably going to wait until we have to before we part with the cash. Afterall, it's better sitting in our accounts gaining interest rather than Joorbichans.

I'm sure we've had constant contact with Joorbichan over tha last 10 months and know where we stand.

It's not done until it's done but I'm sure when we signed the agreement was that we had first option for £18m no matter who else went in with a higher bid.

[kopdan]

I'm sure we have an idea of what we're doing. We signed the deal with agreements in place. I think that we're probably going to wait until we have to before we part with the cash. Afterall, it's better sitting in our accounts gaining interest rather than Joorbichans.

I'm sure we've had constant contact with Joorbichan over tha last 10 months and know where we stand.

It's not done until it's done but I'm sure when we signed the agreement was that we had first option for £18m no matter who else went in with a higher bid.

aye

sounds fair

great player mind. really impressed with him.

[Red Chilli]

I'm sure we have an idea of what we're doing. We signed the deal with agreements in place. I think that we're probably going to wait until we have to before we part with the cash. Afterall, it's better sitting in our accounts gaining interest rather than Joorbichans.

I'm sure we've had constant contact with Joorbichan over tha last 10 months and know where we stand.

It's not done until it's done but I'm sure when we signed the agreement was that we had first option for £18m no matter who else went in with a higher bid.

How can you be sure of that unless you've seen it?

It wouldn't be the first time we've stuffed this kind of thing up.