more cofie .....

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from the lancashire evening news

LIVERPOOL are leading the race to sign Burnley teenager John Cofie.

The 14-year-old has attracted interest from a number of leading Premier League clubs, with Manchester United and Chelsea said to have been ready to start a bidding war for the striker two months ago.

However, there is not a deal in place with any of the interested parties at this stage.

As I understand it, Liverpool are prepared to offer £250,000 as part of a compensation package that could rise to £1million with clauses and add-ons.

Liverpool fan Cofie was snapped up by the Clarets after being spotted in a football tournament in Germany last year

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also

From The TimesNovember 5, 2007

Liverpool set to lure John CofieOliver Kay
Liverpool are confident of beating Chelsea and Manchester United to the signature of John Cofie, a 15-year-old centre forward whose progress at Burnley has made him one of the most coveted young talents in the country.

Despite strong overtures from Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford, Cofie is understood to favour a move to Liverpool and accepted an invitation from the club to attend their Carling Cup fourth-round victory over Cardiff City at Anfield last week. Burnley hope to receive at least £1 million in compensation if the teenager leaves, but Liverpool believe they may secure his services for barely a quarter of that sum.

Although Liverpool have won the FA Youth Cup for the past two seasons with a squad made up largely of players brought through their own academy, Rafael BenÍtez, the manager, has overseen the acquisition of more than 20 teenagers over the past 2½ years, the vast majority of them from overseas.

BenÍtez and Piet Hamberg, the technical manager at the club’s youth academy, are lining up deals to sign at least four other teenagers in January in addition to Cofie. One is Lauri Dalla Valle, a 16-year-old Finnish midfield player, while Hamberg is also believed to be closing in on two highly-rated youngsters from the Netherlands and one from Germany.

[bazza76]

yeah read this yesterday, all seems promising enough, except, I try not to get too excited by such arrivals having seeing alot of potential not quite living up to expectations in the past.

[homer1]

yeah read this yesterday, all seems promising enough, except, I try not to get too excited by such arrivals having seeing alot of potential not quite living up to expectations in the past.

Going slightly off topic, did anything ever happen with that Adam Pepper lad from the Bitters, reckoned he was the best thing since Rooney coming through and we were sniffing with rumours that he had actually signed up, never heard any more though

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Going slightly off topic, did anything ever happen with that Adam Pepper lad from the Bitters, reckoned he was the best thing since Rooney coming through and we were sniffing with rumours that he had actually signed up, never heard any more though

very good mate