3.5 mil for Kirkland ?

[Jayesh87]

Kirkland set to complete Wigan deal

Oct 27 2006

By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo


LIVERPOOL were today set to agree a £3.5m switch with Wigan for Chris Kirkland.

The England international keeper has spent the past three months on loan at the JJB Stadium, but a fee is now close to being finalised.

Kirkland has been surplus to requirements at Anfield for several seasons, and Benitez will welcome the extra funds as he prepares to strengthen his squad in January.

Although the transfer cannot go through until the January 1 transfer window, all the terms are now virtually in place for Kirkland to make the move permanent.

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I only got 2 million for him on my football manager game

[Bender]

better than nothing and that's only if he stay's fit.

[Rocket]

thats poor in terms of return from what we paid, but a fairly decent sum of cash.

[dww]

Much more than I thought we would get for him tbh.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Shame to see him go would of been a great goalie without all these injuries

[Morph]

Kirkland set to complete Wigan deal

Oct 27 2006

By Chris Bascombe, Liverpool Echo


LIVERPOOL were today set to agree a £3.5m switch with Wigan for Chris Kirkland.

The England international keeper has spent the past three months on loan at the JJB Stadium, but a fee is now close to being finalised.

Kirkland has been surplus to requirements at Anfield for several seasons, and Benitez will welcome the extra funds as he prepares to strengthen his squad in January.

Although the transfer cannot go through until the January 1 transfer window, all the terms are now virtually in place for Kirkland to make the move permanent.

http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0...name_page.html

I only got 2 million for him on my football manager game

Wigan taking their chances there, this deal was always the case, but it was meant to depend on if Kirky was fit by crimbo, and this is October. Then again maybe the original reports were wrong and it depended on the amount of games he played for them.

[Kinell]

Much more than I thought we would get for him tbh.

Yeah i had the same thought. As long as we keep Carson im happy

[Red Chilli]

Time to cut our losses, I have higher hopes for Carson now

[paulcooper4]

I propose a toast to paul jewell. Hes still red through and through like, but to show his love for liverpool by somehow persuading dave whelan to part with 3.5 million ****in quid for glassback is some feat.

[Dhav]

I propose a toast to paul jewell. Hes still red through and through like, but to show his love for liverpool by somehow persuading dave whelan to part with 3.5 million ****in quid for glassback is some feat.

[NICKZS]

I think thats a feggin great deal for us. Considering he has no future at the club and is a walking sicknote

[mersey86]

Lets take a leaf out of Birmingham's book. Tell Wigan there's no way we'll let him go for that little and tonight we'll have an offer for 7.5 million on the table.

[Resu]

Shame to see him go would of been a great goalie without all these injuries

I`m not sure he would be a great goalie even if stayed injury free. He didn`t make enough saves IMO. Not that he made many mistakes, but on too many occasions he just stood there while the ball went in. He probably coulld be England No.1, but isn`t saying much.
I`m reasonably happy with £3,5M.

[red g]

kewell would be the onlyone happy tosee him stay.....bet them to have got classon the xbox !!

[lfc4ever]

Now officially gone:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wigan_athletic/6091824.stm

Wigan have signed goalkeeper Chris Kirkland on a permanent deal from Liverpool until 2009.

Kirkland, 25, initially joined the Latics on a six-month loan deal in the summer and has been ever-present for the Premiership outfit this season.

Wigan boss Paul Jewell said: "It was always our intention to make the deal permanent. It's great news that we've got it all sorted so quickly."

Kirkland joined Liverpool for £6m from Coventry in 2001.

But he fell down the pecking order because of injury and spent last season on loan at West Brom.

Kirkland, who made his international debut in England's 4-0 win over Greece in August, said of his move: "I'm really pleased that my future is now sorted.

"It's been great since joining Wigan, we have a tremendous set of lads and the gaffer has been different class.

"This is an ambitious club that is going places and I'm delighted that I'll be part of that."

Jewell is delighted with the quality of goalkeepers he now has at the JJB Stadium.

He said: "I'm blessed with three excellent keepers in Kirky, Mike Pollitt and John Filan, who's currently on loan at Doncaster. The competition is fierce and that's how I like it."