James Milner

[Leyton388]

Rumours going around that he wants £10m signing on fee and £180k a week.

[Kenneth]

lol

[BobTheCharmer]

Rumours going around that he wants £10m signing on fee and £180k a week.

Well he wont be signing for us if true. Let's be honest if City are reportedly offering you £165,000 a week to stay, you'd want more to consider joining a team outside the top 4. Well you would normally unless you have a burning desire to play for a particular team and you consider money isnt important in the grand scheme of things.

[Kenneth]

I find it hard to believe that city are offering him 165k a week.

[Fivex]

What bollocks

[danperkins]

Rumours going around that he wants £10m signing on fee and £180k a week.

He can go and **** his own face for that.

[Gazzla]

Rumours going around that he wants £10m signing on fee and £180k a week.

No chance. If he genuinely does want that he's staying at Man City as nobody will pay that for a jack of all trades squadie

[Chazza]

Milnersy

Ingsy

Clynesy

Liverpool are closing in on the signing of James Milner from Manchester City.

The Reds are set to hold advanced talks with the out-of-contract England midfielder this week, and are confident of agreeing a deal that would see the 29-year-old move to Anfield on a free transfer on July 1.

Milner has long been identified as one of Liverpool’s top targets, and has been reluctant to commit his future to City due to concerns over playing time.

A number of other clubs, including Arsenal, have expressed an interest in the versatile former Aston Villa man, but it looks increasingly as though it is Liverpool who have won the race.

The signing would represent a boost for the club, as they look to rebuild following a disappointing season.

They are also hopeful of completing a deal for Burnley striker Danny Ings, who is also out of contract, and are preparing a fresh bid for Southampton full back Nathaniel Clyne, who would cost around £15m. An offer of £10m was rejected by Saints last week.

Christian Benteke, the Aston Villa striker, is another target, though the Reds are unlikely to meet the £32.5m buyout clause in the Belgian’s contract. They value the 24-year-old closer to £20m.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/liverpool-fc-transfers-reds-close-9371702

[Buzzo]

Milnersy

Ingsy

Clynesy



http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport...-close-9371702

****esy

[cream]

How ****ing uninspiring. Our only hope is Can, Markovic and Origi turn into world beaters and Sturridge has an injury free season.

[cream]

****esy

All we need now is Moyseh

[marcus50bucks]

Liverpool poised to confirm James Milner signing

By Chris Bascombe
8:56PM BST 01 Jun 2015

It is understood a verbal agreement has already been reached between Liverpool and Milner’s representatives

Liverpool hope to confirm the signing of James Milner by the end of this week, as manager Brendan Rodgers prepares for critical talks on the club’s future with chairman Tom Werner over the next 24 hours.

It is understood a verbal agreement has already been reached between Liverpool and Milner’s representatives, with the 29-year-old eager to finalise his move to Anfield.

Liverpool have been tracking the England international since last summer, his availability on a free transfer making him an attractive option to Rodgers. Manchester City have tried to convince Milner to stay with an offer of £165,000 a week, but the player has become increasingly unsettled by the rotation policy at The Etihad Stadium.

Although he won’t earn as much at Anfield, he’ll still become one of Liverpool’s top earners and his salary will increase significantly from his current deal at City. He can also expect a substantial signing on fee. However, it is the prospect of being a first choice, senior player every week that appears to have convinced him to sacrifice Champions League football and a guaranteed title bid at City to join Rodgers’s restructuring of his side.

Liverpool also have a verbal agreement with Burnley's Danny Ings, which would enable him to move to Anfield with Milner when the transfer window officially opens on July 1. A tribunal will set Ings' fee, Liverpool hoping that will be around £5 million.

The make up of the squad next season and the identity and value of the summer targets will be part of Rodgers’ discussions with Werner, the pair likely to meet on Tuesday as the Merseyside club plot a way to repair the damage of a poor season.

Werner is in England for a series of meetings with various departments of the club but it is his first face-to-face talks with Rodgers since a disappointing sixth place in the Premier League that will kickstart the process of rebuilding morale, and reshaping the side for pre-season.

In essence, Werner’s presence will conclude the post-season review, which was started when Rodgers held discussions with Fenway Sports Group President Mike Gordon last week.

Liverpool’s moves in the transfer market – bidding for Southampton’s Nathaniel Clyne and demonstrating their interest in Aston Villa’s Christian Benteke – are evidence it is the standard of recruitment that is the primary focus at this stage.

That does not mean Rodgers will not have plenty of tricky questions to negotiate when he meets his chairman and tries to explain why the team underperformed so badly, and why he can turn it around next season.

Liverpool’s targets for this year set a minimum expectation of Champions League qualification. Rodgers also admitted he was expected to win a trophy by his third year in charge of the club. Although Liverpool reached two semi-finals, their performance in the FA Cup against Aston Villa was embarrassing. Villa’s capitulation to Arsenal in the final brought that into even greater focus.

Rodgers can argue in his defence he exceeded expectations a year ago, and the manner in which he coached a squad of superior quality – essentially with Luis Suarez and with a fit Daniel Sturridge – is in his favour. His bosses know given the right fit of players, Rodgers can deliver the stylish, winning football they crave.

The assessments over recent weeks have focused in on whether Rodgers has failed to get the most from those at his disposal, or the players signed last summer were simply not of the right standard. All the indications from the ownership group following a difficult campaign is it is the latter that is the biggest issue, and Rodgers’ coaching acumen is still held in the highest regard.

It is also in Rodgers’ favour that despite numerous high profile figures being linked with his job, the Anfield hierarchy is adamant they have made no approaches to other managers. It is the meeting with Rodgers that has been consistently emphasised as the most significant in terms of preparing for next season.

Jurgen Klopp, to many the favourite to replace Rodgers, has announced his plans to take a temporary break from football after leaving Borussia Dortmund.

“After seven intense and emotional years, I think it's a good idea to let the numerous memories settle in before I take on a new challenge with my coaching team, refreshed and fully motivated,” Klopp said in a statement.

“I'm going to take a break until further notice.”

Klopp’s availability next season will cast a shadow over every manager in Europe as they fight off trigger happy chairman, but it demonstrates, in the short-term at least, one of the biggest perceived threats to Rodgers’ job is not part of the conversation.

While in England, Werner will also attend the Premier League shareholders meeting on Thursday. By then, the Merseyside club is expected to have clarified the key conclusions of their review into last season, while closing in on their first major signing.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/foo...r-signing.html

[cream]

Can't really get excited by this.

[Shaggy]

I'm behind it. He's a good footballer who tends to play better in the bigger games.

[cream]

I'm behind it. He's a good footballer who tends to play better in the bigger games.

With better players...