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It could be anything. e.g. Arsenal tried to put in some sort of clause giving them first option/fixed price to buy which was unsuccessful. If they'd just gone with a loan and he had a great season, the pointed fingers would be at Arsenal for supposedly not negotiating such a clause when City come in with £££. Or maybe Liverpool are paying more wages (another speculative scenario). Or maybe Sahin's a Liverpool fan :pal:. Anyway, point is there is very little we know for sure. Still a window of opportunity to sign someone else. Too much flavour of the month stuff anyway...wasn't M'Vila the chosen one like, three weeks ago?
The waiting period starts here :bow:
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/...liverpool-moveQuote:
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed that the club hope to complete the loan signing of Real Madrid midfielder Nuri Sahin within the next 24 hours.
The Turkey international is expected to undergo a medical at the club's Melwood training ground on Friday, after terms were agreed over a season-long switch.
"We hope that will be complete. I believe from the club that everything has been organised and sorted in terms of paperwork. So we're hoping in the next 24 hours it can be done," Rodgers told reporters.
The Reds were previously believed to have given up hope of signing Sahin, following reported interest from Arsenal and the Madrid man's preference for a Champions League club.
However, it appears a last-minute change of heart from Gunners boss Arsene Wenger regarding a permanent deal at a later date has swung negotiations in the Merseyside outfit's favour.
And Rodgers praised his latest acquisition, adding: "He's a great technician. He was the player of the season in Germany and was the captain of [Borussia] Dortmund.
"[He] was fantastic at a very young age and got a move to Real Madrid and obviously through injury it hasn't quite worked out for him.
"He's a wonderful player technically and tactically, he understands the game and we hope that his extra bit of quality coming in will really help the group."
Wenger :doh:
Also add this thread to the Liverpool thread
Ok :blink:
Just get Fellaini tbh.
He'd cost more than what we are willing to pay
4 years left on his contract - easily £25-30m