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Look at it this way you are now more valuable than the whole of Greece.
hahaLiverpool have agreed to sell defender Mamadou Sakho to Crystal Palace for £26m, according to Sky sources.
It is understood the 27-year-old was on his way to London on Thursday evening for a medical.
The France international was a big hit when he was loaned to the Eagles last season and they have been attempting to land him on a permanent basis throughout the summer.
Sky Sports News reported on Tuesday that Palace placed a third bid worth £22m, plus £3m in add-ons, but Liverpool remained unhappy as they valued Sakho at £30m.
With four hours left on Deadline Day, news emerged that the Reds had accepted a fee of £24m plus £2m in add-ons.
Palace have made a miserable start to the Premier League campaign under new boss Frank de Boer and are without a point in their three matches.
Sakho played a key role as they secured Premier League survival under Sam Allardyce towards the end of last season.
He joined Liverpool in 2013 for £18m after a five-year spell at Paris-Saint Germain.
Outgoing from England is still open as Spanish transfer window closes today ... Couthino saga did not end yesterday. I don't expect Liverpool to sell anyway as any ****load of money on offer coming in now would be pointless to a squad.
Liverpool signed Ox. Ox left Arsenal and snubbed Chelsea because he wants to play in the midfield. Coutinho wants to leave, he plays in Midfield. You sure Countinho won't be on his bike today with Ox being his replacement.![]()
Neymar told Coutino to stay at Liverpool and not go to Barcelona, only Neymar and Coutino will know all about that conversation.
Wow, that's awesome news. Finally everyone's business will be done before the window shuts - ours included.
Of course, there's the small matter of being able to sign players who are out of contract outside of the transfer window - which is in place at the moment.
I agree if it does not apply to all leagues then it does not make sense especially with teams making signings on the last day of their own transfer window.This is stupid, if it was across the board for all leagues then it would make sense, now if you end up with players getting sold after the EPL's transfer window you will be unable to replace those players...
I suspect other leagues may catch up eventually. The EPL is the biggest league in world football, after all.This is stupid, if it was across the board for all leagues then it would make sense, now if you end up with players getting sold after the EPL's transfer window you will be unable to replace those players...
I suspect other leagues may catch up eventually. The EPL is the biggest league in world football, after all.
As an example, as an Arsenal fan I was sat waiting at 22:59 on 31 August not knowing whether or not our best player was going to be wearing light blue the next day. Prior to that he hadn't played as he'd picked up a "mysterious" injury, and then looked liked he'd already packed his bags in the Liverpool game. It would've left a huge hole in the team if he'd gone, and we wouldn't have been able to replace him (let's be real, we were probably never even going for Lemar in the first place). Basically, we had mediocre performances from players for a month who had their minds elsewhere when they should've been 100% focused on their jobs at their current employers. It affected our results, and our team, as other players wanted Sanchez to pack his **** and piss off already.
When the law comes into affect next season, all this crap would happen before a ball is even kicked, so it won't matter.
Yes, teams from other leagues can of course still come along at 22:59 on 31 August and pinch your prized player - but you won't ever have to play against him (a small bonus).
yeah well now the thursday before League starts you gonna be worried for the x number of days till 1 Sep if other teams going swoop in and buy your best player - however it does give your team a chance to hike up the cost of your best player by another 20-40m![]()