Lol of course the club are putting pics of Sarr on social media. How are we going to build our brand if we’re not generating clicks and retweets? The legions of Liverpool fans viewing our social media is probably enough to offset the meager fee we’ll accept.
But he’s a right back. Plays a totally different position. You could also pick Ollie Watkins. A Championship striker sold for £33m, or Nathan Ake, a centre back sold for £41m. Odd comparison.
You're being pedantic and fully understand where I'm coming from. Ok a midfielder, let's say Pierre-Emile Kordt Højbjerg then. Watkins has been vastly overvalued. But that's Villa for you. Ake was valued at 70m last season. Superb player, left footed CB who is capable at left back and CDM. Dutch iternational who has joined one of the best teams in the World. 41m is superb business from Man City. Callum Wilson 20m You clearly have overpriced Doucs but are too deluded to except that. At his very best without the pandemic problems, 35m was achievable but after last seasons performances and relegation 20-25m is a fair price.
Say what you want about odds, but he's now suddenly shot to 1/10 to join Liverpool, so something has happened.
The majority say £20m is far too low and it was. This is what we sold him for, according to all reliable sources. Regardless of your opinion of my evaluation of Doucoure's worth, the club undersold him and I believe the majority would agree with that statement, apart from you of course.
It's one of those moves which could happen had we stayed in the Prem, it doesn't support the view of a fire sale. No player is turning their nose up at City, Utd, Liverpool, Barca, Madrid etc.
A bidding war would push the price up... Unlike with Doucouré which is why Everton probably got him for cheaper than expected.
I'm just guessing here, so apologies if I'm completely wrong, but I assume some people bet on United getting him when the Independent article came out. Liverpool odds drifted as a result, and a load of hopeful Liverpool fans bet on him joining them (some of whom have probably seen the shortening odds during the day and then saw they drifted).
The swing on that would have to be massive. For odds to go from 7/4 to 1/10 in the space of a few hours says there is likely more to it than just a swing due to people placing a few bets.
They hate each other more than their city rivals I think. Went on the Liverpool site when we played them and there was more comment about Man U than Everton who Liverpool fans just laugh at I think.
I assume it is because for the entire window Liverpool have been briefing all their journos to go on about how despite winning two titles, they are actually struggling to make ends meet and can't afford any transfers. This was being repeated by reliable journalists for them until yesterday. Then in a massive unforeseen twist they have spent £30m on a player and in fact do have money much to everyone's total surprise. Capitalising on the excitement - a few hours later two or three journos release articles linking them with Sarr. Their fans are now in a frenzy and all rush to the bookies. The odds change.
This is also encouraging: I am reliably informed that Watford have been aware of Liverpool's interest in Ismaila Sarr 'for some time' and they will not stand in his way if the price is right. However, they are looking for a fee in excess of £40m and that will stretch Liverpool's budget #LFC #WatfordFC https://t.co/9FrrSDjF9w
Or, and hear me out here, they MIGHT just be progressing with signing a player that they've been linked to for months and who is far too good to play for us or in the league we are in and is likely to leave?
Or everyone is putting tiny wagers on it and then some guy with more money than sense (at this point) decides he wants to put £100+ on it. More than enough to wildly swing the odds with no info to base his best on...
Again you suggest that others' opinions are irrelevant because your opinion is right. The majority on here seemed to think £20m was a good price to achieve in the current market for an out of form player.
I don't personally. £20m seems the absolute minimum. £15m for example would have been a disaster surely?
