Breaking EPL News: Liverpool demand 24.5 million pounds from Barca for Mascherano
The Merseysiders have rejected the first official bid for Javier Mascherano from Barcelona. The bid was of 18.8 million pounds and included the former Arsenal player, Alyaksandr Hleb.
Liverpool are demanding 24.5 million pounds from Barcelona for the 26 year old Argentinean player. They are demanding the cash and along with that have told that they do not want the defender Hleb in return.
It has now come to surface the Barcelona actually approached Liverpool with an offer of 12 million pounds and that is where the rumours of Barca trying to sign in the Argentinean captain started.
Barcelona have insisted time and again that they want the young maestro but Liverpool have rejected all offers and the different deals set by the player.
It said that within the next 2 days Liverpool have asked Barcelona to come up with a new and improved offer before the Merseyside change their mind over the transfer and look forward towards other signings.
They have recently announced that Barcelona is not the only club that can take Mascherano, although so far the only clubs that have been linked with Mascherano have been what Mascherano has informed about.
Barcelona and Mascherano have collaborated and agreed on the personal terms of the contract that includes matters like salary, medical and insurance stuff. What remains to be agreed upon is being denied by Liverpool’s adamantly negligent stance.
The Liverpool officials have confirmed that the season opener from Liverpool against Arsenal which resulted in a 1-1 draw was the last game of Mascherano at the club.
The Liverpool manager has however said that he has relayed it to Mascherano that if the Barcelona or any other club fails to present an offer for the player that is acceptable to Liverpool then the player will stay with the Reds for the season.
On the other hand Mascherano refused to play just hours before the match against Manchester City. Liverpool played Lucas at his position and they eventually lost the match 3-0.
Hodgson uttered before the match, “He's not here tonight because obviously there is some speculation about his future and at the moment his mind isn't right, so it wasn't correct to select him”.
He added, “Hopefully matters will get resolved, certainly before the end of the transfer window and I'll have a chance to pick him again, but tonight would not have been a good time to select him’.
Liverpool could actually sign the deal in the end as the 31st of August; the day when the transfer window closes is approaching. They can take in Hleb as they do need a midfielder that they can shift all over the place, a place that was previously associated with Yossi Benayoun.
Now Benayoun is playing for Chelsea so Hleb could be used as a replacement. Hleb spent the last season on loan at VfB Stuttgart and the Barcelona coach Guardiola has conveyed to him that the 29 year old player does not interest the club anymore and therefore the club is looking for a team that is interested in signing him.
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