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Reds Prepare Final Barry Bid

Sun 06 Jul, 05:09 PM


Liverpool reportedly want to offer Steve Finnan to Aston Villa in a final bid to land Gareth Barry for less than the £18million asking price.

Barry's proposed move to Anfield has been one of the summer's longest transfer sagas but Martin O'Neill has accepted his skipper will leave, and has urged his counterpart Rafa Benitez to stump up the cash and get the deal done.

Liverpool do not want to pay much above £15million, though, and will now offer Finnan to Villa in order to save money for their other summer targets.

O'Neill is a known admirer of the right-back and has been linked with a straight cash bid anyway, so Liverpool are hopeful they will finally be able to take Barry to Anfield.

The News of the World says Finnan will be valued at around £1.5million in the deal, with Villa due a further £500,000 if the Reds finish in the top four of the Premier League next season.

A source close to Liverpool said in the newspaper: "There has been so much haggling in the past week and the mood has been very tense at times but both sides seem to be close to deal."

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  1. Martin O'Neal..."Don't you think he's looking tired"

    From DARIN C, on Thu 10 Jul 2:56AM

  2. Martin O'Neal..."Don't you think he's looking tired"

    From DARIN C, on Thu 10 Jul 2:55AM

  3. Martin O'Neal..."Don't you think he's looking tired"

    From DARIN C, on Thu 10 Jul 2:54AM

  4. Martin O'Neal..."Don't you think he's looking tired"

    From DARIN C, on Thu 10 Jul 2:53AM

  5. Martin O'Neal..."Don't you think he's looking tired"

    From DARIN C, on Thu 10 Jul 2:51AM

  6. Pay the money Rafa so we can spend it on 3 or 4 decent players to boost our squad. Ray C

    From us.at120, on Mon 7 Jul 11:35PM

  7. Finnan for Villa, do me a favour. A good player over the years but at 32 his best is past him. We might think if Gerrard or Torres was offered, plus some money.

    From malcolm.sparkes, on Mon 7 Jul 4:18PM

  8. Rafa save your money for kaka put Gerrard back with mascherano and put kaka in Attacking midfield

    From noel.gallagher3, on Mon 7 Jul 2:47PM

  9. rafa you are a joke a funney Man can you tell me when it going to stop if you can I can see liverpool going nowear fast get your act together rafa and think of the team you are going to play next seAson dont let villa tell you barry is nott worth the money thay are asking for him ofer him a 10 pence mix and and a LIVERPOOL LOLY POP AND A SUN NEWS PAPER

    From BARBARA M, on Mon 7 Jul 1:40PM

  10. rafa you are a joke a funney Man can you tell me when it going to stop if you can I can see liverpool going nowear fast get your act together rafa and think of the team you are going to play next seAson dont let villa tell you barry is nott worth the money thay are asking for him ofer him a 10 pence mix and and a LIVERPOOL LOLY POP AND A SUN NEWS PAPER

    From BARBARA M, on Mon 7 Jul 1:40PM

  11. rafa you are a joke a funney Man can you tell me when it going to stop if you can I can see liverpool going nowear fast get your act together rafa and think of the team you are going to play next seson dont let villa tell you barry is nott worth the money thay are asking for him ofer him a 10 pence mix and and a LIVERPOOL LOLY POP AND A SUN NEWS PAPER

    From BARBARA M, on Mon 7 Jul 12:34PM

  12. why is everybody dissing barry, at his best he is like Gerrard. When they work together they will be unstopable. All the critisezers will have to eat their words next season.

    From harry4man, on Mon 7 Jul 12:11PM

  13. no offence to both parties but i think it's a lose-lose situation here. why the hell is rafa buying barry in the first place? he could get a better and cheaper european alternative somewhere like de rossi or something. and for villa, they're losing out on their club captain; i mean what are they going to do with an odd 18 million pounds?

    and keep your hands of keane liverpool, it's the same situation with barry, a lose-lose situation. for all i know a good player will be put to good use warming the subs bench.

    From ffan4eva, on Mon 7 Jul 5:50AM

  14. If this deal being rejected once again!!!!! why not go for Andrea Pirlo! His vision, skill, goal scoring tactics is much much better than barry. LIVERPOOL ROCKS!!!!

    From jonaprecious, on Mon 7 Jul 3:44AM

  15. If Liverpuke do not buy Barry, his footballing career is OVER. Do you really think O'Neill will let Barry play in the 1st team if the deal falls through? I think not.

    From starman_123, on Mon 7 Jul 2:48AM

  16. im neil dymond im a liverpool supporter come on rafa pay the price that villa want for barry

    From paul.p.e.dymond, on Mon 7 Jul 1:13AM

  17. im a liverpool supporter i think barry should join us i think crouch should go and be re[placed by bary barry is class player

    From paul.p.e.dymond, on Mon 7 Jul 1:09AM

  18. this guy does not worth tht kind of cheese...........to me alonso is a better player than barry

    From skelebado t, on Mon 7 Jul 12:19AM

  19. deco for 8mill, barry for 18mill, Who's getting the better deal rafa

    From phillipjmorgan, on Sun 6 Jul 10:22PM

  20. what planet is rafa on!!why on this earth would he consider that kind of move for a mediocre midfielder such as barry,i say forget him and stick with alonso...
    steve in telford...

    From STEVEN W, on Sun 6 Jul 9:51PM
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