The_Rock wrote:LFCFan4Life wrote:I am confident the deal will be done in the next few days, even hours, because Morientes wants to come here.
Parry is begging for real to reduce the price![]()
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Parry reveals status of Liverpool transfer
Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry says he remains "hopeful" of landing Real Madrid striker Fernando Morientes but insists that no deal has as yet been agreed.
KopTalk understands that the transfer fee and a first option request on Steven Gerrard are causing problems. Liverpool believe Morientes is overpriced and Real are reluctant to lower the fee unless the Reds cave in to their first option demands on the skipper.
Parry said: "We remain hopeful of bringing the deal to a conclusion. Further talks took place over the weekend but we are still some way off reaching an agreement."
Our source at Real Madrid believes that a deal will eventually be struck. He hints that Liverpool are struggling to finance a deal and that this is the real reason why the deal has been held up.
He said: "Rick Parry has been on the phone every day for two weeks pleading with us to lower the transfer fee. Because the fee is higher than Liverpool expected, they may have to mortgage it."
Asked what the situation with the first option was, the source added: "Perez would love to sign Steven Gerrard but he knows Chelsea could scupper any move in the summer. We can finance a move for Steven Gerrard but anything that helps us compete against our rivals has to be considered."
Reports in the local media suggest that Liverpool will end their interest within a couple of days if a fee can not be agreed.
KopTalk? That's one of the worst sources out there. If we were in a bad financial state we would had given up on Morientes long time ago. One striker is not good enough, we need another[Anelka]