Liverpool enquire about new "pele" - First refusal on robinho?

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Postby spiralstairs00 » Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:55 pm

Picture this, summer 2007 & Liverpool are poised to sign Santos attacking midfield superstar Robinho for a club record £20 million!! Rubbish I hear you say & if I too was reading this would say the very same. But, & here's the doosey... My brother just got back from a year in Rio & tells me(plus news paper reports in Portugese)the Liverpool I have loved & supported for nearly thirty years have been trying to get an agreement on "first refusal" for a player who every club on this planet want's forthemselves!!!! Reports in Brasil say Liverpool will tie up a contract this month with Santos regarding Robinho & striker Leonardo to "possibly" sign in June of 2007 depending on Liverpool taking first refusal on both or one player depending on further development. Who knows, this could be the start of something very big.
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Postby gerrard_steven » Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:33 pm

LOL I think this guys been playing 2 much champ man :D
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Postby Paul C » Thu Sep 09, 2004 8:38 pm

I hope he's as good as 'the next Zidane' was :D
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Postby taff » Thu Sep 09, 2004 9:58 pm

Great article abut him in last Sundays Observer sport worth checking out

Brazilian clubs are fed up with seling to the likes of PSV and PSG and want to cash in big style themselves so the plan to keep this kid and sell to the highest bidder as he is supposed to be the real deal but there was no mention at all of Liverpool but there was of Barca and Real Madrid
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Postby JBG » Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:32 pm

I sincerely doubt all of this.  ???
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Postby Fowler_E7 » Thu Sep 09, 2004 10:37 pm

me too, Brazilian future stars always start small in europe to settle before joining a "giant" club, plus were would liverpool find this £20 million?
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Postby azriahmad » Fri Sep 10, 2004 3:46 am

I don't know if any of you agree with me on this, but it seem that Brazillian offensive players had never enjoyed a lasting success over several seasons in the English game. i think the English game is too physical for them. Mirandinha was a moderate success at Newcastle only in the first season.

Juninho has been an exception, because he is not an out-and-out striker but a central midfielder with good ball skills, but he is not really a big success. The 2 real successes are Gilberto Silva (Arsenal paid only 5 million for him and he is perhaps the best defensive midfielder to have come out from South America in my opinion, better than Dunga as he can positively contribute to attack also unlike Dunga) and to a lesser extent, Edu. I say "lesser extent" because I have seen Gilberto Silva play much more than Edu and he does take a back seat and just sit back when Viera plays alongside him but recently, without Viera, he has been more involved in the attack and scored a couple.

What an underrated player, goes about doing a very "un-Brazillian" job consistently without much fuss.

because of this, I am inclined to agree with JBG that it is very unlikely. To buy a young striker at such a high price when they are very likely to struggle to adapt to the culture, the cold weather, the high tempo game and the very physical defenders is a bit too much of a risk. I don't think the fragile Ronaldo or Ronaldinho will be able to adapt well enough to the EPL.
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Postby African-red » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:07 am

If this could only come true... If you have ever seen Robinho play than you know how worth he is. This kid can play football. I have seen him play along side Ronaldo and he gets so much protection and admiration from Ronaldo himself. Now there must be somthing special about this kid. I have seen a couple of Santos' games on TV and I know he can be bigger than Zidane.
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Postby Ciggy » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:21 am

long way off tho summer 2007 why is this topic put up now ???  ??? cant see benitez payin over the odds for any player we seen his comments over the rooney affair, plus if this kids any good hell be goin barca or real or chelsea will pay 100mill for him :)
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Postby 106-1093504160 » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:22 am

lets hope he's nowt like Cheyrou?
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Postby Ciggy » Fri Sep 10, 2004 8:40 am

no no alan theres no replacement for bruno aka zidane the 2nd :D  :;):
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Postby LFC #1 » Fri Sep 10, 2004 9:10 am

Robinho is a good player, one for the future, would be a great signing.
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Postby policy » Fri Sep 10, 2004 10:15 am

The one game that I saw him in was a game when he got a red card. He looks flashy and has attitude but could be a real problem case like Diouf bag.
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Postby Paul C » Fri Sep 10, 2004 2:13 pm

judge wrote:lets hope he's nowt like Cheyrou?

Thats what I meant the 'the next Zidane'  :suspect:
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Postby who the hell is diarra » Fri Sep 10, 2004 10:07 pm

Can't see us payin 20mill ???   :upside:
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