Sunderland manager Roy Keane believes Liverpool will be favourites for the Premier League title should they secure the signing of Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry.
In a saga to match that of Cristiano Ronaldo's mooted move to Real Madrid, Villa have rejected three offers from The Reds as they hold out for the £18 million asking price they have placed on the 27-year old's head.
Should a deal be completed, it will not be the first big-money arrival at Anfield following the £20 million purchase of Robbie Keane, but The Black Cats manager believes Barry could be the final piece in the jigsaw as Liverpool aim to end their long wait for the league title.
“They have to beat the Uniteds, Chelseas and Arsenals to win a trophy. They haven’t done that in recent seasons - it’s as simple as that," Keane said.
“That’s why they have paid £19m for Robbie and are ready to buy again with Gareth Barry.”
“They are both very good players and you need these sort of players to win crunch games. That is why they are going for big money.”
“Trust me, if Liverpool win the league this season they won’t look back and say they spent over the odds for Robbie Keane.
“When Chelsea were winning trophies nobody mentioned to Mourinho how much he had spent.
“Of course I would have taken Robbie in a flash. He would certainly bring something to our team - without a shadow of a doubt.
“My job is to get Sunderland into the top six and playing European football so that we can attract the Robbie Keanes of this world.”
In a saga to match that of Cristiano Ronaldo's mooted move to Real Madrid, Villa have rejected three offers from The Reds as they hold out for the £18 million asking price they have placed on the 27-year old's head.
Should a deal be completed, it will not be the first big-money arrival at Anfield following the £20 million purchase of Robbie Keane, but The Black Cats manager believes Barry could be the final piece in the jigsaw as Liverpool aim to end their long wait for the league title.
“They have to beat the Uniteds, Chelseas and Arsenals to win a trophy. They haven’t done that in recent seasons - it’s as simple as that," Keane said.
“That’s why they have paid £19m for Robbie and are ready to buy again with Gareth Barry.”
“They are both very good players and you need these sort of players to win crunch games. That is why they are going for big money.”
“Trust me, if Liverpool win the league this season they won’t look back and say they spent over the odds for Robbie Keane.
“When Chelsea were winning trophies nobody mentioned to Mourinho how much he had spent.
“Of course I would have taken Robbie in a flash. He would certainly bring something to our team - without a shadow of a doubt.
“My job is to get Sunderland into the top six and playing European football so that we can attract the Robbie Keanes of this world.”
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