Steven Gerrard is ready to wave farewell to Liverpool – with Manchester City making a record £40million bid for the Kop skipper.
Megabucks City’s Arab rulers have given the go-ahead for the capture of the summer and hope to agree a fee and speak to the England star as soon as possible.
Gerrard’s future has been in doubt because of the Anfield club’s financial troubles. City’s up-front money may be too much to refuse for the beleaguered owners.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez could reluctantly accept a sale if he is given assurances that he will get the funds to transform a squad that has missed out on the Champions League.
Benitez put on a bold front on Sunday, insisting after the goalless draw at Hull: “If I stay, I’m not thinking about selling Gerrard or Torres.”
But when Benitez was asked if Gerrard and striker Fernando Torres wanted to stay he admitted: “That’s a question for them.”
The final word will be with Gerrard, who is 30 in three weeks’ time and has been a Kop idol since his teens.
He would not have Europe’s elite competition at City but he could take on a new challenge and lead them to a title bid.
City are poised to make their bid formal in the next few days but their interest is already known at the top level and the super-rich outfit want to get a ‘marquee’ signing that will make the game take notice.
The title wannabes know Real Madrid are also lurking but fancy their chances of outbidding them.
Megabucks City’s Arab rulers have given the go-ahead for the capture of the summer and hope to agree a fee and speak to the England star as soon as possible.
Gerrard’s future has been in doubt because of the Anfield club’s financial troubles. City’s up-front money may be too much to refuse for the beleaguered owners.
Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez could reluctantly accept a sale if he is given assurances that he will get the funds to transform a squad that has missed out on the Champions League.
Benitez put on a bold front on Sunday, insisting after the goalless draw at Hull: “If I stay, I’m not thinking about selling Gerrard or Torres.”
But when Benitez was asked if Gerrard and striker Fernando Torres wanted to stay he admitted: “That’s a question for them.”
The final word will be with Gerrard, who is 30 in three weeks’ time and has been a Kop idol since his teens.
He would not have Europe’s elite competition at City but he could take on a new challenge and lead them to a title bid.
City are poised to make their bid formal in the next few days but their interest is already known at the top level and the super-rich outfit want to get a ‘marquee’ signing that will make the game take notice.
The title wannabes know Real Madrid are also lurking but fancy their chances of outbidding them.
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