Liverpool bid for Del Piero confirmed

[cyprus]

Not quite sure what to make of this. He'll be slow as fuck now and won't have a chance other than tap ins I reckon...


Sydney FC have confirmed Liverpool have made a rival bid for Alessandro Del Piero but the A-League club remain confident of signing the Italian striker.

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Del Piero, who ended his 19-year association with Juventus when leaving on a free transfer at the end of last season. was expected to sign for Sydney in the biggest transfer in the history of Australian football.
However, Liverpool's failure to sign a new striker on transfer deadline day has forced them to consider bringing in a free agent to provide back-up to Luis Suarez and Fabio Borini.
The Reds have made an offer for the 37-year-old, who scored 208 goals in 513 appearances for Juve, and Del Piero is expected to announce his decision in a press conference in Turin on Wednesday.
However, Sydney chief executive Tony Pignata remains hopeful the former Italy international will move to Australia.
"Liverpool have come in ... and they're a big club, there's no denying that," Pignata told Fox Sports. "But I think the attraction of Australia might sway us.
"I'm still confident but until we get that signature on a piece of paper, you never know. We've done as much as we can to get this deal over the line.
"We're all anxious. I'm sure there's a lot of fans out there hanging on to get a decision. We've just got to be patient. We've only been in these negotiations for a week and sometimes these sort of negotiations take longer.
"We'll know soon one way or the other."

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[Geko]

I don't know how this can help LFC. A sign of desperation.

[pratman]

surely they have submitted their premier league squad so he couldnt play until january or in cup compeitions? isnt this what the problem is with owen signing after 4pm yesterday?

[ilscuro]

Del piero was a great player in his prime, but past his best now

[jimbo77]

Del Piero has signed for Sydney FC......

[cyprus]

For the best, still leaves us fucked though.

[greens117]

Give the younger players a go, that's all you can do

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[pratman]

Give the younger players a go, that's all you can do

thats how michael owen and robbie fowler came through and they werent a bad pair of strikers, surely in the 14 years its been since owen made a debut liverpool must have a decent young striker ready to make an impact.

[Geko]

thats how michael owen and robbie fowler came through and they werent a bad pair of strikers, surely in the 14 years its been since owen made a debut liverpool must have a decent young striker ready to make an impact.

Liverpool always had an amazing centre forward, and most came through the youth setup. After Fowler, came Owen and from their previous track record I thought Neil Mellor was going to be amazing. He was not.

[mitchb]

Bit in the mirror reminding liverpool that emile heskey is a free and can be signed, lol

[DelTrotter]

Heysel says no!!