Ian Ridley’s views are very strong indeed. I do remember Liverpool signing Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid for a lot less than the amount they eventually paid for him. Could it be that the Italian Clubs are worried about Aquilani’s past injury record?

Ian Ridley’s views are very strong indeed. I do remember Liverpool signing Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid for a lot less than the amount they eventually paid for him. Could it be that the Italian Clubs are worried about Aquilani’s past injury record?

Ian Ridley’s views are very strong indeed. I do remember Liverpool signing Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid for a lot less than the amount they eventually paid for him. Could it be that the Italian Clubs are worried about Aquilani’s past injury record?

Ian Ridley’s views are very strong indeed. I do remember Liverpool signing Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid for a lot less than the amount they eventually paid for him. Could it be that the Italian Clubs are worried about Aquilani’s past injury record?

Ian Ridley’s views are very strong indeed. I do remember Liverpool signing Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid for a lot less than the amount they eventually paid for him. Could it be that the Italian Clubs are worried about Aquilani’s past injury record?

Ian Ridley’s views are very strong indeed. I do remember Liverpool signing Xabi Alonso to Real Madrid for a lot less than the amount they eventually paid for him. Could it be that the Italian Clubs are worried about Aquilani’s past injury record?

I don’t know where this “Indifferent form” myth has come from?  He was new to England, he had been out injured. It was not long before it was obvious to anyone that the man had great skill on the ball. I feel the only reason for wanting to be back in Italy is personal reasons.  Have you seen his girlfriend? I would move to Italy for her!  I can only see that Liverpool loaned him back because he requested it, and he is not happy here.  Nothing to do with his ability.  I will be gutted to see him go.

80 mil for ronaldo 50 mil for kaka who’s over paying?
when somebody is not wanted at a club anymore they always go for less money and more if they are wanted obvious!

So he’s using one example and saying English football is always like that?! The player was a ‘flop’ (arguably anyway, and there are loads of other factors, granted) so he is being sold at a loss. When Man U sold Ronaldo for a ridiculous profit did he come out and say English clubs are great at making money? I doubt it. 

Ian Ridley is an old school english press bigot. The premiership is the best league in the world because the top players that grace it pitches every saturday are NOT ENGLISH. If the clubs didnt pay that money for overseas talent we would be sat watching hoofball week in week out. The national team is dire. With reference to Aquilani he came to Liverpool a complete crock ( that was not his fault ) he is now showing he has more class, flair and vision than all of the over hype so called ‘ young english talent’ he’s playing with. He makes Kennys visonary all english signings look pedestrian in comparison. The fact that AC Milan are suggesting he is the man to replace Andrea Pirlo tells you how much the Italians are rating Aqua. It makes me laugh that the English press continually attach the word ‘flop’ to Aquilani but don’t apply it to Carroll, Henderson, Adam, Downing and Co. Are they worth the money?

Selling Alonso to Real Madrid, not signing him. Sorry for the error.

This isn’t down to the current owners and manager who did not invest in Alberto in the first place. However this article is correct of a lot of clubs. The sooner a cap is put into place for the purchase of players with their ridiculous wages and their exact worth the better.

Aquilani is never a flop. The racist English media are disgusting!

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Aquilani is worth nowhere near what the idiot Benitez paid for him and Ridley is spot on. EPL teams have overpaid for useless players for years and will continue to do so as they have no concept at all how to gauge talent. They will gladly pay millions for foreigners while better local players fetch next to nothing. Of course there are exceptions to this, such as the Andy Carroll transfer and several others. The fact is, players from all nations are being overvalued and overrated as they’re not properly scouted.

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Anyone who says Aquilani is a flop must really haven’t been watching football and just listen to what other light-(football)-brained/blind persons say especially towards the end of the 09/10 season. Hodgson showed that he was out of his depths/mind – after all he signed Konchesky and Poulsen for Liverpool. Dalglish wants Aquilani to remain and has been impressed with what he has seen, and frankly, so have I. The only thing I hate about Aquilani is his loud-mouth agent.

you know, Italians arent a different race to the English.  Xenophobic would be a more fittingng word