I guess this is why the libel laws across the pond are so strict—if the papers are left to their own business they will print whatever tripe they can generate. The Telegraph produce the figure 50m GBP and the only referent to any kind of claim to objective reality which might support this is "senior figures at Anfield believe..." Look, I'm an American, I'm fairly new to this dance, but come ON people they are shoveling shit into your brain to get their advertising dollar! Look at the face of the writer of this article Chris Bascombe! Is that a man you would trust to deliver you a pizza, let alone an exclusive?
Anyway, I hope we get Sterling, because fuck Brendan Rodgers, the condescending nitwit. He seems to think of himself as a father figure to his players, which is nice, except that he's a stooge. Read this article from Sky Sports. Rodgers obviously doesn't have a clue! You can criticize us for having an autocracy at Arsenal, but at least our manager knows what's going on behind the scenes at his own club, and has taste, my God.
"Arsenal is a fantastic club but this is Liverpool" says Rodgers. That's nice Brendan, you fucking dolt.
"The player he is today is because of the environment we've created here." Well, also because his mother and father loved each other very much, Brendan.
"He's not going anywhere in the summer..." You don't have a clue, Brendan! FSG could sell him to RB Salzburg for all you know. You just say whatever the hell you think will make people happy, don't you?
"...and we'll focus on trying to make him the best player we can." That's great you've learned to focus both your eyes on the same point. This one we call Raheem. He is an inherently self-interested entity we call a "human" and not a Ken doll for your miniature Anfield kit.
"It was something that surprised us all to be honest." I'm not surprised you're surprised.
"He will learn as time goes on, like we all do, you make mistakes in life - especially when you are young." And when you're Brendan Rodgers, it's generally a mistake to open your mouth. Then again, when you keep it closed, you look rather like a penis. Just keep it flapping then. Soon we will have you walking at the same time.
"Liverpool are one of the superpowers of football and the owners have made it clear that money doesn't come in to it." Allow me to bash my head against a wall. The owners...of a multimillion dollar enterprise...are utterly unconcerned with cash flow? Oh that's right. You just say whatever the fuck burbles into your glans.
"If any player ever left here, whether it be Raheem or anyone else, it would always be on the terms of the football club." Yes, that's right, Brendan, you're in control. We all know you like to feel that way, and we're not going to get in your way. By all means, continue to introduce daring attacking formations to the Premier League, make brave substitutions, and generally be the hero Merseyside needs, not the one they want. It seems so easy for you. Maybe it's because you're thick as a...I'm off.