Sounds like a perfect fit for Liverpool and replacement for Suarez.
Quote:
Atletico Madrid: Diego Costa, Falcao's Successor and La Liga's Most Hated Player
It’s easy to overlookAtletico Madridstriker Diego Costa as the successor toRadamel Falcao’s throne because Costa, a 24-year-old Brazilian international, is the most hated La Liga footballer by a significant distance.
Laced with a motor-mouth that crosses all lines of civility, a habitual need to cry wolf despite being a hulking 6’2” centre-forward and a schadenfreude-filled persona—how could you not detest Costa?
He’s a quadruple threat: possesses Jordi Alba–esque petulance, is a nutter like Pepe, brings the game into disrepute a la Luis Suarez and comes from the Joey Barton-school of talking trash.
What is Rodgers thinking? Its not like hes getting a sweet discount on players like Costa because of their attitude problems nor has Rodgers shown any ability to calm or control problematic players.
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If you thought this season would have a happy ending, you haven't been paying attention.
Italian papers reporting Spurs big 50m Euros for Lamela and Pjanic from Roma
guessing Levy wants something in place for if Bale leaves, and I don't think he sells unless it all ready is, he has no problem waiting a year (see Luka "I love the bench" Modric)
Can't see how Cornelius stays at Spurs. If he was at a big club with a legitimate shot at wining silverware and consistent top-flight European football, then maybe he stays.
If he's as good as some people think he is then for his continued development he needs to leave. A club like Spurs simply cannot turn down £80-85 million for a single player - few clubs could.
[The Sun] Suarez Looking To Bale Out As Well [/The Sun]
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“Such suburban models are being rationalized as ‘what people want,’ when in fact they are simply what is most expedient to produce. The truth is that what people want is a decent place to live, not just a suburban version of a decent place to live.”
He continues: "It is not as if I am asking to move to a local rival. And I would not consider moving to a club outside the Champions League. I have made my desire to move known in private various times and now it feels like the time for me to make it public.
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"They gave me their word a year ago and now I want them to honour that. And it is not just something verbal with the coach but something that is written in the contract. I'm not going to another club to hurt Liverpool."
might have been closer to a CL spot if someone who "gave their all" wasn't getting suspended all the time
Ya it's a huge slap. He's really burning his bridges here. He better hope an acceptable bid comes in for him from somewhere or it could be a pretty awkward season.
my guess is that later this month, Arsenal willingly up their bid, but Madrid realize Bale isn't going this summer and either match Arsenal or get it close enough that Liverpool would rather take it than strengthen a rival
Madrid need a big signing this summer, Suarez goes to Madrid
be interesting to see if FSG would then spend the money
