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Daniel Sturridge to have Liverpool FC medical ahead of £12m transfer
By James Pearce Dec 22 2012
DANIEL STURRIDGE is set to undergo a medical tomorrow as he prepares to make a £12million move to Liverpool FC.
The Reds are ready to complete the deal with Chelsea after a dispute with the striker's representatives was resolved.
It emerged earlier this week that a fee had been agreed with the Londoners for the 23-year-old frontman but there was a problem over the cash demands of his agent.
LFC boss Brendan Rodgers was always confident the issues would be sorted out but warned the club wouldn't be held to ransom.
He was prepared to walk away from the deal and had lined up Paris Saint Germain striker Kevin Gameiro as an alternative option.
However, an agreement has now been reached and Sturridge is expected on Merseyside on Sunday to have his medical.
It's unlikely there will be any official confirmation of Sturridge's move to Anfield until after the transfer window opens on January 1.
Sturridge, who has four England caps, has scored 24 goals in 49 starts and 47 substitute appearances since his arrival from Manchester City in the summer of 2009.
He enjoyed a successful loan spell at Bolton in the 2010/11 season when he netted eight times in 12 games.
you realy would want Gameiro mate? do you see him play to say this? or it´s based on what?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDKZgRM-0JA
he's a proper number 9, no messing about he just scores goals
Maybe so, but he's a pretty tiny dude by EPL standards, especially in a forward position. Just based on Arsenal's recent French additions you could argue in favor or looking elsewhere for goal scoring success.
One of the best matches since quite a long time from Liverpool.
Glad for Downing that he played so well, but Gerrard was it's old self: magnificent.
If Liverpool can go on like this, then a top 4 place might just be possible (but that should not be the aim, the aim should be to have 4 or 5 consecutive matches like this one).
Liverpool should have used Gerrard the way United have been using Giggs and Scholes for years now...but it seems Liverpool don't know the concept of rotation, some of their key players have played too much.
I'm sure Brendan Rodgers "knows" about rotation. What seems more likely to me, is that Rodgers is over-playing certain players because of lacking quality cover for those positions.
On top of losing players to injuries, it does appear that Rodgers ends up artificially limiting his selection over the season after he loses faith in several players... For extended periods Sahin, Enrique, Downing have all been told they won't be playing until they practice to Rodgers standards. It seems to have worked for Enrique and Downing (maybe, we'll see how long their form lasts) while Sahin has yet to return to the pitch.
That sounds like a correct assessment. Don't know when Rodgers will start dropping Allen who seems undroppable and his form has gone down a lot in the last few months.
What seems more likely to me, is that Rodgers is over-playing certain players because of lacking quality cover for those positions.
But Gerd, Rogers does not have the luxury to drop,points... Thus why he sticks to those players for fear of exactly that...
That was my point...he should have the luxury to drop point because he is building a new team...