"But he also knows he's very, very expensive. We saw they bought a couple of midfielders in the last few years for a lot of money but, with all due respect, Joe is on a level above."
"In my opinion, if one is worth £17m then Joe is worth more, perhaps over £20m. I'm talking as a football man, not as a chairman, but if the chairman asks my advice then I will tell him the same."
I don't think Allen is worth that, but then Liverpool have set themselves up for this by paying way over the odds for British talent in the last two seasons...
"But he also knows he's very, very expensive. We saw they bought a couple of midfielders in the last few years for a lot of money but, with all due respect, Joe is on a level above."
"In my opinion, if one is worth £17m then Joe is worth more, perhaps over £20m. I'm talking as a football man, not as a chairman, but if the chairman asks my advice then I will tell him the same."
I don't think Allen is worth that, but then Liverpool have set themselves up for this by paying way over the odds for British talent in the last two seasons...