Kevin Keegan said ‘Daniel Sturridge wasn’t good enough for League One’ according to ex

Get Liverpool FC updates directly to your inboxSubscribeSee our privacy noticeMore newslettersJimenez describes his tempestuous relationship with the former Liverpool striker during his second spell as canada goose jacket outlet sale manager at canada goose outlet near me St James’ canada goose jacket outlet Park and claims that Keegan made canada goose outlet store calgary some unorthodox calls when it came to transfer policy.Keegan claimed via his book, with extracts published in the paper last week, canada goose outlet canada that during Jimenez’s nine month spell at Newcastle he rejected the chance to sign Luka Modric but now the businessman canada goose outlet new york has canada goose outlet hong kong hit back to dispute the claim and raise questions about Keegan’s judgement instead.It’s noted in The Times article that Keegan doesn’t dispute rejecting players proposed by the club to sign after he joined in January 2008, as his priority was signing experienced centre halves such as Sami Hyypia or Jonathan Woodgate, although he doubts that some of the targets on what now looks canada goose outlet shop like a stellar list were really attainable.”The minute you questioned him he lost the plot,” Jimenez said.”During that window we offered him the players that we were working on when we thought Harry Redknapp was coming as manager Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch, Lassana Diarra and he said none of them were good enough.”The other player we were really keen on was Daniel Sturridge. He said he’d had him as a kid at Man City and that he wasn’t good enough for League One.(Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images)”He didn’t want Hatem Ben Arfa or Karim Benzema either. We asked Kevin for a list of players for every position, bearing in mind he had million to spend. Our list included Benzema and Ben Arfa who were young players at Lyons, as well as Samir Nasri.”Kevin took one look and called canada goose factory outlet vancouver them all chancers. His list was David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Ronaldinho, Kaka among others. We added their transfer value up and it was million, plus million in wages.”Listen to former Liverpool manager Roy Evans canada goose outlet london and meet Reds legend Kevin Keegan at canada goose outlet in toronto book eventsThere were other wrangles of contract negotiations, with canada goose outlet online store review Newcastle unwilling to meet Michael Owen’s wage demands and Keegan eager to sell the then 19 year old Andy Carroll to Norwich City for less than 1 per cent of the fee that they received from Liverpool for him three years later.”Kevin wanted to give him [Owen] a canada goose outlet in canada new five year deal on a week,” Jimenez added.”We canada goose outlet los angeles made a counter offer of which would reach if he played 65 minutes per game. Keegan went ballistic.Soccer Barclays Premier League Newcastle United v Liverpool St James’ Park 2008 Newcastle United’s canada goose outlet store uk Michael Owen (right) and Liverpool’s Jamie Carragher battle for the ball”He also went mad when we gave a new contract to Carroll, whom he said would never make it as a professional. He said was a fantastic price. We couldn’t trust his judgment.”The final straw for Keegan came when Newcastle canada goose outlet nyc signed Xisco and Ignacio Gonz in August canada goose outlet kokemuksia 2008, as detailed in his book extracts this week, but Jimenez suspects that canadagoosetomall he had been looking canada goose outlet location for a way out for some time and that the sale of James Milner to Aston Villa that month was just as significant.Like us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterLiverpool FC NewsletterSubscribe to our Liverpool FC newsletterEnter emailSubscribeSportallMost ReadMost RecentLiverpool FCLiverpool news and transfers LIVE Bizarre Daniel Sturridge ‘not good enough’ claim, Reds set for ChelseaAll the latest news, canada goose outlet trillium parka black transfers, opinion from AnfieldLiverpool FCJurgen Klopp explains Fabinho absence as he ponders first Liverpool start for midfielderBrazil international is still waiting on full Reds debut after summer arrival from MonacoHarry WilsonHarry Wilson reminds Manchester United of his Liverpool allegiances after stunning free kick in Carabao Cup shockThe Wales international played a crucial role in Derby County’s third round victory over Jose Mourinho’s sideJordan HendersonLiverpool captain Jordan Henderson reveals what training under Jurgen Klopp is likeThe midfielder has spoken about the differences in training now, canada goose outlet paypal what occurs in pre season and the performance changes to sessions before matches.

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