{"id":267,"date":"2012-08-08T22:35:00","date_gmt":"2012-08-08T21:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2012\/08\/08\/have-liverpool-signed-joe-allen\/"},"modified":"2017-02-10T11:46:34","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T11:46:34","slug":"have-liverpool-signed-joe-allen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2012\/08\/have-liverpool-signed-joe-allen\/","title":{"rendered":"HAVE LIVERPOOL SIGNED JOE ALLEN?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Latest reports from Kopsource and The Times say that Liverpool have finally met Swansea&#8217;s buy-out clause of \u00a315 million for one Joe Allen.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Laudrup had laughably suggested that Allen was worth closer to \u00a320 million, considering thats what Liverpool paid for Stuart Downing from Villa last year.<\/p>\n<p>It is what it is, if Brendan Rodgers &amp; FSG have agreed to meet his \u00a315 million escape-clause then the midfielder will be joining Liverpool this week.<\/p>\n<p>Let us hope that the spending doesn&#8217;t stop there as we still need another striker, a winger and maybe a central defender if Danny Agger decides to leave Anfield for mega-bucks Man City.<\/p>\n<p>A nervous three weeks lie ahead as Rodgers looks to strengthen the Liverpool team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest reports from Kopsource and The Times say that Liverpool have finally met Swansea&#8217;s buy-out clause of \u00a315 million for one Joe Allen. Michael Laudrup had laughably suggested that Allen was worth closer to \u00a320 million, considering thats what Liverpool paid for Stuart Downing from Villa last year. 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