No, it was Villa who priced Barry at $18m… Pool only offered $10
or $12m… But delay it with wanting to offload Alonso first before
buying… Anyway, Martin O’Neill wasn’t interested to sell to
Liverpool thats why he priced him so high in the first place… He
was upset Rafa went behind his back and unsettled Barry…
O’Neill was furious at the manner of Liverpool’s approach for
Barry. O’Neill attacked Rafa when he was told Rafa had claimed to
have had “prolonged discussions” with him about Barry when actually
They were talking about (Liverpool goalkeeper) Scott Carson because
they have an option to sign him…
O’Neill also criticised Benitez, suggesting Liverpool had leaked
their initial bid for the player to the media on purpose to
unsettle Barry. And Benitez later said: “If your captain wants to
leave, it’s a problem, but that’s football.”
So I guess Villa still never forget what Rafa did last season…
And letting City have him secretly at just $12m it seems suited
them more too…
The conclusion is : Not Liverpool's fault , Not Villa's fault , Not
Rafa's , Not O'Neill's fault .... Barry wanted more $$$ . The End
!