20m is probably a little greedy but then that's what happens when you pay 35m for a player who's not worth 35m, I'm sure Chelsea would sell Torres tomorrow if someone offered them 50m but that aint about to happen either
THe real problem is wages, if he's only considered a 10mil player, and certainly not a 20mil striker on current form, NO ONE will pay his wages. He's likely making 1-2million a year more than just about anyone would even consider paying, but over a 4-5 year contract you're talking about circa 10mil in wages that need to be "covered".
The thing is, he could likely do better at a different club. We've seen Adam's in this league playing better than he is, same goes for almost everyone in the team. Carroll back at his Newcastle form, maybe, could be a pretty good striker.
TO say he's crap with the ball at his feet and can't go around players is daft, he scored several goals at newcastle with his feet, he's got a pretty damn powerful shot as it goes and he's no where near as slow as people are saying.
We can guess a lot without seeing training and what the manager tells them, for all we know Dalglish doesn't want them to keep putting the ball in the box high for him and they train constantly passing him the ball deep to hold it up and play others in. Maybe the fitness training under Dalglish is underplayed as the last time he was the manager the fitness levels in the league were a world apart from now.
The craziest thing is the idea they should have bought downing to cross in for Carroll. Villa without downing, Carew scoring loads, Gabby playing great, with Downing, cut in and shoot, cut in and shoot, cut in and shoot and their big strikers all went to crap.
Either way, asking 10mil is a lot, and there isn't a chance in hell that Spurs would take him, with or without Redknapp, their attack is about pace and passing, not banging it long, they could have kept Crouch if they wanted to play that way, they didn't and Crouch is in a lot more form than Carroll right now.
I can't see them getting Adebayor, but why buy Carroll, tempt him off a huge wage, when you can get a better more in form striker on the cheap.
Honestly, Ba would be easier to get, starting from a lower wage and potentially has a relatively low buy out clause, that's ignoring what are lots of other choices out there.
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