January 2014 Transfer Window

[Nerf]

Haven't seen enough of Salah to really comment on it being a missed opportunity or not. I know we were meant to have bid 12mil and thought 16 was a bit too much.

I can see our only January signing being the partnership we signed with Dunkin Donuts...

He'd have been a good signing. An upgrade on Moses at the very least, but not at £16m.

[Jimmy]

I actually think £-21m is a great price for Salah...

[METALMAN]

He plays for. Basel! How do you even know what is a great price? :/

[stokeriño]

Probably because he was part of the team that schooled Spurs in Europe (and he scored twice against us too).

[Matt]

He plays for. Basel! How do you even know what is a great price? :/

Football manager, YouTube highlight videos and an article on some website that says he's a great talent.

[METALMAN]

Oh anyone can score against Spurz,

[brenchill]

I like a bit of Basel.

[Lineker]

Salah is a bit good, though.

[Gazz]

You don't win friends with Salah.

[Lineker]

Swansea have inquired about signing David N'Gog.

[Lineker]

Belgian side Waasland-Beveren have signed Nigeria international midfielder Reuben Gabriel on a free transfer.

His decision comes despite the prospect of an offer from English Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur.

He had been training with Spurs and had begun discussions to join them and then be loaned immediately.

"I'm pleased and excited with this move," the 23-year-old told BBC Sport about his switch to Waasland-Beveren on a one-and-a-half-year deal.

"This club and league is a good platform for me to develop my football further.

"It's a positive step in my career and I want to give my best to the club and fans."

Gabriel is a free agent after terminating his contract at Kilmarnock following a series of disputes with the Scottish Premier League club.

The Belgian offer was too good to turn down, according to the player's agent Tony Harris.

"We had to pull him out of the arranged Spurs training abruptly because the offer from Belgium was interesting and presented a great opportunity for Gabriel in many ways," Harris told BBC Sport.

"Everything was, however, done in a professional and amicable way and Tottenham will have first refusal on the player."

Gabriel, who is greatly admired by Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi, is keen to play for his country at this summer's World Cup in Brazil.

The versatile midfielder has made 10 appearances and scored once for the Super Eagles.

Two-time Belgian champions Beveren had a remarkable history of developing young African talent, before their 2010 merger with neighbours Red Star Waasland.

Ivory Coast stars Yaya Toure, Gervinho and Emmanuel Eboue all started their European careers at the club popularly known as 'Little Anderlecht'.

[METALMAN]

Ha Spurs are so shit this guy turned them down for a team nobody has ever heard of!

Ha Spurs are so shit they are trying to sign Kilmarnock rejects I've never even heard of!

[ChrisSteeleAteMyHamster]

He would have been part of out new English core to the team.

[Jimmy]

I'm gutted, we definitely need more midfielders :/

[Chris2K]

I'm sure his agent's "interesting and great opportunity" has nothing to do with him playing for a small club for a bit and getting a large transfer fee which he gets a cut of, instead of the very little he gets for a free transfer.

Not that I'm sceptical of the behaviour of agents in football.

[METALMAN]

He's an agent for the player. He's not an agent for a club.

[Lineker]

Reuben Gabriel definitely sounds like a Yid tbf.

[EddieG]

No idea about the legitimitacy of this, but maybe this news story isn't quite done yet.

I bleed Red. @LFC_news_YNWA_

BREAKING: #Salah is on his way to #LFC after clubs finally reach an agreement. #BASEL #LFC

[Mad Jack]

Lol.

[METALMAN]

Liverpool must have offered him a higher salah-ry [/myke or linkles or some other idiot]