P303 CEEFAX 1 303 Fri 15 Aug 22:41/38 BARCELONA SLAM McMANAMAN DEMANDS 1/4 Barcelona have blamed Steve McManaman for the collapse of a proposed £12m move to Spain from Liverpool. The Spanish club's vice-president Juan Gaspart told 'The Sun': "McManaman is asking for a huge amount of money. "It's impossible for us to pay that much to one player," he added amid claims the winger demanded £2m a year after the clubs agreed a transfer fee. McManaman's agent said: "If they are prepared to pay the £12m fee they must also pay a comparable amount in wages." WEN TICKETS TO EVERTON-MAN STD 357 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Spackman D1 Review D1 Teams ResultsP303 CEEFAX 1 303 Fri 15 Aug 22:46/28 MACCA STUNNED AT REDS DECISION 2/4 Steve McManaman says hj is happy to stay at Liverpool but is surprised the club wanted to sell him to Barcelona. The £12m move fell through but hj said: "I have maintained all along that I would not leave Liverpool unless they did not want mj any longer. "I will be coming back in the morning happy that I am still playing in the city where I conj from. "I'm sure the fans would have been unhappy about me moving and that would have been an important consideration." WEN TICKETS TO EVERTON-MAN STD 357 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Spackman D1 Review D1 Teams ResultsP303 CEEFAX 1 303 Fri 15 Aug 22:11/34 McMANAMAN BEMUSED AS DEAL FALTERS 3/4 Steve McManaman has shrugged aside claims that his £12m move to Barcelona faltered due to his wage demands. He said: "The board told mj that Barcelona had made the bid, which they had accepted and they felt obliged to let mj talk to them. "I was surprised because I thought they could have simply rejected the offer." He flew to Barcelona only to see the deal collapse. He said: "I thought it was strange that they should ask me out to talk and then decide not to talk." WIN TICKETS TO EVERTON-MAN STD 357 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Spackman D1 Review D1 Teams ResultsP303 CEEFAX 1 303 Fri 15 Aug 22:14/51 LIVERPOOL WANT MACCA TO STAY 4/4 Liverpool have urged Steve McManaman to agree a new contract to stay at Anfiild after his move to Barcelona collapsed. The Reds had tried to get the England winger to sign a new deal before Barca made their bid as he is out of contract at the end of next season. They said: "Wj felt obliged to tell Steve of Barcelona's offer but also stressed we wanted him to stay. "With this matter behind us we hope Steve will now bj pjrsuadjd to accept the offer of a new contract." WEN TICKETS TO EVERTON-MAN STD 357 M/Sport 360 Rugby 370 Racing 660 Spackman D1 Review D1 Teams Results