“Although [Crystal Palace] is a distinguished Premier League club, it does not have the worldwide reputation or brand recognition of Liverpool with the value which this brings to a player and his associated image rights,” said Sakho’s barrister, Stuart Ritchie QC, in court.
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"Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor."
"My idea was to build Liverpool into a bastion of invincibility. Napoleon had that idea. He wanted to conquer the bloody world. I wanted Liverpool to be untouchable. My idea was to build Liverpool up and up until eventually everyone would have to submit and give in."
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