John Barnes insists that it will now be the norm for footballers to agitate for a move and that he isn't a fan of players going on strike at their contracted clubs.
Asked about the Alexander Isak move from Newcastle to Liverpool, Barnes told Daily Mail Sport: 'I think this is going to be a feature of football where players will agitate for a move and people will accept it.
'It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong - it's a feature of modern football so we have to get used to it. This is the way business is done. I'm not a big fan of it, I have to admit.'
'Maybe this wouldn't have happened in my day because players stuck with contracts and clubs honoured the contracts. There was a way of doing things but times have changed and football and life has changed,' added Barnes, who made the move to Liverpool in 1987 from Watford for £900,000.
At the time, he was the highest-paid player in Britain.
Speaking at an event in Liverpool with Premier League player, PICO and Rezzil, Barnes said that he believes the transfer window should end before the season starts.
'I would love the transfer window to end before the season starts. There's no reason why it shouldn't because it just causes upheaval for everyone. I don't see why they just can't have a situation where at the start of the season you know the players you have and you get on with it.'
Asked about 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha, who became Liverpool's youngest-ever goal-scorer when he scored an injury-time winner at Newcastle last week, Barnes urged the teenager not to get carried away. When Ngumoha was eight, he took a picture with Barnes.
'I didn't know it was Rio at the time but the house family who looks after him showed me a picture of me and Rio when he was eight at a tube station in London,' he said. 'I wish I'd known that he was going to turn out to what he has. I would have signed him up and been his agent there and then,' joked Barnes.
'But of course he has a long way to go. He's actually done absolutely nothing at this moment in time so let's not put him under too much pressure because he scored the winner against Newcastle. It has to be forgotten about now. When you've done it, you enjoy it, you put it to the side, you forget about it and you move on to the next thing.'
'So let him grow slowly. Theo Walcott went to the World Cup and yes he had a great career but the expectations are so great. I don't put pressure on young players. He's doing ok but he's not even good enough for Liverpool's first team yet.'
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fenbciloy
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I am not in agreement that transfer windows should end before the league starts. The teams should be allowed to start the league and it least test themselves against serious competitors and have a chance to make adjustments.
woeaiklsuy
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How many teams in EPL use young grown players as we did, no one, you guys should calm down, Rio is good for the bench now, he hasn't grow to be a starter in Liverpool FC, some people mentioned Messi and co, you people should calm down, he is still a kid, he will be given little time to be physical to handle EPL
feaabenory
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Barnes, thanks for the kind analysis but I respectfully disagree with you that Rio is not good enough for Liverpool first team yet Sir. Rio can be there and make changes in games. You can never tell. Look at Yamal at Barcelona today and tell me how it all started. We're not going to look down on him because of his age or even about how someone thinks.
Nstech
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Well said
peuaceils
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Puwabcdntu
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I think the problem is more to do with the buying club, it's the one causing chaos to the other club. More like a man who goes to propose love to a married woman and waits as the woman starts agitating for divorce. After she acrimoniously divorces the husband, the other man gladly marries her.
kosaclmru
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John Barnes to LFC, back in the day, 1 of the best transfer in LFC transfer history
ticabdinsu
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that's true. but both parties must respect each other. we all lives separate life
Vabbeklnpz
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imagine,that is y I love Barcelona,see when Messi start playing for them,look at Yamal too