Liverpool have been pratting around for two weeks now, offering odds-and-sods without convincing anyone they are really serious.
So Newcastle have allegedly told them to put up ... or shut up ... with £7m the asking price.
The left-sided former Leeds United man moved to the North East in 2004 and has made nearly 100 appearances for the Magpies for an initial fee of £3.6m.
Liverpool are keen on securing a class winger, and Milner is said to be a target, but United are sick of their offers of "five quid and a box of mars bars".