Summer 2013 Transfer Thread

[Jairzinho]

Should have a few bob when Suarez fucks off but does anybody trust our club to spend it wisely?

 

When Suarez goes the type of players that'll want to come here won't be any good anyway. Regardless of how much money we have, or how we intend to spend it.

[Dr Nowt]

Ben Smith ‏@BenSmithBBC

 

Ashley Williams, Hatem Ben Arfa, Christian Eriksen, Stefan de Vrij, Lazar Markovic all being watched by #LFC.

 

Ben Arfa - surely irrespective of his huge talent he's way too much of an injury risk, for a club who just cannot afford yet another white elephant.

[don]

Some exciting players mentioned above there but not one of them a defensive midfielder. We desperately need to sign someone in the mold of Wanyama. Our midfield is about as intimidating as a school boy side.

[Guest LFD]

Ben Smith ‏@BenSmithBBC

 

Ashley Williams, Hatem Ben Arfa, Christian Eriksen, Stefan de Vrij, Lazar Markovic all being watched by #LFC.

 

Are we watching Ben Arfa sitting on his arse at home while he is injured?

 

Creepy!

[bonesman]

Report: Brendan Rodgers to be given £20m summer budget

 

By Simon Sinclair, Reporter

Filed: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 03:45 UK

Last Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 03:59 UK

Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers has been told by the club's board he will given only £20m to spend this summer, according to reports.

 

Rodgers has outlined his ambition to turn the Reds back into Champions League contenders once again but will have to do so on a limited budget.

 

The Mirror suggests the former Swansea City manager may be forced into selling some of the players on the fringes of his squad to raise funds for any summer additions.

 

The board have insisted Rodgers will have the final decision on whether to cash in on star asset Luis Suarez.

 

However, no move is likely to happen due to the Uruguayan's form this season and his hero status amongst the club's supporters.

Report: Brendan Rodgers to be given £20m summer budget - Sports Mole

[Anubis]

Pure speculation by the Mirror I'll wager.

[Street Preacher]

Yeah just speculation but if we can get something for Caroll and Coates it should bump it up to the 30-35m mark or thereabouts. Plus we have Carra's salary off the wage bill which is pretty substantial

 

We're gonna have to be pretty clever in the summer with regards to who we sign and the positions we try to fill.

[liverpoolsno9]

20m plus sales should give us a decent sum. Skrtel- 8m,Coates 3m

,Carroll 15m, Downing (fingers crossed) 8m. Conservative valuations but that gives us another 30-40m for players that have given fuck all. Skrtel, Downing & Carroll will be on a good wedge too. Add a few other players that maybe on they're way Spearing, Shelvey , Hendo.

[Bobby Hundreds]

Rodgers said hes of paid double for Allen. I'm not sure I trust him to spend.

[zigackly]

Pure speculation by the Mirror I'll wager.

 

I wouldn't be surprised given that their man on the MF reckons we've already spent the TV money.

[mht1892]

Everyone gets it wrong in the transfer window, his last two additions have proved that he can buy well.

[lamai]

Rodgers said hes of paid double for Allen. I'm not sure I trust him to spend.

 

We have been wasting money on shite for years nothing new there. Rodgers has spent well in January, you can't get them all right and Allen has proved he has something in him as he was good at the start of the season. He at least deserves another season before people can call him shite.

[Original202]

20m plus sales should give us a decent sum. Skrtel- 8m,Coates 3m

,Carroll 15m, Downing (fingers crossed) 8m. Conservative valuations but that gives us another 30-40m for players that have given fuck all. Skrtel, Downing & Carroll will be on a good wedge too. Add a few other players that maybe on they're way Spearing, Shelvey , Hendo.

 

Conservative? I'd say they're very optimistic. I think we'd be looking at an average of £5m each for Skrtel, Coates, Carroll and Downing. Can't see any clubs queuing up to buy them, but £20m is still a usable chunk of money though. Probably on massive wages relative to their contribution too.

[jboy14]

Based purely on the speculation of the last 3-6 months I think we will sign the following players this summer:

 

CB: De Vrij Feyenoord

CDM: Iturra Malaga

LM, RM, AM: Ince Blackpool

LM, RM, AM: Eriksen Ajax

 

Plus a centre back and maybe another striker.

[Nightcat]

Yeah, sell Shelvey and Henderson keep Allen, Borini and add that fat shit Williams and brand that as progress.

 

Nah, how about we get a new manager instead who can actually nurture young talent like Van Gaal. I know it's an outrageous idea, but that's what I think.

[The Great Jacko]

I fear we spent the Carroll money in Jan.

[Code]

We need to sign someone who is a great header of the ball.

 

I've had a look at some stats showing aerial duels won pr game in the big leagues in Europe, this is how it looks like.

 

Average aerial duels won pr game:

1 Andy Carroll West Ham FW - 10.5

2 Christian Benteke Aston Villa FW - 8.5

3 Peter Crouch Stoke FW - 8

4 Manucho Valladolid FW - 7.5

5 Michael Willia... Newcastle United D© - 6.5

6 Stefan Kießling Bayer Leverkusen FW - 5.5

7 Steven Fletcher Sunderland AM®,FW - 5.3

8 Marouane Fellaini Everton M© - 5.1

9 Alexander Meier Eintracht Frankfurt M©,FW - 5.1

10 Kenwyne Jones Stoke FW - 4.5

11 Martin Stranzl Borussia M.Gl... D(CR) - 4.4

12 Heiko Wester... Hamburger SV D(CLR),DM© - 4.3

13 Carlton Cole West Ham FW - 4.3

14 Sylvain Distin Everton D© - 4.2

15 Salif Sané Nancy D(CR),DM© - 4.2

16 Diego Mainz Granada D© - 4.1

17 Lamine Sané Bordeaux D(CR),DM© - 4

18 Alessandro Gazzi Torino M© - 4

19 Juan Valera Getafe D® - 4

20 Olivier Giroud Arsenal FW - 4

21 Raoul Loe Osasuna DM© - 3.9

22 Germán Denis Atalanta FW - 3.9

23 Tomer Hemed Mallorca FW - 3.9

24 Andrea Ranoc... Inter D© - 3.9

25 Sokratis Werder Bremen D(CR) - 3.9

26 Mathieu Debuchy Lille D® - 3.9

27 Anthony Le Tallec Valenciennes AM(CR),FW - 3.9

28 Brede Hangeland Fulham D© - 3.8

29 Damiá Osasuna D(LR),M® - 3.8

30 Ronny Rodelin Lille AM® - 3.7

31 John Boye Rennes D© - 3.7

32 Cristian Zapata AC Milan D(CR) - 3.7

33 Juraj Kucka Genoa M© - 3.7

34 Rolando Bianchi Torino FW - 3.6

35 James Collins West Ham D© - 3.6

36 Christian Maggio Napoli M® - 3.6

37 Michu Swansea AM©,FW - 3.6

38 Iñigo López Granada D© - 3.6

39 Michael Manci... Hamburger SV D©,DM© - 3.5

40 Stefan Savic Fiorentina D© - 3.5

41 Alex Pearce Reading D© - 3.5

42 Jonathan Walters Stoke AM(CLR),FW - 3.5

43 Nathan Baker Aston Villa D(CL) - 3.5

44 Gareth McAuley West Bromwich... D© - 3.5

45 Emir Spahic Sevilla D© - 3.5

46 Miroslav Klose Lazio AM©,FW - 3.5

47 Bacary Sagna Arsenal D® - 3.4

48 Mathias Ranégie Udinese FW - 3.4

49 Nemanja Vidic Manchester Un... D© - 3.4

50 Matthieu Delpierre Hoffenheim D© - 3.4

51 Juan Forlín Espanyol D©,DM© - 3.4

52 Karim Haggui Hannover 96 D© - 3.4

53 Etienne Capoue Toulouse D©,DM© - 3.4

54 Federico Fazio Sevilla D©,DM© - 3.4

55 Jermaine Jones Schalke 04 DM© - 3.4

56 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid D(CR) - 3.3

57 Helder Postiga Zaragoza FW - 3.3

58 Naldo Wolfsburg D© - 3.3

59 Daniel Agger Liverpool D(CL) - 3.3

60 Gil Valenciennes D© - 3.3

 

 

Based on this we should try and sign this player.

 

Andrea Ranocchia Football Statistics | WhoScored.com

[etho]

Some awesome players in that list....

[Jairzinho]

Ranocchia got chucked upfront in the last quarter of an hour against Spurs. Which, if is often the case, will surely mess up those stats?

[Code]

Ranocchia got chucked upfront in the last quarter of an hour against Spurs. Which, if is often the case, will surely mess up those stats?

 

I know nothing about him, but I noticed he was 1.96 tall and they have him down with these strenghts.

 

Aerial Duels - Strong

Passing - Strong

Blocking the ball - Strong

Tackling - Strong

 

Likes to dribble

Likes to tackle

 

Someone might fill in the gaps, if I should bet on a type of Italian player being a success in the PL it would be a CB.

[TheHowieLama]

Or buy Sakho - who isn't on the somewhat meaningless list but has this for a whoscored cv.

 

Aerial Duels

Very Strong

Passing

Very Strong

Concentration

Strong

Tackling

Strong

Blocking the ball

Strong

- Weaknesses

(Player has no significant weaknesses)

Mamadou Sakho's Style of Play

 

Likes to play short passes

[Guest LFD]

Can we stop using whoscored.com as some sort of footballing bible.

 

Thanks!

[El Rojo]

We need to sign someone who is a great header of the ball.

 

I've had a look at some stats showing aerial duels won pr game in the big leagues in Europe, this is how it looks like.

 

Average aerial duels won pr game:

1 Andy Carroll West Ham FW - 10.5

2 Christian Benteke Aston Villa FW - 8.5 etc etc etc

 

 

 

Based on this we should try and sign this player.

 

Andrea Ranocchia Football Statistics | WhoScored.com

 

Interesting list.

 

Is it telling that there isn't anybody there from the runaway league leaders of Barcelona, Bayern or Manchester United?

 

Does that devalue the art of aerial duelling somewhat, in an attacking sense at least? Would explain Rodgers having no interest in keeping Carroll if he's carried out similar analysis.

 

We definitely need one or two centre halves who don't have a fear of heading the ball, though.

[RobbieOR]

It's like looking at a footballers strengths on football manager.

[Bjornebye]

sakho

de vriej

wanyama

eriksen

michu

 

to replace...

 

carra

skrtel

downing

and two younger players on loan (shelvey/suso maybe?)

 

that would be perfect for me.

 

wont happen though.