Summer 2017 Transfer Thread

[Pureblood]

I'm happy to secure Keita but real ambition would have been to back Klopp prior to the CL qualifiers.  Anyway, this is the next best thing so no moaning from me.  

[El Rojo]

By the way, do Guinea have any hope of reaching the World Cup?

[Numero Veinticinco]

I'm happy to secure Keita but real ambition would have been to back Klopp prior to the CL qualifiers. Anyway, this is the next best thing so no moaning from me.

We did offer them 66m for him, mate. They told us to fuck off. Least we are getting him, most predicted that he’s be going elsewhere. I wonder how much the premium is?

[Baresi]

They backed him to the tune of a £66m bid for the player. It's only RB Leipzigs refusal to do business for us not signing him.

[Numero Veinticinco]

By the way, do Guinea have any hope of reaching the World Cup?

Guinea? Pigs might fly.

[Mark M]

Delighted with Keita. Honestly I'm that bothered with the Lemar link I'd prefer if we made sure we got a CB in as thats where are issue are.

If VVD happens it would be brilliant. 

[Heinze]

Ok ok who put LSD in my coffee... I must be tripping

Indeed

[karl1987]

If all goes to plan then we're sorted in attack and  midfield for next season.   Klopp can then sort our defence and GK next summer.

 

Took him 3 seasons with Dortmund to turn them into a title winning team and hes doing the same here.

[Lee909]

Thank fuck the African Cup of Nations has been moved to the summer.

 

The same bloke who said that the Keita deal is happening has said could be more today

 

 

I say

 

[Pureblood]

We did offer them 66m for him, mate. They told us to fuck off. Least we are getting him, most predicted that he’s be going elsewhere. I wonder how much the premium is?

 

Fair enough but there's no real point going over old ground.  

 

For me they should have pushed the boat (this isn't a yacht pun) out before the CL qualifiers but as I say this is a sufficient way of doing business and I'm very optimistic about the future with Klopp.  

[Numero Veinticinco]

Delighted with Keita. Honestly I'm that bothered with the Lemar link I'd prefer if we made sure we got a CB in as thats where are issue are.

If VVD happens it would be brilliant.

Agree Lemar would be like perfect icing on a very surprising cake. I’d be happy with the cake.

[Barrington Womble]

Well, they’ve broken our transfer record twice, and could potentially do it again. But hey. You’re right. Back to hating everything.

When have we broken it twice?

[karl1987]

When have we broken it twice?

 

Salah and now Keita.

[Numero Veinticinco]

When have we broken it twice?

Salah. Keita. First was 36, second is 48m plus premium up front so that we actually get him.

[Lee909]

Sky still not reporting shit

 

Im sure they'll be along soon with breaking news and sources say

[Pureblood]

Carroll still ahead of Salah because of the exchange rate. 

[The Golden Eel]

By the way, do Guinea have any hope of reaching the World Cup?

 Currently on 0 points from 2 games, two others on 6 apiece, only one of four qualifies, so unlikely

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

On the BBC, doing something right at last. Be like a new signing next year.

[jimmycase]

They've spent fuck all yet. And they've had all summer to do the deal, it would be easy to have it closed dependent on CL qualification. Or you can put your 1st bid 4 days after qualifying.

 

Hahaha. You're fucking unreal.

[Lee909]

Hahaha

 

Sky Sports have just had a German and Italian journo on talking transfers.

 

German

Juve want Howdes on loan. Schalke will not let that happen.

 

 

Italian

Juve could be signing Howdes later on loan

[Numero Veinticinco]

Carroll still ahead of Salah because of the exchange rate.

Depends on which source you read but with add-ons it’s going to go well over 40m, so yeah, I’m going with broken it twice.

[Lee909]

Whats all this Carroll shite

He never signed for us,its a massive myth that he ever played for us

[The Guest]

Brilliant news. It should go some way to putting some confidence back into the fans. It's a shame they couldn't get him here this season but I think you'd have to be pretty negative to say they clearly haven't tried. Paying a premium now to get the player shows they are trying to compete and aren't skinflinting on pennies to cost themselves good players.

 

We've had a lot of windows making a profit and not getting big name first team signings over the line whether it's a attracting them or not affording them. It makes it understandable that fans flip out and think the owners are taking the piss but for me it does prove that they have waited to get the champions league before trying to spend big on players that will improve us rather than buying more lower quality players to make a bigger squad and potentially wasting money. It's anyone's guess whether this philosophy has come from Klopp but I believe it has.

[Barrington Womble]

Salah. Keita. First was 36, second is 48m plus premium up front so that we actually get him.

Salah is pretty questionable. Keita will just be the Coutinho money.

[Pureblood]

Depends on which source you read but with add-ons it’s going to go well over 40m, so yeah, I’m going with broken it twice.

 

Isn't that 40m Euros?

 

I'm not poo-pooing the spending, by the way.  I'm happy Klopp is getting his first choices even if it's taking over a year.