Summer 2018 Transfer Thread

[lifetime fan]

It will absolutely be used to criticise the amount we spend this summer.

 

You won’t be disappointed if we bring in £100m in sales and still don’t replace Coutinho?

[3 Stacks]

It will be funny because the narrative amongst rival fans and the media will be that we are buying the league and have no excuses if we don't win something and the narrative amongst LFC supporters will be that we haven't spent enough again.

[The Golden Eel]

Still something doesn't make sense in this whole Fekir affair

[Numero Veinticinco]

You won’t be disappointed if we bring in £100m in sales and still don’t replace Coutinho?

The 100m is irrelevant to my disappointment. Disappointment is irrelevant to criticism. Criticism will be coming regarding not supporting the manager if we recoup lots of money for shit players. It’s how it has been, I doubt it’ll change now.

 

We also should avoid confusing not signing a like for like replacement and not spending the money. It was clearly being laid out for Fekir. It wasn’t lack of support for the manager that stopped that deal.

[SlugTrail]

100m coming in would give Klopp the option to bring in someone if he wanted to. What we have to remember with Klopp is he will not settle for second best regarding transfers.

 

If Fekir is his one and only AM target then it will be all or nothing.

 

I do like this way of acquiring players even if it is a bit frustrating.

[Grinch]

100m coming in would give Klopp the option to bring in someone if he wanted to. What we have to remember with Klopp is he will not settle for second best regarding transfers.

 

If Fekir is his one and only AM target then it will be all or nothing.

 

I do like this way of acquiring players even if it is a bit frustrating.

He has moved onto 2nd targets more often than not so why do we have to remember this?

[Thoth]

Fuck off £27 million for Origi... LSD has kicked in in Valencia

[TheHowieLama]

He has moved onto 2nd targets more often than not so why do we have to remember this?

 

Not lately he hasn't

[Bjornebye]

I take it we've given up all hope of shifting the Mr glass club of Lallana, Matip and Sturridge?

 

If only they could stay fit. For fuck sake 

[Numero Veinticinco]

Players who desperately want to join get waited for. Players who go elsewhere or don’t get moved on from. Wait for the ones you know you can get. If there’s a suitable alternative, get him or wait for him. He’s certainly willing to wait. He’s pragmatic, though,

 

Why are we even talking about this?

[Grinch]

Not lately he hasn't

You mean once he hasn’t so now it’s gospel that he’ll always wait even on a player who we walked away from.

 

There’s no logic there.

[TheHowieLama]

You mean once he hasn’t so now it’s gospel that he’ll always wait even on a player who we walked away from.

 

There’s no logic there.

Van Dijk and Allison. So the last two  -- since we have had the money and the pull

 

Who was in front of Salah?

[Grinch]

Van Dijk and Allison.

 

Who was in front of Salah?

Allison we went after and signed this window. There was no wait. It all comes down to the down to the time he ‘waited’ on vvd. Despite it being obvious we could never have afforded him without the Coutinho sale.

 

Now he’s apparently waiting for a player we could sign but don’t want too.

[TheHowieLama]

Allison we went after and signed this window. There was no wait. It all comes down to the down to the time he ‘waited’ on vvd. Despite it being obvious we could never have afforded him without the Coutinho sale.

 

Now he’s apparently waiting for a player we could sign but don’t want too.

 

No man -- we identified Alisson months ago (along with every other club in the world) and the deal was off until they came back to the table.

 

Do you really think he would have bought another keeper this window if that didnt happen?

 

We now hold the hammer -- that has not been the case in a few decades.

[Thoth]

If only they could stay fit. For fuck sake

 

Just get through a medical would do

[El Dangerous]

Given Mane, Salah and Robertson weren't first choice I'm fine with us moving on to second choice AM. I think we'll come to find that if Klopp has tapped a player up/spoken to him personally he probably won't move on until it's impossible.

[TheHowieLama]

Who was preferred to Salah ? - genuinely do not remember

[Harry Squatter]

Julian Brandt from Leverkusen I think

[J-V]

Julian Brandt from Leverkusen I think

 

He should be the #1 target.  Would much rather have him to Fekir and he covers both wide positions like Shaqiri

[LFC 6 Times]

Brandt is not a patch on Fekir.

[Evil_Ways]

Salah certainly seemed like he was our first choice, did he not?

 

Alternative was Costa wasnt it?

[sir roger]

Wasn't Wijnaldum a second ( dearer ) choice after Zielinski fell by the wayside.

[Red House]

Wasn't Wijnaldum a second ( dearer ) choice after Zielinski fell by the wayside.

 

Third choice after Zielinski and Dahoud.

[El Dangerous]

Salah certainly seemed like he was our first choice, did he not?

 

Alternative was Costa wasnt it?

Brandt was first choice but didn't fancy his chances at getting the football he needed to develop. I imagine he's got one eye on Bayern.

[TheHowieLama]

Salah scored more goals in the last three months than Brandt has in his whole career. I do not remember any credible links to Brandt.