Summer 2018 Transfer Thread

[Red House]

[John Percy] Liverpool have opened talks with Stoke over a deal for Xherdan Shaqiri, who has a release clause over £13m. Expect it to be sorted this month #lfc #scfc

[Pidge]

John Percy said that?

 

Surely not, THE John Percy?!?

 

 

edit: ah, telegraph writer.

[Fugitive]

James Pearce

@JamesPearceEcho

Dybala won’t be on his way to Anfield #LFC

 

Liverpool not interested in Paulo Dybala transfer.

liverpool Echo

[Guest]

[John Percy] Liverpool have opened talks with Stoke over a deal for Xherdan Shaqiri, who has a release clause over £13m. Expect it to be sorted this month #lfc #scfc

It's possible they are getting that from here...

 

http://www.transfermarketweb.com/?action=read&idsel=193962&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[Harry Squatter]

Shaqiri was signing tomorrow every day for the last 2 weeks.

[Daisy]

It's been reverse pearced now

[RobbieOR]

Yeah Pearce is saying we'll sign him. 

[The Golden Eel]

Decent signing, I'm quite happy with that

[an tha]

Yeah Pearce is saying we'll sign him.

Pearce must have a concussion....

[Red House]

Jones and King on it too. Looks like this one will happen.

 

Can be a quality signing as a back-up, underwhelming as a Coutinho/Fekir replacement. Hopefully, it is the former as has been widely reported and we do not change our tune if we fail to revive the Fekir deal or find a proper alternative.

[Thoth]

…BUT WIJNALDUM COULD LEAVE

More Liverpool news now, and the claim that Georginio Wijnaldum could leave Anfield this summer. Turkish outlet A Spor say that he might be joining Fenerbahce. Given that the Turkish media also said that Jack Wilshere to Fenerbahce was a done deal, we’re not entirely convinced yet.

 

That said, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if Wijnaldum left, despite his decent form last season. Jurgen Klopp now has Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Naby Keita, Fabinho, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Adam Lallana, who are all capable of playing in that midfield three. If Henderson, Keita and Fabinho are the likely starters, that leaves an awful lot of talent on the bench

[El Rojo]

I like Gini and his song. Hope he stays. Ox won't be around for a while and Lallana is Lallana.

[INTORRESTING]

Happy with Shaqiri as back up to our forwards.

 

I would like to bin Ings, Sturridge, Origi and Solanke and get a striker in.  What are they on? 250k a week between them?

 

Klopp seems to be actively trying to fix our problems. 

 

Hopefully the Coutinho replacement and a keeper will follow soon.

 

Then a VVD partner and some lb cover and it could be the perfect summer.  I don't think he will add to the defence though.

 

I think we should keep Gini as Ox and Lallana are never fit plus Henderson is going to be shattered.

 

Gini's song is amazing and still isn't out of my head, I don't think my eyes have recovered from the brightness of the screen in the bierkeller either.

[Einch]

No chance we do that much in one summer. Not under these owners.

[INTORRESTING]

Agreed. I think we will go for an attacking mid and a keeper and stop there.

[TheHowieLama]

Keep Wijnaldie - he has played at the back - in all three midfield spots and on the wing.

[El Rojo]

Leaving aside the tedium of net spend arguments, keeping our best players and adding Keita, Fabinho and Shaqiri makes a side that reached the European Cup Final significantly stronger again. 

 

I reckon we'll be back in for Fekir, though I'd rather see us focus on fixing the glaring problem that's well addressed in the Loris Karius thread.

[Greycellgreen]

Jorginho has chosen Chelsea over City apparently. Odd one.

[AngryOfTuebrook]

Was Yarmolenko the one we were trying to buy when Ian Ayre was stuck in a hotel room in Kiev, flicking between CNN and porn and bingeing on tiny Toblerones and tubes of Pringles?

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Jorginho has chosen Chelsea over City apparently. Odd one.

 

The Sarri connection probably swung it for him. He knows he'll be a mainstay of the side, rather than one of many at City. Similar to VVD choosing us over others.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Was Yarmolenko the one we were trying to buy when Ian Ayre was stuck in a hotel room in Kiev, flicking between CNN and porn and bingeing on tiny Toblerones and tubes of Pringles?

 

That was Konoplyanka. Yarmolenko was the one who looked the better player though.

[Remmie]

Not seen Yarmolenko play much but his reputation seemed to suggest better than West fucking Ham

[Remmie]

It's been reverse pearced now

Thought you were on about Dybala then, you shitty bumberclart.

[Grinch]

Was Yarmolenko the one we were trying to buy when Ian Ayre was stuck in a hotel room in Kiev, flicking between CNN and porn and bingeing on tiny Toblerones and tubes of Pringles?

Nope, he was one of the many players we briefed the local journos on and never bid for though.

[Bad Red Bull]

Thought you were on about Dybala then, you shitty bumberclart.

Same man.

 

Yarmalenko looked really poor at Dortmund last season and I believe Dortmund are looking to buy zaha to replace him.