Fekir Alternatives

[Unrighteous]

Vardy. Proper dickhead but he'd cause mayhem in our team. Decent fitness record, proven goalscorer. Might want a change. Be worth it.

Born in the wrong decade

[Captain Turdseye]

Born in the wrong decade

Springsteen.

 

There’s his song sorted if we do sign him.

[3 Stacks]

Guedes is a good option if we want someone who can play all 3 forward positions instead. Don't know why more clubs aren't in for him, think it's just Valencia at the moment. 

[Guest]

Guedes is a good option if we want someone who can play all 3 forward positions instead. Don't know why more clubs aren't in for him, think it's just Valencia at the moment. 

Given their need to sell players to meet Financial Fair Play regulations, rumours the Parisians want an astonishing €80m (£70m/$94m) for his services may scupper any move. 

 

Valencia have already had a €40m (£35m/$47m) bid rejected, and general director Mateu Alemany has made no secret of his desire to seal a permanent deal: “The player would like to continue and has said so.” 

 

Seems a little on the pricey side and seems to want to stay at Valenica.

[Lee909]

Pastore worth a look?

[Anubis]

Guedes would be an expensive signing, but for that you'd get a player who can play AM and all across the front line. Lacey, great passing range, and unselfish - will pass to the player best positioned to score.

[Mr T]

Martial worth unsettling a bit more?

[Grinch]

Martial worth unsettling a bit more?

 

Phonecalll from Klopp telling him to sit tight for 12 twelves.

[aRdja]

Martial worth unsettling a bit more?

Good player, but I’d go for Mahrez first if he was available.

[Ne Moe Imya]

Felipe Anderson? Heard good things about him from some mates who follow Italian football.

 

Personally, I'd see if we could convince Mahrez to come over, or is he city bound?

 

For the £75m you would have to pay I'd rather have Alisson, myself.

[Ne Moe Imya]

Reports are saying that City are having trouble closing the deal on Jorginho. I'd rock up to Napoli and offer whatever City are offering plus £5-10m. Worst case you make City pay more to get their man.

 

More seriously, there's probably a list somewhere in Edwards' office of players to consider. I'd bet that Ziyech is definitely on it, though Klopp would have to be certain he could fix his terrible habit of shooting from 25 yards. If you could, he's very good.

 

Other players on the list would be Kovacic (not enough goals, but otherwise excellent), Ndombele (plays a bit further back but is a great player), Pastore (28 and huge wages), Loftus-Cheek (not enough goals), Lewis Cook (I know, he plays for Bournemouth but his numbers are good), Julian Draxler (big wages, has chased the money his whole career), Felipe Anderson (if you thought Fekir's knees were dodgy!) and Milinkovic-Savic (could never afford him).

 

But when all is said and done, if I had to put money on one player to emerge as the Fekir alternative if indeed that deal is totally off the table, I'd put it on Goncalo Guedes. He's rumoured to be off to Valencia permanently, so PSG are certainly willing to sell. More importantly, he profiles out sort of close to what we're looking for. He's most similar to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, actually, in terms of dribbling and passing attributes in advanced positions.

 

Again, I'm betting it's a long list, and none of them are without problems (or else they would have been first choice instead of Fekir). But I think PSG would definitely sell Guedes for the £48m we were offering for Fekir, and if I were pressed I'd say that's what will probably happen.

[Lee909]

Its obviously going to be Ben Arfa coming in.

[Lee909]

Another move for Zielinski maybe

[Red Hot]

Suarez

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Guedes looks rapid and very direct. But also very very raw.

 

If Klopp moves away from the versatile player model, we should do what Ne Moe said and go in for Jorginho. Or, as Clarence says, Zielinski. Ceballos wouldn't be bad either.

 

Or Oblak!

[SlugTrail]

There is a guy that plays for Barcelona called Phil Coutinho. Great Skills eye for a pass can hit long range shots and takes a mean free kick. Would cost a fair whack but the down side is he became allergic to playing in England.

[Aventus]

There is a guy that plays for Barcelona called Phil Coutinho. Great Skills eye for a pass can hit long range shots and takes a mean free kick. Would cost a fair whack but the down side is he became allergic to playing in England.

Doubt he'll pass the medical with his history of back problems.

[El Dangerous]

There is a guy that plays for Barcelona called Phil Coutinho. Great Skills eye for a pass can hit long range shots and takes a mean free kick. Would cost a fair whack but the down side is he became allergic to playing in England.

Can he fill the hole Coutinho left?

[setreal]

Don't you mean Phil the hole?

[General Dryness]

Reports are saying that City are having trouble closing the deal on Jorginho. I'd rock up to Napoli and offer whatever City are offering plus £5-10m. Worst case you make City pay more to get their man.

Honestly it sounds mental even typing this out, but are you suggesting we go to Napoli and see what they actually say when we slap the money on the table?

[Bjornebye]

Just buy a fucking boss keeper. We have already improved and Keita is gonna be unreal for us. Fekir was just a novelty signing. He wouldn't even be a starter.

[3 Stacks]

Just buy a fucking boss keeper. We have already improved and Keita is gonna be unreal for us. Fekir was just a novelty signing. He wouldn't even be a starter.

 

For 53m he would've started every possible game. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

Just buy a fucking boss keeper. We have already improved and Keita is gonna be unreal for us. Fekir was just a novelty signing. He wouldn't even be a starter.

He absolutely would have.

[Charles Penrose]

Wouldn’t have been a starter? What bullshit revisionism is this. He’s a brilliant footballer that would have played an absolutely central role in everything we did.

[Anubis]

Just buy a fucking boss keeper. We have already improved and Keita is gonna be unreal for us. Fekir was just a novelty signing. He wouldn't even be a starter.

Come on, Stig. He'd have gone straight in at attacking midfield. We'd have been swarming defences like angry ants. I'm gutted it's fallen through, but it's for the right reasons, not the wrong one's.

 

What would be criminal would be if we didn't have alternatives lined up. This isn't like VVD where he's still obtainable. That medical isn't going to change, so we should have alternatives.