January 2019 Transfer Thread

[3 Stacks]

15 minutes ago, aRdja said:

He’d play on the left of a front three, which has always been his best position.

Agree that he is best there. Frankly though, selling him and getting Alisson and VvD with some of the money was a good move. And he didn't want to be here. When we sign another creative player a la Fekir, we'll forget Coutinho even exists. 

[an tha]

Put Coutinho in our team now and we'd win the league.

[El Rojo]

Just now, an tha said:

Put Coutinho in our team now and we'd win the league.

Definitely.

 

But we’d probably have no Van Dijk if he was still here. No way would I reverse that swap. 

[Guest]

1 minute ago, an tha said:

Put Coutinho in our team now and we'd win the league.

I agree, problem is there is little to no chance of it happening. I expect his high salary, expensive lifestyle and glorious weathers are more than making up for any abuse he is receiving in Barcelona. I'm not even convinced the modern footballer really cares that much what the fans think about them, which is probably in their best interests at times.

[El Rojo]

19 minutes ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

I'm looking forward to the welcome video we make for him.

I’d take him back if the welcoming video was Andy Robertson giving him a massive boot in the hole. 

[Anubis]

We all know Fekir is coming, so it’s all good.

[Guest]

1 minute ago, Anubis said:

We all know Fekir is coming, so it’s all good.

Now that is the welcome video I would like to see. 

[aRdja]

—————Salah—————

Coutinho—Firmino——Mane

———Keita—-Fabinho——-

Robbo—VVD—Gomez—TAA

—————Alisson————-

[Pidge]

Coutinho's versatility would make that the easiest decision ever.  Yes, obviously you'd re-sign him given the chance.

[3 Stacks]

8 minutes ago, Pidge said:

Coutinho's versatility would make that the easiest decision ever.  Yes, obviously you'd re-sign him given the chance.

Obviously? Not really. I mean, I'm sure we'd think about it if he was actually available but he's an 100m investment at the least. We don't have that kind of money, not to mention the way he left wouldn't have exactly pleased Klopp or the owners. 

[Pidge]

"if given the chance"

 

This is, after all, a hypothetical scenario, not a realistic one.

[3 Stacks]

9 minutes ago, Pidge said:

"if given the chance"

 

This is, after all, a hypothetical scenario, not a realistic one.

Alright I mean given the chance I'd sign Messi rather than Coutinho. Given this is all hypothetical. 

[Rambo Rambo]

5 hours ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

Sami Hyypia - a waste of £2.6m. 

 

On a serious note - if Liverpool had paid a top transfer fee for him would he still be considered a success? I believe the top transfer fee in 1999 was £22.5m for Nicholas Anelka from Arsenal to Real Madrid.

Given his career and importance to the team, yes, he would.

[Pidge]

9 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

Alright I mean given the chance I'd sign Messi rather than Coutinho. Given this is all hypothetical. 

Yeah, but that wasn't the question.  The question was whether we'd accept Coutinho back into the club. 

[Jose Jones]

I think Coutinho would give us a little bit of everything we need. A top quality attacking option who can score goals, plus the creative passing ability if dropped into midfield.

 

Still, he’s not leaving Barca and we won’t be signing him, or spending £100 million on anyone in Jan, so the whole question is a bit silly really.

[Jairzinho]

Seems mad even writing this but we should go to the Camp Nou, slap Markovic on the table, shout "Visca Barcelona", and see what they say.

[Captain Turdseye]

9 hours ago, aRdja said:

—————Salah—————

Coutinho—Firmino——Mane

———Keita—-Fabinho——-

Robbo—VVD—Gomez—TAA

—————Alisson————-

 

[Trumo]

14 hours ago, Shooter in the Motor said:

Sami Hyypia - a waste of £2.6m. 

 

On a serious note - if Liverpool had paid a top transfer fee for him would he still be considered a success? I believe the top transfer fee in 1999 was £22.5m for Nicholas Anelka from Arsenal to Real Madrid.

 

Vieri joined Inter from Lazio for £32m in 1999.

[Ne Moe Imya]

As long as we're giving serious discussion to pure hypotheticals that have zero chance of happening, I'd rather we just invented a time machine, went back to 2005 and brought Steven Gerrard back to play in this team. We'd have the league won by March.

[clockspeed]

We need a Paul Walsh type buy in January.  

[Guest]

17 minutes ago, clockspeed said:

We need a Paul Walsh type buy in January.  

I say let's go and sign a Kenny Dalglish type buy in January. If you're going back in time, might as well go back in style.

[SammyAftershave]

I'm not greedy, I'd be happy enough picking up a Jari Litmanen type free transfer.

[3 Stacks]

Tenuously linked with Thorgan Hazard. Would honestly be a great signing. Can play every single position in attack and even a little deeper, runs like a madman and is productive. One of the most underrated players in Europe. 

 

 

[Pidge]

34 minutes ago, SammyAftershave said:

I'm not greedy, I'd be happy enough picking up a Jari Litmanen type free transfer.

Chuck in a Babbel or two and I'm on board with this plan.

[cloggypop]

2 hours ago, SammyAftershave said:

I'm not greedy, I'd be happy enough picking up a Jari Litmanen type free transfer.

Still freaks my nut out to this day how we used him.