Summer 2020 Transfer Thread

[Ne Moe Imya]

5 hours ago, Doctor Troy said:

Just meant from a footballing perspective that he should retire, he has won countless trophies and six Balon d'ors. He hasnt got anything to prove to anyone anymore. It's just more money that will keep him going.

I think it might also be the rivalry with Ronaldo, you know.

 

Ronaldo currently has 30 more goals than Messi (about 150 games more, and loads more penalties) and I think Lionel wants to go past him, then see him retire, then put a few dozen more on top so that he's clear by at least 50 goals.

 

Don't think Messi is likely to be in the top 3 players in the world beyond this next season, though he might get voted into the top three a year or two beyond where he's really there like Ronaldo has. So he might add another Balon D'Or if, for example, he went to City or PSG and won the CL there, but I think that would just be a cherry on the top. What he really wants is the World Cup, and after that, another CL trophy.

[therevivalist]

13 hours ago, Rotpeter said:

It was mentioned during the Can saga that we don't do release clauses.

Great, Barca are fucked, we name our price.

 

[Bobby Hundreds]

4 hours ago, General Dryness said:

Hahaha. James Piss, I dub thee. 

Pissing on chips is his thing.

[aRdja]

 

[joe_fishfish]

2 hours ago, Ne Moe Imya said:

I think it might also be the rivalry with Ronaldo, you know.

 

Ronaldo currently has 30 more goals than Messi (about 150 games more, and loads more penalties) and I think Lionel wants to go past him, then see him retire, then put a few dozen more on top so that he's clear by at least 50 goals.

 

Don't think Messi is likely to be in the top 3 players in the world beyond this next season, though he might get voted into the top three a year or two beyond where he's really there like Ronaldo has. So he might add another Balon D'Or if, for example, he went to City or PSG and won the CL there, but I think that would just be a cherry on the top. What he really wants is the World Cup, and after that, another CL trophy.

 

He's never getting his hands on the World Cup, his best chance was probably 2014. He'll still have a decent shot at another CL depending on where he goes but no matter how much of a hissy fit he throws he can't make Argentina the best international side in the world, they're miles behind.

[Guest]

13 hours ago, Arnaud said:

He wants to win the CL again, that’s why he wants to leave Barca. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, aRdja said:

 

Does his father coming in mean we're finally getting shot of John Achterberg?

[manwiththestick]

Leeds just signed Rodrigo for 29m.

[YorkshireRed]

24 minutes ago, manwiththestick said:

Leeds just signed Rodrigo for 29m.

Can’t wait to see my mates later and unpick their claims (as with every transfer these clowns make) that he’s a world beater who will make them invincible.

 

In reality he’s a decent player, certainly an upgrade on what they have, but with an average goal scoring record at best.

 

The price seems about £10m too much but, I guess, time will tell. 

[M_B]

3 hours ago, aRdja said:

 

Could be some truth to this one given we have Alisson. He is 17 years old, 6ft 3 and won the U17 World Cup with Brazil. And he's got German citizenship (although I'm not sure if that will matter post Brexit).

[dockers_strike]

3 hours ago, aRdja said:

 

We've just signed a highly rated polish lad who's a keeper. We're going to be awash with them at this rate.

[Atticus Finch]

1 hour ago, YorkshireRed said:

Can’t wait to see my mates later and unpick their claims (as with every transfer these clowns make) that he’s a world beater who will make them invincible.

 

In reality he’s a decent player, certainly an upgrade on what they have, but with an average goal scoring record at best.

 

The price seems about £10m too much but, I guess, time will tell. 

Nailed on he’ll score a cracker against us now. 

[YorkshireRed]

28 minutes ago, Atticus Finch said:

Nailed on he’ll score a cracker against us now. 

Yeah, probably. I might proceed with caution until that games out of the way. 

[TheHowieLama]

7 hours ago, Ne Moe Imya said:

I think it might also be the rivalry with Ronaldo, you know.

 

Ronaldo currently has 30 more goals than Messi (about 150 games more, and loads more penalties) and I think Lionel wants to go past him, then see him retire, then put a few dozen more on top so that he's clear by at least 50 goals.

 

Don't think Messi is likely to be in the top 3 players in the world beyond this next season, though he might get voted into the top three a year or two beyond where he's really there like Ronaldo has. So he might add another Balon D'Or if, for example, he went to City or PSG and won the CL there, but I think that would just be a cherry on the top. What he really wants is the World Cup, and after that, another CL trophy.

Ronaldo is a physical freak - he will keep playing for the next few years at least - scoring more each season than Wor Leo.

 

Messi will have to play (at a high level) til he is 40 to have any chance of catching him.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

2 hours ago, M_B said:

Could be some truth to this one given we have Alisson. He is 17 years old, 6ft 3 and won the U17 World Cup with Brazil. And he's got German citizenship (although I'm not sure if that will matter post Brexit).

He is Allison’s brother’s understudy.

[Reckoner]

3 hours ago, Fluter in Dakota said:

Does his father coming in mean we're finally getting shot of John Achterberg?

The only keepers he didn’t fuck up couldn’t speak any English. Coincidence?

[Rotpeter]

8 minutes ago, Reckoner said:

The only keepers he didn’t fuck up couldn’t speak any English. Coincidence?

Didn't we actually sign  an well qualified additional goalkeeper coach to do more of the day to day stuff.

 

Yep, https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team/staff/jack-robinson

[Trumo]

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[El Rojo]

Achterberg (who clearly has Klopp’s trust) was never the problem. Not having a world class goalkeeper was. 

[Guest]

3 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Achterberg (who clearly has Klopp’s trust) was never the problem. Not having a world class goalkeeper was. 

Are you suggesting that Karius and Mignolet are not world class? 

[Jairzinho]

3 hours ago, YorkshireRed said:

Can’t wait to see my mates later and unpick their claims (as with every transfer these clowns make) that he’s a world beater who will make them invincible.

 

In reality he’s a decent player, certainly an upgrade on what they have, but with an average goal scoring record at best.

 

The price seems about £10m too much but, I guess, time will tell. 

He was shit last season, but if he replicates anything like the form from the previous two £29m, even at the age of 29, will prove to be decent value. 

[magicrat]

10 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Achterberg (who clearly has Klopp’s trust) was never the problem. Not having a world class goalkeeper was. 

Exactly , you can't polish a turd . Or two in our case.

[TheHowieLama]

22 minutes ago, Jairzinho said:

He was shit last season, but if he replicates anything like the form from the previous two £29m, even at the age of 29, will prove to be decent value. 

Poundland Jimenez

[Jairzinho]

5 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Poundland Jimenez

Yes, more or less. Which makes him better than every striker bar possibly Ings outside the top eight.

[Harry Squatter]

Everton have signed Allan from Napoli for £25m.