Summer 2021 transfer thread.

[Bobby Hundreds]

I'm not on about ikone because I've never heard of him but why waste money on squad purchases, players who aren't quite good enough we can just promote from youth or push current first team players out. Use cash on players you genuinely believe improve our chances, fuck spending on insurance policy players who you pray you never have to use.

[3 Stacks]

23 minutes ago, Trumo said:

Lille sold Nicolas Pepe to Arsenal for big money 2 years ago, and Victor Osimhen to Napoli last summer again for big money. They were players with at least some tangible numbers to measure their productivity and effectiveness in Ligue 1. Ikone doesn't have that and, even though the rumoured fee is much smaller than for those other two, it's a lot of money to sign a work-in-progress when we need players to offer more outside of our established front 3 (and Jota). We aren't the right club for a player looking to improve his wayward shooting!

Ikone is not at all similar to Osimhen and Pepe. The numbers should not be compared. In the event we would sign Ikone, he would play in behind of Mane, Salah and Jota. It would be comparable to Shaqiri in positioning. 

[sir roger]

As long as the bastard can beat Minamino in an arm wrestle , I am all in on him.

[3 Stacks]

If I was signing Ikone, I would sign a striker as well.

[m0e]

41 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

Kelleher will be out on loan by the sound of things, as long as we have a recall then it shouldn't matter

 

I'd like to see Rhys and Neco Williams out on loan

 

One of Davies or Phillips will stay as emergency CB i reckon

 

Don't see any point in keeping Miamino 

Pretty much the same with Keita, Ox will stay unless a good bid comes in. 

 

Can't see the club having a massive turnover of players

We won't loan any centre backs out until the main 3 have proved they're fit again, which will take months.

 

There is no way in hell Davies will be here next season.

 

Same for Minamino (loan at best).

 

Should be the same for Keita, but you never know with Klopp and his loyalty.

 

If Kelleher is loaned out, we'll surely be buying a keeper?!

[Scott_M]

Don’t know if this has been mentioned.
 

Apparently the journalist at the bottom of the thread is very good on Belgium players and confirms Tielemans is on our list of targets to replace Wijnaldum.

Obviously doesn’t mean we’ll sign Tielemans but I wouldn’t be surprised if we were looking at him.

 

IMO, I think he looks a good player & similar to Gini in certains ways. He doesn’t seem as strong or able to put in some of the turbo-Gini performances we’ve seen though. 

Like Kane in midweek, Tielemans did a big, emotional, solo lap of honour at Leicester on the final game.

 

Personally, I can’t see him coming to us as I think he’d be to expensive. I know Leicester have been linked with Keita, although not necessarily Keita, I could only see us being able to afford Tielemans if some sort of make weight was possible, which in reality rarely happens. 

 

[Dr Nowt]

Beef burger-head will squash all this buying a new midfielder talk within 48 hours, mark my words.

[3 Stacks]

8 minutes ago, Dr Nowt said:

Beef burger-head will squash all this buying a new midfielder talk within 48 hours, mark my words.

It's very possible when you think about the fact that Konate will give us 4 first team CB's (5 with Phillips), while Fabinho won't be an option at CB anymore like he was this season and Thiago replaces Gini numerically. 

 

If we can't flush Keita, I bet there's a chance we don't sign a midfielder. 

[Dr Nowt]

2 minutes ago, 3 Stacks said:

If we can't flush Keita, I bet there's a chance we don't sign a midfielder. 

I think this is exactly how it is, and Bascombe has already said Klopp is keeping faith with Keita.

[Lee909]

The Unflushables a new movie brought to you by Brian De Palma 

[Ronnie Whelan]

Would love to sign Tielemans. Think he will become world class and at his age, he can be with us for years.

[Carvalho Diablo]

I think Tielemans is a class act and would be a fantastic addition. Different player to Gini, far more creative.

 

Another cm I like is Corentin Tolisso, French lad at Bayern. Doesn't seem to get much of a look in and perhaps a bargain to be had?

[Jockey]

They're replacing Gini - the only question is whether they replace Keita, Ox etc. who may leave if the right bid comes in. 

 

[Saintslfc13]

Could Grujic be seen as a replacement for one of Ox or Keita or is he dead in the water here? I haven't followed his exploits on loan so I have no idea.

[El Rojo]

14 hours ago, Dr Nowt said:

Beef burger-head will squash all this buying a new midfielder talk within 48 hours, mark my words.

Harsh on our resident ITK @Paulie Dangerously there.

[Trumo]

13 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

I think Tielemans is a class act and would be a fantastic addition. Different player to Gini, far more creative.

 

Another cm I like is Corentin Tolisso, French lad at Bayern. Doesn't seem to get much of a look in and perhaps a bargain to be had?

 

He's one of that generation of French players from around 2017 and 2018 (like Bakayoko, Lemar and Fekir) that everyone was raving about, who got big money moves but have flattered to deceive ever since, for various reasons. We already have a Guinean who fits that mold.

[Bad Red Bull]

1 hour ago, Saintslfc13 said:

Could Grujic be seen as a replacement for one of Ox or Keita or is he dead in the water here? I haven't followed his exploits on loan so I have no idea.

Nope, he's going if we can find a buyer. 

[cloggypop]

1 hour ago, Trumo said:

 

He's one of that generation of French players from around 2017 and 2018 (like Bakayoko, Lemar and Fekir) that everyone was raving about, who got big money moves but have flattered to deceive ever since, for various reasons. We already have a Guinean who fits that mold.

He's Belgian. Flemish Belgian. 

[The Midnight Rambler]

19 hours ago, m0e said:

I don't like the idea of Tielmens. Have seen nothing from him that suggests he's what we need.

Same. Whenever I’ve watched him games seem to pass him by. Plus his goal in the cup final probably added an extra 10m to his value. 

[Josef Svejk]

13 minutes ago, cloggypop said:

He's Belgian. Flemish Belgian. 

I assume he's referring to Tolisso... 

[dockers_strike]

Think Id rather have that Maddison than Tielmens and even then, Im not fully convinced by him either.

[No2]

1 minute ago, dockers_strike said:

Think Id rather have that Maddison than Tielmens and even then, Im not fully convinced by him either.

Maddison is over rated, has become injury prone and is seemingly a thick cunt. His little party went along way to costing them top 4. Klopp wouldn't him in a million years.

[Lee909]

Don't see Tielemans as a option really. Cost Leicester 40ml last season. They going to want 60ml for him

[johnsusername]

18 hours ago, sir roger said:

As long as the bastard can beat Minamino in an arm wrestle , I am all in on him.

My 7 year old daughter could beat Minamino in an arm wrestle.

[El Dangerous]

3 hours ago, johnsusername said:

My 7 year old daughter could beat Minamino in an arm wrestle.

But can she shift merch?