Summer 2021 transfer thread.

[Barrington Womble]

1 hour ago, Horus said:

This time next year, rodders...

 

 

 

next year is going to be BIG!!!! Who's gonna start the #mbappe22 ? 

[cloggypop]

Going to get Next Year on the back of my new Nike players shirt. 

[JagSquared]

Whilst I appreciate that we need to be sustainable there are a lot of clubs struggling right now and some good players seemingly can be had for a lower fee than normal (seen locatelli being offered for 30m for example) so now would be an ideal time to add some quality to the squad.

[Horus]

The good news keeps on flowing today

 

 

[aRdja]

16 minutes ago, Horus said:

The good news keeps on flowing today

 

 

This is good news I think. He is clearly a talented footballer, but has been unlucky with injuries. He clearly also has confidence issues. I’d like to see him play a full season before we decide if he’s ever gonna be good enough for us or otherwise.

[sh#t waffle]

Except what if – and hear me out here – all those injuries he's had actually suggest he's quite injury prone?

[John102]

1 minute ago, sh#t waffle said:

Except what if – and hear me out here – all those injuries he's had actually suggest he's quite injury prone?

 

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Smart move. If we pay him based on appearances he'll be able to claim universal credit.

[Horus]

21 minutes ago, aRdja said:

This is good news I think. He is clearly a talented footballer, but has been unlucky with injuries. He clearly also has confidence issues. I’d like to see him play a full season before we decide if he’s ever gonna be good enough for us or otherwise.

I don't think anyone doubts he's a talented footballer, I think the issue is that he could be as talented as Maradona, but if he's made of crisps then what's the point? We don't have a city-esque squad filled with luxuries and I think the biggest issue is the fact that selling him would result in about a 50% loss on his fee.

[Horus]

2 minutes ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

Smart move. If we pay him based on appearances he'll be able to claim universal credit.

He'd get his payments stopped for not being available for work often enough.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

Get him on PIP. Paid If Playing.

[El Dangerous]

If we offer him a new contract and it’s on better terms than we offered Gini then I swear down I will write some very sarcastic comments on the internet.

[m0e]

I think I hate him

[Red74]

Been here far too long now. Sad thing is, Klopp loves him and as he’s said in the past, if he’s fit, he starts. 

[m0e]

Ben Davies is set to leave Liverpool to join Championship challengers Sheffield United this summer after going six months without kicking a ball under Jurgen Klopp

 

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/liverpool-ben-davies-sheffield-utd-24566580

 

 

[aRdja]

58 minutes ago, Horus said:

I don't think anyone doubts he's a talented footballer, I think the issue is that he could be as talented as Maradona, but if he's made of crisps then what's the point? We don't have a city-esque squad filled with luxuries and I think the biggest issue is the fact that selling him would result in about a 50% loss on his fee.

I don’t think that matters that much. We let Gini and Can fo for nothing. I don’t think Klopp has given up on Naby yet. I personally think he’ll have a good season. There’s very little pressure on him to perform next season. Thiago is the ‘star’ player, and Curtis Jones is the next big thing. He probably won’t start if everyone’s fit. However as fourth or fifth choice midfielder, is there anyone better in the league? We should really focus our energy on trying to bring in a striker. Our midfield is in a good spot IMO.

 

 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

5 minutes ago, aRdja said:

I don’t think that matters that much. We let Gini and Can fo for nothing. I don’t think Klopp has given up on Naby yet. I personally think he’ll have a good season. There’s very little pressure on him to perform next season. Thiago is the ‘star’ player, and Curtis Jones is the next big thing. He probably won’t start if everyone’s fit. However as fourth or fifth choice midfielder, is there anyone better in the league? We should really focus our energy on trying to bring in a striker. Our midfield is in a good spot IMO.

 

 

I was his biggest fan, we aren’t City 5th choice at what he cost?

[Red74]

For a 4th or 5th choice midfielder earning £150k a week I reckon I could find better midfielders in the Scottish league never mind the prem.

 

 

[aRdja]

1 minute ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

I was his biggest fan, we aren’t City 5th choice at what he cost?

I haven’t quite made up my mind yet as he’s hardly played for us. We’ve paid the money, and he’s here, may as well give him a go. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

4 minutes ago, aRdja said:

I haven’t quite made up my mind yet as he’s hardly played for us. We’ve paid the money, and he’s here, may as well give him a go. 

I get what you’re saying but he has shown very little so far, looks nothing like the player in Germany. I think it is more down to what we would lose money wise than playing wise.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Schrödinger's midfielder.

[aRdja]

If you look at our squad below.

 

CF: Firmino, Origi

Winger: Salah, Mane, Jota, Elliott

CM: Thiago, Hendo, Fabinho, Keita, Ox, Milner, Jones

RB: Trent, N. Williams

LB: Robbo, Tsimikas

CH: Virgil, Gomez, Konate, Matip, Phillips

GK: Alisson, Kelleher, Adrian

 

The obvious weak areas are:

 

CF - Origi is just never going to be good enough consistently enough for us to be able to rely on him. Bobby hasn’t been the same since the injury he suffered pre CL final. 
 

RB - Trent is the best RB in the world but he needs resting from time to time. Neco Williams at this point in time isn’t nearly ready and he needs game time to develop his game and we won’t give him that for obvious reasons. 
 

CM is so far from a priority at the moment IMO.

[Horus]

12 minutes ago, aRdja said:

I don’t think that matters that much. We let Gini and Can fo for nothing. I don’t think Klopp has given up on Naby yet. I personally think he’ll have a good season. There’s very little pressure on him to perform next season. Thiago is the ‘star’ player, and Curtis Jones is the next big thing. He probably won’t start if everyone’s fit. However as fourth or fifth choice midfielder, is there anyone better in the league? We should really focus our energy on trying to bring in a striker. Our midfield is in a good spot IMO.

 

 

 

I disagree that he won't be under pressure. We've all seen him be a good player when fit, and now there is no gini to fall back on. If we don't actually bring a first team midfielder in (and it looks like we probably will), he will be under the most pressure.

[aRdja]

1 minute ago, Horus said:

 

I disagree that he won't be under pressure. We've all seen him be a good player when fit, and now there is no gini to fall back on. If we don't actually bring a first team midfielder in (and it looks like we probably will), he will be under the most pressure.

Fabinho, Hendo and Thiago will start when fit. Its unlikely that will change IMO. It’s a completely different scenario to when we brought him in as our star signing summer of 2018. 

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

We will IMO buy a midfielder.