Summer 2022 Transfer Thread

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Is our scouting spreadsheet stuck on the Portugal tab?

[The Midnight Rambler]

 

[3 Stacks]

The Joyce article of tonight/of tomorrow morning mentioned we'll likely target a midfielder next summer. 

[Bobby Hundreds]

The money we get for outgoings will mostly cover the Diaz buy , I can't see is doing another high money signing after Nunez. I do think we need a midfielder.

[No2]

13 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

Aberdeen can fuck right off.

 

The Ramsey kid is potentially our back up right back. We already have Milner, Gomez and Neco Williams.

 

Aberdeen can fuck right off.

What would Everton do???

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-10499295/amp/Everton-paid-THREE-TIMES-odds-Nathan-Patterson-analysts-reveal.html

 

[Scott_M]

5 hours ago, 3 Stacks said:

The Joyce article of tonight/of tomorrow morning mentioned we'll likely target a midfielder next summer. 

Does anybody have the full article please? 

[Scott_M]

6 minutes ago, No2 said:

What would Everton do???

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/sportsnews/article-10499295/amp/Everton-paid-THREE-TIMES-odds-Nathan-Patterson-analysts-reveal.html

 

I text my mate who lives in Aberdeen last night. He reckons Ramsey is miles better than Patterson.

[Carra_is_legend]

6 hours ago, 3 Stacks said:

The Joyce article of tonight/of tomorrow morning mentioned we'll likely target a midfielder next summer. 

That would be disappointing as we do need another midfielder especially with the 5 subs rule.

 

Ideally two once we get rid of Keita. 

[m0e]

12 hours ago, Carra_is_legend said:

This Ten guy has started well hasn't he?

It's as if this is the first time he's had to compete with other clubs...

 

Oh wait, it is the first time he's had to compete with other clubs.

[Harry Squatter]

Bissouma signing for Spurs for £25m according to the Times. 

[Carra_is_legend]

5 minutes ago, m0e said:

It's as if this is the first time he's had to compete with other clubs...

 

Oh wait, it is the first time he's had to compete with other clubs.

As soon as United's interest in him was clear, I bet he thought about signing Nunez. "I will sign this lad for big money, win the fans over and tell them I mean fucking business....."...little did he know.....

 

 

 

 

[Anubis]

Spurs and Brighton have agreed a fee of £25m for Bissouma.

[Carra_is_legend]

3 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Spurs and Brighton have agreed a fee of £25m for Bissouma.

Really surprised its only £25m. I think he is ace.

[Lee909]

5 minutes ago, Anubis said:

Spurs and Brighton have agreed a fee of £25m for Bissouma.

 

Good player but that sexual assault case has rightly put teams off. 

[Jose Jones]

1 minute ago, Lee909 said:

 

Good player but that sexual assault case has rightly put teams off. 

Probably only Spurs and the Cleveland Browns who were interested.

[Babb'sBurstNad]

Conte's building a dangerous team. In a way them getting CL could be a blessing, as it'll stretch that squad.

[luxury_scruff]

7 hours ago, 3 Stacks said:

The Joyce article of tonight/of tomorrow morning mentioned we'll likely target a midfielder next summer. 

Footage that put Jürgen Klopp on trail of £64m striker Darwin Núñez |…

June 13, 2022

As Liverpool’s preparations intensified for their Champions League quarter-final with Benfica, Jürgen Klopp’s interest was piqued by the tall striker who had already demonstrated a penchant for upsetting Europe’s elite.

The clips produced by the club’s analysts focused heavily on Darwin Núñez, who had been crucial in the Portuguese side’s run to the last eight of the competition with goals in the group stages against Bayern Munich and Barcelona together with the winning strike against Ajax in the round of 16.

It was as Klopp studied the footage at the club’s AXA Training Centre that the Liverpool manager fell in love, according to one source, with the idea of signing Núñez, his imagination having been fired by the 22-year-old’s blistering pace, eye for goal and workrate.

Nothing that transpired across the two games (Núñez scored home and away in a 6-4 aggregate defeat) led to Klopp reappraising that initial impression when he subsequently saw the Uruguayan up close.

Three months later, and with Manchester United outmanoeuvred by Liverpool’s streamlined approach, Núñez is set to sign in what could eventually be a club-record deal. A medical examination will continue on today. The breakdown of the transfer fee — an initial £64 million, plus around £21 million in add-ons — is important. Benfica will receive £75 million if Núñez plays regularly, but the rest of the bonuses are linked to player success, in terms of goals scored, and team success. The full amount will only be payable if Liverpool win the Champions League.

Núñez’s wage is likely to be around £140,000-a-week which, over the course of a six-year contract, equates to £43.7 million. It is a huge financial commitment for a player who has had two years in Portugal following a move from Spain’s Almería in 2020 for €24 million (about £20.6 million).

While Núñez started through the centre and moved onto the left during his appearance at Anfield in April, his arrival would represent a break from the multi-functional players that Liverpool have sourced in the past.

Núñez scored twice for Benfica against Liverpool in their Champions League quarter-final

JULIAN FINNEY/GETTY IMAGES

The desire for constant evolution means it will be up to Klopp and his assistants to ensure that the team can be tweaked to play to the strengths of the forward, who scored 34 goals last term.

Liverpool will report back for pre-season training on July 4 and whether Núñez is there then or not, due to his international commitments, the fact he will have the whole of pre-season to acclimatise to his new club is viewed as crucial. Núñez does not speak English but, after two years with Benfica, he can speak Portuguese, the language which assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders and Vitor Matos, the elite development coach, use to communicate at the training ground.

The fact that Luis Díaz, who arrived from Porto in January amid interest from Tottenham Hotspur, hit the ground running despite speaking no English will bolster Klopp’s belief that the assimilation of Núñez can be seamless.

This time it was United who were left to rue Liverpool’s recruitment team, who are always drawing up shortlists of targets, and the reluctance of Sadio Mané to enter into talks to extend his contract meant there was added meaning to their work. Julian Ward, the club’s new sporting director, used his contacts in Portugal to ensure Liverpool was Núñez’s preferred destination, which prevented a bidding war developing with United. Ward previously worked as head of analysis and technical scouting for Portugal and was Liverpool’s European scouting manager for Spain and Portugal between 2012 and 2015.

Liverpool remain interested in Aberdeen’s Calvin Ramsay, 18, and have bid £4 million plus add-ons. The Scottish club want bonuses which would reach nearer £10 million. It is likely that a midfielder will be targeted next summer.

Núñez’s debut could come against United in Bangkok on July 12. After United, Liverpool face Crystal Palace in Singapore on July 15 before heading to Austria for a training camp. Games are planned against RB Leipzig and Red Bull Salzburg prior to the Community Shield match with Manchester City.

Liverpool versus City, Klopp versus Guardiola and now Núñez versus the new City striker Erling Haaland is a mouthwatering aperitif to the season.

[Pete]

33 minutes ago, Babb'sBurstNad said:

Conte's building a dangerous team. In a way them getting CL could be a blessing, as it'll stretch that squad.

Shame he won't be there to see it completed then.  He's due a strop this season.

[cloggypop]

59 minutes ago, m0e said:

It's as if this is the first time he's had to compete with other clubs...

 

Oh wait, it is the first time he's had to compete with other clubs.

He managed Utrecht before Ajax. They aren't exactly big hitters in the Eredivisie. 

[Numero Veinticinco]

9 hours ago, The Midnight Rambler said:

 

Say what you want about the him, say it TWICEEEEE if you want, but he knows his midfielders. 

[bizzle10]

1 hour ago, Anubis said:

Spurs and Brighton have agreed a fee of £25m for Bissouma.

Very good signing for Spurs that and only 25mill has he got 1 year left on contract ?

[TD_LFC]

2 minutes ago, bizzle10 said:

Very good signing for Spurs that and only 25mill has he got 1 year left on contract ?

He might have 1 year left on his freedom.

[El Rojo]

Spurs will be a vastly better prospect. Some very shrewd signings. We didn't even need them to improve that much, given that they took six points from Man City last season. 

[Allan]

2 hours ago, Scott_M said:

I text my mate who lives in Aberdeen last night. He reckons Ramsey is miles better than Patterson.

Ramsay will likely become a better player than Patterson in time, but right now, Patterson is a level above Ramsay.

 

Patterson and Anthony Ralston at Celtic are rightly ahead of Ramsay as far as Scottish right-backs go at this moment in time, though Ramsay certainly has a higher ceiling than both. Both are a few years further down the line in terms of their development, so it is to be expected in fairness.

 

Ramsay may develop into a very good fullback, and there's no better person than Klopp to learn from, nor a better place than Liverpool for the lad to develop.

 

There are not many fullbacks in World football that can get near what Trent does - Reece James is the closest to Trent in my mind. Ramsay is certainly a similar type of fullback to Trent, stylistically, so Ramsay will only benefit from training alongside Trent.

 

I mentioned the similar routes to first-team football for both Trent & Ramsay earlier in the thread - Both played in central midfield early in their youth careers before moving to fullback, and both have become far more creative outlets for their respective teams since the switch.

[Bjornebye]

3 minutes ago, El Rojo said:

Spurs will be a vastly better prospect. Some very shrewd signings. We didn't even need them to improve that much, given that they took six points from Man City last season. 

I really hope they sign Richarlison. 

 

Is that Kulusevski theirs full time yet? To be honest they've signed Forster who is about 65 and Perisic who is past his best. They won't be title challengers but I can defo see them keeping Utd and Arsenal at bay for the top 4 again.