Summer 2023 Transfer Thread

[Lee909]

2 hours ago, joe_fishfish said:

Gravenberch and Hincapie aren't the calibre of player we should have been going for imo, and we're miles away from unveiling either of them anyway, with only 48 hours left.

 

I'll refrain from passing judgement fully if they do sign but they're weird targets. We need aggression, ball retention, and constant running as a bare minimum from our midfielders, Gravenberch can be aggressive but doesn't really offer the other things.

 

If we want a centre back to play where Robertson is playing we'd need a left-sided version of Konate, hopefully more durable, Hincapie isn't that profile. He's nowhere near good enough in the air or in the tackle. Wonderful numbers for ball progression but he'd get eaten alive in a physical duel in the Premier League, plus he's injury prone and is in fact injured right now!

 

What are you going on about him being injury prone. Prior to this injury he had Corona virus and missed 1 game with a muscle injury in his career according to transfermarkt injury records

[Megadrive Man]

1 hour ago, Section_31 said:

The weird thing about the players we're being linked with now is it all feels a bit 'well, we need someone'.

 

When we signed our midfielders in the first part of the window it felt planned, like we'd been waiting to pounce and we knew where to play them (and they both look excellent). 

 

Since then it's felt like the opposite, like we're just searching for another midfielder but aren't particularly arsed about who it is, hence the reluctance to pay big or pay what's asked.  

1 hour ago, Carra_is_legend said:

 

Agree and it begs the question - if Lavia was planned, why the fuck didn't we stump up the £50m that Southampton wanted. Bizarre.

 

However, for me, even if Endo & Gravenberch were both unplanned its fine as they cannot be worse than last year's Fabinho & Hendo combo even though Fab was showing signs of getting back to some sort of form.

 

I don't think we expected to sell Fabinho and henderson this summer.

 

Bringing in a young player like Lavia alongside those two made sense, but to bring him in and expect him to start every game was far too risky. 

 

 

[Lee909]

24 minutes ago, Elite said:

They no doubt 'sweeten' the deal.

 

Think they are allowing a youth player to join in the cheap but with a decent sell on clause as a separate deal

[lifetime fan]

20 minutes ago, Jose Jones said:

Who was it that Roy also wanted to buy but he turned it down because he knew he was too crap for us? Was it Luke Young?

Carlton Cole! 

[YNWAViking]

Whispers of us after a new CB. We need one badly. 

[Guest]

If we sign no one who can blame Salah for being on his toes? Get signings in, Salah has less reason to be off.

[Scott_M]

49 minutes ago, bossy said:

The only links with anyone is on Twitter/X. Are people really taking it all seriously?

Depends who it’s from.

 

LFC Approved, LFC Related, Grizz Khan, Blue Chip etc have 00,000’s of followers. Every tweet they make gets 00,000’s of interactions, it’s in their best interests to spout any old shite because they get paid more for it.

 

There are a few with significantly less followers who virtually get nothing from tweeting news.
 

I think @kop3m is probably the best out there. Only 1.3k followers, only posts LFC related stuff, never states it’s done until it’s done (unlike some saying Bellingham / Thuram / Lavia etc have all signed) and there is zero self promoting bollocks. 
 

Of course, not everything comes off, he seemingly is better than the rest. He’s been ahead on this Gravenberch stuff since for over a week and is today saying we’re in concrete negotiations with Leverkusen over Hincapie (a strong caveat it might not happen).

It might all be bollocks, who knows. I find it easier to believe somebody with nothing to gain than somebody who gets paid more the more they come out with. 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Gravenberch apparently absent from Bayern training today. 

[Nelly-Szoboszlai]

Just now, Nelly-Matip said:

Gravenberch apparently absent from Bayern training today. 

Could mean anything though. Could be discussing a move. Or we could’ve passed on the injured midfielder curse to him before he’s even signed for us. 

[The Midnight Rambler]

I reckon Endo will get more minutes playing centre back than DM.

[SilverSong]

10 minutes ago, Nelly-Matip said:

Gravenberch apparently absent from Bayern training today. 

Private flight being tracked to Blackpool according to some site or other. Due to land 14:08.

[Strontium]

Deeply uninspiring signing, I can only imagine Klopp and team have seen something in Gravenberch that I haven't, perhaps the louche way in which he sits upon a substitutes' bench or something.

[magicrat]

25 minutes ago, Megadrive Man said:

 

I don't think we expected to sell Fabinho and henderson this summer.

 

Bringing in a young player like Lavia alongside those two made sense, but to bring him in and expect him to start every game was far too risky. 

 

 

I think as usual the obvious answer is true . We tried to nickel and dime Southampton and the Chavs just coughed up 

[Jairzinho]

Whatever you think of the player it's a bit depressing that we've lost out to Blackpool.

[Scott_M]

8 minutes ago, SilverSong said:

Private flight being tracked to Blackpool according to some site or other. Due to land 14:08.

Now we’re talking! Blackpool arrivals.

 

Need somebody to track that Mercedes MPV now.

 

 

[3 Stacks]

17 minutes ago, The Midnight Rambler said:

I reckon Endo will get more minutes playing centre back than DM.

I think after Klopp has watched Endo a bit, hell start preferring Mac Allister in the 6 role. And then well have Gravenberch to make up the numbers with the 8s. 

[TD_LFC]

5 minutes ago, Scott_M said:

Now we’re talking! Blackpool arrivals.

 

Need somebody to track that Mercedes MPV now.

 

 

Looks like there's a shipment of Young Boys arriving for a former Everton player as well, unless they're heading to Crewe. 

[Harry's Lad]

1 hour ago, Scott_M said:

Whatever happens in the next 36 hours, thank fuck it wasn’t this window…

Carol would soon sort his ma out.

[stringvest]

1 hour ago, Section_31 said:

Koncheski is the most bald person I've ever seen. He makes those make a wish kids look like Pat Sharp.

haha fucking hell

[Jose Jones]

38 minutes ago, lifetime fan said:

Carlton Cole! 

I don’t think he turned us down, I think we couldn’t afford him at the time.

[Strontium]

Only now am I hearing that Gravenberch's girlfriend was over here in June scouting out properties, which leads me to wonder how long this has been in the pipeline, and why it's taken so long.

[Razoray]

1 hour ago, Jose Jones said:

Who was it that Roy also wanted to buy but he turned it down because he knew he was too crap for us? Was it Luke Young?

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/jul/29/luke-young-aston-villa-liverpool-transfer

 

Useless prick, him, Konchesky and especially the manager. 

[Tarwater]

Bit concerned about the obvious, as well: If he is not good enough for Bayern, why would he be good enough for us? Of course, a change in conditions can let a player fulfill his potential, but it’s hardly a given. 

[Jose Jones]

Just now, Strontium said:

Only now am I hearing that Gravenberch's girlfriend was over here in June scouting out properties, which leads me to wonder how long this has been in the pipeline, and why it's taken so long.

Should have been straightforward, just go for Zidane’s old house.

[TD_LFC]

1 minute ago, Tarwater said:

Bit concerned about the obvious, as well: If he is not good enough for Bayern, why would he be good enough for us? Of course, a change in conditions can let a player fulfill his potential, but it’s hardly a given. 

 

Manager preference, system fit could be a wide range of reasons.

 

It's why just being a good player isn't always enough for you to excel or be a good signing.