Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 *mod warning linked in OP 26/07*

tritium

Washington Irving wrote: »

Rumours that Mesut Ozil may be available. Probably been the best player at the World Cup, and one of the most impressive in Europe over the season. Would be a big upgrade on Suarez.

£20 million + £1 so......

NukaCola

Fescue wrote: »

I think if you look through the squad, its still quite thin. There is a responsibility to build a competent squad for the year ahead.

Also it is extremely difficult to buy the type of player fans crave. Reus, Benzema etc are not likely to come here.

I agree. However Origi, Markovic, Lallana, Lambert and Can (if all are got) comes in at around 70m approx and bulks up the squad. Thats before any outs. Buying more filler after they have been signed would be a bad move. Quality and quantity etc.

quarryman

Paj wrote: »

We'll keep him thanks. We like to add world class players these days. Selling them wasn't working out.

Like Liverpool then. Sort of poetic eh?

Washington Irving

quarryman wrote: »

Eh. Wha?

Any particular reason you chose that part? I also mentioned him being available for transfer, being one the most impressive players in Europe last season, and being a big upgrade on Suarez.

viper006

billy2012 wrote: »

A WF isn't going to replace Suarez. We need a striker who scores goals and to cover / compete with Sturridge.

How can you say we don't need Bony with Lambert in the team?

Sturridge, Lambert and Borini as a strikeforce is a joke TBH.

Lambert and Borini are cover / cup players.

Looks like we are signing Markovic so that is our WF player. We will have plenty of players capable of playing in that position now.

I dobt know what your talking about to be honest.I never said we should have strikeforce of borini, sturridge and Lambert.I was stating we badly need a Sanchez WF type player to replace suarez .a player with trickery and pace that can press defenders just like Suarez did. Bony is not that.Lambert can do same kind job that bony is all I'm saying.

If you think a strikeforce of Lambert, sturridge and borini is a joke but by adding bony is becomes sufficient to press on in the league and compete in the CL then that's just ridiculous.that is a huge downgrade in what we had last season,devoid of pace and trickery bar sturridge.

Fescue

NukaCola wrote: »

I agree. However Origi, Markovic, Lallana, Lambert and Can (if all are got) comes in at around 70m approx and bulks up the squad. Thats before any outs. Buying more filler after they have been signed would be a bad move. Quality and quantity etc.

Lovren, Moreno and a striker possibly another £60 million. Thats £130 million spent this summer. That's as much as you could hope for really.

DenMan

Washington Irving wrote: »

Rumours that Mesut Ozil may be available. Probably been the best player at the World Cup, and one of the most impressive in Europe over the season. Would be a big upgrade on Suarez.

I'm an Arsenal fan dude and now with Sanchez on board there's no way way Wenger will allow Ozil to leave. The two of them linking up alone is frightening! Throw in Ramsay, Walcott, Rosicky and Cazorla and it's out of this world!

the incredible pudding

Swoosh

NukaCola

5live wrote: »

Especially when they pay £16m for him.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adam-lallana-signs-liverpool-fc-7351062

£23m. If your going to say £16m + add on's please give me a link, also, add-ons will probably be paid unless they involve stupid stuff.

jack747

Nearly go as far as saying someone should nearly start doing inquests on these failed transfer dealings at this stage. Its just not good enough, keeps on happening.
I think I remember Henry himself saying we needed to make champions league to attract the better players. There seems to be an attitude from Ayre of 'ah sure we tried'. With luis gone Rodgers is gonna have to be backed big time or we're facing europa league. Surely he deserves full control of who he wants in and get rid of that panel. There's no way he looked at Cissokho and said i'll buy him.

Washington Irving

jack747 wrote: »

Nearly go as far as saying someone should nearly start doing inquests on these failed transfer dealings at this stage. Its just not good enough, keeps on happening.
I think I remember Henry himself saying we needed to make champions league to attract the better players. There seems to be an attitude from Ayre of 'ah sure we tried'. With luis gone Rodgers is gonna have to be backed big time or we're facing europa league.

At least we have Europa League to fall back on. It could be worse, we could be... Southampton.

Surely he deserves full control of who he wants in and get rid of that panel. There's no way he looked at Cissokho and said i'll buy him.

Harsh on Cissokho, he was very good for PSG. Did well at the WC.

quarryman

Washington Irving wrote: »

Any particular reason you chose that part? I also mentioned him being available for transfer, being one the most impressive players in Europe last season, and being a big upgrade on Suarez.

Ah ok. So if you make other points it means you're allowed make another that's complete rubbish.

Even the rest is garbage. One of the best in Europe? I can think of several ahead of him.

And an upgrade on Suarez? Seriously?

Washington Irving

Fescue

quarryman wrote: »

Ah ok. So if you make other points it means you're allowed make another that's complete rubbish.

Even the rest is garbage. One of the best in Europe? I can think of several ahead of him.

And an upgrade on Suarez? Seriously?

Have you not seen Ozil. He's outstanding.

Lord Trollington

Really not liking who we're being linked with up front. Remy & Bony combined are not good enough to replace Suarez.

Markovic aside all the rest are really uninspiring.

Lallana is possibly the only proven quality deal we've done so far and at that we paid far too much for him.

5live

NukaCola wrote: »

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/adam-lallana-signs-liverpool-fc-7351062

£23m. If your going to say £16m + add on's please give me a link, also, add-ons will probably be paid unless they involve stupid stuff.

Jaysus, whoever pi**ed in your cornflakes, it wasn't me.

It was discussed earlier in the thread that Bournemouth received £4m as their 25% sell-on clause and delays in completing his transfer were due to the division of upfront payments and add-on clauses wrt Bournemouth.

As to add-ons, if he activates them all then i have no problem paying them all as per his contract as i assume they are partially linked to winning trophies and qualifying for the CL.

If that doesn't float your boat then fair enough. Each to their own.

quarryman

Fescue wrote: »

Have you not seen Ozil. He's outstanding.

Of course I have. He's a brilliant player.

But better than Suarez?

And he's had an ok world cup. He was the quietest player on the pitch for Germany against Brazil.

Agent Coulson

Lord Trollington wrote: »

Really not liking who we're being linked with up front. Remy & Bony combined are not good enough to replace Suarez.

Markovic aside all the rest are really uninspiring.

Lallana is possibly the only proven quality deal we've done so far and at that we paid far too much for him.

That's the kicker there isn't one footballer in the world that could replace Suarez bar Ronaldo or Messi and neither of them are going to join Liverpool.

So we will be looking for a number of player combined to replace him.

shamrock55

Washington Irving wrote: »

Any particular reason you chose that part? I also mentioned him being available for transfer, being one the most impressive players in Europe last season, and being a big upgrade on Suarez.

You are talking about popeye here right, the guy who played about 5 good games for arsenal and who has been utter muck in the world cup, as for being an upgrade on suarez give me strenghth:rolleyes:

djPSB

Gary Doherty could provide both the defensive cover and the attacking threat required.

enfant terrible

jack747 wrote: »

Nearly go as far as saying someone should nearly start doing inquests on these failed transfer dealings at this stage. Its just not good enough, keeps on happening.
I think I remember Henry himself saying we needed to make champions league to attract the better players. There seems to be an attitude from Ayre of 'ah sure we tried'. With luis gone Rodgers is gonna have to be backed big time or we're facing europa league. Surely he deserves full control of who he wants in and get rid of that panel. There's no way he looked at Cissokho and said i'll buy him.

Liverpool aren't as attractive a proposition as Arsenal, he cant force Sanchez to go to Liverpool.

Lord Trollington

Agent Coulson wrote: »

That's the kicker there isn't one footballer in the world that could replace Suarez bar Ronaldo or Messi and neither of them are going to join Liverpool.

So we will be looking for a number of player combined to replace him.

Possibly.

But there's certainly better out there than Remy and Bony.

Agent Coulson

enfant terrible wrote: »

Living in Liverpool aren't isn't as attractive a proposition as Arsenal London, he cant force Sanchez to go to Liverpool.

FYP.

rob316

shamrock55 wrote: »

Asenal got ozil and now sanchez, while we are still fcuking about buying substandard **** like lambert origi, can, and lallana ffs will we ever learn

We wanted sanchez but he wouldn't come what more do you want the club to do?

Fescue

The people who will fill the void left by Suarez are probably already at the club in my opinion. Sterling, Coutinho and Sturridge all have room for improvement. The latter two are still so young but have huge potential. Sometimes we are looking across the ditch at other cows, when all along the cows we have are producing lots of milk, which we will pour on the cornflakes of our league challenge...no I've let that one get away from me.

enfant terrible

Agent Coulson wrote: »

FYP.

If it makes you feel better.

shamrock55

rob316 wrote: »

We wanted sanchez but he wouldn't come what more do you want the club to do?

I bet if man u or city went in for him he would have no problem living in manchester

enfant terrible

shamrock55 wrote: »

I bet if man u or city went in for him he would have no problem living in manchester

Exactly

Fescue

enfant terrible wrote: »

Exactly

Yeah sure we'll see that next year when City buy him.

MD1990

Here is a list of Strikers/Forwards who we could a target

El Shaawawy - would be risky because of Injury problems
Reus - No chance of happening
Griezmann
Cavani
Morata
Jese Rodriguez
Vela
Remy
Bony
Huntelaar
Iturbe
Callejon
Lukaku
Balotelli
Bacca
Martinez
Aubameyang
Higuain - Im not a fan of him

~Rebel~

Just on Marković, a Portuguese buddy of mine is a huge Benfica fan. I asked him about the kid earlier. This was the response;

"He's one of the most talented players I've seen in a long time. He has a lot to learn and he'll need to get used to the Premier League but it is my opinion that he's set to become - hands down - one of the best forwards in the world."

enfant terrible

Fescue wrote: »

Yeah sure we'll see that next year when City buy him.

Maybe Liverpool will.

zarquon

Washington Irving wrote: »

Rumours that Mesut Ozil may be available. Probably been the best player at the World Cup, and one of the most impressive in Europe over the season. Would be a big upgrade on Suarez.

Ozil, one of the best players at the world cup???? You must have been watching replays of the 2010 world cup.

Fescue

~Rebel~ wrote: »

Just on Marković, a Portuguese buddy of mine is a huge Benfica fan. I asked him about the kid earlier. This was the response;

"He's one of the most talented players I've seen in a long time. He has a lot to learn and he'll need to get used to the Premier League but it is my opinion that he's set to become - hands down - one of the best forwards in the world."

I think you have to take notice of a player who leaves Serbia for €10 million I think at 19 for starters and then one season later moves to England for €25 million.

Washington Irving

Some folks really not on the ball today.

quarryman

shamrock55 wrote: »

I bet if man u or city went in for him he would have no problem living in manchester

More likely to win trophies with them or Arsenal. It's perfectly understandable.

Fescue

Washington Irving wrote: »

Some folks really not on the ball today.

Make it stop. They've had enough already.

Utopia Parkway

shamrock55 wrote: »

I bet if man u or city went in for him he would have no problem living in manchester

They can pay him a lot more in wages to make up for the inconvenience.

quarryman

Washington Irving wrote: »

Some folks really not on the ball today.

I feel I've 5starpool'd here...

zarquon

Washington Irving wrote: »

Some folks really not on the ball today.

In some threads it's hard to tell delusion from parody

Paj

zarquon wrote: »

Ozil, one of the best players at the world cup???? You must have been watching replays of the 2010 world cup.

I think he was being hilarious.

Santi101

Techniques07 wrote: »

He's a decent player but sterling is a better overall player

LMFAO!

Stargate

joe123 wrote: »

Sanchez confirmed for Arsenal. Fantastic signing for them.

Ughh hard to look at the transfers of other clubs around us and then to look at our own currently.

Add in the fact that we are losing Suarez. Depression central at the moment.

Of all the transfer news recently ...this hurts , I really wanted Sanchez playing for us ... fine player !!

Santi101

Talk of Ozil having a poor World Cup screams of fans listening to the media too much. He's had a couple of good games so far.

Van Persie was muck after the Spain game yet feck all is said.

Pure agenda.

NukaCola

5live wrote: »

Jaysus, whoever pi**ed in your cornflakes, it wasn't me.

Sorry mate, was being genuine, no aggression was implied.

Kerrigooney

This really is the thread that keeps on giving.

Turtyturd

quarryman wrote: »

I feel I've 5starpool'd here...

Harsh on 5starpool.

Don't get where the confusion on O'zil is coming from, those 6 assists he had for the 6 goals he got were amazing.

Vicxas

Turtyturd wrote: »

Harsh on 5starpool.

Don't get where the confusion on O'zil is coming from, those 6 assists he had for the 6 goals he got were amazing.

I think it was coming off the back of the average season he had.

Im sure this year he'll be good.

Alfred Borden

Yee talk an awful lot about Ozil in here boys

hefferboi

Is this the Ozil thread?