Liverpool FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours 2018

BullBlackNova

Marko Grujic has joined Cardiff City on loan. Chasing promotion so he will have his work cut out to establish himself there but fingers crossed he can.

The club turned down interest from PL clubs to ensure he would be a starter according to the Echo piece.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-midfielder-marko-grujic-joins-14167846.amp?__twitter_impression=true

Agent Coulson

Inter Milan interested in Daniel Sturridge

https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/953633272617029632

sweetie

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Apparently he is back together with her as well :eek:

Agent Coulson wrote: »

So what first attracted and then kept you attracted to a s(umbag that kicked you in the head.

Unfortunately this is so very common for domestic violence sufferers. One last chance, he can change etc. etc. Hopefully she comes to her senses.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Sturridge to Inter? Interesting. Probably offering €23 and a second hand copy of Spyro the Dragon for PS1 in a cracked case.

Fitz*

Inter Milan won't offer much money will they? They went on a massive spending spree a couple of summers ago so not sure if they are exactly flush with cash. Typical Italian hoping for a loan deal?


Good deal for Danny tho. Slower pace league, and a nice city to live in!

Harry Palmr

I hope he enjoys the winter fog. Or is that Turin?

Agent Coulson

Liverpool have nothing to lose even loaning Sturridge out and even paying part or most of his wages to be honest.


He stays at Liverpool he doesn't play anyway and still gets paid.

At least if he goes to another and plays he is in the shop window for the summer.


If he goes on loan and gets injured at the other club (Highly Likely) they at least will have to pay for his medical treatments there.


Win, Win, Win from what I can see.

Grayditch

What exactly is Sturridge's main injury?

Agent Coulson

Grayditch wrote: »

What exactly is Sturridge's main injury?

This is only upto 2015.

Ste-

Grayditch wrote: »

What exactly is Sturridge's main injury?

Glass.





/Sorry couldn't resist.

Boom_Bap

Not sure about this, that leaves us with Bobby, Solanke and Ings. An injury to Bobby leaves us with Ings and Solanke. That's rather light.

Granted Salah and Mane would probably have no problem slotting in....but that then leaves us digging into our light enough set of midfielders.

Harry Palmr

Grayditch wrote: »

What exactly is Sturridge's main injury?

His body his brain and his soul.

The best thing ever would be selling Sturridge and buying Kevin Volland. He'd be perfect for Firmino obviously and the squad generally.

x43r0

Grayditch wrote: »

What exactly is Sturridge's main injury?

Someone posted the full list in the last page or two - You get an idea from that

shamrock55

Grujic has gone on loan to Cardiff, it'll do him good to get regular games,there's a decent player in there somewhere

Harry Palmr

Just realised Grujic will be managed by Colin. :eek:

BorneTobyWilde

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/287540-roberto-firmino-liverpool-s-no-9

Becoming our new front man not just on pitch but off it, it seems. The face of what liverpool is about

BorneTobyWilde

If we keep pushing Firmino front and centre, now that Coutinho is gone we are going to attract interest in him. Stock rose against City, a game watched world wide, not just by the fans of the teams involved, but by everyone.

Talisman

Agent Coulson wrote: »

https://twitter.com/_pauljoyce/status/953633272617029632

Last year there were rumours of him joining AC Milan and in December there were stories of his agent touting him to several Italian clubs. Inter are probably the only ones to show an interest.

Sturridge is now entering the final 18 months of the contract he signed at the end of the 2013/14 season. It's time to move him on if the club want to recoup a reasonable fee.

smileyj1987

Talisman wrote: »

Last year there were rumours of him joining AC Milan and in December there were stories of his agent touting him to several Italian clubs. Inter are probably the only ones to show an interest.

Sturridge is now entering the final 18 months of the contract he signed at the end of the 2013/14 season. It's time to move him on if the club want to recoup a reasonable fee.

I'd even let him go on a free at the end of the season tbh , maybe a move would be good for him to restart his career and well 120,000 a week could be given or used to get the likes of firmino and some of the other players a pay rise

ricero

https://twitter.com/indykaila/status/953650511470874624

gas craic :pac:

murpho999

ricero wrote: »

https://twitter.com/indykaila/status/953650511470874624

gas craic :pac:

Sure why would he leave, he probably hadn't got his food yet!

BrookieD

dogbert27 wrote: »

Report said he kicked her in the body. She refused to file a complaint herself.

It was a witness from a balcony who called to police and they followed up the CCTV footage.

Flanagan is scum for this - would back the club 100% for sacking him. I lived for ten years with a stepfather who beat my mum, myself and brother. She somehow stuck it out but left after she found the courage. I hope Flanagan's partner finds it one day soon or bruises will be the least of the poor girl's worries. :mad::mad::mad:

Ciano35

MD1990

I would keep Sturridge unless a good bid came in (25m+) or we got another forward option in.

noodler

Ciano35 wrote: »

Where'd you get this? Not on the site.

Riesen_Meal

When I'm Liverpool Manchester City Edition

Drop it

https://imgtc.com/w/59mKCC6

Ciano35

noodler wrote: »

Where'd you get this? Not on the site.

Empire of the Kop on Facebook

5starpool

noodler wrote: »

Where'd you get this? Not on the site.

It was the one going to be published until Cyrille Regis died and he did one on him instead.

mosstin

ricero wrote: »

https://twitter.com/indykaila/status/953650511470874624

gas craic :pac:

Manna from heaven.

Utopia Parkway

Sanchez getting over 400K a week from United. And his agent getting 10M.

Some pension fund for both of them in fairness.

Tusky

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Sanchez getting over 400K a week from United. And his agent getting 10M.

Some pension fund for both of them in fairness.

Crazy money. He will seriously improve United though - he's an incredible player.

smileyj1987

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Sanchez getting over 400K a week from United. And his agent getting 10M.

Some pension fund for both of them in fairness.

Pushing on 30 now , id gladly leave the fab trio in place. I don't think he would get in the team ahead of any of those and also when he gets annoyed he wil just down tools

Utopia Parkway

Tusky wrote: »

Crazy money. He will seriously improve United though - he's an incredible player.

Probably for a year or two yes but that contract will not look so great once Sanchez starts declining. Sure Jose will probably be gone by then anyway so he won't care.

Tom.D.BJJ

smileyj1987 wrote: »

Pushing on 30 now

He turned 29 less than a month ago

Cracking players who will make us even better. I honestly don't care about the money

I reckon Sanchez at 32 won't be too bad barring disaster. He'll sell plenty jerseys too.

Utd with an in form Sanchez for the next season or two will be hard for LFC to finish ahead of.

DrumSteve

noodler wrote: »

Where'd you get this? Not on the site.

It’s the sport cartoonist from the Guardian.

He’s brilliant, give yourself an hour and just trawl through his previous stuff.

Squires is the surname can’t remember his first.

OwaynOTT

It's ok to sign a player close to 30 or just over its not Logan's Run, it's professional football.

Utopia Parkway

OwaynOTT wrote: »

It's ok to sign a player close to 30 or just over its not Logan's Run, it's professional football.

Of course. Not usually on those kind of wages though. Well unless they are Messi or Ronaldo.

That said United can afford it and don't really care about resale value so why not is probably their thinking I'm sure.

Turtyturd

MD1990 wrote: »

I would keep Sturridge unless a good bid came in (25m+) or we got another forward option in.

There’s no real benefit for the club in this move. Inter won’t pay much of his wages and they can’t afford to buy him at the end of it.

OwaynOTT

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Of course. Not usually on those kind of wages though. Well unless they are Messi or Ronaldo.

That said United can afford it and don't really care about resale value so why not is probably their thinking I'm sure.

The wages are crazy but I often get the feeling in here that people don't see the value in signing or keeping older players.
Often there's talk of no resale value and the like. That's irrelevant if the player does a job for us.
Never forget Gary Mc.
Heck even Toure was a decent signing.

~Rebel~

Sanchez offers exactly what Utd need though. Their actual plan is intrinsically negative. The tactics they employ are specifically to stop others playing. And then Jose leaves it up to the attackers to just do something. Given a free role like that, there's not many better than Sanchez to just run around and cause trouble.

Turtyturd

400 grand a week for an unproven player is crazy imo.

Grayditch

I'd say the hardest part of that 180m deal is getting Mkhitaryan into an Arsenal jersey.

~Rebel~

Turtyturd wrote: »

400 grand a week for an unproven player is crazy imo.

They have money to burn. Their wages/turnover ratio is the best in the league. So if that's what gets him there, and earns them the points they need to keep second at a time when they've looked like dropping off, it looks like money well spent.

Utopia Parkway

Grayditch wrote: »

I'd say the hardest part of that 180m deal is getting Mkhitaryan into an Arsenal jersey.

Maybe he can recover from being Mourinhoed at United. Has to be a good player in there somewhere but he hasn't shown very much in English football yet.

Not sure Wenger has it any more though. And they have bigger problems apart from just replacing Sanchez.

Harry Palmr

Apart from klavan (and Manninger) every signing made under Klopp has been 25 or younger I think. He doesn't appear to be interested in investing in players who have a promising future behind them.

Turtyturd

~Rebel~ wrote: »

They have money to burn. Their wages/turnover ratio is the best in the league. So if that's what gets him there, and earns them the points they need to keep second at a time when they've looked like dropping off, it looks like money well spent.

You’re supposed to go ‘unproven? :eek:’

Then I go well he’s unproven as a defender and that’s what Mourinho’s going to try turn him into.

It’s a classic Mourinho short term signing tbh. Buying the likes of Pogba and Lukaku for the long term hasn’t worked. I reckon he knows next year is his last tilt at the title if he can hold it together and avoid a Mourinho season so he’ll splash big money on big names to try and win the title and leave cleaning up the sh!t to whoever comes in next. Hopefully he brings ‘Ronnie’ ‘home’ for big money too.

~Rebel~

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Maybe he can recover from being Mourinhoed at United. Has to be a good player in there somewhere but he hasn't shown very much in English football yet.

Not sure Wenger has it any more though. And they have bigger problems apart from just replacing Sanchez.

I've absolutely no doubt he'll be fine within a month or two at a new club. 2 years ago he was pulling up trees at Dortmund. Then Utd bought him and didn't play him for 4 months. Until they did, and he was unreal for a while in a spell where they actively attacked. Since then, he's just been used so badly. He's a player who needs to work within a system of players making runs ahead of him. But more often than not, he gets the ball, and there's no-one ahead of him or in space.

He'll thrive again in any team with an attack minded plan. I'd take him in a second as a Coutinho replacement, if they'd sell to us (which they wont).

Fromvert

Definitely not happy with United signing a player of Sanchez's ability, puts a dent in our chances of over taking them.

ardinn

Turtyturd wrote: »

400 grand a week for an unproven player is crazy imo.

Its not at all in fairness.

Sanchez is a complete beast and improves utd literally by 100% I'd be very worried about how much they kick on for the rest of the season and into 2018/19

Some Serious talent in the man!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Pb74vss4WA