Summer of 2014

27 mil and 100k wages for a 18 old LB with still lot to prove?

We can find better quality players for that money for LB position

Don't fancy a bidding war with United and Chelsea and I'm not even convinced that Shaw is worth the sums quoted in the press or will ever be.

Reds still keen to sign Lallana and are ready to listen to offers for Agger

May 21, 2014 07:49
By Neil Jones

Negotiations for 26-year-old Southampton midfielder ongoing but Saints holding out for fee close to £25m

Liverpool FC remain keen on securing a deal for Adam Lallana ahead of the World Cup – but are yet to agree a fee for the Southampton skipper.

The Reds tabled a £20m offer for the 26-year-old earlier this month, but Saints are holding out for closer to £25m.

Negotiations between the two clubs are ongoing, and are expected to continue over the next few days.

Liverpool would ideally like a deal agreed before Lallana heads to Brazil with England for the World Cup next month, but are confident that the player is keen on a move to Anfield, and that there is a willingness to sell on Southampton’s part.

Another Southampton player, Dejan Lovren, has been targeted by Brendan Rodgers , though that deal would have no bearing on their pursuit of Lallana.

Xherdan Shaqiri has been lined up as a potential alternative to Lallana, who is currently in Portugal at England’s pre-World Cup training squad. Swansea City goalkeeper Michel Vorm is another who is under consideration.

Reports linking the Reds with a move for Manchester City’s James Milner are premature, though the England winger is someone the club would consider if they were to miss out on other targets over the next couple of months.

The Dane stated earlier this week that he would was unsure of his future, after losing his place at Anfield in the second half of last season.

No formal offers have been made for the 29-year-old as yet, though Napoli have been credited with an interest.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fc-still-keen-sign-7148742

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Lallana

Agger news

Also apparently we're still interested in Kono according to his agent.

http://www.champion.com.ua/football/2014/05/21/573345/

If you can't read Russian he basically says, the info on us losing interest is untrue. He also talks about Man Utd's interest but says the loss of CL (which Kono will have with Dnipro) is not very appealing to him

And yet several reliable sources are reporting that there's little chance we'll return for Kono... the agent is simply trying to drum up extra interest.

And pass completion stats are quite important for a CB, especially in Rodgers' system. If the central defender cannot accurately distribute the ball its going to put pressure on the entire team and create opportunities for the opposition.

20 million pounds sterling is an absolutely absurd price for Lallana as I would be thoroughly disappointed with that acquisition of such price. Yes he isn't Downing yet the echoes remain of the deal in us buying an overpriced British player who's performed one season only, and within his prime.

And I hope we stick on the Konoplyanka deal considering many factors favour us in his price, his desire to join Liverpool. We cannot let this go.


And if we're comparing Sakho-Skrtel, Sakho is a neat passer whereas Skrtel from his occasional forays from deep cannot pass to save his life.

yet I remember that many of Skrtel's passes have contributed to attacks in this season

http://www.thisisanfield.com/2014/05/skrtel-vs-caulker-vs-lovren-complete-defender/

LMAO Skrtel total errors 4

That's only the amount of own goals he's scored hahahahha. Don't even start me on the other shit he's pulled this season.

Ok just putting out there. . . Pedro

Fahim89 wrote:Ok just putting out there. . . Pedro

Yes please

20 million pounds sterling is an absolutely absurd price for Lallana as I would be thoroughly disappointed with that acquisition of such price.

That much is acceptable, but not beyond that.

Barcelona have excellent scouting reports on Liverpool Reserves midfielder Cameron Brannagan (18). Consider signing him for B-team. [marca]

http://www.marca.com/2014/05/22/futbol/equipos/barcelona/1400750480.html

So much youth talent and we still sign 7m Alberto and selling that Hondovic to another team
I really really hope that in next season some of these players will get a chance to shine in some cup games. As the rumours are surfacing that Lallana could cost even more, I simply remember Downing and Callol

@Nish saw Brannagan in the preseason game! Played for around 15mins looked pretty solid   

Fahim, a special peace for you
Tottenham are poised to join the race to sign 27-year-old Lazio defender Stefan Radu, who has been linked with a transfer to Manchester United.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/379746/Tottenham-shock-Man-United-as-pair-lanuch-bitter-BATTLE-to-sign-Lazio-star-Stefan-Radu

how things change suddenly, they are after ManUtd targets now and not us

Fahim89 wrote:Ok just putting out there. . . Pedro

The Mirror have linked us with him but I wouldn't put too much stock in those rumours.

Transfer table:

Ins:

Outs:

Armin Hodzic - Dynamo Zagreb (Undisclosed)
Yalany Baio - Released
Villyan Bijev - Released
Yusuf Mersin - Released
Michael Ngoo - Released
Craig Roddan - Released
Stephen Sama - Released
Jakub Sokolik - Released

Also Joe Cole released by West Ham.

Nishank wrote:Transfer table:

Ins:

Outs:

Armin Hodzic - Dynamo Zagreb (Undisclosed)
Yalany Baio - Released
Villyan Bijev - Released
Yusuf Mersin - Released
Michael Ngoo - Released
Craig Roddan - Released
Stephen Sama - Released
Jakub Sokolik - Released

Good. They were all garbage except Hodzic. Can't believe we quit on him

Hope they all do well

HEIL MEIN REDS wrote:Fahim, a special peace for you
Tottenham are poised to join the race to sign 27-year-old Lazio defender Stefan Radu, who has been linked with a transfer to Manchester United.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/379746/Tottenham-shock-Man-United-as-pair-lanuch-bitter-BATTLE-to-sign-Lazio-star-Stefan-Radu

how things change suddenly, they are after ManUtd targets now and not us

All part of the dance!!!   

Tony Barrett ‏@TonyBarretTimes 43s

Liverpool have made a breakthrough in their pursuit of Emre Can & appear to be closing in on a £12m deal for the Germany U-21 international.

https://twitter.com/TonyBarretTimes/status/469955289392115714

Well let's discuss

McAgger wrote:Tony Barrett ‏@TonyBarretTimes 43s

Liverpool have made a breakthrough in their pursuit of Emre Can & appear to be closing in on a £12m deal for the Germany U-21 international.

https://twitter.com/TonyBarretTimes/status/469955289392115714

Well let's discuss

From The Telegraph's article linked there:

Rodgers wants at least five new players this summer, ranging from a back-up goalkeeper, a full-back, attacking midfielder and striker. Can would represent an encouraging start to his recruitment drive.

Liverpool, meanwhile, are planning a lucrative pre-season friendly against Borussia Dortmund next August. The Anfield fixture is pencilled in for August 10, a curtain-raiser to the next Premier League season.

I can understand the desire for a fullback and attacking midfielder, but the apparent pursuit of a back-up keeper and another striker confuse me a bit... unless Jones and Borini are actually leaving those don't seem like the most pressing areas of concern.

The players we've been strongly linked with in each positions are as follows:

Vorm for GK
Alberto Moreno for LB
Lovren for CB
Can for CM
Lallana for AM
Pedro for FW

5 of those could've been signed without having CL as well (Pedro being the exception). I don't really understand all this talk about quality and yet we're being linked players that are really not that great in all honesty.

McAgger wrote:The players we've been strongly linked with in each positions are as follows:

Vorm for GK
Alberto Moreno for LB
Lovren for CB
Can for CM
Lallana for AM
Pedro for FW

5 of those could've been signed without having CL as well (Pedro being the exception). I don't really understand all this talk about quality and yet we're being linked players that are really not that great in all honesty.

Quite unlikely we would have been able to lure Moreno (still may miss out on him to bigger interest), Lovren, Lallana, or Can without CL actually. Lovren and Lallana would both end up going to clubs with CL or sticking with Sotton (as they might anyway) and Can would likely opt to stick with Leverkusen who are in the CL themselves. Realistically, the only one of those names we could have really expected to sign without CL football would be Vorm, and maybe Lovren if no other club showed interest... neither of whom I'm particularly excited about even now.

I think the desire to get another GK is to do with Mignolet and not Jones. I would give Simon about 77/100 for this season and would understand if Rodgers wants some competition for him. Competition that's better than Jones, but not called 'Reina'.

I'm very pleased if Can will be our first signing, he looks like he might be a good player and buying from Germany is smart, the cost:quality ratio is certainly better than in England. Then again, I was pleased when we signed Aspas, so let's see how Emre slots in.