Summer of 2014

BeautifulGame wrote:

iftikhar wrote:22 million (and rising) for Moreno is bad business, IMHO. I said before that we may need to pay over the odds sometimes, but I think we over paid too much. BTW, we didn't hear any worthy rumors about Plan B for Moreno.

We should go for Plan B for Lallana right now. We are wasting time and might end up wasting money as well.

Our plan B for missing out on Morano was Ryan Bertrand . There was a big and cho article about that few days back.We should just be thankful that we seem closing in on plan A lot

As for your 18 mil fee , United d are preparing for o pay 30mil for shaw , PSG paid 50 mil for David Luiz , Chelsea want to pay 26 mil for Luiz Fillipe. We ourselves paid 16 mil for Sakho in his last year of contract.Not to forget the fees paid for the likes of Alves or Contrao or even Johnson few years back.

For an attacking fullback this seems a reasonable fee IMO. Not a bargain but a bad bit of business as well in this inflated market

McAgger wrote:

Natalie Portman wrote:Did I just read someone say Wisdom >> Flanno ?? wtfisthis.jpg


Tell you what, as long as we sell GJ, it's a successful summer in my eyes. He's so utterly terrible and not passionate, it's his lack of effort and focus that annoys me, as opposed to his lack of ability.

RedAlert the resident Gil-Forrest-Gump of the Pool section.

No wonder RedO didn't bother with this section for months. Some of the reaction and posts here are absolutely atrocious.

Red Alert wrote:
Which posts are "absolutely atrocious"? Post them up, let's go.

Can't believe this is coming from the two most short-sighted people I've witnessed on this whole forum.

You people had Spearing as one of the best PL midfielders a couple years ago, Shelvey as the brightest talent before you wanted to throw him under the bus, (and still believe Luis Alberto is better), Kolo Toure went from top to flop after a couple of mistakes in the space of 2 weeks (and I'm apparently getting the blame for the "knee jerk" in here), were 3/4 ready to throw Sterling out of the club for not being good enough...

Shall I go on? I really can go on.

McAgger wrote:Shaqiri as an alternative to Lallana makes zero sense as they aren't even the same type of player. Feels like last summer where we were jumping from Mickey to Costa to Willian.

I really think the journos have got that wrong.

Rickie Lambert's arrival at Liverpool will not force Fabio Borini out of Liverpool, according to the Italian's agent.

The former Southampton striker was confirmed as Brendan Rodgers' first signing of the summer on Monday as the Reds' boss aims to sufficiently bolster his squad ahead of the club's return to the Champions League next season.

But the addition of another striker has cast doubt on the future of Borini, who has just returned to Anfield following an excellent loan spell with Sunderland.

Rodgers, who brought the Italian to Merseyside having previously worked with him at Swansea City and Chelsea, has indicated the 23-year-old will remain a part of his squad next season and the striker's agent Marco De Marchi has echoed those sentiments, insisting his client is not looking for a move.
"Does Lambert's arrival close the door on Fabio Borini? No, I don't think so," Marchi told Tutto Mercato Web. "We have received no communications in that regard.

"In this last season, Fabio gave a considerable contribution towards keeping Sunderland up. He was praised by everyone, especially be the Liverpool manager Rodgers.

"So, after his holidays he will go back to Liverpool to prepare for the new season wearing the shirt of this historic club.

"He wants to compete with everyone and be an extra resource for the coach and the team. Borini could be of use to any team, but no one has contacted us and his desire is to show what he has got at Liverpool."

With a forward line of Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge, Lambert and Borini, Liverpool are expected to focus on other areas of their squad over the course of the summer.

The club are reportedly close for sealing a deal for Sevilla full back Alberto Moreno worth in the region of €22m, while their pursuit of Adam Lallana may be on hold after Southampton released a statement insisting they will avoid transfer negotiations until they name a new manager.

mr-r34 wrote:Besides youtube has anyone watched Moreno play? 22mil and rising for a young LB is a lot of money.

stevieg8 wrote:I see the Lallana vs. Shaqiri going on with a lot of LFC fans, but haven't heard anything from rumor mills saying we have solid interest there aside from a run-of-the-mill quote (aka crap paper talk) from an interview with the player.

Is there any indication that (a) we're interested and (b) would have a chance to sign him?  Have we seen any serious sources reporting the 15m fee we've seen tossed around here?   I can't help but feel people are getting themselves excited over something that's not a real possibility again.

BeautifulGame wrote:No fee has been mentioned for Shaqiri and doubt Bayern will let him go for anything less than 25 mil themselves.

But yes all credible journos (Echo Times Guardian even BBC I.e. Bensimith) have confirmed Shaqiri is our alternative to Lallana.So definitely more than paper talk.

Also Kicker has confirmed we have already made enquires for Shaquri few days back IIRC.

McAgger wrote:Shaqiri as an alternative to Lallana makes zero sense as they aren't even the same type of player. Feels like last summer where we were jumping from Mickey to Costa to Willian.

I really think the journos have got that wrong.

BeautifulGame wrote:I don't mind losing Suarez as long as we receive a world record bid higher than the bale transfer.

Doubt Madrid will bid that much and can't see FSG selling him for any price this season.