Topic: LIVERPOOL TRANSFER THREAD

[PeterTheRed ...]

Ottavio looks like a Gini Wijnaldum. Does a bit of everything, great engine, and seems tactically aware to play anywhere. Perfect Klopp player really.

Sign him up.

That is probably why I like the idea of Otavio. Player with no defined position, but can probably play 3-4 positions in the 4-3-3 and the 4-2-3-1. Could be a great squad option, replacing both Ox and Minamino, with Jones, Elliott and Carvalho taking the rest of the minutes. Probably nothing in this rumour, though ...

[rob1966]

Or, he is taking the corners ...

Whooosh

[PeterTheRed ...]

Whooosh

Great, have a cookie ...

[Carra-ton]

That is probably why I like the idea of Otavio. Player with no defined position, but can probably play 3-4 positions in the 4-3-3 and the 4-2-3-1. Could be a great squad option, replacing both Ox and Minamino, with Jones, Elliott and Carvalho taking the rest of the minutes. Probably nothing in this rumour, though ...

Neil Jones who reports on LFC from goal has just said, that the club has told him there is no interest in Otavio and that he never has been a target.

[classycarra]

Looks like it's back to treating the portuguese sources as mostly laughable rumour-mongers using our name to try and drum up interest

[spider-neil]

Looks like it's back to treating the portuguese sources as mostly laughable rumour-mongers using our name to try and drum up interest

I agree.

[PeterTheRed ...]

Neil Jones who reports on LFC from goal has just said, that the club has told him there is no interest in Otavio and that he never has been a target.

Well, that kills this rumour. Still, it would be interesting to see if Ox can perform the same role on the squad. I think that he could be pretty effective playing on the right of our attack in the 4-2-3-1, resting Salah in some games ...

[Ravishing Rick Dude]

Or, he is taking the corners ...

You seem emotionally very daltonic. You really cannot spot when someone is joking?

[BigRedFeetBed]

We are now being linked as front runners for Ousmane Dembele as his contract ends in 2 days! Some of these reports are laughable  (I assume the Spanish 'Sport' are as dodgy as our own version  )

I hope not! Apart from his obvious attitude problems, Injury problems and the money he would expect, I am pretty sure he's already pissed Jurgen off once before?

[Arrowsmith]

Think I read about him in The Onion

Is he a Dane? I was hoping he'd be an Argy Bardghji.

[PeterTheRed ...]

You seem emotionally very daltonic. You really cannot spot when someone is joking?

Nah, I just have a very refined sense of humour ...

[MonsLibpool]

We are now being linked as front runners for Ousmane Dembele as his contract ends in 2 days! Some of these reports are laughable  (I assume the Spanish 'Sport' are as dodgy as our own version  )

I hope not! Apart from his obvious attitude problems, Injury problems and the money he would expect, I am pretty sure he's already pissed Jurgen off once before?

Sport is a propaganda machine that lets them put what they want out.

[PeterTheRed ...]

We are now being linked as front runners for Ousmane Dembele as his contract ends in 2 days! Some of these reports are laughable  (I assume the Spanish 'Sport' are as dodgy as our own version  )

I hope not! Apart from his obvious attitude problems, Injury problems and the money he would expect, I am pretty sure he's already pissed Jurgen off once before?

We are not signing Ousmane Dembele ...

[BigRedFeetBed]

We are not signing Ousmane Dembele ...

It was more of a tongue in cheek comment to be honest..I know we arent signing him.

Just out of interest, who are our trusted sources?

[PeterTheRed ...]

It was more of a tongue in cheek comment to be honest..I know we arent signing him.

Just out of interest, who are our trusted sources?

Joyce, Pearce, Reddy ...

[Crosby Nick]

Joyce, Pearce, Reddy ...Samie

Cheers.

[PatriotScouser]

That is probably why I like the idea of Otavio. Player with no defined position, but can probably play 3-4 positions in the 4-3-3 and the 4-2-3-1. Could be a great squad option, replacing both Ox and Minamino, with Jones, Elliott and Carvalho taking the rest of the minutes. Probably nothing in this rumour, though ...

Jack of all trades, master of none? No thanks.

[PeterTheRed ...]

Jack of all trades, master of none? No thanks.

[Caston]

Bellingham confirmed.

[Elzar]

Jack of all trades, master of none? No thanks.

A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one

[PeterTheRed ...]

Bellingham confirmed.

But, his huge wage demands? His admiration for Guardiola and De Bruyne? Him beeing a childhood Man City fan?

[BigCDump]

Is he a Dane? I was hoping he'd be an Argy Bardghji.

Are we allowed to use jokes from Mind Your Language? Should be a bannable offence. 

[Asam]

But, his huge wage demands? His admiration for Guardiola and De Bruyne? Him beeing a childhood Man City fan?

Nailed on, just like Mbappe

[PeterTheRed ...]

Nailed on, just like Mbappe

More like Sancho. Bellingham is not at the same level as Mbappe, in any way ...

[PaulF]

Joyce, Pearce, Reddy ...

And Sami.

[PeterTheRed ...]

And Sami.

Samie works for the club, so he is not a source. More of an insider ...

[PeterTheRed ...]

https://theathletic.com/3384142/2022/06/27/liverpool-midfield-transfers-klopp

[Samie]

[rawcusk8]

Ffs Samie don’t post stuff late and make it out like you got the scoop. You’re like SkySports or Tap In. Caston beat you to it - sort it out Son

[Samie]

Ffs Samie don’t post stuff late and make it out like you got the scoop. You’re like SkySports or Tap In. Caston beat you to it - sort it out Son

 

To be fair I didn't see Caston's post. 

[spider-neil]

It's HAPPENING!!!!!

[Sangria]

Ffs Samie don’t post stuff late and make it out like you got the scoop. You’re like SkySports or Tap In. Caston beat you to it - sort it out Son

Samie has to get nippier.

[CraigDS]

Samie has to get nippier.

He's slowed down later into his career. A few years ago he'd have been first to all bits of info like that. Might be time to let him wind down his contract and bring a younger replacement in.

[MBL?]

There needs to be an investigation into what is wrong with Samie. I think he might be a bot or maybe that sentient ai that mad fella from google was on about.

[MonsLibpool]

Hey Jude!

[Lastrador]

There needs to be an investigation into what is wrong with Samie. I think he might be a bot or maybe that sentient ai that mad fella from google was on about.

Nah, he's just had too many kebabs in his young life.

[Caston]

What are the chances of signing Jude Bellingham from Borussia Dortmund?
So who are Liverpool likely to target, then?

We know that they looked at signing Aurelien Tchouameni this summer, only to discover pretty early on that the France international had his heart set on a move to Real Madrid.

Tchouameni eventually got his wish, moving to the European champions in a €100m (£86m/$106m), but it is that type of player that Liverpool will seek to bring in: young, athletic, with good experience but also plenty of room to grow and develop.

‘A Bellingham-type’, as one source put it earlier this summer.

What about Bellingham himself, then? The England international will almost certainly leave Borussia Dortmund next year and, at 19 (his birthday is June 29), he represents the ultimate long-term investment, a successor to Henderson and the kind of player who could dominate the Reds’ midfield for a decade or longer.

Klopp is a fan (who isn’t?) but Liverpool know competition for his signature will be fierce. Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City have all registered their interest, and it would be a surprise if both Real Madrid and Bayern Munich hadn’t done the same.

A potential fee of £100m ($123m) could also prove prohibitive, especially with Bellingham likely to command a salary which would place him among the highest earners at the club if he were to join. Were he to shine at the World Cup this winter, the numbers, and the interest, will only rise.

Liverpool’s wage structure is carefully managed – see, for evidence, the difficulty they’ve had agreeing a new deal with Mohamed Salah – so it would be interesting to see just how hard they would be willing to push for someone like Bellingham, even if it is understood the player would be more than interested in a move to Merseyside.

Who else could Liverpool look to sign?

Of course, Liverpool’s recruitment team would not be doing their jobs properly if they had not identified other targets.

Barry Hunter, the chief scout, and his team are known to operate two or three windows in advance of the present, and Ward's database will be bulging with tons of regularly-updated reports on potential arrivals.

Declan Rice of West Ham, for example, has admirers, but is seen as expensive, both in terms of transfer fee and wages. Aston Villa youngster Carney Chukwuemeka, currently shining at the European Under-19 Championship with England, is also highly thought of, but might join Dortmund. Could he be the long-term replacement for Bellingham, perhaps?

Inter’s Nicola Barella, and Ibrahim Sangare of PSV are among those who have been linked. Klopp rates Barella in particular, while Salzburg’s Luka Sucic is viewed as a potentially-elite prospect, and Liverpool boast a strong relationship with the Red Bull group, which owns the Austrian champions.

Whoever is eventually targeted, they are likely to fit a certain profile. Liverpool broke from their usual strategy to sign Thiago, an established star in his late-20s, from Bayern Munich in 2020, but they have been very much back 'on brand' since, with the arrivals of Diogo Jota, Ibrahima Konate, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Carvalho and Ramsay. We can expect that to continue going forward.

https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/bellingham-2023-liverpool-midfield-transfer-dilemma/bltf86925e716dec293#csf638ca4ca4c6101b

[Fromola]

https://theathletic.com/3384142/2022/06/27/liverpool-midfield-transfers-klopp

Obviously no use signing someone who we don't really want but if we're prepared to risk a season waiting for Bellingham, I just hope in 12 months time The Athletic aren't writing a briefed article that we can't match the salary offer other clubs are and we're prepared to wait till 2024 - if we don't find the right player at the right price - and key funds have already gone on replacing another African forward.

If we weren't waiting on Bellingham - and we really wanted a midfielder - we'd be working through a list of 4 or 5 targets to get one, who had been extensively scouted. If we're going to wait another year, then I don't want to hear excuses next year over why Bellingham is signing for someone else, we need to get him.

[Barefoot Doctor]

Names! I like names.

They could easily get Sucic out of Salzburg this summer but I'd guess we think he'd benefit from more time spent there first.

Chukwuemeka probably wants to do what Bellingham's done, so might not be an easy one to tempt.

[WhereAngelsPlay]

But, his huge wage demands? His admiration for Guardiola and De Bruyne? Him beeing a childhood Man City fan?

Listening to him,we'd just be another stepping stone,this time to Birmingham City.