Topic: LIVERPOOL TRANSFER THREAD - WELCOME, 'A PLAYER'!!

[Reeves]

I genuinely think it’s an extremely difficult problem for the club... a high class problem for sure ... but tough really tough to balance continued sporting excellence with the longer term health of the club and its finite resources

I completely agree. And with so many demanding competitions I think it's all the more reason to have some quality coming through. It also raises the game of our existing players, knowing they have competition.

[Reeves]

Assuming their mobility does drop. There are cases where this isn’t the case.

To be fair that's rare. Even someone like insanely fit Ronaldo now plays centrally. Mane and Salah will become less mobile and slower. The question is when and being prepared for it. I suppose that is where the statisticians on the pay roll will come in.   

[Romford_Red]

Don't forget 'monitoring' as in Everton 'monitoring' ....insert unlikely candidate's name here.

ah yes. Also 'Well placed to make a move' and 'preparing to pull the trigger'

[OsirisMVZ]

I'm sure this was said a few pages ago but I've been working over the weekend. 41m for relegated Nathan Ake is exactly why we are trying so hard to be frugal in the current market. That's up there in inflated prices with 16m for Charlie Adam in 2011 purely cos he had a left foot.

[CraigDS]

That's up there in inflated prices with 16m for Charlie Adam in 2011 purely cos he had a left foot.

He cost us about £7m didn’t he?

[OsirisMVZ]

£7m! Not sure what I was remembering. That was a bad summer.

We still paid too much

[west_london_red]

What kind of TV is it?

Depends which room I’m in at the time!

[Dim Glas]

£7m! Not sure what I was remembering. That was a bad summer.

We still paid too much

Downing cost 16 mill, he was shite too 

[Skeeve]

Firmino - 1991
Salah - 1992
Mane - 1992
Son - 1992

None of these players will turn 30 before October 2021. Why would anyone be worried about them aging? They have just entered their peak years. That means at least another 3-4 seasons of domination.

The issue is not with the first three, albeit your claim that they have just entered their peak seems a little optimistic, it is about the idea of adding another player who is in the same age profile and would thus need replacing in a similar timeframe and so looking for somebody a bit younger makes far more sense because even if you had the money at the time, it is still better not to have to replace a bunch of players at once when you can do it far more gradually instead.

Those who keep bringing up whatever examples of players going well into their 30's have to realise that those on here advocating for a new attacking signing are not doing so because they expect any of the three to suddenly fall of a cliff as far as form, but because it is far easier for a club with finite resources to gradually sign potential replacements and in our case especially so right now since everyone wants to play for Klopp-led league champions unless they are purely after a payday.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Robben was injury prone before he hit 30. Ribery had injury issues before he hit 30 as well. In any case, they didn't drop off the face of the earth when they did turn 30.

There are plenty of other attacking players who continued to play well, if they avoided injuries, into their 30s.

But the way people talk about our front 3, is as if they're already in their 30s and are past their best.

Never ever have I ever seen this discussion take place any time before about any club, except for us, including our own supporters. It's weird really.

[Romford_Red]

Depends which room I’m in at the time!

Get a load of Mr 'I've got more than one TV' billy big bollocks over here...

[Adeemo]

I'm sure this was said a few pages ago but I've been working over the weekend. 41m for relegated Nathan Ake is exactly why we are trying so hard to be frugal in the current market. That's up there in inflated prices with 16m for Charlie Adam in 2011 purely cos he had a left foot.

It was supposed to be a reduced market, it just seems that prices will remain as they have since the Neymar deal.

[Samie]

Reports are going around today we and Wolves are after Sarr and Watford could sell for 30 million.  Big brother Sadio do your thing. 

[Hazell]

Reports are going around today we and Wolves are after Sarr and Watford could sell for 30 million.  Big brother Sadio do your thing. 

Which obscure source/twitter user is this from Samie?

[Samie]

The always reliable Sports Mole. 

[Djozer]

Reports are going around today we and Wolves are after Sarr and Watford could sell for 30 million.  Big brother Sadio do your thing. 

Sarr would be ideal for us, apart from the whole Afcon thing. Even with that, he'd still be a pretty good acquisition, and maybe they'll decide to shift that tournament to the summer months finally, who knows? Was ace against us, obviously.

Oh, it was Sports Mole? Pretty much a done deal then. Lovely.

[Hazell]

The always reliable Sports Mole. 

Oh right. In that case, welcome Ismaila!

[Flaccido Dongingo]

I'd personally be happy with a proper LB for cover/rotation and likewise a WF.

[Clint Eastwood]

Don't want Sarr.

[The Test]

He looks a bit bambi on ice to me, a far cry from a young sadio who absolutely terrorised us singlehanded on multiple occasions at Southampton. Sarr seems more Kanu like in the way he moves, doesn’t have that low centre of gravity we seem to like upfront. But then what do I know really?

[Theoldkopite]

Don't want Sarr.

Me neither!! Only decent game I’ve seen him play was against us at Vicarage Road!,

[aw1991]

Don't want Sarr.

He looks alright. I don't think he is better than Origi, definitely still a massive drop off from Salah or Mane.

I think everyone is just going to link us with every decent player from a relegated side due to our history of making these kind of signings. Only one I'd really like is Buendia.

[Sheer Magnetism]

No thanks on Sarr. Looks like a speedster who plays most effectively on the break, but without the technique or skill to reach the top level.

[CraigDS]

Reports areShite going around on Twitter today we and Wolves are after Sarr and Watford could sell for 30 million.  Big brother Sadio do your thing. 

Sorted for you 

[Samie]

Why you doubting Sports Mole mate?

[CraigDS]

Why you doubting Sports Mole mate?

Well he’s blind and lives under ground.

[careful on these streets, I've heard stories]

If he wasnt leaving for Roma, Pedro would have been a great backup for Salah and Mane.

[El Lobo]

£30 million for Sarr (I think we’d probably be creative with add ons etc) wouldn’t be too bad. He’s definitely got the raw tools

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Not convinced by Sarr at all.

[TepidT2O]

Not convinced by Sarr at all.

He’s got potential,....  but I’m not sure how high his ceiling is...

[deFacto please, you bastards]

Marcos Thuram imo would be a better choice given the money may be similar.

[Goalposts for Jumpers]

He’s got potential,....  but I’m not sure how high his ceiling is...

He's not in the elite bracket yet.

[peachybum]

I think Lloyd Kelly makes too much sense to not try and do it IF Bournemouth are willing to not be silly with the price. Covers CB and LB. Like having another Gomez for the opposite side but Kelly is a much better full back by all accounts.

As for a new wide man i'd love for us to try and get Ryan Sessegnon. Mourinho clearly doesn't rate him and Spurs might need the cash with no CL and the Stadium to pay for. Could also cover at LB.

[Stockholm Syndrome]

Marcos Thuram imo would be a better choice given the money may be similar.

I would be very surprised if you could get Thuram for 30 million

[TepidT2O]

I think Lloyd Kelly makes too much sense to not try and do it IF Bournemouth are willing to not be silly with the price. Covers CB and LB. Like having another Gomez for the opposite side but Kelly is a much better full back by all accounts.

As for a new wide man i'd love for us to try and get Ryan Sessegnon. Mourinho clearly doesn't rate him and Spurs might need the cash with no CL and the Stadium to pay for. Could also cover at LB.

Swap Kelly for Wilson.  Deal done.

[deFacto please, you bastards]

I think Lloyd Kelly makes too much sense to not try and do it IF Bournemouth are willing to not be silly with the price. Covers CB and LB. Like having another Gomez for the opposite side but Kelly is a much better full back by all accounts.

As for a new wide man i'd love for us to try and get Ryan Sessegnon. Mourinho clearly doesn't rate him and Spurs might need the cash with no CL and the Stadium to pay for. Could also cover at LB.

I don't think he's ready for us, he's really not as good as people raved about.

[DelTrotter]

Yeah I don't see the point in Kelly. The biggest complaint Bournemouth and Bristol City fans have had about him is being shit with the ball, hardly ideal for a Liverpool full back and at CB he'll basically never play unless Van Dijk is injured so seems a bit of a waste of time.

[rafathegaffa83]

Marcos Thuram imo would be a better choice given the money may be similar.

Marcus Thuram would cost well more than Sarr. Gladbach have CL football next year and he'd cost well more than £30m

[peachybum]

Yeah I don't see the point in Kelly. The biggest complaint Bournemouth and Bristol City fans have had about him is being shit with the ball, hardly ideal for a Liverpool full back and at CB he'll basically never play unless Van Dijk is injured so seems a bit of a waste of time.

Which is why being able to play a second position would be a plus for anybody we bring in as 4th choice CB. And the position we need cover in is LB. So i guy who plays both is perfect for our squad. Whether is be Kelly or somebody else.

[El Lobo]

Which is why being able to play a second position would be a plus for anybody we bring in as 4th choice CB. And the position we need cover in is LB. So i guy who plays both is perfect for our squad. Whether is be Kelly or somebody else.

If he plays at LB I imagine he plays like a CB playing at LB though, no? Which is still kinda the point.