Topic: Just a separate Mbappe thread, until he retires, is all I ask

[Samie]

https://twitter.com/5liveSport/status/1743044976475291768

[AmanShah21]

It's highly highly unlikely but the fact that he might be available on a free makes it at least a possibility. The only way this ever happens is if he wants it to happen. I am 100% sure we are interested, well, who wouldn't be. I just don't think we'd want a situation where we have to put up competing offers against other teams. We have a brilliant wage structure and I don't see us breaking it, nor should we. Giving him parity with Mo would be the fairest deal we could offer and I doubt he'd accept that. I'd still love to see him join, but not at the cost of selling Mo. If it's a choice between extending Mo OR signing him, I am taking Mo.

[PeterTheRed ...]

It's highly highly unlikely but the fact that he might be available on a free makes it at least a possibility. The only way this ever happens is if he wants it to happen. I am 100% sure we are interested, well, who wouldn't be. I just don't think we'd want a situation where we have to put up competing offers against other teams. We have a brilliant wage structure and I don't see us breaking it, nor should we. Giving him parity with Mo would be the fairest deal we could offer and I doubt he'd accept that. I'd still love to see him join, but not at the cost of selling Mo. If it's a choice between extending Mo OR signing him, I am taking Mo.

Well, one thing is certain, we are definitely not signing Mbappe if Mo is still with us. The only scenario where we could sign Mbappe is if Mo leaves for Saudi Arabia in the summer, and we get a substantial transfer fee for him. At the moment, that doesn't seem very likely. Mo looks happy with us, and to be honest, I would love if he finishes his career with us ...

[Samie]

99% delusion, 1% faith my bretheren.

[PeterTheRed ...]

99% delusion, 1% faith my bretheren.

It is not a delusion at all, it is just a good backup plan in case Mo decides to leave. We are on the rise again, and a clever player like Mbappe can see that. Joining Klopp's Liverpool 2.0 almost certainly guarantees winning the PL and the CL, resulting in him winning the Ballon d'Or. LFC being the flagship of the Nike fleet certainly won't hurt his £14-million-per-year personal contract with Nike. In fact, it will only increase it. There are many reasons why Mbappe to LFC is possible. Of course, it is still most likely that he will stay in his comfort zone with PSG ...

[Jwils21]

He could be good in the same role that a certain other young French forward played for us around 2010. Backup to the main forward line, few appearances in the Europa. Half decent source of goals.

Step forward Kylian N’gog

[MBL?]

Well, one thing is certain, we are definitely not signing Mbappe if Mo is still with us. The only scenario where we could sign Mbappe is if Mo leaves for Saudi Arabia in the summer, and we get a substantial transfer fee for him. At the moment, that doesn't seem very likely. Mo looks happy with us, and to be honest, I would love if he finishes his career with us ...

Salah is the better player. He may be older and not have many years left but he is an all round player. I would have loved to see Mbappe signed previously but he just doesn't work for the team. I don't think we can afford a player who gets around the same goals as Mo but doesn't put a shift in like he does.

[Bobinhood]

did he retire yet?

[killer-heels]

No Mohamed, Mo problems.

[Nick110581]

He wants to join Madrid.

He is also a massive prick who would disrupt team spirit.

[Fromola]

He wants to join Madrid.

He is also a massive prick who would disrupt team spirit.

Wouldn't want him here. If we could go back in time and get him from Monaco and have Jurgen sign him and drill the standards and values into him then yeah.

He's just another Neymar at this point.

[Nick110581]

Wouldn't want him here. If we could go back in time and get him from Monaco and have Jurgen sign him and drill the standards and values into him then yeah.

He's just another Neymar at this point.

Someone posted ages ago that we want the next Mbappe.

That makes complete sense as you get a rough diamond.

[LovelyCushionedHeader]

Wouldn't want him here. If we could go back in time and get him from Monaco and have Jurgen sign him and drill the standards and values into him then yeah.

He's just another Neymar at this point.

I don't think comparing him to Neymar is fair, at all.

I mean even just from an availability point of view, Neymar only played 112 league games in his 6 years at PSG, whereas Mbappe played 176 over the same time period.

Neymar is/was a complete mercenary without a care in the world for anyone but himself. Mbappe on the other hand has a clear drive to win, and he's only ended up at PSG because they are his club. He could have followed Neymar to Saudi but turned it down.

[stoa]

He wants to join Madrid.

He is also a massive prick who would disrupt team spirit.

Is right. I have no doubt that if we signed him in summer, we'd have headlines about him wanting to go to Madrid or Madrid looking at him next winter and in every following transfer window. No thanks...

[AndyMuller]

He's shite anyway.

[PeterTheRed ...]

Salah is the better player. He may be older and not have many years left but he is an all round player. I would have loved to see Mbappe signed previously but he just doesn't work for the team. I don't think we can afford a player who gets around the same goals as Mo but doesn't put a shift in like he does.

You obviously haven't watched a lot of him, apart from the highlights. Mbappe is anything but a lazy player. Of course, being 6.5 years younger, he doesn't have the overall game and the experience of Mo, but he is probably the only player on the planet who could replace Mo without any drop in quality. He might be super expensive and we won't get him because of that, but lets not pretend that he is not a World class player. He definitely is ...

[kaesarsosei]

Mbappe on a free is going to command nothing less than £500k a week, even that is probably conservative. This is not happening at LFC.

[Qston]

Mbappe on a free is going to command nothing less than £500k a week, even that is probably conservative. This is not happening at LFC.

Won't have to command that if he got a massive signing on fee

[TepidT2O]

Honestly Samie


He’s going to Real, deal with it and put the Vaseline back in the cupboard

[Terry de Niro]

Honestly Samie


He’s going to Real, deal with it and put the Vaseline back in the cupboard

[MonsLibpool]

We have better at home.

[Mister Flip Flop]

Unless he's prepared to take a pay cut it ain't happening, so it ain't happening.

[Samie]

Honestly Samie


He’s going to Real, deal with it and put the Vaseline back in the cupboard

Just like you do your students you're trying to crush my dreams you horrible man.

[TepidT2O]

Just like you do your students you're trying to crush my dreams you horrible man.

You in your dreams

These dreams go on when I close my eyes
Every second of the night I live another life
These dreams that sleep when it's cold outside
Every moment I'm awake, the further I'm away (the further I'm away)

[BlinkIt]

Honestly Samie


He’s going to Real, deal with it and put the Vaseline back in the cupboard

HaHaHa... True that.

[BlinkIt]

You obviously haven't watched a lot of him, apart from the highlights. Mbappe is anything but a lazy player. Of course, being 6.5 years younger, he doesn't have the overall game and the experience of Mo, but he is probably the only player on the planet who could replace Mo without any drop in quality. He might be super expensive and we won't get him because of that, but lets not pretend that he is not a World class player. He definitely is ...

Mbappe, the way he plays is different. He has adapted his game for his blistering pace... I wouldn't call him a lazy player... He runs a few Kilometers less than other players, but it is the way he thinks he can make best use of his pace. Completely agree that we should consider him as a world class player, but definitely not suited for the pressing Liverpool's forward trios are used to.

[disgraced cake]

Only from the old eye test but I don't think he's anywhere near as lazy as some make him out to be. You're going on about him like he's Neymar who often has just strolled around, I think Mbappe's mentality is completely different. He would have to do more in our side but I see no reason why he can't. Just hypothetically if he was to ever sign. Would not be surprised if he stays at PSG long term, beyond that I could see maybe Saudi Arabia or MLS, I don't think he ends up at Madrid either. Sign Haaland instead you bastards.

[drmick]

I agree that signing Mbappe is extremely unlikely.

But in terms of the pay he would otherwise command I wonder if FSG would consider giving him a percentage of themselves a bit like they did with LeBron James in lieu of a massive salary?

I doubt they would for a foreigner, and I'm not sure if he's even worth it personally.

[stockdam]

Other than the Saudis who, I believe, he has said no to, he will go to the highest bidder. Besides, I'm not sure that we would be the right club for him anyway. Our squad is built around creating a tight team that supports one another. Bringing in a player who would suddenly be an outlier in our wage structure might just upset that. Mo is, I think, our highest paid player and I would expect that everyone who plays with hm will respect that he is worth it as they have seen what he does over an extended period of time. Just imagine that Mbappe came in and stunk the place out or acted like he was a superstar; he would destroy the squad morale. I'm not saying that he would be a prima-donna but the risk is that he creates unrest in the squad due to his high wages.

[RedForeverTT]

Then he should go to Real, because that competition is basically only for la liga players.

A nice trivia question: Who is the only Premier League player to have won ballon dor?

I would love him here but Mbappe and his agent are just using us to negotiate with Real. He was never serious about coming.

We seen this kind of things play out million of times before. None of our business including Salah and Nunez were ever done with such high profile and in public. The earlier we move on to more realistic target the better it would be for us.

[markedasred]

Unless he's prepared to take a pay cut it ain't happening, so it ain't happening.

Didn't Lebron take Mo aside a few years aback and tell him that playing for Liverpool would result in more external money per year?. And have I not read recently that with all his sponsorships Mo is on over a Million a week these days?. The big factor here in the accruing of these deals is the exposure of the player on the worlds media. In that sense we are very much a big player. He would earn more side money beyond wages playing for us than he does at PSG, because ours is the bigger league worldwide. We need to know if he knows that, mainly.
As to Mo leaving this summer, that is an altogether different kettle of fish. Sounds like Gerrard, Henderson and Firmino are finding it more of a shitshow than expected. Not so tempting beyond the cash is it?.

[PeterTheRed ...]

Didn't Lebron take Mo aside a few years aback and tell him that playing for Liverpool would result in more external money per year?. And have I not read recently that with all his sponsorships Mo is on over a Million a week these days?. The big factor here in the accruing of these deals is the exposure of the player on the worlds media. In that sense we are very much a big player. He would earn more side money beyond wages playing for us than he does at PSG, because ours is the bigger league worldwide. We need to know if he knows that, mainly.
As to Mo leaving this summer, that is an altogether different kettle of fish. Sounds like Gerrard, Henderson and Firmino are finding it more of a shitshow than expected. Not so tempting beyond the cash is it?.

There is a completely different commercial game at the top of the food chain. Yes, Mo is reported to be earning around £1million per week, including his commercial deals. Mbappe is reported to be earning around £2 million per week, including his commercial deals. Mbappe's representatives certainly know what kind of money their client will earn, with the exposure of being LFC's top star. We can only guess ...

[killer-heels]

Hilarious how even now the Echo journos are putting the possibility of this happening. Seems like their bosses have asked for more clicks on their articles.

Even if we got rid of Van Dijk, Alisson, Trent, Thiago and Salah, we still wouldnt sign Mbappe.

[PeterTheRed ...]

Hilarious how even now the Echo journos are putting the possibility of this happening. Seems like their bosses have asked for more clicks on their articles.

Even if we got rid of Van Dijk, Alisson, Trent, Thiago and Salah, we still wouldnt sign Mbappe.

We can always sign Sancho, though. It seems that he is available ...

[killer-heels]

We can always sign Sancho, though. It seems that he is available ...

More chance of him than Mbappe.

[Kloppage Time]

According to the bookies it's us or Madrid with Madrid twice as likely to sign

[Barneylfc∗]

According to the bookies it's us or Madrid with Madrid twice as likely to sign

Which means absolutely nothing.

[TepidT2O]

What’s going to happen first?


Samie losing his virginity or Mbappe signing for us?

Can we add a poll?

[Hazell]

What’s going to happen first?


Samie losing his virginity or Mbappe signing for us?

Can we add a poll?

Which one is better in the box?

[Kloppage Time]

Which means absolutely nothing.

I thought that was the theme of the thread?