General LFC Transfer rumours/gossip thread

Think Suso needs to show a bit more fight in his game. Look at Coutinho, for example. He's a little terrier now. Suso will need to do the same if he wants some action because he'll get pushed around easy in the thuggery that is English football.

Let's not forget, too, there's a good chance he'll be starting in the league cup match.

I know there is speculation on Suso leaving, but is there anything concrete..? He has travelled again this weekend and was on the bench in mid week...

I know there is speculation on Suso leaving, but is there anything concrete..? He has travelled again this weekend and was on the bench in mid week...

can understand you questioning and I agree in why he is making the squad if he is to potentialy move on
 Don't know if its a done deal with the player and the italian club, But  the Milan channel-italian tv and press are ALL saying that an agreement has been reached between Milan and the player . Don't know if they (milan) have the right to speak to the player before January if not permission has been given by LIVERPOOL

 Just hope its all BS and Suso stays  and is given a new deal, after all, those reports are saying  the player will recieve 1M EURO per year(thats less than 20k Euro per week) from milan

YNWA

90% or all our transfer rumors usually turn out to be crap, so unless BR confirms it,  I won't panic.

It'd be a mistake getting rid of Suso I reckon, how is he not a valuable asset to have when other midfield players are under-performing or don't suit the opposition?
Don't get it, now is the right time to start giving him his chance in the league after his added experience in Spain.
He's probably much stronger than Coutinho or Lallana too = Less balls wasted against dirty tactic teams.

I don't know how sharp Suso is right now but Coutinho is wasting a sh*t ton of the ball by over-doing the tricks and intricate passes and Lallana looks like he's running through treacle (at the moment; recovering from injury)
Sometimes you just need someone who is sharp and does the simple things well.
Plus Suso is very technical so could actually compliment Coutinho.. be more on his wavelength; if they both play together.



I'll just leave this here

I think we've got to target some top quality players before next summer. If we wait until then we may have failed to secure champions league football, and this could prove off putting for some.

How I'd like to see us next season:

                         Valdes
Flanagan  Lovren  NewCB  Moreno
                        Khedira
               Hendo          Coutinho
   Sterling       Sturridge        Reus

Okay, Khedira and Reus would demand big wages but so what? Clearly the best players demand the biggest wages so it's either that or accept 2nd rate players. FSG need to realise that this policy of buying young players with big potential yet low wages doesn't work in this day and age.

I have always expressed my concern with Sakho but this has almost always been dismissed by fellow posters. I personally do not thibk he is good enough and can see why PSG sold him. I would therefore drop him.

I would also drop Balotelli who I feel is a hindrance to how we play. He doesn't offer that dynamism that Sturridge or Suarez offered. I'd get in Reus and pay him whatever he wanted. I'd have him pushed forward with Raheem and Sturridge.

I also think it's time for Gerrard to move on. I'd bring Khedira here and if he wanted Gerrards wages then I'd give him that.

Easier said that done. In reality what I can see happening is Brendan trying to bed in the likes of Can, Markovic and Manquillo. I still feel they are too young and inexperienced and will not offer us that grit and experience that is required. I'm not against young players, but it's important to have a fine balance. We don't have that. Our experienced players are rubbish which makes everything worse.

I think we've got to target some top quality players before next summer. If we wait until then we may have failed to secure champions league football, and this could prove off putting for some.

How I'd like to see us next season:

                         Valdes
Flanagan  Lovren  NewCB  Moreno
                        Khedira
               Hendo          Coutinho
   Sterling       Sturridge        Reus

Okay, Khedira and Reus would demand big wages but so what? Clearly the best players demand the biggest wages so it's either that or accept 2nd rate players. FSG need to realise that this policy of buying young players with big potential yet low wages doesn't work in this day and age.

I have always expressed my concern with Sakho but this has almost always been dismissed by fellow posters. I personally do not thibk he is good enough and can see why PSG sold him. I would therefore drop him.

I would also drop Balotelli who I feel is a hindrance to how we play. He doesn't offer that dynamism that Sturridge or Suarez offered. I'd get in Reus and pay him whatever he wanted. I'd have him pushed forward with Raheem and Sturridge.

I also think it's time for Gerrard to move on. I'd bring Khedira here and if he wanted Gerrards wages then I'd give him that.

Easier said that done. In reality what I can see happening is Brendan trying to bed in the likes of Can, Markovic and Manquillo. I still feel they are too young and inexperienced and will not offer us that grit and experience that is required. I'm not against young players, but it's important to have a fine balance. We don't have that. Our experienced players are rubbish which makes everything worse.

We're definitely crying out for a top-class CM at the moment, but I'm not sure Khedira is the answer tbh. Other than that I more or less agree, but I'd prefer Manquillo at RB to Flanagan.

I'd like to see a Schneiderlin in the Gerrard role to be honest, and save Gerrard for the Xabi Alonso type role of when we play a 4-2-3-1

I'd like to see a Schneiderlin in the Gerrard role to be honest, and save Gerrard for the Xabi Alonso type role of when we play a 4-2-3-1

Why we spent £25m on Lallana and not Schneiderlin is beyond me.

Why we spent £25m on Lallana and not Schneiderlin is beyond me.

Mate don't go there, I'm still trying to work out why spent £35mill on Carroll when we could have had Aguero for an extra 3.

^^ we were never going to sign Aguero over City...

I too had high hopes for Pacheco but he was never going to be able to cope with the physicality of the PL. He was way too small, slight and timid.

 

I think that's why Suso will never make it as a Prem mid.. as much as it pains us to say it. Probably why Rodgers thought Sahin would never make it, too.

Mate don't go there, I'm still trying to work out why spent £35mill on Carroll when we could have had Aguero for an extra 3.

And I'm trying to figure out why we spent 20m on Downing when we Turan was available!

^^ we were never going to sign Aguero over City...

I think that's why Suso will never make it as a Prem mid.. as much as it pains us to say it. Probably why Rodgers thought Sahin would never make it, too.

What rubbish I suppose Hazard, Silva and Mata are such big beasts?

I don't think the Suso/Johnson debate is a relative one in the respect that it comes down to competition for places..

With Suso, I like the kid but I think the manager has players he deems to be further up the pecking list and that he has either invested time in developing or on them to bring them into the club.. In the couple of positions Suso could play we have probably 3 players in each position that the manager believes in and has spent time developing.

Suso could simply be unfortunate that he wasn't quite the right fit at the right time.

I don't personally think he will have agreed with any club yet as he can't technically talk until January.. It would be very naive to announce anything as yet. He seems to want to work out here with everything you hear locally.. Maybe he is giving it everything this last season to force himself in and if not then he will move on

this would be nice if there is any truth to that

http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/02/liverpool-close-on-38-8million-karim-benzema-transfer-after-real-madrid-talks-4889602/

this would be nice if there is any truth to that

http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/02/liverpool-close-on-38-8million-karim-benzema-transfer-after-real-madrid-talks-4889602/

Metro? Zero truth in that mate.

Metro? Zero truth in that mate.

Doesn't that depend on which other news source the Metro ripped off, they don't do their own news.

Next summer I can see both Lambert and Borini making way. If Balotelli doesn't net more than 10 goals then he could also be shipped out to a different team.

Origi shall return next season. Wish we had him this season but it wasn't to be.

this would be nice if there is any truth to that

http://metro.co.uk/2014/10/02/liverpool-close-on-38-8million-karim-benzema-transfer-after-real-madrid-talks-4889602/

Desperate day for the Metro, he signed a massive new contract in the summer.

Doesn't that depend on which other news source the Metro ripped off, they don't do their own news.

Looks like it's come from the reliable and reputable D Star

If we're out of the Champions League come January, we'll have no chance whatsoever of signing a 'big' name player. In all honesty, unless they're a mercenary, who in their right mind would come here based on our performances thus far?

I don't think the Suso/Johnson debate is a relative one in the respect that it comes down to competition for places..

With Suso, I like the kid but I think the manager has players he deems to be further up the pecking list and that he has either invested time in developing or on them to bring them into the club.. In the couple of positions Suso could play we have probably 3 players in each position that the manager believes in and has spent time developing.

Suso could simply be unfortunate that he wasn't quite the right fit at the right time.

I don't personally think he will have agreed with any club yet as he can't technically talk until January.. It would be very naive to announce anything as yet. He seems to want to work out here with everything you hear locally.. Maybe he is giving it everything this last season to force himself in and if not then he will move on

Any player can sign a pre-contract agreement with any club they choose if they're in the last six months of their existing contract.

Any player can sign a pre-contract agreement with any club they choose if they're in the last six months of their existing contract.

Which he currently isn't until the New Year.

as he can't technically talk until January

Think he can mate, players can be in talks with a club at any time, just can't sign any sort of contract with them until the official transfer window. Pretty sure that's how it works because Mario Gotze had agreed a deal in principle with Bayern Munich around March/April time but obviously couldn't actually sign officially until the summer.

I thought that the purchasing club needs permission from the parent club to talk to any player first! Otherwise isn't it 'tapping-up'?