Lucas (Palermo)

Am thinking better than Centre Midfield.

Palermo are ready to make a renewed bid for Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva.

 The Italians had a £3million bid rejected last month when new Anfield boss Roy Hodgson insisted that Lucas was part of his plans.

The Reds are poised to lose Javier Mascherano and Hodgson would be reluctant to lose another midfielder.

However, Palermo sporting director Walter Sabatini insists the door has not been closed on a deal and hopes to tempt Liverpool with an improved £5m bid.

'There is a dialogue with Liverpool,' said Sabatini. 'I believe there is room to negotiate.

http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/transfer-gossip/palermo-to-increase-lucas-bid

£8 million you can take him and I'll throw Plessis into the deal. cheers.

Let him go
he's finding it difficult adapting and the fans aren't making it any easier for him so the best thing for him will be to leave

... 3million a good fee... *sigh*

Let him go
he's finding it difficult adapting and the fans aren't making it any easier for him so the best thing for him will be to leave

This isn't 2 or 3 seasons ago, he's adapted really well since then, he's been much more consistent recently than our 'big guns' and the fans are starting to support him, I for one think he can be a really important part of the team this season.

Yes i agree with you
he is improving another season and i bet he'll turn into a good player
but i can still see many fans against him and hey keep saying hes sh*te
i dont blame him if he decides to leave

Be suicide to sell Lucas now

First off hes improving steadily season by season and still young

Secondly it looks like Masch will be gone so that would leave Gerrard Aquilani Spearing and Shelvey as the only recognised centre midfielders in the squad if Lucas was sold. Shelvey is only a kid with no prem league experience, tho he looks the part, and Spearing might not be up to the task.

We need to keep Lucas

Not a great fan of his but credit were credit is due Lucas has improved and with Mash going i think we should keep hold of him

My memory lets me down alot these days,However am I right in saying I read recently the stats on successfull takles in the Prem and Lucas was bang up there.
The lad has really stepped up to the plate imo and defo should stay and let Roy improve him even more.

He was club captain last week when the likes of Agger, Sotis and Skrtel were playing which I think speaks volumes for Roys plans for him this season. He might not play every week but it is clear that he is firmly in the clubs thoughts. Not just anyone gets the honour to captain our club regardless of opposition or our team lineup.

My memory lets me down alot these days,However am I right in saying I read recently the stats on successfull takles in the Prem and Lucas was bang up there.
The lad has really stepped up to the plate imo and defo should stay and let Roy improve him even more.

Correct, he was up there with the tackling and pass completion ratios.

hopefully Roy will give him the freedom he never got under rafa. before he came to us he was a box to box midfielder scoring at will.

Looks like Palermo are offering 5 mill, rising to 7 mill in the future. Personally I think we should keep him.

hopefully Roy will give him the freedom he never got under rafa. before he came to us he was a box to box midfielder scoring at will.

yes he was almost Gerrard-esque when at Gremio, scored a few, with plenty of assists but Rafa made him sit deep

If we let him go, it's Christian Poulsen who'll be playing in for him. For more than what we sell Lucas, also.

Think about it.

He had a solid showing in the Brazil team last night.  He didn't do anything spectacular, but he looked very composed throughout the game.  I'm excited to see him continue to improve this coming season

Well, Palermo are no pushover themselves, they may not be barca but they definitely are in the CL and are a team on the up. Anyway the price they are quoting is way too low for some1 who is constantly improving. We have seen constant glimpses of what lucas can do on the pitch. If only we started supporting him bcoz then he could play without any fear of constant backlash. I for one believe that lucas has what it takes to be successful in the PL.

Stoke City target late bid for Liverpool FC's Lucas Leiva

by Richard Buxton. Published Tue 31 Aug 2010 14:35, Last updated: 2010-08-31
 
Stoke City have made an audacious bid for Lucas Leiva despite insisting that he wants to remain at Liverpool.

Christian Poulsen and Raul Meireles' arrivals have seen the Brazil international's Anfield future under threat despite featuring heavily for Roy Hodgson's side in the early stages of the new campaign.

Lucas was a regular in the Reds' first-team under Rafael Benitez, Hodgson's predecessor, but could be in line for a move to the Premier League minnows if the right offer is received.

However the 23-year-old, who captained Liverpool's first competitive game under Hodgson against FK Rabotnicki, is hopeful of remaining on Merseyside.

"What is the situation? I don’t know. I’m still playing," he said.

"I'm going away with the national team (on Thursday) and I can’t say any more than that. We don’t have any games so we will be training for a week in Barcelona.

"If the club want to sell me, what can I do? I just have to wait and see what will happen. I need to be playing and I want to be playing but I believe that I am doing well.'

"The manager will choose who plays. I have a contract here and if I don’t get anything good for me or for the club, then I will stay."

http://www.clickliverpool.com/sport/liverpool-fc/1210524-stoke-city-target-late-bid-for-liverpool-fcs-lucas-leiva.html?

Behave Stoke.