When I made the comment about investing in the future, that was about signing a replacement for Gini, but you seem to think I was talking about Gini, maybe you missed the context.
If we had kept Gini, it would have been shorter term obviously, and Jürgen seemed to be happy with that and wanted to keep him.
Elliot would have had a chance to prove himself if Gini had stayed, or if he left and we'd signed someone else. Better players get more game time, the not so good players/less trusted players, less. Competition for places is healthy, and quality of squad depth a good thing,
Anyway, this isn't specifically about Gini. This is about FSGs level of investment in the squad and in the players, and supporting Jürgen to be able to challenge clubs for the big trophies. If you think they are putting in enough, great. Some people think they can do more than one signing per summer.
Elliott was given Gini's spot in the squad, therefore is his replacement in the team, it's just that because he wasn't a transfer of certain amount that you don't like it and still think we didn't replace him. You keep going back to "level of investment" because that is the only lens you view the team through, while i don't care one bit how much a player cost.
While Jürgen may have been happy with Gini back on a short term basis, Gini himself wasn't as he looked for a longer deal, so he took the PSG money and ran. That we took his spot on the team and gave it to Elliott is more than fine with me and i'm not going to care that we didn't bring anyone else as the kid looks like he can be an absolute stud.
Jürgen has even come out and said we need to make room in the team for talents like his, but you'll probably say he's forced to say that because he doesn't have options anyway, despite the fact that he has always liked to bring young players along.
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-Jürgen-klopp-harvey-elliott-21304908
He also said after the Burnley game that if Gini was here, that Harvey may not have started, which is clear since Gini was a staple in the starting lineup. Young players need opportunities, not obstacles to show their talent and Gini running for the money opened up that opportunity for Harvey.
https://inews.co.uk/sport/football/Jürgen-klopp-liverpool-midfield-harvey-elliott-curtis-jones-transfer-news-1172794
We have seen this year that Morton looks like he can be a good player for us, and in the hypothetical that this upcoming summer Milner leaves/retires, which is not unlikely, and we give the spot to Morton, we will have the same narrative that we didn't replace Milner simply because the option came from within and not from a transfer. So yes, when "investment" is how you measure quality then we certainly won't agree.
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