Hello, I am new here. I want to discuss and share thoughts about how our transfer season is going, specifically the defense.
Lambert was a steal and Lallana is entering his prime. Emre Can is another prospect (who seemed confident in his first training session at melwood)
Concerning our yet to come players:
It looks like getting Lazar Markovic and divock origi, and possibly signing 1-2 more attacking options (like shaqiri) will wrap up our new incoming attackers.
There is great potential in markovic and origi, and shaqiri is the real deal. I will admit though, markovic is a little overpriced.
But, so far not bad.
My main concern is with our shaky defense that allowed 50 goals last season.
Alberto Moreno deal is not going through and Southampton is trying to hold on to lovren.
Lovren isn't bad, he is basically a younger and less scary skrtel. However, 20 million is too much for him. He isn't really an upgrade but will give Sakho, Skrtel (and Agger, if we manage to keep him) some competition. Lovren is a top 15-10 epl center back
Our central defensive midfielder options should be boosted by Emre Can.BR plans to make him a long term replacement for Gerrard. For next season, I expect Gerrard to start less games or get less minutes due to age and Can's presence. Can can also play left back but that is not what we got him for.
Our full backs are one of our biggest concerns, if not the biggest.
With Moreno deal looking off, I cannot stress how important it is to get Ricardo Rodriguez. Jose Enrique is back but he is too injury prone. He is good but has had an unreliable past couple seasons due to injury. Ricardo Rodriguez is the next big fullback in the sport. We can get him with Suarez funds. He can't cost more than 40 mil at MAX. He is young(turning 22 next month) and has impressed in world cup and past season with Wolfsburg. He is one of the best leftbacks in Europe and is only getting better. He can easily break into the starting 11. Also, Rodriguez would fit the attacking philosophy of BR, he is good at crossing and provides plenty of key passes. Enrique can be used as a bench option (Flanagan can be used if Enrique gets injured, AGAIN).
For our right back issue, we can use Johnson as bench and Flanagan as starting, or vice versa. Regarding who to buy, Lucas pcizek from Dortmund comes to mind but it will be hard to pry him away from Jürgen klopp. Other names include Serge aurier who has impressed at world cup, and Gregory van Der wiel. Wiel is currently easing back into routine after a successful recovery from injury but he was good in the past season.
Regarding our keepers, I say we test it out with Mignolet or use reina if Mignolet is insufficient. Navas from Costa Rica would be really nice to have. He could probably be starter.
Fixing up our defense could ease the burden on our keepers
So yah, these are my thoughts regarding who to buy. Ricardo Rodriguez should be high on our priorities. So what do guys think?