Luuk De Jong (FC Twente)

good first touch, knows where the goal is but lacks the pace.

good first touch, knows where the goal is but lacks the pace.

that is what I thought when I saw him against Fulham, jaysus that youtube video shows a lot of misses

Not as impressed as i had hoped to be.

word on twitter we will be signing him this transfer window

Hew seemed to miss as many as he scored. Is this going to take us forward, or will we still be creating and not scoring enough.

Not good enough imo.

That video is from only the first 3 months of this season. So it's not the usual highlight reel of several seasons with only good goals and assists. It's more a realistic highlight reel, which shows stuff he missed too. Even Van Persie misses more than he scores.

Don't see this happening this transfer period, they seem to be selling Janko, their other striker.

We already have a young striker with potential in Carroll. We need a proven finisher.

TouchlineDrama
Luuk De Jong verging on a Liverpool switch for €15m/£13m with terms already now agreed with FC Twente. Certainly fits the Fenway philosophy.

I can't see us buying another young striker unless Carroll's on his way.

We need a striker who's close to or entering his prime.

All over the twitter if true it just throw doubts on Carroll s long term future

All over the twitter if true it just throw doubts on Carroll s long term future

Maybe, or maybe Kenny will just give Carroll more time to develop and work on his game.

Plus, I don't think another striker would be a bad thing anyway, even if Carroll was firing on all cylinders.

I think it will be an interesting month up ahead as far as Andy is concerned though.

One for the future.  Probably not for immediate impact.  Would have thought the reds would have got better terms in the summer.

If confirmed it shows just how long term the club are prepared to look which suggests that Fenway are not going to be 'fly by night' owners.

One for the future.  Probably not for immediate impact.  Would have thought the reds would have got better terms in the summer.

If confirmed it shows just how long term the club are prepared to look which suggests that Fenway are not going to be 'fly by night' owners.

Agreed. Clearly building for the future, which is good to see, as hard to compete with the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid and Barcelona for the current top players, especially without Champions League football. That's why I can see us making an approach for Lucas Moura in the summer. Young, talented and his value will double in five years time.

TouchlineDrama
Luuk De Jong verging on a Liverpool switch for €15m/£13m with terms already now agreed with FC Twente. Certainly fits the Fenway philosophy.

How reliable is "Touchline media" Stephen?

I think I previously said this isn't likely to happen. I'm retracting that statement. Just checked a Twente forum. Apparently Luuk De Jong has had the past 2 days off at Twente, hasn't been at training because his vacation has been extended for some reason. The rest is speculation, some are saying that the deal is done pending medicals. And they're saying he'll be replacing Kuyt, that Kuyt is out the door.

How reliable is "Touchline media" Stephen?

Crap to be honest but i just thought i wound throw it up just incase.

And they're saying he'll be replacing Kuyt, that Kuyt is out the door.

Could be true.
We were warned very early on by the US based fans who were already familiar with NESV (as they were known then) that sentiment does not come into the equation when it comes to buying and selling players. If they are going to get anything like a decent price for Kuyt then, in my opinion, he has to go now or in the summer.
I'm looking at it from the owners point of view here, it has nothing to do with my opinion of a player who I have huge respect for.

Could be true.
We were warned very early on by the US based fans who were already familiar with NESV (as they were known then) that sentiment does not come into the equation when it comes to buying and selling players. If they are going to get anything like a decent price for Kuyt then, in my opinion, he has to go now or in the summer.
I'm looking at it from the owners point of view here, it has nothing to do with my opinion of a player who I have huge respect for.

It's not that Henry and company don't understand honor the commitment and loyalty that LFC has from a player like Kuyt, but they are looking at this task from a more objective view. Their job is to return LFC to the top and they will do it systematically like they did with the Red Sox. Kuyt has meant a lot to this team but at the end of the day, I could hardly tell he was on the pitch yesterday. Just seemed to lack the drive and pace that he normally displays. It may be time to move on for both sides.

If this works as a Kuyt replacement, sorry Dirk but I'd be happy, as much as I respect the work he's given to us and the commitment and absolutely fantastic media handling I do believe he's lost the quality he showed at the end of last season and is now on a bad downward slope for his career.

Liverpool: potential January transfer targets

Simon Rice
Friday 06 January 2012

FC Twente striker Luuk De Jong has revealed he is open to a move to the Premier League. 'I'm still very happy playing for Twente, but every player has dreams,' De Jong told fifa.com. New Twente manager Steve McClaren is unlikely to want the 21-year-old to depart and De Jong is eager to be in Dutch national team manager Bert van Marwijk's plans for Euro 2012, meaning a new club at this time may not be a suitable fit.

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/liverpool-potential-january-transfer-targets-6285998.html

One guy on twitter is adamant that we are in for him, with Kuyt possibly leaving.

Will be sorry to see Kuyt leave after the good service he has given the club, but as Bob Paisley once said. However good a player has been for you, always make sure his legs go on someone else's pitch. That said, I think it's time.