Sebastian Coates (Nacional Montevideo)

From what i"ve seen of him he seems an all rounder and very threatening and a deadly head aswell.

Is he good enough to be competing for first team straight away or is this being billed as one for the future?

Can't say I've seen enough of him to form a true opinion. Seems solid from the little I have seen but it would appear we may be closer to this than we thought, with Soto going I certainly expect someone else to come in to fill the void not at all saying it's definitely going to be anyone as we're linked with so many but confident of someone coming in now.

6ft 6, big f**ker.

Possibly hoping to get by with Skrtel, Agger, Carra for the time being, with Coates as back-up?

Is he good enough to be competing for first team straight away or is this being billed as one for the future?

Considering that he was a starting central defender for Uruguay at the recent Copa America, I'd say that he will definitely compete for a starting spot at LFC ... After a brief period of adaptation, of course ...

Sebastian Coates: "I will surely wear the historical shirt of a great club soon." I like that cheeky fukker.
Looks a decent signing think he will get into the team as the season goes on.

Sebastian Coates: "I will surely wear the historical shirt of a great club soon." I like that cheeky fukker.
Looks a decent signing think he will get into the team as the season goes on.

That would rule out city no history there.

That would rule out city no history there.

Maybe their disgusting neighbor then...no they just don't beat our history.

Sebastian Coates: "I will surely wear the historical shirt of a great club soon." I like that cheeky fukker.
Looks a decent signing think he will get into the team as the season goes on.

Guaranteed what with Agger having his usual time with the treatment table and Carra's inevitable 5 yellow or red card suspension.  

TBH I think that if this comes off then our back line options would be comparable with the best in the league.

Sebastian Coates: "I will surely wear the historical shirt of a great club soon." I like that cheeky fukker.
Looks a decent signing think he will get into the team as the season goes on.

Pretty generic that, are we sure it is not Robbie Keane in disguise?

Pretty generic that, are we sure it is not Robbie Keane in disguise?

Not seen this lad play but  from what people say he would be a good signing.

Pretty generic that, are we sure it is not Robbie Keane in disguise?

It is a bit of a cringe worthy statement isn't it. Could end at PNE with a statement like that. Hated it when Robbie came out with the LFC are my dream club. How many clubs did you dream about Mr "my dream club since childhood has been Coventry, Milan, Leeds, Celtic, Tottenham, Liverpool, West Ham  oops LA Galaxy Keane

Got the tackling of Thommo, the feet of Hansen and the head of Hyypia. Sign him up!

Top player! Would also be good for Suarez to have a compatriot at Liverpool.

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More replies than I can handle tonight. I've got to sleep - early flight to Italy for Arsenal game. Not being ignorant, just tired ... Sorry

But I'll finish by mentioning #LFC bid for Uruguay defender Sebastian Coates and tentative interest in ... Craig Bellamy

Liverpool plan shock return for Craig Bellamy and eye Sebastián Coates

• Reds happy to meet Manchester City forward's wages
• Anfield side also interested in Uruguayan defender

Andy Hunter
The Guardian, Tuesday 23 August 2011

Liverpool have moved ahead of Arsenal and Manchester City in pursuit of the towering young Uruguay defender Sebastián Coates and are ready to offer Craig Bellamy a sensational return to Anfield.

The Wales international has been frozen out completely by Roberto Mancini at City but remains at the club on a £95,000- a-week contract. Bellamy's wage has surprisingly not deterred several Premier League clubs and Celtic from trying to prise the 32-year-old from the Etihad Stadium but Liverpool are willing to offer the striker a lucrative contract providing no transfer fee is involved.

Bellamy, a boyhood Liverpool fan, spent one season at Anfield in 2006-07 but struggled to make an impact under Rafael Benítez and was sold to West Ham United for £7.5m after 27 appearances and seven goals. He was an unused substitute in the 2007 Champions League final defeat by Milan and was destined for the Anfield exit from the moment he attacked his then team-mate John Arne Riise with a golf club during a supposed team bonding exercise in Portugal.

The striker could be joined at Anfield by Coates, the 20-year-old centre-half who was named best young player at this summer's Copa América where his performances for the tournament winners Uruguay – in the same team as Liverpool's Luis Suárez – increased interest from several Premier League clubs.

As the Guardian revealed last month, scouts from Arsenal, City and Liverpool all monitored the 6ft 6in Coates in Argentina, with Arsenal also believed to have watched the defender playing for his club side Nacional, the champions of Uruguay, a dozen times last season.

Liverpool, however, with the advantage of the Suárez connection, have emerged as Coates's most likely destination in the Premier League and could cost Fenway Sports Group, the club's owners who have already sanctioned a £110m recruitment drive this year, a fee of around £12m.

Coates was linked with a £3.5m transfer to Porto in June following the collapse of a proposed move to the Brazilian side São Paulo but his rise to prominence at the Copa América has since inflated Nacional's asking price. The central defender is one of the most highly rated young players in the game and, despite his lack of experience at international level, his Spanish and British ancestry is likely to assist any application for a work permit.

Liverpool are keen to strengthen their defence, especially after allowing Sotirios Kyrgiakos to join Wolfsburg on a free transfer. The Greece international could be followed out of Anfield by Alberto Aquilani, a target for Milan.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2011/aug/23/liverpool-craig-bellamy-shock-return

I can really see this happening!

looks confident in the tackle and with the ball.

fingers crossed

6ft 6, big f**ker.

Up for corners with his mate Suarez and Big Andy.

Wouldn't want to defend that set piece from a Stevie or Charlie inbound.


Imagine ugly f*cker Ferdinand and bi*ch Vidic trying to cope.   L.M.A.O.

After watching that vid he looks massive, could you imagine him and Carroll in the box at either end, immense. Looks very comfortable on the ball from the brief vid shown, definitely like the look of him hopefully a recommendation from Suarez too.

Would be happy with him or Cahill, if this vid is what he's like regularly I would actually lean towards him but we all know what youtube is like.

After watching that vid he looks massive, could you imagine him and Carroll in the box at either end, immense. Looks very comfortable on the ball from the brief vid shown, definitely like the look of him hopefully a recommendation from Suarez too.

Would be happy with him or Cahill, if this vid is what he's like regularly I would actually lean towards him but we all know what youtube is like.

Looks a proper player and IF the vid's can be believed would be a massive boost to strenghten the defence as well as able to link up the play in our pass and move game.

But then Youtube is about as reliable as MOTD as truly reflecting a game/player performance.

He was voted defender of the tournament in the Copa America I think.

He was certainly very impressive, and for anything around 10M I'd say that is a snip from the 3/4 games I've seen him in.

Got the tackling of Thommo, the feet of Hansen and the head of Hyypia. Sign him up!

wow!
I watched the copa but i never took notice of him....maybe a good thing!
If you guys rate him that much then i am all for it!