Naby Keita - RB Leipzig

Sounds like me to my good lady just the other night Si. She was looking for a hat (for my son's graduation).

"Really want that"... "I'm gonna bid"... "It'll finish my outfit off lovely"... "I'm gonna bid"

"I'm watching football here... just fecking bid already." 😄

But did you OK the bid?

But did you OK the bid?

Nowt to do with me mcarz... I only 'sign the cheques' 😉

A Box-to-Box DM is without a doubt the most specialized role on a football field. Please "almighty one" let this come true!

Surely a box to box dm is an oxymoron ?

Personally I think we'll get this one, how close to £70m the final fee is will depend on RBL in the end. When you look at the prices touted for Perisic (£50m +) and Alex Sandro (£60m) it could be said to be a good deal.

Just crazy the market these days, I wish there wasn't so much money in the game.. its getting beyond ridiculous. Completely off topic but I wish wage caps and some sort of spending restrictions existed..

Surely a box to box dm is an oxymoron ?

I read that and thought the same.

Then I thought, this must be some new fan dangled terminology in the game today, and thought to myself don't mention it you'll look out of touch.

So the talk is Keita has agreed personal terms with LFC and it's now up to Leipzig to play ball.

I reckon £50M + addons will do the job.

Although the thought of FSG spending £50M on one player, ummh not so sure now 

Come on FSG, please turn doubters into believers. One £70m bid would be a huuuuuge step in the right direction.

So the talk is Keita has agreed personal terms with LFC and it's now up to Leipzig to play ball.

I reckon £50M + addons will do the job.

Although the thought of FSG spending £50M on one player, ummh not so sure now 

It will be mostly recouped with the sale of unwanted players.

Going by the reports he seems to be our next target. If Salah's transfer was anything to go by, talks are going to drag on till eternity but we will sign him eventually.

Going by the reports he seems to be our next target. If Salah's transfer was anything to go by, talks are going to drag on till eternity but we will sign him eventually.

They dragged on with a club that wanted to sell said player, this one will go on into next year

Joyce is pretty reliable no? I think we will get him, and all the fsg naysayers will still moan even if we pay £70mill.

I read a lot of posts like this in the VVD thread when we were apparently close to getting the lad. I think the FSG naysayers want nothing more than to have nothing to moan about.

Going by the reports he seems to be our next target. If Salah's transfer was anything to go by, talks are going to drag on till eternity but we will sign him eventually.

No matter as long as he's a Liverpool player come August.

I have a visiion of someone in the club offices trying to bid for keita only that they don't realise they are actually playing football manager and you have actually got to deal with real life people

Come on FSG, please turn doubters into believers. One £70m bid would be a huuuuuge step in the right direction.

Couldn't we try and buy him on top cashback ?

I think the FSG naysayers want nothing more than to have nothing to moan about.

Without a doubt buddy. I've lost track of how many times I have said - "Sometimes the penny has a long way to drop but it always gets there"

I've watched the penny drop a lot quicker, than before, this past year: admittedly faster among Reds fans than the investors but I'm seeing a change there too.

I'd love to only praise FSG. 😎

I have a visiion of someone in the club offices trying to bid for keita only that they don't realise they are actually playing football manager and you have actually got to deal with real life people

Didn't our CEO work for EA Sports ?, he's probably frantically searching for cheat codes.

This would be great if we pull it off.

Joyce is pretty reliable no? I think we will get him, and all the fsg naysayers will still moan even if we pay £70mill.

Of course the FSG naysayers won't moan, well be F***ing ecstatic. It'll be the pro FSG "we don't need to spend big to compete" crowd that won't be happy.
All I ask is that the Manager is backed when he wants a player. I can't see us paying that much for one player though.

We've agreed personal terms whilst 'preparing a record bid' that we haven't yet made?

Football journalists love embellishing stories.

Imagine if Leipzig reported us to UEFA for tapping him up.  That would, although majorly unfunny, also be a little bit funny - if you catch my drift.

Surely a box to box dm is an oxymoron ?

Maybe I made it up but I'm sticking by it -you get what I mean . There are hardly any players in the game that can sit deep and then step forward to influence the game at a critical period; almost like an advanced sweeper. A slight difference to the "midfield controller" a-la Viera or Toure but along similar lines.

Imagine if Leipzig reported us to UEFA for tapping him up. 

FSG are counting on it Boss......

So we've agreed personal terms without even making any sort of offer for him. Do we not learn?

Come on FSG, please turn doubters into believers. One £70m bid would be a huuuuuge step in the right direction.

Yeah prove us wrong. £70m is technically what you'd sell your players at. Show us at £70m that you're a buyer. It will put to bed all those doubters of yours.