nature boy
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So Liverpool paid a premium for RB Leipzig to keep him another year?
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Maybe, maybe not. We're loaded though so money wise signing them isn't an issue.
GoldenCrow
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Wow thats a really strange deal.
Fakeknowledge
Member
Dat long term planning, makes me all fuzzy.
Exactly. People said the same thing about Monaco after they sold James, Falcão (loan), Ferreira Carrasco, Kurzawa, Martial, Kondogbia and here we are. Their scouting department went to work, signed a bunch of young players, the coaches developed them and they are now being sold for fortunes after a great CL run.
Now they are doing the same thing, acquiring young talent and 3 years from now they will be sold for fortunes again.
They paid a premium to avoid to compete against other clubs for a very small release clause next year. Of course this is a gamble because if the player gets injured or plays bad, they could have gotten him for cheaper. On the other hand if he performs well in the Bundesliga and in the CL this season, maybe they would have to compete against Barcelona, PSG, Bayern for his signing.
Clearly Klopp trusts his evaluation of the player and believes he fits in his system so there is no risk besides a major injury. I think it's a great deal for Liverpool (unless they paid a huge premium over his release clause) because next year you couldn't find decent midfielders for £42M.
100% now, probably next year still though.
Probably don't want to risk anyone else getting him instead, when he cost 48m.
WhateverItTakes
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Ooof, would have been nice to see us being this aggressive earlier but I'm liking these moves!
Audioboxer
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For when you finish 8th, win no trophies and have to do without European football? ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I jest, watching Pool dismantle Arsenal goes to show Liverpool's attacking quality is right up there in the league. Coutinho makes it even better, but I think you can survive without him.
Your defence has been for a few years now where you fall down.
Coutinho mysteriously cured and able to train with Brazil :
I'm ready to let him go tbh.
Fantastic.
Now go sign a central defender fffs.
I'm ready to let him go tbh.
Fantastic.
Now go sign a central defender fffs.
Audioboxer
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Yep, sounds like the average night out in Glasgow.
That's a strange deal. We entered now the pre-order phase for the football players. One year in advance. I wonder what exclusive DLC does Liverpool get.
VVD and Lemar. Coutinho leaving. Just watch out.
I hope they don't forget to resign Can though. That guy is free to talk to other clubs in January, and I'm sure Bayern can't wait to talk to him....
PowderedToast
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ok so macca was right about one thing, eh?
WhateverItTakes
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WadiumArcadium
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And gets the #10. Mbappe definitely to PSG now.
Yeh Jovetic was at the game last night.
MikeBison
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Liverpool getting that preorder bonus.
Actually pretty smart. As soon as I was resigned to not getting him this year, I thought we'd never see him. Would have too many vultures circling that release clause.
Strange to see Liverpool getting shit done like this.
Sign Lemar and VVD and my head explodes.
Actually pretty smart. As soon as I was resigned to not getting him this year, I thought we'd never see him. Would have too many vultures circling that release clause.
Strange to see Liverpool getting shit done like this.
Sign Lemar and VVD and my head explodes.
Keita isn't a Coutinho replacement unless Klopp is changing his tactics. Also Barcelona want/need Coutinho this year, because they want to secure Messi (only 1-year deal) and also please their fans after they promised them Dembele and Coutinho were signed and it was only a matter of hours until they signed (it has been almost 2 weeks lol)
That's why Barcelona is offering ridiculous amounts of money for both players (Coutinho reported offer was poorly conceived though), the board is feeling the pressure to sign now. Not next year. They aren't going to agree to deal similar to the Keita one. Camp Nou would probably riot if Bartomeu announced a deal that only took place next season.
Also hilarious that Mundo Deportivo today had a report saying Barcelona board liked Keita as a player for the future. The club is having a really hard offseason. Sad!
Klavan?
Don't you guys have like 6 cbs including VVD?
Bednarek
Yoshida
Van Dijk
Hoedt
Stephens
Gardos
No Europe or league cup.. will you need another? (I dunno how good most of them are)
Chris Smalling?
Fakeknowledge
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We've got something like 9 clean sheets in the last pl 12 m8. #imperious.
Hopefully Lemar happens too
never seen him play.
Markitron
Is currently staging a hunger strike outside Gearbox HQ while trying to hate them to death
For once I am impressed with Liverpool's transfer business. That was a very smart move.
We will throw in Sakho for free. Will work out great for you as long as you don't mind CB's that have committed whatever warcrime it was that makes Klopp start Lovren instead.
We will throw in Sakho for free. Will work out great for you as long as you don't mind CB's that have committed whatever warcrime it was that makes Klopp start Lovren instead.
Klavan?
I'll pass and no I don't want Sakho or Lovren back 😂
MikeBison
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Nail, head. I'm sure we're telling him the whole "you can go next year."
Would you be surprised to see Coutinho sign for Barca in a similar deal now?
MikeBison
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Don't Soton have 5 CBs without VVD?
Gardos is beyond shit and will only play u23, his contract ends soon. Guy is always injured and makes Lovren look consistent.
Are defenders go like this:
First team:
Van Dijk
Hoedt
Stephens
Yoshida
U23s:
Bednarek ( seen as a Gardos replacement)
Jones ( talented and very much seen as the future cb)
So would need another. Hoedt was Fonte's replacement as he is left sided.
I don't mean as a direct replacement, just someone who we could obtain using the money from Coutinho's sale, and not structured like Keita, more like when we agreed to listen to offers for Suarez after he gave us one more year. If they don't get him this year I'm sure they'll be back.
Won't happen - Keita had that buyout clause for next season which would have seen Leipzig lose out on cash the way the market is atm.
Ted Knutson from statsbomb explains the benefits doing it this way
Ah got it. Makes sense you'd need another then.
lmao, wtf is with Barca players not being able to do keepy uppys
https://twitter.com/EPLBible/status/902170940993359873
MrS
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The Barcelona board should be ashamed for paying 130m Euros for this clown. He's gonna be a bust and he can't replace Neymar.
Why I am glad we got Lemina. Guy is class and no African break crap.
Audioboxer
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Your defence is still more of a liability than your attack. As I said Liverpool's attack with Salah being added is quite frightening. Mane is sheer class. So is Firmino. Sturridge is a bit meh if you ask me, but his goal return hasn't been too bad.
If only you could hold onto Coutinho! He's being a complete fuck-nugget though and when players do that they lose the fans. Considering he signed that new 5-year contract he should be doing what Ronaldo did at Man Utd. Fergie promised he could leave after one more year, and he still went out on the park and smashed it for that year. Liverpool are in the CL this season, so Coutinho, pls, calm down, play your football and give Liverpool one more year instead of abandoning them on the transfer deadline.
How has Lemina been ? I don't get to watch Juve/Southampton that often, and he was formed at my club, never forgot how our idiotic owner sold him to Marseille in the last minutes of the transfer window while our coach counted on him and we had no replacement.
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