03 Nov 2016 17:21:01
Virgil van Dijk is the name in the frame to replace the now strong possible departure of Sakho in Jan. can't see saints wanting to deal let alone in Jan plus fee would need to be round the 25 mil mark. Any news on this from your ends Eds?

Like the look of TAA a lot think the boy will do well given time and games which I think Klopp may well afford him both.

Feel for Ings greatly, don't see a reason to invest in a replacement however as we are well stocked with Origi, Sturridge, Firminio all first team ready and the potential to interchange the front 3 with the modern day wide forwards and the talent in the youth ranks available.

1.) 03 Nov 2016
03 Nov 2016 17:36:36
Surely gomez will take sakho's place in the first team unless we are planning to offload him too.

2.) 03 Nov 2016
03 Nov 2016 17:44:34
I think we should go for Schar and forget the Van Dijk talk altogether, it's not like we are looking for a cb to go into the starting eleven.

3.) 03 Nov 2016
03 Nov 2016 19:49:07
Sorry but how many CBs do we actually need? Matip, Lovren, Klavan, Lucas, Sakho and Gomez all fighting for two spots in the squad. We are overstocked and if we reinvest money from selling Sakho into the squad immediately, it should go on the only position where we are short of first team quality - LB.

4.) 03 Nov 2016
03 Nov 2016 20:29:06
There's a young Portuguese lad who I think would fit the bill perfectly. Tiago Ilori is his name. Pretty sure he wouldn't break the bank either ðŸ˜‚.

5.) 03 Nov 2016
03 Nov 2016 21:17:38
Still someone going on about Illori? Surely the fact that he's had next to no playing time under a series of managers now, here and on loan, tells us something?

{Ed001's Note - he is earning rave reviews for the U23s and he is still young enough to make it. Though I am sure the poster was probably joking.}

6.) 03 Nov 2016
03 Nov 2016 22:39:27
Is it at all likely that he may get a chance? Maybe early rounds of fa cup as unlikely as that may be.

7.) 04 Nov 2016
03 Nov 2016 22:39:27
Is it at all likely that he may get a chance? Maybe early rounds of fa cup as unlikely as that may be.

{Ed001's Note - it is more likely he leaves in the summer.}

8.) 04 Nov 2016
03 Nov 2016 23:43:28
nice to hear that ed001. if illoris not going to get his chances here, i hope he makes it elsewhere.

9.) 04 Nov 2016
04 Nov 2016 00:17:41
Spot on Ed001, you got me! Although Burkeyboy appears to have missed my tongue, which was wedged firmly in my cheek! Tiago Ilori, Hero to Zero to Hero?! ðŸ˜‚.

10.) 04 Nov 2016
04 Nov 2016 00:42:33
Righto thanks Ed001.