03 May 2017 11:47:17
Reading this morning that Van Dijk has a verbal agreement that he'll join Liverpool if we can get champions league. Then also seeing that Chelsea almost have a done deal by offering cash and Andreas Christensen. Any further update on the situation? Or is this going to be summers transfer saga? Cheers eds!

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of Liverpool making any approach to van Dijk - I would have thought given the continuing issues the club has regarding tapping up would make them steer well clear of making any verbal agreements with players.}


1.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 12:15:20
Well said Ed! I hope this nonsense never happens again.


2.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 12:46:34
Think People really need to give up on the idea of us getting a centre back this summer. If we were going to sign him Lovren wouldn't have been offered a new contract.


3.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 12:42:59
VVD will not be coming to LFC, IMO as we have not approached him and IMO, may never do.


4.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 12:59:19
We'll be signing a new centre back no doubt about that.


5.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 13:18:32
Sakho, Square Tomatoe has already said Klopp only wants four centre backs - Matip, Lovren, Klavan, Gomez.


6.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 13:32:51
What makes you think that sakho? We have 4 CB's at the club with Lucas and the youngsters aa back up. Non if the first team 4 will be moving so Klopp has what abd who he wants having signed Klavan and Matip (his choice) . The VVD hype is fabrication and nit happening.


7.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 15:08:23
Firmino,
You do realize we have conceded 50 goals with those names?


8.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 15:57:17
Klopp isn't stupid, we've conceded close to 50 goals again this season. Remember klopp told Karius he would be 1st choice. managers always tell lies.


9.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 16:33:23
Maybe not lies, just change their minds?


10.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 16:51:51
Or they change their minds and make a decision depending on the situation.


11.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 17:20:35
I would hope we will sign a centre back although its not looking likely. The amount of goals we have conceded this season would suggest that our current crop of defenders aren't good enough. Which teams out of the teams challenging for europe would Klavan Lovren Gomez or Matip get into?
I think Matip will improve next season after having a season to adapt and Gomez is a promising young defender but the other two defenders just aren't quite up to it.


12.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 17:32:13
Regardless of what you want to call it, we'll be signing a new centre back.


13.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 17:47:14
Klopp said he wanted 4 centre backs for this season - no european football.
It's a bit of a different scenario when we have the addition of champions league football!


14.) 03 May 2017
03 May 2017 20:28:11
Harry it is actually 42 goals, with only 3 games to play (2 at home) .

Let's not make things up buddy.

Besides, that is not with those 4 centre backs. Lovren and Matip have had long spells out due to injury or FIFA making a hash of things, and Gomez will be like a new signing next season.

I would've liked to replace Lovren in an ideal world with Gibson, Laporte, Nastasic etc. However it isn't going to happen so rather than moan at the players we have, perhaps we should look at the coaching and tactics and how they don't get the best out of the defensive options the current management staff chose.