Liverpool Rumours Archive February 08 2016

08 Feb 2016 15:41:53
hi eds, was wondering if we are interested in any right backs for the summer? thanks.

{Ed002's Note - It is not entirely out of the question that the club might look but where would he fit with Clyne, Flanagan and potentially Wilson.
It was suggested previously that Liverpool and Arsenal were interested in Ola Aina. I think if Liverpool did have any interest in Aina and were able to speak to the player, and critically, offer him first team football guarantees then something could be done - although it strikes me as unlikely that the club would be willing to make such a commitment. A couple of clubs have approached Chelsea about him although Liverpool isn't one. Napoli had an offer of a loan turned down in the summer and Monaco were looking to Aina as cover for Fabinho who they may well lose. Chelsea would like him to shake up his attitude a little and sign a new contract.}

08 Feb 2016 20:50:25
Wilson?

{Ed002's Note - Wisdom.}

08 Feb 2016 10:30:08
A un-named club are willing to pay 29.51 million euros for Daniel Sturridge in the summer. I believe the interested party (don't hold me on this though) is a Non-European based club. Also please don't ask me why the figure is in Euro's I'm simply passing on exactly what I've been told.

Cheers.

08 Feb 2016 11:32:39
Cheers mate.

Said club should really focus on getting themselves a name before the spend that sort of money 😉.

08 Feb 2016 11:32:56
22 million and not to play against him (if he is ever going to be fit)?

Yes please.

08 Feb 2016 18:13:47
We should take the money and run if its true. It not hard for klopp yo unearth another lewandowski or reus with that supposed offered $ for DS.

08 Feb 2016 21:14:13
It's not hard to unearth another lewandoski? Well one with his quality has been unearthed in the last 100 years, I'm sure we're due another.

08 Feb 2016 22:23:26
Leek, your posts just get more bizarre by the day!

It's not hard for Klopp to find another Lewandowski?!

You've got to be some sort of idiot? Oh yeah, he'll just find another one, of course he will, in fact I can't believe he hasn't done so already, needs to get his skates on.

08 Feb 2016 22:58:32
He didn't find Lewandowski. He created him out of next to nothing. Lewandowski had the talent, the attitude and the desire to succeed at the highest level. Klopp knew this but let him know he would have to wait his turn and when he did get his chance after Lucas Barrios left, the rest is history. There's no other Lewo out there and let me know when you find him, Davey.

08 Feb 2016 23:47:35
Nicely said redohio. Lewa was created, not simply bought. He was coached, and wanted to be coached to become the best he can be. His graft, combined with good direction enabled him to become better and better.

09 Feb 2016 01:50:25
Lewo was basically Benteke when he bought him. He was a big lad up front and played just like that. Klopp played him as a 10 for an entire season and obviously he wasn't very good. Then when he switched him to 9 he had a much better all round game. He could run the channels, link play with one touch stuff etc. He then spent that season working on his composure in the box. That's 2 whole seasons he was given. Can you imagine anyone in Liverpool being given 2 whole seasons? And it wasn't as though he was showing his potential world class at the time, it's just the resources Dortmund had, they couldn't afford a more proven player. It's unrealistic for anyone to expect Lewo to happen again.

However, there is a Polish guy in Ajax, scoring for fun right now. Similar to Lewo in build Milik has good feet and is good in the air. Scored 20 + last season and has scored 12 already this season plus 9 assists . He'll be getting a good footballing education at Ajax and at 22 he's got bags of potential. Most importantly it wouldn't take 2 years before he was firing because he's further down the line than Lewo was and due to his lack of profile perhaps he would be allowed a little more time to fly under the radar until he finds his feet.

He'd represent good value for money and he's the closest we'd get to Lewo.

09 Feb 2016 08:43:31
29 mil! we should throw in the wheelchair for free.

09 Feb 2016 08:48:03
It did help that Dortmund has a decent scouting and recruitment set up, something that we are clearly lacking.

{Ed002's Note - The club has made very significant changes to improve things. I am beginning to think there will be no way back with the fans.}

09 Feb 2016 18:46:04
Lewandowski was nothing like Benteke.
A) He was like 4 years younger than Benteke is now.
B) He cost £4M or something like that.
C) He was played largely as a sub behind Barios in his first year (since he was a kid) and still scored roughly 1 every 200 minutes in the league.
D) He played nothing like Benteke at all. He ran behind players, had good movement off the ball, would drag players out of position, would attack any ball into the box, and other striker-y sorts of things that Benteke doesn't do at all.

Comparing the two is just bizarre for me.

09 Feb 2016 19:29:06
I would have to disagree. I've seen Lewo before he went to Dortmund as I've lived in Poland for 12 years. I'm also from so the same city as Milik so I've seen him a fair bit too. Lewo started life as a 9 who liked to hold the ball up. You should check his own interviews, even he agrees lol.