Liverpool Transfer Rumours

09 Aug 2020 16:46:14
Deal for Tsimikas is at 11.75 million pounds plus add ons and a 20% resale clause. Reporters in Greece say that Olympiakos decided to do business with Liverpool, despite better offers from elsewhere, because if Tsimikas does well it will help future sales.

09 Aug 2020 16:56:52
Gotta love it stewie.

09 Aug 2020 19:21:32
Looks like a carbon copy of Robertson; very fast, takes on and wins one-on-ones, can cross accurately, and also can't finish to save his life, LOL! I'm quite happy with the deal because the biggest hole in the squad has been filled. I just wish it had been Lewis though because of the home grown issue and the fact he is 2 years younger. If and when the home grown requirements increase from 8 players to 12, there will be a lot of teams scrambling. But good deal nevertheless.

09 Aug 2020 20:06:10
Nice reinvestment if the lovren money. It is what it is and its not like anyone can really question klopp after how he helped robbos development. has me thinking, would robbo be the player he is without klopps input? Who is a better manager at developing talent? . I'll wait.

10 Aug 2020 01:46:39
if / when it's confirmed - get in lad! wish you all the best brother!

09 Aug 2020 14:56:45
Ed's it does seem we have bid for Tsimikas now as reported everywhere. Anything your end ok this please to confirm? Better option than Lewis?

{Ed002's Note - Tsimikas' agent has said that Olympiakos has set a price and that there has been a discussion with Leicester and Liverpool now. It seems odd buying non Home Grown players as padding but it may be a strictly financial matter given the funds may not have been available to add the preferred option of Lewis. There was a prior discussion with with Galatasaray as Yuto Nagatomo is due to be replaced in the summer. Third pick for Napoli as a Faouzi Ghoulam. Fenerbahce are short a LB and have Hasan Ali Kaldirim out of contract in the summer. Locomotiv Moscow have Maciej Rybus heading for the door this summer and have seemingly given up hope on Mikhail Lysov and have been in contact with Olympiacos over a deal for the summer. Sheffield United and Nice have looked and declared an interest but none of these clubs have taken it any further.}

09 Aug 2020 15:43:01
Thanks Ed, appreciate your feedback mate. Can I sit ask on the figures reported, not asking for exacts but it seems we will have to pay more for him than we bid for Lewis, if Lewis was first choice and HG then why wouldn’t we just bid more for Lewis?

{Ed002's Note - I have no idea.}

09 Aug 2020 16:56:07
With all the talk of HG players we are short of does that mean we are or never were in for Thiago?

{Ed002's Note - It is unrelated to Thiago. Clearly Klopp has been been on Thiago but he knows he has to sell to cover the cost. Liverpool have not to date spoken with Bayern Munich whereas other clubs have. The club, or at least some at the club do not want Thiago because of his age, the lack of a return on a sale and his injury history. But I think they will let Klopp have him if he sells to raise the funds.

Thiago Alcantara (CM) was expected to extend at Bayern Munich but looking at options - Juventus may be interested still as the chances of Tonali are drifting away, and Manchester United might see him as an option but that is less likely. LIverpool have not approached Bayern Munich and has no agreement regardless of what the Fat Kid From Bolton and his invisible friend says. Bayern Munich expected Thiago to extend at Bayern Munich but they do not want to pay more than the €12M a year he is currently on. Bayern Munich have said that they have not been approached by any other side since an enquiry from Juventus and have explicitly stated that Liverpool have not approached them - although his agent has confirmed that he has spoken with PSG and they will now approach Bayern Munich and not worry so much about the age, as they are convinced their first choice player will move to Real Madrid next summer. Manchester City have been approached and may see him as an option for a couple of years given the asking price of Saul and Fabian Ruiz who will stay where he is. However, BM have hedged their bets about replacing the 29 year old with the younger Saul Niguez or Fabian Ruiz - who would cost less in terms of wages and have a resale value, but will come with a hefty purchase price which will give a problem to Bayern Munich this summer - and Ruiz is now looking to stay in Rome. They accept Thiago wants a new challenge now. Again, I am not aware of any approach by Liverpool to Bayern Munich just yet but Bayern would not stand in his way if Liverpool were to offer up around €35M, and of course €250k a week or more in wages for a player - who is 29 with little or no resale value. It would be a big commitment for any club from a financial perspective and I am not so sure that it meets the Liverpool model for transfers - but if Klopp really thinks he can make a difference and somehow there is value for money, then it may be possible. Bayern knew they needed to look to addressing this situation at some point, but rather it is not this summer.

But if Liverpool want him then it has to be done in the correct manner and soon.}

09 Aug 2020 20:50:59
Soon before he possibly go’s elsewhere then Ed as there are a few interested clubs including PSG as you have said. I really hope we get him 🤞.

09 Aug 2020 21:04:50
Fair play Ed02 for that evaluation regarding thiago, covered everything that the affects his transfer. One question I have though if you think it may apply, . Would the fact that bayern are currently fully focused on the CL for next week or so and thiago being a crucial player for them is it possible that that we are simply waiting until after to speak with bayern if we have full belief that the player is keen to come to us. It wouldn't suit the player or club to finalise transfer deal with major games still to play.

{Ed002's Note - No, that is not how Liverpool do business.}

09 Aug 2020 00:20:00
It appears we have bid for Kostas Tsimikas as back up LB to Robertson. We will see I guess.

{Ed0666's Note - I like the look of this guy I honestly think he’s too good to be Robbos understudy

09 Aug 2020 07:32:54
Same here ed, he is as close too robbo as can get, no disrespect to jamal lewis but I prefer this guy if he is happy too play a squad position we have done brilliantly .

09 Aug 2020 09:09:13
Our scattergun bid tactic seems designed to tap up without tapping up. Difficult times require clever strategies, which in turn create smoke and mirrors so that our moves are not predictable . Look at how chelsea are buying up our pre corona targets. This way no one really knows what our true intentions are.

09 Aug 2020 09:35:32
Maybe he's not being signed as an understudy? Maybe its whichever trains the best plays?

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any bid from Liverpool for him.}

09 Aug 2020 10:10:33
Don't give away our tactics space man.

09 Aug 2020 11:01:14
Didn't Robertson come ask a backup?

09 Aug 2020 13:40:46
I don’t think Robertson came as back up, it was well known we wanted to replace Moreno - and after about 8 games Robbo was first choice.

09 Aug 2020 13:45:34
Moreno started playing out his skin, so it would have been hard to replace him att, for someone new to the system.

09 Aug 2020 21:26:31
For 11 or 12 million it's good business for a player who is apparently very driven and trains hard in the mould of a player that klopp always improves drastically. He's 24 and solves the LB slot we wanted to strenghten while his style is ideal for our full back play. At the same fee that we got for lovren, a 31 year old 4th choice with a year left on his contract it's great business imo.

People should not focus on the fact that Lewis is only 2 years younger and HG as more important than the actual quality that we want to see from a player give us on the pitch. Lewis showed me nothing in his performances to justify 20mil simply because he's HG and slightly younger.

08 Aug 2020 16:14:20
It seems fairly clear that the club would like to bring in Thiago at the expense of Wijnaldum if possible this summer. Do any of the Eds know of any potential buyers for wijnaldum or any clubs he has his sights set on?

{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any efforts to sell Wijnaldum by Liverpool, nor anyone making an approach for him.}

08 Aug 2020 18:15:54
Fairly clear? Eh?
Why would the club be looking to renew Gini's contract if they're going to replace him days later?
What on earth brought you to that conclusion?
Please don't say Tw@tter.

08 Aug 2020 22:21:32
It seems to me that Thiago is only possible if Gini doesn’t sign a new contract and leaves. I’ve heard that he is interested in going back to Holland but how much truth is in that rumour I don’t know.

09 Aug 2020 02:31:49
I would be so surprised that Gini would be looking for a move back to Netherlands now. He is still in his prime and can contribute to one of the big clubs in Europe's major leagues for at least the next 3 seasons.

{Ed0666's Note - I said the same thing to Eds 001. Like you say He can make lots more money for the next two to three seasons anywhere in the world and then go home and still win titles galore at whichever Dutch team he chooses. I know it’s not about money sometimes but I’m adamant he won’t go back to holland just yet.

09 Aug 2020 08:30:51
Ed0666 maybe he thinks he has enough money and just wants to go home to be near his family. Am sure after this contract if he never played again he would have enough money to last him. He might just want him play for his boyhood club in his peak as kids that’s all ways the dream not how much money you can earn.

{Ed0666's Note - yeh I get what you’re saying but I’m not sure that’s the case. Footballers are on the whole mercenaries due to the short career spans. I’m not expecting him to sign this contract on the table, I hope I’m wrong but in this current broken economic climate we have to sell if he’s dragging his heels. We can’t afford to lose him on a Bosman I don’t care how much of a soldier he’s been for us. He a 30 million pound player at least and we can’t just give him away.

09 Aug 2020 09:32:14
So why won't he sign Ed0666?Where do you think he'll go if he does?

{Ed0666's Note - Barry I have no idea why he’s not signing maybe he’s holding out for more cash maybe he wants to try another avenue who knows? I truly hope he signs as he fully embedded in the Klopp philosophy and trying to embed another midfielder quickly is gonna be an issue. Where would he go? I seriously don’t know but at the price we’ll want with only a year left on his contract I’m sure he’ll have a load of admirers winking at him