31 Aug 2017 11:23:27
Opinion from an ex player (currently working for the club) is that VVD will not happen this window. He said LFC were hoping others would bid as they saw this would allow them to bid. They will not bid solely as they see this as breaking the promise made to Saints. He expects that this will be resurrected in Jan.

Also he believes the owners want Coutinho to stay even if Lemar signs (they want to show they have kept their word to fans) . However Klopp is apparently pi**ed off with him for training (and likely playing) for Brazil and wants him gone. He thinks this is 50/ 50.

He did stress that he has no involvement in transfers or any playing matters and that this was all his personal opinion.

1.) 31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017 11:36:44
So even if other teams bid for VVD surely putting a bid in themselves would be breaking a promise you say?

2.) 31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017 11:47:08
Without VVD or a Quality CB in this window i feel its very underwhelming. Keita is not coming for a year. Ox is a squad player. Solanke a squad player. Robertson needs time. only Mo Salah has improved us.

3.) 31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017 12:03:10
Think liverpool stated they will drop interest (for unsettling a player) unless SHFC indicate they are willing to sell. If a bid from another team comes in and do not reject it immediately, then this open the door for Liverpool to register there interest. Too little to late, problem is he has constantly said he wants LFC move, so this is prob put off other teams and its backfired. I suspect the same thing with the OX, liverpool have prob tapped him up as he was linked very early, as soon as chelsea bid liverpool got their man.

4.) 31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017 12:37:06
The rumour with Ox is that Arsenal didn't want to deal with us cause of the old Suarez thing, so we didn't bid until the last minute when they'd already planned around him leaving. Don't know how true that is.

5.) 31 Aug 2017
31 Aug 2017 12:39:48
Well if we now have this special relationship with Barcelona maybe they could bid for VVD and get the ball rolling 😉.