09 Aug 2020 15:18:17
Paul Joyce, Melissa Reddy and James Pearce all reporting that Tsimikas is close to joining Liverpool, Melissa Reddy claiming a medical early next week. Looks a done deal, fee around £11.7million, Greek press has been reporting for a while now. Looks like a shrewd bit of business.

{Ed002's Note - Not first choice and not Home Grown doesn't make it sound too shrewd.}


1.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 15:32:27
I don’t think anyone lfc sign this summer will be first choice now CV has effected financials.


2.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 15:34:21
Hi Ed002: With Kostas coming, does it mean LFC will be looking at youth as cover for CB due to the homegrown ruling?

{Ed002's Note - No the club will still look to sell players to buy.}


3.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 15:39:02
Ed2, cone on, take the negative LFC hat off for one minute lol.


4.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 15:44:00
Ed is Robbo classed as HG?

{Ed002's Note - No.}


5.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 15:57:50
May not be first choice but arguably the better player. Only concern would be that of the Home grown issue, perhaps this will be addressed later in the window. Considering Jamal Lewis was too expensive the second best option for £11mil isn't a bad deal at all and might be described as shrewd if all works out. No need to overpay when the club is in financial difficulty. Perhaps Liverpool could be tempted to try and sign Ben White if the price is lowered?


6.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 15:50:29
ed002 if he does sign where does that put us with HG quota.

{Ed002's Note - Liverpool are going to have to sell Grujic and one or two others - but it depends who they wish to add. Bayern Munich re-terated that Liverpool has not spoken to them about Thiago yet, the club are supposedly trying to add non HG CBs ...}


7.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 15:48:50
I seen a 22 mil bod rejected for been white does that mean he is now to expensive to sign for LFC if interest was there with the home grown rule.


8.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 16:04:37
Ed, which non HG CB's would they be? Is Carlos dead in the water?

{Ed002's Note - Like the Algerian who would be off to AFCON.}


9.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 16:21:42
Kostas is the better player currently, I think that’s clearly o see for everyone, but important to note what purpose we are buying players for. He will play back up to Robbo when he’s good enough to be first choice for other top clubs. Jamal would be the more ideal Second choice left back, he’s younger and home grown so there were pros and cons to both signings but we are getting the better player, just not the one that helps us in other areas. I really do hope we get one or two British players In, Ben white would be first on my list at the moment, but I just can’t see us shelling out the amount being asked for as £22mill just got rejected for him.


10.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 16:10:33
May I ask who these Non HG CB's are Ed002?

{Ed002's Note - The ones who have been discussed in recent weeks like Aissa Mandi and Kabak.}


11.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 17:02:45
When Robertson was signed he was not first choice team player, but he fought for it and now he is first choice.
If it is true good deal.


12.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 17:48:59
As Ed loves to remind us Salah wasn’t first choice and that didn’t turn out too bad did it 🏆🏆🏆.

{Ed002's Note - Neither was Alisson - so I guess maybe Klopp should not have any input to the decision making process for players.}


13.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 17:52:43
Salah wasnt 1st choice - just saying.

{Ed002's Note - That is right - Klopp is not the one to be making transfer decisions.}


14.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 18:07:16
ED 002 do you know how many non home grown players we currently have registered?

{Ed002's Note - Someone has answered this for you.}


15.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 18:16:47
Out of interest, who was the first choice instead of Alisson?

{Ed002's Note - Oblak.}


16.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 18:18:22
Ed the fact we’ve not spoken to Bayern regarding Thiago but have spoken to his representative as you’ve explained means we are clearly interested. Could our contact to Bayern be hinging on what happens with Gini or not related?

It’s just Ed001 has advised he doubts Thiago arrives if Gini stays.

{Ed002's Note - I haven't said Liverpool are not interest. The club never spoke to RBL about Werner. As I have explained, Liverpool need to raise money through sales in order to fund purchases.}


17.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 19:37:27
Jurgen and the boys will sort it out, the likes of Karius, Shaquiri and Origi could all follow Dejan out of the club, while no one knows what's going to happen with Gini. With the likes of William's, Trent, Gomez, Jones, Hendo, Ox, Elliott, Kelleher and Brewster coming through quickly with more like Jana Hoever to follow we should be alright eight homegrown quotas over the next few years.


18.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 19:38:55
According to the this is Anfield site we have 16 non HG players at the moment with Karius and Grujic back. If Tsimikas signs that's 17 and our limit but we'll be fine, I see at least 2 or 3 or even more of the non HG lads moving on over the summer.


19.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 19:36:49
Was karius a klopp pick ed?

{Ed002's Note - Yes.}


20.) 09 Aug 2020
09 Aug 2020 20:47:16
Karius will leave im sure. Grujic and Shaqiri will also likely depart if we get the right offer. So I'd imagine we will have a few spots available if we wish to register 2 or 3 new faces. We only named 15 non HG for 2nd half of last season including Lovren who now frees up a space so it's not like our squad is in need of re structure when karius, grujic unlikely to remain and Shaqiri along with possibly another may depart. Trent now qualifies as one of the necessary HG players as does kelliher if he doesn't go on loan. Nat Philip's also fills a space if he is retained. So Trent and Philips replace lallana and clyne while kostas replaces lovren. Harry Wilson, grujic, shaqiri karius transfers may be what the club will want to sort out before we commit to going ahead with the major 1 or 2 players being linked as the money we spend is likely to be similar to what we receive for outgoings and with the squad spaces then leaving us clear on who we can bring in. Let's be patient and wait for activity when the time is right.


21.) 10 Aug 2020
10 Aug 2020 03:02:04
Liverpool currently have 3 empty slots for non-HG players. I don't know why people seem to think there is an issue here.
Any further sales only add to the slots.
Last season only 15 of the 17 slots were filled, until Minamino joined. Since then Lovren and Chirivella have left.
If anyone needs to be HG, it is the third keeper.


22.) 10 Aug 2020
10 Aug 2020 12:30:36
Alls well that ends well, as it nearly always does the last few years! 😉.