Liverpool Rumours Archive January 11 2011

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11 Jan 2011 23:27:23
I agree mate he would be a good squad player. But we have to many squad players. And the players that NESV are looking for are young, very good potentional, sell shirts and said should be value for money. For me Charlie Adam dosn't fit that criteria.

Just how old do you think Charlie Adam is? Guess
without googling it! {ed's note - I did think the same thing Morty, he is fairly young isn't he?}

11 Jan 2011 23:26:50
11 Jan 2011 23:11:01
Sky Sports News reporting that Malaga's attempt to get Agger has been held up by the change in management.

I hope that means that Kenny is currently trying to convince him to stay after Roy seemed like he would let him go. We can't lose Agger, he's our best defender by a long way!

-IamTheCosmos

I would accept losing him for 18 million +. Malaga have a oil sheik now so they would have to pay over the top. I say aggers true value is about 13 million. Sure a big lose but we could replace him for less then that and probably wouldn't be injury prone.

Lfc_ynwa

11 Jan 2011 23:23:10
LOL, he must have been in a coma, do u want to tell him or shall i, ed?

was pointing out roy said if we are to sign players it will be the tail end of the window. i doubt the plans have changed since he left due to commoli bringing the players in.
mikey

I know mate, i can't speak for the editor but we were just taking the p. . mate!

11 Jan 2011 23:22:34
"I heard Nathan Eccleston is going to QPR for the rest of the season for more 1 st team action."

"Interesting, maybe Comolli is building bridges because he wants Taarabt back."

Good point, he's pretty immense for QPR this season, and i've heard some rumours about him possible coming.

11 Jan 2011 23:16:23
Conor wickham to sign pre contract with liverpool and Alex chamberlain also signed and loaned back
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I'd be happy with this who's your source? Please say Macca.

Blair Mayne YNWA {ed's note - his source on Oxlade-Chamberlain will be that Comolli was at the Southampton match again tonight.}

11 Jan 2011 23:15:58
I was reading about Suarez not wanting to come because he wants to bring his daughter up preferrably in London and because Tottenham are higher up in the table than we are.Well how does he know bringing her up in Liverpool will not be better if he has not lived here yet? I will want to see him when we get back up the table back where we belong, at least we have a big part in carving the history of football past and present.! ! !bel=yes unbel=no

11 Jan 2011 23:11:01
Sky Sports News reporting that Malaga's attempt to get Agger has been held up by the change in management.

I hope that means that Kenny is currently trying to convince him to stay after Roy seemed like he would let him go. We can't lose Agger, he's our best defender by a long way!

-IamTheCosmos

11 Jan 2011 23:10:54
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11 Jan 2011 22:54:50
Any chance of Fabio Coentrao coming ed? . what an awesome signing that would be! {ed's note - there is every chance, if we go for him.}

Last week I would have thought not but now Kenny is back I think our pulling power will be much greater.

Anyone else agree? {ed's note - it helps that the competition is not really looking for a left back right now too. City, United, Arsenal and Chelsea are all looking to strengthen other areas, the only real comp is likely to come from Italy.}

11 Jan 2011 23:10:51
Shaun wright philips deal lined up by Liverpool sauce(givemefootball.com/ daily mirror.)4m pound. Cheers ed. Jodethered

11 Jan 2011 23:10:13
Charlie Adam to play his last game for Blackpool tomorrow to say goodby to the fans and hello to his new club LIVERPOOL.
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You do know that Hodgson's been sacked don't you?

Blair Mayne YNWA

PS. West Ham must be gutted? They thought they were getting 12 mill for Carlton Cole. .

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I don't understand what people have against Charlie Adam. Why wouldn't we want a player with a passing range like Xabi Alonso, a work rate like Mascherano & takes games by the scruff of the neck when the team is not performing just like Gerrard?

He'd be brilliant in the centre of Liverpool's midfield. I think he'd be the type of player Kenny would want in his squad too. .especially if he's going for 4-5million.

-IamTheCosmos
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I agree mate he would be a good squad player. But we have to many squad players. And the players that NESV are looking for are young, very good potentional, sell shirts and said should be value for money. For me Charlie Adam dosn't fit that criteria.

If Hodgson was still here he would be looking at this kind of signing, along with Carlton Cole. .

Blair Mayne YNWA

11 Jan 2011 23:09:31
I don't understand what people have against Charlie Adam. Why wouldn't we want a player with a passing range like Xabi Alonso, a work rate like Mascherano & takes games by the scruff of the neck when the team is not performing just like Gerrard?

He'd be brilliant in the centre of Liverpool's midfield. I think he'd be the type of player Kenny would want in his squad too. .especially if he's going for 4-5million.
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I don't have anything against charlie adam. . . just don't think he is good enough for liverpool. . I think it is important that we strengthen our squad and not just to add bodies. . I only want players coming in who the other top sides in the league look at and go "yes we would have liked him". I would not mind if no-one came in this window because kenny will get far more out of this squad than our previous manager and it means we are doing our homework on players.
jonnybarnes89-90

11 Jan 2011 23:03:37
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11 Jan 2011 20:42:49
Ed I hope this talk about Shawcross is only talk if we are gonna sign a centre half I really hope we are looking at Dejan Lovren from Lyon only 21 and quality. Do you know if we've been looking? What do you think of him {ed's note - I don't know anything about him, but I will mention him to the editor that does know French football.}
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I posted this a couple of hours ago and 18 people have highlighted it as unbelievable. It was my opinion and a question so would those 18 people like to explain just exactly what it is that they don't believe??

11 Jan 2011 23:00:07
"11 Jan 2011 22:31:02
I heard Nathan Eccleston is going to QPR for the rest of the season for more 1 st team action."

Interesting, maybe Comolli is building bridges because he wants Taarabt back.

11 Jan 2011 22:59:17
RE: In Rafa we Trust. in his staff we do not. "Virtually everyone who has been employed under Benitez, has now finished at the club"

Liverpool have parted company with 6 scouts, including former chief scout Eduardo Macia. Spaniard Macia left the club by mutual consent last week.

New director of football strategy Damien Comolli has made the decision to terminate the contracts of five other scouts, most of whom were appointed under Rafa Benitez.

One of the scouts leaving is Jakob Friis-Hansen, the father of reserve keeper Martin Hansen. He told Danish press:

�Virtually everyone who has been employed under Benitez, has now finished at the club. This is also a couple of Spanish coaches. It is very natural that it happens when a new manager or sporting director to a club. We did never actually meet Comolli, but he has some other ideas, and it is basically fair enough. I've got a nice severance scheme and am free to start a new job.�

- Is this a message to rafa, sell up and move on, Spanish flavour gone sour.

11 Jan 2011 22:58:09
PS. by the way ed, I can't see Honda moving to us even I would like him to come. More chance of Turan coming to us but not in this transfer window. what you think matey? {ed's note - I agree to be honest, I would love Honda but I just don't see any whispers of it happening despite him and his agents doing their best.

There desperate for move because it's a dream for them. Fortunately he'll be given cold shoulder because I just can't see him doing it in Prem.

11 Jan 2011 22:56:19
11 Jan 2011 22:39:36
Why do people here constantly use wikipedia as their source?
i don't f* *!ng get it like? it's the crappiest place to find any kind of source, sheesh. Tarnsfers won'e happen until the last week of deadline, as it's normal for signings to be made late at that time.
Oh to the guy who can see anfield stadium from his house. . ha ha ha HA i thought it was you when i saw a ginger haired freckle face with spots peeking outside the window. Man. .people really crack me up in this forum lol

dirty ryder

PS. by the way ed, I can't see Honda moving to us even I would like him to come. More chance of Turan coming to us but not in this transfer window. what you think matey? {ed's note - I agree to be honest, I would love Honda but I just don't see any whispers of it happening despite him and his agents doing their best.}

thats cos there is nothing leaking from lfc no more, u won't hear bout anything till its done

11 Jan 2011 22:54:50
Any chance of Fabio Coentrao coming ed? . what an awesome signing that would be! ! {ed's note - there is every chance, if we go for him.}

11 Jan 2011 22:53:30
LOL, he must have been in a coma, do u want to tell him or shall i, ed?

was pointing out roy said if we are to sign players it will be the tail end of the window. i doubt the plans have changed since he left due to commoli bringing the players in.
mikey

11 Jan 2011 22:41:43
Conor wickham to sign pre contract with liverpool and Alex chamberlain also signed and loaned back

11 Jan 2011 22:41:18
Ed, the Charlie Adam enquiry is 100%! Doesnt seem
to be going down to well on here though! {ed's note - no it doesn't does it? Surprising seeing as how a lot were talking him up during the summer.}

11 Jan 2011 22:40:21
Does anyone know why the match isn't on till 10 oclock on sky tommorow cause its not one any other uk based stations.

11 Jan 2011 22:39:36
Why do people here constantly use wikipedia as their source?
i don't f* *!ng get it like? it's the crappiest place to find any kind of source, sheesh. Tarnsfers won'e happen until the last week of deadline, as it's normal for signings to be made late at that time.
Oh to the guy who can see anfield stadium from his house. . ha ha ha HA i thought it was you when i saw a ginger haired freckle face with spots peeking outside the window. Man. .people really crack me up in this forum lol

dirty ryder

PS. by the way ed, I can't see Honda moving to us even I would like him to come. More chance of Turan coming to us but not in this transfer window. what you think matey? {ed's note - I agree to be honest, I would love Honda but I just don't see any whispers of it happening despite him and his agents doing their best.}

11 Jan 2011 22:38:16
Just heard Andrej Arshavin is in talk with Juve. We should go for him, he's scored more goals at Anfield than half of our midfield together! !

RedViking

11 Jan 2011 22:31:02
I heard Nathan Eccleston is going to QPR for the rest of the season for more 1 st team action.

11 Jan 2011 22:29:22
Eduardo Macia and four scouts have left Liverpool.

Macia had been acting as Liverpool's chief scout and remained at Anfield despite the departure of Rafa Benitez at the end of last season.

The Daily Mail says football director Damien Comolli is in charge of recruitment now that chief scout Macia has left.

Comolli will be backed to sign as many as four players.

Source: Bennoman

you've just read twitter page the click then!

LeeWils

11 Jan 2011 22:23:29
Eduardo Macia and four scouts have left Liverpool.

Macia had been acting as Liverpool's chief scout and remained at Anfield despite the departure of Rafa Benitez at the end of last season.

The Daily Mail says football director Damien Comolli is in charge of recruitment now that chief scout Macia has left.

Comolli will be backed to sign as many as four players.

Source: Bennoman

11 Jan 2011 22:21:31
Just been told by Phil Thommo's cousin down south that Liverpool are going to make two solid signings in the next week to ten days. Ade from city and Turan from Gala. Maybe a couple of squad players as cover but the big buys and changes will come in the summer.

The Heff

11 Jan 2011 22:20:23
Charlie Adam to play his last game for Blackpool tomorrow to say goodby to the fans and hello to his new club LIVERPOOL.
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You do know that Hodgson's been sacked don't you?

Blair Mayne YNWA

PS. West Ham must be gutted? They thought they were getting 12 mill for Carlton Cole. .

11 Jan 2011 22:14:28
Please post ed, found this on a website:
F�bio Coentr�o a Liverpool Player Already?

Rumours have spread that the first signing of Dalglish's return�to Anfield will be Portugese wing-back, F�bio Coentr�o. But according to Wikipedia, the 22 year-old has already signed for Liverpool, and is playing with the number 39 on his shirt!
Now obviously Wikipedia is not a reliable site in which you can draw solid conclusions as to player transfers, as anyone could have changed his current club information. However, there may be some truth to the rumours that F�bio Coentr�o will sign for Liverpool this January.�Liverpool's left back position is currently occupied by Paul Konchesky. He isn't the most popular player at Liverpool at the moment, not least because of his poor form, and the consensus that the player isn't good enough for Liverpool, as well as the fact he was signed by Roy Hodgson.
Coentr�o had a brilliant World Cup, being probably the best player in the Portugal side, providing an excellent source of width, pace and the provision of crosses - all things that Liverpool currently lack.�Chelsea were reportedly interested immediately after the World Cup last summer, but a deal never materialised - they do have Ashley Cole after all. Manchester United were also said to have taken an interest in the Portugese, after there were questions over Patrice Evra's future, but it seems Evra's future is safe at United, and with the emergence of the da Silva twins, this signing would not be needed.
However, Liverpool need another left back, with Aurelio never really showing consistency, as well as being prone to injuries as well as Paul Konchesky looking as if he will be on his way out. A fee of around £16 million is being circulated for the current Benfica man.�Quite a hefty sum for a left back, one that the Liverpool owners would have to dig deep for, but a signing, I would�suggest, that would be worth the money.

11 Jan 2011 21:56:50
MO MO MO HES MAGIC YOU KNOW YOU WILL NEVER GET PAST A SISSKO Mohammed Sissoko returns £4m

Would love to see this, perfect Masch replacement. A steely, tough tackling holding midfielder. Doubt £4m, double it will be closer I'd guess.

I'd also like to say that expect to see Ricky Van Wolfswinkel join after the Blackpool match. Arda Turan and Keisuke Honda potential deadline day signings.

11 Jan 2011 21:46:52
11 Jan 2011 20:59:02
Charlie Adam to play his last game for Blackpool tomorrow to say goodby to the fans and hello to his new club LIVERPOOL.

why leave a team hes getting plenty of games for for a team he won't get many games from, cos he won't get games here, hes not good enough

11 Jan 2011 21:26:52
Ed, do you know if eccelston is heading on loan? he said on twitter hes london bound and he can't say until tomorrow. i think a loan spell would do him good, he does well when he gets the chance, which is rare to say the least. 1st team action will certainly benefit him.

ryan c belfast ynwa

{Editor's Note: I know only what you know - it seems likely.}

11 Jan 2011 20:59:02
Charlie Adam to play his last game for Blackpool tomorrow to say goodby to the fans and hello to his new club LIVERPOOL.

11 Jan 2011 20:42:49
Ed I hope this talk about Shawcross is only talk if we are gonna sign a centre half I really hope we are looking at Dejan Lovren from Lyon only 21 and quality. Do you know if we've been looking? What do you think of him {ed's note - I don't know anything about him, but I will mention him to the editor that does know French football.}

11 Jan 2011 20:42:21
Suarez don't wanna come so it looks like wolfswinkel is our best chance of a striker! !

he has never said he don't want to play for liverpool, , he hasnt actually stated hed rather play for tottenham, its jus rumour hed rather play for tottenham cos the champions league, thing is they might not be in the champions league next season, i can't see them in the champions league next season, and this season he can't play in champions league cos he played for ajax in it this season, i know he can't play in the europa league too if he joined us but i think he would have more of a chance of playing more games for us, and i think we have a more of a chance of reaching the champions league than tottenham maybe not this season but next season im sure we can get top 4 again

{editor: He could play in the Europa League if he joined us.}

he can't ajax r in the europa league

{editor: He has not played in the competition yet so is not cup tied.}

ahh ok sorry i thought cos ajax where in the competition he can't play in same comp as his former club till next season

So Surarez isn't coming to us, why, have you spoke to him?

Sooty

11 Jan 2011 20:40:03
Evening ed .just a quick question have we got a chief executive yet , if not what about brian barwick any thoughts , lfc fan good mates with kenny.cheers psvelnino

{editor: I don't think we have and Im no good with that type of thing anyway, sorry.}

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I have 'heard' that Ian Ayre is being looked at to move up to Chief Exec.

11 Jan 2011 20:26:49
11 Jan 2011 20:17:39
Nathan Eccleston posted on his twitter that he's packing for a move to London. Can't say who yet though. Surely this means we have to bring a striker in!

wouldnt matter if he stayed or goes wed still need a striker, cos hes a reserve player

{editor: He is going on loan, I think it is to Milwall.}

11 Jan 2011 20:26:29
Comoli is at Oldham v. Soton tonight. Rumoured to be watching Adam Lallana or Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Bad news is Fergy is also there.

11 Jan 2011 20:25:05
Any transfer news from you Ed? ?

{editor: Nothing new mate sorry.}

11 Jan 2011 20:23:13
Shopping list for the january sales. .
r/ cd ryan shawcross
lw/ fc balazs dzsudzsak
am/ fc lukas podolski
rw/ fc dimitri payet
sc fernando llorente. .
this would give us a stronger defence and much needed pace and creativity in the wide areas and going forward we will have a lethal forward line. . .
. . . . . . . . . reina
kelly. shawcross. agger. aurelio
payet. gerrard. meireles. dzsudzsak
. . . .torres . llorente
bench.
b.jones
carrager/ wilson
skrtel/ johnson
lucas
j.cole
podolski
kuyt

agree or disagree

11 Jan 2011 20:18:26
£10m + Christian Poulsen for Arda Turan
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Would Turan be cheaper if we kept Poulsen?

11 Jan 2011 20:17:39
Nathan Eccleston posted on his twitter that he's packing for a move to London. Can't say who yet though. Surely this means we have to bring a striker in!

11 Jan 2011 20:14:43
Complete conjecture and hope, i know. . .but Suso only played for an hour today with KK watching, wondering if he might get 10 minutes tomorrow night.

Ed, any thoughts on this?

{editor: I doubt it very much.}

He played 90 mins at Anfield on saturday maybe he was just having a breather

11 Jan 2011 20:12:35
£10m + Christian Poulsen for Arda Turan

11 Jan 2011 20:11:47
Its no good waiting till the last minute to panic buy for a bargain we ought to be buying now with all the games up and coming. Av got a feeling we will not be buying anyone myself, reason been Comoli has been at the club for three months now and this so called list of talent that he has drawn up must be finished by now or what's the point in having him at the club?

his job is meant to be finding talent and signing it i doubt the owners would of hired and payed him for 3 months and not let him buy players in january. or they may as well of hired him in febuary, save his wages and get ready for the summer window.
he has done this job for a number of years with various clubs so he must have a good idea of the players he likes and wants to sign.
the only player that has moved in jan that stands out so far is dzeko and that is because he snapped citys hands off to get his hands on them wages. we just need to be patient because historicaly players move in the last week of this window, and roy and commolli have said if players are signed it will be near the end of the window. this wait is killing me as well so your not alone. i seriously doubt the new owners will not bring in at least 1 major signing tho. more than likely a forward
mikey

{editor: Wait, Roy? Who's that?}

11 Jan 2011 20:11:10
The press are telling us kenny past it , out of touch , to long out the game. well i remember watching kenny dalglish as a player and a manager and i tell our younger supporters he has a football brain. he won the double and then sold rushie brought in barnes aldo and beardsley and i can tell you and hopefully some of our older fans will tell you the football was sublime

11 Jan 2011 20:05:40
Hi Ed,

I have always wondered about B'ham's Sebastian Larsson. He seems a decent player with a deadly left foot. I read not long agao that he was to be out of contract this summer and that Newcastle had signed him for 1 million. What do you think of the player? Is he Liverpool material?

{editor: He is a good player, not Liverpool standard though.}

11 Jan 2011 20:04:14
Complete conjecture and hope, i know. . .but Suso only played for an hour today with KK watching, wondering if he might get 10 minutes tomorrow night.

Ed, any thoughts on this?

{editor: I doubt it very much.}

11 Jan 2011 20:03:32
Nesv

1- bought the club for £288m
2- Damien Comolli - Director of football
3- Sacked Roy Hodgson
4- Appointed Kenny Dalglish
5- Appointed Steve Clark no2
6- lfc have 25 points. should be safe this season

the pieces are coming together. shouldnt be too dispointed by no transfers in janurary

I would rather see Dalgish sign up for 4 years + Steve Clark.

This is not an overnight fix. it could take 3 years to get back into C/ L. The management team seems to be getting stronger. That can only be a good thing.

I would rater have stability. And even if Kenny only manages to keep us in the premiership this year. He should still be in charge. The rebuilding job will take a long time.

Even if no one comes in. in this transfer window.

11 Jan 2011 20:02:45
Liverpool have joined Coentrao's growing list of suitors, and are believed to be lining up a bid of around £16m, to be completed before the January transfer window closes.

11 Jan 2011 20:01:35
Millwall signed Nathan Eccleston on loan until end of Season.

11 Jan 2011 19:59:24
Evening ed .just a quick question have we got a chief executive yet , if not what about brian barwick any thoughts , lfc fan good mates with kenny.cheers psvelnino

{editor: I don't think we have and Im no good with that type of thing anyway, sorry.}

11 Jan 2011 19:59:13
11 Jan 2011 17:08:15
Suarez don't wanna come so it looks like wolfswinkel is our best chance of a striker! ! !

he has never said he don't want to play for liverpool, , he hasnt actually stated hed rather play for tottenham, its jus rumour hed rather play for tottenham cos the champions league, thing is they might not be in the champions league next season, i can't see them in the champions league next season, and this season he can't play in champions league cos he played for ajax in it this season, i know he can't play in the europa league too if he joined us but i think he would have more of a chance of playing more games for us, and i think we have a more of a chance of reaching the champions league than tottenham maybe not this season but next season im sure we can get top 4 again

{editor: He could play in the Europa League if he joined us.}

11 Jan 2011 19:58:27
FFS LFC

Get ADAM HAMMILL back!

We shud never have let the lad go

DONT BUY THE SUN

11 Jan 2011 19:54:56
Maximum Transfer Fees (Rounded up/ down)
These are official figures from LFC's shortlist which my friend has access to:

Davide Santon - £13m
Fabio Coentrao - £18m
Ashley Young - £17m
Kiesuke Honda - £16m
Luis Saurez - £17m
Yann M'Vila - £18m (Unlikely. Summer Departure)
Dimitri Payet - £11m
Ryan Shawcross - £7m (Unlikely. Summer Departure)
Gary Cahill - £18m (Unlikely. Summer Departure)
Ricky Van Wolfswinkel - £11m
Gervinho - £12m
Pablo Hernandez - £14m
Blaise Matuidi - £10m (Unlikely. Summer Departure)
Per Mertesacker - £10m
Eden Hazard - £18m
Lassana Diarra - £12m
Eljero Elia - £15m
Mamadou Sakho - £13m (Unlkely. Summer Departure)
Alvaro Negrado - £15m
Steven Defour - £14m (Unlikely. Summer Departure)
Romelu Lukaku - £23m
Jose Enrique - £8m (Unlikely. Summer Departure)
Vedran Corluka - £7m
Nuri Sahin - £5m (Unlikely. Summer Departure)

NOTE: These are the fees that NESV will pay for each player.

11 Jan 2011 19:53:34
Alright Ed. . Ive been unable to get online since the weekend, I just wanted to know what your feelings were on the King Kenny Appointment? ? Im as you can well imagine over the moon like everyother Pool fan. . Any thoughts on the subject? any truth to the rumour that John Barnes is gonna put his boots back on to fill the gap in midfield? ?

{editor: John Barnes, I can't see it mate. Im delighted with the appointment.}

11 Jan 2011 19:53:37
To the ed. If it is true about ngog going out on loan then surley we should be getting a few or a couple of strikers to replace him ( not that he does much). Do you know if it is true or not. Also do u think we have Honda already. {ed's note - we are defo looking at strikers with the intention of bringing one in, but I don't believe the Ngog on loan rumours to be true. I don't think we have Honda yet, but we do have scouts at the Asian Cup, I am sure they will be taking another look at him.}

11 Jan 2011 19:49:16
Ed, any transfers look likely this window? If so, who. ? Nothing looks likely with Dalglish, I'd imagine he'd be trying to get to know and the squad and find his feet before even thinking about players, which really is a shame. We all know we need a striker/ winger.
Lb and RB we're fine, Kelly is a very, very good rb and Aurelio fits the bill IMO.

{editor: I am not sure, I expect 1 or 2 signings.}

11 Jan 2011 19:47:35
At this point in time, who really needs another milan. A player that won't hit the floor running.

Who will need time, cause he has come from europe. Is not use to the wealther and tempo. Bottom of the league fight.

Its time to buy EPL players and their are a few that would come to liverpool

11 Jan 2011 19:45:55
MO MO MO HES MAGIC YOU KNOW YOU WILL NEVER GET PAST A SISSKO Mohammed Sissoko returns £4m

11 Jan 2011 19:44:24
Its time to buy Scot Parker

Westham on the way out of the premiership. He wants out, we need it. Good work rate.

Would take Samba from blackburn. A stronger CBK would change the team.

I would buy Ashly Young, We need him, it would be better if he came to us, instead of utd.

A little outlay and the team can start climbing the table

11 Jan 2011 19:43:41
Is anyone getting a bit worried as to whats going on behind the scenes at lfc because i am all liverpool have seemed to do is enquire about players and be linked with sh*t players like huth i just want to see a few bids placed at least to show we are trying ed do you think we will defo sign some players even if there not huge signings mabey a winger for 12 mill and a bit of help for torres?

{editor: I think that we will sign a few players.}

11 Jan 2011 19:41:17
I would not be happy if we sign suarez, adebeyor as i fear they would be trouble cheating fighting ect for the money and wages NO WAY id love to see a old school type forward like (rush)if it was my money id go all out for carroll

11 Jan 2011 19:37:35
Dear Mr.Editor. Just read a piece on Pablo Hernandez!. It says he want to depart Valencia. And Liverpool are interested. have you heard anything?. and do you rate hernandez?. also have you heard anything else on Van Wolfswinkel other than the knowledge you have on him already?? . cheers. .
F9T

{Editor's Note: Nothing on Hernandez and I have explained all on RVW.}

11 Jan 2011 19:37:01
Kenny planning double swoop on Blackburn rovers for
Olsson(lb)
Samba(cb)
Also expect a bid for Nzogbia and bent
Kenny looking to get rid of the Greek, konchesky, jovanovic, poulsen
Bigger roles in team for shelvey and suso

11 Jan 2011 19:28:56
Does anyone know where Nathan Ecclestone's going on loan as on twitter he says he's on his way to London but can't say where until tomorrow?

Possibly to QPR

11 Jan 2011 19:23:36
{Editor's Note: The point is that Liverpool will have paid �20 million in transfer fees and recovered �16 million - putting aside interest etc. That is an acceptable �4 million loss.}

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4 million euros that could have gone into the academy.

{Editor's Note: Your point being what? If Rafa Benitez had not negotiated a deal for the player that even Roma were stunned by what Liverpool offered we would not be discussing this at all.}

11 Jan 2011 19:16:59
Nathan eccleston going out on loan to a london club. The london club is unknown but he is 100% going out on loan to a london club.
source:nathan eccleston twitter account

11 Jan 2011 19:11:45
Does anyone know where Nathan Ecclestone's going on loan as on twitter he says he's on his way to London but can't say where until tomorrow?

11 Jan 2011 19:10:23
Eccelston on loan in London as from tomorrow.

The heff

11 Jan 2011 19:07:41
Liverpool have made an official enquiry for Pablo Hernandez of Valencia.

11 Jan 2011 18:46:54
Torres is being linked with a move yet again, despite the fact he has commited himself to the club until the end of his contract, that does not mean a club can not bid for him. .
Bayern Munich one club linked, little bit of cash and player swap,
Thomas Muller? like 20? going to be sh*t hot,

{Editor's Note: All Liverpool need to do is reject any approaches from Bayern Munich and Juventus - unless Liverpool want rid of Torres or Torres wants out of Liverpool.}

11 Jan 2011 18:37:15
Ngog to go out on loan to the championship side Nottingham Forest until the end of the season.

11 Jan 2011 18:29:30
{Editor's Note: Yes I think it is a decent deal considering that when he left he had been injured and then an irregular member of the starting eleven. Even though it is a loss, it is an acceptable loss on the player.}

Just remember we still have to pay 5 million yet roma for him. So if we get 16 mill we will only see 11 million euros.

{Editor's Note: The point is that Liverpool will have paid �20 million in transfer fees and recovered �16 million - putting aside interest etc. That is an acceptable �4 million loss.}

11 Jan 2011 18:24:59
That was in October i seen that Ed. Direct quotes from his agent saying that Juve will have to pay a futher £12.7 mill if they want to keep him. Maybe the article i read (Sky Sport Italia) changed it themselves to £ sterling? But whatever way we look at it mate the price seems to be in the same region from what we've all heard or read.

Blair Mayne YNWA"

The 16M euro over three years figures are taken directly from Juve's Press Release.

Sharkey
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So what's that in pounds sterling Sharkey?

Blair Mayne YNWA

PS. Apology's about Konchesky but i don't use google and thought that was the rules.

{Editor's Note: £13.3 at today's rate - down from £13.6 a couple of weeks ago. But it will be paid in euro not Sterling. No problems over Konchesky - and I very much doubt Fulham would want him back.}

11 Jan 2011 18:23:44
Liverpool are reportedly set to make a move for Valencia winger Pablo Hernandez.

11 Jan 2011 18:15:54
Blair Mayne YNWA and the Editor discuss Aquilani at 11 Jan 2011 18:10:31:

"{Editor's Note: The option to buy is for �16 million to be paid in three years and may be invoked at the end of this season. I am wondering if the figures you have Blair were converted from � to £ at some point?}
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That was in October i seen that Ed. Direct quotes from his agent saying that Juve will have to pay a futher £12.7 mill if they want to keep him. Maybe the article i read (Sky Sport Italia) changed it themselves to £ sterling? But whatever way we look at it mate the price seems to be in the same region from what we've all heard or read.

Blair Mayne YNWA"

The 16M euro over three years figures are taken directly from Juve's Press Release.

Sharkey.

11 Jan 2011 18:15:18
Arsenal looking to talk to Honda's people! !

Only if Nasri or Fabregas is sold.

11 Jan 2011 18:10:31
His agent said back in October that we had already recieved 2 mill for Aqua man from Juve for loaning him to them. Then Juve have an option to buy him for a further 12.7 mill if they want him at the end of the season. So if his agent's telling the truth the we are getting back 14.7 mill for him.

Blair Mayne YNWA

{Editor's Note: The option to buy is for �16 million to be paid in three years and may be invoked at the end of this season. I am wondering if the figures you have Blair were converted from � to £ at some point?}
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That was in October i seen that Ed. Direct quotes from his agent saying that Juve will have to pay a futher £12.7 mill if they want to keep him. Maybe the article i read (Sky Sport Italia) changed it themselves to £ sterling? But whatever way we look at it mate the price seems to be in the same region from what we've all heard or read.

Blair Mayne YNWA

11 Jan 2011 18:04:25
"Is there an agreed fee for aqua man? If so what is it? - Mc"

Yes - 16M euro paid over a three year period from the end of the 2010-11 season.

Sharkey.

Thanks, just wondering if he did go if we would get decent playing money

-Mc

{Editor's Note: Yes I think it is a decent deal considering that when he left he had been injured and thean an irregular member of the starting eleven. Even though it is a loss, it is an acceptable loss on the player.}

11 Jan 2011 17:58:15
In short Konchesky will not be allowed to go anywhere by FIFA.

Blair Mayne YNWA"

I'm afraid you're wrong. If he returned to Fulham that would not be considered a third club (why would it be?). The ruling is based on the amount of clubs the player has been registered at, and played officially for, during a season (Fulham would be one, Liverpool the other), not the amount of times the player moves between them. We could swap him back-and-forth as many times as we wanted but it would still only be two clubs he's been registered with during a season.
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I don't think it matters, the only way Fulham would have Konchesky back is, if we paid them.
Redeyedhector

11 Jan 2011 17:57:24
Honda will be signing for us deal done but won't be confirmed for about 2 weeks still needs medical and the go ahead from Kenny as this was set up before he took over.

11 Jan 2011 17:51:54
Mc at 11 Jan 2011 16:27:10:

"Is there an agreed fee for aqua man? If so what is it? - Mc"

Yes - 16M euro paid over a three year period from the end of the 2010-11 season.

Sharkey.

11 Jan 2011 17:49:54
I'm afraid you're wrong. If he returned to Fulham that would not be considered a third club (why would it be?). The ruling is based on the amount of clubs the player has been registered at, and played officially for, during a season (Fulham would be one, Liverpool the other), not the amount of times the player moves between them. We could swap him back-and-forth as many times as we wanted but it would still only be two clubs he's been registered with during a season.
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Hope you're right mate but i don't think so.

Blair Mayne YNWA

{Editor's Note: He is correct Blair - Konchesky could return to Fulham this season - but it seems very unlikely.}

11 Jan 2011 17:42:17
Why are we looking to buy negredo.
He only has 16 goals in 47 apps for Sevilla

11 Jan 2011 17:42:12
Is there an agreed fee for aqua man? If so what is it? - Mc
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His agent said back in October that we had already recieved 2 mill for Aqua man from Juve for loaning him to them. Then Juve have an option to buy him for a further 12.7 mill if they want him at the end of the season. So if his agent's telling the truth the we are getting back 14.7 mill for him.

Blair Mayne YNWA

{Editor's Note: The option to buy is for �16 million to be paid in three years and may be invoked at the end of this season. I am wondering if the figures you have Blair were converted from � to £ at some point?}

11 Jan 2011 17:37:18
Is there an agreed fee for aqua man? If so what is it?

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Juve have the option to buy for 12.5 Million, Which they don't have to take.

FiN

11 Jan 2011 17:37:11
Oh okay ed. Thanks for the clarification regarding the injuries and wolfsvinkle. Sorry for doubting.
Hope we get some real talent who would fire us to top 5.
But today daglish says he doesn need any new signin. You reckon we ll sign anyone still?ed? {ed's note - we are trying, but January is a difficult window to get better players to move in.}

11 Jan 2011 17:37:00
Arsenal looking to talk to Honda's people! !

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damn! (if true)
your source?

11 Jan 2011 17:35:09
"I posted yesterday that FIFA will not let Konchesky register for 3 teams in a season. Some people tried to correct me and say that he can go back to Fulham. And this is the same situation we had when we bought Robbie Keane then sold him back to Spurs.

I'll try this again. Konchesky has already played for two teams (Fulham/ LFC). So he cannot go anywhere not even on loan or back to Fulham. As this would count as registering for a 3rd club.

Robbie Keane signed for us in the summer and actually played in some friendlie's for us. And then was sold back to Spurs in the January so only played for 2 clubs during that season.

In short Konchesky will not be allowed to go anywhere by FIFA.

Blair Mayne YNWA"

I'm afraid you're wrong. If he returned to Fulham that would not be considered a third club (why would it be?). The ruling is based on the amount of clubs the player has been registered at, and played officially for, during a season (Fulham would be one, Liverpool the other), not the amount of times the player moves between them. We could swap him back-and-forth as many times as we wanted but it would still only be two clubs he's been registered with during a season.

11 Jan 2011 17:34:01
Konchesky interesting Stoke manager Tony Pulis - hope this is true and we sign a decent LB - fancy a trip across Stanley Park for Leighton Baines?

RED PADDY

11 Jan 2011 17:27:58
Kenny will sign 4 players:
Santon, Coentr�o, Van Wolfswinkel & Su�rez.

Glen Johnson will be the only first team regular who will be sold while all other players leaving will be fringe players.

For the rest of the season we'll play a tight 4-3-3 with width provided by the full backs.

Reina
Santon - Carragher - Agger - Coentr�o
Gerrard - Meireles - Lucas
Van Wolfswinkel - Torres - Su�rez

-Jamie Redknapp's dodgy knee.

11 Jan 2011 17:20:47
Hi ed do you think there is any chance of getting rossi hes young (correct me if im wrong) and hes probably what we need. {ed's note - I think he would be a good signing, but not very likely, unfortunately.}

11 Jan 2011 17:16:04
In short Konchesky will not be allowed to go anywhere by FIFA.

Blair Mayne YNWA
cant he go fulham

11 Jan 2011 17:11:11
I've heard Liverpool are to move for Emmanuel Adebayor in the next couple of days, i'll keep uz informed. .

Rocky

11 Jan 2011 17:08:15
Suarez don't wanna come so it looks like wolfswinkel is our best chance of a striker! ! ! !

11 Jan 2011 17:07:07
Wolfswinkle and negredo rumours are very wide of the mark the only striker coming to anfield in this transfer window is ROMELO LUKAKU

good source? what's that then? hp or hienz?

law

11 Jan 2011 17:01:18
Unfortunately it looks like it's not going to be Suarez or Llorente but Negredo would be a decent next best I think he's a big unit with good touch and power. I suppose it's too much to hope that we will sign him AND Turan, Honda, Santon, Lovren and Elia? Do you fancy us to get any of these in Jan Ed/ Macca? {ed's note - not convinced we will be getting any of those.}

11 Jan 2011 16:48:59
I don't expect anyone to leave during the window, but I do expect deals to be concluded, none before the Blackpool game, possibly 1 before the derby.

Joe Lewis - Handed in a transfer request at Peterborough. The guy's a talent, he's English, 23 and was tracked by Spurs last season. He's cheap, is a pretty good goalkeeper and was an England Under 21 international. Better than Brad Jones.
Arda Turan - We all know Kenny's an admirer and will no doubt put his name forward. He's a Liverpool fan and would jump at the chance to play for us. He'd give us that much needed width and gets goals.
Keisuke Honda - Can play up front, so if no strikers come available in the window he can occupy the spot next to Nando. He wants to come to the Prem, he would like to join Liverpool. Would be perfect in the hole and can even take up a place on the wings.

Then there are the possibles:
Luis Suarez - He'd love a move to the Prem and is available. Unfortuantely we're in a race with Spurs and it seems he favours a move there. However, that is "paper talk" so he could still join the Anfield elite.
Connor Wickham - We aren't going to get Lukaku, but this guy is just as good. He's tall, very strong and has great technique. He'd occupy the holding role really well in a few years time. However, the fee is quite extravagant for a teenager.
Ricky Van Wolfswinkel - Our editor appears to have concrete proof we've put a bid in for him, and I trust him 100%. He is likened to Marco Van Basten which can only be good, but he is a risk. We must remember Dirk Kuyt had hit something daft like 100 goals in 120 matches or something during his tenure in Holland, if only he could come close to that here.
Stephen Warnock - It's no secret we need help at left-back and Warnock classes as English, he's a Liverpool lad so classes as Liverpool lad in Europe and is available. He's a dman sight better than Konchesky.

11 Jan 2011 16:47:23
in relation to the poster that put callum mcmanaman for the future (his cousin could put in a good word)

he is no relation of Steve mcmanaman just shares the same surname, I no this because he's from round where I live (rainhill)

say my names mark fowler but i'm not a relation to robbie

anyway to rumors

heard that Elia is almost certain to join, just negotaitions on the fee are being sorted and wages before a medical takes place

11 Jan 2011 16:32:35
Arsenal looking to talk to Honda's people! !

11 Jan 2011 16:32:28
11 Jan 2011 14:54:14
Ed. How can the club bid for an injured wolfsvinkle? I don't think your source is true, cos the guy won't return till mid feb and can't pass a medical for sure! {ed's note - we bought Aqualani injured, Downing joined Villa while injured, do you need more examples?}

as long as the 2 clubs agree the injury doesn't matter, the medical if failed is for lfc to say ok we don't want him hes injured, but if they really want him they will not worry bout his medical, aslong as hes not gunna be out till end of season lol {ed's note - the medical is mainly for insurance purposes.}

11 Jan 2011 16:29:44
11 Jan 2011 14:56:14
I'm guessing NESN is owned by NESV, does this mean any rumours/ stories/ reports they give might have more weight than other media sources? if so then they are reporting a move for lukaku and wickham.

NESN stands for NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK. used to have a channel on Sky that played mostly basketball games. Not linked to NESV at all

*NESN is owned by the Boston Red Sox who are owned by NESV, but their rumors are no more reliable than any other news outlet.

Yeah, they just post rumours and news circulating around the current press. I mean, their also reporting Juventus are about to offer £25m + Amauri for Torres.

juventus could be about to offer that no one knows anything cos no info is being leaked out of lfc, , nesn is owned by john henry, as he owns boston red sox, and boston red sox own nesn, but its all part of nesv, but john henry doesn't leak anything so im guessing they r just reporting rumours they get from ppl involved in football and other sources of media

11 Jan 2011 16:28:09
Joaquin to liverpool 6m watch this space

KK

11 Jan 2011 16:27:35
Liverpool are in talks with Porto over manager Andre Villas Boas becoming Liverpool manager on June 1, 2011.

Talks are about Compensation package. Liverpool willing to pay up to £5m but Porto want £8m.

These are secret talks and is just enquiring but could change depending on the King doing well/ poor etc.

11 Jan 2011 16:27:10
Is there an agreed fee for aqua man? If so what is it? - Mc

11 Jan 2011 16:19:22
I live in London noes from Liverpool when I was 23 due to work I know carlton Coles agent very well tell me his name? And who are his other clients? Then I shall believe you? Btw guys this is 100% not true Carlton is likely to stay as there is little interest in him and he has been told to quite literally pull his socks up. His agent is also agent to
Kolo toure
Soloman Kalou
Arouna Dindane
Now mate what's his name and illsee if you are talking crap which you are!
Red or dead.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

its stellar football Ltd.
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This is bull s* t. if you googe "who is Carlto Cole agent?" then you get the answer! derrrrrrrrrr

coyr

cole was in talks with liverpool whilst hodgson was in charge this deal is now dead thankfully

11 Jan 2011 16:15:33
Hi Ed, It seems over the last month or so we have been linked (I use the term loosely) with about 20 players; Wolfswinklel, Adebayor, Suarez, Honda, Marveaux, A.Young, Turan, Banega, Coentrao, Shawcross, Hazard, Gervinho, G.Cahill, Rami, Sakho, M'villa, Lukaku, C.Cole, Negrado and Santon. These are all names I have read about in relation to LFC, but can you shine any light what so ever on any of these, are any likely to go through and are there any that have no chance at all? cheers {ed's note - Wolfswinkel, Marveaux, Gervinho, M'Vila, there is a definite interest. Negredo was of interest to Roy, I doubt that interest will be maintained and Rami has just moved to (I think) Valencia, so he is out.}

11 Jan 2011 16:09:38
To any doubters, Carlton Cole's agent is Dave Manasseh. I haven't got a clue who else he looks after but I do know that he was at advanced talks with Liverpool prior to Kenny's arrival.

£12.5m is a joke but he's English talent, and that comes at a premium.

Red or Dead. .

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'English Talent' mmmmmmmmmmmm Well he is certainly one of these, can any body guess which one he certainly isn't! ! !

YNWA

11 Jan 2011 16:08:31
Ed - you know anything about this Pavel Vlacek?

I think he works at my chippy. Runcorn

Ive seen him there, Neptunes they call it, in the old town. Ha

11 Jan 2011 16:04:12
I live in London noes from Liverpool when I was 23 due to work I know carlton Coles agent very well tell me his name? And who are his other clients? Then I shall believe you? Btw guys this is 100% not true Carlton is likely to stay as there is little interest in him and he has been told to quite literally pull his socks up. His agent is also agent to
Kolo toure
Soloman Kalou
Arouna Dindane
Now mate what's his name and illsee if you are talking crap which you are!
Red or dead.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

its stellar football Ltd.
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This is bull s* t. if you googe "who is Carlto Cole agent?" then you get the answer! derrrrrrrrrr

coyr

11 Jan 2011 15:57:42
To any doubters, Carlton Cole's agent is Dave Manasseh. I haven't got a clue who else he looks after but I do know that he was at advanced talks with Liverpool prior to Kenny's arrival.

£12.5m is a joke but he's English talent, and that comes at a premium.

Red or Dead. .

11 Jan 2011 15:52:34
Ed this is 4 the rumours padge plz its for a lad. I have heard of Pavel Vlacek that's the fella who works in the toilets in the walkabout on the weekends

YNWA

JESUS WITH A G

11 Jan 2011 15:50:22
Wolfswinkle and negredo rumours are very wide of the mark the only striker coming to anfield in this transfer window is ROMELO LUKAKU

Good Source

11 Jan 2011 15:38:23
ZEE GERMANS ARE COMING!
MERTESACKER
MARIN
GOMEZ

11 Jan 2011 15:36:00
Ed - you know anything about this Pavel Vlacek?

I think he works at my chippy. Runcorn

11 Jan 2011 15:33:34
"{ed's note - we bought Aqualani injured, Downing joined Villa while injured, do you need more examples?}"

Ed, spot on mate, which makes me wonder why this was published about Hazard:

The Belgian youngster (Lukaku) isn't the only teen prospect on Liverpool's radar, however. In fact, he's not even the only Belgian. 19-year-old Eden Hazard was also a potential target, but his recent injury has prevented him from making a January move.

Is Hazard out long term? Because if he isn't, as you pointed out above, even if he is injured he could still move, with the new club realising he will fail his medical. Cheers! {ed's note - I doubt we will get Hazard, he seems to have his heart set on Arsenal.}

11 Jan 2011 15:31:04
There is very little if any believable transfer stories you can take as truth . the club has become a more professional outfit since nesv have taken over. they don't discuss transfer targets ( unlike 'arry the media whore redknapp) . i think we will sign 2 players in the transfer window , defo a striker to take the goal scoring burden off torres and stevie g and a leftback or winger which makes me think we could go for coentrao but that's just a guess .
ngs77

11 Jan 2011 15:28:27
My cousin's best friend is Carlton Cole's agent. The word is that a deal was put in place at the start of this month when Roy was in charge to bring Carlton to Anfield for a total fee of £12.5 million + Spearing and Jovanovic going on loan to West Ham until the end of the season. With the return of KING KENNY, who knows whether this transfer will go through!

You heard it here first!
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My best friend's gardener is Cole's agent. . . He will plant trees till the summer. . .

11 Jan 2011 15:19:26
I live in London noes from Liverpool when I was 23 due to work I know carlton Coles agent very well tell me his name? And who are his other clients? Then I shall believe you? Btw guys this is 100% not true Carlton is likely to stay as there is little interest in him and he has been told to quite literally pull his socks up. His agent is also agent to
Kolo toure
Soloman Kalou
Arouna Dindane
Now mate what's his name and illsee if you are talking crap which you are!
Red or dead.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

its stellar football Ltd.

11 Jan 2011 15:07:02
Kenny Dalglish received his official introduction as Liverpool manager during a news conference on Monday and revealed that he was "happy with the players here, " and thus may not be apt to spend in the transfer window.

Liverpool's transfer budget has reportedly not been affected by Roy Hodgson's £7.5 million pay-off, and the club continues to be linked to high-profile moves.

"We don't know if we will bring players in, " director of football strategy Damien Comolli, added, according to the Mirror. "We have been working but January is a difficult market."

With injuries and poor form abound in defense, the team has widely been expected to bring in backs to bolster the squad, and Benfica left back Fabio Coentrao and Stoke center back Ryan Shawcross remain at the top of the list.

Both have seen meteoric rises in their transfer value in light of recent form, currently in the £10 million and £8 million range for Coentrao and Shawcross respectively. Both, also, are young - just 22- and 23-years old, and are beginning to emerge as options for their national teams.

Coentrao was widely expected to make the move to Stamford Bridge, but his negotiations with Chelsea went awry last month after the deal was nearly done. He is considered one of the world's top prospects at left back and can play in a more forward position on the left side as well.

The tough-tackling Shawcross has emerged as one of the Premier League's top young defenders this season, leading the Potters to the top half of the table.

No official offers have yet been made for either player.

11 Jan 2011 15:03:15
I live in London noes from Liverpool when I was 23 due to work I know carlton Coles agent very well tell me his name? And who are his other clients? Then I shall believe you? Btw guys this is 100% not true Carlton is likely to stay as there is little interest in him and he has been told to quite literally pull his socks up. His agent is also agent to
Kolo toure
Soloman Kalou
Arouna Dindane
Now mate what's his name and illsee if you are talking crap which you are!
Red or dead.

11 Jan 2011 14:56:14
I'm guessing NESN is owned by NESV, does this mean any rumours/ stories/ reports they give might have more weight than other media sources? if so then they are reporting a move for lukaku and wickham.

NESN stands for NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK. used to have a channel on Sky that played mostly basketball games. Not linked to NESV at all

*NESN is owned by the Boston Red Sox who are owned by NESV, but their rumors are no more reliable than any other news outlet.

Yeah, they just post rumours and news circulating around the current press. I mean, their also reporting Juventus are about to offer £25m + Amauri for Torres.

11 Jan 2011 14:54:14
Ed. How can the club bid for an injured wolfsvinkle? I don't think your source is true, cos the guy won't return till mid feb and can't pass a medical for sure! {ed's note - we bought Aqualani injured, Downing joined Villa while injured, do you need more examples?}

11 Jan 2011 14:48:45
My cousin's best friend is Carlton Cole's agent. The word is that a deal was put in place at the start of this month when Roy was in charge to bring Carlton to Anfield for a total fee of £12.5 million + Spearing and Jovanovic going on loan to West Ham until the end of the season. With the return of KING KENNY, who knows whether this transfer will go through!

You heard it here first!
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Excuse me!
Since when C Cole valued at £12.5m, not only that they need a sweetner too. .

coyr

11 Jan 2011 14:43:17
I've been reading the site 2day and seen the rumours about ricky van wolfwinkle I haven't seen much of him and from what I av seen of him I didn't think he was that good of a player what do u think ed? Do u think he'd adapt to the epl? Also I've been on youtube the past few days and I must say arda turan looks like a class act I can't think of a reason why we shouldn't he's young supports liverpool plays on the wing which has been a trouble position for us in recent years and has the ability to beat defenders and has a good final product.

{editor: I do not rate Ricky but Turan would be class.}

11 Jan 2011 14:42:08
My cousin's best friend is Carlton Cole's agent. The word is that a deal was put in place at the start of this month when Roy was in charge to bring Carlton to Anfield for a total fee of £12.5 million + Spearing and Jovanovic going on loan to West Ham until the end of the season. With the return of KING KENNY, who knows whether this transfer will go through!

You heard it here first!

11 Jan 2011 14:39:14
According to a spanish news paper, alvaroo negredo has said that"" i read something , but my agent says its nothing, and my focus is on just playing for sevilla"""

so no more alvaro negredo rumours. soon wolfswinkel rumours will also come to nothing & will be confirmed buy the club.
ED. your thought. .

{editor: I personally wouldn't want any of them.}

11 Jan 2011 14:33:08
Hey Ed from reading over the last few days it sounds like you have some pretty concrete info on a Ricky Van Wolfwinkel bid from somewhere. Im happy about it, clearly he knows where the goal is, he's young and no doubt hungry, he can come deep and he's technically good. In my opinion that's exactly what we need with Nando. Now 2 wingers, do you think John Barnes would still fancy a game ed? Heard a few rumblings about Pablo Hernadez recently, quick, direct and at a good age at 25, hope that comes to fruition too.

laylandiai

11 Jan 2011 14:30:56
Negredo has scored 5 goals this season and they think he's worth 17 million. Get Lukaku for the same price

5 in 11 don't sound too bad. . .
i agree that lukaku looks a better prespect tho. he looks like an adult playing in an under 11 team the guys massive. people were saying cos of his age he would struggle with the epl. i don't think this guy would struggle in the ring with mike tyson.
mikey

11 Jan 2011 14:27:40
""Liverpool have dismissed suggestions that the compensation due to Roy Hodgson in the wake of his sacking could impact upon the club's transfer budget"
does this mean it won't impact it cos we have no transfer budget or is it because the owners are going to back us all the way."

what Ian Ayre said (think it was him, might have been Commoli) was that the money used to compensate Roy is completely separate and distinct to any money for transfers. Also, as there is almost definitely no strict "transfer budget", it wouldn't make any difference - NESV will buy any player they think is good value and will make a difference to the team

11 Jan 2011 14:25:50
I think we will bring in a few players because i think the owners would just say no we will wait till the summer if not and stop the fans moaning , if u remember wen they joined they said maybe towards the end of january u will see something happen, because they no clubs need the money and will sell for cheaper wen they no time is running out .
i think that's why we have made a load of enquirys so the clubs no we are intrested and i think comoli is waiting till the end of the transfer market gets close (well i hope so) what do you think ed?

{editor: I would expect to see any deals tied up near the end of January.}

11 Jan 2011 14:22:10
Ed - you know anything about this Pavel Vlacek?

{editor: I have never heard of him, sorry.}

11 Jan 2011 14:19:04
Reply to:
Infact people am 90% sureif you go the NESN.COM its shows it is NESV and If you don't believe me when you log into the site it now list Red Sox/ Bruins/ Patriots/ Celtics and now LFC as its main sport teams on the tool bar at the top of the page. . .
PETE-H-

11 Jan 2011 14:08:20
Just wanted to say that Michael Owen should keep his mouth shut. I wouldn't let him within a mile of Anfield. He's only out for himself and would play for the devil if he thought it would help him. Pulling on a Manc shirt and slagging off the club who gave him a platform is unforgiveable.

11 Jan 2011 14:01:56
Just in reply to the guy that said this:
"NESN stands for NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK. used to have a channel on Sky that played mostly basketball games. Not linked to NESV at all"

actually it was NASN North American Sports Network that had a channel on Sky showing all the basketball and college football. But I do believe it's true that FSG do have some business interest in NESN, but I would be surprised if NESN could be viewed any more reliable than any other sports media outlet.

11 Jan 2011 13:52:08
Regarding the proposed bid for Alavaro Negrado, don't Real Madrid have a buy back option for his first two years at Seville? With Benzema not performing, Negrado could be their striker for next year.

Maybe one of the ed's can help me here but I think Madrid had a buy back fee agreed with Almeria and took that option to sign him back end of 08/ 09 season for a buy back price of of something stupid like 3m despite him being the clubs top scorer the 2 seasons he was there. Think at the time a few clubs were sniffing around him but he went back to Madrid. Then Madrid went on to sell him about a month later to Sevilla for about 12-15m?? So doubt sevilla would have agreed a buy back price in the

Sandwich05 {ed's note - I am not 100% sure because some reports say there was a buy back clause, others reject the notion altogether. I wouldn't worry though, he was wanted by Roy, not Comolli. I doubt Kenny will have the same targets in mind myself.}

11 Jan 2011 13:48:23
According to SKY and RTC (Radio Czech Sports Network) Liverpool have made a bid of around �8 million for Moleda Boleslav's striker, 22 year old Pavel Vlacek.
The usual guff about him being the next Rosicky or next Baros, but he has attracted the attention of many of Europe's leading clubs.
There is a quote from the agent - "Pavel is quite happy to be linked with some of the Europe's big clubs like Stuttgart, Dortmund, Napoli and Liverpool. We have not made a choice yet but wait to see who offers Pavel the best chance."
According to Wikipedia (whcih I don't trust) he scored 35 goals in just eight games in the Czech second division and was sent off four times!
The interesting thing is he is married (so young) with three kids and has been seen out with supermodel Helena Zakreesel from the Ukraine who was previously married to Maximillian Uboste. Checked with Google and Wikipedia and it seems this Uboste guy has links with the Chechen mafia!
There is a picture on Vlacek's own website of him posing with a pimped out Audi A4 in black and holding a bloody Mach 10 auto with silencer!
God! He'll fit in well on a night out in Calderstones Park!

11 Jan 2011 13:23:08
"Liverpool have dismissed suggestions that the compensation due to Roy Hodgson in the wake of his sacking could impact upon the club's transfer budget"
does this mean it won't impact it cos we have no transfer budget or is it because the owners are going to back us all the way.
all this waiting for some signings is killing me.
not sure on this van wolfswinkle either. some people say he is the new van basten others say he is the new babel.
ED would he be a partner for torres or cover?
mikey

{Editor's Note: If Liverpool continue their interest in Van Wolfswinkel and a move happens he would be used as a partner to Torres.}

11 Jan 2011 12:38:26
Liverpool No Thanks I Want Spurs says Suarez
Posted on January 11, 2011 at 6:21 AM
Luis Suarez's protracted transfer to either Liverpool or Tottenham has taken a fresh twist after it emerged the striker would favour a move to London.
Both clubs are reportedly locked in a battle for the Uruguay star with Ajax initially said to be holding out for around �20 million for his signature.
However, the Dutch giants now appear to be after closer to �23 million for their prized asset and both Liverpool and Spurs seem prepared to stump up the cash.
�Ajax have received approaches from both clubs, although nothing is imminent, � a source told Goal.com UK. �Suarez would prefer Tottenham at the moment because he is a family-orientated man with a very young child and he likes the idea of living in London.�

would this put pay to suarez then?? ? {ed's note - it is in goal.com, which means it is made up nonsense as they have no sources other than their own heads. Though I don't think Suarez is going to be joining Liverpool, as I have said repeatedly, but this story is pure fantasy.}

11 Jan 2011 12:29:57
Please ed , can u tell where u heard we made a bid 4 ricky van wolfwinkle cause i can't see it on sky sports what so ever!

ps please respond getting really frustratted by all these rumours that come 2 nothing!

L A W {ed's note - it came from a legitimate source, a proper news source, unlike SSN who are only interested in stirring up the betting market. I am not sure how much I can say to be honest, I don't think we are supposed to have the access to it that we do, sorry. But it is extremely reliable, the bid has yet to be formalised, that will have to wait on Kenny's say-so.}

* * *

sounds interesting!

any other rumours about?

{Editor's Note: Nothing right now.}

11 Jan 2011 12:21:31
Please ed , can u tell where u heard we made a bid 4 ricky van wolfwinkle cause i can't see it on sky sports what so ever! !

ps please respond getting really frustratted by all these rumours that come 2 nothing!

L A W {ed's note - it came from a legitimate source, a proper news source, unlike SSN who are only interested in stirring up the betting market. I am not sure how much I can say to be honest, I don't think we are supposed to have the access to it that we do, sorry. But it is extremely reliable, the bid has yet to be formalised, that will have to wait on Kenny's say-so.}

11 Jan 2011 12:08:46
Negrado 17m jog on

10 max? ?

11 Jan 2011 11:59:10
Lorente will not be coming to lfc. Revista la liga claim he has already reached a deal to sign for real Madrid.

11 Jan 2011 11:53:52
Ive seen negrado a few times he seems decent enough but is he the man we want is he good enough for the prem? is he good enough for liverpool ?

ed your thoughts ?

{Editor Note: He has ability, but it is often wasted and overshadowed by the fact that he is lazy and dives all of the time.}

11 Jan 2011 11:53:49
11 Jan 2011 11:44:14
11 Jan 2011 11:34:19
Hi ed's

i'm guessing NESN is owned by NESV, does this mean any rumours/ stories/ reports they give might have more weight than other media sources? if so then they are reporting a move for lukaku and wickham.

NESN stands for NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK. used to have a channel on Sky that played mostly basketball games. Not linked to NESV at all

*NESN is owned by the Boston Red Sox who are owned by NESV, but their rumors are no more reliable than any other news outlet.

11 Jan 2011 11:51:21
I'm guessing NESN is owned by NESV, does this mean any rumours/ stories/ reports they give might have more weight than other media sources? if so then they are reporting a move for lukaku and wickham.

NESN stands for NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK. used to have a channel on Sky that played mostly basketball games. Not linked to NESV at all

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Actually they founded it and own quite a large chunk of it.

MarkyMark

11 Jan 2011 11:44:17
In reply to
Can any one tell me whats going on with the young Dutch winger Elia. . Are we gonna get him or not

from what i can tell, the only club to make an offer so far is wigan, for a 6 mth loan !

hope this helps
fly ynwa

11 Jan 2011 11:44:14
11 Jan 2011 11:34:19
Hi ed's

i'm guessing NESN is owned by NESV, does this mean any rumours/ stories/ reports they give might have more weight than other media sources? if so then they are reporting a move for lukaku and wickham.

NESN stands for NEW ENGLAND SPORTS NETWORK. used to have a channel on Sky that played mostly basketball games. Not linked to NESV at all

11 Jan 2011 11:43:57
Ed what is the situation on honda?? and do u fink kenny will push for arda turan as he was the one who wanted roy to buy him?

{editor: I am not sure.}

11 Jan 2011 11:43:57
Ed what is the situation on honda?? and do u fink kenny will push for arda turan as he was the one who wanted roy to buy him?

{Editor Note: Haven't heard anything about Honda or Turan. But Turan loves LFC, and Kenny likes him so maybe.}

11 Jan 2011 11:34:19
Hi ed's

i'm guessing NESN is owned by NESV, does this mean any rumours/ stories/ reports they give might have more weight than other media sources? if so then they are reporting a move for lukaku and wickham.

11 Jan 2011 11:31:49
Alrite ed, will Liverpool sign anyone in jan. . And do you think that king kenny could make the signing plays football with the team we've got. .

{editor: Kenny could make me play football! I am not sure if we will sign anyone in Jan, we will just have to wait.}

11 Jan 2011 11:23:25
Kk comesout to defends babel
that what real managers do

YNWA! ! !

11 Jan 2011 11:16:03
Can any one tell me whats going on with the young Dutch winger Elia. . Are we gonna get him or not

11 Jan 2011 11:12:41
With an eye to the future

J McCarthy (wigan)
S Dann (brum) and former LFC sth
A Hammill (barnsley) bring the kid home
C Wicham (ipswich) mentored by his LFC hero Torres
And a cheaky one Callum Mcmanname(his cousin could put in a good word)

DONT BUY THE SUN

11 Jan 2011 11:05:25
Everyone knows that January transfer window is difficult to buy quality players as its mid season and clubs don't want to lose thier bes players. If for whatever reason a club is prepared to sell its best player they will wait and wait as the closer you get to transfer deadline day the more desperate the buying clubs get and of course this results in player prices going up. .
On the other hand if a club is in need of money and has to sell well then buying clubs will wait until the club drops the asking price the closer to transfer deadline day. .
Either way it means that not a lot happens the 1st couple of weeks of the january window. Lets just be a little patient and trust in the Manager and the guys around him. Im sure they are compliling a list and looking at who is available etc. . In Kenny we trust

Kev the Red

11 Jan 2011 10:59:22
Y is Wayne bridge having a medical at west ham and not us, as I think he would be a great loan signing for us. But as usual we have left it to late, wat do u think

{editor: Overrated and overpaid.}

11 Jan 2011 10:54:08
I said when we sold Alonso to Madrid and Negredo was on loan at Almeria to push for him as part of the deal, but no we went and signed an injured Italian instead, a player that could of cost nothing is now going to cost £17million apparently.

11 Jan 2011 10:41:01
We have read enough on the rumour front nothing has translated on the signing bit. Its getting worrying as time is moving on and games are coming thick and fast. When are we going to get a signing done?
Lukaku? llorente? Ageuro? No one knows. So lets all wait and watch the news to get first hand information guys. Enough is enough its getting boring reading the same stories over and over again.

11 Jan 2011 10:35:44
What about Ever Banega? he is a elegant player we need!

11 Jan 2011 10:35:19
Re suarez rumours:

Apart from LFC and spurs rumours as over past couple months.

Oosterver Arnold (soccer vision BV) agent: same guy that let drip the huntellar rumours as he has the same agent as Suarez>

Ajax forward and Uruguay international Luis Suarez (23) told Spanish magazine Don Balon on 18/ 12/ 2010 : "I am aware of the recent rumours claiming that Barcelona and Real Madrid might be interested in me. I am flattered by that and I really like La Liga, but nobody contacted me yet". These "rumours" came from his agent:

Suarez joined Ajax from FC Groningen in 2007 for £6.2m but his relationship with the club hierarchy has deteriorated since the sacking of former Spurs manager Martin Jol, especially after they failed to appeal against his seven-match ban incurred by the Dutch Football Federation in late November for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal.

Although he is contracted till JUne 2013 all the "rumours" indicate that the agent is trying to to work a route from Ajax, although Suarez states he intende to see his contract out?

Jim22

11 Jan 2011 10:26:17
Rumours have spread that the first signing of Dalglish's return to Anfield will be Portugese wing-back, F�bio Coentr�o. But according to Wikipedia, the 22 year-old has already signed for Liverpool, and is playing with the number 39 on his shirt!

mate don't trust wikipedia. any1 can edit it.

Thankyou for this educated response, i was not aware of that, you should become an editor.

thats y ur the one hu belives wikipedia. good one mate.

11 Jan 2011 09:48:30
Liverpool's new management and owner have asserted that a youth-based approach must be taken to get the club back on track.

Action may be about to reflect these words, as Liverpool is reportedly readying a £20 million bid for one of the world's most sought-after teenagers, Anderlecht's Romelu Lukaku

The 6-foot-3 17-year-old has already been hailed "the new Drogba, " and has been a full Belgian international since he was 16.

Lukaku, who has scored 19 times in 45 all appearances in 2009-10, is off to a slightly better pace in 2010-11, having netted 14 times in 31 appearances.

Just about every major club - Arsenal, Manchester United, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Internazionale to name a few - has been linked to the phenom.

Liverpool, though, appear to be doing their best to land Lukaku, with Damien Commoli having contacted the club and with the £20 million reportedly impending.

The Belgian youngster isn't the only teen prospect on Liverpool's radar, however. In fact, he's not even the only Belgian. 19-year-old Eden Hazard was also a potential target, but his recent injury has prevented him from making a January move.

Commoli also reportedly sent scouts to watch Ipswich Town striker Connor Wickham

o KOPITE o

11 Jan 2011 09:45:33
I'm loving these rumours of Turan and Negredo.

I mentioned them several weeks ago in my Fifa 11 team post. (Reina, Micah Richards, Skrtel, Agger, Taiwo, Maxi, Gerrard, Lucas, Turan, Torres, Negredo)

Maybe the board are reading our posts? What do you think Ed ?

RedTed

{editor: I am not sure.}

11 Jan 2011 09:44:30
Ed, who would you want to come to Anfield?

Are we not jumping the gun and buying players that might not fit in at the club. Do we not need bigger names than Wolfswinkle? I like Turan and wouldn't mind Negredo? He looks decent and maybe Torres needs someone who can speak Spanish next to him?

{editor: If we were able to sign them, I would take Turan, Hazard and Llorente.}

11 Jan 2011 09:41:49
Comolli as revealed that Liverpool - who have prioritised a striker, winger and full-back - have been working on a number of transfer deals but admitted the Merseysiders are not close to sealing any moves.

He said: "We have been working on it [a transfers list], but I don't know if there will be any activity january because it is a very complicated market and we have to be very careful what we do."

o KOPITE o

11 Jan 2011 09:40:54
Regarding the proposed bid for Alavaro Negrado, don't Real Madrid have a buy back option for his first two years at Seville? With Benzema not performing, Negrado could be their striker for next year.

11 Jan 2011 09:40:33
Liverpool and Tottenham are locked in a battle for Luis Suarez after both clubs approached Ajax over a January move,

The Uruguayan star is believed to favour a move to Spurs but Liverpool could yet trump their Premier League rivals as Ajax want around �23 million for the striker now they have sparked a bidding war.

They had initially made Suarez available for �20m (£16.8m) but due to cash problems are determined to get the best possible deal.

the Dutch club have indicated they are ready to cash in on their prize asset in the January transfer window despite the player claiming over the weekend that he would be staying in Amsterdam.

Suarez is leaning towards Tottenham due to their more competitive league position and for personal reasons, as he would prefer to bring up his young daughter in London.

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp has identified the World Cup star as his number No.1 striker target after dropping his interest in Andy Carroll and chairman Daniel Levy is due to step up talks this week.

But Liverpool have also been tracking the 23-year-old for a number of months and director of football strategy Damien Comolli has also registered his interest with Ajax as he prepares to take on his former club for one of the hottest properties in Europe.

"Ajax have received approaches from both clubs, although nothing is imminent, "Suarez would prefer Tottenham at the moment because he is a family-orientated man with a very young child and he likes the idea of living in London."

Liverpool are confident they can pip Spurs to Suarez due to the history of the club and they feel they can offer a more lucrative wage package. New manager Kenny Dalglish is believed to support a move for the player, who has scored 110 goals in 154 games for the Dutch giants and netted a stunning 49 times last season.

Liverpool's owners, Fenway Sports Group, may also be more inclined to meet Ajax's asking price as they look to make another statement of intent following the dismissal of Roy Hodgson and his replacement with Kop legend Dalglish.

The Reds are desperate to add a quality striker to the squad as both a partner and an alternative to Fernando Torres, who has been out of sorts all season. They believe Suarez, who can play either as an out-and-out striker or as a creative second forward, fits the bill.

11 Jan 2011 09:38:08
Yesterday it was saying that we r favourites to land suarez. todays media says spurs r. what do u think ed? should we forget about suarez and pursue negredo? ?

{editor: I think the media are just trying to drum up interest on the player. He would be a good addition though.}

11 Jan 2011 09:34:33
Ed who idea is the wolfswinkle coz i think its another bit of dutch poooooooo were taking a chance on we need a proven striker in a big league and a left winger till end of season at least id go for mata or turan or both mata can play striker and is good then in the summer move him on the left put turan right as he right footed and buy a big named striker and a left back what u think on that idea

{editor: 2 wingers and a striker is all we need.}

11 Jan 2011 09:34:22
I dunno y eevery one is not happy with wolfswinkle I think he is a great player full of paceand scores goals he was banging them in for fun at the start of the season in his league and the europa ed do u know how we are to signing him .I really hope we get him and Honda

{editor: It is rumoured that we have made a bit, Napoli are also interested in the player.}

11 Jan 2011 09:18:38
Caught offside are saying that charlie adam is a replacement for xabi alonso. charlie is a good player but he is no xabi alonso. gosh caught offside publish some stupid f* king stories

11 Jan 2011 09:16:47
To ed or others, why is gerrard suspended? i thought that the red card for the cup game would only apply to following cup games and not league games

{editor: I think it is because both the Premier League and the FA Cup are run by the FA so it carries over the next 3 games.}

11 Jan 2011 08:58:08
Hi mate.
So kenny is back. .and we will start our way from Blackpool. .I can smell kenny will atack the opposition from the word go. .
Alavaro negrado is being linked to liverpool. and i simply would be very happy to see him playing alonside torres. he is a superb striker. .two season ago. he had a desire to move to pool and play with torres. .with gerrard behind these two. we can score plenty of goals. .

since Kenny is back. i can see turan too coming oyr way. he is simply the best. i hust love him to be on a red shirt. if we do get these two signings. the whole team looks different. with meireles, gerrard, torres, negrado, turan, cole, babbel, kuyt. we will be so strong.

Ed whats ur opinion on this? ?

{editor: Nagredo looks OK and I would love Turan.}

11 Jan 2011 08:50:19
Alvaro negredo is far better than this wolfy guy of utrectht. i like to see him @ liverpool. he is physically strong & has pace & strikes powerfully. a skillfull young lad, , am sure will do better than Ngog.

11 Jan 2011 08:49:00
Ed whats the latest news on suarez, santon, adebayor, honda or banega and mata? if we could sign even 2 of these in this window would strengthen the sqaud massivly. with a couple more signings in the summer and the king at the helm the friture could look very good!

YNWA

P.S if howard webb is the contries best ref i would love to see the worst!

{editor: Saurez, only rumours, not sure how far that will go. Santon, there has been interest from us and Chelsea. Adebayor, same as suarez. Honda, rumours have died down, this could be due to the player currently on International duty. Banega, I dont think we are interested. Mata I am not sure.}

11 Jan 2011 08:47:58
{Editor's Note: Cavani is only on loan at Napoli.}

at first palermo decided to loan him out. but actually napoli bought him for 16.5 million in the summer , napoli president Aurelio de Laurentis is a bing fan of him.
but in the press the deal is rumoured to be only a loan deal. whcih isn't true obviously. .

11 Jan 2011 08:26:36
I cannot believe we have made a bid for Ricky Van Wolfswinkel. It's no secret that I do noy rate him and have said plenty of times on here. If we do sign him I will get behind him and hope he makes me eat my words. Theres no doubt he has talent but I'm sceptical about whether he will cut it in the Premier League.

NewRedAlias

11 Jan 2011 08:11:19
We are about to bid 17m for alvaro negredo

Source Talksport

11 Jan 2011 08:02:31
Ed, My sources claim we have tabled a bid for Ricky V Woflswinkel, True or False?

FiN

{Editor's Note: You need to read other posts - look down the page where I have explained everythging in a couple of posts.}

Thanks, I hope we get him. My source also claimed that Kenny has enquired about Arda Turan and Keisuke Honda.

11 Jan 2011 07:55:19
Ed, My sources claim we have tabled a bid for Ricky V Woflswinkel, True or False?

FiN

{Editor's Note: You need to read other posts - look down the page where I have explained everythging in a couple of posts.}

11 Jan 2011 07:36:51
Dear Mr Editor reading your comments. Do you personally believe that we may get van wolfswinkle? ?. .

{Editor's Note: My comment summarises the situation at present. What I don't know is if the new manager and new assistant want to push ahead with the previous interest in the player. Personally, I am not sure if he would bring much to club - so we will have to wait and see.}

11 Jan 2011 03:53:01
Liverpool r goin to sign
Santon
Marveux
Suarez

11 Jan 2011 02:41:27
{Editor Note: Great teams, although I'd prefer the second one.}

yeah that is true ed i mean the second string from that would be:433
jones
kelly
ayala
wilson
mavinga
lucas
meireles
suso
pacheco
ngog
turan

with carragher and shelvey available aswell.think that squad would be a great mix of youth, experience, less wages and a quality bench.maybe play the second string in f.a cup carling cup etc.plus nesv would be delighted not to spend much plus make money through honda turan mata hulk shirt sales here and back in their countries.think we could get all of them.anyone else take your fancy ed to add to that squad?DORSET RED

{Editor Note: I would be concerned whether the squad could cope with injuries though.}

11 Jan 2011 02:33:22
I am going to make a call based on the very little I've seen of Ricky van Wolfswinkel. I think we should pass on this guy. He didn't do much in the games against us, has a goal scoring record which is not that impressive (in two pro-seasons) and he doesn't even look that good on youtube. Beware of the Dutch league. I'm not being sarcastic, but David N'gog would be a god in Holland (and I do like N'gog). We need help right now. If we buy Ricky van Wolfswinkel, we will not be better off than we are right now. We need a mature player who will be a good bet to bag about 15-20 goals a season with or without Torres. Suarez (I think he's a dick, but I'd prefer him), Llorente, Valdez (like him), Hulk (worth a punt) and even Barrios are better bets. Lukaku and van Wolfswinkel are too young (and too expensive in Romelo's case) to help us out. What do you think ed?

Canadian Fan.

{Editor Note: I wouldn't call Wolfswinkel too young as such. But I can't see why you'd want Valdez - his record is extremly poor in the Bundesliga.}

11 Jan 2011 02:31:42
So u think sky sports news m company will find out?

{Editor Note: If made common knowledge in Holland, probably.}

11 Jan 2011 02:21:36
Ed will it be announced officially that we hade made a bid for wolfswinkel or they gonna keep it quiet?

{Editor Note: I'm sure the club will want to keep it as quiet as possible, but obviously things have been leaked from their side.}

11 Jan 2011 02:17:43
11 Jan 2011 02:03:08
Few rumours goin around suarez and shawcross to sign very soon. heard anything of this ed ?

{Editor Note: Nothing. Although confirmed that a bid has been made for Ricky van Wolfswinkel.}

i really hope we don't get van wolfswinkel he is absolutley rubbish

11 Jan 2011 02:12:54
So in much talk with eds hopefully we look like this next season 2011/ 2012

manager dalglish/ villa boas/ coyle/ laudrup

new signings over this jan and summer
honda 9m jan
turan 8m plus insua jan
banega 12m
juan mata 18m
hulk 20m
taiwo free
total:67m before sales
out:
jovanovic 29 3-5m
poulsen 30 2-3m
konchesky 29 2-3m
kuyt 30 6-8m
krygiakos 30 3-5m
maxi 29 3-5m
cole 28 7-10m
babel 23 7-10m
el zhar 23 2-3m
degen 27 2-3m
aurelio 30 2-3m
aquilani 26 13m(we paid installments so won't count)
spearing 21 1-2m
darby 21 1-2m
insua p/ ex
total outs 15 players gives us between 41m-62m.take that away from 67m spent on 6 world class players leaves nesv spending between 5-26m so they don't have to have vast somes of money.

team 442
- - - - - - -reina- - -
kelly- - skrtel- - agger- - taiwo
turan-gerrard-honda- -mata
- - - -hulk- - -
- - torres- -
bench:suso, pacheco, meireles, lucas, ngog, carragher, ayala, wilson, jones, johnson, mavinga, shelvey

team 433
- - - - reina- - -
johnson-skrtel-agger-taiwo
- gerrard-banega-honda
-hulk- torres- - mata
bench:turan, suso, pacheco, kelly, meireles, lucas, ngog, carragher, ayala, wilson, jones, mavinga, shelvey

that would make an awesome team and at a cost of between 5-21m after selling 15 of the current crop.so we don't need to spend big to get back to the being the best in europe.also if nesv give the manager 30m a season just to tinker or incase of injuries.squad will be trimmed less wage budget most of squad under 25.what do people think eds your thoughts?DORSET RED

{Editor Note: Great teams, although I'd prefer the second one.}

11 Jan 2011 02:03:08
Few rumours goin around suarez and shawcross to sign very soon. heard anything of this ed ?

{Editor Note: Nothing. Although confirmed that a bid has been made for Ricky van Wolfswinkel.}

11 Jan 2011 02:03:07
Why don't we go all out and take a big gamble on someone like neymar before chelsea get their grubby hands on him? Seems a superstar in the making

Red Mosquito

11 Jan 2011 01:27:19
Nicolas loderio - once linked with liverpool but ajax swooped in before us , great potential and may well be part of a liverpool double raid with the 2 young uraguay stars suarez and loderio heading to anfield with jovanovic and 17m heading ajax's way

Alex smithies (gk) - from huddesfield is another name that fits are targets as he is young has potential and is english would be available for about 1m

Martin olsson (lb) blackburn playing well this season hes young quick and has potential anther player who could be an important part in the rebuilding process and our future simular player to ashley cole we need to move fast on players like this

11 Jan 2011 01:18:11
{Editor Note: I watch Valencia a lot, and I honestly don't think I've seen him start in the team for more than three La Liga games maybe less! I don't know if he's been injured or not though, but if he hasn't and is just on the bench we could definatly get him. Yea I'd like Honda, top player.}

Benega had a falling out with the manager. I would sign him. I want just Mata. He's going to become the next big winger. Stats prove this, 14 goals this season, second highest assists last season (impressive when competing with messi, ronaldo, kaka co and he's still only 21. I know he's agreed to sign a new contract but he hasn't signed it yet, we should go for him now before it's too late (again). Play Mata on the left in a 433 and we look a whole new side. You think there's any chance of us getting mata Ed? {ed's note - every chance - Valencia are still in money troubles.}

11 Jan 2011 01:15:23
Belgium are becoming a footballing force in Europe.
Players like defour, Hazzard, Company, Vertonghen, Fellaini, Vermaelen and Lukaku are all young and talented.

LFC could sign three of these players.

Defour, Hazzard and Lukaku.

11 Jan 2011 01:13:23
Mourinho is preparing to make one last-ditch attempt to sign midfielder Steven Gerrard from Liverpool and has instructed the Real Madrid hierarchy to offer £30m. . . . . . . I PERSONALLY CANNOT SEE THIS HAPPENING 30MILL IS NOT ENOUGH FOR A PLAYER LIKE GERRARD

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I must LMFAO at this. Where did you get this information? Steven Gerrard has been the most loyal servant to LFC in the past 8-10 years. Now with his childhood idol managing the club why the hell do would you ever think of creating a rumour like this.
If you have not made this up in your own little childish mind then please post the link to where you got this info from.
Oh but, maybe your sisters husbands brother works with a dog whisperer in Madrid and the dog told him about this

11 Jan 2011 01:04:21
Ed how good would it be it KING KENNY stayed as manager and instructed the lads to a 19th league title like come on wed hav to change his nickname to MESSIAH DALGLISH lol

and ed any word on new players hopefull a striker wat u say

YNWA DARZOKID {ed's note - only new news I have had today was regarding Wolfswinkel, not a player who I think is good enough, but we have bid for him.}

11 Jan 2011 01:00:06
Ed and readers, would you rather Just Suarez(BEL) or Turan & Honda? (UNBEL)

{Editor Note: I'd be delighted.}

11 Jan 2011 00:55:50
I d be elated with henrandez suarez hazard and vargas

kermit

11 Jan 2011 00:52:45
An possibilities on players ed, any good rumours

{Editor Note: All I know is that Santon is possible, but rumours wise the only players I've heard in recent days is Lakaku, Suarez and Negredo - just rumours though.}

11 Jan 2011 00:50:43
Mourinho is preparing to make one last-ditch attempt to sign midfielder Steven Gerrard from Liverpool and has instructed the Real Madrid hierarchy to offer £30m. . . . . . . I PERSONALLY CANNOT SEE THIS HAPPENING 30MILL IS NOT ENOUGH FOR A PLAYER LIKE GERRARD

11 Jan 2011 00:39:36
{Editor Note: My team would be the same team that we seen at Old Trafford, except with J.Cole playing behind Torres now that SG is suspended. If J.Cole isn't fit, I'd move Kuyt into that area and play Babel. And I think we looked better at OT so I'm more confident than I would have been with Hodgson in charge. And my XI realistically would be: Reina, Kelly, Skrtel, Agger, Taiwo, Banega, Meireles, Gerrard, Mata, Turan, Torres in a 4-3-3. Maybe some wouldn't consider that realistic, but we could get Taiwo for nothing, Turan for no more than £12m, Mata and Banega for no more than £30m. Maybe wishful thinking though.}

would be a great side ed was thinking same just hope taiwo would want to come to us guaranted every game.also banega not playing much so we could get him.would you want honda or another top striker?DORSET RED

{Editor Note: I watch Valencia a lot, and I honestly don't think I've seen him start in the team for more than three La Liga games maybe less! I don't know if he's been injured or not though, but if he hasn't and is just on the bench we could definatly get him. Yea I'd like Honda, top player.}

11 Jan 2011 00:35:34
Hi ed, how much it cost for porto to part company with star striker Hulk? he and torres would make an amazing partnership!

{Editor Note: Given that he's such a top player for them and in general, I'd say atleast £20-25m.}

11 Jan 2011 00:33:40
Ed, just a quick point regarding Hazard in a recent interview he mentioned that he wanted to move to a top club. He said that he would love to play for Real or Barca or Arsenal. He then went on to say that he couldn't see himself sitting on the bench at his new club. If we could go in and offer a first team role and decent wages I'd reckon we'd have as good a shout as anyone. Maybe just wishful thinking on my part, but worth a look.

Quigz23

{Editor Note: He'd sit on the bench at Real Madrid or Barcelona. But I think he's attracted to Arsenal because of how Wenger plays youngsters and develops talent. He's sited out the likes of Nasri as examples of that. Obviously, we would have a chance of getting him if we went in for him.}

11 Jan 2011 00:30:59
"I am very happy to announce that I will be joining Liverpool Football Club again. I believe that i possess the abilities that not even Fernando Torres has. I will bring back the Glory days. I am going to be the New number 7. I can assure you fans that from the day i began to play, Dalglish will be my shadow. I will be the new poster boy."

Just read this on SSN news by El HADJ DIOUF.

11 Jan 2011 00:25:31
{Editor Note: I reckon it'll be a loan deal to start off with.}

We'd be stupid to buy him now with his attitude. I would loan for 6 months with option to buy for 16 million.

Lfc_ynwa

11 Jan 2011 00:22:51
Liverpool have been given the green light to make a £17m offer for Sevilla striker Alvaro Negredo.Reports in Spain suggest that Sevilla would not block a sizeable bid for their star forward and would consider a £17m offer.

Negredo is refusing to be affected by all the speculation surrounding his long-term future but is aware of the interest from Liverpool.

Negredo said: "I read something, but my representative has said there is nothing happening at the moment. I am comfortable with the situation and will just focus on playing for Sevilla."souce talksport
i hope this deal will come off and be the start of things to come YNWA {INKSTA THE WELSHMAN}

10 Jan 2011 23:57:46
Not a rumour just a thought , i think would be a good buy this window. very good on the ball and can see pass and he is scottish
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The Scots one-up all of those one named Brazillian footballers with an UNNAMED footballer. He really is something special. Hope we buy him so I can get the shirt. I have heard he will be our new number -.
Anfield Rapstar

10 Jan 2011 23:52:18
players id like to see at liverpool are charlie adams, mark albrighton, wayne bridge and gary cahill all have prem experiance and wouldn't need too long to settle
id like to see pacheco used more he and torres could be a great partnership.

reina

kelly cahill agger bridge

albrighton gerrard adams cole

pacheco torres

skyrtle kuyt johnson carragher

10 Jan 2011 23:45:06
Expect 3 deals to be hard pressed for:

Fabio Coentrao - D/ AML
22, POR, Benfica , £10m - £18m
ABILITY: 87%

Ashley Young - AMRL
25, ENG, Aston Villa, £14m - £18m
ABILITY: 84%

Luis Saurez - ST
23, URU, Ajax, £10m - £17m
ABILITY: 86%

Back Up Deals in case the above are no-goers

Davide Santon - D/ AMRL
19, ITA, Inter Milan, £7m - £12m
ABILITY: 82%

Kiesuke Honda - AMRL
24, JAP, CSKA Moscow, £12m - £16m
ABILITY: 84%

Romelu Lukaku - ST
17, BEL, Anderlecht, £16m - £22m
ABILITY: 85%

Possibles Deals

Dimitri Payet - AMRL
23, FRA, St Etienne, £7m - £10m
ABILITY: 83%

Gervinho - AMRL
23, IVO, Lille, £9m - £12m
ABILITY: 84%

Lassana Diarra - DM
25, FRA, Real Madrid, £10m - £13m
ABILITY: 86%

Ryan Shawcross - DC
23, ENG, Stoke, £5m - £8m
ABILITY: 82%

Blaise Matuidi - DM
23, FRA, St Etienne, £7m - £10m
ABILITY: 84%

Yann M'Vila - DM
20, FRA, Rennes, £14m - £16m
ABILITY: 86%

Mamadou Sakho - DLC
20, FRA, Paris SG, £10m - £14m
ABILITY: 85%

Moussa Sissoko - MC
21, FRA, Toulouse, £8m - £12m
ABILITY: 83%

10 Jan 2011 23:37:21
IS THIS FOR REAL??

Liverpool have made an enquiry to Manchester City for Emmanuel Adebayor, skysports.com understands

Ed>>> you heard anything about this? {ed's note - nothing mate.}

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Heard rumour. Think it would be good if on loan or cheap. Think he might complement Torres and he's better than Carlton Cole. He'd still be at Arsenal if it wasn't for citys money. This would obviously be his last chance to prove himself at big club. Might make him more hungry for success?

Thoughts?

Trig Diggler

{Editor Note: I reckon it'll be a loan deal to start off with.}

10 Jan 2011 23:34:42
Independent, Tuesday, 11 May 2010

Benzema has endured a tough first season at Real

Manchester United's determination to regain the Premier League title will not draw them into paying the top-end wages commanded by some players at Manchester City and Chelsea, despite the Glazer family's indications to Sir Alex Ferguson that there is money to spend this summer.

The Independent understands that United matched Lyons' £35m asking price for Karim Benzema last summer but only walked away from the deal when the player's wage demands soared to near £200,000 a week. Though City were prepared to pay John Terry more than £200,000 a week to move to Eastlands last summer, United will apply the same strictures on salaries as they set about winning back the title.

United have been linked with a fresh move for Benzema, who moved to Real for £35m � the same price United were offering 12 months ago. But the player will seemingly need to accept a substantial reduction in pay, and any desire United may have for a more potent strike partner for Wayne Rooney will be tempered by a determination not to shatter the current pay structure. Wayne Rooney is likely to become United's highest paid player by signing a possible £150,000-a-week deal after the World Cup.

I don't think we'll be getting Benzema and do we really want a player whose wage demands are ridiculous and the baggage he brings with his underage sex scandal.
Luis Suarez would not be my choice but he would play for the badge and not just money.

However my source tells me Van Wolfswinkle is a more likley option, which could happen in the next 48 hours.

What are your thoughts Editor?

NITETYPER {ed's note - Van Wolfswinkel it is common knowledge that Liverpool and Napoli have bid, the player would prefer Italy but the bid was lower. So we would have to convince him to join us. Benzema is going nowhere - Higuain is out long term.}

10 Jan 2011 23:34:25
{Editor Note: There's another Valencia player who plays on the opposite side that I want - but Hernanez is a very good player.}

Ed>>>>>>How many guesses do we get, lol {ed's note - 3 should be enough!}