18 Sep 2020 20:09:49
Ed's I've read that Liverpool have contacted Schalke Today regarding Kabak. Do you believe this be true or is it recycled news? Many Thanks.
{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of anything new but Ozan Kabak (CB) has been of past interest to both Manchester sides, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich but the asking price has always been see as high, although it seemed to be something between €35M and €40M it could have halved due to the pandemic and Schalke having financial issues. The interest of the Manchester sides when he left Galatasaray for Stuttgart and he hit an age where he could never qualify as Home Grown in England - and that is something Liverpool should concern themselves with as well. I am not so sure he is the starter Liverpool have been looking for, but he will be cheaper than both Llorente and Diego Carlos and could still push Joe Gomez in to the background. He is well thought of by Borussia Dortmund who wanted Tanguy Kouassi as a replacement for Toprak and Belardi but he moved to Bayern Munich resulting in their making an approach and being told he is not for sale - but they have declared an interest. Schalke say they have also been approached by Juventus and Leicester. A far better option for Liverpool than Mandi.}
19 Sep 2020 10:39:31
If yesterday was anything too go by watching kabak he looked like a thug who wrestles in his spare time and blagged his way on the pitch not a central defender .
19 Sep 2020 11:23:11
If Klopp wants him it's a no brainer, other than Karius and arguably Grujic he hasn't got many wrong.
19 Sep 2020 11:26:26
Thanks Ed002. Much appreciated.
19 Sep 2020 15:14:02
It's a matter of personal opinion I know, but Keita has been a bigger flop than Grujic. The guy hasn't even been given an opportunity to show his ability under regular season and high pressure situations, yet. Even Hoever got more opportunities than Grujic.
19 Sep 2020 20:29:00
RA definitely, Keita has been my biggest disappointment since Harry Kewell, both excellent at their previous clubs but complete bo**ock* for Liverpool.
Grujic came as an unproven talent and I still believe he could play in the Premier, but not top four.
19 Sep 2020 21:13:16
shughes55 to be fair to Harry Kewell he was all ready past his best when we signed him few bad injuries he never really got over. But Keita has just been a waste of time and money.
19 Sep 2020 22:25:17
Was their interest Shaqiri from Sociedad, do you think that can be used as a make weight for Llorente. Similar to the Hoever to Wolves deal.
20 Sep 2020 04:03:47
Apart from the Thiago deal, we have signed 2 players out of the blue. I won't be surprised if we did it again. In fact, I'm hoping that we do.
{Ed0666's Note - it really turns me on when Liverpool pull these rabbit out of hat covert transfers. Long may it continue.
20 Sep 2020 07:18:21
Keita is being slagged and Kewell was brought into the picture.
Honestly, when those transfers happened, weren’t we fans excited?
Too bad it didn’t turned out the way we want.
There might yet be time for Keita. I just hope we do not lose too much money if it doesn’t. Benteke was not too bad a transfer in that we don’t lose money (although that one, I wasn’t excited from the beginning)
Grujic, extremely harsh to label that as a failure. I would say it is a good buy since we are likely going to make a profit out of it.
20 Sep 2020 08:09:23
It is nigh on impossible to have a 100% success rate in the Tm, but our management team does pretty well. Naby is surely worth half of what we paid as a makeweight in a swap deal, however, with Thiago and Jota on board now, the standard in the squad has been raised considerably, which should have a really positive effect on the rest of the players.
Personally i think Ox and Naby are competing for their futures at LFC now and so need to raise their game, which i think they will do.
I love the way we squad build, allowing ample opportunity and time and then adding quality on top which increases the competition whilst remaining inclusive to those on the periphery.
I can not wait to see this side evolve.
20 Sep 2020 08:12:36
Seville are notoriously excellent in the TM but if Carlos wants to join us and we have plenty of sales lined up, there is still a chance he could arrive, right Ed?
I think the whole 'we are broke' narrative has been partly true but also partly negotiating tactic.
a world class, proven, robust (mostly injury free) CB would really take us to another level.
{Ed002's Note - The lack of money is not a negotiating tactic.}
20 Sep 2020 09:08:51
I've seen carlos play mainly in the Europa league where he gave away penalties like they were going out of fashion.
Not impressed with him to be honest, I would prefer if we developed what we already have instead of getting him .
20 Sep 2020 09:25:07
Whatever about the money I disagree that Carlos would take us to another level. What level? How would he improve the team so much more than with Gomez in it? Thiago will improve the team and squad and give us new options. A new CB would only have marginal gains, if any.
20 Sep 2020 11:31:12
How much would he cost any side mate?!