Liverpool Rumours Archive August 21 2013
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21 Aug 2013 21:59:15
According to the croatian press, Liverpool inquired about higly rated 20 year old Ante Rebić. He is left sided, strong winger with pace and creativity, has goals in him already scored for croatia A team and in croatia is currenty best young player. Competition for signature from fiorentina, swansea, spurs and midlesbrough.
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I sure hope so, because I think he will be great buy, but for what price, for 10M, hmm he only played and and half season in croatia
still I think fiorentina will buy him any thoughts from ED-s? {Ed002's Note - Roma and Swansea should not be discounted.}
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I'm local guy from Rebić's town so I kinda know how he plays, 4-5 months ago I said that he will be great player and will be scouted, so from what i've eard Liverpool scout and swansea scout were on croatia game against lichenstain.
I hope Liverpool bid for him, as he has something special in him, strong, left footed and hard worker tooo. I hope swansea or roma doesn't get him.
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21 Aug 2013 21:07:10
LFC have rejected a bid or loan bid for Martin Skrtel from Napoli.
FowlerGod.
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21 Aug 2013 21:05:07
Evening Eds a web site reporting we have rejected a 10million bid for Skyrtel any info on whether we are looking to let him go? {Ed001's Note - he is for sale at the right price.}
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21 Aug 2013 20:55:42
have we ever looked at Reise Allassani from crystal palace? looks like a very good player for the future. Also have we ever shown interest in insigne from napoli?
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Watched Allasani once against our u21s and he was the standout performer for them.
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Yeah he loos very good and as he is still in their academy I don't think he would be that expensive. I see him as a possible alternative to will hughes
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21 Aug 2013 20:40:42
The club have rejected an approach by Napoli for Skrtel. any news eds are we likely to be holding out for more cash or not likely to make any central defenders moves aside from illori as cover for Coates?
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21 Aug 2013 19:58:43
Hi Eds
Do you know if there is any interest in Diame of west ham? From either Liverpool or anyone else?
Thanks for the good work guys! {Ed001's Note - not from us but Newcastle were interested.}
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Trust newcastle to be building a team made for french players
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21 Aug 2013 16:03:48
Hi Eds,
Have you heard anything on João Carlos Teixeira being loaned to Bologna {Ed001's Note - last I heard it was a Spanish team after him.}
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21 Aug 2013 15:25:38
Hi Eds was just wondering what's the latest on yilmaz {Ed002's Note - Lazio are pushing very hard for a deal.}
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21 Aug 2013 14:52:14
I have mentioned Antoine Griezmann a couple of times and think he would be a very good addition. He would definately be my option for the left midfield position.
He also scored a stunning goal against Lyon last night.
Ed's do you know of any interest in him?
Red Rum {Ed002's Note - Athletico Madrid, Arsenal, Valencia, Marseille and Lyon have shown some interest in Griezmann in the recent past and repordedly Barcelona tool a look at one time. Whilst the kid has said that he has no plans to leave Spain anytime soon the financial problems being faced by Real Sociedad may still see him leave the club in the summer. The two clubs showing a real interest right now are Rennes and Fiorentina.}
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21 Aug 2013 14:45:24
hey eds,
just wondering if Liverpool have shown any interest in andriy yarmolenko?
cheers {Ed002's Note - Yarmolenko has been linked in the recent past with Real Madrid, Galatasaray, Napoli, Palermo and PSG whilst the sustained interest of AC Milan and, particularly, Fiorentina remains.}
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21 Aug 2013 14:06:08
Hi Eds, do you know if Liverpool or any other clubs have an interest in Howedes of Schalke? think he may be a good option for us but no CL could be an issue.
Great site and appreciate your efforts! {Ed002's Note - I know of a little interest from Italy but he is not expected to move this summer.}
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21 Aug 2013 11:27:00
Hi eds, I know you have said we have approached Turan's agent, was wondering wether we did that in light of the Willian valuation. Plus seems strange contacting Turan when BR said he wanted a left sided forward. Love to hear your thoughts. {Ed002's Note - There is sustained interest in Arda Turan from Germany with both Bayern Munich and Schalke 04 declaring they would like to take the player and from his former club Galatasaray. Both Chelsea and Monaco enquired after the player earlier in the summer and Monaco has made two bids. An enquiry has also been made by Arsenal and Liverpool has spoken with his agent rather than his club. Atletico Madrid previously rejected a move from Schalke saying they did not want to sell in January and even now they would ideally like to keep him for at least another year still. However, a bid of €24M would be enough to satisfy his club.}
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21 Aug 2013 13:41:33
Hey eds,
If arda turan wants a Liverpool move then can you see us pushing ahead to try and sign him?
Also is lamela headingg to the spuds too?
Thanks a lot {Ed002's Note - Another club is pushing for Arda Turan right now but Liverpool interest is not out of the question.}
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Which club Ed? {Ed002's Note - Arsenal.}
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Ed which club is pushing for area turban please? Also IMO that our spending is done? You don't have much confidence in us bringing anyone else in and the club don't seem he'll bent on it either.guess we have our squad now. I think it's going to be a long season ahead. {Ed002's Note - Arsenal.}
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The club is not finished bringing people in the bid for Willian is proof of that . I agree in us not paying 30 million for him. If the club don't want to pay that amount then so be it I don't think that they would have pulled out of the deal if there wasn't another player they could get for similar price or less. You could get turan and will Hughes for the same price as what Willian went for
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21 Aug 2013 11:59:16
Hi eds, I'd just like to know if you think Lamela could now become an option for us?
And, who are our actual targets for CB?
Thanks, keep up all your good work.
Puzzled Red {Ed002's Note - Lamela has been dealt with. Ilori remains of interest but may want assurances about game time.}
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21 Aug 2013 12:51:11
hi eds what do u think the chances that we will sign willian now thanks {Ed001's Note - about the same as there is of me being the club's marquee signing next summer.}
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Cant see fsg sanctioning the extra £3 for u though edd ;-0 hope u remain an lfc ed though and don't run off to d spurs page
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With those odds I just went out and bought a Liverpool shirt with Willian on the back
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Based on that Ed! I've just put £100 on him to Liverpool!;-) {Ed001's Note - I best get in training then!}
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21 Aug 2013 12:27:50
Hey eds, you mentioned that we had enquired to both turan an lamela's agents . Lots of stories today that we are intereted, do you know if our interest has gone past a general enquiry to the agents
Thanks {Ed001's Note - as far as I am aware, we have done no more than made a general inquiry.}
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21 Aug 2013 15:49:04
hi eds
Any news on us being interested in andriy yarmolenko?
Cheers {Ed001's Note - not a thing from me, no. Sorry. That is not a 'no we are not interested', just a 'I have not got a clue if we have any interest in him'.}
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21 Aug 2013 16:55:41
seeing as we appear to have lost out on Willian, do you know if we are after any other 'marquee' signings? Is Turan a serious option? We've been linked with him for years!
Thanks
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21 Aug 2013 18:12:34
Keep Suarez is marquee
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21 Aug 2013 16:48:40
Reading that we have been looking at Andriy Yarmolenko for the latest winger don't know anything about the lad but reports say he is a talented play, wondering if the eds have anything in this? Also Ed001 I saw you said Liverpool had spoke to Atletico about Turan was this about a fee etc and if so how long ago was this if you know? Thankyou for any info hope we can get that last player in before the end {Ed001's Note - I don't know anything about Yarmolenko sorry. As for Turan, we asked about his price, we were told it was his clause of 24m (I assume that is Euros but he could have been converting it for me, never thought to ask), which seems to be the end of it as we then tried to dive in on Willian. It was just an opportunistic move for Willian, so perhaps we could revisit the option to sign Turan now Willian is off. I just don't see it happening though, purely because he doesn't have the same pace as the other players we have tried to sign. We do seem to be looking for a quick player for that position.}
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He's not the quickest but is Diego Costa much faster than him. It's a shame because he definitely has the kind of quality we could do with but Rodgers focuses on pace it does seem
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21 Aug 2013 11:47:12
Eds do you believe there is genuine interest in lamela? It seems the press have just taken a spurs target and decided we want him. why can't we just buy jackson martinez?! {Ed001's Note - there is genuine interest, but it is unlikely we will move for him.}
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21 Aug 2013 11:40:32
Hey eds, is there a chance of Lamela? And is there still any chance of Willian signing?
Thanks! {Ed001's Note - little and no.}
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Why is it ed that we are interested in a top player like Lamela, yet fail to act? {Ed002's Note - It could be any number of reasons. Him not being interested, cost, work permit ....}
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21 Aug 2013 11:32:44
hey eds,
can u update us on the papa situation?
reading that we are back in for him and schalke are ready to let the player go {Ed001's Note - Schalke have been willing to sell for a price all along, it is simply that the price is too high for the interested clubs. I haven't heard of us reviving our interest.}
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21 Aug 2013 15:53:36
is yarmolenko a real possibility its being reported we are interested thoughts please
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21 Aug 2013 15:29:08
Watching a bit of Bundesliga and Roberto Firmino had a pretty decent game at the weekend. Have to admit I don't know a lot about the fella but looked like he could do a job. Anyone shown any interest?
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I saw Bendtner have a good game once, any interest?
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21 Aug 2013 15:22:08
Hi Ed's you mentioned Turan wanting to come to us and us having had discussions with his club, is he a realistic target and what price do you think Athletico would want? He doesn't seem any better than Aspas but I suspect he would cost twice if not three times as much. Cheers. {Ed001's Note - very realistic as he wants to join us and is available, though I don't have a clue about the price.}
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Lot less than Willian, HM and Costa.
We'll bid low, expect Turan to go to Arsenal or Spurs
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Are we interested in him ed? {Ed001's Note - we did have a chat with his agent and his club regarding him, so we must have some interest, yes.}
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Ed001, you should use all your super duper awesome powers(your "connections" I guess would be the most adept way of putting it) to tell, not ask, but tell the club to buy Turan.
Cheaper than Willian, possibly a better player(I don't really know Willian), he supports Liverpool and wants to join us.
It's a herp derp for the club if they don't at least try and negotiate Atletico down little if we can't afford the full clause.
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21 Aug 2013 14:20:59
Hi Ed's,
Although there are various reports that Willian has signed for Spurs, I can't help but wonder why people seem to convinced that it's over? The only real concrete evidence to suggest he is going to Tottenham is that he's been spotted in London, maybe you know more? If this apparent 'medical' has happened, what's the hold up with confirming his signing?
Regards
Amadeus {Ed001's Note - they were jumping the gun, the medical hadn't happened, he was over for talks. It should be done now though.}
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21 Aug 2013 12:01:54
Given Howedes comments about being open to leaving Schalke, do you see us as a possible destination? Who might there be competition from?
Cheers
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21 Aug 2013 09:30:28
Hey eds, surely spurs couldn't fit Willian and Lamela into their pretty large squad already? What are the chances of us signing either one of them or the guy from real sociedad Griezmann? Love the site.
On another note I was at the LFC vs Melbourne Victory game and it was fantastic, please come back to AUS again LFC {Ed001's Note - why not? They are in need of wide attackers, Townsend wants to move on. Highly unlikely to get any of the 3.}
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21 Aug 2013 10:59:18
Hey ED's, just a few questions of questions :)
have we spoken to Arda Turans agent? would he be open to a move to us? have we showed any interest in Lamela? and is anybody interested in Muriel?, I know there are WP issues but if a club was that interested surely they'd try. Cheers {Ed001's Note - his agent has spoken to us, we have also spoken to Turan's club regarding him. His agent spoke to us at Arda's request, he would love to join us. We have been showing interest in Lamela all summer, but not done much about it, for numerous reasons, including his ownership. There is a lot of interest in Muriel, though it is mostly restricted to other Italian clubs now.}
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We should buy either turan or lamela,
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Would be interesting to see if we make moves for Turan, lamella or Muriel in the next week or so after other targets have moved elsewhere.
Turan would be a great move at the right price, seems he would walk over hot coals to come here.
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Thanks for replying, regarding Lamela, ownership issues within AS Roma? or do River Plate still own a percentage? {Ed001's Note - I have no idea who owns the other bits, but it is not within AS Roma, they only hold part of him, as did his previous club. Probably agents, even corporations invested in him.}
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Ed001, is that something we have done lately. Speaking to Turan's agent that is.
Keep up the good work. {Ed001's Note - yes.}
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How recent was the contact with Turan Ed? {Ed001's Note - just before Anzhi went into meltdown, I believe. At least that was when I was told about it.}
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Hi Eds
Do any of you know why the club have not tried to sign Turan over the past few seasons when he would love to play for us. Surely having a player that would love to play for us is better then one that did not care?
He has skill & would improve the team.
Cheers {Ed001's Note - there were fears over his consistency and ability to cope with the Prem.}
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So basically we are interested in both Lamela & Turan but Lamela looks unlikely due to the fee and ownership issues where as Turan would jump at the chance to join us, we won't bid anymore for Willian as we don't rate him the same as Anzhi or Spurs so hopefully we will finally bid for Turan, tbh I haven't seen too much of Turan to judge him but I gather he is very skillful, good dribbling skills and gets a fair amount of goals so wouldn't be a bad signing if were serious this time.
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Ed001's on the back of this do you expect us to try to sign Arda Turan? {Ed001's Note - personally no, he doesn't seem to be the type of player we are looking for.}
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Eds do you see us making a bid? {Ed001's Note - I just don't think he is the pacey forward type we are looking for.}
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If LFC could pull it off I think Turan would be an amazing buy! Better than Willian, not only cause of his talent but because you know he would love to play for this club! He would have great hunger and pride wearing this shirt! Just the kind of player we need! What are your opinions eds?
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Ed001 can you still see us signing an attacker? {Ed001's Note - if we can get one, yes.}
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21 Aug 2013 10:49:44
Ed's Belgian newspaper "Het Nieuwsblad" today reporting "Spartak no longer in the race for Alderweireld", now they're interested in João Carlos from Anzhi Makhachkala.So we are still in hunt for Toby Alderweireld. thanx. {Ed001's Note - we dropped out a long time ago, Norwich are the club showing the most current interest. Whether we will end up reviving interest in him, that I couldn't tell you, but I would have thought we will continue to look elsewhere.}
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21 Aug 2013 08:30:05
is arda turan a real possibility now we have missed out on willian and also isit true we have made a bid for sakho
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