Liverpool Rumours Archive June 23 2020

23 Jun 2020 20:50:49
Hi Eds, seen Liverpool have an interest in Igor Gomes from Sao Paolo and that a bid of around £20m might be submitted, no idea if he's any good or worth the reported fee. Would he run into any work permit difficulties for example lack of international games played etc etc. Also would he be an alternative type of signing to a Havertz type of player.

{Ed002's Note - Liverpool have not made any approach for Havertz. If you RTP you will see I have answered about Gomes.}

23 Jun 2020 22:31:01
Thanks Ed002. Yeah I was deliberately trying to avoid saying Havertz, I know Liverpool can't afford him. Still Igor Gomes is the right kind of transfer for Liverpool right now.

24 Jun 2020 09:58:08
Would this guy gets a work permit to UK ed02?

{Ed002's Note - Yes, the price is set at a high figure.}

24 Jun 2020 10:19:26
Ed002, with inquiry to his agent, are Liverpool genuinely looking to sign him? he looks good on youtube but that is not a good platform to judge players and I am not aware of the general opinion of him. how do you view him as a player?

{Ed002's Note - The questions to his agent would be (a) would the player be interested in a move to Liverpool, (b) what sort of costs would be involved. The price quoted to one of the sides with a declared interest was $50M (US) and the exchange rate is not good so that would be around £40M plus fees and concessions. Liverpool could raise most of the funds by selling Grujic and one or two others. But a move to Liverpool may not be an attractive idea to a young Brazilian so that would be an issue. So right now, it is an enquiry only.}

23 Jun 2020 01:38:21
Hello eds, sorry if this has been asked before, but with us not having the money for any big transfers, what about any big money departures, are the likes of Madrid and barca looking at any of our bigger playes, like mane, Salah, vvd Alisson etc?

Thanks in advance

{Ed001's Note - they should be all staying. Barca are in poor shape financially themselves.}

23 Jun 2020 09:49:05
In a time where people complain about a lack of funds to buy players. It’s so easy to forget how nice it is to be a in a position where we don’t have to be rebuilding every 1-2 years because our players want to move to “bigger clubs”.

Perhaps Salah would like one more move but I see Bobby, Mane, VVD, Alisson are all loving life at lfc. The longer this group stays togetherx the better a unit they will become.

Don’t under estimate that!

23 Jun 2020 12:14:06
well said Shaq.

23 Jun 2020 12:53:33
Barca are desperate to get shot of big money mistakes before they can even think about buying. But I don’t see them getting lucky there as no one in their right mind would want any of Coutinho, Dembele or Firpo at anywhere north of £15-20m.

23 Jun 2020 16:50:40
6times obviously Coutinho and Dembele are worth far far more than £20m. You watched Coutinho shine in the premier league for years.

23 Jun 2020 17:29:15
Coutinho has been found out. Given his age, he’s 28, anyone paying more than £20m is getting ripped off as there’s no resale value and quite frankly he’s not world class. Sorry but he isn’t. One good game in four player at best, he’s lightweight, doesn’t work hard, not particularly quick and nowhere near as much vision or skill as some seem to think,

As for Dembele, who on earth would want a permanently injured manchild who lacks any professionalism and lacks any tangible end product?

23 Jun 2020 19:33:06
To be totally fair to Coutinho he’s worth a lot more than £20m. he’s clearly not the superstar he thought he was and left a Liverpool team that made him look good because the team was built around him and he did score some amazing looking goals. There are plenty of managers and clubs with more money than sense that will be willing to spend £50m on him but I sense a loan Somewhere would be what happens as it’s lower risk in what would be a high risk move.
I honestly feel a bit bad for the lad, he moved to further his career and it tanked. I wouldn’t have him back after his behaviour and I think we robbed Barcelona personally.

23 Jun 2020 20:06:43
Coutinho should have stayed, that’s quite clear now.
The team was built around him, and I think we’d have been sensational with him in it.
His confidence has taken a major hit in the meanwhile, that’s plain to see, and that in itself can reduce a great player to an ordinary one.
Don’t forget that he came to liverpool as a flop, if you like, and left a star.

23 Jun 2020 21:32:07
He’s only worth what someone will pay Barcelona for him and Chelsea aside, there’s almost no one with any money to spend, so in the current market £20m is a fair assessment. And no one is going to lash out £50m on a washed up lightweight YouTube highlights reel footballer. Barcelona are never going to see £50m for him and his value is dropping like a stone in water. Schadenfreude is sweet.

23 Jun 2020 23:26:12
Are they going to play for free? Because their salaries are reportedly over 12 million a year. So a four year contract for Coutinho with a 20m fee plus 50m salary plus agent fee will set you back about 75 to 80 million. For a guy who's flopped at his last 2 clubs.

Yup, they're going to be lining up around the block for that hot deal. Get him in quick!

24 Jun 2020 07:35:03
And that Red67, is exactly why Barcelona are deluded when they think they can get top dollar for their deadwood. No sensible club would pay more than £20m with all the add ons. Barcelona are stuck with them and vice versa, which is good news for us as it means we won’t make the stupid mistake of taking these players on.

24 Jun 2020 09:20:43
Juicer we were and are sensational after he left! He made us worse that much is obvious.