Liverpool Rumours Archive January 25 2022

25 Jan 2022 15:40:12
Hi Ed002

With Tottenham Hotspur reportedly making a bid for Luis Diaz, could you now see Liverpool making a move for the player, this window?

Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - No, the requirements that need to be met to have the chance of buying him are clear. Outside chance of a proposal from another side still. I suspect if he is still there in the summer then LIverpool might look to do something.}

25 Jan 2022 16:11:47
Thank you.

25 Jan 2022 18:30:00
Take him off the list so.

25 Jan 2022 18:31:57
Quality player but his price is out of budget. Will be a good addition good addition to any side and looks like he is going to Spurs.

25 Jan 2022 18:50:30
Spurs bid = meltdown on here.

25 Jan 2022 17:02:54
What value have Porto set for Diaz Ed002, do you know?

{Ed002's Note - His buy out cluase - which is €80M in a single payment. They do not wish to sell so that is what the interested clubs will be referred to - A good offer somewhere near may be of interest and may just be coming.}

25 Jan 2022 18:57:41
He’s out of our budget? We don’t have a budget we’ve no money! We’ve not sold anyone to purchase or bid for him or anyone 🥴.

25 Jan 2022 20:05:59
My 12 year old has more budget on his Go Henry card than the Liverpool owners.

{Ed0666's Note - what’s a Go Henry card?

25 Jan 2022 20:15:33
Surely he wouldn't go spurs!

25 Jan 2022 20:23:05
Don't believe everything you hear or read. Ed002 has stated €80m is the release clause so why on earth would they sell him this month for considerably less, especially as they don't want to lose him right now?

25 Jan 2022 20:24:31
confirmed spurs offer and we can scratch that one off the list! they have spent abut 250million more than us in three seasons have no idea where this money is coming from much like arsenal they aren't in champions league and won't be for a while! . and with C.V. who knows why they both have so much money despite buying players like pepe based on getting back in europe which they haven't done.

25 Jan 2022 20:41:12
Offer might be confirmed but its considerably less than the release clause.

25 Jan 2022 20:48:03
Ed0666 its like a bank card for under 16s. You can link it to your bank and put money on it and track how its spent. Gives younger teenagers thier first taste of using bank cards etc.

{Ed0666's Note - thanks mate. Well in that case your kids got more cash than FSG

25 Jan 2022 21:38:43
money well spent in north london I see . . .

25 Jan 2022 22:15:17
Spurts can't offer consistent CL football so no way.

25 Jan 2022 23:09:47
Our club is pretty good on the pitch at the mo but our transfer potential is absolutely last. LFC couldn’t afford a blozzer off a Shiel Rd lady of the night currently.

25 Jan 2022 22:05:33
Thank you Ed002, hopefully he will still be about in summer if we are still interested! let's hope Levy stays tight loo.

26 Jan 2022 01:12:47
Didn’t we allegedly spend nearly £40m on a relatively untried youngster on the last transfer window? I ask because there is a lot of stuff on here (particularly when there is not much else to complain about) about how Liverpool have no money. I’d live to know where people get their facts from.

Love the posts about the clubs who spend more money than us (in this thread Spurs and £250m 😁) and never win anything - makes you think about wasting money eh? and sort of validates what LFC are actually doing perhaps?

26 Jan 2022 09:16:34
There were a few articles saying Diaz is going to be Edwards final gift. Is 66m too much? It wasn't with VVD and Ali.

{Ed002's Note - The situation is very different.}

26 Jan 2022 10:22:55
Can Edwards buy us a player out of his own pocket and gift him to the club?

26 Jan 2022 14:13:18
If FSG are unwilling to commit funds for JK's last 2.5 seasons, they are insane.
We need a couple of VVD/ Ali level signings to come and take us up a notch.
Diaz is surely one of those players, he looks unbelievable, unplayable at times.
IF we got him now, our chances of winning CL/ EPL go up.
I'd also be interested in the French CB at Seville, after selling Nat and JoGo. He can play RB, in a 3 and looks to be top drawer.

26 Jan 2022 14:19:51
Surely he won't want to sign for spurs? can't see it imo. Thoughts?

25 Jan 2022 08:12:09
I assume a few on here follow lfc transfer twitter rumours? Latest BS I read last night. "Klopp has asked FSG can they get him Declan Rice" 😂.

25 Jan 2022 09:32:00
I don't think we can even afford Uncle Bens Rice.

25 Jan 2022 10:52:53
Probably a translation mix up. Klopp asked FSG if they could get him an extra large rice for the takeaway.

Sadly the extra large rice went outside of the FSG financial model.

25 Jan 2022 12:04:09
Lmao at uncle bens rice!

Uncle bens rice and a packet of walkers crisps. Granted, not a great combo, but beggars can't be choosers.

25 Jan 2022 12:46:55
For the record it’s Bens rice!
Pc brigade be out 🙆🏻‍♂️.

25 Jan 2022 14:58:16
Lads I think you will find that it's not called uncle Ben's rice anymore, it's just Ben's rice. Stop being obsessed with our finance's and enjoy this great team, we are fighting on four fronts with some great players to come back, just enjoy.

{Ed0666's Note - that’s easier said than done mate. You can’t stop fans wanting to sign players

25 Jan 2022 15:31:30
I honestly thought "Ben's Rice" was just the Aldi rip off version 😂.

25 Jan 2022 15:37:56
I think if you actually read about the history of the naming of Uncle Bens rice then you would agree with the name change.

Unless you are a typical football fan from england who thinks they are superior to everyone because they were born in a particular country.

I agree with Mighty reds, stop fussing about money and stop filling the feed full of negative stuff. We don’t need to sign anyone at the moment and what is the point in going out and buying someone that won’t get on and will inevitably get the club into debt. That’s how United do things, not us. I like our transfer model. And this is arguably our most successful team since the 80’s. So wise up And come and support the team.

25 Jan 2022 16:18:36
Colin et al, I didn't know about the name change or about the historical context of the same, so apologies.

Although, I am fan from England but not sure if im typical or what that even constitutes considering the sheer number of fans the sport has. However, if the name was based around the subjugation, exploitation, manipulation or the like of peoples then im all for the change!

Im not obsessed with the financial side either. I actually love the fact that klopp is working magic with what he has, it makes it all that much sweeter and elevates his standing even more!

I don't comment much, but been reading for many many years. I just thought the witty remark about not being able to afford Bens rice, let alone declan rice was pretty funny! I don't think it was meant anything more than that. Gave me a laugh in what is very testing times.

25 Jan 2022 17:28:19
Haha, no worries man. Only winding you up anyway. I’m Irish myself, and lived in England for many years in the midlands, so I’m used to being spoken down to and disregarded. I have Indian friends who were also treated exactly the same. It’s no big deal, it’s just the way it is in parts of England. That’s why I love Liverpool. It’s a great city with great people, and none of this superiority elitist crap exists. Just good people, and pretty similar to me 😀.

I usually laugh at some of the ultra PC stuff cos it is just ridiculous but I suppose you have to see if from everyone’s point of view and whilst it might not be offenisve to us, it could be offensive to someone else. That’s all I was getting at really.

{Ed0666's Note - great post Monty totally agree with your thoughts.

25 Jan 2022 17:50:30
Anyway, all this chat about Rice has made me a bit peckish. Away to get my dinner.

{Ed025's Note - steak and chips colin?.. :)

25 Jan 2022 23:28:23
No worries Colin. Im a Sikh from the west midlands! Haha.

Now on with catching those mancs!

26 Jan 2022 07:20:09
Thanks for the heads up Colin. As Jaws said, it was just light hearted banter. I never watch news, read papers etc. so I completely miss a lot of things going on around the world. In fact the only media I read remotely regularly is BBC Sport and what's posted on this site!

26 Jan 2022 10:12:26
Best way to be. The news is pretty rubbishty these days. A lot of fear and anger out there and there really is no need.

With regards to transfers, it really is exciting when a new player comes in, but I really think our club is in a good position or “moment” as Jurgen would say. We could certainly add one or two to boost the squad, but there is no crisis and no need to worry or fear about the future. I accept we won’t win the league this season, but like we didn’t win it for 30 years but we still have some great memories and better memories from a pretty disappointing era, than spurs or city or any of these big spenders have had. So whilst Sky Sports and the media make this into some sort of Netflix special and feed us whatever narrative suits their motives, I am quite content to just trust Klopp and the Club to do the right thing. I think we are the best we have been since I start supporting the club, and getting a fancy person in with a nice Spanish sounding name might be good for Sky and newspapers etc, but is it really what the club need? I’d rather they developed some of these academy players we have.