Liverpool Rumours Archive January 28 2022

 

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28 Jan 2022 16:21:17
Hi Ed2,

Hope you are well. Great news that lfc has put in a bid for Diaz. I was curious to know if Porto dropped their asking price of his release clause paid in full? It’s being widely reported the deal will be around 37 million pounds and bonuses to Porto.

Any insight into this?

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{Ed002's Note - it is a case of getting what they can given severe financial issues they have.}

28 Jan 2022 18:49:59
Weren't we also still owed for the Grujic deal? Maybe that had a part in it.

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{Ed002's Note - No, it is nothing to do with Grujic.}

28 Jan 2022 14:46:03
Ed002, hope you are well as January draws to an end, and you having to deal with us getting excitable about the prospect of Diaz.
Just wondering if you could give an insight where the club are with regard to Homegrown and ClubDeveloped players. With Phillips likely to leave, Ox potentionally looking for minutes, Gomez now 4th choice and Milner nearing his pension.
Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool can add one HG and if Luiz arrives then I expect Karius will be removed from the squad.}

Non HG (17)
Adrian
Alisson
Andrew Robertson
Diogo Jota
Divock Origi
Fabinho
Ibrahima Konate
Joel Matip
Loris Karius
Konstantinos Tsimikas
Mohamed Salah
Nobby Keïta
Roberto Firmino
Sadio Mane
Takumi Minamino
Thiago
Virgil van Dijk

HG (7)
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
James Milner
Joe Gomez
Jordan Henderson
Nathanial Phillips

HG and Club Developed (2)
Caoimhin Kelleher
Trent Alexander-Arnold

28 Jan 2022 15:31:28
Thanks a bunch Ed
Hopefully we can look to promote some more kiddies in the next couple of seasons.

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28 Jan 2022 15:36:45
Is Jones not club developed Ed?

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{Ed002's Note - He doesn't count as part of the rules.}

28 Jan 2022 16:38:37
Ed watch age is it under 21 or 23? Is nico Williams hg or is he under the age.

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{Ed002's Note - over 21.}

28 Jan 2022 16:42:50
Ed002 I don’t know why the club gave Adrian a contract in the summer seems a waste of a place 3rd choice and am not sure if he is better than some of the younger keepers at the club and it’s not as if you play a 3rd choice keeper to often. Think his on about £60k a week as well.

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28 Jan 2022 16:58:20
Grino, I believe Neco, like Curtis will be considered HG and Club Developed next season, which would allow one of the HG players to leave unless I am missing something.

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28 Jan 2022 17:12:32
Oh and Rhys.

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28 Jan 2022 17:59:28
Not sure if Elliot will count as well as club when he hits the appropriate age. Can’t remember how old he was when he signed him so maybe just home grown.

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{Ed001's Note - 16.}

28 Jan 2022 18:24:08
We must remember that Curtis, Neco, Harvey, Tyler Morton etc are all u21 and we can use as many U21s as we want.

All of them will count as HG and CT when they no longer qualify as U21s as, of the ones above, all were part of the club set up before the age of 18….

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28 Jan 2022 18:33:49
Excuse my ignorance but how is Kelleher classed as homegrown when he's from Rep. Ireland and Robertson isn't 🤔 again excuse my ignorance on the subject 😂.

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{Ed001's Note - it is nothing to do with nationality but where they have played their football. Kelleher has been playing in England while Robbo was in Scotland.}

28 Jan 2022 17:03:39
Ed002 is the oracle 🙌 can I ask what your thoughts are on Diaz as a player?

Thanks for all the time you put in.

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{Ed002's Note - Diaz is very well liked as a player but may not be able to immediately adapt - and I am not sure how good his English is. I am sure that eventually it should work out but there is a huge cultural shock coming for the player taking him out of his comfort zone of sunny Portugal with the wonderful seafood and the beautiful girls laughing to move to the grim, wet and cobbled streets Northwest of England where there would be a significant cultural change, overweight tattooed women pushing wheelchairs with kids who look like their brothers, smog, dead & dying pit ponies laying on the street, and only chips and fried curry to eat.}

28 Jan 2022 21:13:11
Haha, this is so true. Even when I come home from holiday and see all the unhappy grey faces smoking outside the airport I find it a culture shock, so it must be hard for these guys moving over to the UK, especially with C.V. and that person Boris still kicking about.

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28 Jan 2022 21:14:11
Ed002 mate you never miss out on the pit ponies and the fried curry😂.

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28 Jan 2022 21:18:04
Hahahahaha hahahahaha brilliant.

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28 Jan 2022 21:18:40
Hilarious Ed002, hats off for that response.

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28 Jan 2022 21:21:31
Then we should dismantle anfield brick by brick. Then rebuild down here in Wiltshire. Better weather as well. just a thought.

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28 Jan 2022 21:25:45
I take it then ed2 the grafton was your spot on a night out in liverpool.?

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{Ed002's Note - I rarely get to Liverpool.}

28 Jan 2022 22:23:20
Shame that Ed002 - it is without doubt the best city in the world. I can say that with confidence as I have been to most of them in my 30 years of travelling globally with work.

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{Ed002's Note - I am not so sure it will make the “best” list.

29 Jan 2022 01:32:54
Give it a rest KBL. Look we're all Liverpool fans here but that's just lip service. Liverpool is by no means anywhere close to being the best city in the world and it doesn't matter what you set your criteria as. Whether it's the weather, architecture, things to do, cleanliness, culture, history, how fun it is, food, etc., Liverpool ain't coming out on top.

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{Ed0666's Note - yeh but isn’t favorite Cities subjective??

29 Jan 2022 03:46:22
Any city other than Winnipeg is the wrong answer.

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{Ed0666's Note - Berlin & Medellin are in the running also

29 Jan 2022 09:22:08
I've lived in Perth, Melbourne, Wellington and Dublin and done several stints elsewhere, but you really can't beat that tingle you get when going back up to Liverpool. though maybe it's just a side effect of long term smog exposure.

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{Ed025's Note - love it stuie..

29 Jan 2022 12:34:38
Babbitty - it's only lip service if you haven't got the knowledge of many other cities. I have, and despite your comments I maintain what I wrote earlier.

It's got nothing to do with being a Liverpool fan - let's face it BR - there are millions of LFC fans who don't live in Liverpool.

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29 Jan 2022 13:02:04
Depends what you measure a city on I guess. If you value character, energy, strength, music, verve, and humour then it is up there.

I've spent time in many great cities, but always have to come home.

Havana, New York, Berlin, then Liverpool for me.

Also, would always prefer to be in the north. The friendliness outweighs the 1 degree of hotness we lose out on.

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29 Jan 2022 13:48:34
Wuhan anyone?

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29 Jan 2022 14:11:26
Best and favourite are 2 different things Ed. When you have nostalgia and feel at home in a certain place, naturally your fondness for that place will grow in comparison to other places. I would put Liverpool as one of the top cities in the UK scuzzmcboob but that isn't really saying much. Our cities are often a bit drab compared to say some of the capitals of Europe. I know many people idealise London but I can't stand the place.

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29 Jan 2022 19:23:18
LOL Ed002 you're a riot. True we'll need our South American and Iberian players to put a warm arm around his shoulder and reassure him that all the soggy socks and deep-fried pigeon burgers are going to be worthwhile. :)

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30 Jan 2022 03:41:24
Ed002
Can you explain the fried curry please? And I also am interested in the brand of wallop in the pints🙂.

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30 Jan 2022 05:45:31
This thread typifies this site and why I keep reading for over 10 years now, love it 😆

Ed002 should consider a career in comedy, absolutely class.

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30 Jan 2022 03:41:24
Ed002
Can you explain the fried curry please? And I also am interested in the brand of wallop in the pints🙂.

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{Ed002's Note - Fried curry is a delicasy in the North of England, and wallop is the leftover spillage from other ales.}

28 Jan 2022 13:45:13
Ed's do we have any interest in Matheus Cunha.

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{Ed002's Note - No. Cunha has only moved to Madrid a few months ago.}

28 Jan 2022 15:21:38
Bloody hell Virgil, we are just about to sign a player and you are already asking about someone else. All you care about is transfers.

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28 Jan 2022 16:25:08
It’s actually not all I care about at all Thunderbird. Your way off there pal. And this is a rumours site and guess what, I heard a rumour. Try to be a little more constructive rather than look pull me up for asking about a player.

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28 Jan 2022 16:37:04
Thunderbird that made me laugh. There's a guy on Twitter who was giving the club absolute hell last week over "having to play a kid like Kaide Gordon in a cup semi final #FSGout" and this morning it's "this signing is ridiculous, all that's going to happen is this will impact on Kaide Gordon's minutes #FSGout".

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28 Jan 2022 18:01:45
I heard a radio call in earlier where the LFC caller was desperate to remind everyone how awful FSG are despite the potential LD signing. Some people are just incapable of being content.

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28 Jan 2022 19:39:49
Daretodream 👏👏.

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28 Jan 2022 13:05:27
Afternoon eds and reds.
Ed2, you have said that we need to sell players to make signings so if we were to sign Diaz would it mean that we'd be looking to sell the likes of Phillips, Origi and Minamino in this window?

Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool will sell players that are no longer required if valuations are met.}

28 Jan 2022 08:09:11
Ed002 you told us all along on our interest in Diaz, have we accelerated attempts to sign him now instead of the summer to avoid loosing him to other interested sides? Also does this now mean that one of Mane or Firmino will be leaving to fund it?

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{Ed002's Note - I believe that Liverpool have made an offer for the player. Spurs had offers rejected. Manchester United have not made an offer at this time. The impact on Firmino or Mane will be the result of how Liverpool decide to use Diaz.}

28 Jan 2022 11:25:36
Even if bobby and mane have decided to move on, 6-18 months of stiff competition for places should be a great motivator for them both.
As someone said in another post, can see Mane playing from the right sometimes. We now have 5 world class forwards at our disposal -lets win the 'Kin Lot.

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{Ed077's Note - Salah and then who else? Who are the other 4 world class forwards at Liverpool mate?

28 Jan 2022 11:50:01
C'mon Diaz.
Could be a great signing 💪.

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28 Jan 2022 11:53:27
Question ed if he do sign, can he play in UCL?

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{Ed002's Note - Yes he can.}

28 Jan 2022 12:07:03
I’m taking our five over Mahrez, Foden, Sterling, Jesus and Grealish. And I’m pretty sure most impartial observers would too.

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28 Jan 2022 12:10:00
Hope we get it over the line.
Awesome 👌 if it happens.

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28 Jan 2022 12:43:26
🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞🤞.

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28 Jan 2022 12:59:14
Ah your right Ed, we'll just have to scrimp by with Salah, Manè with his 20 odd goals a season,2nd topscorer in the Prem in Jota, the best player in Portugal and the legend that is bobby😉.

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28 Jan 2022 13:04:33
Where does he play? Left side? Could be a replacement for Mane I reckon. LFC heading to Argentina to get the medical sorted. Sounds positive.

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28 Jan 2022 18:05:45
Could be any number of things. Yes he plays in Manes position but Mane is just as happy and effective on the right hand side. Salah can play up top and Jota can cover all 3 positions. Who knows. Honestly and practically though I would imagine one of Mane or Bobby will be sold soon.

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28 Jan 2022 08:08:01
Morning ed002 . Has anything new come to light about diaz? Some reporter who's supposedly ITK has said we have made a very good offer for his services. The reporter is pipe siera 🤷🤷.

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{Ed002's Note - I understand an offer has been made.}

28 Jan 2022 11:06:38
Ed02 has told it! omg it's really happening!

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28 Jan 2022 11:20:37
If Ornstein and Ed002 say it’s on. Then it’s on.

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28 Jan 2022 11:24:03
Medical arranged for Argentina apparently on Saturday.

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28 Jan 2022 11:54:04
Not to be the party pooper. Ed002 said an offer has been made. He didn't say it has been accepted! ED002 do you have any view if the offer made is acceptable? Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - Porto have not said anything that I am aware of but one of three player representatives involved has said something which means agreement can be reached.}

28 Jan 2022 12:35:22
Allegedly, he has agreed to personal terms (just over £100k per week and a long term contract until 2027) - the process now is crossing I's and dotting T's before the medical tomorrow. Source: Pedro Sepúlveda.

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28 Jan 2022 07:48:31
A few questions on this news from this morning. What does this mean for Sadio Mané? As much as I understand the need for change, I also have so much loyalty to that man and what he's done for this club and don't think I'm ready 😂

Have you heard anything Ed on the contract situations of Mané, Firmino and Salah? Salahs situation is quite well publicised. The other 2. is it coming to the end now do you think?

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{Ed002's Note - It depends how Liverpool plan to use Diaz but Porto play him in midfield more often than as a winger. If Liverpool plan to use him as a winger then it would be in place of Mane. I have no idea about the contracts.}

28 Jan 2022 11:26:58
Ed, when he plays as a MF for Porto, what is his role and who could he be lightly compared to as a MF player.

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{Ed002's Note - It is a different system (typically 4-4-2) , if playing in a 4-3-3 it would be Jones or Sane replaced.}

28 Jan 2022 11:59:34
He’d struggle to get into our midfield with only 14 goals in 18 league appearances.

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28 Jan 2022 12:12:04
Lol. Post of the day JK 😂😂😂😂.

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28 Jan 2022 12:52:39
But JK can he run around a lot and provide limited creativity?

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28 Jan 2022 16:30:23
@spaceman, Comparing LFC 5 with Man C?
Well, Salah is a class above all of Man C 5.
Man C 5 are all more useful than Bobby, even if only slightly.
Meaning, Salah is no.1 and Bobby is no. 10.
I would take any of the Man C 5 over Bobby (maybe not so much for Jesus) .

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28 Jan 2022 07:30:03
Good Morning Ed002,

Could the arrival of Luis Diaz mean either Origi or Minamino could leave this window?

Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - Possibly.}

28 Jan 2022 07:21:58
LUIS DIAZ IS DONE!37.5 mil plus add one. ABSOLUTE MADNESS.

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28 Jan 2022 08:15:06
Is it, I believe it might get done, but until he os standing there with an LFC top on, I’ll keep my fingers and toes crossed.

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28 Jan 2022 08:27:44
Op firstly is that € or £ and secondly what about it is madness?

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28 Jan 2022 08:31:10
Nothings done till the club announce it.

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28 Jan 2022 08:41:39
Do we cash in on Mane in the summer.

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{Ed0666's Note - I think it’s a foregone conclusion Sadio leaves and if he does there should be a statue of the him, Bobby and Mo at Anfield some day. What a player and ambassador for the club this man has been.

28 Jan 2022 09:03:05
If we do sign the lad then I’ll happily eat humble pie as I’ve been critical of our spend.

Hopefully though if he is signed then it’s not in preparation to allow Salah to leave in the summer (similar to What we did with Vvd and Couts) .

If Diaz comes in and we lose Salah in the summer then for me its one step forward for the squad Feb-May and then three steps back for next season.

Only my opinion but To compensate the Diaz signing I’d sell Bobby, Ox and Mino and allow origi to go. I’d tie up both Mane and Salah to new contracts with the wages saved.

The mane contract I suppose all depends on what he is asking for. All we’ve heard is Salah wants super star wages but not a peep on mane. Mane is something like the 10th best player in the squad despite firing certain periods being our best player. And I’ve read loads on him saying money means nothing to him.

For what he still produces he is 100% still worth the wages he gets or a slight increase. Bobby is something like our 4th best paid player and for me he doesn’t so he would be the sacrificial lamb.

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28 Jan 2022 09:06:37
It won’t happen - just the BBC trying to wind us Scousers up. I know it’s a wind up because the club’s financial advisers use this sit a lot to tell us we never have and never will sign anybody ever again as we are skint and FSG never spend.

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28 Jan 2022 09:08:42
Is he a central forward or does he play on the sides?

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28 Jan 2022 09:12:49
I'm same JK i've been critical too, I just hope we can keep Mo and Mane instead of having to sell to buy, rumours on twitter about the Fulham lad too Carvalho, don't know how true that is but I personally like both players if this were true.
Ive learned with us not to count my chickens when it comes to transfers ;)

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28 Jan 2022 09:14:46
Ed666, why is Mane gone a foregone conclusion?
I would think that Firmino is a foregone conclusion?
Unless we sell both.

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{Ed0666's Note - in my opinion I think they both will leave.

28 Jan 2022 09:38:19
Have to admit if Diaz arrives I can see both Firmino and Mane leave this summer. Which means at least one more forward to arrive. Dare I say a free of Dybala or Dembele.

Some news circulating we’re trying to sign Carvallho before window shuts as well. In my opinion a great little player and still very young. Maybe Ed heard it was him we were signing and loaning back.

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28 Jan 2022 09:45:46
Mane stays I reckon and ends up being an absolute beast next season!

Reckon we'll see a lot more rotation across the front 3 next season if it happens.

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28 Jan 2022 09:47:29
then we would probably buy 2 forwards?
Note shedding tears over bobby. All good things come to an end, and he is looking less and less likely to be good enough consistently.
Mane is different. Still contributing. Maybe another 2 good years, which will give time for new players to adapt.

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28 Jan 2022 09:56:14
Until the anfield lean I’ll believe it.

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28 Jan 2022 09:56:25
There has been zero talk of renewals for Bobby or Mane, so it seems likely they have intimated that they want to leave. Bobby needs to be in a slower league, and who could deny them both one more big contract and a place in the sun.
They are and always will be legends and i wish them every happiness with their next moves.

Diaz is going to need to whinge less, get used to the physical aspects and learn to press hard, so thankfully we have Bobby and Mane there to show him the way until the summer at least.

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28 Jan 2022 10:08:06
If true, potentially very good business. Until it’s confirmed officially then who knows.

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28 Jan 2022 10:20:16
Spending the Salah money before he moves late Monday evening. Mane moving back the the RW.

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28 Jan 2022 10:32:02
Have to say I would keep Bobby purely for his loyalty and commitment. Can’t have it both ways, would have been raging if he wanted to leave a few years ago and now I think he should be given chance to stay. He won’t command a massive transfer fee anyway.

Mane on the other hand should defs be sold. Poor performances and poor attitude especially last season. Bit better this year but doesn’t justify the status in the squad he wants. Been a great player for us but out of the front 3 if I had to sacrifice one jt would defs be him.

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{Ed0666's Note - I think it’s time for Bobby and Sadio to leave. We have to evolve and sentiment is best left for the movies.

28 Jan 2022 10:49:01
Ed002 very quiet on the issue 🤔. Until he says it might happen now I won't get too excited.

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28 Jan 2022 10:03:23
whinge less, get used to physical aspects and learn how to press (work hard) . sounds like mane!

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28 Jan 2022 11:06:26
Ed get your point but I don’t think Bobby will command a huge transfer fee and I could see him reducing his wages to stay if he becomes a more bit part player. He’d definitely be a good squad player to have around. Of course if we got offered something like 40 million for him I’d take in an instant but for 15/ 20 million I struggle to see the value in losing his character and experience from the dressing room.

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{Ed0666's Note - I just don’t think he’s producing consistently enough for us to keep him on mate. I love the guy and he’s a ledge but sentiment don’t score goals.

28 Jan 2022 11:33:08
Bobby needs to be playing in a slower league. He is a genius footballer who has been a bit rinsed by too much heavy metal.
Mane needs to be the star man somewhere else-any educated guesses on where he might end up?

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28 Jan 2022 12:03:21
Bobbys our joint 4th highest paid player. He’s on almost twice the money Mane is. Surely it’s cheaper to increase Manes pay than it would be bobbys.

And as far as what they produce on the pitch surely even the Bobby brigade have to admit Mane is way out in front in that regard and that’s despite him supposedly being terrible and having a bad attitude.

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28 Jan 2022 12:12:19
I am a HUGE Mane fan and will be gutted when he eventually leaves. He is my favorite from the Klopp era personally. To me, he will always be a Red and I agree that there should be a statue of Mane, Bobby and Salah together.

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28 Jan 2022 13:04:26
Diaz in, Origi out Eds?

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28 Jan 2022 05:40:34
Reports saying we have sign diaz for 45mill + 15mill in add ons. Could be a good buy if true. If we could get Dybala on a free. Could be a nice window. Sell Keita, Origi, Phillips and Williams and move Millner into coaching. Still leaves sales for taki, ox, Fimino and potential Thiaga in the summer. If Salah won't sign move on and reinvest. Klopp can do his magic. There is a few on loan than still need mowing on Woodburn etc. Still have sepp van berg to come back into team next year.

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28 Jan 2022 07:14:32
It's looking like it might actually happen! Apparently announced today. Could be another false dawn but I'm optimistic on this one. Got a good feeling. Conte is going to be upset. no one wants to join them!

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28 Jan 2022 07:20:26
Sign 2 and sell 5 in the next few days? And possibly another 4 in the summer?
I'd expect us to do that if we got relegated, not when we're pushing hard for 4 trophies.

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28 Jan 2022 07:29:19
A lot of journalists saying that we’ve been talking to Porto. Looks like we may have a new player. Has anybody seen him? I haven’t, apart from our games earlier in the season.

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28 Jan 2022 07:34:13
No dybala please. he's spent like 30-40% of his time in Juve with the meds. don't need to add to Thiago on that list esp since we definitely are going to move one of the front three now.

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28 Jan 2022 08:17:27
Diaz possible dybala not.

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28 Jan 2022 09:59:37
It would be nice if we can have a clear out, opening the way for some young talent to see a path to the first team. Carvalho next?

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28 Jan 2022 07:07:55
Any truth Ed002?

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool have not signed him at this time.}

 
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