Liverpool Rumours Archive March 28 2012

 

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28 Mar 2012 20:37:45
Lots of news surrounding a transfer for lazio midfielder Hernanes. Don't know if this is true but like to know what you think
Thanks


An experienced playmaker, him or Gaston Ramirez would suit me.

Papa G


I would be estatic but id also be amazed if Lazio sold him and if they did, he certainly wouldnt come cheap. He had a fantastic first half of the season, the lad impresses me a lot. Rafa was very keen on bringing him in at one stage, when he was still plying his trade in brazil. A big personality stamping his authourity on midfield is what we need.


 

 

28 Mar 2012 18:34:06
Liverpool have beaten United in the race to sign Nathaniel Clyne. Manchester United were thought to have the deal in the bag until club officials met with his agent and father last Friday. Liverpool have been linked to Mauricio Isla, but the Chilean star has reiterated his desire to stay with the Italian outfit. It's believed Kenny Dalglish wants Clyne and Flanagan to operate at Right-back with Kelly moving to central defence ahead of Jamie Carragher. Liverpool will offer three million to Palace to avoid going to a tribunal. Clyne will be offered a five year deal worth £1.5 million a year. Expect to hear this confirmed in May.-MB-


Source? sounds convining though, eds heard anything?


Is he any good?

PDUK


Does sound convincing I agree , like the look of this Clyne as well tbh. We need him more in a way though would be good to see him signed up if there is any truth to this


So Dalglish would have 2 very young fullbacks as choice 1 and 2 for that position, and move a much more experienced RB over to a position where he would not be first choice, thus stunting his own development, to replace a player we already have a replacement for?

Hmm.

TSP


Why's everyone convinced we need a right back? havent we got 3 excellent right backs and if i'm right one or two more in the academy i.e. mclaughlin?


To be fair, Kelly is playing out of position at the moment. It's only a matter of time before he follows in Jamie's footsteps and becomes a permanent centre half. Wouldn't be surprised if he is our first choice RB next season though, with Clyne as backup if this story is true. Flanagan's future seems to be as a defensive midfielder, given his his lack of pace. Don't know if anyone else has noticed, but he hasn't been the one to cover when Kelly has been injured - Coates has been coming on and Carra or even Gerrard has been playing right-back.


Is this true ed?
Indian Buzzer {Ed002's Note - As far as I am concerned it is not true. Whether Liverpool have an interest or not I don't know. If Liverpool have met the player without his club agreeing it would be tapping up of course.}


Darren ambrose lives near my house in beckenham i see him sometimes walking the dog i will ask him if you like the last time i spoke to him was after the cardiff defeat and he told me he was not happy being taken off before the pens.


 

 

28 Mar 2012 18:29:59
Is Kevin mirallas a target? Has he been watched ect.?


 

 

28 Mar 2012 18:06:41
The only info i have been told is that they are going to TRY and sign 5 players in the summer..

I have no info on who they are..

Also i can't guarantee this will happen but this is the plan..

So please don't call for my blood if we only sign 3..

I also ave no idea what there thoughts on Dalglish are..

I believe that they will evaluate everything at the end of the season..

Cheers

Macca


Do you know what position's they are looking at, and do you think Suarez will go in the summer?


There was a times journalist that said he thought a few of the new addition may leave any info on that?

cheers for all the info so far though


Surely if you have heared 5 players you would have heard what positions and some names of the players we are looking at


I think 5 targets might be for a ST, RW and RB as Eds have always mentioned. So the other two might be one CAM definitely and i would even sell Adam and Spearing to buy one. Last one I'm not sure it might be a CB since Carra is no longer he is used to be or may be surprisingly a ST which would cast doubts on Carroll. Should be interesting to see how it pans out.

AJ


I can believe that, with probably the following leaving...

Kuyt
Maxi
Joe Cole
Aquilani

It's quality to replace I hope we can get...


Cheers macca ole cock! Clarkchenko7


Cheers macca for sticking yer head out again.

I see 4-5 signings, 3 of which "significant" kudos for your consistent input

Allseeingaaiiii


Cheers macca, your info is appreciated


Any info on positions etc macca
Stu


Thanks macca, but could you throw in a few positions dude

gee man


Thanks macca!


Probably striker, 2 wingers, creative midfielder and a right back. thanks macca!


Cheers Macca. Let us know if you find anything else out mate!

AG


Just remember before you start ripping into Macca a couple of months down the line, that 5 players does not necessarily mean 5 established senior players. Some of the 5 may well be young prospects. RED LENIN


Martinez
Falcao
Texeira
Isla
Hoilett


Thanks for the info do you know names even if you can't state


Macca do you mean senior players?

hope there not british because they will cost us a fortune and be carp


Finally some good news. Thank You Macca. Smithy


Soldado
Marin
Fernando reges
Isla
Luuk de jong


Thanks macca


Lavezzi
Luuk De Jong
Mertens
Sissoko
Pablo Armero


Hi, Any update on your earlier post of us staying at anfield? thanks dermot 385


Who will be replacing Gerrard?


I don't know what players will be targeted, though these would be my preferential candidates

Saldado
Lavezzi
luuk de jong
Isla
sissoko



Red P


5 players we wish we where after

Cavani
Hazard
Robben
Higuian
ozil

5 that we are probally after

Hoilett
luuk de jong
Isla
soldado --> would love him tbh
fernando reges


People read his post... he says he has no idea who they are so that means he would not know what positions they play otherwise he would have an inclination of who they are and as RED LENIN has pointed out they might be youngsters so dont get excited. You may only see one first team player come in and the rest youngsters or as we normally like to sign...... reserve team players.

Like most people we would love to see 5 world class players coming in but in reality this will never happen.

Thanks Macca for the update mate

Speedy


Messi
Ronaldo
Neymar
Hazzard
Gotze


Thanks for the update Macca.

Don't know why people tried to have a crack at you in January. You never said that anything was nailed on, just that the club was trying. Nothing is certain until the player signs on the dotted line!

AussieLFC


Thanks for the info Macca..


Cheers for the info lah, appreciated!


Role on the summer I'm exited now, 5 new signing get in. Aleast we are looking to sign just hope we get the targets..


I guess whoever we sign has some sort of relevance on who the club think will leave. Remember we are already a striker down, So I would have thought 2 x ST, CAM, RW and back up RB in case the rumours of Johnno moving on are true


For sure if we are buying 5 players then we might sell 3-5 players as well so kuyt, aqualini, adam, bellamy, maxi and carrol might be sold. the possible addition might be: matias suarez, david texeira, junior hoillet, luc costaignos and maurica isla


Thats great news thanks Macca


Absolutely love it if the 5 players were:
Matias Suarez
Lucas de Moura
Gaston Ramirez
Javi Martinez
Iker Munian

That is all, we don't need any defenders (martinez is a dm), we've got loads and our kids are strong there too.
Sell Kuyt, Maxi, Cole and promote Sterling, Suso, Morgan to get a taster!


This surely means several players will be leaving. I hope Adam and Carroll are among them.


Macca,
Surely 'evaluate everything' includes the playing management top tier, as in KK & DC?


 

 

28 Mar 2012 17:32:45
Ed do you think dirk kuyt will still be at liverpool next season? i no you said you think carroll will leave but surely liverpool cant let 2 strikers go can they {Ed001's Note - I am not sure which Ed said that, I don't remember saying I think Carroll will leave, I think Kuyt is more likely to be the one going this summer.}


Ed2 said he thought there was a good chance Carroll would be gone. I really hope not, I see glimpses of brilliance in him and i believe we have to be patient. What do you think ed001?
KiwiRed {Ed001's Note - I think you have to give him more time, he is having to adapt to a massive change in playing style.}


Absolutely Ed001, and at times this season he has looked a real handful. Yes his movement still needs some work but when we have gotten decent delivery into the box he's more often than not gotten on the end of it. An example was against Newcastle, Gerrard came on off the bench, peeled off to the right hand side a few times and swung some brilliant balls in to the box. For that twenty minute period, Carroll was dominating in the air. Ed001 do you believe Suarez will still be his strike partner next season and who would you want to partner him with if you could choose?
KiwiRed {Ed001's Note - hard to say with Suarez, I can't see him going anywhere myself because we are not going to sell him unless it is a big fee. I doubt anyone is going to pay a huge fee for a striker who is not scoring many and missed a large chunk of the season through suspension. If it was me, I would sign Higuain, doesn't matter who partners him, that lad will score goals.}


 

 

28 Mar 2012 16:37:31
I have seen some recent reports about us making a summer move for Diego of Wolfsburg (on loan at Atletico Madrid). I know we had soome previous intrest. Is this just "recycled news" or do we have a current interest in the player?


 

 

28 Mar 2012 16:04:59
ed not a rumour but a question,how much do you reckon the club would save if they managed to get the likes of Aquilani,Cole and Poulsen completely off the pay roll in the summer(ie.permanent deals for all three)and also the likes of Aurelio and Maxi...thanks! {Ed002's Note - They should all be gone in the summer, but the money is not really something that can easily be explained. You have to look at what they have cost the club this year.}


 

 

28 Mar 2012 15:37:05
A question for the Eds..... You say someone decided Ocampos would be too expensive to buy. Who decided this? I ask because in the past we had the opportunity to buy Aguero for 12m, Higuain for 12m and C Ronaldo for even less but these were all deemed too expensive (by Rick Parry I believe). An answer would be appreciated. The Robster. {Ed002's Note - I know that Diego Caniggia looked at the player on behalf of Liverpool but don't know who decided that he would be too expensive to follow up on. I could guess, but that won't help you.}


We could have had daniel alves for 11mill but was deemed to expensive, he went to barca for a lot more


 

 

28 Mar 2012 15:12:24
LFC confirm they will take on AS Roma at Fenway Park on July 25. Boston visit forms part of pre-season tour.

Ed002 gets it spot on once again, I wonder what are his sources.Anyway Cheers

Daniel Rogers. {Ed002's Note - The one thing I would not about the tours this summer is you may not see particularly strong squads due to the Euros and the Olympics. But a chance for some of teh kids to stake a claim.}


Ah, finally a game within traveling range. I suspect it will all look much larger than it does on the internet.

John CT {Ed002's Note - Actually it might be something folk wish to go to. Tickets will eb easy to get to and boston is only 6 hours.}


 

 

28 Mar 2012 15:09:41
Hey ED002 what's with poulson's situation you say we still pay a portion of wages but the official site says we've sold him to Evian.

Daniel Rogers. {Ed002's Note - He has effectively left Liverpool on some sort of deal that sees him spend a year at Evian with Evian paying a small fee, Liverpool paying most if not all his original wages and him becoming a free agent at the end of the season. At least that is my understanding of the matter.}


Not saying you are wrong but from what i was told lfc dont pay his wages anymore and he has been sold.


 

 

28 Mar 2012 14:47:46
Do you think its a possibility of us signing James Milner? He's english and would fit kenny's idea of english players, personally think it would be a good signing.

Thanks

GD


NO! Arent you tired of seeing average players wearing the Liverpool shirt?!


No kidding...like Liverpool need a midfield with 0 pace and 0 creativity. No thank you.


Why sign another crap midfielder ? we need quality not quantity. and i think signings will wait until managerial situation is resolved ie: i cant see kenny being htere next season, cuo double or not. remember henry's words re: not finishing top 4 !


Crap midfielder? He's probably better than most of the midfielders we have now ! Henderson,Adam,Spearing , he would be A decent signing but since going to city he's became too cocky to fill his own boots


A distinctly average player with no pace. Best he looked was when he was at Villa and played CM, scoring a few screamers in quick succession. Horribly overpriced and overrated player.


 

 

28 Mar 2012 14:19:52
ED apparently there are reports in italy that we are interested in hernanes, do you know if this is true? {Ed002's Note - If "we" is Juventus, then yes. If "we" is Liverpool, then I have heard nothing.}


 

 

28 Mar 2012 13:37:29
Is there a possibility we sign Adam Johnson and Gaston Ramirez? {Ed002's Note - There has to be a slim chance one might arrive - both I would say no.}


 

 

28 Mar 2012 12:27:42
Any interest in Leandro Damiao ? This boy is quality. {Ed002's Note - Try the search function.}


If he comes to england he will favour spurs or united preferably spurs due to sandro! {Ed002's Note - Leandro Damiao remains of interest to several clubs including Spurs, PSG, Roma, Sporting Lisbon, Inter Milan and Juventus. Lyon, Arsenal and Barcelona seem to have dropped any interest they had in the player. January 2013 may be a more likely time to move than the summer although with bids from Spurs and Roma on the table, PSG or Juventus may force a summer move - and these remain the most likely destinations right now.}


 

 

28 Mar 2012 11:41:20
Are Liverpool really in pole position or very interested to sign Jackson Martinez? {Ed002's Note - If Liverpool have a strong interest in Jackson Martinez January should have been the time to make a move. But I can confirm is that Villareal, Benfica, Porto and Sporting Lisbon have been interested in him.}


 

 

28 Mar 2012 11:16:16
Is keita of any interest to liverpool? I think he's a really good player. Any chance ? {Ed002's Note - At his age I would be surprised if a move was made for him. But rumours persist.}


Ed even at his age he would be a vast improvement on charlie Adam who, without trying to slag just has not cut the mustard


He would be mad to join liverpool


 

 

28 Mar 2012 09:31:39
Eds - have you heard any speculation regarding Nicklas Bendtner? I know Arsenal are definatley looking to offload him in the summer and I wondered if LFC would consider making a move?
He's got to be fairly cheap and is still pretty young too...just a thought.

LeTrench {Ed002's Note - You are right that Arsenal will sell him. I don't know ofany interest from Liverpool at this time though.}


I prefer chamahk than bendtner


Not exactly a prolific goalscorer? So what the hell would we want him for!
kidmillions


While we're at it, lets bring Ngog and Voronin back. Formidable strike force.


This player is awful, if we sign he we are moving backwards and not forwards. Watched him for Sunderland last night and he was arguably the worst player on the pitch...


@kidmillions - He has a better ratio than Carrol OR Suarez. Not bad when you consider how poor Sunderland have been and how much game time he's had:

Bendtner - 1766mins / 6 Goals / 5 Assists

Suarez - 2010mins / 7 Goals / 5 Assists

Carrol - 2071mins / 3 Goals / 1 Assist

LeTrench


He's rubbish


Swap him for carroll


 

 

28 Mar 2012 07:48:49
Can macca post who we're likely to sign this summer.

Thanks
Reds4ever


Who cares we still have a long time till the summer and then we would have to wait after the championships before signing players.


Even if Kenny and Commolli did decide to fill Macca in on all their summer transfer targets I'm sure they would be just delighted if he came on here and told the world before its even April !! Get a grip on reality !!


Lol Macca? Wait till the deadline day and probably Macca will reappear I will beleive the EDs


 

 

28 Mar 2012 06:41:24
Rather than waiting for 90% of the next transfer window to elapse, Liverpool have to be decisive and sign players early. Commoli has been watching targets for months so he needs to act quickly to give new signing the chance to fit in.


Hope we will sign players aboard


I agree whol heartedly with you but vecuase of the Euro championship, teams will hold onto players in case they have a good tournament and their value will rise.

Arsenal and Podolski was a masterstroke of business, he could be worth double that if he has a good campaign with Germany.


Rubbish comment I think most of our signings were done early doors and we go the targets we wanted. Some just dragged on. Only Coates & Bellamy were late on. Get a grip the squad is good enough to challenge next year, just needs one maybe two more world class players. IE Kuyt to go and be replaced by a young exciting right winger and another back up forward of the same calibre and understanding as Bellamy.

JonGeorge6


For 7th place maybe. The squad is average at best. Your only dreaming if you think Carroll, Henderson and Downing are going to be top class next season. Signing English players is a joke.


If you think that our squad and performances (possession, shots, corners, passes etc) show a fair representation of our league position then you need to get a grip.

I don't agree we're ready to challenge but we should be battling for 4th with a very good change of getting it.

Which of the following players aren't good enough to challenge?

Reina, Kelly, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Lucas, Gerrard, Suarez?

I think JonGeorge6 was almost right. Just a couple more players and that team is good enough with plenty of other decent squad players.


It all sounds so easy: "just a couple of more players" and we will be . . . (fill in the blank)

Who are these "couple of players" that will magically take us from 7th to 1st? Ones that cost 35 million? Ones from the academy? Just curious.


 

 

28 Mar 2012 02:54:29
Ed,

Do you think we will actively try and sell Andy Carroll ? Or do you think we will see if a club has some interest and go from there?
It's probably been asked, I searched couldn't find the answer!

Cheers
Aussie red {Ed002's Note - It is early yet but I expect that there is a good chance Carroll will leave. I can't answer in respect of the circumstances leading up to it.}


 

 

28 Mar 2012 00:41:53
hey ed's, are we still interested in leandro damiao? and if so would he be willing to join us? {Ed001's Note - as far as I am aware we have given up on him.}


Don't think he was interested in joining lfc! I'm told he wants to go united or spurs but preferably spurs if he comes to england!


 

 

 
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