Liverpool Signings and General Rumours Thread

I really don't think Figo would be suited to the premiership. There's no doubting he's a very skillful player but he would get the crap kicked out of him in England and he's already fond of hitting the deck when there's minimum contact playing in La Liga. My 2cs anyway

crouch scored his fair share of 6 yarders and dodgy goals out of them 12. does anyone really believe that crouch will be a valuable asset to the team?

Figo is a lot slower than Duff and Robben, which is why he would be likely to get caught more in tackles. I still think that Liverpool wont get much out of him next season if he is signed. I would have liked to have seen him a couple of years ago. He certainly has skill, but not the legs. A winger needs pace, and lots of it. Liverpool do need a winger, but Figo is not the right choice imo. There must be a young lad in Europe who is willing to run up and down the line and get in reasonable crosses, ala McAteer when he was at Bolton and MacManaman.

As for Crouch, I reiterate that he would be a waste of funds. Liverpool do not need a Niall Quinn-like targetman, as good and all as that may be at times against the likes of a Birmingham.

Other tidbits:

Liverpool are likely to resist an approach from Metz for Carl Medjani.
The France Under-21 international spent last season on loan with Ligue 2 side Lorient and impressed with his performances at that level.

Rafa Benitez is keen to see the 20-year-old defender first hand in training sessions with the Merseysiders and is thinking about retaining him in his squad for what promises to be an arduous season

Liverpool retain a passing interest in Real Madrid's unsettled Galactico, Luis Figo, but the Portuguese midfielder would have to drop his pay demands dramatically to secure a move to Anfield.
Fresh reports have claimed that Anfield officials had opened discussions with Figo's representatives.

But Reds chief executive Rick Parry cooled transfer talk over the midfielder today.

He confirmed there could be an interest in bringing Figo to the club, but not while his wages remained at a prohibitive £90,000 per week.

There was no official comment on Steven Gerrard's contract situation, but talks are believed to be starting this week. No comment will be made by any of the parties concerned until there is a resolution.

Boss Rafael Benitez, meanwhile, is continuing to scour Europe for striking reinforcements.

Priced out of moves for his first choice targets Dirk Kuyt at Feyenoord and Peter Crouch at Southampton, he was reported today to have switched his attentions to Lyon forward Sidney Govou.

Chief executive Parry said, however, that a deal for the 25-year-old was "very unlikely."

Goalkeeper Jose Reina is expected to complete his £8m move from Villarreal before the July 6 Champions League qualifying round deadline, making him eligible to make his debut against Total Network Solutions if necessary.

The "New Zizu" Bruno Cheyrou has been loaned to Bordeaux for a year with a view to a permanent move to the club.

midget lord wrote:

I have to get it off my chest. Redspider, i find your posts condescending and incredibly boring. Also, dont get me wrong, im not trying to annoy you or anything, you make some good contributions to the this forum, so get your feet back on the ground.

Normally I dont respond to "personals", but ok, lets make a deal, you ignore my posts and everyone can ignore yours. Anyone disagree?

I would be quite happy with both Zenden and Giannakopoulos if both deals come off, they were two players who I admired last season. They'd be really good additions to the squad and they both have premiership experience, plus Zenden's on a free and Giannakopoulos is going for less than £2m. Can't go wrong IMO, once their wages aren't excessive though

i'm not too enthusiastic about any of the players been even rumoured to be on the way in. especially coming off of the champions league win. if liverpool cant attract better players than the crop thats been linked to us so far (rumour or not) then i see another season fighting for 4th.

theres a big difference between fighting for 4th, and competing for the championship and finishing up 4th

zenden is good at boro, key word "good". i dont think i've to say anything about crouch. stelios would be a good squad player to have as a right winger, but when you compare him to the right wingers the top 3 teams have i think it says it all about liverpools potential signings so far. sub standard in regards to the top 3.

reina is a player i'm happy to see come to pool, but not while we have dudek there. having reina and dudek there does nothing for scot carsons growth.

kuyt has a good record in the dutch league, so i'll look forward to seeing what he can do.

i'd like to have seen some movement on a bid for aimar, militio and vincente or players of similar ability.

so far all the players being linked with us would be good squad members, but i think we need a top central defenter, a top right winger, the left side depends on kewell and how he fairs in the coming season. i dont see the need for a new striker as much as benitez does but then i'm not benitez

i trust rafa's judgement, but its hard to see liverpool making the step up with the players we seem to be moving on. just my 2 cents.

i wouldnt mind jenas coming our way, http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/News/Story_Page/0,7760,2483_546725,00.html

might be a bit expensive though, and he's played on the right wing for england. under rafa he could become a brilliant player!

juanfran is good stuff too, we could get him on loan for the season, help nuild our midfield big time!

Im delighted with Liverpools dealing in the transfer market so far. They may not have officially signed anyone, but there are a couple of players (Kuyt/Zenden/Reina) who appear to be in the bag.

Also Hamann will not be going, and it looks the same with Gerrard.

But most importantly

Bruno Cheyrou (loan)
Alou Diarra (undisclosed)
El-Hadji Diouf (undisclosed)
Jon Otsemobor (released)
Richie Partridge (released)
Mauricio Pellegrino (released)
Vladimir Smicer (released)

Are all gone. Get the deadwood out and take Le Tallec with you on your way!