Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2014 - Mod Warning post #6893

smileyj1987 · 12-05-2014 08:06PM

klose wrote: »

Costa off to chelsea by by the looks, need to get our deals done early.

They are saying Chelsea have triggered the release clause is all . He could still end up elsewhere because they are reporting June as the time for him to be bought . A lot can change in 4 weeks .

messinkiapina · 12-05-2014 08:07PM

Not happy about Lallana for £20m. I know he's better than Charlie Adam, but still, £20m for a guy who only came to prominence this season, at the age of 26? That's a mental amount of money if you ask me. Fine (maaaaaaaaaaybe) if you're Man City who can spunk money around all over the place, that's gotta be about 50% of our budget though?

Morzadec · 12-05-2014 08:09PM

slingerz wrote: »

If Lallana was playing in Spain or Italy or France there wouldn't be half as much opposition to his signing for 20M. People's attitudes are seriously out of whack

I'm wary of any player who has only had one top season. It was one of the reasons I was wary of Aspas and was ultimately proven right.

Lallana has had two seasons at the top level, one decent and one good. He doesn't justify the supposed outlay imo.

If he had put in the same level of performance as Rakitic in the Premier League then I'd be all for him.

It's nothing to do with the fact he's English - it's that at 26 I'm not sure he's any better than Coutinho, Sterling or Henderson in the positions they currently occupy - CM, AM or AML/R, all of whom are younger and will hopefully progress even more.

For a good 40% of our supposed budget I would hope for something a bit more special.

He would improve the squad if signed for sure, but I'm not sure if he's a really special player, and that's nothing to do with him being English - his record this year is good but not exceptional imo

Vinz Mesrine · 12-05-2014 08:12PM

I'm fairly confident that if we sign Lallana for 20m we will have a lot more than 60m to spend.

djPSB · 12-05-2014 08:13PM

Maybe the Lallana gossip is being used so we can lower the Kono price.

Utopia Parkway · 12-05-2014 08:29PM

klose wrote: »

Costa off to chelsea by by the looks, need to get our deals done early.

Will stop Mourinho moaning for a while I hope. Will be interesting to see how he gets on under the spotlight of the British media. Makes Suarez look like a choir boy.

5live · 12-05-2014 08:37PM

djPSB wrote: »

Maybe the Lallana gossip is being used so we can lower the Kono price.

Just waiting for Spurs to put in a bid while we wrap up Kono

Washington Irving · 12-05-2014 08:43PM

djPSB wrote: »

Maybe the Lallana gossip is being used so we can lower the Kono price.

I doubt the price will change from the £15m(?) originally agreed in January.

Agueroooo · 12-05-2014 08:46PM

What time is the LMA award announced at?

klose · 12-05-2014 08:48PM

Agueroooo wrote: »

What time is the LMA award announced at?

Not sure but few mumblings rodgers had won it.

mosstin · 12-05-2014 09:01PM

klose wrote: »

Not sure but few mumblings rodgers had won it.

Apparently slipped on his way to the podium to collect it so Pellegrini nipped in there to claim it.

daithijjj · 12-05-2014 09:02PM

Im bookmarking some stuff so that in a years time im going to rehash it and embarrass said posters with their views over Lallana.

As you were.

mosstin · 12-05-2014 09:03PM

daithijjj wrote: »

Im bookmarking some stuff so that in a years time im going to rehash it and embarrass said posters with their views over Lallana.

As you were.

He looks good in red. Bookmark that.

Ardent · 12-05-2014 09:04PM

djPSB wrote: »

Isco would represent much better value than Lallana.

Isco would be amazing. No way Madrid would contemplate selling him though.

niallo27 · 12-05-2014 09:10PM

And now your going believe us. Now your going believe us. Now your going believe us. We nearly won the league. We nearly won the league. We nearly won the league.

Washington Irving · 12-05-2014 09:24PM

Coates made the Uruguay World Cup squad somehow. Thought he was still injured.

klose · 12-05-2014 09:26PM

Washington Irving wrote: »

Coates made the Uruguay World Cup squad somehow. Thought he was still injured.

Hes on loan at national back in Uruguay, has played 5-6 games with them already afaik. Was a starter with them before he came to us wasn't he?

BenEadir · 12-05-2014 09:29PM

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Will stop Mourinho moaning for a while I hope. Will be interesting to see how he gets on under the spotlight of the British media. Makes Suarez look like a choir boy.

Also makes Suarez for more than £50m i.e. 50% more than Costa pretty unlikely.

mosstin · 12-05-2014 09:31PM

niallo27 wrote: »

And now your going believe us. Now your going believe us. Now your going believe us. We nearly won the league. We nearly won the league. We nearly won the league.

Actually heard a group of lads singing this in The Crown last night. Thought it was pretty pathetic myself.

whatawaster · 12-05-2014 09:32PM

BenThere wrote: »

Also makes Suarez for more than £50m i.e. 50% more than Costa pretty unlikely.

Suarez for 50 million or less doesn't exist. There is no such thing. That's not enough money to even have a conversation about Suarez.

Washington Irving · 12-05-2014 09:33PM

klose wrote: »

Hes on loan at national back in Uruguay, has played 5-6 games with them already afaik. Was a starter with them before he came to us wasn't he?

Yeah, and he was first choice for Uruguay at one stage too, but the loan was really just to let him back home to recuperate. I didn't know he was fit again so was surprised to see him included.

Demosthenese · 12-05-2014 09:35PM

20 million for Lallana and any other English player whose price is driven up simply cos they are English - always looks worse as there is usually 2-3 players on the continent that are usually technically better and a snip of the price. David Silva always stands out to me from the past in that regard.

12-05-2014 09:38PM

Henderson was the guts of 20m. There was some moaning about his price even at the start of this season.

Worth every penny imo

mosstin · 12-05-2014 09:40PM

BenThere wrote: »

Also makes Suarez for more than £50m i.e. 50% more than Costa pretty unlikely.

You actually think that we won't get more than that for Suarez? You're forgetting that Costa's buyout clause is significantly lower than Suarez's. That's before you even begin to consider his form and returns over the past 3 seasons.

niallo27 · 12-05-2014 09:43PM

mosstin wrote: »

Actually heard a group of lads singing this in The Crown last night. Thought it was pretty pathetic myself.

Why. It's called taking the piss out of yourself.

12-05-2014 09:45PM

niallo27 wrote: »

Why. It's called taking the piss out of yourself.

No that's not allowed.

Having the crack is not allowed.

Don't do it again, alright?

mike65 · 12-05-2014 09:47PM

Daniel Taylor @DTguardian
Barclays Premier League manager of the year award (not to be confused with LMA one) is: Tony Pulis

Demosthenese · 12-05-2014 09:48PM

rarnes1 wrote: »

Henderson was the guts of 20m. There was some moaning about his price even at the start of this season.

Worth every penny imo

Took him a hell of a long time to come of age but he has been superb this season for sure. That said, for the initial 20 million and the time it took him to establish himself ... money could have been better spent. Just shows you never know with some players.

daithijjj · 12-05-2014 09:48PM

Demosthenese wrote: »

20 million for Lallana and any other English player whose price is driven up simply cos they are English - always looks worse as there is usually 2-3 players on the continent that are usually technically better and a snip of the price. David Silva always stands out to me from the past in that regard.

A lot of the reason that happens has to do with clubs in England under less pressure to sell, they get a fairer share of money. Whereas in Spain for example, clubs do have to sell to make ends meet. Atletico this season is somewhat of an anomaly, they have a 100m tax debt not being chased and wages are 90% of turnover.

djPSB · 12-05-2014 09:55PM

daithijjj wrote: »

Im bookmarking some stuff so that in a years time im going to rehash it and embarrass said posters with their views over Lallana.

As you were.

Don't think anyone is saying he would be a bad signing.

But that there are better players available for £25m.

Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread Summer 2014 - Mod Warning post #6893

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