Liverpool Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014 mod warning linked in OP 26/07

Agent Coulson · 20-07-2014 06:29PM

I know it's only the Express.

They are running with Lovren joining in the next 24 hours for £16m.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/490112/Dejan-Lovren-move-to-Liverpool-IMMINENT-after-Southampton-accept-16m-bid

Jesus Wept · 20-07-2014 06:38PM

im lovren it

Kerrigooney · 20-07-2014 06:40PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I know it's only the Express.

They are running with Lovren joining in the next 24 hours for £16m.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/490112/Dejan-Lovren-move-to-Liverpool-IMMINENT-after-Southampton-accept-16m-bid

There's similar reports coming from Croatian media. It seems to be true.

BMJD · 20-07-2014 06:40PM

Calvin · 20-07-2014 06:46PM

€81m for Rodriguez?! Bloody hell...surely this paves the way for an Isco/Di Maria departure now

klose · 20-07-2014 06:49PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I know it's only the Express.

They are running with Lovren joining in the next 24 hours for £16m.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/490112/Dejan-Lovren-move-to-Liverpool-IMMINENT-after-Southampton-accept-16m-bid

Some croatian paper are reporting it so id imagine they are just regurgitating the same story. Fair price i would say, need to cut some cbs though. Agger/sakho/skrtel/toure/lovren/coates amd ilori is a bit much. Id say ilori will be loaned and coates the same or possible sold. Agger could be sold too perhaps.

Hollister11 · 20-07-2014 06:52PM

Great news

5live · 20-07-2014 06:53PM

klose wrote: »

Some croatian paper are reporting it so id imagine they are just regurgitating the same story. Fair price i would say, need to cut some cbs though. Agger/sakho/skrtel/toure/lovren/coates amd ilori is a bit much. Id say ilori will be loaned and coates the same or possible sold. Agger could be sold too perhaps.

Wasn't there reports of interest from Turkey in Toure a week or so ago?

3 right footed senior CBs would be a bit much tbh.

Agent Coulson · 20-07-2014 06:55PM

I would say now we will start to see players leave I would think along the lines of..

Lucas, Reina, Borini, Kelly and I'll go with Skrtel (out over Agger) and Johnson fingers crossed.

I can see use bring in about £45/50m in sales.

So if the Luis money hasn't been touched yet we could still have close to £120m left in the transfer kitty.

K-9 · 20-07-2014 06:57PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I know it's only the Express.

They are running with Lovren joining in the next 24 hours for £16m.

http://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/490112/Dejan-Lovren-move-to-Liverpool-IMMINENT-after-Southampton-accept-16m-bid

Twitter rumours, agent speak and such stuff.

Still it isn't a bad price. Funny enough barring Markovic, I don't think we've over paid by much so far on our signings. If Remy and Lovren come in for the prices talked about, we've got decent value except on him. (Obligatory mention of £16 Million for Lallana)

Washington Irving · 20-07-2014 07:00PM

5live wrote: »

Wasn't there reports of interest from Turkey in Toure a week or so ago?

3 right footed senior CBs would be a bit much tbh.

Toure will hardly play barring mutiple long term injuries, and is a good experienced player to have in the squad.

Lovren plays mainly as a left sided CB anyway so his being right footed isn't really an issue.

Pilsbury Doughboy · 20-07-2014 07:01PM

Liverpool offer £20m , Saints say no deal

Liverpool offer £15m, Saints say, hmm ok.

5live · 20-07-2014 07:05PM

Washington Irving wrote: »

Toure will hardly play barring mutiple long term injuries, and is a good experienced player to have in the squad.

Lovren plays mainly as a left sided CB anyway so his being right footed isn't really an issue.

I would imagine he is bought to replace a starter, not to be a squad player.

I would regard Skrtel as being the CB that needs replacing most as Sakho looks like a guaranteed starter when fit.

Unless we play 3 CBs or there is another CB coming in?

5live · 20-07-2014 07:06PM

Pilsbury Doughboy wrote: »

Liverpool offer £20m , Saints say no deal

Liverpool offer £15m, Saints say, hmm ok.

Don't trust those papers.

Its only true when twitter says it:pac:

rob316 · 20-07-2014 07:07PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

I would say now we will start to see players leave I would think along the lines of..

Lucas, Reina, Borini, Kelly and I'll go with Skrtel (out over Agger) and Johnson fingers crossed.

I can see use bring in about £45/50m in sales.

So if the Luis money hasn't been touched yet we could still have close to £120m left in the transfer kitty.

Why would you have skrtel out over Agger? Skrtel was our best cb last year, Agger has been pure dross for 2 years now.
He is so overrated because he can play it out from the back, big deal.

SlickRic · 20-07-2014 07:08PM

Calvin Leong wrote: »

€81m for Rodriguez?! Bloody hell...surely this paves the way for an Isco/Di Maria departure now

Kroos, Rodriguez, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.

holy mother of fúcking hell.

mosstin · 20-07-2014 07:11PM

rob316 wrote: »

Why would you have skrtel out over Agger? Skrtel was our best cb last year, Agger has been pure dross for 2 years now.
He is so overrated because he can play it out from the back, big deal.

Agger hasn't been as bad as you're making out and Skrtel certainly hasn't been as good. Both need to be replaced if we're to tighten up at the back. People talk about our concession of goals and put it down to the fact that we play such an open style - if we played with for DMs across the middle Skrtel would still be having brain farts.

Agent Coulson · 20-07-2014 07:12PM

rob316 wrote: »

Why would you have skrtel out over Agger? Skrtel was our best cb last year, Agger has been pure dross for 2 years now.
He is so overrated because he can play it out from the back, big deal.

Lovren, Toure and Ilori as right sideed CB's

Sakho and Agger as left sided CB's

Skrtel would get a bigger transfer price right now over Agger.

Skrtel's goals last seaon also covered up alot of mistakes.

No other reason than that really.

5live · 20-07-2014 07:16PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Lovren, Toure and Ilori as right sideed CB's

Sakho and Agger as left sided CB's

Skrtel would get a bigger transfer price right now over Agger.

Skrtel's goals last seaon also covered up alot of mistakes.

No other reason than that really.

Agger scored 2 goals last year and no OGs +2 goal difference
Skrtel scored 7 goals last year and 4 OGs +3 goal difference

Colemania · 20-07-2014 07:16PM

Tony Barrett ‏@TonyBarretTimes 2m
As reported in Sportske Novosti, Dejan Lovren's £20m move from Southampton to Liverpool is expected to be completed in the coming days.
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I assume he meant 20 million EURO

Soft Falling Rain · 20-07-2014 07:17PM

SlickRic wrote: »

Kroos, Rodriguez, Bale, Benzema, Ronaldo.

holy mother of fúcking hell.

Newsflash: we've qualified for the CL for the first time in 4 years whereas other teams are staples. Man U even have more legite claims to top players than we do. So we can only do what we are doing ie taking educated punts on potentially the next big things. That's all the capacity we have, so I'd appreciate if you and the rest like you round here would get ****ing real.

Luckycharms_74 · 20-07-2014 07:18PM

Saw something on *twitter earlier but cant find the link. Basically saying we are in for Di Maria, Reus and Isco. And Rodgers is confident of getting one of them.

* Pinch of salt

Agent Coulson · 20-07-2014 07:18PM

£$€

Who cares really these days it's all spin anyway!

rob316 · 20-07-2014 07:20PM

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Lovren, Toure and Ilori as right sideed CB's

Sakho and Agger as left sided CB's

Skrtel would get a bigger transfer price right now over Agger.

Skrtel's goals last seaon also covered up alot of mistakes.

No other reason than that really.

Skrtels problem last season was his lack of a decent defensive partner. You would move on our best cb over a poorer player because his transfer value is higher?
I don't know much about lovren but I hope he is the leader at the back we need. Skrtel is quite a good defender but a voice and organiser he is not, that's where carragher excelled.

MD1990 · 20-07-2014 07:21PM

Lovren is an excellent signing. One of the best CB's in the premier league. We are mostly signing proven Premier League players which is smart.

Washington Irving · 20-07-2014 07:21PM

5live wrote: »

I would imagine he is bought to replace a starter, not to be a squad player.

I would regard Skrtel as being the CB that needs replacing most as Sakho looks like a guaranteed starter when fit.

Unless we play 3 CBs or there is another CB coming in?

I'd have Lovren starting at RCB alongside Sakho.

I just meant Lovren is as comfortable playing on the left side despite being right footed in reply to your comment that 3 right footed CBs might be too much, I don't think that would be a problem at all.

mosstin · 20-07-2014 07:23PM

rob316 wrote: »

Skrtels problem last season was his lack of a decent defensive partner. You would move on our best cb over a poorer player because his transfer value is higher?
I don't know much about lovren but I hope he is the leader at the back we need. Skrtel is quite a good defender but a voice and organiser he is not, that's where carragher excelled.

You would keep Skrtel because he is our best CB? Some context missing from your post I think.

Agent Coulson · 20-07-2014 07:24PM

rob316 wrote: »

Skrtels problem last season was his lack of a decent defensive partner. You would move on our best cb over a poorer player because his transfer value is higher?
I don't know much about lovren but I hope he is the leader at the back we need. Skrtel is quite a good defender but a voice and organiser he is not, that's where carragher excelled.

Sakho (LCB) and Lovren (RCB) would be hands down the best starting CB's.

I would use Agger over Skrtel if we were to go with 3 at the back as Lovren can play in the anywhere in the 3 and cover both Sakho and Agger as he is used to playing on the left as right footed player I'm not sure Skrtel could do that.

Lovren and Sakho can both be huge voices in the back line.

marno21 · 20-07-2014 07:27PM

Isco's full name is Francisco Román Alarcón Suárez

Suarez for Suarez?

5live · 20-07-2014 07:32PM

Washington Irving wrote: »

I'd have Lovren starting at RCB alongside Sakho.

I just meant Lovren is as comfortable playing on the left side despite being right footed in reply to your comment that 3 right footed CBs might be too much, I don't think that would be a problem at all.

Ah sorry, misunderstood the post.

I agree with you on that, Lovrens versatility at playing across the back would be a huge bonus.

I can see Agger heading off if this transfer works out as he would be 4th choice at best.

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