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Hows that Scando wonderkid that got the dream move to Madrid and then promptly binned off doing? on mega loan at Gladbach or sonewhere isnt he?
 
Hows that Scando wonderkid that got the dream move to Madrid and then promptly binned off doing? on mega loan at Gladbach or sonewhere isnt he?
He's at heerenveen on loan

Scored a worldy at the weekend
 
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Lyon wonderkid Houssem Aouar has heard the rumours linking him with a move to Liverpool - and admits they are 'nice to hear'.
But the 19-year-old insists his development can continue at his current club.
Aouar has taken Ligue 1 by storm this season, putting in a number of excellent performances in midfield and establishing himself in the France Under-21s squad.
Both the Reds and Barcelona have subsequently been credited with an interest in the youngster, with further suggestions he had been on Liverpool's radar before he opted to sign professional terms with boyhood club Lyon.

The recent rumours were put to Aouar by France Football, with the playmaker honest in his appraisal.
“I hear the rumours, like you. I have ears!" he said.
“I have eyes too, to see a few things left and right. The guy who says he doesn’t hear stuff or listen to anything, is not telling the truth. But there's nothing you can do. All of that doesn’t bother me.

“I’m well protected with my family. It’s nice to hear, but I’m not getting carried away. My feet are firmly on the ground. I’ve only got a good half-season behind me, and I have everything to develop at Lyon.”

Aouar, whose contract expires in 2020, only made his senior debut for Lyon in February 2017, with a debut year to remember for the prodigy.
His performances have also seen him linked with a move to Camp Nou, with the player a little more forthcoming with that interest.
When asked if he would want to play for Barcelona one day, he replied: "Of course, but that applies to every great club!


4 out of 5 letters in his surname are vowels. Learning to pronounce his name is gonna be awesome.
 
OK, it’s only February, but already the pace of the transfer gossip is picking up to the point I feel I need to try to make some sense of it in my usual thread. As usual, I try to include only players who have been more or less credibly linked with us; Portuguese and Italian newspapers are mostly disregarded as sources.

Goalkeepers:
Alisson (AS Roma, asking price £70M)
Oblak (Atletico Madrid, signed a new contract)
Butland (Stoke)

Centre-backs:
De Vrij (Lazio, free)
Pavard (Stuttgart)

Full-backs:
We don’t seem to be in the market for one, for once

Central midfielders:
Ndidi (Leicester)
Wanyama (Spurs)
Doucoure (Watford)
Milinkovic-Savic (Lazio, asking £70M+)
Jorginho (Napoli, £45M+)
Lewis Cook (Bournemouth, £20M+)
Lemina (Southampton)

Attacking midfielders/wingers:
Lemar (Monaco, £90M asking price)
Pulisic (Dortmund, £80M+)
Maddison (Norwich)
Aouar (Lyon)

Centre-forwards:
Werner (Leipzig)

I think Real Madrid players should be in a separate category. If any of Isco, Ascensio, Keylor Navas etc become available, I think there will be a long line of suitors and LFC probably among them - but their availability depends solely on Madrid’s internal politics and their own summer targets. So unlike most of the others on this list, Real players are not really “on the market,” but things could change quickly, so you can’t rule them out either.

Did I forget anyone?

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UPD: I added the color-coding like last summer, to show my very preliminary and imprecise assessment of whether the player in question would be an immediate improvement over the current LFC players in his position. Remember, it refers to current level, not potential. Red for instant improvement, orange for competitive, yellow for squad player, green for youth player.

Possible other players to consider
It's looking like that Oblak and Alisson may be obtainable the other alternatives are:
Gianluigi Donnarumma
Keylor Navas (31)
Jack Butland
Samir Handanovič (33)

It seems as the De Vrij is almost certain to go to Inter and us needing another CB to partner VVD, possible options to consider are:
Jannik Vestergaard
Ludovic Sane

Left Back
Kieran Tierney

The Midfield options
Wilshere (Free)
Max Meyer (Free)
Ruban Neves
Julian Weigl (is over 6ft tall)

AM
Hakim Ziyech
Ivan Cavaleiro (Probably could adapt to the middle as well as play wings)
Riyad Mahrez
 
Between bailey and Brandt though

Losing 2-0 wouldn't do much for the scouts though
 
Draxler added. Probably an alternative to Lemar, who seems to have been priced way beyond reason by Monaco.

I’m sure we’re following Bailey too, but can’t add him as no links have surfaced in the press yet.
 
http://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclusive-liverpool-ponder-move-to-bring-in-second-egyptian-star

[article]Liverpool are poised to make a move to sign a second Egyptian this summer in the shape of Stoke City star Ramadan Sobhi, TEAMtalk has been told.

Mohamed Salah has proved a huge success for the Anfield giants having already struck 36 goals in all competitions for the Reds and we have been told Jurgen Klopp is now keen to bring in a second Egyptian in Sohbi.

Our sources have told us that Salah has given his fellow countryman a glowing recommendation to Klopp and his coaching staff. Indeed, having watched the player prior to his move to Stoke, Reds scouts are now understood to have taken more than a passing interest in the player and have been to watch him in action a number of times in recent months.


Sobhi joined Stoke in 2016 for just £5million and the Potters are likely to make a profit of around £10million, after we were told the Potters would be willing to sell for a fee of around £15million.

The Reds also hope the possible signing of Sobhi will further help their efforts to keep their star man happy at Anfield, with the bargain £36.9m capture from Roma reportedly attracting admiring glances from some of Europe’s biggest sides.[/article]
 
http://www.teamtalk.com/news/exclusive-liverpool-ponder-move-to-bring-in-second-egyptian-star

[article]Liverpool are poised to make a move to sign a second Egyptian this summer in the shape of Stoke City star Ramadan Sobhi, TEAMtalk has been told.

Mohamed Salah has proved a huge success for the Anfield giants having already struck 36 goals in all competitions for the Reds and we have been told Jurgen Klopp is now keen to bring in a second Egyptian in Sohbi.

Our sources have told us that Salah has given his fellow countryman a glowing recommendation to Klopp and his coaching staff. Indeed, having watched the player prior to his move to Stoke, Reds scouts are now understood to have taken more than a passing interest in the player and have been to watch him in action a number of times in recent months.


Sobhi joined Stoke in 2016 for just £5million and the Potters are likely to make a profit of around £10million, after we were told the Potters would be willing to sell for a fee of around £15million.

The Reds also hope the possible signing of Sobhi will further help their efforts to keep their star man happy at Anfield, with the bargain £36.9m capture from Roma reportedly attracting admiring glances from some of Europe’s biggest sides.[/article]

Awww, we're getting him a Sobhi bear.
 
One player we have not been linked with yet, but I believe we could potentially sign is Köln left-back Jonas Hector. Klopp wanted him 2 years ago, but at the time his price was way too high (as a first choice LB for Germany national team that was about to play at the Euros) and he wasn't keen on a move anyway. Now the situation has changed: Köln is about to get relegated, which will reportedly kick-in his relegation clause of around €7M. Both Dortmund and Bayern are said to want him; he's cool-headed character with excellent attacking and defensive qualities and plenty of experience and versatility (can play in central midfield, a bit like a reverse Milner). Oh, and as an added bonus he's a Xabi Alonso look-alike.

It would make a lot of sense for us to sell Moreno while his value is probably at the all-time high due to a decent first half of the season with us and sign Hector to replace him on the cheap. I have no insider knowledge, but just logically I would be surprised if he's not on our summer list.
 
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One player we have not been linked with yet, but I believe we could potentially sign is Köln's left-back Jonas Hector. Klopp wanted him 2 years ago, but at the time his price was way too high and he didn't want to leave anyway. Now Köln is about to get relegated, which will kick-in his relegation clause of around €7M. Both Dortmund and Bayern are said to want him; he's cool-headed character with excellent attacking and defensive qualities and plenty of experience (35 caps for the national team) and versatility (can play in central midfield, a bit like a reverse Milner). Oh, and as an added bonus he's a Xabi Alonso look-alike.

It would make a lot of sense for us to sell Moreno while his value is probably at the all-time high due to a decent first half of the season with us and sign Hector to replace him on the cheap. I have no insider knowledge, but just logically I would be surprised if he's not on our summer list.
Do you think Robertson should be sidelined? I don't. And no way will this guy come in as second choice.
 
Do you think Robertson should be sidelined? I don't. And no way will this guy come in as second choice.

I think it will be neither to replace Robbo or to be a clear 2nd choice – it will be an interesting competition between them and that's what top teams need, in every position. I am not sure Moreno is a strong competition for Robertson any more.

And like I said, Hector can play in midfield as well, so not all of his game time needs to be at LB.
 
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