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Oh I'm in mate. 3 = true!
No in the Daily Mail = true
Don't worry. He is English.
Some journo reviewing the papers on TalkSport this a.m.also said it looks like Lallana to LFC is a done deal.
I will be made up if this happens... Cracking Player...
Strikes me as the kind of player who will fit straight into Rodgers' style and hit the ground running. I'm hopeful that the kind of football we've played this season will be an attraction in itself to other decent players as well.
I don't care if it's over 20m but great if it's not. I just want players that we can say with hand on heart '1st team quality'. And we need 5-6 of them this Summer. IF this is a done deal then that's a great start. Bet you his value has gone up after the World Cup.
Lallana set to seal £20m Liverpool move
Adam Lallana will reportedly seal a £20 million move to Liverpool from Southampton next week, with the midfielder set to be named in Roy Hodgson's World Cup squad on Monday.
Despite interest from other clubs, the Daily Mail report that Lallana, who turned 26 on Saturday, has opted to join Brendan Rodgers' side.
It is believed Southampton see the transfer fee as fair value, with Lallana having progressed through their youth academy from the age of 12.
Rodgers was keen on Friday not to be seen to be commenting on another club's player, but said of Lallana: "Adam is a terrific young talent... there is always speculation about young talent."
The move is likely to be wrapped up before the England players report for manager Hodgson's pre-World Cup training camp in Portugal on May 19.
Lallana feels Hodgson's pre-tournament acclimatisation programme, which will take England from the Algarve to the fiercer temperatures of Miami, will leave them the best-prepared team in Brazil, where they will open their tournament against Italy in the Amazonian humidity of Manaus.
"We'll be as well-prepared as any other nation, if not more," Lallana told the Telegraph.
Lallana also insisted that England are not running scared of Italy. He added: "To win the World Cup you are going to have to beat the best at some point, so why not in the group phase? OK, in Euro 2012 we lost to Italy on penalties, but we have to remember it was a draw over normal time.
"We have a great chance of beating them. People might say it's a tough draw but I'm sure Italy are saying the same."
http://www.espn.co.u...tml?CMP=OTC-RSS
BIB a bit weird if he really said that.
Adam Lallana will reportedly seal a £20 million move to Liverpool from Southampton next week, with the midfielder set to be named in Roy Hodgson's World Cup squad on Monday.
Despite interest from other clubs, the Daily Mail report that Lallana, who turned 26 on Saturday, has opted to join Brendan Rodgers' side.
It is believed Southampton see the transfer fee as fair value, with Lallana having progressed through their youth academy from the age of 12.
Rodgers was keen on Friday not to be seen to be commenting on another club's player, but said of Lallana: "Adam is a terrific young talent... there is always speculation about young talent."
The move is likely to be wrapped up before the England players report for manager Hodgson's pre-World Cup training camp in Portugal on May 19.
Lallana feels Hodgson's pre-tournament acclimatisation programme, which will take England from the Algarve to the fiercer temperatures of Miami, will leave them the best-prepared team in Brazil, where they will open their tournament against Italy in the Amazonian humidity of Manaus.
"We'll be as well-prepared as any other nation, if not more," Lallana told the Telegraph.
Lallana also insisted that England are not running scared of Italy. He added: "To win the World Cup you are going to have to beat the best at some point, so why not in the group phase? OK, in Euro 2012 we lost to Italy on penalties, but we have to remember it was a draw over normal time.
"We have a great chance of beating them. People might say it's a tough draw but I'm sure Italy are saying the same."
http://www.espn.co.u...tml?CMP=OTC-RSS
BIB a bit weird if he really said that.
Superb signing if not a little on the expensive side but exactly the sort of player we will need to unlock the teams that come to park that bus next season
I know he'll play further forward, but I wonder how much of this will be to ease the burden on Gerrard in the long run, with Lallana ultimately stepping into Stevie's shoes. We need someone to (apologies for the cliche) put their foot on the ball and dictate the play and the tempo. Gerrard can do that in some respects, but he's not a patch on Alonso for that sort of composure and discipline, such is his nature (still) to drive the team. Then we have Suso too, it'd be nice to have someone who can control the play from deeper in midfield. I'm don't know whether Allen, Lallana or Suso could do that in the longrun.
Interesting anyway.
Aldo reckons we're in for Diame and Costa btw.
Interesting anyway.
Aldo reckons we're in for Diame and Costa btw.
Costa would be a fantastic signing.
Interesting point about Lallana. I wonder how players such as Suso and Teixeira will develop in a similar sort of regard, because Rodgers does seem to be keen on that sort of player playing deeper in the midfield. I haven't seen all that much of Suso on loan or Teixeira in the reserves though, so I could be way off with them.
I dont see lallana being that type of player at all. He's definitely a attacking midfielder who can beat a man, but he's no playmaker. I genuinely believe hendo or suso will become our playmaker in the future. they're developing that way. Definitely not allen.
Yeah this is my thought, it just seems that we're spending big on an another attack minded midfielder, when the real issue's lie deeper in the middle of the park. I just mean Lallana might take over the mantle Gerrard had when spearing the midfield. Anyway, it's not that we don't need another addition to fight it out with Sterling and Coutinho, particularly with us back in the CL, but It'll be interesting to see if he does bring in someone for the anchor positions.
I've not seen enough of Teixeira really to make a judgement either way, he's looked good when I have seen him, but I'm not sure what position I'd place him in, in this side. Suso looks like he has all the makings of a deep playmaker, but I'm not sure he's come far enough in Spain yet, despite him personally having a good season.
Diame would be a solid back up option - and Costa? How would we keep Costa, Suarez & Sturridge happy appearance wise?
Costa would be the most hated player in the league within a month!
Costa would be the most hated player in the league within a month!
Well Rodgers did say he wanted more goals from midfield. Not sure lallana is the answer to that, but he does give us added quality strength in depth for our squad. But i still think 2 fullbacks, goalkeeper, playmaker and another hendo type player (diame maybe?) are a necessity for next season. No idea on the playmaker i have to be honest.
costa is nailed on for chelsea i heard.
Diame and Costa - that sounds like bollocks from Aldo tbh. Can't see either one of them.
I know mate, we need another striker though. I wonder if buying the Ukrainian lad would mean that we won't?
If we get lallana, konoplyanka and have borini back I cant see us buying another striker.
I guess it depends on what qualities Rodgers is after. Last summer he seemed really keen to add goals to the side and I think we probably still need to do that.
Kono is not much of a goalscorer going by his record (admittedly taken from Wiki so feel free to correct me here if I'm wrong) rather a supporting attacker. Borini is an option I suppose but I don't have much confidence in him.
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