Best bit of business.
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Coutinho in terms of value.
In terms of ability Suarez.
In terms of success Rafa.
In terms of ability Suarez.
In terms of success Rafa.
Rafa was better business up to this point.
Klopp is showing great potential but needs to fulfil it.
Ha since when is recent years 41 years.
He's our reverse of Cantona, Ferguson turned down the chance to take him.
Great fee considering Rush went for nearly four times that in the same summer.
Coutinho was fantastic bit of business regardless of the selling price. We paid, what, 8m for him? Robertson is turning out to be a very canny buy at a similar price. It is the kind of signing that will have teams across the league asking their scouts why the fuck they weren't recommending him. These are rare jewels and the kind of under the radar signings that qualify under 'great business'. Salah, even though he was in a different price bracket, is turning out to be simply astounding value.
We've had a good couple of transfer windows under Klopp but Everton and Milan, what disaster. Both clubs spent heavily and are no better than last season.
The £900,000 that Paisley spent in 1977 to sign Dalglish, Souness and Hansen.
(OK, Souness joined in Jan 1978, but anyway)
(OK, Souness joined in Jan 1978, but anyway)
Fucking Genarro working his magic ... Cutrone leading the way.
Is that you @moron
Our outgoing dealings have been pretty good, remember last season, £81m for that shower is impressive.
Jordan Rossiter – Rangers – £250k (compensation)
Jerome Sinclair – Watford – £4m
Joao Carlos Teixeira – Porto – £250k (compensation)
Lawrence Vigouroux – Swindon Town – undisclosed
Sergi Canos – Norwich City – £2.5m
Jordon Ibe – Bournemouth – £15m
Martin Skrtel – Fenerbahce – £5.5m
Joe Allen – Stoke City – £13m
Brad Smith – Bournemouth – £6m
Christian Benteke – Crystal Palace – £27m
Luis Alberto – Lazio – £4.3m
Mario Balotelli – Nice – Free
January:
Tiago Ilori – Reading – £3.8m
Received: £81.6m
Jordan Rossiter – Rangers – £250k (compensation)
Jerome Sinclair – Watford – £4m
Joao Carlos Teixeira – Porto – £250k (compensation)
Lawrence Vigouroux – Swindon Town – undisclosed
Sergi Canos – Norwich City – £2.5m
Jordon Ibe – Bournemouth – £15m
Martin Skrtel – Fenerbahce – £5.5m
Joe Allen – Stoke City – £13m
Brad Smith – Bournemouth – £6m
Christian Benteke – Crystal Palace – £27m
Luis Alberto – Lazio – £4.3m
Mario Balotelli – Nice – Free
January:
Tiago Ilori – Reading – £3.8m
Received: £81.6m
Suarez is easily #1 on the list. Came for 20 odd million and very quickly established himself as one of the best in the world.
Salah, if he keeps up his current form, is next up and fingers crossed, maybe ties with or overtakes Suarez in the future.
Coutinho we got for a bargain basement fee but we also invested a lot in developing him.
Salah, if he keeps up his current form, is next up and fingers crossed, maybe ties with or overtakes Suarez in the future.
Coutinho we got for a bargain basement fee but we also invested a lot in developing him.
Four years to the day since Liverpool signed Philippe Coutinho, former director of football Damien Comolli has revealed how ex-Reds manager Rafa Benítez’s input was a huge factor in his signature.
The Brazilian international has become a fan faovorite at Anfield since completing an £8.5m transfer from Inter Milan in 2013, a move which former Nerazzurri director Piro Ausilio still regrets allowing to happen.
In an interview with ESPN, Comolli explained that because of the massive outlay in the months prior to the 2012/13 pre-season (which included the likes of Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing being bought for vast sums of money), that spending in the summer would be limited to €10 million per player, and each new arrival had to be under the age of 21:
“In the spring of 2012, the owners told me that we had a limited spending budget per player of €10 million and we could only sign players who were under 21.
“I said to the scout: ‘Coutinho becomes our priority’ because we were looking for a wide player to replace Dirk Kuyt. He (Coutinho) was not available because Inter transferred him to Espanyol [on loan] later on.”
Comolli revealed the recommendation to sign the then 19-year-old had come from Benítez. The Spaniard worked briefly with Coutinho at the San Siro before he was sacked in winter 2010, and told Liverpool’s academy director Frank McParland that Coutinho was a player with lots of potential, and that he might be attainable because Inter didn’t realise how good he would go on to become:
“We didn’t even know he was that good – it was difficult to watch him play because he was never playing at Inter. We knew about him, we knew he was good, but it was only when Rafa said he’s going to be world-class.
“When somebody like Rafa says a thing about a player like this, you listen. The head of recruitment said he was the best we could get. But I was sacked, then Kenny (Dalglish) was sacked.
”In the end, Coutinho was brought to Anfield by Dalglish’s replacement in January, in a month that also saw Daniel Sturridge join with both players costing a combined £21m. His recent form has led to speculation linking him with Barcelona, but signing a five-year deal last week has put that to bed for the time being.
The Brazilian international has become a fan faovorite at Anfield since completing an £8.5m transfer from Inter Milan in 2013, a move which former Nerazzurri director Piro Ausilio still regrets allowing to happen.
In an interview with ESPN, Comolli explained that because of the massive outlay in the months prior to the 2012/13 pre-season (which included the likes of Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing being bought for vast sums of money), that spending in the summer would be limited to €10 million per player, and each new arrival had to be under the age of 21:
“In the spring of 2012, the owners told me that we had a limited spending budget per player of €10 million and we could only sign players who were under 21.
“I said to the scout: ‘Coutinho becomes our priority’ because we were looking for a wide player to replace Dirk Kuyt. He (Coutinho) was not available because Inter transferred him to Espanyol [on loan] later on.”
Comolli revealed the recommendation to sign the then 19-year-old had come from Benítez. The Spaniard worked briefly with Coutinho at the San Siro before he was sacked in winter 2010, and told Liverpool’s academy director Frank McParland that Coutinho was a player with lots of potential, and that he might be attainable because Inter didn’t realise how good he would go on to become:
“We didn’t even know he was that good – it was difficult to watch him play because he was never playing at Inter. We knew about him, we knew he was good, but it was only when Rafa said he’s going to be world-class.
“When somebody like Rafa says a thing about a player like this, you listen. The head of recruitment said he was the best we could get. But I was sacked, then Kenny (Dalglish) was sacked.
”In the end, Coutinho was brought to Anfield by Dalglish’s replacement in January, in a month that also saw Daniel Sturridge join with both players costing a combined £21m. His recent form has led to speculation linking him with Barcelona, but signing a five-year deal last week has put that to bed for the time being.
Of course he is, for whatever irrational reason, like us, he'd bonded to the club forever. No marriage, no divorce, no corporate takeover , no temporary argument will ever really break this silly, nonsensical, idealistic bond.
Even the most worldly and cynical of us still have the little kid cheering us on inside. Look around.
(steps down off soap box)
Rafa is a red, and still holds hope he will manage the club once again.
He will be back as an advisor to Gerrard when he takes over as manager when Klopp resigns from boredom after winning his fifth quadruple in a row
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