City have a buy back option on Lavia…
Only kicks in in 2024.
City have a buy back option on Lavia…
He’s told them he doesn’t want to play for a plastic club?Oh shit.
Thats Bellingham off to city then
So if he transfers to any other club before that clause is effectively wiped out isn’t it? Probably a silly question.Only kicks in in 2024.
Jan is mid-season with a 100% tax for teams that are desperate.Every midfielder we are going to target is going to cost atleast 50 million. Every club knows how desperate we are. Brighton rejected 80 million for Caicedo in January. Why would they accept 40 million from us?
He’s told them he doesn’t want to play for a plastic club?
So if he transfers to any other club before that clause is effectively wiped out isn’t it? Probably a silly question.
Yes, but why would Southampton sell for less than the clause a year early.
I guess maybe if they need cash after relegation - but would have thought he wouldn’t be among the highest earners and they’d want to shift other players first.
Also probably depends on how likely City are to exercise their clause.
Every midfielder we are going to target is going to cost atleast 50 million. Every club knows how desperate we are. Brighton rejected 80 million for Caicedo in January. Why would they accept 40 million from us?
Judging by what he said a few days ago, Guardiola is a big fan of Lavia - sounds like they’re planning to exercise the buy-back clause next summer, but of course the looming FFP punishment can change a lot of things…
This article also mentions that Chelsea had a £40M bid for him knocked back in the summer.
Another club that will be moving for central midfielder then
Kone and Thuram are available for around £30m..
Here's another guy. The profile of signing we need. Tall, athletic, can tackle, can move etc
Amadou Haidara.
If @King Binny is kind enough to do his stat breakdown. @binomial
At a guess you're looking at €40m
I really doubt any player on earth tells Manchester City "No thank, I don't want to play for a plastic club".
Yes, but why would Southampton sell for less than the clause a year early.
I guess maybe if they need cash after relegation - but would have thought he wouldn’t be among the highest earners and they’d want to shift other players first.
Also probably depends on how likely City are to exercise their clause.
Have you seen the clip of Lineker and Shearer talking to Micah Richards? City were offering him £100k/week way back when. Imagine what they’d offer players now even if it’s off the books. That dough would remove any doubt about plastic.
Because Ramsay is a sick noteBellingham's dad alone will get 400,000 a week to polish Pep's forehead.
At Liverpool we'd force dad to fill in at right back as a freebie
Because he follows shrill reactions on social media?Why would Klopp say that if he doesn't think that himself.
Well he's clearly following it from somewhere despite his constant dismissive remarks towards social media.Because he follows shrill reactions on social media?
Why couldn’t he sprinkle his words with a bit of hyperbole? He did say, “… for example…”, though, almost as if he’s telling the press and media they bear some responsibility for the wild figures they’re constantly quoting.Well he's clearly following it from somewhere despite his constant dismissive remarks towards social media.
& the reaction on social media isn't anything crazy, not like he's put it anyway.....no one anywhere has called for "6x 100m signings" as he referred to in his presser.
Why couldn’t he sprinkle his words with a bit of hyperbole? He did say, “… for example…”, though, almost as if he’s telling the press and media they bear some responsibility for the wild figures they’re constantly quoting.
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Jürgen Klopp will hope to invest in the transfer market to replenish his ageing midfield. Who should Liverpool buy?
By Ben McAleer for WhoScored
Orkun Kokcu, Feyenoord
Borussia Dortmund reportedly scouted Turkish youngster Orkun Kokcu earlier this season as a potential replacement for Bellingham. Liverpool could do a lot worse than cut out the middleman and sign the 22-year-old directly from Feyenoord.
Following their 3-2 win at Ajax on Sunday, Feyenoord sit six points clear at the top of the Eredivisie. Kokcu has been a key cog in the midfield for Arne Slot’s side in their bid to secure their first league title in six years. He is a creative presence, ranking third for passes per game (72.3) and second for key passes per game (2.9) in the Dutch top tier this season. He does not have as many attributes as Bellingham, but would give Klopp a different option in the middle of the park.
Orkun Kokcu in action for Feyenoord. Photograph: Soccrates/Getty Images
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https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...iverpool-midfielders-sign-summer-jurgen-klopp
Jacob Ramsey just scored for Villa, arriving late in the box and smashing a knockdown home.
I know he wouldn't be cheap but everytime I see him he's impacting play.