It will be fantastic having this awesome, youthful, skillful, energetic bunch of front players, but we need a rock solid fucking defence and keeper. Great teams are built on parsimonious defence as well as attack. I hope Rodgers is onto this.
Sure Utd can win the league despite having several shite keepers.
Yeah. I think few will argue that Fergie's key signing when building his first title winning side was Peter Schmeichel. He was absolutely crucial for them, and seemed to bail them out time and again.
Actually, I think it was Cantona. They didn't look like they were going to win the league until he signed.
Tello + Sanchez or get fucked Barca.
Barcelona is working hard to bring in a substitute for goalkeeper Víctor Valdés who has made it clear to the club he wants to leave this summer, and it is the Borussia Mönchengladbach keeper Ter Stegen who has emerged as the front runner ahead of Liverpool’s Pepe Reina and Valencia’s Vicente Guaita. The German keeper could move to the club for just €10 million, a more than reasonable price for the club when taking into consideration the keeper is only 21 years old. Other options include Reina or Guaita. The Liverpool keeper has always been top of the club’s list of preferences, but some people within the club are not happy about paying for a player who had previously belonged to the club. The coaches’ favourite is Guaita but the player is not keen on moving and the high asking price may stop any approach being made.
The Liverpool keeper has always been top of the club’s list of preferences, but some people within the club are not happy about paying for a player who had previously belonged to the club
And if Ter Stegen doesn't sign for 1 of Real Madrid or Barca, it'll be no surprise to see him at the Allianz Arena.
And if Ter Stegen doesn't sign for 1 of Real Madrid or Barca, it'll be no surprise to see him at the Allianz Arena.
And he'll chose us over Barcelona. Right.
And if Ter Stegen doesn't sign for 1 of Real Madrid or Barca, it'll be no surprise to see him at the Allianz Arena.
Stegen has received the backing of teammate and former Atletico Madrid defender Alvaro Dominguez to make the jump to La Liga.
“Ter Stegen has been learning Spanish for months,” Dominguez told reporters this week. “He would suit Barca’s style. He has personality, quality, handles the ball very well with both feet and the team starts their play from him.”
You know that article is just paper talk bollox when they dont even bother to consider whether or not the story holds up. Barca spent about 5 years trying to drag Fabregas back to Barcelona and then ended up paying 30m Euros for the privilege. Prior to that they paid Utd 5 mil for a 21 year old Pique who was in the Utd reserve team.
Did he!?Pique went to Barca via Zaragoza but your point still stands.
Valdes apparently close to signing for As Monaco
I guess Valdes just wanted money ...
Pique went to Barca via Zaragoza but your point still stands.
Brendan Rodgers will try to jump the queue for Asmir Begovic, if Pepe Reina rejoins Barcelona.
And Anfield boss Rodgers is prepared to offer Stewart Downing to Stoke as part of a bid for keeper Begovic.
If Reina tells Liverpool he wishes to return to Barca, where he grew up in the La Masia academy, Rodgers will also be able to offer Begovic a guaranteed first team spot. He hopes that gives him the edge over Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester United, who also rate the £15m-rated keeper.