The January transfer window
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No that's Lacina Traore.
He's the young midfielder who was fantastic in the preseason for them
£7 million and one pound.
1 million loan fee + cover all his wages. We'll see what he's made of.
I don't think @Hansern is right unfortunately if we're interested in Salah etc ... We need to be signing players - like Sturridge or Coutinho - who are good enough to start in our 1st 11. That means 2-3 8-15 million players who can turn this excellent start to a successful season which sees us competing on Europe's biggest stage next year.
Let's start with M'Vila, who could be a Coutinho like steal - and has enough quality to start with us.
That would be utter madness.
I don't think he's good enough to unseat Coutinho, Suarez or Sturridge. He'll be a player who can alternate with Sterling, or give Coutinho/Sturridge a rest (I would rather Sterling gets the minutes Salah gets too - otherwise, he'll go backwards too). If we have limited funds, we should buy players who can actually start based on merit.
Based on current form I wouldn't be convinced Coutinho couldn't be unseated.
And as Ryan often says, it's a squad game. First Xi rarely work. We haven't played our supposed first Xi for months due to injuries.
Sterling will need resting before he burns out like last year, Coutinho needs to be rested, Sturridge is coming back to fitness and Suarez will pick up an inevitable suspension.
Our front 3 I'm not convinced need massive improvements, we just need a different set of keys to unlock the door. No reason why Salah couldn't offer that.
I'm much more concerned over improving our midfield.
Moses has been shite, Ibe is to young, Sterling is still a kid and Aspas could be on the way out again.
Salah looks very interesting with goals, directness and pace. He's also proved himself on the highest level unlike our summer signings bar Mignolet and Toure.
At the quoted price its a gamble we should make instead of paying 25 mill in 2 years time after he's impressed in another league.
Salah looks very interesting with goals, directness and pace. He's also proved himself on the highest level unlike our summer signings bar Mignolet and Toure.
At the quoted price its a gamble we should make instead of paying 25 mill in 2 years time after he's impressed in another league.
Good point re: Coutinho currently.
I want us to strengthen the middle and one of the FB spots, but if Salah is another option, then I guess I hope he's Coutinho'ish and not Aspash!
Pretty much. My only reservations with Salah are the price he's getting touted for, it's bringing back painful memories of the likes of Pennant and Aspas, similar fee etc (and Rodgers has been pretty inconsistent in the £5m-£10m bracket). And looking at those videos, he's not too subtle in his play, reliant heavily on space, which we all know is a big struggle in this league, he won't find himself breaking clear of many backlines here on the half way line.
I think that's what's worrying me too ...
Yeah, I share your concerns.
That said, there have been a fair few occasions where we've looked to hit teams on the break this season, particularly and understandably in the last couple games. Sterling has gotten a lot of joy running in behind in the last 4-5 games so the opportunity for players to exercise their pace is definitely there.
I'd probably prefer us to go for another forward like Suarez - someone who can play up front or out wide - rather than out and out wide man or supporting attacker. Like a Luis Muriel perhaps. I guess that's a bit unrealistic though.
You are over thinking and over complicating it, you make out it would be hard to fit him into our team? no it really wouldn't.
You have all but written him off, fair enough, for me it is well worth a go, even for 6 months, its a small risk worth taking to try and help get us into the CL, we really having nothing to lose on a deal like this.
I haven't written him off in terms of his career as a whole.
I just think he's a long-term project, which I would find an interesting proposition.
I guess we'll agree to disagree!
Yeah, doubt its going to happen anyway.
Ezequiel Lavezzi. I mentioned him in this thread, and Inter and Spurs are reportedly interested in taking him on loan, as he's not getting minutes because Ibra and Cavani are ahead of him.
I think yes - every time I've watched them, he's on the pitch. He's not as good as I thought he was before he signed mind.
Oh yes. Untapped potential a plenty. He has something of the Suarez explosiveness about him.
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