Who the bleedin' hell are these people?

[Red Astaire]

Alright so It's safe to assume that the squad is going to get a fairly substantial overhaul. Lots of people speculate that 5-6 players could be leaving. It also seems like we've been linked to everyone. On the BBC gossip page today

Mario Gotze - I've actually heard of him
Leandro Paredes - ?
Filip Kostic - ?

We've already bought Matip (Know nothing about him though)

Ousmane Dembele - ?
Fernando - Citeh dude. Know him
Tino Horn - ?
Jonas Hecter - ?


Any others I've missed? Are any of the bunch I've mentioned (apart from Gotze) any good/exciting/underwhelming? Any of them likely starters?

Cheers all 🙂

 

[willby]

... Are any of the bunch I've mentioned (apart from Gotze) any good/exciting/underwhelming? Any of them likely starters?

Cheers all 🙂

Timo Horn; he's in a different league from Ming....😀

 

[Arn]

Emil Forsberg. The best player this season in the Zweite Bundesliga.

 

[redhorizon2]

Alright so It's safe to assume that the squad is going to get a fairly substantial overhaul. Lots of people speculate that 5-6 players could be leaving. It also seems like we've been linked to everyone. On the BBC gossip page today

Mario Gotze - I've actually heard of him
Leandro Paredes - ?
Filip Kostic - ?

We've already bought Matip (Know nothing about him though)

Ousmane Dembele - ?
Fernando - Citeh dude. Know him
Tino Horn - ?
Jonas Hecter - ?


Any others I've missed? Are any of the bunch I've mentioned (apart from Gotze) any good/exciting/underwhelming? Any of them likely starters?

Cheers all 🙂

Polish pete

 

[Modo]

Emil Forsberg. The best player this season in the Zweite Bundesliga.

Would be fun to have a hard working Swede in the team, but I'm not sure he's good enough. He's like a worse version of Kuyt.

 

[Arn]

Would be fun to have a hard working Swede in the team, but I'm not sure he's good enough. He's like a worse version of Kuyt.

He would be very expensive. Red Bull own the club so they don't need the money. The second richest club in Germany after Bayern. Would probably cost around £25m so he won't be signed. We will see next season if he is good enough when Leipzig play in the Bundesliga.

Klopp clearly rates him.

 

[Judge Jules]

Timo Horn; he's in a different league from Ming....😀

If he comes here and gets on Martin O'Neill's radar as Tim O'Horn he'll be playing for the Republic next.

 

[Hansern]

We wont be signing that Forsberg lad.

I think we have a very good chance of getting Gotze.

 

[Judge Jules]

How do you feel about that? I'm not convinced it'd be a good move, not for the money we'll be charged.

 

[cloggypop]

How much do you think he will be?

 

[Hansern]

He's got 1 year left on his contract and so far it looks like Bayern arent to keen to keep him. Still think it will be 25 mill.

Fantastic player though and a player Klopp knows very well.

 

[Judge Jules]

I reckon it'll be a minimum of £30 mill. Despite the fact that he doesn't seem to figure in Ancelotti's plans, that won't knock the price down IMO.

 

[cloggypop]

Exactly. Bargain price for a player of his quality these days.

 

[Judge Jules]

I'm not saying he isn't good but I'm not persuaded he's £30 mill's worth of good, especially not when the budget will probably have to cover half a dozen players. That kind of risk is worth taking for the right signing but I've yet to be convinced he's it.

 

[the count]

Well I would sooner pay £30m for Gotze than £32m for Benteke

 

[Judge Jules]

And your point is?

 

[cloggypop]

I don't see Benteke ever scoring a World Cup winner really, no.

He's probably the best player out there we have a realistic chance of actually signing.

 

[Judge Jules]

See, that's EXACTLY what was being said when we were in for Benteke.

 

[the count]

See, that's EXACTLY what was being said when we were in for Benteke.

I don't know who were saying it but I certainly wasn't one of them.

 

[the count]

And your point is?

I'd spooner have Gotze than Benteke

 

[cloggypop]

See, that's EXACTLY what was being said when we were in for Benteke.

Do you really think they are at a comparable level of talent?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...prospect-in-Germanys-vast-talent-factory.html

 

[Judge Jules]

No. What I'm comparing is the justification being offered, in some quarters anyway, for both signings. "The best we can expect to get" never did strike me as a good enough reason to sign Benteke even before he arrived, because it tells us nothing about whether the player in question is actually what we need, and I'm concerned that the signing of Gotze - who is certainly a more adept footballer - may turn out the same way.

 

[cloggypop]

Well there aren't many players out there that are better than Gotze.

Messi isn't really an option.

We need players that are good.

 

[Buddha]

Linked to Madrid's Jese today for 20m.

I wouldn't be averse to that presuming the spine is addressed first.

 

[Buddha]

And there's these...

#VfB Filip Kostic [€30m] & #TSG Kevin Volland [€18m] top Klopp's attacking summer list #LFC [Bild] twitter.com/SPORTBILD/stat…

 

[cloggypop]

Is Jese big? He'll fit right in if he is.

 

[Buddha]

And this fucker!

River Plate striker Lucas #Alario has been the subject of a $8M bid from #LFC, they want closer to $12M. (TyC)

 

[cloggypop]

We need to get a house for Hector.

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...verpool-fc-german-international-left-11096277

I might even watch the England / Germany match now.

 

[Red Astaire]

No. What I'm comparing is the justification being offered, in some quarters anyway, for both signings. "The best we can expect to get" never did strike me as a good enough reason to sign Benteke even before he arrived, because it tells us nothing about whether the player in question is actually what we need, and I'm concerned that the signing of Gotze - who is certainly a more adept footballer - may turn out the same way.

For my part JJ it amuses me that I tend to adopt a rather fallacious standpoint when it comes to new signings. I'm nearly always wrong. I thought Benteke and Carroll, Ince etc would be the 'final piece in the puzzle'. I also thought Hyypia would be dross. A lesson learnt. I pay little or no attention to whomever we may or may not sign these days - Or at least until they have actually signed and then my inner fan boy, childlike, panini sticker collection 9yr old self come rushing to the surface and I get a sweet glimpse of that childlike optimism.

At the end of the day - As I always reasoned. If it all goes tits up - There is always the cricket 😉

 

[Red Astaire]

Two more to add to the 'tinter klacker whirlpool of probable bollocks.

Filip Kostic (?)

Kevin Volland (?)

Stuttgart and Hoffenhiem respectively. This is getting silly.