Poll Would you sell Lucas?

[Dreambeliever]

Happy to sell him for anything over 7m.

He's just not good enough at any capacity.

 

[keniget]

Yes

 

[Silver Sean]

Well it's fair to say over the last few windows he's been the 'only' DM we've had at the club, with more pressing areas of concern for those respective managers. He does a job and does it ok, last season he had a great spell, but that was amongst what's generally been a hit and miss career with us, but we've got away with using him because he does a job. Hodgson, in fairness, tried to bring a DM in so he obviously wasn't overly convinced, Rafa utilised him in a ridiculously introverted midfield two alongside Masher (which was at times horrendous), and Kenny/Rodgers have had no one else to turn to (bar Spearing, who's clearly not good enough). I wouldn't be suprised to see someone come in, and if someone like Rafa is willing to pay over the odds for Lucas then we should seriously consider it.

Agree Mark. A decent offer and a good replacement could improve us. It's true we've been overly reliant on him as the only decent out DM at the club. (Hodgepodge bringing in Poulsen was mental though)

 

[rubans]

I don't know who we should sign instead (that's the job of our scouts, the transfer committee and the manager), which is why I'm not saying we should get rid regardless. However, your previous post still doesn't stand up. You described selling "a young player with 5 years left on his contract" for £10 mill.as "desperate" without any reference to that player's quality, and you're still saying the same thing in this post above. IMO that's far too simplistic. As for Lucas' quality: if you really think he's worth more than £10 mill, you and I clearly wouldn't define the word "good" in the same way.

Yes, I guess I do take into account other external factors into account as well as the fact that yet to hear of a name to replace him with that gives me any confidence. Normally I rather not move house till I find a new one but I can guess other people work differently...

 

[Judge Jules]

Which bit of "I'm not saying we should get rid regardless" didn't you get? Of course we need someone to replace him. Where I take issue with you is over the fee. You said £10 mill.for a player of his age with 5 years left on his contract was "desperate". It isn't. He's not worth more, regardless of age or length of contract.

 

[rubans]

Which bit of "I'm not saying we should get rid regardless" didn't you get? Of course we need someone to replace him. Where I take issue with you is over the fee. You said £10 mill.for a player of his age with 5 years left on his contract was "desperate". It isn't. He's not worth more, regardless of age or length of contract.

To me if someone is willing to sell someone under 25 in the current market for 8 million then it's sounds as if get rid.
In the current market, for a starter for LFC for 10 million under 25 with a 5yr contract is without doubt makes us look desperate and can't wait to get rid., only my view of course. Even as a language translator for Courtinho and doing nothing else, he's worth more 🙂

 

[gkmacca]

I wouldn't sell him. He has leadership qualities.

 

[Athens]

I was just thinking that. How long will it be before Rafa begins to fret under the restrictions of having to work within this system?

P.S. "Riccardo Bigon" sounds like a porn star.

That's Ivor's cousin.

 

[King Binny]

Rafa knows his football, afterall.

Barcelona’s Javier Mascherano is reportedly top of Napoli Coach Rafa Benitez’ summer shopping list.

Benitez, who has just been installed as Walter Mazzarri’s replacement at the San Paolo, has reportedly handed President Aurelio De Laurentiis a list of transfer targets.

Top of it is apparently Mascherano, who worked with Benitez during their time together at Liverpool.

Reports in Italy suggest that whilst Napoli view a deal as difficult, they do not see it as necessarily impossible.

Midfielder Mascherano has been predominantly used as a centre-back during his three seasons so far at the Camp Nou.

 

[Judge Jules]

There's our answer. Let Rafa have Lucas and hijack the Mascher deal.

 

[red_maradona]

i miss mascher.

 

[hmmmmm1]

i miss mascher.

Even after he refused to play for us cus he wanted a move to Barca?

 

[Squiggles]

Apparently Song for Barcelona is available this summer.

He would be an excellent Lucas replacement.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Apparently Song for Barcelona is available this summer.

He would be an excellent Lucas replacement.

Yup, he wants to play all the time and hasn't settled in Barca ... He'd be an excellent signing @ 10 mill

 

[gkmacca]

i miss mascher.

Try saying that when you're drunk.

 

[keniget]

On second thoughts I'd only sell him if we could replace him with E riksen.

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Eriksen

 

[Mystic]

On second thoughts I'd only sell him if we could replace him with E riksen.

 

[6TimesaRed]

I can see Warnings & temp bans getting dished out here..

this could get messy 😉

 

[dee]

Alonso

 

[6TimesaRed]

Alonso

Thats better...

😀

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Salif Diao

 

[keniget]

Igor Biscan

 

[LeTallecWiz]

Jean-Michel Ferri

 

[juniormember]

Steffi Graf

 

[hmmmmm1]

OP had my hopes up about a sale based on a tentative rumour at best 😡

 

[LarryHagman]

Burst out laughing when I saw this thread. He's fucking dungbutton.

 

[Modo]

Eriksen test

 

[Modo]

lol

 

[juniormember]

You laugh out loud very easily don't you Modo!