Liverpool Rumours Archive July 07 2014

07 Jul 2014 18:55:13
Is it strange that Mourinho won't buy Markovic even though they could get him at a lower price than we will pay.
Always thought Mourinho was a good judge of talent but he has no interest in taking this guy

{Ed002's Note - Chelsea were looking to take him next season when he they expect him to be ready. The agreement allowed Benfica to sell him and Chelsea will take a small profit from the deal.}

I am not surprised at all. I think Mourinho prefers more experienced players, ready made so to speak. BR likes to work with players with bags of potential and he is good enough to make them better. That suits the owners vision of the club - buy cheap and make them stars. And I like it, too!

Buy Cheap?
I don't think paying 20 million plus for a youngster is buying cheap.

Polishred £25m isn't buying cheap though is it?

Just looked at him on youtube and he looked pretty sh#t and even rooney looks good on there

Clearly not worth the money. why are we selling our best asset and not buying ballotelli!
Brendan can unleash the beast with sakho haha.

Oh goodie, seems like we're already hounding out Markovic

How is everyone slagging him off before he's even played a game for the club? He's 20 years old, raw but with a lot of talent and the potential to go far: give the lad a chance.

Markovic looks class to me,not sure what the doubt is about. Have faith and get behind the whole team doesn't matter who is on the pitch. SUPPORT

No, 20 mil is not cheap but this guy might be worth twice or three times as much under Rogder's wings in a few years time and then we all can say he was cheap. I was talking more about the general approach to transfers which is to buy players with potential who are likely to be cheaper then establish players.

Not sure If I had understood the situation correctly.

So if Chelsea bid and we bid, how is it even possible that Markovic can't decide himself where he wants to go?

I am sure he would choose Liverpool as we would play a much bigger part here

{Ed002's Note - Nope.}

07 Jul 2014 21:43:57
So they don't believe he's ready for the upcoming season, so do you Ed002?

{Ed002's Note - I have never gotten horny over soccer players.}

Mourinho sold Mata to accomodate Oscar who went off the boil the last third of the season. He also left Lukaku go out on loan when he was the best striker they had last season. They're two very obvious mistakes by Mourinho in terms of his judgement of players. And yes I know he considered Mata lazy compared to the younger and more energetic Oscar but Mata was their player of the season 2 years in a row for a reason.

Ballotelli is worth £30 million at the most. If we play barca in the champs would you rather see lambert and sturridge or ballotelli and sturridge?

LFC89: I think Balotelli would be a perfect signing, but a lot of fans dislike his attitude so much they consider him worse than Suarez. I love watching him -- yes, partly because he's volatile. Personally, I think he's the type of player who can play big games w/ no duress, and can score that one chance even if he's a dud for most of a game. Those players are worth their weight in gold when you're trying to mount a strong challenge across the board, and he also offers a much more strong attacking presence on corners/headers than Suarez (IMO). Then again, he's not exactly been PROLIFIC anywhere he's gone, while he does occasionally score in big games. He's still Italy's best striker, pretty youthful, and I think he'd be better in a team where he's the second option instead of the central focus in attack. I can imagine lower BPL teams suffering dealing with B and S in the last twenty minutes of a tied match.

All that said, I know the Eds rate him somewhat but wouldn't touch him with a stick where it concerns LFC, and I doubt Rodgers looks at a troublesome player as a replacement for Suarez. However, if he is really less than 28 million (per Silvia Berlusconi's comments), you're signing a big name young player at a seemingly lower rate and I doubt his wages are as high as Suarez's. Inzaghi seems to want a #9 as AC Milan's focus, someone like Mandzukic -- not at all what Balotelli is.

07 Jul 2014 15:03:01
Eds, do you think Liverpool will not sign Shaqiri now as it seems they're is more interest in Markovic now, or will we still be looking to sign both, do you know if Shaqiri has decided between Liverpool or Bayern? Thanks.

{Ed001's Note - I am told Shaqiri is likely to stay put now, and Markovic is instead of him.}

No I would rather have shaqiri than markovic

To all those comments regarding (Can) look at team performance with his former team am telling you now coup of the season strong, intelligent, good on the ball, defend, assists, and tall just what we needed well done BR

And I rather Markovic than Shaqiri.

Ed does that mean we are still after a "replacement" for Suarez. Honestly mate I'm a little bit down hearted about Sanchez, if we were to land him he completely changes the outlook of this window and I think we'd have an excellent squad. I guess El Shaarawy might not be a bad shout. Ed001 I know you never really like to speculate on players you'd like to arrive, but what's the latest on Sanchez? Is there any hope for us?

{Ed002's Note - Try the search engine.}

Shaqiri less of a risk and more proven but i'm sure markovic will be good

I rather both

07 Jul 2014 14:23:32
Hi Eds,

Any news on Yedlin - RB from USA?

Thanks

{Ed001's Note - last I heard he was in talks with Roma.}

07 Jul 2014 08:15:15
Ed002 u say Chelsea have first option on marcovic what is this how has it come about sorry if I may be being a little slow ha cheers

{Ed002's Note - I am pretty certain I never said those words. Benfica only own 50% of the player. There is a consideration included in the player's contract that Chelsea may buy his rights at a fixed price if a club make an offer that is acceptable to Benfica. Chelsea can opt not to do this if they so wish and the entire rights to the player could be sold on.}

07 Jul 2014 11:34:17
If chelsea bid could our bid be accepted too or would ours have to be rejected?

Would it be the players choice which club he'd want to join or would it not be in his hands?

{Ed002's Note - Done to death.}

Thanks ed how does this happen though was it through another deal that they had this clause ritten in? cheers

{Ed002's Note - When he joined Benfica.}

Then, if Benfica want 25 M for their share of 50% of the player's rights, does this mean that Liverpool (for example) have to pay 50 M for the full player's rights?

{Ed002's Note - No.}