21 Feb 2016 16:38:28
Hey Eds, just wondering if you had an update on Rossiter's contract situation. Isn't it out in the summer?
{Ed002's Note - There is nothing at the moment.}
21 Feb 2016 16:58:48
Thanks Ed.
22 Feb 2016 10:57:40
Would guess Grunjic covers that, with Lucas, Can and Chirivella also defensive midfielders. Hendo and if he stays Milner can play there, Matip also apparently although I'm sure he is pure CB and just an option if almost all are injured.
Just goes to show, with our striker situation. Bloated squad and although I like Rossiter, for his sake if he can get regular football elsewhere, grab that.
22 Feb 2016 19:24:45
Very true I like rossiter to but I agree he won't get a sniff most likely so he should jump at a chance but said this thing for ages do a barce if they ever get good enough we can buy them back cheap :p.
24 Feb 2016 19:21:58
I'd suspect there will be a massive clear out in the summer. I don't think Klopp will go crazy with our funds either; so far, we've picked up two good additions for relatively small amounts of money, though neither are proven in the BPL. Allowing a few of our reserves to move on is ideal before adding more wages to the books, though we will need additional quality if we are to make any headway next year.
We sort of knew how this season was going to turn out once Rodgers was fired and Klopp brought in -- a deep run in Europa, fizzling out in the league, hopefully a trophy in one of the cups. Knowing that Leicester is likely to take United's Champions League position does take a lot of the sting out of it.
But we expect much more in Klopp's second season. Can he get the best out of Sturridge when he's fit? Can he fix a defense that struggled even when we were scoring loads of goals? Is there a goalkeeper available that's an improvement on Mignolet? Can we afford to spend on another attacking talent without losing Coutinho or Firmino in the process?