Liverpool Transfer Rumours

11 Sep 2024 14:58:01
Hi Ed, I hope you're enjoying a bit of peace and quiet now the transfer window has shut. I presume we're not still in the race for Rabiot are we?

{Ed002's Note - No, the wages demander were well beyond what Liverpool offered.}

11 Sep 2024 22:19:20
Shame, good player but I maintain we don't need another midfielder anyway. Go with what we have, maybe give Morton and Nyoni a chance and let Slot assess the team fully over the season.

09 Sep 2024 11:08:49
Hi Ed's. Quick question and god forbid we lose Trent. have we ever showed an interest in Nelson Semedo? Either as back up or as a Trent replacement? I have watched him a few times now recently and been impressed.

{Ed002's Note - No, and he will soon turn 31.}

09 Sep 2024 21:06:08
Nelson Semedo?! Jesus, he would be an awful replacement.

09 Sep 2024 22:38:08
We have Connor Bradly who is a fantastic player. Of all the areas in the team RB is not one we need to buy.

10 Sep 2024 00:36:07
Lol come off it, you can't be serious.

I don't think we have to worry about Trent leaving mate, I reckon he will sign a new deal soon.

10 Sep 2024 06:10:07
Some of these questions man 😂.

11 Sep 2024 10:39:10
I mean Bradley is great but if Trent leaves we absolutely need to sign a right back.

11 Sep 2024 15:44:25
I’d rather sign Horatio Nelson and he’s been dead 200 years. Bradley is right there.

07 Sep 2024 07:22:34
ESPN is reporting that VVD and the team have started talking about an extension. I hope that's true.

07 Sep 2024 08:12:36
Me too. Such a unique player.

07 Sep 2024 08:38:48
So do I. Best cb I've ever seen.

07 Sep 2024 09:21:07
FSG made a mistake with one of their baseball stars by not renewing, as i recall. Hopefully they have learnt from that and will reward the very best players with longer, higher valued contracts. Some players can maintain the highest standards to 35+. Chiellini went on to 39.

Bottom line, Virgil may have 3/ 5 years left at the top level, if rotated and parked in the garage for milk cup games.

07 Sep 2024 09:53:11
Let’s hope so. He’s still the best.

07 Sep 2024 10:27:56
I posted a while back on this. It’s all under control. They know what they’re doing.

07 Sep 2024 11:19:12
1jj. Ha ha good one, I nearly wet my. You never ever let your best pl Run down their contracts. It’s the definition of insanity.

07 Sep 2024 12:30:32
I thought the definition of insanity was doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result?
Is this a new definition now to support certain constantly negative outlooks?

07 Sep 2024 12:39:59
They had the entire summer to sort out contracts, I wonder why they would push it so late and cause players and fans to have the anxiety about the contract situations? This should not come as a surprise, and the Club should at least inform the players if they were getting an extension or not. If either side is not willing to accept any of the contract terms, at least we can plan ahead to find replacements etc.

07 Sep 2024 12:48:19
I’d of liked him to retire from international football at the end of the euros to be honest but he’s probably go the World Cup in his sights.

07 Sep 2024 13:02:13
Retirenment in the desert can wait until the 50's. The Saudi's would probably start an ex pro pensioners league if it bought them some kudos.

07 Sep 2024 14:15:17
In 5 years time VVD will be coming up on 39. Gibing him a five year contract is pretty unlikely and would have thevrighteous section howling in 4 years time when VVD can’t run and will be jogging his contract down.

07 Sep 2024 15:26:15
FTD is you don’t think it’s an insane situation how do you explain the mess?

07 Sep 2024 19:56:11
Players are playing a lot longer than they used to. Saying that- 5 years is a bit much.

07 Sep 2024 20:15:05
I don't think it's a good idea to give players in their mid 30s long contracts. Rate of decline at that age can be quite rapid. The ones who don't are the outliers in the data set.

Imagine if they played their way into brand new 3 year 350k a week deals and then perform very poorly after that and their salaries constrain our budget even more?

07 Sep 2024 22:49:03
When I think of insanity or mess in football terms I look no further than Everton.
And I don't see a mess, just business to be dealt with that ideally would have been dealt with sooner.
It doesn't seem to be affecting players performances, Slot seems relaxed about it all, the club seem to be relaxed about it all.
I just don't see the drama that many seem to relish.

08 Sep 2024 00:21:22
I imagine some people didn’t use the forum in those long lost days when people weren’t happy with Edwards v1.0 for hading out very long contracts that meant we couldn’t move players on, as they were happy to keep turning up and taking the money.

08 Sep 2024 04:11:42
@DAPred and others (as ever including the anxious @Mark) may I ask you a couple of genuine question s?

Why do contracts have to be settled in summer? There is 5 months to negotiate a contract prior to the beginning of ‘open season’ next January and in particular at a time (in the summer) when a new group in both the front and back office were bedding in, and, in particular, at a time when the new coach was assessing the players who were already here - who he wanted to keep and those who he was happy to release?

Second question - would you agree that it is possible for the club to have a succession plan in place prior to discussions with players coming off contract (rather like Marmalade as the long term replacement for Ali? )

{Ed001's Note - better questions would be -

1. Why wasn't it done a year ago or more, in the case of Trent? The fact they left it until the final year is imbecilic. It is all very well saying there is months before anyone can make an offer, but that is not the point. The point is that now the power has all gone to the players. You have no recourse to sell if they choose not to sign. It has backed the club into a corner, which is when you lose out financially as a good agent will screw you for more on the deal or you end up having to lose them without getting any recompense. Either way, the only one who loses it is the club itself.

2. Why on earth does anyone think that the keeper we have signed is a replacement for Ali? Why did we even need one when he was not intending to leave and we already have 2 (maybe even 3 or 4) potential replacements? Why did we not sign one that is suited to the way we play if he genuinely was to be a replacement for Ali?}

08 Sep 2024 11:52:06
We're also lucky that Slot has started so well.

Imagine these 2 players, in the current situation, had the start of the season been bad.

08 Sep 2024 12:15:41
Edd001, that goalkeeper is apparently a worldie in the making according to many posters on this site when i brought that up. Allison is the best about and has atleast 4 years in him imo. You get him tied down unless he does plan to leave next year.

{Ed001's Note - Alisson has always been clear that he is happy in Liverpool. Even if not, there is plenty of options within the club that suit the style of play. It makes no sense to go buy one who doesn't, no matter how comparatively cheap he is, especially as the market is dropping. Player values are falling, so it is not a good time for speculative purchases.}

08 Sep 2024 13:01:23
The keeper signing has me worried. Will it put a bee in Alison’s bonnet? For me He is beyond reproach why would you jeopardise the situation? Is he sitting there now second guessing himself / club? Not to mention kelleher. Can you imagine if klopp was still here and he heard that he be like WHAT! hopefully when slot settles in he will call these idiots out. Loony’s have definitely took over the asylum.

08 Sep 2024 13:07:40
Really ed1? Player prices dropping and an end to the madness? Wouldn’t that be something?

{Ed001's Note - I doubt there will ever be an end to the madness but the new financial regs just require everyone to take a step back and adjust. It will probably get even crazier with deals done just to stay within PSR, like were done early in the window this time and then everything calming for the rest of the window. What it will mean is that making a profit through trading is going to be very difficult to do, very few clubs are likely to have spare capital to spend. Deals will be more creative, which is not to the benefit of those teams looking to make money via player trading. It could take 5 years, or more, to settle down and begin to rebuild prices again. It has happened before, when Serie A's scandals killed their league financially, the prices dropped for a few years. Back then the market was underpinned by Serie A's spending, in recent years it has been the English Prem which has propped up the market with money flowing out of it. The new regs have meant that most teams will need time to adjust, but particularly in the Prem. That will almost certainly see prices dip markedly for a while as the Prem will not be throwing money around.}

08 Sep 2024 14:05:23
Interesting times ahead ed1. Much appreciated.

{Ed001's Note - always a pleasure saloe.}

09 Sep 2024 09:31:42
I think FSG like to earn from their mistakes. These three mistakes could prove costly.