Liverpool Rumours Archive January 28 2016

 

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28 Jan 2016 22:20:45
ReporTs talk sport saying we have put in a bid €18m for nolito
Who has got 8 goals this season and Alex Texria 26 goals This season I still be leave nothing wrong with still beleveing in the deal ynwa.

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28 Jan 2016 23:51:11
Honestly don't see the point in going for Nolito. Too old and not good enough.

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{Ed002's Note - You need to get down the ground and daub some abuse on it about him. Hedge your bets and abuse Slimani, NKoudou and Mbappe as well.}

29 Jan 2016 00:15:55
One player playing at the top of a lesser league, the other in a much harder league and not at the top. Completely different stories.

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{Ed002's Note - Why not take the reliable UEFA club rankings - Liverpool has shot up to 46th, Celta Vigo don't make the top 450. Shakhtar are Champions League regulars and 23rd.}

29 Jan 2016 07:12:48
well Nolito is out with an injured hamstring so it does make sense for Liverpool to go for him.

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29 Jan 2016 08:27:38
My point was about the goal scoring, 26 goals for a top of the table team in Ukraine is incomparable with 8 goals for a team probably going to end up in mid table of la liga.

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28 Jan 2016 19:14:20
Ed002, you commented on the Emil Forsberg rumor at the beginning of the month and December last year I think. Is Leicester still in the running? I just rwas Leipzig feel insulted because of a 9 million Euro bid from us. Please enlighten if you have time to.
Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - RBL's Emil Forsberg was a player that Claudio Ranieri tried to sign as Monaco manager and now as Leicester manager he has returned and will look for a deal in January - but I think it unlikely that anything can be done. Previous interest of Liverpool dates from an attempt by Brendan Rodgers to purchase the player from Sundsvall when he first arrived at the club - but he opted for Assaidi. I am not aware of any interest from Liverpool returning, nor of any €9M bid and the owner of Leipzig when asked about Liverpool interest said he didn't know of any. If interest has returned it would cetainly spell the end of Markovic and pehaps someone else. Interest of PSV, Fiorentina and Lille existed when he was at Malmo but he made the move to RBL instead. Do not be surprised by a bid from Lyon - again January is not a likely time for him to move.}

28 Jan 2016 18:27:51
Evening Ed's

Danny Murphy has suggested that Gary Cahill would be an ideal signing for Liverpool. Do you know the situation regarding Cahill, is he wanting to leave Chelsea?

Cheers.

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{Ed002's Note - You really need the Chelsea page for this but as Mr Murphy has suggested he might be a decent buy I will say a little perhaps. Firstly I don't know what the player wants but right now the interim manager is picking Kurt Zouma ahead of him. Whilst Chelsea are just about to sign a new centre back they have let one leave (who won't be coming back). As such it seems unlikely that Chelsea would want to sell in January but if an acceptable offer were made then the club would not stand in the way of the player if he wanted to leave. It is also fair to say two other things of note: (a) Chelsea are aware of another side who will look for a deal for Cahill in the coming days, (b) Liverpool are overrun with centre backs and looking to add Matip for next season - so an offer now is perhaps not a priority for them.}

28 Jan 2016 22:04:15
Whilst we may be awash with CBs how many of them are proven to that level and playing to the level we need. If Cahill were interested he'd be a good buy until we can settle longer term side.

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28 Jan 2016 22:22:54
ed you say overrun with centre backs but i'd argue none of them are of good enough quality and we had to play consecutive games with a player being played out of position at CB (Lucas vs stoke and Enrique in fa cup) so we don't exactly have too many CB's, yes I know we were struck with a stupidly unlucky spell of injuries but i'd say that Sakho and Toure are now injury prone, caulkers gone at the end of the season (along with toure) and Lovren gets more than his fair share of injuries. Therefore if a CB of the quality and as proven as Cahill became available at a sensible price I would've thought it'd be a great deal for us and more beneficial than signing yet another attacking midfielder to be played out of position up front (Teixera)

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{Ed002's Note - Lovren, Sakho, Skrtel, Toure, Caulker is overrun. Yes, they had to make do when folks were injured in a couple of games. Tough.}

28 Jan 2016 22:32:46
I see no point in signing him, never really been impressed by him, plus at 30 years old and on a whacking great salary (new contract only signed last year? ), would be a complete waste of money.

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28 Jan 2016 23:24:12
Are there any positions we aren't "overrun" with players for? . its buy to improve not buy to bulk up, personally I think Cahill would be ideal, he has a desire to play and a desire to prove himself fit for an England shirt this summer.

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{Ed002's Note - Liverpool has a massively bloated squad and a set of fans who don't appreciate any of them. The owners have provided funding for the marquee players demanded by the fans (Benteke being the latest) and still the fans bleat and moan like pre-pubescent girls. There is no winning as far as the club goes. Fans have jeered the team and a previous manager this season dragging down the team and demoralizing - and now months later they are looking for excuses for the new manager. The money has been borrowed creating significant debt - but the fans crave money to be spent not worry about who on - as long as it is lots of money. It is a sad indictment of the modern day football fan - and Liverpool is not the only club where this is happening we are seeing the same at Manchester United who now have the modern day toxic fan base of their own. Liverpool fans pretty much expect the players to all be changed in the summer for the German "superstars" they are holding their dicks over at the moment. Then we will be back to the usual cycle - debt, transition, excuses, transition, Stevie G comes out of prison and takes over as the manager, new players, more debt, transition, yadda, yadda, yadda.}

28 Jan 2016 23:56:18
Sorry Ed but it was Rodgers appalling tactics that dragged the team down. Had been like that for 18 months. Do agree that we don't need Cahill. considering that Lovren is close to fitness we'd be over run with centre backs.

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29 Jan 2016 00:01:51
I would of said flicking instead of holding ed.

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29 Jan 2016 00:09:18
I have to agree with you ed002: the same fans who harp on about there being a summer clear out will be the first to slag off any new arrivals as soon as we lose a game. Expectations are ludicrous and understanding is nonexistent.

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29 Jan 2016 00:16:27
So true Ed002,I blame the Xbox and the football manager game they got for Xmas.

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29 Jan 2016 01:37:55
..............cretinous post removed...............

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{Ed002's Note - There is always one brain dead dumb fuck like you. And you do personify the moronic vegetable life that some football fans live. Just the knuckle dragging moron who wants to make it about someone else. Truly an embarrassment for Liverpool fans everywhere.}

29 Jan 2016 07:41:14
Not for one second do i think that Liverpool are buying players due to fan pressure. Nor have i heard Liverpool fans jeering players or even the manager. I think its too easy to lay the blame of everything wrong at Lfc at the feet of the fans. The fans don't pick the players or get taken in by 100 page dossiers. They might suggest players on here, but what do they know? They don't scout them and then massively over pay for them, only to be sold at a fraction of the cost. I would suggest the results demoralize the team, its all there for everyone to see. Maybe some discontent at Anfield, yes but jeering no. Show some clips of the fans jeering the ex manager and fans. Easy to say and harder to prove in my opinion. I have said this before but the issue with Lfc starts at the very top, starting with Fsg. If the don't make the right appointments then it has a ripple effect all the way thru the club. If they are buying players and sacking and indeed hiring managers then they are not such the great owners that you say they are. Hiring Dalglish on the fans advise and still buying players 5 years later to appease the fans as you suggest? There is your starting point. Cheers.

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29 Jan 2016 14:13:14
Ed I agree that Liverpool is overloaded with players but that is only because year after year we overpay and buy average players who are not good enough then we are stuck with them because most teams won't pay what we need so we can at least redeem some money. Yes we want marquee signings but I can tell you the majority of the fans did not want Benteke, Balotelli, Borini, Carrol especially at the prices we paid. We moan because no one listens to what the fans want. Its not all spend spend spend we want value for money, a player that will earn his fee and huge salary. We spend huge amounts of money buying players that go out on loan and then spend more money on replacing them with players who are no better than what we allraedy had. Its a joke, our transfer committee is useless they are the ones putting the club into debt. The right players are out there at the right price for example Deli Ali, but no he was not worth the gamble but £20 mil on Markovic was. The transfer committee should all be sacked as they have not got a clue.

Rex.

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{Ed002's Note - Obviously that isn't going to happen.}

28 Jan 2016 17:23:55
Stade Reims want Ádám Bogdán on loan for the rest of the season. A deal that's good for everyone me thinks. Good luck to him, hope he's successful.

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28 Jan 2016 12:13:51
Hey eds rumoured interest in young polish midfielder Piotr Zielinski, have you heard anything about him? Sort-of "we are interested, but will bring him in during the summer if at all" type of rumour. Sounds plausible, though I do not see how he fits in with Grujic coming unless a massive clearout in CM is on the cards.

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{Ed002's Note - Manchester City had a sustained interest in Piotr Zielinski but Udinese didn't want to sell him and over the summer they stepped back from their pursuit of him. Certainly he will not be moving in January but a number of clubs have looked at him including Brighton, Napoli, Roma, Auxerre, Young Boys and Bayer Leverkusen. I am not aware of LIverpool showing an interest but they may have done.}

28 Jan 2016 14:06:21
I don't like the last couple of January transfers windows esept tthe January we brought suares and sturradge in that January great stuff we have bourght grujic sent back on loan to red star done the same in the summer for origi bourght him and loans him back to lille we have loans caulker to the end of the season I think I remember a deal going n and and on and on till after 11pm when January window closed and confirmed he was not coming konoplayanka but I think this time there is a chance Alex texria could still sign for us I love liverpool football club ynwa well done getting to finlql.

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28 Jan 2016 15:41:32
How do you spell grujic right and sturridge wrong 😂.

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28 Jan 2016 15:47:08
We need midfielders, our present crop just aren't good enough, so yes a clear out is needed. Hendo, Can, Rossiter and Brannigan are worth keeping as squad players, but realistically none of them should be in our first choice XI, a couple more additions (+ Grujic) are needed. so let's hope this Polish guy is up to it.

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28 Jan 2016 15:59:46
Hendo and can have been working fine and the other 2 are kids. How can you say they aren't good enough but for squad players?

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28 Jan 2016 16:25:48
What you on about WooltonRed? None of our midfield is good enough? what's wrong with Henderson? Can is better than a squad player. And you rate Grujic higher than Milner and Lucas? Tell me about all the games you've seen him play in.

Fickle fans. We're not some super power any more that can go out and sign Pogba and James Rodriguez.

Just because they're foreign and sound flash doesn't mean they're the new hope.

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28 Jan 2016 16:53:35
Not good at spelling I will be honest not one of my strong pouints as long as people know what I mean lol ynwa.

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28 Jan 2016 17:28:29
Before we continue to slate our midfield remember they are having to work harder because we are weak upfront and shocking at the back. If we can strengthen in these areas then then the midfield can be freed to play. Yes there are better players out there but we don't have CL and are not tempting for ambitious youngsters. let's look at the real weaknesses first and then upgrade other areas later.

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28 Jan 2016 17:38:33
Can may finish up a first team CM but needs a lot of work and maturing. Far too prone to stupid errors and lapses in concentration, especially when we're defending. We need Hendo for his drive, desire and he loves LFC, we need a bit of that. Yes I agree our midfield still needs a lot of work. Personally I hope the rumours come off regarding us buying Xhaka in the summer. His steel and strength is what's currently missing in my opinion. Yes he picks up a lot of cards but so did Mascherano and he was the last CDM we had of quality and we never replaced him properly.

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28 Jan 2016 17:42:54
Nice defence of midfield by slating the defence and the attack.

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28 Jan 2016 17:56:26
Why is everybody crying because there is criticism of the midfield? He is right, they aren't good enough. We have good players in Can, Milner, Hendo, Lucas and Allen, but they are not world beaters. Rose tinted spectacles.

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28 Jan 2016 18:18:03
I think it's been a really dull transfer window all round.

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28 Jan 2016 21:24:18
I will slate the defence and attack. We are leaking goals mainly from set pieces and we are not scoring goals. Yet we can retain possession and create numerous chances in every match. It is obvious to anyone that a commanding CB or pair of CB's is needed along with a 20 goal a season, fully fit striker. The current squad is not unfixable but leave the midfield alone. Sort that out in the summer or next summer.

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28 Jan 2016 22:21:53
Oh please, what is it with people on this website and over-glorifying our players? Can is CERTAINLY NOT better than a squad player- Emre Can would not make it into any midfield in the top 5. Despite his age and bla bla bla, if you can't see the huge flaws in his game then you need to take those rose-tinted glasses off. He is extremely inconsistent, and has heaps of issues to iron out, hence why he is only squad-player quality. Stop bloody crying and throwing your toys just because some people don't rate certain Liverpool players.

Go and watch Emre Can play a few games, find how many meaningful contributions he made in each match, and then come back.

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29 Jan 2016 00:26:30
Thing about our midfielder is? Pace well the lack of it. Lucas and emre aren't fast enough for prem, were has hendo and millner will run all day, but still lack that extra bit of pace that would make them world class, still 2 top midfielders though. Think Allen has that little pace injection more then any of them, surprised klopp hasn't used him more in a 3 with hendo and milner either side, anyhow my point being that we should always thrive to be better and midfielder players with that extra pace would surely improve us. Is Allen getting sold in summer u think?

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28 Jan 2016 12:13:09
Rumours around today that we're interested in signing Piotr Zielinski in the summer. Cracking young midfielder but with Hendo, Milner, Lucas, Allen, Can, Grujic, Rossiter, Brannagan, Chirivella and Stewart already at the club, it could be the first clue of a major clearout!

Also seeing stories about Nolito as well. If true I would assume the Teixeira deal is dead in the water.

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28 Jan 2016 14:01:08
Honestly don't see the point in shelling out any money on Nolito. He is too old at 29 and I can't see him adapting to the premier league at that age. We would be better pursuing the Teixeira deal.

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28 Jan 2016 20:31:41
I'm okay with Nolito. Proven goal scorer and could go help us for the next 2 seasons while we get a healthy Ings and Sturridge.

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28 Jan 2016 09:41:52
Ed2 in your personal opinion would lfc be better paying the price for ter stegen if interest is there, or perhaps looking at horn or karius. My opinion would be the latter.

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28 Jan 2016 12:05:27
Ter Stegen has experience from playing at the very highest level and stopping shots from some of the best players the world has ever seen in training. If Barcelona is willing to sell, he would be an excellent young and experienced addition to our squad.

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{Ed002's Note - He has only really played cup games in the past two years because Barcelona doesn't think he is up to scratch.}

28 Jan 2016 13:28:11
Well, he's good enough for champions league?

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{Ed002's Note - It is their way of keeping him reasonably happy.}

28 Jan 2016 23:00:21
Bottom line is he is a massive upgrade in Migs. And I see nothing wrong with that.

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28 Jan 2016 09:36:45
Is it likely that Ter Stegen could move this month or in the summer? Have Liverpool expressed any interest?
Thanks in advance.

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{Ed002's Note - There are a number of issues that would need to be considered in respect of ter Stegen: (a) Would ter Stegen be willing to drop out of playing in the Champions League with a reasonable chance of winning it? (b) There is a background issue at Barcelona that ter Stegen knows will be resolved in the coming months - will he want to see where he stands after that? (c) Would Liverpool be willing or even able to pay the asking price (or an acceptable price) Barcelona has put on the player. (d) Barcelona would need to recruit a replacement they haven't done so yet.

Right now I cannot confirm if Liverpoolhas approached Barcelona with an offer for ter Stegen or not. I think it unlikely that Barcelona would want to negotiate on price and it is far from clear if ter Stegen would want to move part way through their Champions League campaign - perhaps the summer would eb a better option if the other matter does not get resolved to his satisfaction would be more likely.}

28 Jan 2016 23:02:50
We wouldn't give Migs a 5 year deal then a week later sign a keeper. Future proofing means selling in the summer for a few extra quid then buying with that money.
No deal will happen this window regarding a keeper.

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28 Jan 2016 09:14:32
Hi eds with the deal for texeira seemingly stalling there have been some reports that we have bid for nolito. Could the eds shed any light on this?

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{Ed001's Note - I do not know anything about that, last I heard he was set for Barca in the summer. I very much doubt he will move now with the Euros coming up and a place up for grabs for himself.}

28 Jan 2016 10:36:03
Yeah Barcelona tried to sign him now and pay in the summer but Celta said no, no no. Saw him linked with Arsenal, but he'll probably finish the season in Vigo and then go to Barca. Absolutely nothing to do with Liverpool whatsoever.
If you read the posts it reveals that our alternative is Belgian. And it's not Fellaini. ;)

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