Liverpool Rumours Archive May 31 2013

 

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31 May 2013 18:41:05
I no its probably been done to death as so many strikers have but looking at the realistic striker options open to us if Suarez leaves I like the look of Aubameyang so what's your views and the cHances we could get him eds?
Daniellambretta {Ed002's Note - About zip.}

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Hello Ed,
could Rodrigo (Benfica) be an option along with Luis Muriel?
Surely we can get both for around 40 million pounds which we are likely to receive for Suarez. {Ed052's Note - perhaps. A lot of players could be options}

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All i'd say is keep an eye on wonder dog sparky on, he seemed to have all this suarez situation nailed on a few days ago.

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James Pearce of the Liverpool Echo has confirmed exactly what I have said all along if Real want Suarez bids will have to be £50 Million. In addition Suarez will have to submit transfer request.

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Ed002 wats that based on? Are others after him or u don't rate him?
Daniellambretta {Ed002's Note - Liverpool has shown zero interest in him whilst others have.}

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Torres value was 50 million. Now stand Suarez next to Torres and make a decision. No brainer. Bidding starts at 50 million. Don't think about a replacement, there isn't one stupid enough to join a mid table non-European club. Thanks FSG.

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Liverpool have set a 70 million pound price tag on Suarez. Only PSG would meet the asking price, so I would propose a swap deal for lucas moura and give us 30 million. Imagine coutinho and lucas on the wings.

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31 May 2013 18:28:27
how is it going eds have Liverpool any interest in Victor Ibarbo, mark {Ed002's Note - Not from Liverpool.}

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31 May 2013 17:08:41
{Ed052's Note - Hi everybody. I've just knocked up a couple of paragraphs quickly on Luis Alberto, so please take a look:

http://player-profiles.co.uk/luis-alberto.php }

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31 May 2013 18:42:08
Hey do you have any news on papadopolous seems to have gone quiet since the majority of the papers said we made a 12 million bid a few days ago thanks. {Ed002's Note - At this time, there is nothing to say beyond what has been said already.}

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Oh and papadopolis if possidopable? ;) {Ed019's Note - Yes}

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Any chance of a profile of Kurt Zouma please Ed052? Many thanks. {Ed052's Note - sure. Its looks like he's off to Anzhi (courtesy of Ed002}

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31 May 2013 16:07:59
ed002 could you explain the situation with valdes, barcelona and reina? is valdes staying for another year, and do u think pepe will leave? {Ed002's Note - Valdes has now told Barcelona that he wishes to stay. Perhaps the interest from them in Reina will go away - perhaps not. ter Stegen will sit out another year in Germany if needs be. Courtois will be key to any remaining interest in Reina from Atletico.}

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31 May 2013 16:52:36
Does that mean Barca are still looking at Courtois as an option? {Ed002's Note - No, but Barcelona did make a couple of offers.}

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Valdes will still go to Monaco. Just increasing price

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Ed002 valdes didn't sound sure that he wanted to stay, does he definately want to? I thought he was going to monaco {Ed002's Note - He is one of two goalkeepers who Monaco is interested in.}

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Ed002 do u think barca may try to sell him this summer anyway as otherwise he will leave for free next year? waste of 10m or so {Ed002's Note - They have to decide what they want to do - it will soon become clear.}

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31 May 2013 12:38:42
Ed001 I see you expect a spanish-based CB to come in because of the financial situation, do you know of any interest in Inigo Martinez? Tah {Ed002's Note - He is not around, but if Real Sociedad decide to sell Martinez he will be expensive. Roma, Zenit, Arsenal, Barcelona, Chelsea and Real Madrid have shown some level of interest or other in him.}

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31 May 2013 11:59:07
I posted yesterday about Dries Mertens. And Read through the search function off him. Ed if Suarez were to leave would that not make him a possible replacement?. cause I can't imagine Iago or Alberto being his replacement and is it true that he is close to a move to Aston Villa? {Ed001's Note - the only teams I know that have held talks regarding him, were Villa and Newcastle. Neither are actually close to signing him, that I am aware of.}

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Mertens should be signed he has everything we need and now with Suarez confirming he wants to leave it would make sense as Mertens would occupy the RW, Eriksen CAM, Coutinho on the LW and Sturridge CF

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31 May 2013 13:23:57
SO Real Madrid believe Suarez is only worth £25 million in cash.

Maybe we should make a £3 million offer for Varane and offer the very talented JonJonJo (who we rate at £25 million). See if they like it.

The real AG

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They will only let him go for top dollar. He's under contract end of story. I am sure the figure he will finally go for will be 40 million +

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40m +. And the rest. Class act! New transfer record for me.

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40m + Alonso or Benzema

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£35-40 million maximum

£20 million over 3 years and the rest in clauses.

Fans need to get a grip over how transfers are paid in the real world.

Laughable to think that Varane or Higuain would be part of the deal

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25 million what? Thai baht? Shelvey is rubbish

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01 Jun 2013 00:15:18
The problem is that Suarez wants to go rather then teams desperate for him, that makes us handicap, suarez is begging teams to bid for him, instead of teams fighting for his signature,

If x team bids 30-35m and offer suarez a package which he is satisfied then he will force the move and Liverpool will have no choice, remember in footy players have more power and contract means nothing, he is a player who can do anything to get his way and that's just beginning, we just have to hope that real will not play dirty games with us or else we are ***** up, this is the same ploy barca uses to get top players on cheap!

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Exactly. Everyone knows that LS wants to leave. That will drive price down

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It doesn't change anything, rm, mc, PSG, Italian clubs want Suarez the price will go up and not down. Learn a little economics.

Why not for free according to some here? Liverpool is always the team who is handicapped when buying and selling according to some here. These are the same people who fuel -ve comments to drive Suarez out.

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31 May 2013 12:29:29
If bale is being touted at 70-80 mil, then there's no way I'd sell Suarez for 40 mil. 60 plus.

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Truth be told I think Bale will stay, but Levy does a good job of talking up his players and price, if he leaves then no way will anyone pay more than £45M for him.

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Agree with BigD, also point out Bale has not bitten opponent (s), not racially abused opponents or done 1/2 the silly things Suarez has! These all help depreciate a price! Suarez is on his day much more talented than Bale, but if he gets banned every season and if his antics damage your brand. then you have to discount that! Football is a business a very big business that has a lot of media exposure!

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British players always worth more

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Also Bale is not opening his mouth & saying he wants to leave.

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Bale is worth £60 million

Suarez is trouble and worth £25 million but LFC might get a little more

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But after reading the interviews, bale and Suarez both said nearly the same thing in regards to Madrid, yet look at the reaction among the press. No wonder he thinks they are on his back

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The press is a rod that Suarez created for his own back.

In this day and age driven by image and PR, you have to know how to act. Suarez does not have a clue.

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Why not for free? After all only when we want to buy a player who want out the situation is complex but when our player want out its very simple and probably free for some posters here. I think Suarez refer to these guys as the bad press.

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31 May 2013 10:59:32
Morning, just curious to know the situation with sanchez at barca eds.

I'm 50/50 as to whether Suarez will leave or not but believe if he were to leave, Sanchez and Muriel would be a good bit of business.

LFC Till I Die {Ed001's Note - Sanchez wants to stay, but Barca may have to sell to raise funds, hard to tell what will happen.}

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31 May 2013 10:57:43
Sorry to bother you Eds but I just wondered what the situation is with Julian Draxler? I have no idea if he is moving club or if he is injury free but I wondered if we had ever looked into bringing him into LFC? Very young and looks to me like a real talent

Gareth {Ed001's Note - I don't know mate, last I heard Bayern and Dortmund showed an interest, so he signed a new contract. He is a Schalke fan and has been very adamant, publicly at least, that he has not interest in leaving them yet.}

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31 May 2013 10:30:15
Hello eds any truth in the villa navas and Alberto rumours {Ed001's Note - no, some but it is unlikely to happen due to the risk and price, would Alberto be the lad from Sevilla? If so, yes.}

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31 May 2013 12:04:37
Ed if Suarez leaves, do you think we would have a better chance of getting Arda Turan? Extra funds etc
Cheers {Ed001's Note - no, I don't think we are after him.}

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No, he's lazy. Absolutely no defensive responsibility. Not for me.

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31 May 2013 09:29:11
Hi eds, just wondering if a deal for Suarez can be sorted out with Real Madrid, is there any chance of Higuain or Benzema etc being part of the deal?

Cheers {Ed001's Note - no idea.}

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I can answer this, Madrid would be more than happy to include higuain as part of the deal, though the fee would likely drop to between 20-25m. However higuain has said plenty of times to coaching staff inside Madrid and even perez himself that he is very reluctant to come to England and much prefers Italy or Portugal. Hence why juve are so interested, which is where he will likely end up for around 15-18m

Nevada

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I can answer this, NO CHANCE.

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Laughable

If Liverpool want Higuain, then the Reds should offer Suarez plus £20 milliom

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31 May 2013 11:23:51
I know a guy who gets bits and pieces from Liverpool and he says the club are going to reluctantly let Suarez leave. However he won't go for a penny under 50m as the club know they could get that from others as do Madrid. The club think Madrid are going to try and negotiate probably by convincing Benzema or Higuian to move in the opposite direction plus 20-30m. The club would prefer Benzema though. They nearly signed him in Jan 2011 as a Torres replacement.

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Hope yer right.

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50mil please Spaniards

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I think Benzema would take more than a fair amount of convincing.

Why would he join Liverpool when he'd no doubt be able to walk into many CL sides?

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If Liverpool got Benzema and say 20 million for Suarez It would be a fantastic deal imo.

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Benzema plus 30m then splash out on Eriksen and Papadopoulos

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Definitely Benzema rather than Higuain, Benzema would fit perfectly in the premier league. Maybe a bit TOO similar to Sturridge though

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31 May 2013 13:43:30
its official suarez has put in request to leave

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He would be able to wall into many sides with CL soccer yes, but those sides can't prize him away bcoz Real won't sell him or will sell him for a high fee which is why Utd haven't got him till now. However with Suarez we have a bargaining chip, should we ask them for Benzema in return, Madrid will have a hard time convincing Benzema to join us but join us HE WILL HAVE TO if they want Suarez in that scenario. Benzema can reject the move, but so can we for Suarez!. Its either hard cash 50M or Benzema + 10-20M. Ball is in their court!.

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10-20??

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I've seen that Madrid are going to try to offer Callejon as part of the Suarez bid. Personally I would rather see a permanent deal for Alvaro Morata included in any transfer as well as a cash settlement.

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Neither if them are going to leave Real Madrid to come to Liverpool. let's be realistic

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01 Jun 2013 11:03:28
i'd rather have ramos to replace carra as part of a potential suarez deal lol

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Dont really fancy either Benzema or Higuian. Both very underwhelming in a league a lot of average strikers have flourished. I'll take the money thank you, and let Rodgers spend it elsewhere

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31 May 2013 10:54:19
New Napoli coach Rafael Benitez wants to sign Liverpool defenders Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger, both 28, plus midfielder Lucas Leiva, 26, along with Barcelona star Javier Mascherano, 28.

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Agger won't go he loves Liverpool have you seen those ynwa tatoos

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You forgot a few off your list - he's also looking to sign Igor Biscan, Josemi, David Ngog, Momo Sissoko and Anthony Le Tallec!

Congratulations to Napoli on winning the 2014 Champions League!

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Now that's the laziest rumour I've ever read. RC

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Thats for regurgitating news from the BBC.

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Jesus, will we have anybody left?

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Well he can have Skrtel

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Haha where do you suppose Napoli are going to find that £50-60m or so to sign those players?

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He could give Bruno cheyrou a shout too.
(the next zidane apparently )

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Next he will want risse, gerrard, luis garcia, alonso, reina. oh look, henchoz and hypia are coming out of retirement.

JME

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Any chance he could take Luis "no respect for the club" Suarez for £50M off us too!

PJ

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Not looking good on the Suarez front. With his likely departure who do you expect Liverpool will look to as a "replacement"? If his destination is Madrid which players are likely to be part of and exchange offer?

Cheers

che47

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31 May 2013 16:11:36
My monies on Jose Callejon.

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Lol skrtel will cost £12m, Agger £26m, Lucas £18m.

don't see that happening

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You just ripped this from another gossip web site! Not even original!

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31 May 2013 10:34:31
Apparently LFC have made a move for David Villa. Considering his age, I'm not convinced this is a good move for LFC. I'd rather see us buy young hungry talent strikers.

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I doubt this is true - remember in Jan when we had 'all but wrapped up' a deal for him, despite not having ever made contact?

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Spurs have put in a bid of 12.6m and its been accepted

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I totally agree with this post.

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Villa won't be short of hunger. with WC next year he has to prove he deserves a huge role in spain's lineup.

for 10m it's an amazing signing and if we can convince RM to give us out of favour di maria then BR has a brilliant team on his hands

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Still top quality

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I'd rather take Villa who is proven and still has few years ahead of him than bringing in another young player, we need experience to go with the young.

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Quality, but been struggling to find top form for two seasons now. Anyone remember Morientes?

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31 May 2013 10:19:09
Hello Eds,
with Valdes now saying he will stay at FCB until 2014 reckon Reina will stay with us? {Ed001's Note - yes.}

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Very happy with this statement. Cheers. Red Smoke.

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If that's true then its Brilliant news for Liverpool that Reina is staying, we should defiantly buy McCarthy from Reading as a future replacement.

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31 May 2013 12:14:32
GOOD! That puts that rumour to rest for a year at least.

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I was hopeing he would go I think Mignolet or Begovic would have been a upgrade for us

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Ed001 if you have any contacts with the LFC scouts can u please tell them to target Muriel and Lamela from the Suarez cash. :))

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Ed001 you cannot say that.

The thing with Barca is that they wanted Valdes to leave, Monaco, and wanted Reina as a 2-3 year stop gap whilst they were also going to sign Ter Stegen and loan him back for a year.

Everything is set for all three of these transfers to happen it just requires fine details etc.

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31 May 2013 10:07:34
Reports coming out of Spain is that barca have held talks with Reina

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Wouldn't that be tapping up then?

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31 May 2013 09:27:32
Eds could there be any interest in michu if suarez is sold, seems an obvious target? {Ed001's Note - not that I am aware of, well not at the price Swansea would want to sell him.}

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Michu is so over rated (yes he did bang a load of goals in last season), he's just like andy carrol, but a bit better with his feet, there will be loads of posts later about this bojan chap, yet again I repeat he's another garbage player who has done nothing for ac milan. jeez I hope we sign some one half decent IF suarez

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How is michu an "obvious target" he could well be like many others and have had one good season and then be absolute mince. i. e. adam johnson, jermaine beckford.

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An obvious replacement? Are you serious? Everyone is jumping on the Michu band wagon because he's had a great season but the truth is he's a pretty average football player with a ridiculous price tag and I'd be amazed if he did half as well next season. {Ed052's Note - Michu could hardly score in the second half of the season, and missed more sitters than Borini... :P}

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31 May 2013 08:46:26
Hi Eds,
whilst it's all very exciting this week with the Toure deal done and Alpas and Luis Alberto looking strong rumours, any further business will have to be generated from player sales. Out will go:
Carroll, Assaidi, Skrtel, Shelvey, Pacheco and Spearing. You could argue that's not too much damage to the 1st team squad, but Suarez will also leave - sorry Reds! (probably in the last week of the window, as speculation mounts and we look to get the very best price for him).
His "replacement" is already in-place, with striker options from Sturridge, Borini, Coutinho, Yesil, Morgan and probably Alpas and Luis Alberto.

Bit more info. expect to see the gradual introduction of Conor Coady and Ryan McLaughlin next season. I have been told by a former legend (Ian Rush lookalike, say no more. ) that McLaughlin is the most promising youngster at the club. and very highly rated.

All in all, exciting times ahead. but there will be thousands upset by Suarez leaving.
Chesh1969 (20 year kop season ticket holder)

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31 May 2013 12:10:50
Not if we get Higuain as part exchange :-)

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You must be mad if you think we have already brought Suarez replacement in Alberto & Aspas, those two were brought to add depth to the squad not to replace our main man.

Also Shelvey will not be going anywhere and I have a sneaky feeling that Carroll will stay as its obvious he don't fancy West Ham and Newcastle don't appear to be interested so he might want to stay and fight for his place.

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Yeah that's a good point actually. That must be our £20m odd kitty about spent up. Lol, not lasted for a week hardly after the end of the season. It's trade-in time now. And time for Ian Ayre to put his sheepie and medallion on.
The Juicer

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Chesh1969 (20 year kop season ticket holder)

So you just regurgitated everything that we already know. Cheers. You should work for tv. You'll do well.

Ian Rush look-a-like

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Andy Carroll will NOT be staying at LFC that is clear for all to see. He'll be sold well before the end of this window. Shelvey will be staying as Brendan likes to develop young talent and that's exactly what Jonjo is, despite his erratic performances. The others likely to leave are obvious. I would expect 5 or 6 new faces in the squad before the end of the window, with a focus on attacking flair. We have every reason to be quietly confident and hopeful for the new season ahead. The squad is looking stronger as each window passes, with young hungry players chomping at the bit to prove themselves. Bit by bit it's falling into place. It's looking good.

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Benzema better than Higuain

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31 May 2013 08:40:40
Liverpool have reportedly put in an offer for Lyon attacking midfielder Clement Grenier, who is also on Arsenal's transfer wish-list this summer.

According to le10Sport:

"Liverpool have made ​​a firm offer for Grenier.

"The club is negotiating with Lyon over the 15 million transfer fee for the French international"

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EDs there has been a lot of post about this player over the last week or so now, can you tell me much about him as in what type of player he is and if he's any good basically? much thanks and great site

intitiwetrust {Ed019's Note - He is a brilliant freekick specialist and can play as an attacking midfielder. He is dubbed by Arsene Wenger the 'new Nasri'}

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31 May 2013 06:14:28
Hi Edworths,

IF the suarez to real madrid is true or has any substance at all, if it were to happen, could we still see Andy Carroll moving or will LFC keep him until we have plenty cover?

JME {Ed001's Note - his situation is not connected to Suarez at all.}

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31 May 2013 10:23:50
This Suarez news will not go away. I originally thought he would stay until jan but this now looks like its going to be a long drawn out saga possibly to deadline day with Real Madrid knowing the player wants to move there. Liverpool are now in an awkward position and will have to gamble with buying another striker based on the fee we are holding out for and play the game with real just the same as arsenal did with fabregas and barca. It could backfire yes but we in my opinion have no option. Big Andy although a great plan b is gone to create funds to improve the squad and fit our system. Judging by the the recent acquisitions BR has already got his targets in place and I believe although a slow transition we will be in a better position in the near future. Trust BR and get behind are new squad not the departing players no matter who they are!

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Do swap deal u get Suarez will have Benzema and Alonso

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Carroll may get a chance but doubt it

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Get behind "our" new squad :)

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31 May 2013 02:28:58
Eds are we interested in any strong cdm like a diame type player and any interest on abidal I know he's old but be good signing on the free as back up and is it true madrid have offered callejon for suarez hope we don't accept that basically offering a reject to et half price {Ed002's Note - They will offer players if they can.}

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I think Madrid are taking the pipe, If they want Suarez then its simple we should tell them its a minimum of £40M, Callejon can stay where he is, if Madrid are offering us a choice of players plus cash for Suarez then it should be a choice of there better players, at Liverpool we already have our fair share of average squad players and don't need no more we need players that are going to improve our first team.

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Callejon is a good all round striker and. i'd accept him as part of any deal but we ahve got to look at as much money as we can get for suarez for example ( 40 million euros plus callejon

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Club needs to stand strong in regards to their asking price - 20mil and Callejon is an insult. If they are mooting a big of Bale in excess of 60mil then Suarez's fee shouldn't be far behind, time we stopped being a soft touch in the transfer market. If were going to sell Suarez we should do so at a price acceptable to us, 20mil and Callejon is clearly a long way away from acceptability - if the owners do consent to it then they should be prepared for a serious, serious backlash.

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Real Madrid get Suarez and do swap for Xabi Alonso, Karim Benzema, Iker Casillas and Sergio Ramos

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35m + Benzema

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We are looking for 50m! If Madrid don't pay it someone else will.

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I couldn't agree more with BigD's comment. I really think that we shouldn't just let Madrid try and force all of their own deadwood onto our team purely because we seem to have a player who does seem to want to leave, so they feel they can capitalise on this situation and offer us next to nothing and we will accept.

Just a quick related question for the ed's, do you know if a £40m offer came in from any team then Suarez is essentially free to leave if he wants to go there? and if this is the case, are Liverpool in a position to try and spark a bidding war with potentially Juventus & Bayern also having an interest, or do we just accept all bids of £40m and it is down to Luis to choose? cheers guys. {Ed001's Note - no, just free to talk.}

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Ed. The club are reluctantly allowing to leave but nothing under 50m. Do you think Madrid will try and convince Benzema or Higuian to move in the opposite direction to soften the price? {Ed001's Note - they will be trying to move them on somewhere, either way.}

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40 million + Alonso + Benzema

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31 May 2013 01:26:26
Hi eds, with papadopoulos considered too expensive in your opinion which centre back is closest to Liverpool? Thanks :* {Ed001's Note - difficult to say, if Sevilla struggle to offload more players, then I would think Botia is still a big possibility. Other than that, in my opinion, I expect it to be a Spanish based player, purely because there are so many clubs in desperate need of sales.}

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Rami by any chance?

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Rami is only a Dream. We can't get What we want even though we are Liverpool : (

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Hey ed, any interest in Inigo Martinez? {Ed001's Note - not that I know of.}

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Inigo martinez would be a dream move, but he probably has low interrest in leaving spain anytime soon.

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31 May 2013 01:13:17
Hi eds would like to say great work don't know how you do it, just a quick question regardig suarez, real madrid can't be the only club be ibterested in putting a bid in for him, wdo you think the intrrest from rral will provoke other clubs to come in for him thanks, oh and I wouldbhave logged in but I forgot my password and I am having problems with my email love the site {Ed001's Note - I would expect Juve to still be interested.}

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What about Bayern or City ed? {Ed001's Note - sorry I thought City was mentioned in the original post, that was a mistake. I believe Bayern have decided on other targets, right now anyway, I am sure Pere will keep Pep informed so they don't miss out if they want him though. I suppose they can't be discounted completely.}

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Bayern Munich or Real Madrid. Class above juventus

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31 May 2013 00:05:03
BBC site showing Suarez may go for £20 million plus jose Callejon. Hope this is not true. If suarez leaves I would rather get £40 million and not Callejon. I think he is overrated and kind of an annoying player also

Gareth

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Callejon + varne + 20 mil sounds about right.

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I do not know when I’m going and I do not know if I’m staying, ’ Suarez said. ‘Obviously the club want me to stay, but I’ve talked to the coach [Brendan Rodgers] and he knows what I want. He was a player and my team-mates understand that my situation is difficult.

‘It’s a good moment for a change of environment because of all I’ve been through in England, where I haven’t been judged as a player but based on other things.

‘I have only words of thanks to the club, the fans of Liverpool, but the treatment I received from the rest of England in recent weeks has been tough.

‘It [Liverpool] is a spectacular club, but they are aware of the way that the press treats me. ’

A direct quote from Luis as seen in the METRO

Luis wants to go, let him leave with a big thank you for the good times.

The English Press got their way as usual and once again LFC suffer.

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Yeah haha, since when has callejon been worth in effect of £20mill?

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If I were Liverpool firstly I'd ask him if he wants to leave. If so I would start a bidding war and get as much cash as possible. I think he's worth at least £50 million+

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Seems to me that by offering £20-25M plus player, Real do not see Suarez as a priority signing - or that they can't afford to splash the cash without selling off some players. Either way, until or unless they do sell some players, I have some doubts as to whether or not they will be able to do a deal.

If they really wanted him that badly, that wouldn't be messing around, I know its early days yet, but I hope Saurez stays although it doesn't sound promising for us.

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Good riddance. Suarez has been a disgrace

No doubting his talent.

But the likes of Toshack, Keegan, Rush and Dalglish were talented without dragging LFC's reputation through the mire

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Naaa it will be more than that ignore it complete utter trash.

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Callejon is worth around 10 million maximum ha!

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Yep, a victory for the xenophobes at fleet street - Suarez finally pushed out. Very sad but if the player feels this way then there really is little we can do to prevent his departure. A great pity but we should use the large fee he has to bring in to rebuild wisely, could be long summer though.

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We need cash! 35m + Alonso/Benzema yes

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Is real Madrid taking the piss, Jose callejo ( third striker in pecking oder) is now worth 20+ million after barely starting.

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My feeling is that Luis was player of the year and was robbed of the award. If Bale is worth 60 million or more, then Luis is worth just as much. I think people are under pricing him at 40-50 million. He's probably in the top 5 best players in the world and I'd hold out for 70 million or more. Drive a hard bargain, make those who want him pay big! 70 million or he stays at LFC. If they want him that bad, they'll pay!

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Are you people stupid. He has a buy out clause of 40 million. Not 50 or 60 or 70. 40. that's four zero/FORTY million. How can we start a bidding war??? {Ed052's Note - As he doesn't have a ''buy out clause''. Its a clause that lets him speak to clubs, Liverpool don't have to accept a 40m offer}

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Well said Ed. I think the guy is 'stupid' if he thinks LFC will not get the best price possible for Luis. There is no buy out clause!

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30 May 2013 23:03:00
Hi Eds,
Not really Liverpool related but what's the story with Lamela?
Thanks
Benito {Ed001's Note - only thing I know of regarding him is Southampton are seriously interested and have spoken to his club about him. No idea of any details or anything else, just that their interest is genuine and they are willing to pay a substantial sum for him. Your idea is as good as mine on what substantial means, but they met Gaston Ramirez's asking price, and I am told they would have no qualms spending more than that for Lamela. Apparently it was one of the things Cortese insisted on, when the board was having talks with him, that there would be a large amount of money available for transfers. Obviously they have to spend that wisely, Lamela would look a wise investment though.}

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Southampton with more financial muscle than Liverpool! Can't wait to see them relegated

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Hello Eds,
I really think that at a stretch Lamela would cost 25 million pounds and if we lose Suarez we would be mad not to look at him.
Lamela and Muriel (for say 15-20 million) would make our attack improve a million times. {Ed001's Note - and why would they sell for that little when other clubs are willing to pay more, for both players?}

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I thought Lamela has major ownership issues and would cost in the region of £25M, surely Southampton won' pay that?

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Southampton have the backing of a billionaire trust fund. They are also (despite the result against us) a really lovely and passionate set of fans who pack out their stadium no matter how results are going and always raise the roof. They are the kind of club that deserves success and if they can keep building how they have been then good luck to them - I'd take them over the likes of Stoke, Crystal Palace, West Ham and Fulham any day of the week!

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Surely they can't surpass 20m?! they're southampton ffs! and I wouldn't mind seeing us spend 17/18m on him! {Ed001's Note - why can't Southampton spend more? They paid over 13m for Ramirez, matched our offer for Coutinho and offered slightly higher wages too. They are not short of money.}

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31 May 2013 09:48:04
yes we do have more money than you but we do not have your brilliant history and tradition. Thanks for your kind thoughts about our future if I were you with the problems that you have with your ground and if the rumours are to be believed your owners also, I would be worried about the big five (who finished above you again this season) moving further away from you over the next few seasons.

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So saints are showing strong interest in Lamela ED? {Ed001's Note - yes. The biggest issue is sorting out his ownership. Then they have to persuade him to join. Money is there though.}

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I think you didn't get my post Ed001
I said Lamela for 25 million pounds and then Muriel for 15-20 million pounds.
Not 15-20 million for both

If you mean other clubs are willing to pay more than the price quoted above, I am sorry but I don't believe that. That is the most they will cost by any stretch of imagination.

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Of course we will and can if he will come to us.

We offered more than you for the brilliant coutino but naturally he wanted to go with the bigger club.

Give it time with our owners and this will change. Things are moving on. For Liverpool unless you get a serious owner soon the game will be up. Your consulation is that this also applies to Everton.

By the way I hope that both Liverpool and Everton do find investors, great football clubs who need to be back where they belong.

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Don't believe that you will get to spend the proceeds of Suarez sale. Some of your supporters have built this into your summer budget, and this is very unlikely to be the case. You have a great deal of patching to do for next season and I would anticipate this spend will total less
than £30m. So, yes, Saints could afford Lamela, whereas most unlikely your owners would sanction such a move.

Suarez sale? Almost definite. Rodgers has moved as quickly as he has in the market to soften the blow when it comes. Typical of his approach where he always seems to have one eye on his image.

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30 May 2013 22:39:14
Hey Eds, Aubameyang? Have we shown interest and are the rumours true he is close with Bayern Leverkusen? {Ed001's Note - I don't know sorry.}

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30 May 2013 19:50:55
Sorry if answered Eds (don't mean to annoy any of you) but have we signed Sergi Canos and have Barcelona put a buy back clause just in case he is that good in future? Thanks again. Peace {Ed001's Note - it was supposed to be done this month, on a youth contract, I don't know about any buy back clause though, but it is standard procedure for them to do so.}

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30 May 2013 23:16:28
Is there any interest in raphael varane from Liverpool?

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Real won't sell him 19 year old top class defender.

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Nah we've got the SUPERKOLO

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Only Alonso and Benzema as part of Suarez deal

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19 yo World class defender? Probably the biggest defensive talent in the world, playing for one of the greatest teams! What kind of interest do they have in selling him?

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Sometimes you have to give quality to get quality. He is exactly what Rogers is looking for, and let's be honest, RM has other defenders.

On Banter someone asked why he would want to move. Since nothing that people do surprises me, or rather since people do the most unbelievable things for their own reasons, I let them decide for themselves. The basis of a sucker trade is that both sides think that they got the best of the deal. It would be a mistake to assume that the rest of the world feels exactly as we do.

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Varane + €15 million for Suarez

that would be a great deal for us actually

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