Liverpool Rumours Archive April 05 2019

 

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05 Apr 2019 13:11:20
Is there any rumour on Keita. Is he still very much in Klopps plans for next season and is this season just being written off as a bedding in period? I’m by no means suggesting that we get rid as I really want this guy to succeed and he was probably the player I was most looking forward to seeing this season. This is simply a query as you know what the rumour mill is like suggesting Klopp might look to sell back to Germany with Bayern / Dortmund linked.

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05 Apr 2019 13:29:17
Ed001 answered a similar question below.

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05 Apr 2019 22:35:40
Scored tonight. classic post.

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06 Apr 2019 00:34:03
There is a rumour that Keita scored against Southampton.

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06 Apr 2019 03:43:16
Please post on every match talking about the rumour departure of Naby.
We need you jk23.

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06 Apr 2019 07:08:17
Well Naby did score today so hopefully this is the trigger he needs to finally kickstart his LFC career. He deserves one more season before we start thinking about possible destinations for him.

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05 Apr 2019 13:18:05
Heard Gomez be in squad for tonight hope so.

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05 Apr 2019 10:13:05
Question for ed001 if possible,

I was curious about Keita. He's had a full season to adapt to the UK and seems to have really struggled. On the pitch he's not really shown that he can bring anything new or different to the team, which I assume was the purpose for buying him.

I'm sure that his lack of integration with the other players off the pitch and him not bothering to learn English are at least two key things.

My question is will Liverpool look to sell in the summer or does Klopp still feel he can coax something out of him?

Thanks.

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{Ed001's Note - I expect him to stay. He was very close friends with Mane, it was hoped that would make him buck up his ideas. He won't be given for ever to sort his head out though.}

05 Apr 2019 11:37:32
I was really excited with the news we had finally agreed a deal for naby and was expecting him to have had a better season than he's having so far. I just cannot believe, if as pointed out by ed01 he has a poor attitude why he wouldn't grasp the chance he has with both hands. He has so much potential and so many positive attributes it would be such a waste of talent. Fingers crossed he pulls his finger out, so to speak.

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05 Apr 2019 11:43:59
"Was" ed? Or am I reading too much into that sentence?

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{Ed001's Note - no you're not. They are certainly not as close as they had been at RBS. Mane has grown up, Keita has not yet done so.}

05 Apr 2019 13:15:24
Something doesn't seem right with him, its almost like his not even trying. I really hope he comes good.

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05 Apr 2019 13:52:35
Ed, thanks for the reply.
Makes me a bit sad tbh. For Keita. i know he has his baggage (described by ed002 previous) . Maybe we forget at times these guys might be millionaires but still are young kids in a foreign land.
Doing it with the expectations and then also not being as close with who may have been your guy once you arrive must be tough.
Hopefully things will get better for him and then - for him in the Liverpool team.

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{Ed001's Note - it is his own fault, he has not made the efforts needed to get on. He had a year before joining to learn the language, it has now been nearly two years, and yet he has not bothered. For me that should have been written into his contract and should be included in all future contracts that a player has to learn English. You don't want a player being an Antonio Valencia and never bothering, it is not good for team spirit.}

05 Apr 2019 14:12:18
I read an interview by Mane today on the LFC website that states that Naby is a regular visitor to Mane's house, so they must still be at least civil to each other. From Mane's comments there doesn't appear to be any falling out or anything. But, hey, who knows?

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{Ed001's Note - as close mate, I never said they were not friends, just not like they were. They were completely inseparable, best mates who did everything together. Mane now has other friends, they have not fallen out, they are just not as close.}

05 Apr 2019 19:04:24
Well he's starting tonight. Let's all hope he does the team proud.

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06 Apr 2019 03:27:49
geez, started a fire under the worry worts there ed1. . .
keita will come right. I hope he'll come right, I don't think he's been a pile poo this season. So not a giant leap towards filling his potential with us. Mane is also older. ed1, for different reasons wouldn't you say Keita needs to mature just like Mane to improve his game?

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{Ed001's Note - exactly what he needs.}

06 Apr 2019 10:20:46
Let's hope the goal last night inspires him to have a big end to the season minimum of 7 matches left this season let's go and smash them.

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08 Apr 2019 14:14:52
Thanks for the reply ed. I got super busy so didn't read this until now.

I work as a psychologist in US sports and one of the first requirements of the teams I work with for incoming foreign players is to learn English.

Interestingly I consulted for a German Bundesliga team a couple of years ago and speaking English was also a requirement there too as it's considered a universal language which will benefit players wherever they go.

It really surprises me how often teams don't enforce a rule of players speaking the native language. It's pretty vital for team integration and communication and in my professional opinion I've advised it's not a good idea to simply have a couple of players speaking the same language as an incoming player because it creates cliques and tension.

Thanks again for the reply ed.

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{Ed001's Note - this is the first time I have known of a Liverpool player not being required to speak English. Normally it is enforced strictly. I wonder if there is more to it with Keita, it is possible he just struggles with it and so there is not being pressure put on him because of that.}

05 Apr 2019 09:42:10
I heard from a good source this morning that Rafa wants to take Harry Wilson on loan next season, it would be an excellent move for him imo.

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{Ed002's Note - I am far from convinced that Rafa Benitez will be at Newcastle next season, but Newcastle may well prove to be a good option for Wilson.}

05 Apr 2019 10:19:10
Thanks Ed, it’s funny as I was watching highlights of the premier league season 08/ 09 and there were Newcastle fans protesting to get Ashley out and that he was ruining the club, ten years later it’s still the same, quite shocking really.

As for Rafa he’s an outstanding manager albeit a bit negative, who I have no doubt could push them into the very competitive top 6 with funds, have a good weekend yourself and all the other Ed’s.

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{Ed002's Note - And you.}

05 Apr 2019 10:23:42
Rafa is looking for move to France.

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05 Apr 2019 10:24:42
How good is Harry's French?

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05 Apr 2019 01:23:34
Hello eds,

I notice often in your replies regarding us getting a new foward in to the club, you say this would likely be at the cost of one of our top front 3 players having left.

Without sounding like im questioning your oppinion or knowlege negatively, and im aware you don't cite potential random replacements.

But what kind of forward could we get in without any first teamers leaving? Im thinking a young rising player willing to be rotated?

Thanks.

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{Ed002's Note - The problem is that people are asking about the likes of Dybala and Chiesa who would cost something like £90M to provide cover - it simply isn't going to happen without one of the preferred three leaving. Liverpool can't afford it and why would someone like Dybala move to Liverpool to sit on the bench? So Liverpool could look to a versatile player who is not quite so high profile and expensive, they could get the scouts working to find an up and coming player (plucking a Yussuf Poulsen or Krzysztof Piatek out of a lower ranked side), or they could perhaps give an opportunity to the likes of Rhian Brewster and Harry Wilson and integrate them in to the first team squad. Also, it needs to be remembered that adding players to the squad requires space to be made.}

05 Apr 2019 09:02:56
Suppose its when fans see (rashford, sanchez, martial, lukaku, Lingaard) at Utd, (aguero, sterling, mahrez, sane, jesus) at City, (higuain, pedro, willian, hazard) at Chelsea, (kane, moura, son, All, Eriksen) at Spurs they wonder why a club as big as Liverpool can't have 4 top levels footballers rotating the 3 attacking positiions. With 60 odd games a season surely each of them would get enough game time.

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{Ed002's Note - Well, Manchester City have a problem with two of these players moaning about lack of game time; Manchester United have a huge problem with Sanchez and Lukaku is an out and out striker; Higuian is an out and out striker at Chelsea - but Pedro is available so maybe Liverpool could look at him. You are not comapring like for like. Liverpool also have Origi, Sturridge, sent Ings on loan, Brewster, Wilson and no doubt others. It is just yet another opportunity to whine. None of these clubs have spent £100M on players to be used for rotation. Maybe you should look to moving Klopp on if he is not bringing in the players you want?}

05 Apr 2019 09:41:16
Ed is right here Klopp said a few press conferences ago there won’t move much transfer activity this summer, we have Lallana, ox origi and shaq to cover the flanks plus Brewster is now fit. I only see ya strengthening full back with a couple of younger players and maybe a reserve gk if migs moves on, I could also see both lovren and matip staying for now

Klopps words were it’s about improving the lads we have.

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05 Apr 2019 10:17:58
There is a possibility to drop Bobby into the false 10 role rather than play him as a number 9 and have the return of the fab 4 with a new super number 9 striker being added but then you currently have Shaq, Lallana, Origi, Brewster, Wilson, The OX all filling in as cover. I believe we will get Rabiot in midfield on a so called "free", maybe a new Goalkeeper and a left back or centre back but no new attackers or I hope not as that would indicate someone will leave.

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{Ed002's Note - Rabiot is moving elsewhere - it is nothing whatsoever to do with Liverpool.}

05 Apr 2019 10:29:07
It’s been pretty clear for most of the season that much of what happens with ins will depend on departures.

Moreno leaving makes a lb a priority, obviously the injury record of our cbs / rb area obviously needs thought.

Other than that unless a midfielder leaves where is the space for them to get into a match day squad, we can’t have players on 60k plus a week not even in a match day squad.

I’d like to think Lallana may move on maybe Milner idk would like him to stay one more season but he may want game time more which would perhaps allow a chance for Wilson to impress in pre season if he goes on loan then maybe that allows a new player to join. But we forget there’s a few out on loan to come back too so if anything it seems like departures is more important than ins atm.

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05 Apr 2019 10:29:07
It’s been pretty clear for most of the season that much of what happens with ins will depend on departures.

Moreno leaving makes a lb a priority, obviously the injury record of our cbs / rb area obviously needs thought.

Other than that unless a midfielder leaves where is the space for them to get into a match day squad, we can’t have players on 60k plus a week not even in a match day squad.

I’d like to think Lallana may move on maybe Milner idk would like him to stay one more season but he may want game time more which would perhaps allow a chance for Wilson to impress in pre season if he goes on loan then maybe that allows a new player to join. But we forget there’s a few out on loan to come back too so if anything it seems like departures is more important than ins atm.

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05 Apr 2019 10:43:20
Firminos worst form this season was playing at number 10 Carlos, he’s much better as a 9.

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05 Apr 2019 11:13:22
Who said anything about £100m players, is it too much to have four players of EQUAL quality to cover the three attacking positions over a long season? The likes of Firmino, Mané and Salah may all be worth over £100m but the club have shown with these three there capable of getting players in for a fraction of their true worth.

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{Ed002's Note - If you could be bothered to read the posts the players being craved are the likes of Dybala and Insigne. You need to find something else to whine embarrassingly about.}

05 Apr 2019 12:24:31
Looking at our overall squads I can see departures, sales or loans being

Mignolet - wants game time
Studge - out of contract
Ings - deal agreed with saints
Moreno - out of contract
Clyne- wants game time
Bogdan - out of contract
Ejaria - a few issues
Ojo - not developed as hoped
Chirivella - out of contract
Awoniyi - work permit issues
Kent - pre season will decide
Wilson - pre season will decide
Grujic - pre season will decide
Woodburn - possible loan
Randall - not developed as hoped
Allan - work permit issues
Shaqiri - may want more game time
Lallana - may want to move south
Milner - may want a Leeds return
Origi - one year left on contract but I believe he may stay.
Camacho - pre season to decide

Obviously all of these would depend on the offers being made to Liverpool and finding replacements for the first teamers. Randall and such like would not create holes in the squad and so would require no replacement as the next wave of youth players would fill the void.
From the sounds of klopps press conferences I do think he has high hopes for players such as Wilson, brewster and possibly Grujic for next season hence his reluctance in spending a large sum again. This is purely my own thoughts and no rumours or intelligence to back it up.

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05 Apr 2019 12:29:14
So sell ox then? Lallanas getting back to his best, Naby and Keita rarely get a look in then there’s our youngsters Wilson, Brewster, Camacho, Jones, glatzel and Duncan. Origi is playing well too. I’d be surprised if we sign more than 3 players this summer.

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05 Apr 2019 12:56:27
I think 3 aswell. cover for leftback who can also cover other positions, a creative midfielder nd an attacker who can play both out wide and central. The likes of Sessegnon, Havertz or Eriksen and pepe would be a great summer.

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05 Apr 2019 13:19:33
Havertz or Eriksen? that Messi fella would be pretty solid as well.

Players like Shaqiri are about what Liverpool can bring in as backup's and even then sometimes players are priced out of a move. Clubs don't want to sell and Liverpool don't have the financial means to bring in half the players talked about, nor would those players want to move. These are players who are barely rotated, what's the appeal of becoming a rotation option? even if they get 20-30 odd games.

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05 Apr 2019 13:37:51
The reality is that we been really spoiled on how well our buys turned out, to certain extent all our front 3 where purchased at what (in todays market ) can be seen as fair. Are we ever going to get similar quality as Salah for 39mil in todays market without assuring game time? Baring in mind Mo was not exactly the player we fans wanted but none the less he is our own today. I could be wrong but had we had our way we would probably have Brant or hyped flavor of season player who would feel by he must play week in week out based on his last name alone. I think what the eds are trying to say and i could be wrong is that even if the money was available would a Ronaldo even come our way looking at our front three and not be scared that he might actually not play without 1 of them leaving. such is how goood our players are! I honestly can't see a better winger than Mane at what he does (no 1). Than the matter of team spirit, imagine selling Salah for Lorenzo who we have no idea will turn out but without contrdicting my early stance, why risk the unknown if you really have the best? Such a risk might not only provoke others to consider thier options but again lead to another transition period. We all saw how long Bobby took to kick on would Dybala not delay us when we so close. The team will try get the right cover for our team but it might not be in the high profile player we all think it is.

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05 Apr 2019 14:10:07
Ores dad I agree whole heartedly agree with your points and to add another train of thought, we all want Liverpool to get the best players but then we also want to see youth coming through. Klopp has to balance the desires of the youth players with true potential against the needs of the squad but I believe he does genuinely want to develop the players already there old and young above continually buying for the sake of it.

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05 Apr 2019 17:00:44
Fully agree there Ohyoubeauty, to Klopps credit you have to look at what his done with majority of our player, Milly came in ass only a hard work who demand to play CM but look at him now, playing the best footie of his life, we knew Gini as a bit everything but mainly a late runner in the box to score goals but we all know when he really turns up he really turns up. Trent and Jo have improved under his watch. i don't think we need huge sums as our only stream of getting the best of the best. Look now and then a Virgil and Allison are needed but let's keep an open mind.

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05 Apr 2019 17:19:04
Agree with you there eamon and sorry Naby but I completely disagree. We have enough cover in midfield and attack and any of those players you mentioned would need some sort of playing time.

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05 Apr 2019 17:40:16
Eriksen walks into our midfield, With him and Fabinho it would be one of the rest to play with them.

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{Ed025's Note - i agree mate..

05 Apr 2019 17:41:51
All three would get playing time, or should we just sign no one and not freshen up the squad at all.

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05 Apr 2019 17:47:33
Enough with the talk about extreme outlandish options (Dybala, Insigne, even Werner) to play within a rotating front 3. That will never happen. I would like to see the team pursue Bergwijn or Brandt, or maybe even Lozano. I feel like one could be added to the group, and along with AOC and Shaqiri, and perhaps even Brewster, we'd have the proper depth to consistently line up in a 4-2-3-1 throughout the year.

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05 Apr 2019 18:08:22
I think if another top attacker is brought in Shaquiri may want to move on.

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05 Apr 2019 18:55:25
Ziyech would be great!

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05 Apr 2019 20:56:22
Brandt.

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06 Apr 2019 06:29:41
ed2, is richarlison one of those in the dybala bracket?

looking forward to seeing how we improve the squad. I'm tired of seeing our squad get built up to a certain point to then just recycle our best players.

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{Ed002's Note - With the owners and Klopp intent on buying success Richarlison would be a £60M to £80M sub or a replacement for Mane.}

06 Apr 2019 15:43:18
Little Naby, my issue with Eriksen wasn't that he wouldn't play. Its that we couldn't afford him and that in his case Spurs would never sell to a rival, need to be semi realistic when throwing names out, this isn't football manager.

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{Ed002's Note - Eriksen will not be moving to Liverpool.}

06 Apr 2019 22:42:39
Eriksen may not be moving to Liverpool Eamonsf but my point is that with a year left on his contract he is not going to be sold for anything like his real value so it is realistic and also if Eriksen DID want to join us Spurs wouldn't want it but again, with one year left and if the player wanted it Spurs would have little choice so you see its nothing like football manager. I see Ed002 says he won't be moving to Liverpool so its probably a nothing argument anyway.

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07 Apr 2019 02:18:54
It’s pretty funny how Rashford and Lingard are used as examples of good squad depth. Rashford was a teenage kid who grabbed his chance which came about through injury. Lingard forced his way in from the youth teams.
We have to use our best young players otherwise why pay their wages?
Give Brewster some game time, use Origi more often. Let
Wilson play with the first team. Buying expensive replacements doesn’t always work out.

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07 Apr 2019 08:21:21
ron, they're also awesome!

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