28 Jul 2024 12:38:15
Hi Ed,
Just wondering if any change with SVD in the last week or so.
I recall you said he was miffed at the club as he felt they were pricing him out of a move. Which he repeated again in an interview yesterday, but also stated a transfer is difficult due to that.
Also, after the betis game he seemed in high spirits and said the main thing for him is game time and if he could get that at Liverpool it would be the dream.
Appreciate your time, as always.
{Ed002's Note - No, there is no change.}
28 Jul 2024 14:38:33
Lad deserves a chance in my book. If he was full time at Mainz he'd likely be one people on here would be clamouring for us to sign.
28 Jul 2024 16:28:31
There is no queue to sign him for a decent fee. It’s Nat Phillips all over again.
28 Jul 2024 15:53:16
Agree Westwood.
Thanks Ed!
28 Jul 2024 19:13:15
In fairness Mark there is a queue for him, PSV, Mainz, Dortmund, Schalke, Wolfsburg are all interested. The lad is talented and was one of the best defenders in Germany last year and one of the best young defenders in Europe. We’d be daft not to give him his chance.
28 Jul 2024 20:51:46
I hope you’re joking VV. None of those clubs want to pay £20m for him.
I can only imagine if he has to play some PL games with Konate as his cb partner. We should be aiming to win the PL and CL not playing Schalke or Wolfsburg in the conference league.
28 Jul 2024 21:43:41
Neither Wolfsburg nor Schalke are in the conference league. Embarrassing.
28 Jul 2024 22:30:47
Mark, give the lad a chance. He was at least as good and if not better than plenty of other centre backs we’ve been linked with last season (Hincapie, Pacho, Simaken) . there's plenty to like about the lad, he’s quick, mobile and very good in the air, in fact he’s very dominant in the air which if you paired him with Van Dijk would mean no one would win a challenge at a corner or free kick!
29 Jul 2024 00:05:46
SVB is a good example of why signing players isn’t a simple task. And what I mean by that is - we’ve obviously lost Matip which in theory could be a space opened up for SVB. But at his age and stage, he rightly wants to be playing so may not be the best fit as our 5th choice CB as convenient as it’d be for us.
So if we do manage to sell SVB and we are buying a to replace him and Matip, we’re in that same spot where the player we bring in has to really fit the particular need relative to where they sit in the pecking order. Arguably we could just go and buy a bona fide starting replacement to partner VVD. But then what about Quansah and Konate? Understand the narrative around Konate but in terms of the squad it doesn’t change that I imagine players don’t want to just go to clubs where they’re stockpiled with players. And the if we’re bringing in a player we’ll be mindful of our current players and the investment we’ve made into them.
29 Jul 2024 07:43:27
He could well be 4th choice ahead of Gomez at CB Faith.
29 Jul 2024 08:14:56
Victor - you cleary don’t watch enough of the games live to get it.
29 Jul 2024 08:59:06
I would say that the club have been monitoring SvdB since before we signed him, some years ago. It’s not like the club don’t have an insight into his potential and performances. The two things that have changed are the arrival of Slot and SvdB’s insistence that he wants to leave. I don’t think he will start in front of VVD, Quansah or Konate (and probably Joey G), so, if it were me and there are buyers, I’d let him go.
29 Jul 2024 09:14:03
His reading of the play against Betis was spot on - better than any of our other CB options (imo and except maybe Virg). He was never in any defensive danger because he was consistently getting to the ball ahead of their forwards. Him and Quansah looked really solid as a pairing and in a way it was a shame that we were so dominant because we didn't get to see him do much defending.