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13 Jul 2020 10:39:55
I read Chelsea are willing to listen to offers for Kante, would he be a player we'd be interested in at all?
{Ed002's Note - Chelsea has not put Kante up for sale - there is interest in him from a couple of clubs - if one were to come up with an acceptable offer and Kante to Chelsea he wanted to move then they would not stand in his way. Liverpool have shown no interest in him and do not have the money to buy him.}
1.) 13 Jul 2020 11:27:39
We have fab why would we want kante.
2.) 13 Jul 2020 11:54:28
I would take him in a heartbeat. Like ed002 says though we can’t afford him, that’s a silly money transfer and we don’t have silly money.
3.) 13 Jul 2020 12:05:14
Personally, I think Kante’s legs are going and there’s not many miles left on the clock, I’m more than happy with Fabinho personally as his all round game is better.
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08 Apr 2025 15:20:41
I see all the transfer news and rumours, surely:
- forwards is a priority? Nunez is do frustrating and Jota never fit and better better as a sub. Would we sell and replace both?
- if we sold both, would Isak and Cunha be doable? Cunha about £62m and Isak £120m
- sales wise, talk of £40-50m fr Jota (Woves), £40m for Kelleher (Chelsea) and £60-70m for Nunez (Saudi) - paper talk maybe but that would certainly pay for Isak you would think?
- if we signed Cunha then as the 10, he could perhaps play up front too in games instead of Isak and on bench for others with Eliott and Szobs the other 2 rotating
- midfield wise, we have Mac, Grav, Szobs, Elliott, Jones, Endo, McConnell. Plenty for 3 spots, more so if you have Cunha as an option as a 10. Think we are ok midfield wise but rotation needed. Tbh, Endo and Elliott should have had more games. Games at Forest, Everton, Brentford etc were crying out for a more combative midfielder
- defence wise there are issues - Robbo cannot play every game, would need rotated - do we pay £40m or so on Kerkez or give the like of Beck games?
- CB too I feel we need one, or two even - Hato been spoken about as an option
- Could see Slot maybe sell Tsimikas, Quansah too if he just isn't sure about him. Then, what about Gomez? Has both regular great and awful games, could Slot sell him too?
Look a lot will obviously depend on those 3 contracts though, but I just hope the club strengthen where we really need it.
1.) 08 Apr 2025 16:39:10
Next 2 or 3 windows.
RESIGN Jaros, VVD and Salah
Sell Or leaving
TAA, Gomez, Konate, Tsimi, Robbo, Endo, Bajetic, Morton, Diaz, Doak, Jota and Nunez maybe Gordon.
SignIn
Aina, Tah, Hujisen, Kerkez, Hato, Baleba, Cunha, Delap, Etikete,
squad::
ALI, Mars, Jaros
Aina, Bradley, VVD, Hujisen, Tah, Quansah, Hato, Kerkez
SOBS, Mac, Grav, Baleba, Jones, Elliot, McConnel
Salah, Gapko, Chisea, Cunha, Delap, Etikete, Dans.
2.) 08 Apr 2025 16:52:14
Gomez has to go before Quansah. I wonder would Bournemouth be interested in taking Beck as part of any deal for Kerkez?
3.) 08 Apr 2025 17:15:09
Delap is an average PL player at best. Hopefully he goes to Man U.
{Ed025's Note - i hope he comes to Everton Mark, i rate him mate..
4.) 08 Apr 2025 19:43:57
If we get £40 million for Kelleher it will be the best bit of business in the history of the PL.
5.) 08 Apr 2025 21:27:04
We ain’t winning anything with that midfield. We’re seeing over the past month them being ran into the ground and with the limited quality replacing them. Still missing a world beating mid.
6.) 08 Apr 2025 23:40:32
Wouldnt be surprised to see Harvey, Endo and Morton all being sold Frode with money going towards one top midfielder. With how small a squad Slot needs we don't need 7 MF's and that's without Trey and McConnell. Have to admit it would be sad to see Harvey go though.
01 Apr 2025 08:38:08
Ed, not Liverpool related per se but thought I'd ask - I'm reading reports on how Chelsea have turned a £90m plus loss into a £128m profit in the books for the financial year due to:
- the sale of two hotels to BlueCo
- the sale of the women's team to BlueCo
Now given BlueCo is owned by their owner, is he not just transferring money between his assets then?
I ask in reference then to FSG possibly buying Malaga and entering this multi-club format whereby assets, players and capital, seem to be transferred between them - are such transactions regulated as they would between rival clubs? Such as fair market value for assets to prevent 'overpayment' or even to see if such a transfer is tangible - is it feasible or a realistic belief that company b would make such a deal based upon their historical evidence?.
{Ed001's Note - UEFA regulations forbid doing it between clubs. It is a Premier League loophole they are cheating by using and it is only going to lead to complications later.}
1.) 01 Apr 2025 09:39:13
The way the Chelsea owner is constantly exploiting loopholes just seems like a car crash waiting to happen. It's very difficult to stay one step ahead all the time. Sooner or later, it will catch up.
2.) 01 Apr 2025 09:48:34
It's perfectly legal however, yes, most definitely a loophole.
The question is really how these assets are valued. For related party transactions (which this is as its a sale of several assets to an associated company) they need to be conducted at market value. Usually this involves some form of 'advice' received by experts who will value and then justify their valuation.
That being said, if the reported figures are true, I struggle to see how Chelsea will get away with this. They have listed almost £200mil as profit on disposal of subsidiaries - meaning effectively they sold their women's team (We only know of this disposal) for around that £200mil figure. Absolutely no chance it's worth that much.
UEFA are far stricter on these sort of rules so you can imagine they will absolutely make a case over this at some point. As for the Premier League perhaps they are investigating the values for APT?
3.) 01 Apr 2025 09:51:23
I read about this yesterday. It really is flagrant cheating in my book to "buy" the woman's team when you're essentially the same company with 2 different names. No wonder Chelsea have been spending like my wife on Amazon, if they knew they could do this in the future.
Not that I would ever want us tied up in shady dealings like this ed, but is this essentially something that is currently open to all clubs in the EPL operating under a company name?
{Ed001's Note - yes. Until they close the loophole.}
4.) 01 Apr 2025 12:16:16
Correct me if I'm wrong Ed but was this the same loophole City used to get around the FFP rulings? Or was it an entirely different one that has since closed up?
{Ed001's Note - Citeh have used a number of different things, I have lost track, but I am sure they will have used this one amongst them.}
5.) 01 Apr 2025 12:24:30
Thanks Tris, it just sounded dodgy reading it and, whilst legal or in a legal 'grey area I guess, it represents a serious issue that may be used to circumvent the rules thus would need closed.
6.) 01 Apr 2025 12:43:40
The fact that it is possible to do this and be within the rules proves fairly conclusively, in my opinion, that the rules are not fit for purpose.
No coincidence that 9 out of the last 11 Premier League titles have been won by Manchester City and Chelsea.
7.) 01 Apr 2025 14:05:16
Cheating . end of.
8.) 01 Apr 2025 14:28:07
Is what chelsea are doing the same as what man city owners did - sell naming rights for ground to the brother of owner of city . So if it is have they broke FFP rules?
25 Feb 2025 03:50:39
How is Bajcetic doing?
Heard some negative things about him in Germany, being late for training etc
Read a piece there that said whilst Las Palmas results are very poor, he has been decent (in his 4 games) and highlighted his performance in a 2 nil defeat to Barcelona.
1.) 25 Feb 2025 06:01:16
If he’s late for training etc then it would continue a trend that he had whilst here at LFC.
2.) 25 Feb 2025 07:11:13
He was late for training when he was at Leipzig and was fined for it. Not sure how he's doing for Las Palmas now though.
3.) 25 Feb 2025 07:16:50
They are an hour in front in Spain so he might be more punctual, there.
He might return to us when the clocks go forward.
4.) 25 Feb 2025 09:13:14
By all accounts he had a great game against Barca.
5.) 25 Feb 2025 10:02:49
The lad has talent in spades. Let's hope he can channel it correctly because he can be a real asset for us going forward.
6.) 25 Feb 2025 10:38:34
To be fair, he was probably late in Germany because he was supposed to be in Salzburg.
7.) 25 Feb 2025 20:43:49
Apparently he has been rated amongst the best players in every game he has played for Las Palmas. Unfortunately they have also lost every game he has played.
23 Feb 2025 18:45:16
If Carlsberg did weekend's eh lads - cannot be bad to that at all!
11 points clear, come on Liverpool!
23 Apr 2025 10:22:53
I do like the look of McConnell when I have seen him, good positioning and nothing fancy but effective.
20 Apr 2025 19:55:31
Jeez, Szobo has been a great player for us, a pressing machine - needs to shoot more imo but a great player.
02 Apr 2025 13:16:29
Aye Brummy, the derby def a good game for Endo too you would think.
30 Mar 2025 14:22:46
Is the tax, PIT then I believe it's called for residents not something as follows:
- 19% on the 1st €6000
- 21% for the €6000 - €50,000
- 23% for the €50,000 - €200,000
- 27% for €200,000 - €300,000
For non-residents (NPIT) I think the general rate of tax is 24% - either way much more favourable than here
Honestly though, I doubt he's going purely for money,
1. Liverpool have, by all accounts, messed this up. A contract should have been offered a season or two ago - then we are simply not sure what has happened behind the scenes this last season
2. He has won pretty much everything at the club, may simply wish to play his trade somewhere else
His choice, hasn't drowned tools nor had a bad attitude this season - I would still love him to stay, but if he wants to go then good luck to the lad.
29 Jan 2025 16:54:48
In fairness though Kurt, a lot of those prices were due to ETH lol
Might not be as expensive for the rest of clubs.
13 May 2025 15:23:20
Meh, if we get decent offers for Nunez and Jota I think they let both go - was rumours of 40m for Jota and 70m or so from Saudi for Nunez - that's 110m for both (save even 90m to play it down)
Cunha release clause is 60m approx, I'd love Isak but we'll prob not pay 120m plus, especially given that would get us two players - so if we sold those two, maybe added a bit to the finds, you could get 2 60m type players in
Or maybe FSG will surprise us all and buy Frimpong, Hato, Huijsen, Cunha and Isak lol whilst selling a few too.
13 May 2025 13:23:04
Hato / Frimpong / Huijsen sorts the defence out for me. Also gives us options as Frimpong can and has played further forward and Hato can play CB as well as LB
I think we are good in midfield - front 3 very good and McConnell looks good and Bajetic to come back plus Elliott, Jones and Endo - they perhaps weren't used a lot, but you could rotate 1 in for one of the starting 3 and not lose in quality
We do need strikers though - Jota and Nunez could/ should go this summer so 2 would be required.
13 May 2025 13:17:46
Report I read earlier said Frimpong and Huijsen - I'd be happy with those 2 and Hato tbh
Be nice to get a bit of business done early too.
11 May 2025 21:30:32
Tony, I agree that some fans are idiots and should not have booed the guy - he's leaving, yes it's disappointing but hey it happens, move on
It is somewhat incredulous though that a Utd fan is highlighting this bad behaviour though, I mean given the support that Greenwood got, and still has, from your own fans - jeez lad, anyone that listened to that recording and still wants/ wanted him anywhere near their club has something seriously wrong with them - people in glass houses and all that Tony, may your fans remain classy.
08 May 2025 07:10:17
The ones I think could be leaving:
- Kelleher
- Quansah: just not sure if Slot rates him
- Gomez: possibly, has not played very much lately but a good attitude and plays anywhere he is asked
- Konate: talk, from fans anyway, he may be sold if he does not sign a new contract
- Tsimikas/ Robbo: not sure if both would be sold but I think one will leave
- Endo: again has not played a lot but gives his all. I would keep, a very useful squad player
- Jones: again fans have discussed selling. Useful squad player
- Elliott: I like Ellott and a good squad player - would like to see the squad rotated more with one of these 3 stepping in for one of the starting 3. Don't see a massive drop off if rotated like that
- Jota: can definitely see him being sold
- Nunez: will likely move on too
The most likely for me are Kelleher, Tsimikas/ Robbo, Nunez and Jota but there could be more. Slot has had a full season to assess the squad so who knows, we all speculate
Personally, I think it's lb, CB, rb and a striker we need, the names mentioned being:
- Kerkez / Hato / Frimpong / Huijsen
Haven't mentioned strikers rumours circulating for so many these days but with release clauses reported, certainly the names above are doable
Kerkez or Frimpong would be the one, I couldn't see both given how they play. Frimpong would be my choice as he can cover further forward too and Hato can play both lb and CB, giving more solidity too.