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Yeah on second thought, market gone crazy. Just getting Kvara would probaly be 200M alone.
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Does it? World class winger and CM is probably costing you upwards of 200-225 alone. Adding a CB to that puts you at like like ~300-320 probably.
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And when they come knocking teams will raise their price. Just like when Neymar was sold barca had $$$ everyone knew and the costs increased. Dembele/Coutinhofor 25M.
So Frankfurt and PSG finally agreed for the RKM deal with Ekitike included.
But Ekitike rejected the move and Frankfurt want him included as RKM's replacement.
But Ekitike rejected the move and Frankfurt want him included as RKM's replacement.
Or that Liverpool sold Suarez and it funded their runs.
Chimaera
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If he was getting that much money, he would be on a flight tomorrow.
The issue isn't selling Salah, it's that money isn't any good right now.
You can't buy someone before deadline who's anywhere close to the level.
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Doesn't mean you can't find good deals. If you go for big name players or players in England, you'll pay an extra premium, but good scouting will still get players on good deals.
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Might be on the first part. I think that's why Klopp was non-committal at his presser. That and having Caicedo blow up.
Maybe they throw in another couple million.
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Case in point there Gravenberch played 2 games with Munich and sold for 40M lol.
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Chimaera
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I mean. I know you're not a fan of the move, but 21 year olds with his pedigree and potential upside, even if he might not exactly fit go for way more.
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We shouldn’t be buying potential. Bajcetic should be there “potential” player We need help now. Bayern sold him because they didn’t think he was a six, and LFC think that he will be? I don’t see it. He is redundant for what they have.
Now if you told me that he is good because the for the future and he wasn’t taking a HG slot so they can bring someone else in, sure. But no one else is coming. They need help right now. They are buying the wrong positions and they are buying for the name on the back of the kit instead of the name on the front of the kit. They have added good players that do not compliment each at all. It’s Utd strategy. It’s bad strategy. Maybe Klopp can make it work but all I see in an incredibly unbalanced team
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The Saudis financing Moral Superiority FC’s rebuild and taking old their aging players at huge prices. Who’d thought!
But Chelsea bribed the Saudis!
But Chelsea bribed the Saudis!
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I mean is Gravenberch at 40 so much worse than any of these other midfield deals? I’d rather have Gravenberch for 40 than Lavia for 60 for example (not that I’d have picked either)
And Salah at nine figures is still a much better buy that anyone Chelsea sold over there. Salah is still one of the best players in the world, and LFC have no motivation to sell. These transfers are not the same
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Certainly impossible this window, which I mentioned, but I do think they can get those players for around 200M. And they definitely have more money than that anyways.
Maybe if they are using the Chelsea / United transfer playbook, then sure.
I did clarify in my next post that I'm not talking about buying world class players in their prime as replacements. All but ~5 clubs in the world cannot buy those types of players realistically. But there's countless near-world class young players that have been bought for less than 50M and quickly developed into world class players.
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Mason Mount, Andre Onana, Jonny Evans, Sergio Reguilon, Rasmus Hojlund, Altay Bayindir, and Sofyan Amrabat. That’s a whole lot of meh. 7 incomings and you hope only 2 are in your starting 11 this year.
Chimaera
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He can play a number of midfield roles. He might end up a 6, he might not. But they're not deep enough to where adding his talent is a bad thing. No matter what.
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I can’t imagine Liverpool will be wanting to spend that money on potential. Would imagine they’ll be looking at Musiala type and that’ll take up at least half the budget. Even then with how the market is getting 4 solid above average guys is gonna cost you ~200mil.
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I am ok with the player in a vacuum but they had WAY more pressing needs. He doesn’t help anything the team is bad at
Yeah I mean, I’d love the money but until we have a legit Sporting Director in place, it’s kind of pointless. There’s no plan at the club right now
Chimaera
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They do need a central defender. But I'd argue they have 4 senior central defenders.
Midfield, I think they're still a guy light, and he was one of the main targets Klopp wanted. I'm ok with it.
It wasn't a 1000% window, but the talent, depth and youth they now have in the midfield from last season is a completely ridiculous change. All for a pretty good price.
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They have 4 senior defenders and all are some combination of injury prone/needing less games and /or past their prime. There have been no investment in that third of the field except Konate in YEARS. It’s a joke they haven’t signed anyone unless they think Quansah is the real deal, and if they did they wouldn’t have wasted time on Colwill. It’s a joke. Not to mention they may or may not be playing their left back at centerback in a back three / haven’t settled on their best formation. It’s negligent. We saw this in 20/21. It’s inexcusable.
They are a guy light in midfield because they signed three players who play the same position and a 30 year old that has never played at a higher level than Bundesliga. I am not drinking this kool aid.
Yes they have more talent than last year, but they still have holes that could have easily been plugged. As Rafa Benitez once said “I asked for a sofa and they bought me a lamp”
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Depends what you consider potential. Unless you are one of the 5 clubs that can attract world class players in their prime, then you're almost always buying potential to some degree.
Saliba cost ~30M and he's a top 3 CB in the league. And he could have easily been starting for Arsenal at that level after 1 year on loan rather than the additional years.
Lukeba just went for 30M this window and he's one of the top CB prospects around. He'd also be one of Liverpools 3 best CBs right now.
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Liverpool wouldn’t have signed Lukeba though. He’s too short and bad in the air for Klopp, rightfully or wrongfully. If you are bad in the air it basically disqualifies you (rightfully or wrongfully) from playing for Klopp.
Saliba cost 30, but how many years ago? He’s not going for 30m in 2023
