Transfer: 2023 Summer Transfer Window - Open Window Edition

[Savant]

If it was earlier in the window, for sure. But sell Salah now and how are you not at least showing an acceptance/willingness to punting on half of the season?

I don’t think LFC should sell Salah but I don’t think selling him would necessarily be punting. I do not trust the team to spend correctly, but have little doubt the plan is to sell Salah eventually to fund the defense rebuild. I think LFC can still front a pretty good XI without Salah; even if the ceiling has dropped a bit. They would still be Europa favorites, and have already played arguably the hardest part of their start. I think another left footed player or two would be great be I don’t necessarily think they would need to bring in a pure RW to replace. But again I don’t think LFC has the leadership in place to pull this off

 

[Live in the Now]

It's ok to sell him if he leaves in Jan. It is not ok to sell him otherwise.

 

[hatterson]

Selling your best attacker with no replacement the year after missing the CL in 6 years isn't a great look. Hence why waiting for January would make sense (if anything)

 

[Chimaera]

If it was earlier in the window, for sure. But sell Salah now and how are you not at least showing an acceptance/willingness to punting on half of the season?

To an extent. I think the question is more do they see themselves as winning something? It's more likely 8-9 matches that they need Salah. I would not sell him now. But the money would be a difficult question.

 

[Jersey Fresh]

Liverpool and West Ham would essentially be telling their fans that the money counts more than competing if they sold Salah/Aguerd.

They bought him for £30M, and if the Saudis offered something stupid like £80-£90M, I’d do it. Get someone in January. They’d be missing him for AFCON anyway.

 

[Savant]

Liverpool and West Ham would essentially be telling their fans that the money counts more than competing if they sold Salah/Aguerd.

This isn’t making the point that you think it’s making. Can’t speak for West Ham, but FSG certainly do not care about this

Selling your best attacker with no replacement the year after missing the CL in 6 years isn't a great look. Hence why waiting for January would make sense (if anything)

I mean you could still run like Szoboszlai in the Salah role (which is basically what he does for national team) or you could go empty bucket/442 and again Szoboszlai is up in the part of the field Salah would be. Really selling Salah is just getting the house on Darwin Nunez in a lot of ways. Which also has a ton of risk obviously

 

[These Are The Days]

The Reds can move Salah all they want and they're not going to find someone better. Just keep him

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Selling your best attacker with no replacement the year after missing the CL in 6 years isn't a great look. Hence why waiting for January would make sense (if anything)

it's still insane money and LFC forwards even without Salah is not bad at all.

The Reds can move Salah all they want and they're not going to find someone better. Just keep him

You could have said something similar for Suarez or Gerrard. Nobody can replace him 1 for 1 but collectively they can.

 

[These Are The Days]

it's still insane money and LFC forwards even without Salah is not bad at all.


You could have said something similar for Suarez or Gerrard. Nobody can replace him but collectively they can.

Oh my God you just made my heart flutter. I'm still not over Gerrard. I wish I wasn't that way but I am very slow to get over the players I love

 

[Spring in Fialta]

The Liverpool fans who have been crying repeatedly since summer/start of the season willing to sell Salah now are hilarious.

 

[Savant]

The Liverpool fans who have been crying repeatedly since summer/start of the season willing to sell Salah now are hilarious.

Why? If it’s inevitable May as well get max value

 

[Chimaera]

I’ve been willing to sell because I felt the Saudis would pay through the nose and it would fund a massive rebuild. I just would not do it now with no chance to spend the money

 

[JeffreyLFC]

The Liverpool fans who have been crying repeatedly since summer/start of the season willing to sell Salah now are hilarious.

Everybody has a price. Getting €200M+ for a 31 years old is insane value. LFC build a championship caliber team after the sale of Coutinho. They are better with Salah but he has 2 years remaining on his deal.

LFC don't have a sugar daddy like Chelsea or City. If they use all the money to improve the defense, get a proper 6 and a Salah replacement like Kvaradona or Leão it would be pretty good IMO.

 

[Chimaera]

At 31, he's a diminishing asset. I think most know at some point he was going to go, but the price was going to only likely be 50-60. Maybe less if a contract wasn't done. Still a lot, but not a mint. He's still a very good player, but unlikely to ever reach what he did.

So if the Saudi's want to pay for 3-4 players for Liverpool by paying for him, they're going to have to do it. It's just a matter of when it is best for the club.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Liverpool fans I can’t believe he went to Saudi…

Also Liverpool fans we should sell out best player to Saudi. To find a rebuild. Lol y’all are hypocrites. It’s ok to take their money but players leaving is a no no. Which is it?

 

[Savant]

Liverpool fans I can’t believe he went to Saudi…

Also Liverpool fans we should sell out best player to Saudi. To find a rebuild. Lol y’all are hypocrites. It’s ok to take their money but players leaving is a no no. Which is it?

Take the money but make it hurt, (relatively anyway). It’s a stupid amount of money. If it’s over 200, you kind of have to. But again just keep rejecting bids and letting them up the offer. Yeah it sucks, but the net spend boys are still holding the keys, and there is still work to do.

 

[N o o d l e s]

Everybody has a price. Getting €200M+ for a 31 years old is insane value. LFC build a championship caliber team after the sale of Coutinho. They are better with Salah but he has 2 years remaining on his deal.

LFC don't have a sugar daddy like Chelsea or City. If they use all the money to improve the defense, get a proper 6 and a Salah replacement like Kvaradona or Leão it would be pretty good IMO.

Must be tough to not be owned by a billionaire

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Take the money but make it hurt, (relatively anyway). It’s a stupid amount of money. If it’s over 200, you kind of have to. But again just keep rejecting bids and letting them up the offer. Yeah it sucks, but the net spend boys are still holding the keys, and there is still work to do.

So again its ok to take their money and there's no talk about the morality of it. Hell "you have to" but in the same breath Hendo is crucified? So which is it?

Must be tough to not be owned by a billionaire

Funny thing is they are owned by one. Them thinking they can turn around at have another Coutinho like transfer is hilarious. Kvara alone would likely be close to what they get for Salah.

 

[N o o d l e s]

So again its ok to take their money and there's no talk about the morality of it. Hell "you have to" but in the same breath Hendo is crucified? So which is it?


Funny thing is they are owned by one. Them thinking they can turn around at have another Coutinho like transfer is hilarious. Kvara alone would likely be close to what they get for Salah.

I know I was being sarcastic lmao

 

[Savant]

So again its ok to take their money and there's no talk about the morality of it. Hell "you have to" but in the same breath Hendo is crucified? So which is it?


Funny thing is they are owned by one. Them thinking they can turn around at have another Coutinho like transfer is hilarious. Kvara alone would likely be close to what they get for Salah.

I mean this is the world we are in. If they don’t get the money, someone else will. Until ruled otherwise, May as well be us.

And yes Henderson absolutely deserves to be crucified. I think you may have missed the point of why he is being done so. First off he is saying “it’s not about the money”, then he is trying to blame Klopp for not believing in him; even though Klopp stuck his neck out for Henderson on to get that ridiculous extension (which was the reason Michael Edwards left the club reportedly) and Henderson got butt hurt when he wouldn’t be starting this season. And let’s not forgot he went out of his way and above and beyond to advocate for LGBTQ while he was at Liverpool, and now he is talking about how it was a chore to wear the rainbow laces and armband. And we got the all to familiar “sorry if they are offended” apology. So yeah the guy showed his true colors and he is a phony.

I don’t think you can pull off the Coutinho transfer again per se but yeah it will certainly fund other position. I think one of the arguments to move Salah is that you wouldn’t necessarily have to spend it at forward. No one is unhappy if he stays but need to understand the current shitty reality that we are in.

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I mean this is the world we are in. If they don’t get the money, someone else will. Until ruled otherwise, May as well be us.

And yes Henderson absolutely deserves to be crucified. I think you may have missed the point of why he is being done so. First off he is saying “it’s not about the money”, then he is trying to blame Klopp for not believing in him; even though Klopp stuck his neck out for Henderson on to get that ridiculous extension (which was the reason Michael Edwards left the club reportedly) and Henderson got butt hurt when he wouldn’t be starting this season. And let’s not forgot he went out of his way and above and beyond to advocate for LGBTQ while he was at Liverpool, and now he is talking about how it was a chore to wear the rainbow laces and armband. And we got the all to familiar “sorry if they are offended” apology. So yeah the guy showed his true colors and he is a phony.

I don’t think you can pull off the Coutinho transfer again per se but yeah it will certainly fund other position. I think one of the arguments to move Salah is that you wouldn’t necessarily have to spend it at forward. No one is unhappy if he stays but need to understand the current shitty reality that we are in.

Hendo is human and despite our morals saying no to money that we will never see is harder than most want to admit. I like to think I'd say no if it goes against my morals but who's to say without seeing the $$$ on the table?

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Hendo is human and despite our morals saying no to money that we will never see is harder than most want to admit. I like to think I'd say no if it goes against my morals but who's to say without seeing the $$$ on the table?

Feels like part of the unintended message here is it is better for a player to never support a cause or be vocal about one because they might come off as hypocritical if they make a career decision later on. OTOH, Salah, who I don't think has ever taken up for the same causes as Henderson (correct me if I'm wrong though) will get a free pass. I mean, maybe Henderson goes over there with the same ethics and morals he always had and knows he can't ever make a huge impact, but maybe he can influence a few minds through his example? Or..maybe it is just all about the bag--I know it would for the vast majority of people, no matter what they might say otherwise.

 

[Live in the Now]

The Liverpool fans who have been crying repeatedly since summer/start of the season willing to sell Salah now are hilarious.

Agreed completely these people are nuts

 

[Savant]

Hendo is human and despite our morals saying no to money that we will never see is harder than most want to admit. I like to think I'd say no if it goes against my morals but who's to say without seeing the $$$ on the table?

So admit he took the money instead of spouting nonsense about a sporting project and passing the Buck on everything else that was brought up

Feels like part of the unintended message here is it is better for a player to never support a cause or be vocal about one because they might come off as hypocritical if they make a career decision later on. OTOH, Salah, who I don't think has ever taken up for the same causes as Henderson (correct me if I'm wrong though) will get a free pass.

That is not the unintended message. The message is don’t be hypocritical. Henderson went out of his way to advocate for that community and he’s turned his back on them. Salah, Firmino and Fabinho didn’t falsely represent themselves so it is different. Henderson slapping the faces of a community that he choose to stand up for and now his words, especially in that interview are sportswashed

 

[Live in the Now]

You don’t do a transfer when our transfer window is shut. This is just basic common sense here. One player gets hurt then all of a sudden you don’t have forwards. Wise up