Transfer: 2023 Summer Transfer Window - Open Window Edition

[S E P H]

Because it is stupid to throw 50M to a project when you already have another VERY highly rated player waiting to take the place of Fabinbo who might be better than Lavia anyway. If they target a DM it would have to be a player with way more experience than Lavia

LFC are skint, they should focus exclusively on improving the first team like they did with the Mac Allister deal not throw away their money for potential successor.

Bruv, I've been reading you lots of posts for the past five years about how every single KFC prospect is eventually going to become a world-class talent and honestly not one of them has panned out except TAA and Robertson (2 out of what seems like 15 prospect so far). There is Elliot and I am not doubting his talent level, but his body is that of a 12-year-old and even in a predominately non-physical sport like football, I am not sure he survives in the EPL.

 

[Live in the Now]

I don't rate Lavia and never have so I'm glad we're not interested.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Bruv, I've been reading you lots of posts for the past five years about how every single KFC prospect is eventually going to become a world-class talent and honestly not one of them has panned out except TAA and Robertson (2 out of what seems like 15 prospect so far). There is Elliot and I am not doubting his talent level, but his body is that of a 12-year-old and even in a predominately non-physical sport like football, I am not sure he survives in the EPL.

Really? Then you don't know me really.

I am very cautious about LFC academy players. Never rated Elliott highly nor Curtis Jones (although he did impressed me the last few games he played)

Bajcetic is better though, he is 18 years old and his composure is special. He has everything I like about a midfielder, It is very unfortunate that he got injured when he was finally bursting into the scene as a first team player.

All other players from LFC academy I do NOT rate them at all, like Doak (who I find very overrated), Gordon, Morton, Beck, Williams, etc. I actually find the LFC academy quite bad compared to other top premier league clubs like Chelsea, Arsenal, Man City, Man United and even Aston Villa (who is very underrated).

I do not know what give you that impression that I am so high on all LFC young players.

It does not mean throwing 50M on Lavia smarter. This money should be spend on improving the first team not buy a mediocre young midfielder from a relegation team

 

[S E P H]

I don't rate Lavia and never have so I'm glad we're not interested.

So who is a player that clubs should be going in for that nobody is talking about? Camara? Zubimendi?

 

[JeffreyLFC]

So who is a player that clubs should be going in for that nobody is talking about? Camara? Zubimendi?

Khephren Thuram and Kouadio Kone should be the priorities if they come at a decent price. But personally, if I was in charge I would probably target Caqueret and Szoboszlai instead. More experience, tons of potential and composure.

 

[S E P H]

Khephren Thuram and Kouadio Kone should be the priorities if they come at a decent price. But personally, if I was in charge I would probably target Caqueret and Szoboszlai instead. More experience, tons of potential and composure.

Different types of players, no? Kone to Szoboszlai is a #6 to a #10 from what I've seen. Funny, I see on Transfermarkt that they now have a "potential" predictor, and got Kone at a value of 160 out of 200 based on the statistics provided by a company known as "goalimpact." First I've seen this on their site.

 

[Peen]

Livramento to NUFC for £12MM. If he stays healthy, that’s an amazing deal. But that’s a big if

Mendy and RLC’s fees are reported to be £16MM each.

I guess the next five outgoings to sort in terms of importance:

Mount, Pulisic, Chalobah, the LB situation (2/3 of Cucurella, Hall, Maatsen need to leave), the young CMs (Chukwuemeka, Santos, Casadei and their loans).

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Different types of players, no? Kone to Szoboszlai is a #6 to a #10 from what I've seen. Funny, I see on Transfermarkt that they now have a "potential" predictor, and got Kone at a value of 160 out of 200 based on the statistics provided by a company known as "goalimpact." First I've seen this on their site.

I never claimed they were similar. I said it is who i would target.

Szoboszlai is a big chance creator with untapped potential. (He is a 10 but he could be molded in the future as a similar player to DeBruyne) very good eyes for passes and technical abilities.

Caqueret is a swiss knife type of player, very good and mature as well as very technical.

Thuram is all about the raw talent. Very rare to find player with his physicality and abilities. That being said, I find him very hard to project because for all his god like physical he seems not often in physical battles. (Seem like a B2B type)

Kone is the best of both world, technical but also physical. The problem with him is consistency and he has a tendency to want to do too much. (6/8 hybrid)

 

[Savant]

No concrete news, but seems like Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea are all still in on Lavia.



Disregarding price, he's probably Liverpool's 5th option for the front 3, right? Seems like a good depth signing to me too.

He’s be coming in as Salah’s backup on the right.

So who is a player that clubs should be going in for that nobody is talking about? Camara? Zubimendi?

If we are talking DM, Florentino at Benfica. Hjulmand at Lecce if you want to get really weird. Palacios at Leverkusen is risky with his healthy but he is solid. Honestly if I am LFC though, I’m trying to get (if no Caicedo) Hojbjerg out of Tottenham. Supposedly he was on the block and if you want a guy that can come in and just clean up after Trent, you could do a lot worse. LFC don’t have time to develop a guy like Lavia, and Lavia might take minutes from Bajcetic. They need help now. This summer going really weird though. I still don’t have a great idea of what tactics they want to do, but they need reliable PL proven players at this stage. They could have gone a few different ways this summer, and they did not go the way I picked. I would have done like Hojbjerg, Ake and someone else to add some goals. The defense is still a freaking mess though

 

[Chimaera]

Doku for me depends on price. I never am against attacking, gifted players. They can figure out how to play them. Shit, heir to Salah for a season, and let Mo move to Saudi for a mint next summer.

Obviously, midfield is the priority, and then central defender too, but I think there’s room for an attacker who can play wide on the right if it came down to it.

I’m not worried about whether they get the midfield guys. My issue is more whether they can get them in for enough preseason. I guess there’s enough parts to bring them along slow till they get up to speed.

 

[Savant]

I never claimed they were similar. I said it is who i would target.

Szoboszlai is a big chance creator with untapped potential. (He is a 10 but he could be molded in the future as a similar player to DeBruyne) very good eyes for passes and technical abilities.

Caqueret is a swiss knife type of player, very good and mature as well as very technical.

Thuram is all about the raw talent. Very rare to find player with his physicality and abilities. That being said, I find him very hard to project because for all his god like physical he seems not often in physical battles. (Seem like a B2B type)

Kone is the best of both world, technical but also physical. The problem with him is consistency and he has a tendency to want to do too much. (6/8 hybrid)

I would have loved Szoboszlai but it’s too late now. I think the Alexis signing took away from some of the more interesting things that this team could have done. In hindsight, especially after looking at the targets, everything feels very half measure. Everything feels very best bargain over best fit. It’s kind of discouraging to be honest. People will say a lot of teams haven’t done much yet, but what other team had more work to do than Liverpool?

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

I would have loved Szoboszlai but it’s too late now. I think the Alexis signing took away from some of the more interesting things that this team could have done. In hindsight, especially after looking at the targets, everything feels very half measure. Everything feels very best bargain over best fit. It’s kind of discouraging to be honest. People will say a lot of teams haven’t done much yet, but what other team had more work to do than Liverpool?

United for one. They havent sold anyone or got the glazers out or brought anyone in. Its early days we are less than 2 weeks since the end of the season. Step off the ledge or you could start cheering for barca. Your funeral.

 

[les Habs]

So who is a player that clubs should be going in for that nobody is talking about? Camara? Zubimendi?

Zubimendi would be a waste of time because I don’t think he’s much interested in leaving La Real now since they‘re in the CL.

You received some good answers already, but I’ll move to South America. Pablo Maia, Alan Varela and others. Probably notably cheaper than Latvia too.

 

[Savant]

United for one. They havent sold anyone or got the glazers out or brought anyone in. Its early days we are less than 2 weeks since the end of the season. Step off the ledge or you could start cheering for barca. Your funeral.

United don’t have a ton of work at all. ETH has all his Ajax guys on speed dial and they don’t have to worry about budget. And they are in UCL.

I’m just saying, I saw LFC in trouble early last year and I’m seeing it again. Their two top targets play the same position as each other, their don’t know who they want on D. They signed the wrong Brighton midfielder because he was cheaper. They are looking at so many redundant players. I mean they are linked to Lavia today and where is the fit there if Fabinho and Bajcetic need minutes? Thuram and Alexis have the same heat map. They are struggling to improve the D. There are a lot of problems here

 

[les Habs]

United don’t have a ton of work at all. ETH has all his Ajax guys on speed dial and they don’t have to worry about budget. And they are in UCL

I think they have to worry about the budget before any takeover. That said, I think their biggest concern is getting who they may want in some cases.

 

[S E P H]

I would say that Seko Fofana is the one I would go after the most after Kone, but Lavia has the pro of being much younger than all the others. Fofana being 28 years old sort of kills the interest of the plan that Arsenal has by buying good targets that fit the style and age of this Arsenal group. We apparently want everyone to grow together and Fofana might be a stopgap as Partey is/soon to be.

 

[Savant]

I think they have to worry about the budget before any takeover. That said, I think their biggest concern is getting who they may want in some cases.

Utd never has, and never will have to worry about budget. And unlike LFC they don’t let not being in UCL stand as an excuse

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

United don’t have a ton of work at all. ETH has all his Ajax guys on speed dial and they don’t have to worry about budget. And they are in UCL.

I’m just saying, I saw LFC in trouble early last year and I’m seeing it again. Their two top targets play the same position as each other, their don’t know who they want on D. They signed the wrong Brighton midfielder because he was cheaper. They are looking at so many redundant players. I mean they are linked to Lavia today and where is the fit there if Fabinho and Bajcetic need minutes? Thuram and Alexis have the same heat map. They are struggling to improve the D. There are a lot of problems here

They need likely 2 forwards, 2 midfielders, 2 defenders and possibly a keeper.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Spurs are shifting focus toward Maddison with Vicario deal most likely locked up.

assume if this is true, it is about Lo Celso @Paulie Gualtieri

Probably.

 

[Savant]

They need likely 2 forwards, 2 midfielders, 2 defenders and possibly a keeper.

Maybe? But again, LFC have to do work to get ahead of United. United just need to hold their footing

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Zubimendi would be a waste of time because I don’t think he’s much interested in leaving La Real now since they‘re in the CL.

You received some good answers already, but I’ll move to South America. Pablo Maia, Alan Varela and others. Probably notably cheaper than Latvia too.

Latvia has a GDP of $40 billion, so I'd imagine most footballers would be notably cheaper than Latvia.

 

[les Habs]

Utd never has, and never will have to worry about budget. And unlike LFC they don’t let not being in UCL stand as an excuse

If they didn’t have to worry about budget they could spend what they want. They can’t though so there do have to worry about budget.

Latvia has a GDP of $40 billion, so I'd imagine most footballers would be notably cheaper than Latvia.

With the CRAZY auto-corrects I got on my iPad I’ll take Latvia here all day!

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Maybe? But again, LFC have to do work to get ahead of United. United just need to hold their footing

You were 8 points off in a hellish year. I think its a lot closer. A full year with an integrated Gakpo, healthy Diaz, Joyta, and Nunez progressing ( he should). If the window closed today LFC could easily make it over united for top 4. The idea is to further improve and actually challenge but like I said its early days.

 

[Savant]

If they didn’t have to worry about budget they could spend what they want. They can’t though so there do have to worry about budget.

Respectively, They spent 90m on Antony. I don’t want to hear they don’t have budget. Every summer they are spending at the top of the market, even when they are bad

You were 8 points off in a hellish year. I think it’s a lot closer. A full year with an integrated Gakpo, healthy Diaz, Joyta, and Nunez progressing ( he should). If the window closed today LFC could easily make it over united for top 4. The idea is to further improve and actually challenge but like I said its early days.

This is not a top four team right now. LFC could finish 3rd or 4th because Utd and Newcastle were both weak top four finishers last season, but LFC are a far cry of what they were. Fully integrated Gakpo buries Darwin; who now has to fight with Diaz and Jota for minutes. They are really unbalanced tilt on the left. The midfield is still not fixed, and the D is a major issue that no one is talking about

 

[The Abusement Park]

United don’t have a ton of work at all. ETH has all his Ajax guys on speed dial and they don’t have to worry about budget. And they are in UCL.

Budget and FFP are big restrictions for us right now actually. At least in relation to other clubs of our magnitude.