Seriously though... I've read 3 players for the supposed but never to happen vvd money that would hugelynimprove our turd of a team. Horn, Höwedes and draxler. That would not fix all our problems but assuming Keita move may be on too? Get all 4 and **** coutinho really with a rusty potato scoop
This is true Dribs, and thus I'd be loathe to see us do a big mad trolley dash at the last minute, ESPECIALLY if we have £100m + in our pocket for Ford. The problem is that we shouldn't be in this situation though - we seem to have hung everything on this window to our early moves for VVD (so have we REALLY walked away?) and Keita. As with out football on the pitch, there's no plan B. Uniturd's whole window, back in May, revolved around Griezmann, but they never sat on their wallet like we did when their main target disappeared. Only Chelsea seem as disorientated as we are, but they have bought a top, top striker.
Whatever happens, Klopp won't panic buy. He did say yesterday... paraphrasing ... 'clubs will be doing business on 31 August, if we're one of those, good'. Not all over then?
He also said(not word for word), " if the transfer window closed yesterday I'd be happy with what we've got"
He did. Which I took to mean he'd work with what is available to him. He'd have to walk away otherwise and I think he likes being a football manager.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/jurgen-klopp-prepared-sell-philippe-11008854 Craig Bellamy reckons he has 'insiders' at the club. The rest of us just call them the Catalan Press' latest rumour mill.
I'd be hugely disappointed in him if he said anything else, tbh. I don't want a manager who openly expresses doubts in his team -he's not Maureen. Whatever Klopp is thinking privately, that is exactly the right thing to say in public.
What's available to him is because he had/has "no plan B, C or D" according to the man himself, so yep he'd have to be happy and make do with what he has.
Sounds to me that the club are starting to play the game with Barca through the media too. It's imperative that if Couthino stays, he does not have a rift with Klopp.....this blames it all on the owners. It also leaves the door ajar for a Klopp sanctioned sale, which would be a different message than previous. Everyone is positioning themselves for the final 2 week barrage!
Liverpool praised over Coutinho 11.20: Liverpool have been praised for their stance over the future of star midfielder Philippe Coutinho. Barca have already seen two bids turned down for Coutinho as they look for a replacement for Neymar, who joined Paris Saint-Germain in a world-record deal. Journalist and former Aberdeen goalkeeper David Preece is pleased Liverpool are standing firm over the 25-year-old and hopes he stays on Merseyside. “I really like the stance that Liverpool have taken about this and I hope they stick to their guns,” Preece said on talkSPORT. Everton want Reds target 11:06: Everton want to sign Liverpool target Emre Mor, according to talkSPORT. Everton are keen to continue their summer spending spree after yesterday adding Gylfi Sigurdsson to their squad. Mor was said to be close to joining Inter Milan, with Liverpool also eyeing the Turkey international.
FSG are supposed to be multi-billionaire hedge fund investment managers. I'd really like to see some evidence of it so far. Okay, they got a good deal for Torres almost before they walked through the door, but we were utterly butt-****ed by Barca over Suarez. Whatever the outcome, it won't be 'win-win'. Just this once, we hold all the cards. Either he stays or we get £135m cash - anything else is a Barca victory, and we really need to hurt them when we can.
It would turn all the past assumptions on their heads if Klopp wanted to get rid and the owners didn't. It'd be fascinating to see how the FSG haters could reshape that one to fit their schema. In fairness, it doesn't make a lot of sense - if Klopp wanted rid, what reason would they have to keep hold of him? Unless they've just dug their heels in on principle because they see Barca as trying to bully them into a sale.
