Doubt it's a done deal, not even sure we're seriously interested in him or not - just that he's been to one of our games as a friend of Mamadou. RE Salah. Really good, tricky and pacey wide forward. Been impressed with him when I've watched Basel in the CL, but for 15mill? Psh off. Way overpriced.
Not the kind of player we need right now. We need someone ready to walk into the team and control a game either defensively or offensively. Barkley's got alot to learn still, good as he is.
Never seen M'Vila play but sounds like the kind of strong DM we need that is also able to play the ball. If he's available and would be challenging for a first team place straight away then sounds good.
Would love any of Fernando, M'Vila or Matic. Imagine if Santa brought us say M'Vila Salah and Hughes. Or Yarmolenko/Konoplyanka. Doesn't bear thinking about.
Linked with Jorginho in the summer... Seems Pastore may be a loan ( only good thing could be it is a WC year and he would want to impress) Haven't heard of him...
In January you can sign a pre-contract with teams to get players on a free in the summer ( if their contract works out that way), here are four from the website:
Keisuke Honda joins Milan on a free in January....... annoyed at that and a player who could help our team massively!!
CL yes..... but really don't think they will be in it next year! A bit too far behind and Juve, Napoli, Inter, Roma don't look like slowing down either ( only three get in). Wages..... Milan are damn near broke, they barely have any money! A lot of infighting with the Berlusconi family over it too and trying to find someone to help them out. EDIT: Very well could go out of CL tonight too!
With Gerrard out over Xmas as well as Henderson I believe (?) it's time for others to step up. But what options do we have? Allen...surely now is his time. Played well against west ham but how will he cope with spurs powerful midfield.? Lucas...nowhere near the form he was in prior to his injuries and he needs to get back there quickly or he will need replacing. Alberto..talented undoubtedly but is he ready. Would like to see him given a chance. And that about it. I would still like to see Agger given a chance at DM but maybe not in these games. What about Johnson moving forward with Toure or Kelly at RB? Or could toure play midfield? It just shows how thin we are in this area and this article in the Liverpool echo is interesting and would help: The January transfer window is nearly upon us and, with Liverpool FC supporters all over the world wondering who Brendan Rodgers will bring in to supplement his squad, we've poured through the lists of players who are out of contract in 2014 to see if there are any fantastic freebies around. Contract laws mean that any player whose contract expires during the summer can sign a pre-contract agreement from January 1. There is of course always the option as well of paying a fee to get the player straight away. Xabi Alonso would be the name on the top of many Reds fans wish list: the Basque helped Rafa Benitez's side to European Cup glory in 2005 and would add a new dimension to the midfield. PSV's Swedish attacking midfielder Ola Toivonen has been linked with a move to Anfield for some time and, at 27 years old and with 35 international caps under his belt, is arguably just about to hit his peak. A return to Anfield for Thomas Ince has been on the cards during previous transfer windows but the sell-on clause written into the young midfielder's contract has always prevented a deal between Blackpool and Liverpool being completed. But if he's on a free... Highly-rated French frontman Jeremy Ménez became the youngest professional football player in the history of Ligue 1 when he made his debut for Sochaux in 2004 and at 27, and only on the fringes of the Paris St Germain's star-studded team, he could be ripe for a move to Merseyside. With us still being linked heavily with Pastore it's obviously an area we are looking to strengthen and is crucial to our maintaining our top 4 push. Otherwise we will end up with a midfield like utds.
