Transfer Rumours Transfer Rumours thread

So could the other 5 before they went to Liverpool

 

Got to be honest I'm most excited about Firmino, although I'm looking forward to the Belgian beast just swatting opponents to the ground

 

That was my first thought

 

This ones big enough and ugly enough to resist the LFC shooting foot fungus

 

Deal. I'll back Mario, as long as he moved to a club that's not us

 

Rumours he's your last signing of the summer. Do you think that's enough...

 

My thought too.

 

Yes I think it has to be treb we already have at least 5/6 players who need to haul ass , we currently have 7 strikers

 

Never.....(well, not unless you back Skrtel first )

And I can't believe your backing Benteke when I was about to moan about us signing him

Jokes aside, I agree he deserves the chance now we've signed him. One thing we have agreed on for a long time JS is the lack of proper physicallity in the team so I guess it's fair to say Benteke will bring a bit of that to the table. Another player who has a big price tag to live up to but these things aren't decided by us so we have to roll with it and see what the lad can do.

 

Well it's unlikely we are forking out similar+ money for anyone else (despite the silly Reus rumours) so it'll have to be. Wouldn't mind the Digne rumour to be true.

As usual it all depends who hits the ground running and how they all gel!

 

Can he defend corners like Andy carroll though.

 

Left-back is mildly concerning Maybe BR will see the light and let Sakho cover both positions,we'll just play with ten

 

Only reason we've not bought a LB is because Man Utd want sell players to us #hoggedthemall

 

Macca on Balotelli

Let me say this without going into too much detail he is a liability, we need to get rid for what he does behind the scenes is frightening

 

At least benteke won't be scoring 10 goals against us this season. Bet Skrtel is happy

 

Thoughts on another DM? In case Can is injured or if Clyne gets injured and Rodgers moves Can to RB. All that has a knock on effect on Henderson's role as he gets anchored. Unless you think Lucas or Allen are enough?

 

When we were first linked I said our goals conceded column would improve

 

Won't happen, Brod doesn't like them.

 

I think Allen could be a going

 

Got our man then. Although who's man he actually is remains a mystery

For me he's far from the best and most appropriate player we could've bought in that price bracket... but what he has is Premier League experience which is valuable in itself, so there's no adaptation period like we've had with so many overseas signings recently. He's more than a 'big man', he's got strength, power, a bit of pace and likes the ball played on the floor or in the air. Plus he will cause defences problems with those attributes. If he reproduces the form he showed at Villa in their last 12 games we're laughing but we don't know how he'll handle the change and step up or whether that was just a one-off.

Have a strong feeling Balotelli will still be at the club when the window shuts