Keep up the brave face about swapping Lukaku for Rooney
At least Lukaku had a couple of games a season he'd play well
What's "Man Utd's retirement home" in latin?
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Keep up the brave face about swapping Lukaku for Rooney
At least Lukaku had a couple of games a season he'd play well
What's "Man Utd's retirement home" in latin?
But we made a profit in the last window and didn't spend anything in January - maybe that was with the view of spending big this summer ...
Keita was the main reason RB Pegleg came second from being promoted the year before. Without him they wouldn't have got close (so they say). So maybe he won't win games single-handedly but over the season he'd make a huge difference in my opinion.
We have players like Mane and Coutinho to win us games single-handedly.
Still a lot of money though.
Unless it doesn't. If owners say you can go spend that on those players and won't impact on future transfers then what's the issue? So long we've penny pinched and lost out over a few million, be nice to just get job done and pay up. Now not saying should be held to ransom but what's £5m to Prem clubs nowadays?
Getting those players should also help attract better players in future windows.
He barely started for Spurs and not in his position but overall yes, his impact wasn't enough (whose was under AVB exact bale?). I agree 40m is too much for him though. However he far better than Barkley which was your original argument.
As for Baines free kicks, maybe in the past but considering Barkley, Mirallas, Lukaku are all taking frees and corners before Baines a lot then Baine's cant be that great anymore. Sigis are far better shown by how many chances swansea get from set pieces.
Keita not for sale apparently. VvD the same.
Plan B it is then.
Oh good, are we going to leave everything until the back end of August when we're out of the CL qualifier and buy Balotelli back?![]()
PSG are poking their nose in our business, Coutinho not for sale. Selling him is going to weaken our team.
But not on the cheap.Coutinho will leave us eventually and I would think he would wait for his move to Barcelona. I can't see him going to PSG
When did we become a chequebook club? (not that the chequebook has or will ever come out with Edwards busy sticking the pen up his nose rather than on the cheque). FSG and Klopp's philosophy is to build from youth, so why are we not buying the next Keita or the next VVD? I just cannot see FSG dropping £70m on one of them, yet alone £140m on the pair.Well RB Leipzig have signed a striker who outshone Mbappe at youth level only to stall a bit as PSG were not playing him. What are the odds he blows up and we bid 100M next year.
When did we become a chequebook club? (not that the chequebook has or will ever come out with Edwards busy sticking the pen up his nose rather than on the cheque). FSG and Klopp's philosophy is to build from youth, so why are we not buying the next Keita or the next VVD? I just cannot see FSG dropping £70m on one of them, yet alone £140m on the pair.
Unfortunately in this day and age you have to be a chequebook club. Relying on scouts finding youthful gems is sure way to drop out the top 6. It's a real shame but that's where football is now.
We won't spend 70mil on either imo. Keita might be 60mil with add ons. I can't see VVD even coming after whats happened.
I'd have to say though given the choice of signing Lukaku or VVD I'd take VVD, so just because he's a defender should he be less than Lukaku? Interesting argument, but modern day defenders are a different class to what defenders used to be. To be a top CB you need more than a good hoof up the pitch like the typical 90's defender. The all round game of a CB is massively different, and prices in comparison to other positions are reflecting that.
That's an interesting comparison between a foreward and a CB. A good attacker or GK/CB can win you 15 points a season n with some key performances. Liverpool don't need more goals, they need a CB so VVD would be the pick for Klopp I guess
That's an interesting comparison between a foreward and a CB. A good attacker or GK/CB can win you 15 points a season n with some key performances. Liverpool don't need more goals, they need a CB so VVD would be the pick for Klopp I guess
Exactly and on market value Lukaku at 75mil is about right. So surely a CB that would save you shipping goals has to be worth a similar amount?
Lukaku might gain you 12 points a season and VVD might save you 12 points a season. Yet people get all dizzy when you mention 60-70mil for a CB. Yet for a forward it's standard money.
It seems times are changing.