Unlike John West- you pick the ones we reject- LFC Transfer Thread

Madrid is giving up on signing Mbappe this summer. Everyone assumes this means he will sign with them for free after the season. You have to wonder why they made such a massive bid in the first place? Surely they are concerned that there will be competition if he’s available on a free.

I’m not giving up hope yet. Liverpool still have the chance to convince him that playing for Klopp and the Premier League is what is best for him at this point in his career. I would even be okay with a release clause that allows him to go to Madrid after a certain amount of years. He’s young enough to do both.

 

Klopp’s contract goes until 2024. So he could play for him for 2 seasons if Klopp doesn’t resign. Real Madrid will probably have 4 different managers in that same time period.

 

Liverpool defender Rhys Williams set to join Swansea on loan after slipping down the Anfield pecking order following Ibrahima Konate arrival.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...nder-Rhys-Williams-set-join-Swansea-loan.html

 

He will likely still be loaned and now we've preserved his value for a sale winter or summer. It's a good move and I'm certain the pay raise wasn't huge.

Edit - he's the 5th choice CB - so he won't be leaving on loan.

 

I know a lot of Liverpool fans are disappointed with this transfer window, but here’s some perspective:

From that team that earned 99 points and won the title, we have lost Lovren, Lallana, and Wijnaldum. We have added Thiago, Jota, Konoute, and Elliott. Curtis Jones has also taken on a bigger role. Last season we were robbed of the chance to see what this improved squad could achieve. I still think they are capable of competing for both the league and Champions League.

Hopefully the lack of spending this window is part of a plan that includes a big summer next year. For now, I think we are in a very good place.

 

True, but those other teams has serious wholes in the squad. I would have loved to get Sancho, but he would not be a guaranteed starter at Liverpool. They signed him so that he can be their best player. We would have been signing him as another forward option that’s part of a long term succession plan. United put him on higher wages than Mo Salah. Varane is a great signing, but they had major problems at centerback. Even after all that spending, their midfield is still shit. United and Chelsea are spending to try to catch up to Liverpool and City. Chelsea may have just about caught up, but I still prefer our squad.

City spent the entire summer trying to get a centerforward and they still don’t have one. Grealish is outstanding, but if it means less of a role for Sterling are they that much better?

Our squad will need an injection of younger players at some point. But at this point in time, we have a deep squad full of players at top of their game with the best manager in the world. I’m ready to stop talking about transfers and see what that squad can achieve.