Now, stop linking us with every CB in Europe - LFC Transfer Thread

Klopp's thoughts on our current transfer needs (or non-needs) ....

http://sportwitness.co.uk/we-dont-w...lains-difficult-in-negotiations-with-players/

 

Jürgen Klopp an Liverpool sense an opportunity to pull off another transfer coup of a relegated player in the form of André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, who was omitted from Fulham’s first Championship matchday squad as he pushes for an exit.

After seeing star Andy Robertson go down with an injury, Liverpool are set to keep Neco Williams in and around the squad for this upcoming campaign.

Southampton are being linked with a loan move for Liverpool’s Takumi Minamino ahead of the new season.

The Reds are also keen on signing young talents who will see their value increase over the years and Liverpool look to continue that with a move for Dutch youngster Xavi Simons amid reports that PSG are set to host a fire sale.

 

if I'm understanding the rules (??) we need to replace foreign-born with homegrowns, soon, to give ourselves some elbow room.

what I mean is -- as it is now, we can't bring in any foreigner without selling one at the same time. this really restricts our options i.e. we don't want to be in a "must sell" situation or a "must promote a h-g youth" to keep the numbers in check.

I think. or maybe we can keep walking the fine line? no idea how other big clubs numbers shape up. I'd guess we're not alone in this?

 

Each Premier League club have submitted a squad list for the 2020/21 season.

Each squad contains no more than 17 players who do not fulfil the "Home Grown Player" (HGP) criteria.

The rest of the squad, up to a total of 25 players, must be "Home Grown".

Each club squad list is below as well as an additional list of each club's registered Under-21 players who are eligible over and above the squad limit of 25 players.

This was ours last season.

25 Squad players (*Home grown)

Alcantara Do Nascimento, Thiago
Alexander Arnold, Trent*
Barbosa De Oliveira, Roberto Firmino
Becker, Alisson Ramses
Gomez, Joseph David*
Hardy, Joseph*
Henderson, Jordan Brian*
Henrique Taveres, Fabio
Keita, Naby
Kelleher, Caoimhin*
Mane, Sadio
Matip, Job Joel Andre
Milner, James Philip*
Minamino, Takumi
Origi, Divock Okoth
Oxlade-Chamberlain, Alexander Mark David*
Phillips, Nathaniel Harry*
Robertson, Andrew
Salah, Mohamed
San Miguel Del Castillo, Adrian
Shaqiri, Xherdan
Teixeira Da Silva, Diogo Jose
Tsimakis, Konstantinos
Wijnaldum, Georginio

 

This was City's last season. Only 20 players submitted.

25 Squad players (*Home grown)

Aguero Del Castillo, Sergio
Ake, Nathan Benjamin*
Carson, Scott Paul*
Cavaco Cancelo, Joao Pedro
De Bruyne, Kevin
Dos Santos Gato Alves Dias, Ruben
Fernando De Jesus, Gabriel
Gundogan, Ilkay
Hernandez Cascante, Rodrigo
Laporte, Aymeric Jean Louis Gerard Alphonse
Luiz Roza, Fernando
Mahrez, Riyad
Mendy, Benjamin
Mota Veiga De Carvalho E Silva, Bernardo
Santana de Moraes, Ederson
Steffen, Zackary Thomas
Sterling, Raheem Shaquille*
Stones, John*
Walker, Kyle Andrew*
Zinchenko, Oleksandr

2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed

 

interesting. looks like they had no more h-g players ready for the first team.

 

we'd be nuts to let him go right now.

 

just came across this re: squads .... did not know the hilited bit ...

Clubs are required to name eight homegrown players in their Premier League squad if they wish to select a full quota, while four of those players need to be club-trained when it comes to selecting a Champions League squad.

A club-trained player is defined as a player who, regardless of his place of birth, has been registered between the ages of 15 and 21 with his current club for a period of three entire seasons or 36 months.

Last season Liverpool only boasted three such players in Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez and Caoimhin Kelleher, meaning they were only able to name a 24-man squad for European competition. However, if Woodburn remained on the Reds’ books this season, he would enable Klopp to name a full 25-man squad for the Champions League this season, having been with the club since the age of seven.

 

I think they likely had a number of U21's as part of the squad who didn't need to be added because of age.
Foden for one.

 

yeah, similar to us and Rhys for example. but why would City not just add them to the 25 (which they had room for)? not sure I get that ..... otoh not sure I really care

 

I read this on City's squad for last year.


The ‘A list’ can comprise of up to 25 players with a minimum of eight locally trained players, of whom four must have come through the club’s own ranks between the ages of 15 and 21.

As City don’t have any club-trained players that are required to be included in the A list, their maximum squad size of 25 is reduced to 21.

Scott Carson, John Stones, Kyle Walker and Raheem Sterling are all classed as locally trained players.

Neither Phil Foden or Eric Garcia are named on the ‘A list’, as club-trained players under the age of 21 do not need to take up a spot in the main squad. They are instead on a ‘B list.’

The ‘B list’ is made up of players aged 21 or younger with two years’ training at the club. That can be updated any time up to midnight before a Champions League match.

 

weird that their description of player eligibility is not from the Prem site - they are using UEFA terminology eg "locally trained players" ....words that don't appear anywhere on the Prem site which uses "Home Grown".

I think I'll stop worrying about this now.

 

I agree. we paid about 16mill euros in 2018. but I guess we need to clear the decks + the market is weird + he's not in our plans + he really wants to move on. he'd do well in France.

 

I’m sure there would be add-ons as well. Given the various circumstances, extra foreign squad option, and the Utd game…totally ok.

If true - I wish him all the best. Our household loves him.

 

I wouldn't give him away. I'd rather have him coming off the bench than Origi. Unless we have someone coming in to take his place.

 

Harvey.

 

Now shift Origi too.

 

Xherdan Shaqiri has agreed personal terms ahead of his potential move to Lyon, but the two clubs have not yet negotiated a transfer fee.

He is expected to earn just under €90,000 per week for three years at Lyon, as the club look to replace the creativity and goals of Memphis Depay.

(edit: I wonder if the fee we're seeing is low but contains appearance add-ins?)

 

Virgil's contract extended to 2025. Good !!