Thanks, Gini. Itās been a pleasure. 
Still puzzled why heād want to leave us. 
But he probably has a better offer elsewhere. More $$$, possibly also more fun in a sunnier country. Whateverā¦
We couldnāt have expected more of the lad. He gave us everything he could and more over these five years. Was a key part of all our winning runs, and was a physical rock for us. Dutch steel.
We are going to miss him for sure, especially his ability to stay fit at all times. That is something Klopp and co. will have to take into account: taking Gini away means that weāll need two more bodies into that midfield for next season, as all our other midfielders tend to injure themselves now and then.
Farewell Gini, all the best wherever you go!
He doesnāt, but the club wonāt offer him the deal he wants (i.e. Length and value).
I think itās the right time for him to move on, sentiment aside whilst heās been robust this season he has been part of a midfield which has struggled a lot. We need fresh injections all over the team, itās the perfect time to go have new challenge.
Itās going to take 30-40 million to replace him. Iām sure Klopp has planned for him leaving, so he must have someone lined up.
I hope he gets a role wherever he goes in a much advanced role. Heās done a thankless job for us with all the hard and dirty workā¦ a new challenge would do him good as well. Might score a few like he does for the country.
Iām sure that he has offers. He says he hasnāt signed anything yet, but thatās probably due to having several options.
As for the club, they better get his replacement right. If another sicknote like Keita comes in, it could throw us back a lot. In my book, we need two new midfielders now Gini goes and we know that we canāt rely at all on Keita to even stay fit for a few weeks in a row. As said, all other midfielders we have tend to injure themselves during a season. We need a similarly fit player.
According to Gini, he hasnāt signed to any club yet. Maybe he will stay with us.
The weather today wonāt help to persuade him to stay. Itās bloody awful.
He wonāt mind the weather he is from Holland. I more worried about our Brazilian lot seeking sunnier shores.
That was his 51st appearance of the season. I hope weāve got someone lined up who JK is going to trust to the same extent and who never gets injured.
Naby Keita?
Ah shit sorry you said never get injured.
I thought you said always.
My bad
Ideally get him on a new contract. For him , the only possible upgrade is a move to Bayern. Otherwise , heās best served sticking with us.
Gini is a Liverpool legend, no two ways about it. Glad he got a good send off today.
Iām not particularly worried about us replacing him though, weāll be fine.
Iām in two minds over his Liverpool future (thatās non-existent by the looks of it, only for the sake of discussion) but no one can take away from him that he was a very good signing for this team. Absolutely instrumental in teamās success through his tactical adaptability and availability (Sturridge was often compared to Mr. Glass - Wijnaldum has obviously been his David Dunn).
It took me a while to understand that he wonāt be the free scoring attacking midfielder that he promised to be in his early career and it took him a while to grow into his new role under Klopp. Once he got there, though, he was immense. Probably three, three and a half outstanding years out of five heās been here. I vividly remember the Middlesbrough game four years ago, that was his first big moment in a Liverpool shirt that I remember.
I am curious about the real reason why he couldnāt agree a new contract with the club but thatās less important at this moment. I just hope he ends up at some cool club like Atletico or Dortmund, where heāll be appreciated for the player he is, not for being a very good player who happens to become a free agent. Realistically, though, heāll end up at a club like Barcelona or Bayern, likely the former, but I honestly wish him nothing but the best, itās what he deserved (unless heās playing against Liverpool, that is).
Really?
He regularly plays 40+ games for us each yea rod our success under Klopp.
Who do you think will come in and replicate that?
Considering that Hendo, Thiago and Fabinho, who would be our midfield 3 are pretty injury prone and regularly miss 5-10+ games per season
To replace Gini on a like for like basis (somebody who will come in and hit the ground running) will be 50-60 million+
Great post
I am absolutely heartbroken and will miss him dearly.
All the best Gini, I wish you great success wherever you go.
YNWA