I keep wondering, is he really just average or did he just not develop as expected? Five years, and the only place where he managed a consistent string of games was at currently relegation bound Hertha Berlin.
In his defence, Berlin were a solid mid table team during his time. Would we even get £5 million for him?
A good player. I’ve never quite understood why he wasn’t given a more consistent chance at LFC until now. This season, he’d have been a valuable body to have around.
Don’t quite know how he performs at Porto these days, but one thing is sure: Hertha Berlin miss him dearly this season, and might be relegated because he isn’t there anymore to stabilise their midfield.
Also, he seemingly never gets injured (Keita: take note…).
Liverpool are ‘holding out for £15m’ but A Bola (via Sport Witness ) reckons that the Portuguese giants are looking to pay ‘closer to €10m (£8.5m)’.
They see him as an ideal replacement for Sergio Oliveira, who is expected to leave this summer, with Serie A giants Juventus understood to be interested.
I suppose €12m (£10m) plus some add-ons would be acceptable to both the parties.
I’m just going to say it once and for all. He’s utter garbage, I don’t say that about many players because I think it’s harsh but I just cannot forgive his attitude when he was in our U21/U23 system. Bad attitude and not half as good as he thinks he is. Sooner we can cash in the better.
Please stop dreaming about him becoming Fabinho’s backup, he’s absolutely miles away from good enough for us.