They were under the radar we would never have got away with it.
The worst signing Utd have made in a very long time, is Amorim himself
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This is no surprise. Iām sure that a club at West Hamās level, or potentially at their level, will be where Caoimhin will end up. I suppose Leeds would be a possibility after their recent goalie problems if they get promoted that is.
West Ham want to sign Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher, 26, in the summer transfer window. (Daily Mirror, external)
This wouldnāt surprise me if it were to happen. Itās not as if Jurgen is a shrinking violet with no ego. Iām sure being coach of the worldās biggest club would appeal to him. I bet thereās a lad in Liverpool whoās hoping that this happens.
Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, now global head of football at Red Bull, is emerging as a potential replacement for Carlo Ancelotti at Real Madrid. (Sport - in Spanish)
Thereās also this:
Bournemouth are resigned to losing Spanish defender Dean Huijsen this summer, but the 20-year-old prefers a move to another Premier League club over a switch to Bayern Munich or Real Madrid . (Talksport)
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With Jurgen my only hope is he wouldnāt go at another English club.
Donāt mind him doing Madrid if he wants. Saying that it will depend if he wants to do that again, he seems to love his new life.
I think cashing in Kelleher would generate some decent funds and Iām not against Huijsen even though he reminds me of my ex.
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Heās free to do whatever the fuck he wants but I feel that going to Real would be a bit of a sellout and Iād want to see him fail miserably.
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I wouldnāt care if he succeeds or not as long as any match against us they lose.
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If thereās any truth to Huijsen wanting to stay in the Prem, that improves our odds of signing him, assuming we are for him. Good.
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Bournemouth, Chelsea, Newcastle are all supposedly interested in Kelleher too.
Might well end up becoming a bidding war.
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I still suspect Jurgenās next job will be managing the German National Team. I think heād take the job now if Nagelsman left. But it looks like Nagelsman will coach them through the 2026 World Cup.
I wouldnāt be surprised if he held out for Bayern, though Kompany looks like heās earned his keep there.
Iād be surprised if he chose Real Madrid. But I wouldnāt blame him. Theyāre a quality side with great talent that might be adding Trent as well.
I would be shocked if he chose any other Premier League club.
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If not the German national team job , he can do the unthinkable and take over Leipzig.
Donāt for a minute think that the RB guys are wasting time by paying him this much. If the need calls , heās going to get tempted back.
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Why is it people just canāt seem to take his words at face value that heās done with coaching?
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Because , people do tend to soften their views over time
Because itās such fun to speculate, even if it has no basis in reality.
Heās never taken the huge āready madeā jobs like Bayern or Real, heās always gone for clubs where he could build a team. I canāt imagine him enjoying being a national team trainer either. He wants to be close to his players.
But anyway, headlines get clicksā¦
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Not just that, but people believe what they want to believe, even if the evidence doesnāt support their argument.
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I think the confidence piece of our approach is the most interesting.
The need for players to have played enough games at a high enough level for us to be confident enough to commit the money, and just as importantly the squad place and opportunity cost, superficially makes it seem like bargains would be hard to find. Use Mitoma for the example - we like him but he hasnt done it long enough at a high enough level of competition for that interest to reach the level of confidence that he could replicate his output in the higher level of the Prem to justify giving a squad place to him. Instead we watch as he goes to Brighton and demonstrates to us that he actually can. But by this time the Prem premium has kicked in and heās now probably too expensive to justify moving for.
Yet weāve still managed it. Whether its good relationships allowing us the inside track on someone with an attractive clause like Mac, or being ready when someone else finds themselves being pressured to sell like Porto and Diaz. What it looks from the outside is another example of how the data and the models dont count for much without smart people doing smart planning on how to apply those approaches.
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Also, why is the transfer rumour thread all about Klopp?
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Yeah, I mean come on. This is TAN. It should be all about Korma.
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Apparently there are a couple of interesting new bridges being built in Canada.
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If we sign Huijsen, and I hope we do, what central defender do we think might leave?
I could make a case for any of them, apart from Van Dijk.
Gomez might go. May want a fresh start where he will play more. Fee will likely be depressed in comparison to last summer, due to injuries this time. A lot might depend on what Joe wants to do, and who else is here.
Quansah might go. He played a lot less this season than last, and he appears to have slipped back in the pecking order a bit under Slot. If Huijsen comes Quansahās game time might get even more squeezed. Newcastle may be interested, and presumably there will be a useful fee we can negotiate for him.
Konate needs to sign a new deal, or he could be vulnerable to a sale. I hope not as I think heās a smashing player, but PSG and likely others would want him.
Itās a strange one, as I could see any of the above three departing. If the summer is completely nuts, maybe even two depart, and it is Huijsen plus, say, Hato as the new utility defender, covering cb and lb behind Kerkez.
Why does anyone have to leave? Top clubs have four CBs and Gomez, when fit, is more of a utility player.
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