Seems we are going for Isak.
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Fucken right.
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Yes Ornstein saying we have made an approach, but no bid just yet. Very exciting!
Reddit liverpool sub says Rodrygo interest is real and reliable. Iāve been seeing bits about him but not reliable sources. How real is this? And if so could a swap be done I wonder.
With who? Do you think they might be interested in Tsimikas or Morton?
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Well, Real do need both a LB and a ball playing DM.
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Yeah, but Reddit sux
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Konate obviously.
Reddit sux but their Liverpool sub is legit. I just detest the way its run.
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We arenāt going into the season with VVD and Gomez as our only CB options.
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Yes. So something else would have to be in the works in that direction, which I believe we already are since the clubās known of Konateās intentions. If a swap deal can get done (which would be financially favourable for both clubs) then that would trigger our CB backup plans I assume.
The Rodrygo thing has nothing to do with Konate and everything to do with a Diaz replacement should he be sold.
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No of course not. But it does give both clubs an opportunity to do a player swap deal is all Iām saying.
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I think it is unlikely unless we fail to get Isak. Our go to guy on the left is going to most likely remain Gakpo.
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My personal feeling is that weāll get either Isak or Ekitike (and I now feel confident weāll get one of them) irrespective of anything else. And Rodrygo will be a Diaz replacement if/when he goes.
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Sounds a bit too much, Zibby, doesnāt it? Even if Rodrygo costs as much as Diaz, heāll surely be on higher wagesā¦ And Iām playing devilās advocate here since Iām almost convinced he wonāt join Liverpool.
Just saw something saying Real putting a value of between Ā£50-65m on Rodrygo, which definitely doesnāt sound too ridiculous. Wages, I donāt know lol
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LFCās gameplan is laid out for all to see and the best part? The rivals to Liverpool cannot control it.
1 for 1. Thatās how we roll for most of the time for players not at the world-class level.
So for the 2 players that want to leave i.e Diaz and Nunez. It is a very interesting situation. Hughes and Edwards have played a mad mad 4D chess by using Wirtz with some mad mad luck.
Liverpool winning the premier league with such ease was probably a very pleasant surprise for Hughes and Edwards. That helped to increase the price for those who won a medal with the club.
Diaz and Nunez has 2 main credible suitors. The saudi sides (who were in for both Diaz and Nunez last season) and the European sides ( i.e Bayern for Diaz and Napoli for Nunez)
Napoli has been trying their darnest best to sell off Osimhen and get the money to buy Nunez. Meanwhile, Bayern tried for Wirtz and failed miserably despite offering a huge wad of money ( which everybody knows by now) and lost their best player Musiala through a long term injury right before the new season rolls in.
We all know the Saudi sides has money to burn. I donāt think Diaz and Nunez are adverse with getting too much income as the gulf countries do not impose an income tax at all whereas the European countries has pretty steep income tax rates.
The European suitors for our players are caught in a very bad position. If they dally too long, LFC may just flip the finger to these European teams and accept the massive saudi bids with the players happily accepting crazy salaries for possibly a year or two or possibly 3 ( that sets them and their direct descendants up for life) before returning to Europe.
The money from the Diaz and Nunez sale will subsidise a huge chunk up to probably 70% of the the purchase of the New Number 9 (NN9) or even cover the entire purchase if the players move to the gulf countries.
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It certainly is interesting that the timing of the Isak story follows news that Newcastle have made a bid for Ekitike, almost like our club are saying you can have one but not both of them!
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Yeah, I think it is absolutely this. No coincidence weāve made a move for Isak within 24 of it being reported theyāve bid for Ekitike imo, itās forced our hand.
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