re: tOfficial Liverpool 2017/2018 Thread: “Upgrades Incoming Edition: A Great Season!”

Just wanted to pop in and add some things to the discussion here. As already stated I'm ecstatic about VvD as much as everyone else, but like all LFC fans we tend to immediately look to the next target so in that vein I wanted to comment a bit about that. As much of you know we've also been eyeing Manuel Akanji which seems interesting, but I know nothing about him save that he comes from the same club as our Egyptian Prince and that Dortmund are very interested as well

In addition y'all might have heard about Can looking to leave this summer, but apparently Juventus want to bring him in now. So with Hendo's injuries and Can's increasing likeliness to leave us sooner rather later we need to strengthen our midfield as well. We know Naby is coming but what other options do we have ... according to Melissa Reddy our goal is to strengthen our spine. The person on that list that comes to mind is Leon Goretzka who will be able to move on a Bosman this summer much like Can and he's somewhat interested in a move to Liverpool. Though he will definitely have many other options as well, but I read somewhere that obviously Klopp has a major pull with him but also Matip as well. It will definitely be entertaining to see how this all plays out throughout this window and moving into the next.

Finally about our little magician, we all know he wants his move to Barca and I still believe he will go there this summer. Yet, there still might be hope that he would stay if in these signings we show the ambition to win silverware. Plus Bobby is still here. Also there is this little statement from fat Ronaldo about how Barca treat Brazilians terribly and how he should look elsewhere instead. So I know it's a longshot but if we hold on to him with the people we are bringing in and potentially looking to get ... we could be a very formidable team to beat.

Very excited to see how the chips fall in 2018. Happy New Years everyone, YNWA!


















Edit: Oh and frick Man U & Barca