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

Liverpool have one more point this season after 23 fixtures than we did last season.

This is the point last season where Liverpool hit the skids for about 6 weeks, after another Coutinho injury (if memory serves... and maybe Lallana too?) and a busy holiday fixture list.

This year? Overall healthier, fresher, and much better depth.

The skids ain't happening this season, IMO. Prepare to move up the table!

Please knock on wood

From Joyce’s article about Mignolet having to consider his future

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Klopp will buy a goalkeeper in the summer with Roma’s Alisson a target, although negotiations on a fee could prove difficult given Liverpool recruited Mohamed Salah for an initial £36.9 million from the Italians. That has been shown to be a bargain following the Egyptian’s form and Roma will not want to lose another player on the cheap. The Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, who does not have a buy-out clause and is valued at around £44 million, is aware his reputation is soaring and said a decision on his future would be made after the World Cup. “I am happy in Rome,” he said. “It’s always a pleasure to feel that lots of people are monitoring you but my head is focused on Roma. I leave my future in the hands of God. In June, maybe we will speak about it again but for now I am concentrated on Roma.” Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak is another potential candidate, although the Slovenian has a €100 million (about £89 million) buy-out clause.

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Nothing really groundbreaking, but confirmation at least from a reliable source.

I know Oblak’s still pretty young and phenomenal but that would be ridiculous money on a keeper. At the same time, if Allisson shows out at the World Cup, his price will only get steeper too

Well he has been but I think with the way Ederson’s been playing it’s very possible he gets jumped even though Allisson’s had a solid year

He was distributing very well to our team on Sunday.

Maybe we broke dude to queue up the Allison buy after the WC.

Bro, we have Milner.

He can play ANYWHERE! Including Striker.

Are we even in on anyone from an attacking standpoint?

Seems like we're out on Sanchez, can't find anyone else.

Arsenal looking at Aeybeywayng (dortmund striker) for 55M.

Feel like that would be some good business? Why aren't we in on him? Wasn't he being quoted at like 100m + recently?

55 seems like a bargain.

PEA scores a lot of goals at BvB but he misses more sitters than Salah. His game is strictly based on his speed and while he’s got amazing speed, he’s 28 and you have to figure his legs will diminish sooner rather than later. Bobby is a better fit at #9 under Klopp and 55mm is a lot of money to drop on a squad player. If we’re dropping that kind of cash I’d like to see it go towards a guy that immediately steps into the starting 11 or an up and comer like Pulisic, Lemar, Malcolm, etc. Just my opinion, but I think his best days are behind him and don’t think he’s a better player than Bobby right now.