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

So according to what I've been reading, after the VVD mess last summer and Barca trying to hijack Keita, our new policy will be like we saw today, quiet as frick until it's official (which I like)

That being said, reading things about our next two targets are Fekir and Lemar, plus a GK

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d that was TWENTY FOUR days ago. If the rumor has any accuracy, we "agreed to terms" with Fabinho more than 3 weeks ago, so "losing" Jorghino 10 days ago doesn't fit that narrative.

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No, I understood your point. I'm saying our journos are that far behind (or purposefully being behind) in reporting it. I wasn't trying to indicate the timing matched up exactly, only that at some point we switched in them and the rumor eventually made it out. I mean, the two choices are:

We were working two choices simultaneously and found out long ago that Jorg was going to City and focused on Fab - our journos got the rumor out later.

OR -

We're playing 6D chess, lumped ourselves onto the Jorg rumor train to detract from any Fab rumors that developed while simultaneously hoping to inflate his price all while never really going in for him while also secretly getting the player we wanted.

Geez..saying all that, I'm not sure which I prefer but both make us look pretty good. I'd love that we would be targeting option 1a and 1b at the same time go switch quickly. Or that after VVD and Keita that we're placing a priority on making things happen quietly.

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Which is why I said (again, only if the rumor is accurate) the Jorghino stuff could have all been smoke.

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I don't think the Jorginho stuff was smoke. I think if Pool could have gotten it done quickly and without competition from City you would have gone through with it.

Jorginho/Lallana/Keita/Ox/Fabinho is a stacked arse MF. And that's before adding in lesser guys like Hendo/Wijnaldum who are still good in their own regard, but IMO, a level below the first group.

Honestly, Im just pleased with the level of player we are going after... It's amazing what a couple of years of sustained success and a run to the uCL final will get you. Plus having Kloppo and his style of football... We are a very attractive place to be right now..

Coutinho played a lot on the left wing for us and was starting to transition into the #8 role this season (he did play more as a 10 under BR at times). Many believe the #8 is his best long term position..

I see Fekir as more of a #10/second striker type...

If you keep our front 3... with Keita and Fabinho in a double pivot behind Fekir... on paper that is potentially outstanding... obviously, they need to gel and play together.. dont see why it won't work...

We're really only a CB and GK away from an elite starting 11... still need to address depth for the front 3 though.. but add Alisson and one of any of about 50 CBs in the world and we'd be in great shape...

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Actually, those two would compliment each other well, playing together in the midfield..

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Well I’d hope they’d do more playing than flirting. ;)

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We're really only a CB and GK away from an elite starting 11... still need to address depth for the front 3 though.. but add Alisson and one of any of about 50 CBs in the world and we'd be in great shape...

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Yeah, I mean a lot of people, at least on the City subreddit, are liking the team building Klopp is doing.

If ya'll sign Oblak, Fekir and a backup winger who can take the load off of Mane/Salah I think the title fight will be very interesting next year. Not sure a CB is a must have, I thought Lovren had been fine since VVD was signed, but I guess City has four solid choices there, so if you want to compete you'd want at least 3-4 to feel comfortable throughout the year.

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run to the uCL

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Supposedly this was a big thing for Fab. Showed that we were capable of competing with the best.

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run to the uCL

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It cannot be understated how incredibly influential that run was for us. It put all of Europe on notice that we're building something exciting, something attractive, but we aren't quite there yet. If I watched our UCL run and then loss in the final, and I'm an attacker, I'm thinking "wow, I want to play in that system." If i'm a defender, I'm thinking "wow, I could be the piece that takes them over the top."

Incredible to have this signing done without a single alleged twitter ITK or journalist smelling a whiff of it.

Having both he and Keita for a full preseason, along with VVD, Gini, Milner, Robertson and the kids should be hugely beneficial.

I remember the outrage when City bought Ederson for £35 mil last season

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I think you get either Allison or Oblak (Oblak for me) and you fork up half of your Coutinho money.

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1. Atlético are reportedly trying to up Oblak’s buy-out to €200 mil.

2. Since when did Coutinho sell for 200 mil? If you actually got Oblak, that’s 2/3rd’s of those funds gone. Now it could be worth it. We all saw how Ederson elevated City this year. But I think it will almost surely be Alisson to allow for other reinforcements.