Barcelona have an offer for Coutinho from an English club. Initial loan with purchase option next summer.
Chelsea - Banned
Arsenal - Already have Ozil and Pepe
Liverpool - Would he really go back there to sit on the bench?
Spurs - Maybe if Eriksen goes
Rags - Would be funny to see dippers reactions. But he isn't needed
City - Sane possibly leaving? But he isn't an out and out winger.
I wonder who it is?
Yeah but then they can't cite "the Coutinho money" when talking about any transfer for the next five yearsIt's Liverpool. His agent told Liverpool ownership during a meeting the same day as the Barca first leg that he wanted to come back. Liverpool told him they didn't know how the math would work on a purchase, so the loan with an option would seem be the next logical step.
Arsenal and Utd aren’t top 4 sides. England and Argentina aren’t elite international sides anymore mate look at recent records, especially England we are shit. Henderson and Alli start as does Young are they world class? Christensen at Chelsea is arguably better than both. I like stones and Otta but they ain’t world class. VK, VVD, Varane, Alderweireld, DeLigt, Laporte, Ramos that’s world class bracket Otta and Stones just below that imho
So the dippers win European Cup and that makes Henderson, Lovren and Milner world class?
It’s a cup competition. Lovern barely played.
What is your definition of World Class? I think two players at the very top of the game are rightly in the conversation.
World Class is a player who could walk into any team in the world & do himself justice.It’s a cup competition. Lovern barely played.
What is your definition of World Class? I think two players at the very top of the game are rightly in the conversation.
Yeah but then they can't cite "the Coutinho money" when talking about any transfer for the next five years
For me it's players you would realistically put in a world 11
World Class is a player who could walk into any team in the world & do himself justice.
That doesn't include Lovren, Henderson or Milner.
Did you break down which matches Puyol & Pique started in? We have 38 matches alone in the PL, let alone Europe & the domestic cups.
Every league is different, more so the blood & snot of the Premier League. We're fighting for titles & cups against some major opposition at home and abroad.
Just like ManUre in the late 90s, Barca of 2010-12 could afford to rest major players in the league ahead of big European nights such was their league dominance. The only time we've been able to do that is in the League Cup. It's horses for courses mate.
As it stands our youngsters aren't at the level to be No 3 & 4 in our squad.
Playing in the best team in the World puts you in the World class discussion.
So that is a yes...you considered Fabian Delph World Class 12 months ago.
So Stones & Otamendi would walk into any team in the world? Funny, they could barely get into our team last year..Otamendi & Stones would considered by every team in the World. Both play for us, both are better than Matip. Both are better than Lenglet, both are better than Maguire who’s just become the most expensive defender ever.
Fact remains, you’ve been banging the drum that Stones, Otamendi & LaPorte are not enough. They are more than enough and more than most our rivals have.
No, he was simply filling in and a weak link. Name 10 better centre backs.
No !!So if you’re at the very top of your profession playing for the very best team you’re not considered World Class? Give over.
So our teenage defenders are on De Ligts level??Blah blah blah. Conquering Europe...the blood and snot of the Premier League. Listen to yourself.
De Ligt is 19 and would start for any team on the planet. Lets give our own teenager a chance before writing him off.
No, he was simply filling in and a weak link. Name 10 better centre backs.
So our teenage defenders are on De Ligts level??
De Ligt is at the required level now. How many 'coming years' until our teenagers are at the required level? Also, what do we do in the meantime?Hard to say since they haven't been getting first team football regularly, but generally speaking I think all three teens will be at comparable levels in the coming years.