Erling Haaland

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HelloCity said:
Liverpool have another league title in them but I think that’s about it.

As far as their evolution goes, it’s highly unlikely any replacement signings would reach the level of their current top crop.

I think the stars just aligned perfectly with the likes of Salah, Mane, Firmino etc. Nobody could have predicted they’d turn out as well as they did. They were hardly ripping up trees on a consistent basis at the top level when they came in. It was pretty much a case of lightning in a bottle.

If they won’t pay the top fees going forward and things start to drift and with Klopp leaving down the line, then I can see Liverpool back to being just another top 4 contender with only ever a small chance of the title.
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I highly doubt they have one more title with this crop based on the type of football they play. As soon as front three drops huffing and puffing they are just another mid table team.
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
His dad has an awful lot of say, defacto agent.

He can get top money anywhere, but they do have a vision and road map as to what will suit him best.

As I said the other day, it may well be a perfect storm opportunity, simply because I don't see Barca or Madrid having the current lure or resources to make it happen.

I have felt for a while that he wants to come 'home' to England, and that the two main clubs we must concern ourselves with are United and Chelsea.

We have our own blue-tinted lense, but those clubs will also have their appeal and pitches.

However, the fact we can pitch the Aguero replacement/successor, Pep and a team full of winners, coupled with the old man's former association, people would have to be ignorant to dismiss we have a wonderful chance of persuading him.

And that's before paying him top wages.

Now imagine if that equation could include playing with Messi for a couple of years?

The boy and Alfie have been very smart with their decisions up to this point, nothing I hear on the grapevine suggests they suffer fools.
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Does Alfie like us ? We were a very different club back in his day .Did we treat him ok
I guess now we will find out
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
They are an ageing team.

Van Dijk is 30 this summer, Henderson and an out of contract Wynaldum already there.

Milner is 35, while Salah and Mane will both be 29 this summer, with little chance of earning big moves unless Liverpool reduce their valuations.

Thiago 30 this summer, Firmino in October.

It's really poor planning.
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Said this in the Liverpool thread, they are in a very precarious situation this year.

Wijnaldum is off in the summer as they cant pay him what he wants.

All their big players have 2 years left on their deals this summer (Salah, Mane, Van Dijk, Firmino, Fabinho) along with the likes of Oxlade-Chamberlain, Keita and Henderson.

They probably wanted to move a Mane/Salah on this year for stupid money but very few have that money. Even if they do there are other younger, cheaper options for them to be pursuing. Liverpool cant afford to let them get to last 12 months of their contract so they are going to have to fork out £££ immidiately to protect an asset for each of these players, or save money by letting their contracts run down in the hope they cant still demand a higher fee

Also, they still owe about £50m on Jota/Thiago.

Liverpool wont be doing anything of note this summer and thats even with CL. If they dont make that then they are absolutely fucked and we can all celebrate.

Anyway back to Haaland, you cant afford to miss out on him really, you need to go all out for him.

Wish we had a hope in hell of being in contention for him!
 
BlueLou82 said:
Said this in the Liverpool thread, they are in a very precarious situation this year.

Wijnaldum is off in the summer as they cant pay him what he wants.

All their big players have 2 years left on their deals this summer (Salah, Mane, Van Dijk, Firmino, Fabinho) along with the likes of Oxlade-Chamberlain, Keita and Henderson.

They probably wanted to move a Mane/Salah on this year for stupid money but very few have that money. Even if they do there are other younger, cheaper options for them to be pursuing. Liverpool cant afford to let them get to last 12 months of their contract so they are going to have to fork out £££ immidiately to protect an asset for each of these players, or save money by letting their contracts run down in the hope they cant still demand a higher fee

Also, they still owe about £50m on Jota/Thiago.

Liverpool wont be doing anything of note this summer and thats even with CL. If they dont make that then they are absolutely fucked and we can all celebrate.

Anyway back to Haaland, you cant afford to miss out on him really, you need to go all out for him.

Wish we had a hope in hell of being in contention for him!
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In two years time they're at risk from having an almighty drop off.
 
Murph said:
In Two years? :)
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They can recover from this. Not to the point where they're as good as they used to be, almost certainly not. But to a level certainly better than most.
But in two years time most of their players are going to be over the hill/out of contract, and they're going to effectively need a new squad. That's when we'll see a more permanent set of problems.

The only things that could change that are if their owners sell to a wealthy conglomerate or if they get a couple more of their miracle sales that they get.
 
mccity said:
They can recover from this. Not to the point where they're as good as they used to be, almost certainly not. But to a level certainly better than most.
But in two years time most of their players are going to be over the hill/out of contract, and they're going to effectively need a new squad. That's when we'll see a more permanent set of problems.

The only things that could change that are if their owners sell to a wealthy conglomerate or if they get a couple more of their miracle sales that they get.
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I agree tbh, the front 3 all turn 29 or 30 in the next few months, they have no decent cover at FB, VVD and Gomez are there best CB pairing but we don't know how they will bounce back from injury, 3rd choice matip is a perennial sick-note, the midfield is hardly youthful,and squad players like Milner, Ox and Shaqiri are all past their best. That all boils down to one hell of a rebuild.
 
Murph said:
I agree tbh, the front 3 all turn 29 or 30 in the next few months, they have no decent cover at FB, VVD and Gomez are there best CB pairing but we don't know how they will bounce back from injury, 3rd choice matip is a perennial sick-note, the midfield is hardly youthful,and squad players like Milner, Ox and Shaqiri are all past their best. That all boils down to one hell of a rebuild.
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Manager's past his peak at the club as well.
 
Murph said:
I agree tbh, the front 3 all turn 29 or 30 in the next few months, they have no decent cover at FB, VVD and Gomez are there best CB pairing but we don't know how they will bounce back from injury, 3rd choice matip is a perennial sick-note, the midfield is hardly youthful,and squad players like Milner, Ox and Shaqiri are all past their best. That all boils down to one hell of a rebuild.
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It all depends if they can get good money from a few players. Chelsea are in good form and not getting top 4 will cripple them. Henderson out is big. Can’t wait.
 
Sheikh rattle and roll said:
Does Alfie like us ? We were a very different club back in his day .Did we treat him ok
I guess now we will find out
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He liked us enough to be in the away end at West Ham back in 2008...
Maybe young Erling should read some of the YouTube comments about his dad from #TopReds when he’s deciding who to join this summer

 
Not sure if related or not, but Tammy Abraham is not interested in signing a new contract at Chelsea and possibly already looking for a way out before its end in 2023, according to The Athletic
 
BlueLou82 said:
Said this in the Liverpool thread, they are in a very precarious situation this year.

Wijnaldum is off in the summer as they cant pay him what he wants.

All their big players have 2 years left on their deals this summer (Salah, Mane, Van Dijk, Firmino, Fabinho) along with the likes of Oxlade-Chamberlain, Keita and Henderson.

They probably wanted to move a Mane/Salah on this year for stupid money but very few have that money. Even if they do there are other younger, cheaper options for them to be pursuing. Liverpool cant afford to let them get to last 12 months of their contract so they are going to have to fork out £££ immidiately to protect an asset for each of these players, or save money by letting their contracts run down in the hope they cant still demand a higher fee

Also, they still owe about £50m on Jota/Thiago.

Liverpool wont be doing anything of note this summer and thats even with CL. If they dont make that then they are absolutely fucked and we can all celebrate.

Anyway back to Haaland, you cant afford to miss out on him really, you need to go all out for him.

Wish we had a hope in hell of being in contention for him!
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I said they same a few months ago when they were top. I had already accepted they were going to win the league this season, but looking at their squad, I knew they weren’t going to be around for much longer. Turns out they’re falling apart quicker than I thought. Things can quickly change in football and they probably will be back challenging us next season as they will still have a strong squad. But in couple of years, they’re going to have to replace key players which is going to cost them a shit tonne of money. I can’t see their owners spending a good part of £500m in replacing Salah, Mane, Firmino, Henderson, Thiago, Van Dijk.
 
Murph said:
I agree tbh, the front 3 all turn 29 or 30 in the next few months, they have no decent cover at FB, VVD and Gomez are there best CB pairing but we don't know how they will bounce back from injury, 3rd choice matip is a perennial sick-note, the midfield is hardly youthful,and squad players like Milner, Ox and Shaqiri are all past their best. That all boils down to one hell of a rebuild
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Gomez is shit. He gets run over by any decent forward. He hasnt played in a while so the Scousers desperately try to build him up as some sort of modern day Franco Baresi
 
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