The thing the media conveniently ignore when they go on about net spend is that Liverpool's current squad cost over 600 million pounds which is not much less than ours.The media will just keep moving the goal posts anyway. The whole net spend thing is to create a narrative around the plucky bin dipping underdogs who, as Pep rightly notes, are being pushed in our faces at every available opportunity. If City somehow had a lower net spend than those cunts, you can bet the media would move on to another narrative.
We'll always be accused of buying success, regardless of how much we actually spend relative to the competition, so may as well go all in. Haaland + another 100M of signings please and thank you.
i wouldn't replace Rodri with ANY other player .
I swear I have read that same shit in a non-sarcastic way from regular posters around here before. You got me!
Rodri has got to stay hes top class.i wouldn't replace Rodri with ANY other player .
As a CDM agreed, but I'm still at a complete loss as to why some see FDJ as fern replacement, when he's clearly closer to Gundog in style & stature.)(Rodri is better than FDJ
Aurélien TchouaméniAs a CDM, yes. I think FDJ and Rodri would play together. I'd see FDJ as a Gundo replacement and someone else (who?) as the Dinho replacement.
Pep certainly likes versatilityBecause we have Rodri we won't sign another 5. Think it will be a player that can play as a 6 or and 8. FDJ could definitely do both.
I’m not sure I understand the De Jong links. I know he can cover as a 6 but his best position is an 8.
In the 8 positions we already have DeBruyne, Silva and Gundogan alongside Foden and Grealish who are natural 8s in my opinion.
As well as a 6, I think the wide forward positions are where we are short.
We’ve got Sterling whose form has been varied for a couple of years and in the last year of his contract and Mahrez who turns 32 next season as our only genuine first team wide players. That leaves Grealish who has failed in the wide left position this year, Alvarez who is a gamble – if he comes good it will be a bonus imo, Foden who will hopefully be playing more centrally and Palmer who has loads of potential but a question mark over whether he can step up and be a genuine first team player. Also with the exception of Sterling there is a lack of genuine pace out wide.
We need a left sided wide player with pace and goals that will complement what we have.
Been watching WWE recently?…No idea, not privy to such info.
Would be nice, the Torres money would completely cover it!
Here's my dream...
Sergio walks to the centre circle before the Villa game.
Haaland is announced to the crowd beforehand and walks on to the pitch, where Sergio is waiting for him, and hands over his crown. He sits upon a throne with fireworks ejecting from the back of it.
They then walk off together, arms aloft, with the big screen then showing a message from Haaland and him announcing, 'I was a little boy when Roy Keane hurt my dad - now I will hurt you all.'
Aurélien Tchouaméni
There will extra cash to play with if we involve a player.
It’s a completely unreliable linkThere's a(nother) guy at River Plate that has been mentioned.
Alvarez replacing Torres if we’re being pedanticIt will be interesting to see what happens in relation to Sterling, Jesus and Mahrez.
As far as I can tell Haaland is belatedly replacing Sergio. Alvarez replaces Jesus or Sterling. What happens if both leave? I think it leaves us a little short. In any event I think Mahrez will stay.
It is the truthAlvarez replacing Torres if we’re being pedantic
No idea, not privy to such info.
Would be nice, the Torres money would completely cover it!
Here's my dream...
Sergio walks to the centre circle before the Villa game.
Haaland is announced to the crowd beforehand and walks on to the pitch, where Sergio is waiting for him, and hands over his crown. He sits upon a throne with fireworks ejecting from the back of it.
They then walk off together, arms aloft, with the big screen then showing a message from Haaland and him announcing, 'I was a little boy when Roy Keane hurt my dad - now I will hurt you all.'
Dont think so Alvarez for Jesus, Palmer for Torres.Torres not that high profile that he cant be replaced from the academyAlvarez replacing Torres if we’re being pedantic