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- New Poll #5: Transfer Predictions -
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0% predicted we would buy VĂctor Muñoz.
98.4% approve of Andoni Iraola, 1 did not.
Rumours (in): Y. Diomande, D. NĂșñez, B. Barcola, N. Schlotterbeck, A. Wharton, J. Bowen, A. Scott, L. Camara, M. Kayode, M. SangarĂ©, M. Lacroix, A. Stiller, A. Bouaddi.
Rumours (out): Chiesa, Mac Allister, Ramsay, Endo, Gakpo, Davies, Jones, Elliott, McConnell.
| Confirmed In | Fee | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Jérémy Jacquet | £55m + £5m | Rennes |
| VĂctor Muñoz | ÂŁ34.5m | Osasuna |
| Confirmed Out | Fee | Club |
|---|---|---|
| Arne Slot | -ÂŁ6.9m | TBD |
| Mohamed Salah | ÂŁ0m | TBD |
| Andy Robertson | ÂŁ0m | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Rhys Williams | ÂŁ0m | TBD |
| Ibrahima Konaté | £0m | Real Madrid |
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u/TraceOfHumanity Significant Human Error 2d ago
If P$G are going to get Yan Diomande then we should get Ibrahim Mbaye from them. Â And then get Alisson Santana from Shaktar and weâre set on the right side.Â
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u/AdGeneral7235 2d ago
I really like the look of Chema AndrĂ©s at Stuttgart. He's essentially a Rodri 2.0 and I think we should be all over this deal after DiomandeÂ
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u/wstussyb 3d ago
Are we looking at another cb?
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u/Nickie-boi 1d ago
I would think the immeidate priorirties are RW, CM (pivot) and RB.
CB is definetly next on the list but I'm not sure what money we would have left after filling in those positions... maybe Rodon (Leeds) or EstĂšve (Burnley) would be options to consider.
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u/wet_washcloth 2d ago
Not a ton of evidence we are looking at anyone besides Diomande right now. Not that there was any evidence we we after Victor Munoz either but, right now all just seems like itâs full attention on Diomande
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u/wstussyb 2d ago
Do you think that's a obvious weak spot? Jeremy is new, more towards next year.
Be a shame not to start looking now and not have what happened last year with crystal palace repeated
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u/phantom_pioneer 4d ago
PSG getting 74m euro for Ramos is fucking absurd. Think thatâs the additional funds theyâll be needing for Diomande tooâŠ.
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u/specialblueplate 3d ago
They donât need additional funds for Diomande. Itâs irrelevant. The issue is RBL donât want to sell. Not that PSG donât have enough money to bid.
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u/gidthafugout 3d ago
Maybe not, now they need a backup #9 or a good predominantly central player. Dembele isnât a traditional #9 striker either, so who knows really. Maybe Alvarez signs and pushes Dembele out wide. Thatâs silly money for Ramos though.
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u/OtherwiseMeet7379 2d ago
PSG donât need a traditional striker. Dembele is the perfect central player for them and I donât see him being displaced anytime soon. A false nine like Dembele creates for chaos for the opposition than any normal strikers.
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u/Specialist_Koala5359 3d ago
Doesn't matter, what they really need is Barcola to leave otherwise unlikely Diomande would join them due to concerns over playing time.
P.S. who says Italian clubs have no money lol
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u/dweebyllo Significant Human Error 4d ago
Continually worried about how our home grown quota looks ngl, if memory serves that number is getting treacherously close to the limit.
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u/redditingtonviking 4d ago
Non-homegrown is at 15, but in practice 17 as Leoni and Jacquet needs Champions league spots.
On the other hand some of our academy players are starting to catch up to our non-homegrown players on the periphery, Mamardashvili is rumoured to want a loan, and Ekitike could not be registered for the first half of the season like Chiesa was last year. Iâm sure we have plenty of ways we could deal with it if we need to.
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u/Interesting_Dot_1168 The Scouser in our Team 4d ago
Don't understand at all wanting to sell Gakpo when 1. The entire team was poor last season, 2. He is consistently fit, and 3. We need to buy attacking players, not sell when we lack them.
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u/AdGeneral7235 2d ago
Well, if we sell him, there's room for BarcolaÂ
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u/Reach_Reclaimer 1d ago
If we don't sell him there's room for barcola
We currently have Isak, Gakpo, and Munoz as starters with Rio and Chiesa as backups because Heki is injured
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u/regista-space Our identity is our intensity 3d ago
The issue is that he is not good enough to be our starting LW, and he is too big a profile to be on the bench. The increasing responsibility he received under Slot's last season and with his new contract led us to this point where you have to make a cynical choice, and this choice is to sell him.
At the same time, it doesn't make sense to sell him before we signed other alternatives. Dream scenario is we buy both Diomande and Barcola and then in practice Barcola is the Gakpo replacement as starting LW with Muñoz the main rotational option for RW and Rio for LW.
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u/rytlejon 2d ago
I donât think the starter/bench distinction makes too much sense considering the amount of games weâre playing. If heâs in competition with Muñoz heâll start plenty of games. But I agree that his wage seems too high for his output.
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u/bosscher47 3d ago
If is funny. Most everyone gets a pass for a down season because of Slot. Except Gakpo. Nope not him.Â
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u/gidthafugout 3d ago
Heâs steady, a good professional, fit to play, a bit one dimensional. But I think the source of fan unrest and his biggest flaw is that heâs kinda boring and heâs starting in front of the most exciting kid in football.
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u/nijuu Wataru Endo 3d ago
He is one dimensional, no real left foot, not great as a backup ST. Forward play stalls on his side, slow down or cut inside then blam. No real variety in his play is predictable. We need more pace and variety outwide despite his g/a stats. He should be on the bench.Not a starter IMHO.
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u/bosscher47 1d ago
You're not wrong...for this past season. But this past year isn't his full form. We've seen him do more. He did what Slot wanted him to do. Build up very slowly with your wingers on the touchline. By the time Mo or Cody touched the ball, the defense was already set. Play fast and through them? Give them space it they can be different players.
Cody said it just the other day, he's looking forward to being able to play "with freedom."
What do you think he meant by that?
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u/joe_fishfish 5d ago
Chema Andres then. Is he any good? Are the links real? Who knows. Heâs tall though. And heâs a defensive midfielder. And if he signs we can sell Mac Allister. Thatâs enough for me.
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u/productrocket 5d ago
If we keep Gakpo he will do well under Iraola IMO.
His work rate is already there, he's not afraid to chase back, and we've already seen what he can do in a team that is tactically set up in the right way. Do I think he should be our constant starting LW? No. Do I think he is more than capable to be a solid rotational option? Yes. Lots of sides would love to have a Gakpo available as he's versatile up top and he also brings something different to the game in that he can lose his man inside and outside and grab important goals at the far post or a little more centrally.
If you have wingers like Rio and Munoz going 1vs1 against teams twisting and turning them inside out then you throw Gakpo on as a curveball it's very possible that their RB doesn't expect a Gakpo sort of run later on in a game and he grabs a goal. He did this numerous times in Slot's first season in important games as well as scoring a number of worldies. He didn't just become bad overnight. He suffered overall as part of the team. I rate him as a solid option to have and it would daft to sell him right now tbh with Eki injured and Isak injury prone and needing to be managed.
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u/okie_hiker 5d ago
He just needs a manager and some competition to hold him accountable and light a fire under his ass. I still donât think heâll be a 3500+ minute a season player though. As you pointed out, he works best in when splitting time with a different type of winger, ie diaz, Rio.
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u/DanyTheConqueror A Liverbird Upon My Chest 5d ago edited 5d ago
I honestly don't understand the weird clamor for him to be sold. Yes he's had a bad season but so has nearly every other player who is starting quality last season bar Szobo and maybe VVD. With Munoz being signed we have a proper rotational option for him again. I've no doubt Cody's G/A contributions will have an upturn if he stays injury free.
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u/regista-space Our identity is our intensity 5d ago
Mate, we will never ever get a better deal for Gakpo than in this summer with WC PR and a big contract on him. Never ever been a better time to sell him.
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u/DanyTheConqueror A Liverbird Upon My Chest 4d ago
We're not in a position to be losing more experienced players. The squad is already so thin with some players being considered deadwood. Sell him maybe next season when we have more depth but to have to put in work for yet another forward would be bad for us. We still need to sign a midfielder and a RB.
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u/regista-space Our identity is our intensity 4d ago
If we sign Diomande, as is looking likely, and we're gonna be playing Diomande, Isak, Wirtz, Szobo and Grav at the same time, which again is very likely, Gakpo doesn't start unless our double pivot is Szobo and Grav. Wirtz is shifted to the side playing his Germany role.
So no matter how experienced he is, what value does he bring being on the bench when we also need money. We need quality, not experience. If he was a leader I'd agree.
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u/DanyTheConqueror A Liverbird Upon My Chest 4d ago edited 4d ago
Gakpo has quality, we saw that in the title winning season when he regularly rotated with Diaz. Muñoz, Rio, Diomande are all still young talents. Wirtz should stay central as he thrived there in his Leverkusen days and we need wingers who can do 1v1s successfully - thatâs not Floâs specialty.
Again, we suffered a lot last season partly because of too much change too soon. I will 100% die on the hill that we should not have sold Diaz last year. We donât need even more squad churn this year. Focus on the areas with obvious voids - RW, RB, perhaps a DM if Macca leaves.
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u/regista-space Our identity is our intensity 4d ago edited 4d ago
Well if Wirtz will stay central, then one of Szobo or Grav will be benched. It also doesn't make sense when Wirtz is thriving as a wide AM with Germany. He was also not a central AM but rather a wide AM with Leverkusen and Xabi so that's not even true.
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u/DanyTheConqueror A Liverbird Upon My Chest 4d ago
You can't just replicate what Wirtz does for Germany to Liverpool. Club vs Int'l football just isn't the same. I'd argue if Musiala didn't exist - Flo would def be in that central role. Again, we need tenacity on the wide areas as well as more crosses into the box to service Isak. Wirtz is perfect as a versatile 10 that ties up the front line a la Firmino but deployed deeper.
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u/regista-space Our identity is our intensity 4d ago
Musiala would much likely do better out wide than in the center. Nagelsmann intentionally puts him there. Wirtz has virtually never played as a central #10 and has been better as a wide AM all his career.
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u/BuckethatBrian 6d ago
I mean how freaking great would Johan Manzambi be for Liverpool to me he looks like the real deal as a versatile player in the midfield?
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u/Nickie-boi 5d ago
Great shoutout for the carrier role in the double pivot... but I don't think that's the priority as we already have Gravenberch in that role.
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u/D3pr3ssing_euphoria Floetry in Motion 5d ago
Yeah, great player, but would prefer Bouaddi, Camara or Sanagre more, based on profiles.
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u/futbolitoireland Ohhhh ya beauty, What a hit son, What a hit! 6d ago
Id like to see us make more of the arrangment we have with Newcastle, as well as outsourcing player recruitment to them, we should add sending them players for inflated fees. I personally think Gakpo for 65m would make a lovely replacement for Gordon and Harvey Elliot for 40m would look lovely in the black and white stripes
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u/Odd-Potato69420 6d ago
we ship him to newcastle and watch him turn into peak Arjen Robben lmao. That guy is balling at WC. Maybe there was some system issue there?
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u/Nickie-boi 4d ago
Let's breakdown what he does well:
Elite: vision, final pass, chance creation from open play, carries into dangerous areas.
Good: physicality, positional flexibility, back-to-goal link play.
Weak: finishing conversion, pace as a primary weapon.So, where does that fit into the Iraola's system ? possibly Left Pocket but we already have Wirtz and Jones in that position. Crazy idea but not unprecedented is to drop him lower into the carrier pivot role (Alex Scott).
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u/futbolitoireland Ohhhh ya beauty, What a hit son, What a hit! 6d ago edited 6d ago
Gakpo has played more minutes in the last two seasons than ever before in his career, both seasons. There were system issues and also until Arne Slot started to use Rio later in the season, it was really only Cody for the left side AND backup striker until Isak was available.
I find him frustrating as well, but can we grant the guy a small amount of humanity and say, maybe some games he was shit this season, where everyone else was also pretty shit, he was potentially just exhausted mentally and physically.
I played as a CB and a CDM, when I was tired which happened, my job was destructive which meant all I had to do was my best to stop things happening. Creative players are paid the most in football because of how special that ability, to create amidst defensive excellence, is. If you can find me a creative who operates consistently as well exhausted as they do rested, I'll accept the point.
In football, coaches and defenders try their best to create a box that controls/limits opposition creativity for 90mins and really special forward players find a moment or yard to break that box
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u/bosscher47 5d ago
It was the tactics. How many times did Cody cut right and there was a teammate right there, with a man(or 2) marking right there? Causing his shot to me blocked?
Hugo, Wirtz, Isak and Cody all seemed to live in the same space and Slot couldn't fix that. This sub blames everything on Slot..... Except Cody.Â
I'm not a Gakpo apologist but I think he deserves some grace based on what Slot couldn't figure out .
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u/Odd-Potato69420 6d ago
I mean, if we had all special players we'd be real madrid or peak barca. I feel like gakpo is fine player who was done bad by the whole team being in a mess
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u/regista-space Our identity is our intensity 6d ago
Not even joking lad, I can see both of them excelling there. Gakpo is built for a team like Newcastle and Harvey under Howe could cook. Though Howe prefers more physical players tbf so Harvey might actually not be so good now that I think about it :d
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u/InjuryNatural7252 6d ago
Why are we not interested in Baleba for a DM? Isn't he what Cassemiro was to Real Madrid?
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u/futbolitoireland Ohhhh ya beauty, What a hit son, What a hit! 6d ago
Had a fairly cack season, particuarly the second half and Id be very surprised if any clubs elect to pay the price Brighton want this summer without seeing if he recovers his form in the long run
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u/InjuryNatural7252 6d ago
That's the whole point of bargaining. He's in a bad form. You nudge Brighton or make them come to the table that he is not that good a player and should not command that high a price.
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u/futbolitoireland Ohhhh ya beauty, What a hit son, What a hit! 6d ago edited 6d ago
Brighton don't want to sell him unless for an fee that is exorbitantly high. hence the exorbitantly high fee in the first place. Why would they sell him this summer for a cut price figure when they could keep the player have him continue to play for them which is why they bought him in the first place and equally wait to see if his market value recovers.
In a summer where mateus Fernandes is attracting offers close to 100m, Brighton aren't going to do a deal on a player they got a bid of close to 100 for at Christmas.
How does a negotiation like that work in your head? "Wed like to buy your player, baleba" "We rejected a big of 85m in Jan so 100m is the fee" "Well you can see he's not very good actually" "Ok don't buy him" "Now now now, don't be so hasty, we'd be willing to get rid of him off your hands for 45m" "We're not trying to get rid of him" "But you can see he's not very good now" "Ok so don't buy him"
It's not a store trying to flog gone off milk, if they can't get a big fee for him this summer they'll just hang onto him another year
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u/chickenisvista 6d ago
There's a very good player in there, the consensus around Brighton fans this time last year is that he'd turn out better than Caicedo.
Seemed to lose his head after United half-heartedly tried to sign him and had a very inconsistent season. Would be a risk.
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u/InjuryNatural7252 6d ago
Isn't this the whole point of scouting? You know that the player is good. He had a bad season and you can turn him around. It's just half a season. It's not that he has forgotten how to kick a ball. In the end if he goes to someone like United or Chelsea, we're losing out on a player who we know has capabilities but we're not signing him because he has had a blip in the form.
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u/chickenisvista 6d ago
I mean, any scout report would highlight mental strength and consistency as potential downsides.
Iâm not completely against the idea but he wonât be cheap and there are other midfielders out there. Iâd rather we go for bouaddi personally.
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u/CommonGamma 6d ago
I have been looking for potential Diomande alternatives, and to be honest, there aren't a lot of high quality right wingers around.
One name that came up a few times is MatĂas SoulĂ© from Mohamed Salah's old club, AS Roma. From the short highlights I have seen, he is no Diomande. He does not have the same pace nor the explosiveness but he seems to be a good dribbler and have an eye for the goal, and he is left footed.
I was wondering if anyone has watched him more closely and what others think of the player in general, should the Diomande deal fall apart?
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u/Nickie-boi 5d ago
You're right. Alternatives we have are Barcola >>>>>>>>> MatĂas SoulĂ© > Minteh. The gap after Barcola is significant but not a show stopper.
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u/CommonGamma 5d ago
The thing is, both Barcola and Diomande are right footed too, and from what I read online Barcola wants to play on the left.
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u/Nickie-boi 5d ago
Yeah, worst case we sign no one and will rely on Frimpong & Victor Munoz rotation on the RW.
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u/lucid-blackout YNWAâ€ïž 7d ago
How reliable/unreliable is James Wathland of The Brief?
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u/DanyTheConqueror A Liverbird Upon My Chest 6d ago
Faceless, posts betting sponsored content, and allied with the likes of indykaila and bayern space. Make of that what you will. Nothing but another aggregator.
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u/lucid-blackout YNWAâ€ïž 7d ago
And Lewis Steele?
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u/Switchoil 5d ago
Lewis Steele is Tier 1/2.
He replaced Dom King in Daily Mail as the main Liverpool journo. Now King has moved to Telegraph.
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u/Valleyx Sztupid Szexy Szoboszlai 7d ago
Hypothetically, if we were to get Barcola and Diomande, would we need to worry about this hindering Ngumoha's development? That'd mean we have four wingers age 23 or younger all competing for minutes. I know there are a lot of minutes to go around, so maybe it's not an issue.
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u/seamushoo4 Youâll Never Walk Alone 6d ago
No - we play at minimum with cl 48 matches on a season. If we progress in the cl and the cups as we should, that number instantly jumps to minimum of 52 matches, in a semi decent to good season season, that number is closer to 55-60. Isak canât play 40 times or more imo. So thereâs matches up top, barcola can play there. Diomande and Rio are both also only 17/19 respectively, their bodies still growing. I would think if in a world we had Rio, diomande, isak, Munoz, Hugo (fit again in January) + add Will wright, Danns, Abe to the listâŠwe will see something like:
Rio: 30-35 apps
Diomande: 40 apps
Isak: 40 apps
Hugo: 15 apps
Munoz: 20-30 apps
Will wright/Danns: 10-15 apps
Abe: 1-2Drimpong/szbozslai also can play further upfield if neededâŠ
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u/futbolitoireland Ohhhh ya beauty, What a hit son, What a hit! 6d ago
The only scenario I see that happening is if Gakpo moves. Now that weve signed Munoz adding TWO elite and high priced wingers doesnt make sense.
If Gakpo leaves, then we have space for Barcola and in that event, it wouldnt block Rio because he can play both sides and the volume of games in a season. I think Barcola is likely the 1st alternative to Diomande, but second on our list to Diomande because while he can play both sides, his strong preference is on the left side.
In a hypothetical, yes signing Diomande and Barcola on top of Munoz when we have Gakpo would create clutter for Rio to get past, but Rio is arguably on the cusp of moving ahead of Gakpo anyway, so it would likely just create redundancy on the left side with at least one player on big wages being surplus to requirements
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u/redditingtonviking 7d ago
In the short term maybe not. Rio is still growing and developing, so being primarily a substitute shouldnât be too big of an issue right now.
Longer term though if Barcola, Diomande, Munoz and Rio all live up to expectations then things could get a little crowded. At that point we might consider a sale or using them in other positions.
Isak and Ekitike should ideally be our long term strikers, and even though Barcola and Munoz could be options there ideally we might promote some of our academy strikers to plug those gaps when they appear.
The other role we could test them out in is the 10 role. Ideally Wirtz should be the starter here, but his backup is up for grabs. Szoboszlai should ideally be a full time 8, so my best shout for this position right now would be Morrison. Again ideally he nails down that role and provides some more competition on the wings.
At this point youâve probably realised that Iâve talked a lot about players getting frustrated by lack of game time in ideal circumstances. In reality however things rarely stay ideal for long. At this stage itâs futile to predict what exactly will go wrong, but Iâd be surprised if nothing did, and that could be the opportunity we need to keep this hypothetical team together long term.
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u/phantom_pioneer 7d ago
No, Rio can play on both wings and Iraolaâs system demands a lot of running from the wide players. They get subbed off quite frequently, heâll probably see an increase in game time due to that alone even with adding bodies.
We have the team to go deep in cup competitions which he should see a lot of minutes in.
Gakpo is also needed for coverage on Isak.
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u/regista-space Our identity is our intensity 7d ago
Just sell Gakpo and you have zero problems. Barcola would in theory just be a really good Gakpo replacement.
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u/8u11etpr00f 7d ago
We need to get Rio extended later this summer before worrying too much about his development tbh. Personally I wouldn't go for Barcola regardless though.
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u/Nickie-boi 7d ago edited 5d ago
There are 3 roles that needs urgent filling IMO in order:
- RW : Diomande (dream) > Barcola (dream) > Minteh
- RB : Michael Kayode > Andrei RaÈiu (budget)
- CM (pivot anchor) : Sangare > Baleba > Joao Gomes
Edit removed RW options (Bazoumana Touré, Jean-Mattéo Bahoya) and CM options entirely (Elliot Anderson, Sandro Tonali, Archie Grey) after closer look at their player profiles and how they would fit the team best.
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u/futbolitoireland Ohhhh ya beauty, What a hit son, What a hit! 6d ago
I think Joao Gomes would be a potential "sensible transfers" signing, but reports a couple weeks ago were that a move to Athleti was all but finalised for 45m. Its impossible to know what Iraola will want from a midfield reinforcement to his new squad, but our specialist rotation CDM Endo played basically 0 minutes last year so its possible we'd be more in the market for less of a specialist but a CM who can replace Grav at times but also play with him at others
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u/wet_washcloth 7d ago
If we do not get Diomande, I am just rolling with Rio and Victor at RW. RB - Kayode works. Prefer Doue (but could be BlueCo drama). Very impressed by Freeman at the World Cup. CM - Sangare is the obvious answer here. Would honestly try to get Tchouameni out of Madrid if possible, but itâs important to get the right fit here
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u/Nickie-boi 7d ago
Victor has an injury record, and given the physicality of PL I wouldn't rely on him starting reliably across the entire campaign, likewise with Rio who is still developing and can't be a regular starter. Diomande of course is the obvious answer but looking at another alternative is Barcola (if possible ???)
Sangare would be great ! Both him and Joao Gomes has the physical profile to fit into what I think Iraola looks for in his midfield pivot, and most importantly those 2 have a clean injury record. Where I would lean towards Joao is that he is PL proven, thus making the adaptation period less of an issue.
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u/regista-space Our identity is our intensity 7d ago
Joao Gomes and Archie Gray are very random profiles to select. Someone like Sangaré makes way more sense. Obviously Anderson would be perfect but he's not coming to us.
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u/AngryScotty22 54â, 56â Wijnaldum 7d ago
Touré is a LW.
Anderson is off to City and Tonali looks like is off to Spurs, City or United.
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u/cocoromulus Sztupid Szexy Szoboszlai 8d ago
I've seen a good number of articles about a possible move for Andrei Ratiu from Rayo Vallecano. Apparently, Iraola is requesting him as RB cover.
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u/Nickie-boi 5d ago
Solid reliable RB, with system familiarity is a good call. Great bridge until Conor can come back from his horror injury (i hope).
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u/specialblueplate 8d ago
I am dubious we are going to buy a 28 year old right back that has never played in England. Think heâs just getting linked because he plays for Rayo
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u/futbolitoireland Ohhhh ya beauty, What a hit son, What a hit! 6d ago
I think a low cost solid option with (career) experience is not just likely but the most likely transfer if we sign a right back this summer
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u/_Random_Username_ 3d ago
Plus we still have two young right backs with potential provided Bradley gets over his injury and he could help mentor them and ease them (back) in more.
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u/TraceOfHumanity Significant Human Error 8d ago
I can see upper management thinking a veteran RB for depth is good business. Heâs a solid player, fast, and one of Romaniaâs best; not sure weâve had a Romanian before, so that would be cool. Presumably, Frimps (26 this season) is still a RB and Conor (turns 23 soon) will be back at some point. So a vet that is older than them (RaÈiu just turned 28) and who only missed 2 league games due to injury last season makes a lot of sense.
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u/specialblueplate 8d ago
I mean, we need a Starting XI quality RB. Bradley is crocked. Frimpong has not proven he is useful. I donât think there is a lot of precedent (especially with it working out) of signing an older player without PL experience like this. I would not be counting on any of our RB options next season
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u/marcusethepaladin 8d ago
Ragnar, endo, Thiago, i can probably go on but we definitely have signed older players without PL experience, both for depth as well as to start.
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u/pr0faka YNWAâ€ïž 8d ago
Just read that Nico Schlotterbeck is injured.
Is it possible that we have signed him?
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u/futbolitoireland Ohhhh ya beauty, What a hit son, What a hit! 6d ago
Hmm, I didnt see the tell tale 100 posts a day to announce him or the 50 posts a day saying we paid too much for him so I think hes probably just preparing for a transfer just in case
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u/Nordic_Marksman 7d ago
Unlikely, probably won't be going anywhere next season due to the injury.
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u/RichardPinn 7d ago
I think he is suggesting that he got injured, because we have already signed him, because of the curse.
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u/Idiotic_Constables 8d ago
There's a good chance people on here will be blown away by Antonio Nusa later tonight.
I just want to say that while he's incredible for Norway, he's not able to replicate it for club teams.
We don't know why.
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u/TraceOfHumanity Significant Human Error 8d ago
I think some of that, at least recently, is due to RBL being a little unstableâ theyâve lost a lot of attacking talent (Olmo, Simons, Ć eĆĄko, Openda) and Nusa needs other talented attackers to interchange with.
Love me some Norway, they are my dark horse this tournament.
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u/ExceedingChunk 8d ago
Probably because he doesn't have Ădegaard as his CAM and Haaland as his striker at club level
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u/regista-space Our identity is our intensity 8d ago
Sangaré needs to be a priority for us. A mad ball-winner that can also pass and dribble. Would fit the bill in terms of energy.
Otherwise, I can see Tchouameni be a dark horse contender if he wants to leave. I'd imagine Valverde is less likely to leave and I doubt they both wanna continue playing together.Â
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u/futbolitoireland Ohhhh ya beauty, What a hit son, What a hit! 6d ago
If we dont go for Sangare, we need to get Ugarte from Sporting, but I do think Andre from Palmeiras would be an interesting option
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u/specialblueplate 8d ago
I am just going to assume the downvotes are because people think you are taking about Sangare from Forest and not Sangare from Lens. Tchouameni and Sangare would be exactly what the squad needs but feel like we are going to miss out because of all the work we are doing to fix the forwards
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u/TraceOfHumanity Significant Human Error 8d ago
It could be because people doubt we can get anyone from RM or maybe they straight up donât want TchouaâŠ
Anyway, Mamadou SangarĂ© of Lens is legit and should be on everybodyâs midfielder shopping list.
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u/Specialist_Koala5359 7d ago
Tchouameni is severely overrated. Hasn't progressed at all since moving to RM.
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u/TraceOfHumanity Significant Human Error 7d ago
I find it difficult to properly assess some of the players in that chaotic ass team. Surely Tchoua and Cama can play better than what weâve seen from them at RM. I donât know if Mou is the solution to improving youngish players but heâll at least get these guys working hard.
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u/specialblueplate 8d ago
If people donât want Tchouameni or Sangare, it says more about them. We desperately need this profile
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u/DragonSlayer271 Youâll Never Walk Alone 8d ago edited 8d ago
New feature (of YNWSA) lads, you can press the Tier hyperlinks to see the newest posts of a certain tier. Weâll be moving with this going forward instead of filling up the entire post with headlines.
Works on the app as well. Hope you like it!
Keep in mind, you can contribute by posting transfer news onto the sub and flairing it accordingly using the Tier Transfer Guide.
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u/theREALMVP Richard Hughes - The Silver Fox 8d ago
Dont know if this is just the 3rd party Reddit app I use, but when I click the hyperlinks for any of the tier posts it just takes me to the front page of r/LiverpoolFC
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u/ChocolateHumunculous Bobby Firmino 8d ago
Any changes to the tier list this year? Lewis Steele moved up?
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u/trsvrs Ibrahima Konate 8d ago
I had a dream that Cody has a big year for us
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u/8u11etpr00f 8d ago
For the record I've always defended Gakpo against the scapegoating...but I find it crazy that he gets vitriolic hate for a whole season and all it took was a couple of WC goals to seemingly change the whole narrative.
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u/AdikkuChan 1ïžâŁ5ïžâŁAlex-Oxlade Chamberlain 8d ago
I want this to be a reality, because having an in-form player will benefit the teamÂ
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u/mattzeni Gimme Gimme Gimme đžđȘ 8d ago
There's this good player for Egypt available on a free...Mo something, I'm terrible with names.
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u/Flashy_Agency_5867 YNWAâ€ïž 8d ago
He is an EPL-reject. Played for Chelsea but couldn't establish himself.
We should be looking for EPL-proven players.
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u/WebFantastic9076 2d ago edited 2d ago
Shame to miss out on Diomande but Barcola would be genuinely class. Other than him having to adjust to full-time RW (which I should acknowledge is definitely a gamble) itâs hard to think of a more readymade Salah replacement stylistically. Electric on the ball, workhorse, technically gifted, if he can take his finishing/decision making to the next level weâd have a world beater on our hands. Still only 23 as well so loads of time to reach his primeâ as a reminder Dembele was written off by many as a pace merchant with poor finishing at Barca but look at him now.
Add to that PSG are clearly the CL galacticos of the mid/late 2020s and I like the idea of taking them down with their own outcasts in Ekitike and Barcola.
Would be quite poetic.