Liverpool Transfer Links

[jr81]

Sell whoever doesn't want to be here.

On Robertson and Tsimikas I'd be sentimentally inclined to keep Robbo for his experience and leadership, and give him a proper send off on a free next summer, but he may not want to play second fiddle to Kerkez.

Tsimikas will have a higher transfer value than Robbo, but if we are going to go for Koulierakis then maybe we'll keep Tsimikas because they're both Greek so they are bound to be mates and that.

Diaz first out the door so if rumours are to be believed. Seems like he will be off this summer.

[jr81]

Ekitike does look good from a technical standpoint, however the things that are worrying some are whether he is robust enough to succeed in the PL, and his finishing. Last season he scored five goals less than his xG, whilst in comparison Mbuemo exceeded his xG by eight goals.

Ornstein reporting we have submitted a proposal up to 95million EURO. That's seems a lot. We really are splashing the cash this summer.

[Ravo19]

reports today that all the boxes have been ticked off with clubs and player and deal for ekitike close to being done

[reddownunder]

I have a bad feeling about this one. Hope I'm wrong obviously

[Insidious]

I have a bad feeling about this one. Hope I'm wrong obviously

I have been very open about my concerns about his finishing, but to look at it from another perspective for a moment, we have Salah and Wirtz at the club. Wirtz is as close to a "sure thing" as you get in football and the energy and dynamism of Kerkez and Frimpong will make the side collectively very good.

In short, Ekitike won't have the weight of pressure on him that some players might, which should give him time to ease in. He will definitely have some "Darwin" moments though.

I hope his "Matip but played further forward" vibe endears him to our fanbase quickly. If a player with bags of potential is to succeed anywhere, then it's probably at Liverpool.

[Ravo19]

sky sports reporting £69m with add on's taking it to £78m [Ekitike].6 year deal.

[Diego20]

I have a bad feeling about this one. Hope I'm wrong obviously

terrible signing

just what we need, "worse finisher than Nunez"

can't wait for them to play together, it'll be a comedy show.........

From jota to this guy, brilliant

[southernboy]

I have a bad feeling about this one. Hope I'm wrong obviously

My feelings exactly. I just have to hope that the club know what they’re doing. Seems a hell of a lot of money. Something just feels “off” about it.

[CCTV]

I have a bad feeling about this one. Hope I'm wrong obviously

Way l see it, we're spending a chunk of cash on a new Darwin because the fans are done with Darwin.
They were done with him at the end of the Klopp era, where he produced a goal or assist every 91 minutes, the same as Salahs career stats at LFC.
But he missed big chances and people wanted to blame him for our failures in 23/24.
Trent was a massive issue in Klopps last year, but he's loved, so people wanted to blame Darwin. Trent responsible for just about every goal we conceded 1st half of 23/24 and our results dropped off when he returned from injury at the end of the season. Defense & officials cost us in 23/24, Darwin got the blame.

[Insidious]

My feelings exactly. I just have to hope that the club know what they’re doing. Seems a hell of a lot of money. Something just feels “off” about it.

I a World obsessed with proverbial "ceilings" Ekitike's technical ability probably means he has a higher "floor" than a lot of attackers.

I can foresee his footwork and little lat-offs giving other attackers opportunities. A "Firmino-lite" if you will.

Don't see him as a 20-League goal forward, but do see him getting 8-12 and chipping in on the assist front, with diverting runs opening space for Wirtz, Salah etc and that may prove to be "enough" for us, though I very much hope for more.