Not much. They seem to be gifting 50m to Southampton for Lallana, Lovren and Lambert. They've signed Can for 10m and will have to pay around £20m for Moreno. That's £80m right there - more than they'll get for Suarez.
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Not much. They seem to be gifting 50m to Southampton for Lallana, Lovren and Lambert. They've signed Can for 10m and will have to pay around £20m for Moreno. That's £80m right there - more than they'll get for Suarez.
Heh.
Lovren looks pretty good though. From what I have seen, he looks a very solid defender. The other too, less talk, the better.
I don't have any idea about Can but Moreno looks a good prospect. Still, while they'll improve their defense, the overall team will be weaker IMO without Suarez.
Well that could be the case. Another way of looking at it is they have bought the players they already have with money they plan on getting for being in the CL, and the 80m is extra.
Of course it will, it's significantly weaker. Suarez is incredible.
Lovren is a good enough defender and one of the better CB's in the league, it's an okay signing for the price but not much more than that. No idea about Moreno, he seems highly rated and it seems to be the going rate for good fullbacks now. There is nothing wrong with either of those signings in isolation, the problem is that neither is remotely close to replacing Suarez which is what they need to do. It's a difficult task and as a whole that 80m is pretty poorly spent.
I agree with Alistair that they really needed to secure Sanchez or someone of that ilk, before spending the rest of the money on less vital improvements.
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Lambert will not start many games. Need to bring in Shaqiri, or his ilk, for more cover. Moreno type left back too. Really its all about Sanchez, would love to get him but its not end of the world stuff. Rodgers' knows his tactical sh*t and will get this new improved squad running around like a well oiled machine soon enough. Suarez was the cherry, not the cake.
We'll definitely bring in a Suarez replacement. It mighn't be Sanchez, but it certainly won't be Lallana either.
I think we will too, if Sturridge gets his obligatory injury we'll just be left with Lambert and Borini. But it has to be an intelligent purchase and I can't see anything out there. Other than the obvious names that do not seem interested. Certainly don't want a 60m Cavani or Falcao.
I think big money will be spent on a wide player and we'll give Sturridge a chance at being the main striker.
I can see Sterling stepping up this season to help fill the void left by Suarez, who is impossible to replace like for like. It's just as likely he will be the next 'main man' at Liverpool as it is a new signing will be. No idea who Rodgers will go for but Liverpool will have the same problem as United now, in that selling clubs know they are minted. Remy might be a decent option as squad filler for the striker/wide roles. I'd spread the money around a bit with a decent chunk going on a centre back and left back.
I'm going to do so much bumping in this thread when the deadly combination of Dumbstar and Alastair is proven wrong again. Liverpool have just lost their best player and Arsenal are just Arsenal. Serial bottlers. Great management can take you from 7th to title challengers as Liverpool proved last season, and with LVG we've an excellent manager. With two more right additions, we'll challenge for the title next season.
The players we have currently bought are well within the supposed transfer budget, even without any Suarez money and player sales. Assuming he is sold there will be a kitty far in excess of any our manager has had since he has been at the club.
Depending on where Lallana plays and how that affects Coutinho I wouldn't be surprised if we add an attacking midfielder.
Absolutely Johnny.
The Prem deal & a 2nd place finish last season, has swollen the coffers at Pool. Without the Suarez dosh - you'd still be spending that sort of money because you want to progress on from last season & try to win the title & do well in Champions League also etc..
If Suarez does go - which it looks to be nailed on, thats another shit load of money to spend on a Striker such as the ilk of Cavani. Suarez will be a massive loss, but if he stays he could really feck up your season with all the negativity & media attention. Take the money & tell him to feck-off asap..
They'd walk into most of the top 5 teams in Europe Falcao was the best Stiker in the world before he went to Monaco & it looks like he's on the market this window. You's would be fools to pass up on either of Cavani or Falcao - thats if they'd even spare a thought at the idea though.
Cavani might be the easier of the 2 to get, since Suarez would be high in his praise for the club & its fans. Falcao would strike me as player who loves the continent - who doesnt to be honest..
How has he done that?
They won't do it, but if I was Rodgers I'd want to use the Suarez money to buy someone to replace Gerrard in the starting 11.
Gerrard's role in the team is still important. He'll have to be less prominent as time goes on but I'd take another season like last in terms of overall contribution. It would be odd management for Rodgers to get rid of him.
He has dragged Liverpool's name through the mud, no doubt about it. Sure his performances will help Liverpool fans forget and that's only natural but he is not a good role model for the club.
Falcao was the best Stiker in the world before he went to Monaco & it looks like he's on the market this window. You's would be fools to pass up on either of Cavani or Falcao - thats if they'd even spare a thought at the idea though.
Cavani might be the easier of the 2 to get, since Suarez would be high in his praise for the club & its fans. Falcao would strike me as player who loves the continent - who doesnt to be honest..
Sturridge deserves a chance to prove what he can do as the main man. I'd target a winger who scores goals. Someone like Griezmann would do me.
Already discussed. Barcelona will stay pay a knee-operation-recovering, 4 months banned, biting looney roughly 80million.
My 120 million estimate was pre-last bite. Obviously, no one saw that coming. Probably not Suarez. 150m was frivolous.
You believe that Suarez's latest biting incident has cost your club £40m? You must be furious with him?
If you paid him a lot of money, maybe.
I agree, but if he gets injured or has a serious loss of form though?
He needs serious competition up front - its healthy for him & the club!
Best of luck regardless
Isn't his buyout clause only 30M euros?
Thats too much. If he was actually worth that - his clause would be more than that. Thats how these Spanish & Portuguese clubs go about their shit - the clause is always a rediculously higher amount, to the reality of his true value..
Delusional.
Lovren, Moreno, Origi and 2 of Sanchez, Markovic and Shaqiri.
Origi looks to be done. The names may be swapped before it's all over, but I think it will be the same numbers and player profiles we'll be looking at getting in.
That would cost around 100million. No way you will spent that. You dont have the wage capacity either.
Suarez wages have already been taken up by Can, Lambert and Lallana. Also you have to give Sturridge a big wage increase.
It will be cheap low wages buys as per usual from FSG.
The word is that FSG actually triggered the release clause. Considering his age & disciplinary record, & after the season he's had, plus his 2 goals against England. We'd never have gotten anyway near £70 to £80 million again.
Moneyball + baggage = sale
Moneyball + baggage = sale
Not at al worried about you lot it that's the case.
I think you'll find a lot of players being shipped out once we've all but concluded our incomings for the summer. That'll free up quite a bit on the wage front. Loan players like Cissokho & Moses will also be off the books too.
You worry too much about us. We'll be fine.
Unlikely. With Suarez gone the party is over.
I think you will find its you who worry's too much about United. You don't find me posting on one of your horrible fan boards.
I figure closer to 90m. IF we get 80m for Suarez, we'll spend that easy. If we get 70m, it still 'only' takes our spend to 60m before sales.
And we've got some 7 names on the exit list.
Sure we do.
lol.
With Suarez gone the party is over.
Also lol at that.
The desperation among some of the posters here is silly. It's almost as if you didn't at all just finish 7th.
Different shakes for different people.
I think it would be close to an ideal summer's worth of spending if Suarez goes.
No you dont. Unless you want to run wages at around 80% of turnover.
This is the one thing I don't understand, why anyone would want to post on a rival's fan site. Although to be honest they are actually allowed to post pretty much anything while I can't see that being welcomed on RAWK for instanceUnlikely. With Suarez gone the party is over.
I think you will find its you who worry's too much about United. You don't find me posting on one of your horrible fan boards.
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