£29m eh. The guy must be good.
Roberto Firmino
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Good signing for them if it is true. Would've been good at United as well IMO.
£30m!?
English journos with unrealistic prices again, they don't know the difference between euro and pound i think.
That's €40m? That's a decent wedge by anyone's standards. I saw someone mention they're going to play him up front. I thought he was a midfielder, no?
Lot of money. Don't care. Must mean we're confident about getting decent wedge for Sterling, and feck it, we're in no position to be stingy about a player posting the numbers, and giving the performances that Firmino is. Still potential that someone is confusing their pounds for their euros as well.
tbh though, the BBC have been constantly wrong on the fee we paid for Memphis, so there is no saying they are right on this too.
The fee must be wrong, just like Depay
Them leaving doesn't alter anything, look at other teams playing a one striker system, you don't have £30M back ups, so if we bought either Benteke or Lukaku we are going to start them and Rooney in the #10 role, which is a back step. So a player like Firmino who can play 4 positions, one that would cover the games when Rooney isn't starting, makes more sense than either of them IMO.
It's strange really that all the talk was of 18-20 million but now every journo is reporting 29 million specifically which means it must be official
After watching him in a few games, I can say that he looks decent but lacks the little extra. He is no extraordinary player and I'm not too worried about Liverpool getting him. I think he'll be a good signing for them though as he won't be expensive. Shame they get the chance to make signings like these. I'm talking about when they got Coutinho for £10m, I was shocked at the time, and I still don't understand how they did that.
Can't be £30M, fecking surely not?
He is, more than a forward, very creative and or be it in a slightly weaker league than ours but he does produce more chances than the likes of Robben, Ribery etc. really likes to play through balls and again is the most successful in that league over last three years. Playing way below his level at Hoffenheim so Liverpool a definite step up. He may not be super fast but compared to Mata, Carrick and Blind he's lightening. Can score although not prolific still 35 for club/country in last two seasons on top of 28 assists. I do watch a lot of Bundesliga as all live over here in SA.
He's not a striker and never will be. Not with 7 goals in 95 shots.
£30m is an absolute joke if true, that's pretty much what Liverpool will get for Sterling less QPR's portion.
With that fee he'll definitely be their major signing, because they won't be shelling out that amount anywhere else.
£30m is an absolute joke if true, that's pretty much what Liverpool will get for Sterling less QPR's portion.
With that fee he'll definitely be their major signing, because they won't be shelling out that amount anywhere else.
Hopefully it's true
At that price it's not surprising. 29m pounds should be enough to seal him away from Hoffenheim. Not sure how real our interest was and City.
At the 15-20m reported earlier I'd imagine a lot of clubs would've been interested but double that not so sure.
Seems like a Liverpool type of signing.
Not withstanding some of the made up examples people are using to show Sky's inaccuracy, yeah they are not 100% reliable but they are more reliable than most others.
Anyway, this isn't being reported by just Sky like the Benatia thing. Story seems to have broken in Brazil first.
Unless someone swoops in now, seems Liverpool will get their man.
Anyway, this isn't being reported by just Sky like the Benatia thing. Story seems to have broken in Brazil first.
Unless someone swoops in now, seems Liverpool will get their man.
bbc, its official
Fee is 30m Euros, didnt the Hoffenheim director say last week thats the fee they want? English papers getting confused again.
If its true, so be it.
Good player no doubt about it, but we've currently got a front line of Depay, Di Maria and Rooney. I've no doubt we'll get a proper forward (not a player adapting to playing as a forward) before the window closes.
Good player no doubt about it, but we've currently got a front line of Depay, Di Maria and Rooney. I've no doubt we'll get a proper forward (not a player adapting to playing as a forward) before the window closes.
This. Really wanted him to join us :-(
Where?
check the twitter thread
Being at Liverpool or not, I look forward to seeing him in the PL. Fantasy Football candidate for me.
Defo, they'll probably have him as a MF on it but Liverpool will play him up front.
Hopefully it's true
I was happy with our links initially for £13M and then £18M, I thought that's decent value in the market.
£30M, feck that.
Let's not try and console ourselves too much with how much Liverpool may or may not pay. At the end of the day, if he's a very good player and does well for them, nobody will bat an eyelid at the price in 6 months.
Great signing tbh, buy him and sell Sterling for 50m, that's top business.
Anyone is lightening when compared to Mata, Carrick and Blind. Not even players in similar positions bar Mata. He's about as average in speed as Kagawa was.
Yup, i wouldn't pay that much for a backup player and he wouldn't be more than that here. I'm just looking forward seeing Depay-Rooney-Di Maria front three in action, we will sign some other backup forward anyway
I hope so but does that then mean Rooney playing deep because God no he is like an additional opposing defender with the amount of good attacks he fecks up with his dodgy touch and short passing. Second thoughts scrap another CF signing unless as a back up.
That's the question though. Is he actually any good?
Can't say I've seen much of him at all. Have our resident Bundesliga experts commented?
You sicken me
Minus the 20% they lose to QPR
Was giving comparisons with speed only not positions and his stats prove being non rapid does not hinder his game. My point is more for everyone saying he is slow and has no pace.
Tell me you didn't have Costa in your Fantasy Football last season.
(Assuming that you did play it).
I guess our move has been hijacked fellas. Im so devastated haha! He never looked impressive to me. Now let wrap up the next Brazilian God Felipe Anderson
Fair enough. He's a Liverpool player now.
Fair enough. He's a Liverpool player now.
Interesting.
Think he'll be a good buy for them. Will slot right in to Sterling's spot in the team, no?
Think he'll be a good buy for them. Will slot right in to Sterling's spot in the team, no?
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