Man U getting Kroos

The way people go on about here,you'd have to think they just signed Messi or something.Well newsflash,you just overpaid for an unused bench player(even though he is quality),doesnt mean you can get anybody just like that.

PSG ready record Messi bid

Paris Saint-Germain are set to meet the release clause on the contract of Barcelona star Lionel Messi, which is €250 million. They will make their approach in the summer.

Source: L'Equipe

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Rooney set for new £300,000-a-week deal

Wayne Rooney is on the verge of signing a new £300,000-a-week contract at
Manchester United.

Source: Daily Telegraph

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Moyes scouts Kroos

David Moyes' trip to Germany on Friday was because the Manchester United manager wanted to keep tabs on Bayern Munich midfielder Toni Kroos.

Source: Daily Mail

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Arsenal hoping to tie-up Draxler deal

Arsenal are hoping to complete a £36 million deal for Julian Draxler by the end of the January transfer window.

Source: Daily Telegraph

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Four clubs want Jeremy Menez

There are four clubs following PSG's Jeremy Menez: Lyon; Saint-Etienne; Monaco and Fiorentina. He is valued at €6 million.

Source: L'Equipe

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Pogba set for Juventus pay rise

Juventus are set to increase the pay of midfielder Paul Pogba to €4 million a year in order to stave off interest from Paris Saint-Germain.

Source: Corriere dello Sport

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Inter still want Vucinic

Inter still want Mirko Vucinic. They could sign the Juventus striker on loan, paying €2 million up front and another €7m to complete a full transfer at the season's end.

Source: La Gazzetta dello Sport

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Man Utd launch £22.5m Shaw bid

Manchester United have tabled a £22.5 million offer for Southampton left-back Luke Shaw.

Source: Daily Mirror

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Draxler desperate for Arsenal move

Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler is desperate to join Arsenal this month.

Source: Daily Mirror

iftikhar wrote:

RedOranje wrote:

McAgger wrote:All I'm saying is how the hell can Rodgers sit there and tell us that there no players available that would improve our team when top talent is being shipped left and right under our noses

Except that none of that "top talent" was viable... which essentially means none of those players were actually available to us.  NONE of those players were/are "right under our noses" as they're not realistic targets for one reason or another.

That's not to say there AREN'T potential targets that are realistic and viable options that we could move for (i.e. are "available") but your examples are frankly ridiculous and ill-chosen which undermine any points you try to make.  Your (and others') propensity for knee-jerk and or hyperbole make it impossible to really engage in discussion or take your points seriously as you always tend toward the extreme and unrealistic when you'd be better served focusing on the viable to prove your point.  It's less flashy (and therefore less appealing for the doom-sayers) but it actually has substance.  Hence why I've stopped visiting the LFC section... it's all shouting and flash and no real depth anymore.


Fernando is/has been available and would readily improve our midfield options, especially with the current injuries.  Fullbacks were/are around and just about any signing in that area (bar another PFK) would make sense.  Hell, the Salah deal was one people were calling for back in October/November/December but suddenly he's not considered a good enough target... I'm sure once Chelsea confirm their £15-17m signing of him (it was very much more than the £11m some are somehow reporting) people will be back to calling him the missing piece and complaining about how we missed out.  It's all just a bit pantomime  and melodramatic at this point.

While McAgger's example or rationale were incorrect, who should consider why his judgement is being clouded. I doubt if he would have been so paranoid if it wasn't so late in transfer window. After FIVE long years (which seems like an eternity for LFC fans) we have a chance of making CL (which in turn has serious positive consequences for our long-term future) and without certain addition to the squad this prospect is really up in the air.

You made a correct analysis regarding areas (WB & DM) needing immediate strengthening. While I myself isn't overly comfortable with people (specially fellow Kopiates) making knee-jerk reactions or abysmal judgements; I have, for some time now, have accepted the fact that people gather here not just to learn, share, analyze but also to vent some steam.

As you have mentioned/indicated, we no longer need players to improve the starting XI but simply to assemble a decent squad. What puzzles me is while quality players (Matic/Mata, not them, their quality) would be hard to come by in mid-season window, squad players would have been more readily available.

I don't think we need to sign any full backs. We're quite stacked there, to be honest. Unfortunately our best two full backs are injured (in Enrique/GJ) and Cissokho hasn't been good enough but can do a job. He's not the best, but he's not the worst either. People have compared him to PFK, which is just wrong. Flanagan is coming back, Kelly is quite injury prone, but you have to remember we get Wisdom back at the end of the season (asked in the Liverpool section, but can he be recalled right now as we do need him?) so there's no real point in wasting time and money to get another full back in. Especially when we have good youth there too in Robinson and McLaughlin who are also both on loan. I think we're just going to have march on regarding full backs right now, and not make it a priority.

We do on the other hand require cover for Lucas. We've needed cover for Lucas for 2 seasons now. Yet this committee still hasn't seen it as a problem. We won't be making top 4 this season if we don't sign cover for him, especially if he's out for months. I've stated it before, SAS may be our best players in the team, but the "controller" is the most important role in Rodgers' team. Not one person bar Lucas (including Gerrard) can play that role. We desperately need to sign someone. We've been linked to Nigel De Jong by the Independent (who's not the best source, but sometimes get it right), and I'd take him in a heart beat. Unfortunately, AC Milan fans on this section have stated it'd be impossible to get him.

Disagree with the part in red, too. We need a number 10 / attacking midfielder. Henderson can play a role there, but it's clear he's a lot better as the central midfielder / box to box as he doesn't really have an end product.

Roma and Barca reach deal for Sanabria on the basis of 4m euros to avoid ruining their relationship.Only official announcement missing.

And Lazio want Anelka

-Di Marzio

M99 wrote:PSG ready record Messi bid

Paris Saint-Germain are set to meet the release clause on the contract of Barcelona star Lionel Messi, which is €250 million. They will make their approach in the summer.

Source: L'Equipe

This clearly wouldnt have been possible without that huge sponsorship they signed.Nevermind its the useless L'Equipe reporting so i'll just choose to ignore it.

http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Quatre-clubs-veulent-menez/435090

Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Monaco and Fiorentina are pursuing Jeremy Menez according to l'Equipe. Lyon and St Etienne are broke So you can count them out now...

M99 wrote:Draxler desperate for Arsenal move
Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler is desperate to join Arsenal this month.
Source: Daily Mirror

Looks more like Daily Mirror is desperate for sensationalist headlines.

rwo power wrote:

M99 wrote:Draxler desperate for Arsenal move
Schalke midfielder Julian Draxler is desperate to join Arsenal this month.
Source: Daily Mirror

Looks more like Daily Mirror is desperate for sensationalist headlines.

Indeed.

Anything with "Daily" in front of it in the UK is just

El Chelsea Fuerte wrote:But multiple sources are revealing that same-ish figure, rwo.

Swiss Sources talk about 20 mio CHF (=16.3 mio Euros or 13.4 mio GBP)

http://www.blick.ch/sport/fussball/superleague/yakin-ersatz-fuer-ihn-hat-keine-prioritaet-id2635626.html

I don't think we need to sign any full backs. We're quite stacked there, to be honest. Unfortunately our best two full backs are injured (in Enrique/GJ) and Cissokho hasn't been good enough but can do a job. He's not the best, but he's not the worst either. People have compared him to PFK, which is just wrong. Flanagan is coming back, Kelly is quite injury prone, but you have to remember we get Wisdom back at the end of the season (asked in the Liverpool section, but can he be recalled right now as we do need him?) so there's no real point in wasting time and money to get another full back in. Especially when we have good youth there too in Robinson and McLaughlin who are also both on loan. I think we're just going to have march on regarding full backs right now, and not make it a priority.

So Flanagan & Cissoko are enough to ensure T4????

iftikhar wrote:

I don't think we need to sign any full backs. We're quite stacked there, to be honest. Unfortunately our best two full backs are injured (in Enrique/GJ) and Cissokho hasn't been good enough but can do a job. He's not the best, but he's not the worst either. People have compared him to PFK, which is just wrong. Flanagan is coming back, Kelly is quite injury prone, but you have to remember we get Wisdom back at the end of the season (asked in the Liverpool section, but can he be recalled right now as we do need him?) so there's no real point in wasting time and money to get another full back in. Especially when we have good youth there too in Robinson and McLaughlin who are also both on loan. I think we're just going to have march on regarding full backs right now, and not make it a priority.

So Flanagan & Cissoko are enough to ensure T4????

"Full backs" aren't key positions.

They're (Flanno/Cissokho) are simply put, back ups because our two senior players are out injured. They'll do a role just fine.

It's the controller / DM role we need to sign to ensure T4.

Newcastle could bid for Zouma this month, according to L'Equipe.

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Mexes refuses move to Trabzonspor because he prefers to move to Monaco, according to L'Equipe.

Fiorentina interested in Sunderland's Diakite, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

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Juventus will try and sign one of Menez or Nani this month, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

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Boriello is flying to London today for talks with West Ham, according to Sky Sports.

Nocerino undergoing a medical at West Ham, according to Sky Sports.

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Reports in Italy suggest that Lazio are ready to offer under-fire West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka a contract until the summer.

Sky sources understand Newcastle United want to complete the signing of Dutch international striker Luuk de Jong before Tuesday's Premier League clash with Norwich City.

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ESPN FC is led to believe that Manchester United have made a bid to secure Southampton left-back Luke Shaw.

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An ESPN source says that Dani Osvaldo no longer has a future at Southampton after his violent training ground bust-up with Jose Fonte and has been transfer listed by the club.

Galatasaray make €8m bid for Guarin, according to Corriere dello Sport.

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Besiktas and Trabzonspor interested in AC Milan defender Zaccardo, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.

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Roma thinking of making a bid for Parma defender Paletta, according to Corriere dello Sport.

Crystal Palace close to signing free agent Mohamed Sissoko, according to RMC.

MT going all out ffs

yes I think we will sell Guarin now , I feel it's inevitable about it

Yohan Modric wrote:
Reports in Italy suggest that Lazio are ready to offer under-fire West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka a contract until the summer.

Why am I not surprised about this

West Ham to seal Marco Borriello deal in the coming hours

Sky Sports sources understand that talks have begun at Manchester United over a new deal for Wayne Rooney.

The striker’s current contract expires in the summer of 2015, but the club has contacted his representatives and the offer to start talks over an extension is understood to have been accepted.

Burak Yilmaz reignited links with Lazio after reportedly stating he wanted to “leave Galatasaray and go to Europe.”

The striker had been on the verge of completing a transfer to the Biancocelesti over the summer, but it sensationally collapsed at the last minute.

President Claudio Lotito accused his agent of causing the breakdown in negotiations by changing his demands related to bonuses and transfer fees.

Burak Yilmaz could be on his way to Lazio after all, as he was quoted in newspaper Milliyet announcing his departure from Turkey.

“I am tired of the way opposition fans treat me in Turkey. I want to go to Europe now.”

RealGunner wrote:West Ham to seal Marco Borriello deal in the coming hours

best news for Juve supporters this mercato!!

Botric working overdrive ffs