Other clubs transfer thread

Klaus

Liverpool agree £75 million fee for van Dijk, making him the most expensive defender in football history: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/12/27/liverpool-agree-world-record-75m-deal-virgil-van-dijk/

Klaus

van Dijk is good, but it's a lot of cash for someone who isn't world class and has zero top club experience. Is he even among the top 10 defenders in the league right now?

Personally I think the most interesting centreback outside the big clubs this season is Harry Maguire. Leicester did really well to pick him up.

lorddulaarsenal

He’s good and he’ll certainly strengthen Liverpool

Lot of dough though.

Hegazi has impressed

Ray

Klopp is building a quality side. All they need is a proper keeper and full backs.

Anfield1884

We're probably selling Coutinho in that case. Going all out for Lemar in the summer. Basically doing what we wanted to do om deadline day, Van Dijk and Lemar.

lorddulaarsenal

Coutinho will be a huge huge miss

lorddulaarsenal

Liverpool really need top four but I don’t think they’ll get it

lorddulaarsenal

£75m for good but not great defender. That’s depressing. It’s things like this that are making me lose interest in football.

Ray

Keita and Van Dijk for close to £140m, it's a big gamble if they don't work out.

lorddulaarsenal

I have a feeling it’s the system that is their problem

flobaba

The most expensive defender in football is Virgil Van Dijk. In a January transfer.

This is unsustainable.

goon

Is he really that good?

GooneriC

It's great work by Liverpool if they sell Coutinho for over 100 million.

Rohit

goon wrote:
Is he really that good?

No, but will improve their defense enough to ensure they get 4th.

Bryant

next thing you know, we'll buy Jonny Evans for 30m! 😆

Bold Tone

Rohit wrote:
goon wrote:
Is he really that good?

No, but will improve their defense enough to ensure they get 4th.

That's the reason plus the fact that they got found guilty of tapping up the player in the summer weakened their bargaining position so they probably went with a "name your offer" position.
They also have an over-priced Coutinho in their back pocket to balance out the net-spend and acting fast eliminated the potential bidding war with city, chelsea &/or united.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/12/27/liverpool-agree-world-record-75m-deal-virgil-van-dijk/

Tactics

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
Coutinho will be a huge huge miss

Yep, still their best player IMO despite Salah's form

Jed

With Liverpool now finally sorting out their defence (yes I truly believe VVD would have that level of impact - he's that good), Wenger can kiss his 4th place dream goodbye.

Ray

One player isn’t going to sort out their defence, they have a coaching issue, but he will improve their ability to play out from defence.

Gurgen

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:
£75m for good but not great defender. That’s depressing. It’s things like this that are making me lose interest in football.

Yeah this game is so dead.