Be good to see how he does against Spurs. Don't think we will pivot from Sesko though 🤔

flobaba Hmmm yeah he has been linked with Real Madrid and Newcastle. I'm hoping Madrid snap him up but I wouldn't want to replace Gabriel in his prime with a 20yr old.

I just think we should be adding to our core not taking away from it. Agree with those that say Gabriel can have 1 more extension and then get his payday in Saudi at 30.

The gaps are obvious in this team and there are plenty of options to fill them.

      JazzG this is a crazy compilation. I love his speed on the counter. We just lack that right now. I would prioritise him if I was the new DoF.

        Wtf was that at 42 seconds? Either the happiest accident of all time or the best piece of skill I've ever seen. No other possibilities.

          Lukazan that’s what stuck out for me. Was skill. Not as fluid as Odegaard or Bergkamp, but certainly had a plan or reaction time to get past the defender.

            Although I like this Hugo kid, he is not made in our (Arteta’s) current mold of striker. Physical strength, hard pressing ability, hold up play, aerial duel winning machine, those are our prioritized qualities. Sesko is the target I believe - for good or for ill. Arteta prefers to have workhorses upfront rather than thoroughbreds.

            A whole set of clubs after him , we will have to be very convincing to land him.

            Panda just trying to help make the math math. If he’s good enough, he’s old enough as the saying goes, and by all accounts this kid is another monster in the making. Saliba learned his trade on the job as well, and we were fine. He can be the mentor this time around.

            Anyway, if I’m honest, I don’t know why I’m still advancing this conversation - I do like Gabriel and saw what he could potentially become early, kudos to him for leveling up his game and improving his focus. I guess I really just got triggered by the statement that without Gabriel the project was dead and that he’s irreplaceable.

                flobaba . I guess I really just got triggered by the statement that without Gabriel the project was dead and that he’s irreplaceable.

                As Arsène once said, "the cemeteries are full of useful people". Nobody is truly irreplaceable.

                But maybe big Gabi comes close... 😃

                  Sound like it is imminent.

                  Quite a situation for Liverpool. Arguably 3 of their best 4/5 players are potentially going to walk for free this summer, after winning the PL with them. Salah and Van Dijk have both given their peak years to the club, both well into their 30s and I think the fans will accept that.

                  Trent is gonna sting like hell for them. Entering his peak and will walk away, local boy who has come through the academy on top. I don't blame him, he is 26 and a move like Real Madrid is a once in a lifetime opportunity, would be worse if he joined another PL club.

                  Losing Trent is a huge blow for them. His creation numbers are off the chart and while he's not a great defender, he's such a difference maker for them from that right back spot - literally no one else in the world does what he does from that position. I still expect them to hold onto Salah and VVD but even that end result of undoubtedly overpaying two players on the wrong side of 30 is a scary proposition.

                  Rumours that Nunez wants out and so does Diaz as well. Liverpool potentially will be losing a lot of key players in the summer.

                  Trent has won a PL, CL, World club cup, Super cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup with Liverpool so he's won it all with them.

                  If Pool lose even half of the players mentioned (between TAA, VVD, Salah, Diaz and Nunez), they are potentially gonna take a significant hit next year.

                  At least city have some semblance of a plan in place for losing players like De Bruyne, Grealish (no big loss on the pitch), Stones, Silva, Gundogan, Walker, Kovacic. They will have Rodri back and have purchased some players in January that might be a bit more settled by next season. And they will bring in plenty more (unless they are sanctioned)

                  And we all know what our needs are. Extremely significant summer for the top teams.

                  Liverpool already needed to spend on a new LB, new CM and a new ST and that was assuming Nunez leaves this summer. Now they need to sign a new RB and also ensure they re-sign Salah and VVD, which will be no small feat. If they let Diaz go, that's another top player they need to replace. Even if they keep Salah and VVD, if Salah doesn't have another Balon D'Or quality year and his performance goes down by just 10-20%, that's such a huge hole to fill with his performances, no TAA, and new players around the pitch. Clearly winning a title is worth it but I would not feel great going into this summer as a Liverpool fan.

                  You would think with all of the players they'd need to replace - it almost rules them out of the running for Isak as they probably can't allocate such a significant portion of their budget to one player.

                  I also don't think they will be as hurt as people think. Sadly, they have excellent talent ID.

                    daredevil I don't think they will fall back to like mid-table like United, Spurs or Chelsea have since they have a solid manager with good players. But I do think that Salah and TAA have saved them multiple times this year and in past years due to their awesome attacking and creating abilities. If you take out TAA and just put in a solid RB, they'll arguably get better defensively but they lose that X-factor that has been so crucial for them this season.