Transfer Window Speculation

[Gethin]

  1 hour ago, PaulMcC186 said:

If Konate left to be replaced by Huijsen it wouldn't be strengthening.

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No - but I think Huijsen would be the Gomez replacement. Can well see us selling Konate if he looks unlikely to sign a new contract and signing another experienced CB to replace him. 

[psl]

  1 hour ago, PaulMcC186 said:

If Konate left to be replaced by Huijsen it wouldn't be strengthening.

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Yeah but if Konate isn't going to sign a new deal then we should sell him.

[Cobs]

  1 hour ago, psl said:

Yeah but if Konate isn't going to sign a new deal then we should sell him.

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And if he refuses to go ?

[Swipe]

I'm hoping the Quansah line there implies Huijsen would replace him, but yeah, maybe Konate wants to go, or wants to run his contract down like Trent. What can you do.

[Hassony]

  1 hour ago, Swipe said:

I'm hoping the Quansah line there implies Huijsen would replace him, but yeah, maybe Konate wants to go, or wants to run his contract down like Trent. What can you do.

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I hope he's not being kept to cover right back 

[Swipe]

  1 hour ago, Hassony said:

I hope he's not being kept to cover right back 

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Would rather Gomez for that, but we all know the score with him.

Be interesting to see what they do about RB in the summer. Seems to be a bit of a subtle briefing lately to say Bradley will be first choice, which is great, but we really do need a second option there.

[Hassony]

  1 hour ago, Swipe said:

Seems to be a bit of a subtle briefing lately to say Bradley will be first choice, which is great, but we really do need a second option there.

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I'm fine with him being first choice,  but his fitness is an issue, and we don't have a natural back up/competition 

[Swipe]

  1 hour ago, Hassony said:

I'm fine with him being first choice,  but his fitness is an issue, and we don't have a natural back up/competition 

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yeah agree. He's exciting, but if he has another layoff early next season what do we do.  Did wonder if we'd get someone who can play centre half and also RB if needed. Maybe Huijsen can do that. Not sure I've noticed if he's fast or not tbh.

[psl]

  1 hour ago, Cobs said:

And if he refuses to go ?

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Not much you can do is there.  But we should invite offers and try to encourage the process along.

Better than doing nothing and letting someone else go for free. 

[Cobs]

  1 hour ago, psl said:

Not much you can do is there.  But we should invite offers and try to encourage the process along.

Better than doing nothing and letting someone else go for free. 

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These dialogues always exist between club/player/agent - just not played out in public

[Flasher]

  1 hour ago, Swipe said:

yeah agree. He's exciting, but if he has another layoff early next season what do we do.  Did wonder if we'd get someone who can play centre half and also RB if needed. Maybe Huijsen can do that. Not sure I've noticed if he's fast or not tbh.

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Errr. No. If anything, he'd be Virgils long term replacement on the left cb position, not that I rate him.

[Swipe]

  44 minutes ago, Flasher said:

Errr. No. If anything, he'd be Virgils long term replacement on the left cb position, not that I rate him.

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Won't be the best replacement for him if he's slow. 

[Flasher]

  1 hour ago, psl said:

Yeah but if Konate isn't going to sign a new deal then we should sell him.

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I'm pretty sure I'm 100% alone on this, which is fine, but I really don't rate Konate that highly. He makes me very nervous when I watch him play. Constantly bundling into forwards and getting away with it.

I'd love an upgrade on him too, albeit it's a very low priority. 

[Big Red Machine]

I reckon Konate wants VVD money. 

[PaulMcC186]

Van Dijk's ongoing desire to compete for the biggest trophies was matched by what

Liverpool are determined to keep offering and their summer transfer plans are expected to underline that.  

 

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@David_Ornstein

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@JamesPearceLFC

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[Swipe]

Ooh. 

Hasn't had a pay cut either, apparently.

[Cobs]

  33 minutes ago, Big Red Machine said:

I reckon Konate wants VVD money. 

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well, he needs to play as well as him first doesn't he?

[Dan]

  19 minutes ago, Cobs said:

well, he needs to play as well as him first doesn't he?

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And be available to play more.

[goodrobotusses]

  1 hour ago, Swipe said:

Would rather Gomez for that, but we all know the score with him.

Be interesting to see what they do about RB in the summer. Seems to be a bit of a subtle briefing lately to say Bradley will be first choice, which is great, but we really do need a second option there.

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I've convinced myself it's gonna be Frimpong, who will be primarily an option as a winger but also backup/rotation for Bradley at right-back, with probably Curtis/Quansah as the smash-glass, we're-injury-f***ed third and fourth choices.

[RedHarvest]

The Huijsen stuff might be press briefing to encourage Konates camp to s*** or get off the pot