Players we're prioritising this summer

[David Hodgson]

I'm told by a very good source (no, really) that this summer will see us seek to secure Defoe (big surprise), SWP permanently (no, really, again), Victor, and another centre-back.

 

These are obviously far from certainties but strong likelihoods, I'm told.

 

fWIW this comes from the same place as my previous Fowler and swp info.

[Guest The Defender]

We NEED to take a gamble... and spend 15-25million on a striker..

 

For me... Fernando Torres... with the spanish armada already at our club i believe he can be persuaded.

[Knox_Harrington]

We were going for Defoe as the window closed and Wright-Phillips was really happy in the north-west. He might consider Arsenal for all I know but I think he'd prefer to come home. He used to go out in Liverpool pretty regularly.

 

Victor's contract is up in the summer I think. So he'd be on a free.

 

These are hardly implausible shouts (not that Hodgson is to be doubted).

 

EDIT: The centre half could well be the Argentinean lad we've been linked with today as well.

Edited February 9, 2006 by Knox_Harrington

[R A Softlad]

I heard Spurs offered him to us for £5m + Cissé.

[Bootle Buck]

  Gerrardrules said:

Yes I have!! Several times. It might be because I'm Dutch and I normally see more Dutch football then foreigners.

He scores so easily. Yesterday he did it again.

 

Who the feck had heard of RVN before he signed for Utd and look what he has done.

[Gerrardrules]

RVN did exactly the same what Ronaldo did at psv before him. Scoring loads of goals. Being topscorer of the Dutch league easily with 20+ goals. The same Kuyt is doing right now. Again.

[Guest prudent]

It looks like Gabriel Palletta will join us before the summer. Liverpool.no reports that he is coming over to Liverpool on sunday for a medical if all goes as scheduled. The club president has publicly said that there are some minor issues to iron out.

[Guest Kev]

  prudent said:

The club president has publicly said that there are some minor issues to iron out.

 

Like a late bid from someone else

[CarraLegend]

  Elisha_Scott said:

 

You heard right. Exactly right!

 

We should of bit there hand off

[Lee W]

I would hope we're holding out to see if there may be better options available in the summer before going for Defoe.

[anfield11]

  Kev said:

Like a late bid from someone else

 

 

Probably Slur Alex, who can't seem to come up with his own ideas!!

[Guest Red & Green]

  Jack Bauer said:

More importantly, I thought Victor was a RW? Why would we sign two of them? Especially since Victor was pretty average on his trials anyway.

 

Saw Victor play last night.

 

He's bigger than I thought but looked at best a stop gap until the summer.

[Cunny]

there's been some b******s spouted in this thread

did my eyes deceive me or was anny road described as a 'respected poster'?

[Behind Enemy Lines]

  Maldini said:

So would I, without hesitation. I wonder if Cisse's wages were a factor? He's meant to be on a pretty hefty wedge isn't he? We#d probably have to pay him off.

 

Either way it costs, with debatable value for money

[Romario]

We sound worse than spurs with all these later than late offers and deals breaking down.

 

Liverpool nearly signed Defoe but it was too late.

 

Liverpool nearly signed Simao but it was too late.

 

Liverpool nearly signed SWP but it was too late.

 

Poor bloody Raffa.

 

 

 

  L19red said:

as the subject of Cisse's departure has come up, anyone got any info on who is out of the door in the summer? at least one of the goalies has to go, but who else? morientes maybe, and if fowler shapes up and we sign defoe then where does that leave pongolle and le tallec?

I reckon Cisse, Morienties,Mellor, LeTellec, Cheryou, Traore, Dudek and perhaps Pongo if he can't get games to prove himself at Blackburn. A potential 8 players. We'll need to replace 6 of them with quality starting with up front.

[Bailo]

Can't understand the anti-Defoe feeling on here. He's had a difficult season this season (still scored twice in his first start for yonks) but that's down to Mido being #1 with Jol + A.N.Other, which has invariably been Keane, as he's in good form at the moment. I've not seen Kuyt play loads but I have seen Defoe and I think he's absolute top class.

[Gravy]

Am I the only one who doesn't think Defoe is all that? An to take a £10 million loss on Cisse? Let's just hope he has a great World Cup a la Baros in the Euros. Sell him to Marseille and get more money for him and then buy Owen back.

 

Looks like we could be on the threshold of another "nearly" summer then.

[Bailo]

  SuperDjibril said:

Can't understand the anti-Defoe feeling on here. He's had a difficult season this season (still scored twice in his first start for yonks) but that's down to Mido being #1 with Jol + A.N.Other, which has invariably been Keane, as he's in good form at the moment. I've not seen Kuyt play loads but I have seen Defoe and I think he's absolute top class.

 

 

  Gravy said:

Am I the only one who doesn't think Defoe is all that? An to take a £10 million loss on Cisse? Let's just hope he has a great World Cup a la Baros in the Euros. Sell him to Marseille and get more money for him and then buy Owen back.

 

Looks like we could be on the threshold of another "nearly" summer then.

[Stevie H]

  Lee W said:

I would hope we're holding out to see if there may be better options available in the summer before going for Defoe.

 

after a world cup? prices could rocket.

 

what we want is a proven goalscorer with english league and european experience who is approaching the peak of his career and who is at a club which is going nowhere and won't be in europe next season.

[jimmylibel]

Have to say I can't understand the preference for Defoe over Owen either.

 

 

 

  Stevie H said:

after a world cup? prices could rocket.

 

what we want is a proven goalscorer with english league and european experience who is approaching the peak of his career and who is at a club which is going nowhere and won't be in europe next season.

 

See that's more like it

[Gravy]

  jimmylibel said:

Have to say I can't understand the preference for Defoe over Owen either.

See that's more like it

 

Regardless of all that has gone on in the past with Owen, Defoe isn't fit to lace Owen's boots. They are not even on the same planet as players.

 

Defoe is overrated IMO.

[Romario]

  Gravy said:

Am I the only one who doesn't think Defoe is all that? An to take a £10 million loss on Cisse? Let's just hope he has a great World Cup a la Baros in the Euros. Sell him to Marseille and get more money for him and then buy Owen back.

 

Looks like we could be on the threshold of another "nearly" summer then.

 

This summer will be our most important for years. I think if we fail AGAIN to

pick up the right players the momentum could well be lost and I think the rot will slowly creep in.

 

Hyypia will need replacing and players like Gerrard and Alonso will see us going backwards

as we certainly won't be going forwards if on the last day of the transfer window yet again we're

bidding left right and centre with Parry (*fingers crossed behind his back) is counting down the clock.

 

We'll need a CB perhaps another LB a RM and two quality forwards. That's 5 quality players, not ones

for the future or players with potential. We already have that. For me Crouch and Morienties are great backup/cover

if we had two strikers in the Owen/Defoe/AJ mode.

[Eiler99]

  Stevie H said:

what we want is a proven goalscorer with english league and european experience who is approaching the peak of his career and who is at a club which is going nowhere and won't be in europe next season.

 

We can't afford Rooney.

[Coyler]

Preferably one with two fully-functioning hamstrings.

[Flasher]

  Coyler said:

Preferably one with two fully-functioning hamstrings.

 

 

Exactly.

 

I don't expect Owen to ever play for a big club ever again. (serious trophy winning side that is)

 

England is all he's got and will have now. After Sven has gone I doubt he'll be so secure there either.