Allen's completed his move to Stoke:
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/229173-joe-allen-completes-transfer-to-stoke-city
Best of luck to him. Decent player but too many injuries meant he was never able to show his true worth. Had he been 6 inches taller I think Klopp would have given him more of a chance too.
I don't think we have. You're not going off "reports in Portugal" are you?
http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/229173-joe-allen-completes-transfer-to-stoke-city
Best of luck to him. Decent player but too many injuries meant he was never able to show his true worth. Had he been 6 inches taller I think Klopp would have given him more of a chance too.
I don't think we have. You're not going off "reports in Portugal" are you?
Yeah, was going off this http://www.express.co.uk/sport/foot...rs-Anderson-Talisca-20m-Done-Deal-Work-Permit
But I would be very happy if it wasnt true , we really dont need yet more midfielders
I don't think it's true I'm sure this same report came up last month too but I agree we don't need anymore attacking midfielders!
bentaleb and fazio too by the looks of it. got to bring the wage bill down on bit part players and invest in better
had to be done. i'd ship carroll and mason out too.
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This transfer window has been my wet dream so far, just Benteke and Balotelli to go 
With Smith leaving you'd hope that we've got a LB lined up but it seems not. The Echo are reporting that we've given up on Ben Chilwell having previously had a £7m bid rejected for him and there's nothing imminent on the LB front.
I'd be shocked if it was true. Portugese press make the tabloids over here look reliable. Every summer Liverpool or Utd are supposed to have all but signed some Portugese player only for it to turn out bs and I'm sure this will prove to be the case again.
Without looking at the needs of the team, I'd agree. We need a Lucas type far more than we need an Allen type midfielder though. Allen's a CM that can only play in a 4-3-3 and we've already got Henderson, Milner and now Wijnaldum that can play there. We need midfielders that can play in a 2 man midfield and Allen can't do that.
It's going to be interesting to see just how highly the club rate Grujic. He's looked really good in pre-season so far but I'm not sure how much that's to do with him possibly taking it more seriously than most, looking to impress.
I'd be shocked if it was true. Portugese press make the tabloids over here look reliable. Every summer Liverpool or Utd are supposed to have all but signed some Portugese player only for it to turn out bs and I'm sure this will prove to be the case again.
Without looking at the needs of the team, I'd agree. We need a Lucas type far more than we need an Allen type midfielder though. Allen's a CM that can only play in a 4-3-3 and we've already got Henderson, Milner and now Wijnaldum that can play there. We need midfielders that can play in a 2 man midfield and Allen can't do that.
It's going to be interesting to see just how highly the club rate Grujic. He's looked really good in pre-season so far but I'm not sure how much that's to do with him possibly taking it more seriously than most, looking to impress.
The 18 months from when Masch left to when Lucas done his knee, he was excellent. He picked up another lengthy injury straight after coming back from his ACL and he's never been the same since. He still does a job and if we aren't to sign another holding mid then I'd rather we kept him than kept Allen.
I understand bentaleb and mason. Carroll I think needs more of a chance; I think he has good vision and is excellent at distribution.
Pritchard is just such a head scratcher though. I can't imagine him being significantly worse than the French league chap
True. One of many consequences of the shambles the club was at the time.
While I was a bit harsh on Masch at the time. He was an excellent holding player (and now an excellent holding player, and centre back) and Alonso had that touch of class about him from the start.
However; you do not go out and buy like for like replacements for players of that calibre, when you consider there is a cluster of elite level European footballers, replacing like for like is at best expensive.
You aim to pick up a younger player with talent and hope they can mature in to a similar player / similar level, but, like for like is difficult.
I mean, if Real Madrid lost Kros, there are few players that would come in and be near that quality. You either adapt the style / team or try and find someone similar you can develop.
Not easy with Alonso, not easy at all.