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No idea. Alex suggested somebody cheap and I thought, given that you're paying most of his wages anyway, he would be fairly cheap.
He has played 4 games this season according to Wikipedia .
No idea. Alex suggested somebody cheap and I thought, given that you're paying most of his wages anyway, he would be fairly cheap.
Seen the same saying summer though not now, I also wouldn't complain if it happenedApparently thats nonsense.
Werner to Liverpool floating about. Yes please
I guess if Werner came, then we'd play something like a 4-2-1-3 , with Mane, Werner, Salah as the front 3 and Firmino sat behind them
I really can't see us playing with all 4 of Firmino, Mane, Salah and Werner in the side on a regular basis. It's just far too attacking. At best you might see them together if we're chasing a game late on or maybe at home vs a lesser side but that's about it. If we're in for Werner then it'll be on the basis of him being another option for our current system. His (plus the current 3's) versatility, mean there will be plenty of opportunities for him to play, especially with the African Cup of Nations being moved back to January again next year.I guess if Werner came, then we'd play something like a 4-2-1-3 , with Mane, Werner, Salah as the front 3 and Firmino sat behind them
Apparently thats nonsense.
Werner to Liverpool floating about. Yes please
It's not going to be easy to keep them all happy all the time but I don't think it would be quite as big an issue as you think. The benefit of Werner as opposed to an other striker is that he could easily play wide in our front 3 too. With us likely to play 50-55 games, the versatility of all four of them would mean that's 150-165 opportunities to start. Assuming Werner would effectively replace Origi and even accounting for some games where Minamino would play in the front 3, you'd still be looking at close to 40 starts each on average for Werner, Salah, Mane and Firmino and total appearances including subs of around 50, which would be the same as Salah, Mane and Firmino averaged in the last 2 seasons.Thing is...Is Werner really going to want to come and sit on the bench from time to time? His stock and value is high, you'd expect him to want to be a starter whenever possible. Equally, Firmino, Salah and Manes stock is high, are any of those going to want to sit out on the bench so that Werner can come in? If we don't play all 4 of them then I think someones nose will be out of joint. I'd almost say that we just don't need Werner if Mane, Salah and Firmino all remain.
tbh, I'd rather we signed Havertz (or Grealish even, for a cheaper option) for the midfield than Werner for a front line which is fine as it is.
Said with no hint of irony at all
Just cos a player is 'linked' with a club it doesn't mean its going to happen. Every single window a bucket load of players are associated with clubs, eventually one or two stick but until its done, there's no point in getting your knickers in a twist about which transfers would be good / bad / true / nonsense.
This is why I mostly no longer bother looking at transfer "news", its 99% bull.
Course it won't happen but then again over 30, utd would give him stupid wages since they do every one else so suddenly seems plausible
Don’t worry you have Slimani and Ighalo on your loan radar .Why do South Americans give up so young? Tevez was immense on his day but basically retired at 30.
Also I can see United getting no one in this window. Say what you want about Ole but the people above him are diabolical.
Don’t worry you have Slimani and Ighalo on your loan radar .
I’ve also heard that Fernandes at Sporting Lisbon is pretty much off now as you lot are only offering £40mill whereas Lisbon want £50mill at the very least.We would have had Haaland if the board didn't mess it up. Look where we are now!