The Liverpool FC Thread XIII

OP

Original post by AR_95

So Lacazette or Benteke ain't happening

Yeah but Milner and Ings... :wink:

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Mackay

Liverpool will not be pursuing interest in Benteke. (Independent)

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OP

Original post by Mackay

Liverpool will not be pursuing interest in Benteke. (Independent)

actually happy about that tbh.

not sure who we're gonna buy but i reallllllllly didn't want benteke...

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The.Joker

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Original post by Mackay

Liverpool will not be pursuing interest in Benteke. (Independent)

Thank god, crisis averted! Good thing the club have sense not to splurge 30+ million on a player who doesn't fit into our system. He would have been another square peg for a round hole.

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Pimped Butterfly

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The club will still bid 20m for him but luckily Villa won't accept that. Still have a nagging feeling that a compromise might be reached around 27-28m. I'm not sure where on the Independent you're reading @Mackay but on their website it says
Liverpool also retain an interest in the Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke but are not prepared to pay the £32.5m buyout clause in the Belgian’s contract.The Villa manager, Tim Sherwood, said in the aftermath of the club’s FA Cup final defeat on Saturday that Benteke would not be permitted to leave for less than that sum, however Liverpool hope that they can persuade Villa to sell him for less.

So yeah, I do think that the club will still push for a compromise. Barrett mentioned a bit of around 20m too, iirc.

anyway I don't think the Indy have anyone connected to the club. Basc*nt, Joyce, Barrett and the Echo are the usual suspects.

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Mackay

I hope Villa stand firm and we don't get him, if I'm honest.

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The Shed End

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Ings and Milner would be decent business for £10-ish million. Don't know how much Ings is going for, saw Spurs bid £12 million, but Milner would improve your squad in about four positions.

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OP

https://twitter.com/DeludedBrendan/status/605349975984357376

Original post by The Shed End

Ings and Milner would be decent business for £10-ish million. Don't know how much Ings is going for, saw Spurs bid £12 million, but Milner would improve your squad in about four positions.

i agree; both would be decent squad additions.
i'm just a little afraid that we won't buy a decent striker and ings will end up being first team once sturridge inevitably gets injured.

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The Shed End

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Mackay

Original post by The Shed End

Ings and Milner would be decent business for £10-ish million. Don't know how much Ings is going for, saw Spurs bid £12 million, but Milner would improve your squad in about four positions.

Ings would be a free, but Burnley would be entitled to compensation, and both clubs will likely settle on around £5m/£6m.

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tonystark

i like how we are looking for cheap options such as Milner and Ings. What will this achieve ?

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OP

Original post by tonystark

i like how we are looking for cheap options such as Milner and Ings. What will this achieve ?

you have to consider that they won't be our "major summer signings" (i hope).
these players are just components that will help bolster our squad.

if we can get the pair of them on free transfers (with less than 10m compensation to burnley), that's a decent bit of business, which leaves the rest of our budget to try and peruse higher quality targets.

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Seabear11

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I don't think Milner is a bad option. He can play across the midfield, probably be one of your better "defensive" midfielder. Lucas can't play on forever. Makes sense

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OP