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I'm just wondering what Liverpool's transfer strategy will be like. We all know since the new owners and commolli have joined the club Liverpool have targeted younger players. However, should liverpool be signing 17, 18, 19 year-olds or 24, 25 year-olds at a higher price.

Also, I believe that we could do without another Centre Mid and focus more money on a higher quality winger. If, we were to get a Centre Mid I beleive we would need an attacking one, not Charlie Adam who to be quite honest wouldn't add much to the Liverpool side considering we have got Lucas, Spearing, Meireles, Shelvey, Gerrard and possibly Aquilani.

For me, I beleive we should get an older Left Back that is 25-26-27 years-old because we have Jack Robinson coming through the ranks and in 3-4 years time if he makes the grade he will be our regular Left-Back. If not, we can review the situation in another 4 or 5 seasons time. Also, there is the possibility of an Insua stay as cover.

I do believe we need another CB because of Carragher's age and Agger's injury problems. I would like to see Wilson played more regularly next season. Someone like Gary Cahill is too expensive for what he is and may have to look abroad to bring in someone that is cheaper or has more potential.

Last thing that would need to be sorted out would be do Liverpool need another striker. I beleive Dani Pacheco and David Ngog should be put out on loan to a Premier league side which would leave few other options. Watching the reserves play and I have noticed that Michael Ngoo looks a promising player, however, if he is good enough or the first team this could be in 2 or 3 years at least. In beleive we need to sign a 18-22 year-old striker, but, someone who has had a fair bit of first team action.

Players in (in my opinion)

Sakho (18 million max fee)
Wendt (6 million max fee)
Hazard (22 million max fee)
Taarabt (12 million max fee)
Muller (22 million max fee)
Eriksen (15 million max fee)


Players out (in my opinion)

Kyriakos (1 million min fee)
Maxi (4 million min fee)
Cole (3 million min fee)
Aquilani (12 million min fee)
Degen (2 million min fee)
Jovanovic (2 million min fee)
Aurelio (1 million min fee)
Konchecky (1 million min fee)
Jones (1 million min fee)
Poulsen (1 million min fww)
Amoo (on loan)
Ngog (on loan)
Pacheco (on loan)

i live NESV tranfser style young players have for years to come grow into maturity will be good for them and the club.

i disagree over charlie adam i think he's good enough for any club in the prem. his long passing, creativity and set pieces would be an asset for any side especially if gerrard is out injured for a similar amount of time next season. holloway has every right to try and get the best deal for his star man and i think he maybe worth coughing up the cash if aquilani makes an exit.

saying that i reckon a winger, centre half and left back should be higher priorities.

i like sakho and think he'd be a great addition. we need a CB who can win the ball in the air and also pose a threat from set plays and sakho would fit that bill. i do also like cahill and think he'll become an england regular in 1 or 2 years. 9 years ago united payed a reported fee which totalled £29.1m for rio ferdinand and has proved to be a huge investment. £15m-£20m for gary cahill would still be a good investment but if sakho was available cheaper i'd move for him first.

juan mata tops my list out of the wingers we are linked with i think he's the biggest name we'd be most likely to land. if we could pull off another deal for hazard that would be immense. but i'd take young or perotti also. i think if the clubs interest in sylvain marveaux is genuine then we should take a look at seb larsson first, he's home grown (i think from his time at arsenal's academy) and already used to premiership football.

if newcastle are interested in david n'gog it could work out well for us with regards to the jose enrique deal. a part exchange plus cash fee would enable us more room to manoeuvre in transfer window and pursue another young striker maybe.

i seen charlie adam play quite a few time. most of his balls drift off a bit if he improves a bit more i think so. But we need 1 more attacking midfelider. When gaerrard injured he 31 now we got mereiles, lucas,spearing and if we get adam him aswell . none really attack minded some say merlies is but not really he box to box midfeiler.

diego is attack minded altho i dont know if we're still after him