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I reckon we are being linked with Griezmann and Thiago, as a way of FSG to show us that we are going for top players, when we dont get them, probably have an excuse ready
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I reckon we are being linked with Griezmann and Thiago, as a way of FSG to show us that we are going for top players, when we dont get them, probably have an excuse ready I think the Thiago links are real, Klopp has been a long standing admirer, he is likely to leave Bayern, Gini is likely to leave for Barca, so it's a case of if all the ducks like up we may get him. Griezmann I do not see happening at all, to old, to expensive and pay demands to much, if we weren't in for Werner, it makes no sense for Griezmann.
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They probably thought the Werner transfer links would go on all summer until someone purchased him, same with the other German lad Kai H, unfortunately Chelsea went straight in and signed them for ludracous amounts destroying those 2 transfer sagas.
We are now involved in the Thiago saga which will go on all summer & now the mad Griezmann links.
Unless FSG sell a big name player we will not get any incomings.
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Again..... I couldn't care less whether our net spend is 23 mil or -23 mil.
Klopp has built a very competitive side on the national and European stage over the last 3 years. We have had finals every year. We have won the Premier League and could have easily won it back to back had it not been for the Frankenstein club that we were up against. We have won the Champions League, Super Cup and World Club Cup. We have a strong base to continue winning things for a few years to come (hopefully).
These results should really be speaking for themselves.
This is how Klopp and FSG work, it was the same at Dortmund, small squad, good backroom staff, youngsters given the chance to come through, players moulded in Klopps image.
KLOPP IS NOT CHAMPAGNE MANAGER. you simply aren't going to get him making signing after signing.
I'm not trying to justify lack of investment into the team (I think we definitely need something to keep pace) but I am just trying to say that what FSG and Klopp have done so far has worked. We are not going to go out and panic buy someone for 80 mil who isn't going to fit into what Klopp has built for the last 5 years.
Why obsess over figures when you could be focusing on what it is that actually makes this team so good.
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Again..... I couldn't care less whether our net spend is 23 mil or -23 mil.
Klopp has built a very competitive side on the national and European stage over the last 3 years. We have had finals every year. We have won the Premier League and could have easily won it back to back had it not been for the Frankenstein club that we were up against. We have won the Champions League, Super Cup and World Club Cup. We have a strong base to continue winning things for a few years to come (hopefully).
These results should really be speaking for themselves.
This is how Klopp and FSG work, it was the same at Dortmund, small squad, good backroom staff, youngsters given the chance to come through, players moulded in Klopps image.
KLOPP IS NOT CHAMPAGNE MANAGER. you simply aren't going to get him making signing after signing.
I'm not trying to justify lack of investment into the team (I think we definitely need something to keep pace) but I am just trying to say that what FSG and Klopp have done so far has worked. We are not going to go out and panic buy someone for 80 mil who isn't going to fit into what Klopp has built for the last 5 years.
Why obsess over figures when you could be focusing on what it is that actually makes this team so good.
We became champions material after spending big on VVD and Alisson, 2 areas we all saw we were weak as well as Klopp, however, that became possible only because Barca wanted to buy Coutinho. We all see that we need better than Origi as well as Klopp, this is why he wanted Werner but this time there was no money available though a club like ours after 2 years or record revenues and profits with little player purchases should have 50m, especially when you see how a club like Arsenal can afford.
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The fact is we only spend what we can make via selling our big name players.
FSG are forfeiting the chance to build a successful dynasty at the club because they won’t dip into their own pockets. We are Mike Ashley mentality run the sooner we get our heads around this fact and come together to say this is wrong, FSG will continue to milk the idea of a CL place to financially sustain us with no other ambitions!
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I don't have the time to read this at the moment. I will when I get a chance. But this gives a break down of Liverpool's spending over the last few years https://twitter.com/SwissRamble/status/1302855202089971713
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The fact is we only spend what we can make via selling our big name players.
FSG are forfeiting the chance to build a successful dynasty at the club because they won’t dip into their own pockets. We are Mike Ashley mentality run the sooner we get our heads around this fact and come together to say this is wrong, FSG will continue to milk the idea of a CL place to financially sustain us with no other ambitions! I dont think anybody is asking them to dip in their own pockets but they should allow the club to spend what they generate including player sales. Capital investment should be financed through long term debt instead of short term shareholder loans.
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Does it matter how much we spend/do not spend? what matters is that we have the best players for our system/manager, Robertson was only £8 million, but he is one of the best LB in the world, City have spent £50+ million on several FB and they are nowhere near as good as Robbo, Barca have spent a fortune and they are awful, money isn't the answer.
I agree we need to strengthen, but Klopp and his team have proven they can do this, whether that's breaking records for Alisson & VvD when required, or picking up relegated players like Robertson & Gini for relatively small fee's and turning them into World Class players, so lets leave them to decide.
I am looking forward to the transfer window closing, this is boring.
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