KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum If Alonso and Mascherano want to leave...

... then I say "**** 'em!"

True.

let's just get the most we can get from their sale and let's invest wisely.

we used to have a great midfield even when Mascherano wasn't here. we had Sissoko doing all the dirty work, and this kind of players can be replaced. Alonso can be replaced by a more mobile "box to box" midfielder instead of Alonso's deep lying midfield role.

What makes Torres and Gerrard play their best for Liverpool is because they play with their hearts. the way they love liverpool makes them achieve more than what they're technically able to achieve.

I say give us 80 mil for the both of them if they want to leave.

I'm hoping that this is just going to go away to be honest!

Jessss next season is a brilliant opportunity to win the league with the mancs and chavs in a transitional period but if we end up losing those two for whatever money it puts us behind them again and it'll be another year of playing catch up...

If the two stooges end up pocketing most of the earnings from any sale then I think Rafa will be looking for an exit plan too and who can blame him!

I'm going to try and not worry about it until it happens... nothing's signed as yet so fingers crossed

I agree, hope it all goes away as we've one of the best centre midfield 3 in the world but if they want to go how about these two options as a thought. (just ideas to toss aorund in case we do loose our two)

Alonso to Madrid for Mahamadou Diarra plus £20-£25m. He's a big strong lad whose coming back from injury and hasn't got a squad number at Madrid anymore so is likely to be available. Looked a great player for Lyon after Essien left and did well for Madrid playing as one of two holding midfielders until his injury. Good in the air as well and does score a couple goals a season neither of which Mascherano offers and if both he and Alonso want out he could fill Masherano's boots.

Mascherano to Barcelona for Busquets plus £10-£15m. A player we've been linked to in the past so obviously someone Rafa likes the look of. Generally behind Yaya Toure and Keita in the pecking order until quite recently and of course has Inniesta and Xavi ahead of him in a more advanced role. Add Mascherano to that equation and he's not going to get the playing time that we could offer. Again we have the Spanish connection that may work in our favour.

If the Spanish want them make them pay through the nose as both players are contracted and niether expire end of next season so we should be demanding over market value for them. Play the game the same way teams like Lyon and PSurs have done in recent times and set a high value and stick to it.

We loose two players who want to leave, add two repalcements as part of the deals and make some cash to invest elsewhere.

i would love to see us get busquets - i think thats a good shout - a quality youngster he is with enough strength to cope with the prem

though i have to say i would be happy to see spearing step up as the other replacement and the money spent in other areas - ie winger and striker

don't really agree with the original post at all.

If Alonso wants to leave i'd be gutted but no way would I say 'fvck him', he's been a massive part of the Rafalution and would be welcomed back to Anfield anytime.

yeah cant agree with the original post either.

They're class players, who have preformed well for the club and have always been committed on the pitch.

They'll be very hard to replace and we should fight to keep them.

i have to agree with the last two - one of things that sets Liverpool aside from the rest of the league is that we have always given ex-players a great reception whenever they have returned - lets keep it that way and remember the good things the two have done regardless of whether or not they leave this summer

players want to leave then there is no return way