So the sports pages are reporting £75m for Van Dijk. Unbelievable. He's good, but he's not £75m good!
To put it in perspective, £75m would have got you Suarez 4 years ago. It would also have got you De Bruyne and left you £20m to blow on a backup player. So given the choice, would you rather have Van Dijk, or one of the other options?
Liverpool are being robbed blind and it's because they have Klavan, Lovren and Mignolet as their last line of defence, and other teams can see how desperate they are. There is no guarantee, either, that Van Dijk will significantly improve matters or come anywhere close to living up to his price tag. My fear is that if we do not start to rebuild soon, we will end up in the same position, and with a board who have a track record for refusing to spend that kind of money.
I thought £50m for Walker was bad, but if this goes through, the world really has gone mad.
Crazy money
posted on 28/12/17
Jürgen Klopp on Pogba's £89m move in 2016: 'The day that this is football, I'm not in a job anymore'
Jurgen Klopp in 2017: Spends £75m on Virgil Van Dijk
Crazy the football world.
posted on 28/12/17
Klopp was just saying the day games are decided by how much you pay is the day he quits.
No surprise to see Gunnerthru misinterpreting it though.
posted on 28/12/17
Dont think I did.
posted on 28/12/17
comment by jlou1978 (U15376)
posted 8 hours, 2 minutes ago
Liverpool's defensive problems ?
We have conceded 3 more than Spurs, and exactly the same as Arsenal. We also have more clean sheets than Spurs, and the best home defensive record in the premier league.
Obviously we need to improve, but no more than some others, who for whatever reason don't carry the negative narrative our defence does.
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Our defence certainly does carry the same negative narrative.
Spurs have consistently been one of the best defences for a few seasons so a bit of a blip doesn't bring the same criticism.
posted on 28/12/17
comment by Coutinho's Happy Feet (U18971)
posted 9 hours, 10 minutes ago
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by KLS. (U1695)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 6 minutes ago
But nothing like £75m...
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Everton paid £50m for Gilfi Sigurdsson!
Everton paying £50m for some spurs reject and people are going on about us!
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Yet but £80m for VVD is just stupid.
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It's £80m now
Allowing for Jainflation I expect the fee to be up to £140m plus optional add ons this time tomorrow.
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KLS decided to add £5m to Sig's price I just thought I'd follow suit.
I actually think he's a very good player no matter if you have overpaid. If, and that's a big if, Coutinho is sacrificed, I still think it was worth the gamble.
posted on 28/12/17
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Coutinho's Happy Feet (U18971)
posted 9 hours, 10 minutes ago
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by KLS. (U1695)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 6 minutes ago
But nothing like £75m...
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Everton paid £50m for Gilfi Sigurdsson!
Everton paying £50m for some spurs reject and people are going on about us!
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Yet but £80m for VVD is just stupid.
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It's £80m now
Allowing for Jainflation I expect the fee to be up to £140m plus optional add ons this time tomorrow.
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KLS decided to add £5m to Sig's price I just thought I'd follow suit.
I actually think he's a very good player no matter if you have overpaid. If, and that's a big if, Coutinho is sacrificed, I still think it was worth the gamble.
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All this talk of overpaid makes me laugh. It's just the way it is since the to deal. It's not real money out in by the fans is it.
posted on 28/12/17
comment by Coutinho's Happy Feet (U18971)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Coutinho's Happy Feet (U18971)
posted 9 hours, 10 minutes ago
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by KLS. (U1695)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 6 minutes ago
But nothing like £75m...
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Everton paid £50m for Gilfi Sigurdsson!
Everton paying £50m for some spurs reject and people are going on about us!
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Yet but £80m for VVD is just stupid.
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It's £80m now
Allowing for Jainflation I expect the fee to be up to £140m plus optional add ons this time tomorrow.
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KLS decided to add £5m to Sig's price I just thought I'd follow suit.
I actually think he's a very good player no matter if you have overpaid. If, and that's a big if, Coutinho is sacrificed, I still think it was worth the gamble.
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All this talk of overpaid makes me laugh. It's just the way it is since the to deal. It's not real money out in by the fans is it.
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Liverpool fans did the very same when Everton bought Lukaku and City bought Stones, both seem to be bargains compared to the price Liverpool have paid for VVD.
posted on 28/12/17
comment by Goofy One (U16087)
posted 3 hours, 35 minutes ago
comment by Keep It Greasy Fick mich, du (U1396)
posted 29 minutes ago
"To put it in perspective, £75m would have got you Suarez 4 years ago. It would also have got you De Bruyne and left you £20m to blow on a backup player. So given the choice, would you rather have Van Dijk, or one of the other options?"
But that was 4 years ago and you wouldn't get any of those players for that money now!
This is a nonsensical comparison
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How can you compare player values from different periods lol. Might as well say we could have got how many maradonnas for 75 mil etc.
The day united started flashing 35 nil for like Shaw, 60 odd for di maria (those went well) and the 90 for Pogba the fees in prem where already shifting.
Then the Neymar transfer happened and it got crazy. But even before the Neymar transfer u tied paid 75 mil for lukaku! We paid 37 for Salah which was seen high.
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I understand a direct comparison isn't possible and what I've said isn't entirely accurate. But that £75 for Suarez was for the same Suarez who had been successful at Liverpool, and who we tried to buy. Obviously prices go up and he's only increased his value since but you'd still have had him then. Same with De Bruyne - he was bought for that £55m, what, two years ago? It's not another era, and it certainly isn't the same as saying how much Maradona would cost.
It's an unprecedented amount to spend on a defender - a good but by no means best-in-the-world defender - especially when the previous record holder Pogba only cost £14m more in very recent history.
posted on 28/12/17
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by Coutinho's Happy Feet (U18971)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Coutinho's Happy Feet (U18971)
posted 9 hours, 10 minutes ago
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by KLS. (U1695)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 6 minutes ago
But nothing like £75m...
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Everton paid £50m for Gilfi Sigurdsson!
Everton paying £50m for some spurs reject and people are going on about us!
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Yet but £80m for VVD is just stupid.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's £80m now
Allowing for Jainflation I expect the fee to be up to £140m plus optional add ons this time tomorrow.
---------------------------------------------
KLS decided to add £5m to Sig's price I just thought I'd follow suit.
I actually think he's a very good player no matter if you have overpaid. If, and that's a big if, Coutinho is sacrificed, I still think it was worth the gamble.
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All this talk of overpaid makes me laugh. It's just the way it is since the to deal. It's not real money out in by the fans is it.
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Liverpool fans did the very same when Everton bought Lukaku and City bought Stones, both seem to be bargains compared to the price Liverpool have paid for VVD.
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Were football fans, what do you expect us to do?
posted on 28/12/17
comment by Coutinho's Happy Feet (U18971)
posted 10 hours, 40 minutes ago
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by Coutinho's Happy Feet (U18971)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by Coutinho's Happy Feet (U18971)
posted 9 hours, 10 minutes ago
comment by Alasnomoresmithandjones (long live Israel) (U15157)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by KLS. (U1695)
posted 2 hours, 27 minutes ago
comment by D'Jeezus Mackaroni (U1137)
posted 6 minutes ago
But nothing like £75m...
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Everton paid £50m for Gilfi Sigurdsson!
Everton paying £50m for some spurs reject and people are going on about us!
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Yet but £80m for VVD is just stupid.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
It's £80m now
Allowing for Jainflation I expect the fee to be up to £140m plus optional add ons this time tomorrow.
---------------------------------------------
KLS decided to add £5m to Sig's price I just thought I'd follow suit.
I actually think he's a very good player no matter if you have overpaid. If, and that's a big if, Coutinho is sacrificed, I still think it was worth the gamble.
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All this talk of overpaid makes me laugh. It's just the way it is since the to deal. It's not real money out in by the fans is it.
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Liverpool fans did the very same when Everton bought Lukaku and City bought Stones, both seem to be bargains compared to the price Liverpool have paid for VVD.
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Were football fans, what do you expect us to do?
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I've read The Saints are after Dembele from Celtic, if I was Klopp I'd buy him quick, cut out the middle man.