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Yeah, what they need more than any more CBs or CMs is to improve on Martinelli on the left. Tzolis looks like a good pickup and takes Trossard’s spot, but they need a fast attacking threat from wide that can get in behind and (unlike Martinelli) offer a real goal threat. So far they haven’t landed that player, and as good as Alvarez is (if they can land him), he isn’t really that.

Doesn't make a lot of sense for them unless Alvarez does end up getting his move to Barca.

I shouldn't be mean about lads writing in their second language, but "making concrete progress to accelerate" is quite the turn of phrase.

It's like they've turned football players into individual stocks to be traded, and oddly the rest of the football world has gone along with it.

Surely Camara would only be a backup to Caicedo at Chelsea. Think Alonso would want more of a controller, still doesn’t have his Xhaka.

No Mancs?

"Would like to". Wouldn't we all, Andoni. Also, this: https://x.com/LFCTransferRoom/status/2093044272744587597 To add fuel to the theory that Hughes is not involved in transfers this summer.

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Having scored against us should never be a parameter for us signing someone. That way lies Christian Benteke.

If money’s that tight, he is the one who would make the most sense. Not only did he show at Lyon that he can play on the right effectively, but he can also get games at No9 and second striker rotating with and covering Isak and Wirtz. If we sell Gakpo and sign a pure winger, all our alternatives through the middle are a bit of a punt (Munoz, Barcola, Danns if he ever returns). Hasn’t he been injured forever?

I don’t think he’ll have a problem getting up to speed under Iraola. Isak’s problem was as much Slot’s lack of intense training as it was missing preseason.

Seems like he’s been looked at by everyone but no one has been convinced enough to pay up for him. Not sure if it’s because he’s a bit slow over the ground.

Despite the club briefing our lack of interest in strengthening the midfield this window and the fact I’ve only seen him being rubbish at the World Cup (no barometer!), I’m hoping against hope we pull off a surprise last minute move for this Lamine Camara lad at Monaco (where club officials currently are for the CL draw and Barcola negotiations).

Gakpo is a good squad option but his value will never be higher and we can’t/shoudn’t really carry two wingers who aren’t all that fast (Ngumoha being the other). A lack of pace out wide killed us last season (that and our complete lack of fitness). The thing that gives me pause on selling him is our current lack of a back-up to Isak, even though Gakpo has never really convinced as a No9.

He means soon we'll all be able to touch him and feel how smooth he is.