Gakpo to Liverpool,..

Wonder how much he'll be

£37 million, 50 after add ons if performances reached

Ish

Utd more in need of a true CF with Martials's fragility...not so unlikely that Utd turned their attention elsewhere...newspaper chat doesn't always equate to the real world...
in the current transfer market that seems a very decent price to buy him for though..

Doesn't seem much for an attacking player nowadays. Makes me think Diaz and Jota are both out for months rather than weeks and, with Firmino also being out, the need for another attacker was suddenly the biggest issue. Midfielders are back now and while they're ageing it's more a case of getting them in form and keeping them fit. Adding the likes of Elliot, Carvalho and now Bajcetic also helps. Wouldn't be surprised if we got on in in January aswell but not as urgent. For defence we just need to swap Gomez for someone who can properly defend.

Gakpo club position was left wing coming inside. He was never a fit for United where we have Garancho coming through and Sancho trying to get back.

Having said that LvG played him in other positions and that produced goals.

Big difference between playing week in week out in the Prem and playing in the Eredivisie.

Premier League has gone up several notches since Arjen Robben came from the Eredivisie.

If you watch his psv montage on YouTube he looks even better, all different kinds of goals. And seems to have the strong physique needed for the prem, and quite nifty

but we will see.

When was the last decent attacking player to come from Holland?

They are defo going thru a major lull.

All the big clubs would have been scouting at the World Cup and all will have had PSV's email addy.

The lad will have an agent and he would have been in contact with all the big spenders.


If RM or Barca or PSG or Man Utd or Newcastle or City had made an enquiry then PSV would not have sold young Cody today for £35m.

league hasn't gone up notches since Robben was here.

You Arsenal in their unbeaten season run, Chelsea's Mourinho conceding something like 15 goals in 38 matches and United were as strong as always. In recent times you've had Solskjaer's United beating Pep's City 4 times out of 9 and drawing 1 match, and that's a United team that was one of the worst in decades. People just tend to think as time marches on everything gets better. People also think Pep hasn't won the Champions League with City because it's just a cup competition, it's unlucky, it's a lotter, anything can happen, s*** excuses like that, Madrid won 5 since 2014, Barca won 4 in a 9 year period, this City team in the last 6 years have basically just proven that a squad depth filled with 2 quality players per position is what's needed to win the league but it's not quite good enough against the creme de la creme of Europe.

I'm sure clubs also had Roma's email address when Salah was there, and Southampton's when Van Dijk was there.

Just because United couldn't get him, you're trying to make out his s*** and nobody else wanted him
Maybe it's because it's because other top clubs are not at a low ebb like Liverpool atm and sorted their striking options out in summer, Barca have Lewandowski, Madrid have Benzema, Bayern have Mane, Gnabry, Musiala, City have Haaland, Juventus have Vlahovic, Inter have Martinez/Dzeko, there really is not any other top club that needs reinforcements now except United and Liverpool. Arsenal are buying Mudryk.

Having watched him play in the Eredivise before the World Cup and at the World Cup he looks like he'll need to build up some physicality but that aside, should fit like hand in glove into a Klopp side.


Kind Regards.

I think EtH's number 1 priority is a good centreforward so I very much doubt he would want to spend any of his available budget on a left winger/sided midfielder.

But have it your way, I'm miffed because Liverpool have more money than Manchester United.

True United have spent stupid money under José, LvG & OGS.

Early days yet but EtH seems to have sent well.

Agree tapping up will be the norm nowadays and it'll all be done via the agent. The agent will then tell the club their client will only move to club X.

Of course the club can always say they want more money but then they'd be stuck with a disillusioned player.

So Liverpool offer £35m + a better wage than anyone else was prepared to better and they get their man.

Bottom line is LFC were more in need of this player at this time than Man U.

Are Utd blessed in attack? Would Gakpo struggle to get into their side right now? Who are their attackers? Rashford showing promise again (he's 25). Martial back getting the occasional game (27). Saw one Antony run earlier - he picked the ball up deep when a Forest corner broke down, ran forward desperately trying to  keep the ball on his left foot but struggling as every touch was misplaced and needed to be controlled all over again, then he stops when an overload's on and passes the ball across the pitch behind everyone else. Top. Sancho has been a League One player since joining. And then they're down to Elanga and Garnacho.

You saying Utd don't need to be any attacker at all right now? That they're well set in that dept? Not saying Gakpo's the bees knees exactly but I don't think you need to be M'Bappe to knock one of those lads out of the first XI surely.

Don't disagree with that tbf. Helps that it doesn't sound like you're seething, as opposed to your other posts on the thread.

Yep. This thread is certainly a testament to that. Night.

If everyone's fit for Liverpool next August they will have 5 forwards on big money and lengthy contracts, 2 of whom will see very little meaningful action.

Not conducive to squad harmony IMO.

I doubt Diaz or Gakpo are on massive salaries tbh. Salah will obvs, and I imagine Nunez is on good money given his fee and Jota has signed a new deal so will have had a boost but the others are all £35M buys.