Originally Posted by TheMunch:
“Yes, he won't be the biggest loss we've suffered if we did sell him. We'll get a big fee for him, too.
If we sold him in January, for example, then we can just move Wijnaldum to the left for the remainder of the season (where | believe he spent most of his time at Newcastle) and have a midfield three of Hendo, Lallana and Can. Or, if we have to, move Lallana to the right and Mané (AFCON-aside) to the left. And that's assuming we don't even replace him in January, and if we get £60m or something then we most likely will do.
Hopefully we don't sell him, though. We'll survive if we do, he's not Suárez, but I want us to keep hold of our best players. Let them grow as part of the team. A Coutinho who's been here for a while and has adjusted (brilliantly) to Klopp's system is better than a Reus who will take time, and is unproven in the Premier League. Although at least with him he'd be used to Klopp's system, but, then, injuries. If it was Aubameyang, on the other hand, then cya Philippe.
We don't need to have a new player coming in and settling into the team when we already have the star player we need, who's finally making that push towards becoming world class. He's been on the edge of it for a couple seasons, and he just needed consistency to get there. If we finish the season with him having an average of 8/10 performances, 7/10 at worst, he'll have made it to that level.”
“Yes, he won't be the biggest loss we've suffered if we did sell him. We'll get a big fee for him, too.
If we sold him in January, for example, then we can just move Wijnaldum to the left for the remainder of the season (where | believe he spent most of his time at Newcastle) and have a midfield three of Hendo, Lallana and Can. Or, if we have to, move Lallana to the right and Mané (AFCON-aside) to the left. And that's assuming we don't even replace him in January, and if we get £60m or something then we most likely will do.
Hopefully we don't sell him, though. We'll survive if we do, he's not Suárez, but I want us to keep hold of our best players. Let them grow as part of the team. A Coutinho who's been here for a while and has adjusted (brilliantly) to Klopp's system is better than a Reus who will take time, and is unproven in the Premier League. Although at least with him he'd be used to Klopp's system, but, then, injuries. If it was Aubameyang, on the other hand, then cya Philippe.
We don't need to have a new player coming in and settling into the team when we already have the star player we need, who's finally making that push towards becoming world class. He's been on the edge of it for a couple seasons, and he just needed consistency to get there. If we finish the season with him having an average of 8/10 performances, 7/10 at worst, he'll have made it to that level.”
Oh god, I'm not sure I can take another summer of Reus rumours.
