Dejan Lovren

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Have we shown any interest in Mangala at all?

 

[Iceman10]

Liverpool are going in strong for Lovren, if we don't offer first team football you'd think he'd goto Liverpool as he could be a starter. Could he bench Mertesacker?

If the rumours are true that Liverpool has bid £20m for him then we are done. Even for that amount Southampton are apparently putting up resistance which is what I predicted would happen, i.e. they have received enough money from Shaw and Lallana transfers and any more outs in addition will be too much, giving a sense of a crisis, which is not good for any owner even if they are more financial centric as opposed to football/sporting centric.

That could be problematic for us unless everything is already done and dusted and just waiting for France to exit the WC.

Could explain why we are in for Khedira, i.e. Southampton are going to put up heavy resistance re. Schneiderlin (and Lovren) although they may have to eventually relent when the transfer deadline approaches.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Liverpool had 20M bid rejected from Southampton for Lovren The saints want 25M to sell him.

so i can say we can rule this one out no way Arsène paying alot of money for backup defender.

 

[CurryFlavoured]

At 25 million Liverpool can have him.

 

[GDeep™]

Yeah, not happening. You can probably rule out Schneiderlin too, sadly.

 

[ArsenesNO1Fan]

If the rumours are true that Liverpool has bid £20m for him then we are done. Even for that amount Southampton are apparently putting up resistance which is what I predicted would happen, i.e. they have received enough money from Shaw and Lallana transfers and any more outs in addition will be too much, giving a sense of a crisis, which is not good for any owner even if they are more financial centric as opposed to football/sporting centric.

That could be problematic for us unless everything is already done and dusted and just waiting for France to exit the WC.

Could explain why we are in for Khedira, i.e. Southampton are going to put up heavy resistance re. Schneiderlin (and Lovren) although they may have to eventually relent when the transfer deadline approaches.

If they want 25m for Lovren they must want similar for Schneiderlin, meaning he becomes unattainable. Kheidra looks all the more likely

 

[CurryFlavoured]

Hopefully this scares Liverpool off which leaves them a bit more open to selling Schneiderlin. It's unlikely that they'll sell any more big names, but no way are they selling their last 2 big players.

I'd much prefer spend 20m of Schneiderlin than Lovren.

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Yeah, not happening. You can probably rule out Schneiderlin too, sadly.

for Schneiderlin i would pay 20M for him he is good player but looks like Southampton no need to sell more player just if a big bid from 20M+ to come.

 

[Eduardo_da_Silva]

Lovren gave an interview for Croatian newspapers stating he wants to go to Liverpool but Southampton said no to a 20 mil £ offer and want at least 25. He requested a transfer.

 

[GDeep™]

Yeah, says Liverpool have bid, club haven't informed him, says his head is at Liverpool already etc.

Think he'll get that move eventually, but we can take this rumour off our radar.

 

[truth_hurts]

20m is huge money for Lovren, Liverpool should tell them to do one!

 

[mavelous]

history likes to repeat itself doesn't it? last season Sp**s go on a silly spending spree banking on bale money. we then fund a spanish team's acquisition of bale.

this season, just swap madrid for barca, pool are spending even more money, and we (hopefully) get sanchez, helping suarez GTFO of our rivals while getting a peach of a player in return. said rival is then in a **** state.

*touch wood* *speaks in tongues* *does gypsy uncurse dance*

 

[bingobob]

5 minutes of wisdom from Brendan Rodgers and that plan will fall to pieces lol

 

[scytheavatar]

If they want 25m for Lovren they must want similar for Schneiderlin, meaning he becomes unattainable. Kheidra looks all the more likely

Kheidra is rumored to cost £23.8m, for that price it'll be really hard to justify signing him over paying a bit more for Schneiderlin.

 

[dave_rwr]

If they want 25m for Lovren they must want similar for Schneiderlin, meaning he becomes unattainable. Kheidra looks all the more likely

Kheidra is rumored to cost £23.8m, for that price it'll be really hard to justify signing him over paying a bit more for Schneiderlin.

Will it be that hard though? Schneiderlin might have EPL experience, but Khedira also has 50+ international caps, a La Liga title, is used to playing at a club that demands wins, and although he was injured, he was at RM during their CL win last season. Bringing in that kind of pedigree over a player who has two caps and has only won promotion into the EPL isn't exactly hard to justify.

 

[blrgooner]

If they want 25m for Lovren they must want similar for Schneiderlin, meaning he becomes unattainable. Kheidra looks all the more likely

Kheidra is rumored to cost £23.8m, for that price it'll be really hard to justify signing him over paying a bit more for Schneiderlin.

Will it be that hard though? Schneiderlin might have EPL experience, but Khedira also has 50+ international caps, a La Liga title, is used to playing at a club that demands wins, and although he was injured, he was at RM during their CL win last season. Bringing in that kind of pedigree over a player who has two caps and has only won promotion into the EPL isn't exactly hard to justify.

I would actually see it the other way round. If Khedira is available £23.8m, it would be difficult to justify signing of Schneiderlin for around the same price.
£25m is a ridiculous price for Lovren though. Is he really that good? He has looked a solid defender whenever I have seen him but nowhere near worth £25m.

 

[truth_hurts]

Agreed no reason for Khedira to be rated at less as he's much more established.

 

[ferrarif50hunt]

Khedira isn't a DM though, which is what we need. Schneiderlin would be a much better fit.

 

[thedon5]

Khedira isn't a DM though, which is what we need. Schneiderlin would be a much better fit.

Here we go again...

 

[Toast]

Can't be bothered to look up the quote, but didn't Wenger once say it was much easier to teach an attacker to defend than it is to teach a defender to attack?

Khedira can defend ánd attack. Can be easily taught to defend more, attack when needed. Seems like exactly the kind of player Wenger would be looking for.