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I said they'd hold out for the sake of it. Maybe there was a late deal sheet but I doubt it
 
Alc said:
If only I had a penny for every time I read this (or similar) from Scouse this summer :P
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Conversely if I had one for every ..... let's be kind and say 'misguided' poster ..... that tried vainly to argue he would sign for any club that were in the CL and offered the right money when he and Southampton only had one option on where he could go we'd both be rather well off.

It would appear the threat of any potential ban is all that's scuppered that.

Why Southampton have cut their nose off to spite their face for 6 months to prove a point you'd have to ask them?
 
I suppose like Coutinho, he has to play and give his all with it being a WC year. There's that leverage. Having said that, the Dutch would need to pull up their socks a little bit in their group.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Conversely if I had one for every ..... let's be kind and say 'misguided' poster ..... that tried vainly to argue he would sign for any club that were in the CL and offered the right money when he and Southampton only had one option on where he could go we'd both be rather well off.
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Joke's still you mate since no club offered an acceptable bid so we will never know :P

Also the fact that Southampton held firm just shows how badly Liverpool must have ****** them off this window.
 
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At the end you are also really thinking, Van Dijk is a great player but if its really a 'Liverpool or nothing' stance from him then there is something wrong with his sanity and clubs are glad to have dodged a bullet.

Don't get me wrong, I would have said the same if a player was reportedly so badly fixated on Chelsea or United etc.

With that said, good luck to him repairing all those bridges he burnt. Maybe next time, don't be a lid and sign a contract till 2022.
 
No club offered any bid as every other club got the same answer from him and his reps. Your own and City included.

You could make a genuine case for Liverpool being completely negligent toward van Dijk and leaving him hung out to dry after he sabotaged his Southampton career to get the only move he wanted.

But hey, Les Reed has made his point for 4 months and L'pool can at least feel free to bid without encouragement the next window if they so desire.

Frustrating outcome to an otherwise very good window of improvement.
 
Issue is that he has a contract till 2022. Southampton under no pressure to sell. And being a WC year, Van Dijk has no choice but to get his head down and start playing properly either way.
 
Alc said:
Issue is that he has a contract till 2022. Southampton under no pressure to sell. And being a WC year, Van Dijk has no choice but to get his head down and start playing properly either way.
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Netherlands lost 4-0 to France don't think they will be making it to russia so that isn't really an incentive for him
 
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Netherlands lost 4-0 to France don't think they will be making it to russia so that isn't really an incentive for him
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Did they? God Lord that's a walloping. Hard times for the Dutch missing another major tournament.

That be three in a row? Or is it worse?
 
On a much broader point, considering that both Coutinho and Van Dijk wanted moved this summer that never panned out largely due to the fact that they had long-term contracts which meant that Liverpool and Southampton were under no pressure to sell and could name their price.

About time top players started inserting NBA style opt-out clauses in their contracts.
 
Alc said:
Issue is that he has a contract till 2022. Southampton under no pressure to sell. And being a WC year, Van Dijk has no choice but to get his head down and start playing properly either way.
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They have a £70 million asset now depreciating who doesn't want to be there.

You're gambling on a heck of a lot that he's gonna' come back into the fold. He doesn't, you're just delaying things for 4 months to prove a point.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
They have a £70 million asset now depreciating who doesn't want to be there.

You're gambling on a heck of a lot that he's gonna' come back into the fold. He doesn't, you're just delaying things for 4 months to prove a point.
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How is he depreciating? Normally I would agree with you but he a contract till 2022. If he keeps up his form from last season, Southampton can continue to name their price.

Scouse mate, you would be the first one here to criticize him if he really did down tools till January to force through a move.
 
Again, you're predicting that on him playing for Southampton.

There's a **** of a LONG way back after he as good as committed career sabotage down there. Not least with the support. Try reintegrate an unhappy vet. leader back into the changies who's now doubly ****** off he's stuck there ..... Good luck with that one.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
Again, you're predicting that on him playing for Southampton.

There's a **** of a LONG way back after he as good as committed career sabotage down there. Not least with the support. Try reintegrate an unhappy vet. leader back into the changies who's now doubly ****** off he's stuck there ..... Good luck with that one.
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He is a pro. He will get his head down and start playing. You said the exact same thing when De Gea's move to United fell apart on the last day and look how that turned out eventually.

Southampton will do everything to reintegrate him. If he still refuses to play then you will be the first to criticize him. If you don't, you will be the biggest hypocrite on this planet :) :P
 
Only happy person here is Lovren. Probably doing somersaults as we type.
 
This the point I'm 'sposed to bite to that? (And don't be revisionist. I posed the question over de Gea.).

There's enough idiot's currently talking absolute bunkum about FSG in L'pool twitter land without you adding.
 
Probably give our transfer window a 6/10. Recruited in all the areas we are weak in bar CB, plus Coutinho is still here so thats a plus. Salah will probably be the bargain of the window if he continues his form. Robertson is an upgrade on Moreno but still question if he can hack it defensively. My views on AOC are well documented but he's a good option of the bench. All jokes aside defensively were not as bad as everyone makes us out to be. Its good enough to challenge but in games especially away ties in the latter stages against the top teams in europe when we will be asked to defend for long periods in the game I think we'll suffer. I shudder thinking about the likes of Neymar running at Lovren. Can't complain though.
 
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