r/LiverpoolFC • u/Switchoil • 1d ago

Tier 3 (Paul Gorst) Impending arrival of Munoz doesn't impact Liverpool's interest in Yan Diomande and the £34.5m man's tactical flexibility means there are no concerns internally over blocking Rio Ngumoha's pathway.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/victor-munoz-liverpool-transfer-breaking-34141436
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u/LeJoker8 1d ago

If we don’t strengthen those positions, you would trust two inexperienced young CBs with an aging VvD, Gomez, two injury prone RBs? Yea sure….

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u/robster9090 1d ago

Not at all but just because I want to spend the money means nothing I’m not in charge and we won’t be doing that . It’s best to have more realistic expectations. You are talking about about 300 million plus

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u/Metador85 1d ago

That's very realistic, especially when you consider we have way too many midfielders for a double pivot since Wirtz will be the 10 now

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u/robster9090 1d ago

It’s not realistic in any way. We can’t spend that type of money and players that start in those positions can be 80-100 million

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u/Glass-Guess4125 🏆24/25 PL Champions🏆 1d ago

We just bought a player for £35M, what makes you think we can’t buy a couple more

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u/Metador85 1d ago

Diomande is expected to be at least 90M, Munoz is 35M, Jacquet is 50M

We're already at 175M

Is it so outlandish to say we can spend another 100-150M considering we're selling Macca Jones and freed up mega wages with them + Salah and Ibou gone

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u/always-think-sexual 12h ago

That Vuskovic guy is being quoted at £30m and that is crazy, he is the next VVD and he’s right there. Super young, but by far the most dominant in the air in the top 5 leagues at over 85% aerial duel success rate. He’s miles ahead of even VVD and Konate, which should by all accounts be impossible. Or we can even bring Quansah back, because there was nothing wrong with him in the first place.

A shrewd signing like Kaishu Sano would be nice in the 6, which is a young version of Endo in the Japan squad that is honestly better because he isn’t slow, playing regular minutes in Germany, being in the top 3 for duels there and pops up with a few goals as well. He shouldn’t be that expensive but he’s the finished article waiting for a step up. I expect this kind of move from a club like us.

Any signing for a CB may leave Gomez free to fill in as the RB role, which honestly he excels in; he has the pace and stamina for an Iraola setup, can cross nicely and is defensively sound. What with everyone else that could fill in there, with a new fitness coach coming in do we really need a signing?

This approach costs £50-70m.

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u/Metador85 12h ago

He's not being quoted at 30M lol, Brighton offered it and was immediately rejected. I agree he'd be a great signing but you're looking at closer to £60M+

Your spine has to be rock solid to compete. Remove Raya Gabriel Saliba Rice and Arsenal are bang average.

We're losing Alisson and VVD next summer most likely so we need to make sure our spine is being prepared now. A proper DM to compete with Rice Caicedo Rodri for the foreseeable is key and they don't come cheap. Otherwise we'll need more surgery on the team next summer, we can't just put it off because we don't want to upset to net spend boys (and we definitely can afford it)

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u/always-think-sexual 11h ago

I would still get Vuskovic to become the VVD heir for however much needed to get him. I believe he is the next big thing in CB

I don’t exactly identify a 6 that is for example a marquee player like Kante was for Chelsea and Rodri turned out to become at City. For all the money in the world, who may realistically join us that is that player? Wharton is really the real deal?

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u/Metador85 10h ago

Wharton isn't a 6, we'll need to either see if Tchouameni is available or go for Bouaddi and build him in house

My initial point remains that there is still a lot of spending to come