SCHALKE 04 forward Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has been strongly linked with a potential January move to Liverpool in the past few days as Brendan Rodgers looks to bolster his attacking options with the Reds crying out for more goalscoring threats other than the red-hot Luis Suarez.
To further support the claim that Liverpool are in desperate need for a new striker only Steven Gerrard (twice), Raheem Sterling, Martin Skrtel and Nuri Sahin have managed to score for Liverpool in the Premier League this season, with our Uruguayan number seven scoring seven so far.
There is no doubt that Klaas-Jan Huntelaar is an out-and-out goalscoring machine. His record of 254 goals in 389 career games, including 48 last season in the Bundesliga, speaks for itself. Huntelaar is, on the surface, exactly what is needed at Liverpool Football Club.
However, cast your mind back just over two months ago – Transfer Deadline Day. The Reds were desperate for a striker after allowing Andy Carroll to depart on loan to West Ham leaving Brendan Rodgers with Luis Suarez and Fabio Borini as the only recognised forwards at his disposal. After being quickly rebuffed by Arsenal in an attempt to prise Theo Walcott from their grasp and being turned away by Daniel Sturridge himself after only offering the Chelsea striker a season-long loan deal, Liverpool’s top men placed all their eggs in a Clint Dempsey-shaped basket.
Regardless of the desire of Rodgers to bring in the American, Liverpool’s top negotiator Ian Ayre had his hands tied behind his back from the very start as John Henry and his fellow FSG members were unwilling to part with anything more than a paltry amount of money to sign somebody they considered to be entering the final years of his career; representing no re-sale value whatsoever.
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Now, you may ask yourself, what does this have to do with Dutch international Klaas-Jan Huntelaar? Well, there are a lot of similarities between Huntelaar and Dempsey. Both are 29 years of age and dangerously close to reaching 30 – the age where all footballers reach the final stretch.
Huntelaar, just like Dempsey, has a short time remaining on his current contract so would be available at a snippet of what his true value may be. Finally, in the case of Dempsey, more than one club are bound to be interested in such a prolific player. Clubs where their owners are not so passionate about bringing in younger, preferably British players like FSG so publically are.
For me, the situation is simple, Liverpool will have a list of targets heading into the January transfer window and I am in no doubt that Klaas-Jan Huntelaar will be on it. However, the fans excitement may need to be toned down ever so slightly.
Once negotiations are underway it will take no time at all to come to the understanding that our owners are not willing to part with enough money to secure the signing of the Dutch international before another club comes along and gives Schalke exactly what they are looking for.
It has happened to Liverpool FC so many times in the past, I don’t see why things would change now. I, like many others, allow myself to get hugely excited by transfer rumours and the thought of Huntelaar in a Liverpool shirt pleases me no end. Nevertheless, I strongly believe we are more likely to see Theo Walcott or Daniel Sturridge parading around Melwood with their new number nine shirt before January 31st as they fit the bill when it comes to the strategy of our stubborn owners.
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Totally agree. Can’t see it happening.
well said.Until LFC have new owners, that’s when progression & success would come our way.I strongly believe FSG would sell very soon,they don’t seem to have the capacity to handle football at this level.
Yes FSG is just marginlly better than H&G.
Some fans had said that how great FSG had been for wiping out our debt, well Manure’s current debt is about half a BILLION pounds and the last time i checked they won 19 titles and currently leading the table. Not bad huh for a debt laden club.
Wiping out debts is just one part of the equasion, the other part is to maintain our ability to compete. This FSG had failed dismally and clearly they dfo not deserve ownership of LFC.
i agree
I don’t
Fair Play rules will make you singing a different tune in 2-3 years and the Mancs will take some hits due to not following regulations.
Absolutely right i also dn’t see it happening , FSG will not part with money. A youngster will be bought just to buy LFC supporters promising to spend next summer
and there will still be idiots who will make excuses for FSG after that
How old is van peirce – 29!
MU paid 20 mil plus for him and he’ll proberly win them the league!
there is a history of older players going to clubs late in their careers and winning trophies
like Gary Mac!!
Man utd were goal difference away from winning the league last season. A proven prem league top goal scorer is the tweak they need to win the league. Liverpool were 8th last season and worse this season. They need more than a tweak. They are starting from scratch with young players and a new manager which will take time and patience which TRUE fans will understand. Why should FSG waste more money after they were burnt so badly.
TRUE fans want a top class manager . the moron fans who dont know footie will be content with rubbish manager and rubbish results
We had rubbish manager right after Rafa had left untill now, with rubbish owners just to complete the lot.
LFC will be a mid table club for at least the next 3-5 years….BR already has said it may take AT LEAST this long to get the team back to the top…and with FSG policy set in stone….no more big moneyball signings folks!!!!
the answer therefore is get rid of FSG and rodgers
No the answer is there is no quick fix solution and if you do not have the patience you should support man city or chelsea
Well said positive!!
no the only way forward is one without greedy FSG and useless rodgers . give us a good manager and ill be patient
patience is for idiots . action is for winners . u go support someone else if u dont mind being 12th . we r liverpool , we r better than this , and better off without fans like urself
We do not want quick fix solutions but real ones. Having an owner who have no clue what football (i refuse to use the S word) and our great club is all about and an equally clueless inexperience manager at our club is not a solution.
We can see it already :
1) Appointing a has been as manager and gave him 100 mill to blow on largely ineffective players. One of them, a winger that cost 20 mill famously went without a goal or assist the entire season.
2) Appointing a rookie manager whose biggest claim to fame is the overuse of the word “philosophy” and writing detail 180 page dossiers that however does not include how to actually win a football match. Oh, and he actually inherited his much vaunted Swansea team that plays to his err..”philosophy”. All this while a proven manager (Rafa) is waiting on the wings.
3) FSG then proceeded not to back their own man due to the “KD Syndrome”.
4) Their man in turn blew 11 mill on a misfiring Italian while knowing money is tight and we actully needed a real goal scorer. In the middle of all this, he actully allows AC to go on loan.
So, Mr. Positive is this the REAL solution we all had been craving for? Is this how our patience would be rewarded?
i wish people like you would p*** off and support chelsea . you are the type who is holding this club back
walcott wont come, he will be looking for champions league football or will stay until the summer. that rules us out so dont expect to see him in january.
chelsea wont sell sturridge unless they bring in a replacement which is unlikely. they only have him and torres as a recongised striker. they arent stupid enough to leave themselves with only one striker, i mean who would be that daft?
There is no doubt in my mind that LFC will not be getting back into the top 4 whilst FSG are managing the purse-strings. They are convinced that they can do all with an absolute minimum outlay and that all other teams like those in the top 5 are deluding themselves that they will have success by buying expensive world class players. It will NOT be soon when FSG takes its head from out of its ….!
100% true , could not have put it better myself
There are some very good players with contracts running out. As far as I know these players will be available on a Bosman in the summer:
Walcott, Sturridge, Llorente, Tello, Huntelaar, Holtby, Moussa Sissoko
There are others available like Ashley Cole, Hangeland but for me the above are more likely options.
Personally I’d be looking to buy Huntelaar in January and either Walcott (preference) or Sturridge.
Then possibly tie up others on a pre-contract. Tello I think will actually stay at Barca but if we could get Llorente and Moussa Sissoko to come next season I’d be very happy.
dream on . none of them are coming
FSG r too tight
wishful thinking pal ! not gonna happen
Fsg must have realized,from the mistake they made in the last window,that a proven striker is needed to take the club to top half of prem.& experience will help the younger players keep belief in the team as the 2nd half of season approaches,consistency will come with mix of youth&experience
we need experence now huntelaar has that hes got 3/4 years left in him…they let us down in the last transfer window…lets hope they dont this time..otherwise i like many others will question..there judgment….
Why is everyone critising FSG for not spending in the last window. They obviously was trying to but didn’t want to get ripped off like last year. After 100 million wasted who could blame them. Only a child can’t understand that. Rogers even said that as soon as clubs hear Liverpool are interested in a player the price doubles. FSG are standing firm and it will take a few windows until clubs and agents are not trying to rip off Liverpool. FSG have openly said that they do not want any quick fix solutions. It’s in their interest to see Liverpool succeed. There is no way they would sell soon after laying out so much money.
they got liverpool cheap .they only spent 12m net in the summer and 20m net last summer . do your maths
they are in it to make money , you fool
that is you tim williams isnt it ? with your new pseudonym . lol sussed
your right , it is tim W
stupid fool . why you making excuses for the stupid yanks ?
Double you say? Dempsey went to Spurs for 5 mill and Fulham wanted 6 mill from us as those bungling idiots at FSG made the announcement before we actually got our man.
Are you JH in disguise? Oh and you did not do too well in Maths at school didn’t you?
Top comment my friend! I agree totally with everything you said. Still, I’ll be much happier when January is over and a striker is in place.
we will be shopping in the bargain basement again im afraid . all talk of huntelaar walcott etc is sadly untrue .
following his 2nd rate signings in the summer , rubbish like hooper is all we will get
yes its time for fans to wake up
-we are owned by hicks & gillet mark two
-we have a clueless manager
-some of our top players will be clamouring to leave in the summer
its clear the yanks wont spend proper money so cheap sub standard players incoming
if rodgers buys hooper after wasting money on the rubbish joe allen then he must be sacked
we dont want hooper borini or allen types – top players only
We cant give BR more money , he wasted the summer money . Can we have Rafa back please
Oh yes, Rafa back plaese?
LFC needs another 100m for 3 Aguero-class strikers. Huntelaar could be one of them. But Walcott is a BIG NO NO.
it really is time for liverpool fans to wake up , nothing will be good again , until FSG are gone . their effort has failed miserably . their management , their managerial choices and all transfer dealings have been poor
its like we are being run by man utd fans
ive woke up ages ago . its time for the slower ones to kop on
We must not take our minds off the experience players we are supposed to buy all in the name of look for younger ones who has no experience. I am saying we should buy a striker whose name can be a threat to our opposition defenders. I think HUNTELAAR fits the bill.
I would rather be patient and let brendon have his five years to bring the title home than have a sugar daddy like mcfc or chelski who have ruined the premier league
thats plain stupid !
Why?
why waste 5 days ,let alone 5 years . we r 12th . his buys r rubbish , and if u dont want rich ownwers , ur dumb !