Whoever owns Liverpool FC in January and whoever is manager by then, hopefully the Reds will at least have some money to spend in the transfer window to improve the squad. Although it would be likely we could only afford one or two of them, here are my top five targets.
1) Juan Mata – Liverpool fundamentally need wingers more than anything else during the January transfer window. With Roy’s infamous quote that “we don’t play with wingers,” I believe the first thing any manager, including Roy, would do in the transfer window is to find a player that can give the Reds attack a bit of width and speed. Mata has started really well on the left hand side for Valencia, as the team sits pretty at the top of La Liga ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid. The Spanish Club would be reluctant to let the player go for a small sum but they still have financial issues. Despite selling David Villa and David Silva in the summer, the club still has over £300m worth of debt, and would have to consider any reasonable bid for Mata, especially since he is still negotiating a new contract with the Spanish league leaders.
2) Arda Turan – If we can’t get Mata, then Turkish international Arda could be the answer. He has the same dimunitive stature as Mata but is equally adept as the Spanish winger with the ball at his feet. Pacey, and with an excellent cross, Galatasaray’s captain provides a fair few assists. On top of this, he loves to cut in and score his fair share of goals from long range using his right foot. Has stated on a number of occasions in the past that he would like to play for Liverpool, and at only 23, he is the captain of his club, demonstrating how highly his manager Frank Rijkaard rates him.
3) Diego Forlan – Has stated recently he would like to have another go in the Premier League, the Uruguayan had an excellent World Cup, helping his side to the semi finals. He also helped his club Atletico Madrid to the Europa League last season putting goals past Liverpool and Fulham to help lift the trophy. At 31 years of age, he is getting on in years, but as his goal record at both Villarreal and Madrid tells you, he is a goal scorer who will be money well spent.
4) Mirko Vucinic – Roma striker Vucinic expressed his desire to play in the Premier League today ahead of his country’s match against England tonight.
“I am very happy there is a lot of interest from the Premier League, and I hope to do my best and have a great game. The Premier League is one of the best leagues in the world. I just have to keep playing my football in the best possible manner.”
Has an excellent goal record for Roma where he has a 1 goal for every two games ratio, and is excellent in the air as well as holding up the ball. Could really become an excellent foil for Fernando Torres if the club can afford him.
5) Lassana Diarra – Considering the travails of Christian Poulsen, and the rumoured departure of Lucas Leiva, the Reds need to consider options for the defensive midfield role vacated by Javier Mascherano. Despite being involved in Real Madrid’s campaign this season, former Chelsea, Arsenal and Portsmouth player Lassana Diarra has been used sparingly from the bench. If our manager sees the defensive midfield role as a priority target in January than Diarra should be at the top of the list as he has great speed to go with his excellent tackling ability.
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Fantastic 5
I want Xavi Alonso but It’ impossible.
if that idiot, benitez hadn’t forced alonso out of the club, you’d have alonso now
If the club will have the money then we can think about seriously, transfers.
For me, the best option is Brazilian ace Kaka 35-40 per-million.
This is a very profitable option in all respects.
Lass and Vucinic.
I agree with hitman and
WHILE i AM HERE Why were we kept in the dark
ABOUT THIS SINGAPORE BID?.
my top 5 liverpool targets get rid of crock torres why he has no bottle get shut of woy before we all get hodgesons syndrome get rid of poulson not good enough i will pay babels fare back to holland myself bye bye carra join our coaching staff it kills me to say it jamie but everyone comes to the end what a graet ambasador for football and lfc please go out at the top maybe one day you will become liverpool manager and be as renound as shanks sorry lad
Mata & Vucinic would be great signings. Forlan, however, I’d have to disagree with.
His 60 odd games for United only saw him score 10 goals, which is a terrible record. He just wasn’t suited to the pace of the English game, and now, 6 years older than when he failed to make an impact at Old Trafford, he’ll be even less likely to make an impact for us.
I’d love to see us bring in someone like Alexandre Pato. Now he’d be a cracking signing.
Juan Mata LM
Joaquim RM
Wright Phillips RM
Nilmar CF
Gareth Bale LB
Bye Bye to Babel, Rodriguez, Jovanovic, Ngog, Aurelio.
Pato better then forlan,,,,,,
Bring MICHAEL OWEN……..
NO FORLAN PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Let’s get rid of the owners first then we can hope we have a happy new year!!!! We do need at least five players with Lucas poulsen ngog babel and maxi to go at least raising 20 mill!!! Plus 40 or 50 transfer cash I hope then we can get quality players in!!!
We need two striker, two wingers and one central midfielder. My choice for the following would be fernando llorente and vucinic. mata and shaqiri. javi martinez/ever banega/steven defour.
OUT-Babel, Maxi, lucas,poulsen, kygiakos and maybe ngog
offload poulsen also doesn’t fit in actually lucas tend to produce better games once in a blue moon but he does!!!
we need to sell skirtel too and bring in AC milan Thiago silva or benfica brazilian defender who can play as a left back also. dont forget belgium winger Hazzad he’s exceptional player and good investment to the club
yea put some brazilian in the squad..
,Pato is possible coz AC Milan want money to buy Pastore and Kaka.
NO TO FORLAN,we don’t have to sign oldies
YNWA
well all that matters now is that we should focus on getting back to the top before any move of singing newpsies..Ok?
Might actually be able to buy someone come january now, the yank$ have lost the case so the club will be sold, and hopefully pretty soon. Can’t believe you have Diego Forlan in that list, the Manc Cunt.
I would like to see Juan Mata Royston Drenthe SW Phillips Ever Banega and Stefan Kiessling.
Sell Poulsen Aquilani Aurelio Babel Kuyt and Rodriguez.