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Player watch: Christian Eriksen

Ghost Hardware

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Selling Eriksen in January might completely derail our whole season as I see it. We still have a very good chance of winning something this season, to do so we'll need Eriksen.
I agree completely, but this is Levy we are talking about and Poch even seems to suggest its a possibility.
 

thebenjamin

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He's their Modric replacement then. Great. I'm sure they're telling him to run his contract down so they can pick him up for nothing. And not a thing we can do about it.
 

Primativ

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You say that, but there is no secret that Solari doesn't get on with Isco and that, as good as Modric is, he isn't getting any younger. A new Modric is one of the positions they want most. Thing is, they just got Vinicious Jr and Rodrygo is joining in Jan. Both play LWF so not sure how strongly they will chase Hazard. RM are trying to be more frugal with their spending and targeting young players and those with contracts running out.

If Eriksen has decided to leave then really we need to sell him in Jan, unfortunately, if RM know they are the only club he wants and will not renew his contract then they are in control. Levy doesn't really have much wiggle room as we know he won't force Eriksen to run out his contract and go for free. Our best option will be to try and get one of their players in return as I'm sure Isco won't want to stay if Eriksen goes. But, really, we all know Eriksen will go to RM and Isco will go to City.

You do realise we are chasing a title? last 16 in CL and cup semi final, and you advocate selling Eriksen in January? What planet are you on?

If Eriksen leaves, we finish the season first, winning as much as we can, then we sell him in the summer and hopefully the club have long been planning a replacement.

Eriksen leaving will be a blow, but Liverpool don't have an Eriksen and manage just fine. We are a much better side than we've ever been and whilst Eriksen is a special player, life goes on. He will have given a large portion of his career to us, if he wants to go Madrid we have to wish him the best.

I hope Madrid decide they don't want him, but I don't think Madrid will be able to turn away from the prospect of signing Eriksen for a reduced fee. I can see why Eriksen would wait on signing a new contract with us, to make him as attractive as possible to Madrid. If he signs with us, he pretty much instantly becomes impossible to sign from Levy.
 

jackson

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according to Ali Z he would stay if RM doesn't go for him
hope they go for hazard instead
The problem is whats the cut off for Real wanting him or not? We're in a shit position here, they can low ball us end of the summer window if we don't take it all of a sudden his options change a lot in potentially running down his contract.
 

dontcallme

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its real mate. not much difference though
i think it depends on what trophy, winning the league or CL is different to winning carabao cup or FA cup

I am aware of that but previous reports are his heart is set on Barca. Us winning any trophy or some spending in January is not going to change this.
 

dontcallme

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The problem is whats the cut off for Real wanting him or not? We're in a shit position here, they can low ball us end of the summer window if we don't take it all of a sudden his options change a lot in potentially running down his contract.

Essentially we might need Barca and Real to want him to get premium price.
 

coy-spurs1882

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The problem is whats the cut off for Real wanting him or not? We're in a shit position here, they can low ball us end of the summer window if we don't take it all of a sudden his options change a lot in potentially running down his contract.
that's why we are annoyed, hopefully poch, kane, dele, son etc can persuade him to stay
 

Ghost Hardware

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You do realise we are chasing a title? last 16 in CL and cup semi final, and you advocate selling Eriksen in January? What planet are you on?

If Eriksen leaves, we finish the season first, winning as much as we can, then we sell him in the summer and hopefully the club have long been planning a replacement.

Eriksen leaving will be a blow, but Liverpool don't have an Eriksen and manage just fine. We are a much better side than we've ever been and whilst Eriksen is a special player, life goes on. He will have given a large portion of his career to us, if he wants to go Madrid we have to wish him the best.

I hope Madrid decide they don't want him, but I don't think Madrid will be able to turn away from the prospect of signing Eriksen for a reduced fee. I can see why Eriksen would wait on signing a new contract with us, to make him as attractive as possible to Madrid. If he signs with us, he pretty much instantly becomes impossible to sign from Levy.
A world in which Levy is our ruler. Poch himself alludes to selling him in Jan. Poch and Levy are playing the long game, that is clear for all to see. If they think they can get more in return now and thus helping us beyond this season then they will. That's not to say, if Eriksen categorically says he won't sign a new contract, will Poch pull a Walker and stop playing him.

Obviously I don't want to sell him, who wants to sell their best players? But Poch would not be suggesting that we could sell him in Jan if things had not alredy escalated significantly. Levy will know he can get significantly more for him now because it is mid season and leave us in a more dominant position.
 

nedley

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Do Isco and Ascensio have any say in your plan ?

Swap deal very rarely
Last time we won a trophy we lost our strikeforce.

Sorry but it is delusional to think we can keep Eriksen from wanting to sign for Barcelona.

I get what everyone is saying but I think it's a lot more complexed than that.

For example. Madrid offer 200m for Kane and it's accepted. He goes?
 

dontcallme

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Swap deal very rarely


I get what everyone is saying but I think it's a lot more complexed than that.

For example. Madrid offer 200m for Kane and it's accepted. He goes?

We wouldn't accept it.

Our history on selling first team players is we only sell when they push for a move then get a premium price for them.
 

Primativ

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A world in which Levy is our ruler. Poch himself alludes to selling him in Jan. Poch and Levy are playing the long game, that is clear for all to see. If they think they can get more in return now and thus helping us beyond this season then they will. That's not to say, if Eriksen categorically says he won't sign a new contract, will Poch pull a Walker and stop playing him.

Obviously I don't want to sell him, who wants to sell their best players? But Poch would not be suggesting that we could sell him in Jan if things had not alredy escalated significantly. Levy will know he can get significantly more for him now because it is mid season and leave us in a more dominant position.

No way can I see the club selling Eriksen in January, and if we do, regardless of the finances behind it, we should all be very worried that Poch will leave in the summer too as that is exactly the sort of prioritising finances over sporting ambition stuff which makes your top manager wish to work elsewhere.

There can simply be no excuse, nothing at all, which would make the option of selling Eriksen in January even become an actual serious consideration. We are on the verge of potentially winning a first league title in over 50 years, that is worth far more than even 100 million pounds in the bank. In fact it is quite literally priceless, it is the whole reason the club in in existence. If people start putting transfer fees above winning titles, literally what is the point of any of us carrying on? the only consideration should be, does keeping Eriksen for the season make it more likely to scheve our sporting goals? Yes, ok so we keep him.

Nothing else comes into the picture. We may not get the most we possibly can in the summer, but I ask you this, what is the point of getting an extra 50 million by selling eriksen in January when it ends up costing us our sporting objectives.

Are we a profit focussed player trading business or are we a football club?
 

Seafordian Spurs

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The Great Dane may well leave this summer. But no way at all he leaves in January. Levy wouldn't sanction it you might as well let (Manchester) United have Poch this weekend sure why not and give Liverpool the Treble while you're at it sure help yourself to the contents of my fridge too. Etc.
 

rabbikeane

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Guess it would be about being as strong next season as this, rather than throw all in on winning something this season. And that it would likely be Pochettino's decision. 120m in January, or 40m with a year left ...
If he refuse to sign a new contract, then our policy is to sell at peak and reinvest. We wouldn't be able to compete as well as we are without it.
 

Ghost Hardware

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No way can I see the club selling Eriksen in January, and if we do, regardless of the finances behind it, we should all be very worried that Poch will leave in the summer too as that is exactly the sort of prioritising finances over sporting ambition stuff which makes your top manager wish to work elsewhere.

There can simply be no excuse, nothing at all, which would make the option of selling Eriksen in January even become an actual serious consideration. We are on the verge of potentially winning a first league title in over 50 years, that is worth far more than even 100 million pounds in the bank. In fact it is quite literally priceless, it is the whole reason the club in in existence. If people start putting transfer fees above winning titles, literally what is the point of any of us carrying on? the only consideration should be, does keeping Eriksen for the season make it more likely to scheve our sporting goals? Yes, ok so we keep him.

Nothing else comes into the picture. We may not get the most we possibly can in the summer, but I ask you this, what is the point of getting an extra 50 million by selling eriksen in January when it ends up costing us our sporting objectives.

Are we a profit focussed player trading business or are we a football club?
I agree with what your saying and emotionally speaking selling Eriksen should not be an option. But this is Levy and this season would have been earmarked as one of transition. Obviously that has changed but for Poch to come out and suggest its a possibility I find quite remarkable and suggestive. Personally I think it will come down to if we can get a quality player in. And as I said, if Eriksen has decided he is 100% going then Poch might pull a Walker on him.
 

THFCSPURS19

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We should demand Isco as part of the deal but we'll probably roll over as usual and sell for £60m.
 
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