Transfer Frenzy

Oh January.  How you love to surprise us all, whether it be the axing of a manager (Roy Hodgson), or the surprise transfer (Darren Bent, Sunderland to Villa).   For Liverpool, the signing of one player has the potential to swing things in the light.  That signing is Luis Suarez.

Had Liverpool fans been told in October, we were going to try and sign the likes of Suarez, or be handed a war chest in the region of 35 million, we probably would have just laughed.  NESV has the resources though.  I for one know they do, spending 100 million plus on Carl Crawford for the Boston Red Sox.  Liverpool have needed another striker for quite some time now.  Not that we don’t believe in David N’gog, not that we’ve lost faith in Fernando Torres.  No.  With a strike partnership of Suarez Torres, it would be quite easy to see Liverpool having the most feared strike force on the map.  Of course, that’s IF he signs.

Liverpool aren’t going to be bullied into paying an “absurd” price for the striker, but it’s quite easy to see Ajax are just bluffing to get a little extra for the player.  And with Liverpool having tabled a bid reported in the 18 million area, Ajax will be crazy to turn it down.  Especially with Ryan Babel keen on a move back to the club.  Whether this turns out to be a loan move, or a player plus cash deal, Ajax are not losing out.  On a second note, looking at some previous transfers around the league, if Manchester United paid around 18 million for Anderson, which would easily make Suarez double that, the owners must be prepared to spend. 

Another target area also under scrutiny; winger.  I read a comment posted on an article from Daily Mail, talking about Glen Johnson.  Honestly, I see no need to sell him.  This comment cemented my feelings.  Why not pull a Spurs/Gareth Bale, and turn this right back into a world class right winger?  With Martin Kelly playing rock solid at the back, Glen is facing a tough fight going forward.  But his pace and skill set him miles apart from others on the right of midfield.  I think I speak for all Liverpool fans when I say that a winger can wait until the next transfer window...