He was never brought in as a first choice as far as I know, he was and is, cover for their midfield. It’s very easy to just look at game time and arrive at your view but some context paints a slightly different picture.
Stuttgart were in the relegation play offs last season are a complete...
As I said in another post I’m puzzled why this went so sour and so quickly. He seems to be doing okay at Stuttgart. My point was about how we do sign some established players and not just youngsters and Liverpool retirees.
Makes sense. I agree we really do need “two quality CM signings”, this is a priority. I’d add oven-ready to the adjectives as well. It’s a shame the Dahoud signing went (strangely) sour so quickly as on paper he seemed a good fit.
Lamptey
Moder
Lallana
Milner
Fati
Webster
Gilmour
The only contentious one I guess is Gilmour. I can see an argument for a squad player but I think we should upgrade.
They don’t have to be paid more. If a player has a year left on a lucrative deal he might be inclined to take a longer deal on lesser money elsewhere to safeguard his future. Also, sometimes clubs pay players off to move on, or even just leave. Loan arrangements with part of the wages covered...