Liverpool set to sign Green in £80m swoop!

Will they, won't they? And who is this Green fella that Brendan Rodgers is going to make such a huge

Nicolas Nkoulou. An option for LFC?

bid for? Only the completely clueless would have failed to realise that I'm referring to a quadragenerian

blogger and life-long LFC fan. My good self! "What a load of Bo@@&cks!" I hear you say. However, this isn't so far off from what I'm seeing out there.

Liverpool find themselves sitting six points clear in fourth place on 56 points, with 11 matches to play, and on current form look set to remain there and claim the last remaining spot for a coveted Champions League berth. Alas, the inevitable has happened. As at today, Brendan Rodgers is looking to sign no other than seven or eight players. "Liverpool set to raid Swansea for...", Liverpool set to battle Zenit for...",  "Liverpool to step up chase for...", "Liverpool boss to mark brilliant move for...", "Tough-tackling star linked with big Liverpool Switch". The list goes on and on. 

Thus, I'm beginning to think I'm going to get a call from my agent telling me the Reds are considering a bid. Let's face it, it can't be any more far-fetched than much of the BS that's being printed right now. What I'm wondering is, where do these stories come from? Is it the players' agents? The press, simply bored? Smoke screens to divert attention from genuine targets? What? I doubt many, if any, of these stories come from Rodgers himself, or Liverpool. My personal belief is that many of these rumours are coming from so-called agents. 

Think about this. You're an agent and you have a young player. Decent. Got potential, but he's no Steven Gerrard. He's trying to get a move to Big club. What would increase interest in him more than knowing that Liverpool FC are interested? That's got to be good for the lad hasn't it? To know that Liverpool were interested in him. And, you've gotta be good if Liverpool are interested. I'm almost certain that 99% of these stories have absolutely no foundation! or basis in fact whatsoever. 

Realistically, Liverpool need a centre-half, a left back and a central midfielder. In terms of attacking options I think they're in good shape. Perhaps if one comes up at a good price, then yes, but the squad has enough options there. As it is, every attacking midfielder is on Liverpool's radar, and I'm sure that if you were the proverbial fly on the wall, you'd see a very different list of names to that being banded about. 

If Rodgers is serious about progress, his list should be defender heavy. Should his team succeed in securing entry to the Champion's League, he can't expect the current motley crew he currently calls a defence, to stand up to the attackers of the Real Madrids, Barcelona's and Paris St. Germains of this world. I know the man likes to play attacking football, but if he thinks he's going to get many barnstorming 4-3's when he's in that company, then he's sorely misguided. 

Liverpool have to dig deep financially and get some real quality in the next transfer window. I don't mean the likes of Ashley Williams, but some serious quality like his teammate, Chico Flores, Marseille's Nicolas Nkoulou or even Newcastle's David Stanton. The last one may be a bit of a surprise but he's been outstanding for the Magpies this campaign. It's time Rodgers realized that his current philosophy is far too Evansian to succeed. Liverpool have a tough test against Southampton tomorrow and there's no better time for the LFC defence to step up and really prove themselves. Shape up, or ship out. 

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