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Tony Barrett has just said we will sign a striker this week........... Dempsey or Borini ?????

Be Dempsey I think. Don't know much about other lad.
Do we need both Dempsey and Carroll?

Borini

How would you rate him south?
Style of play?

Andy Carroll faces Brendan Rodgers axe as Liverpool change shape

Tony Barrett


Andy Carroll is battling to save his Liverpool career less than 18 months after becoming the ninth-most expensive player in football history.

Brendan Rodgers, the new Liverpool manager, said yesterday that he needs to be convinced about the England forward’s suitability to his preferred playing style after setting up a move for a potential replacement.

Presented with the opportunity to confirm that Carroll is in his plans for next season, Rodgers was non-committal at best, stressing the need for the 23-year-old striker to prove himself capable of adapting to the 4-3-3 formation that Rodgers is looking to implement before providing any guarantees.

Perhaps even more tellingly, Rodgers’s interest in Fabio Borini has intensified over the past 24 hours, with a potential £11 million move being lined up for the Roma forward.

Having signed Borini on loan at Swansea City and worked with him at Chelsea, Rodgers has no such doubts about the 21-year-old’s ability to work within his preferred tactical framework and is hoping to push the proposed transfer through in the next 48 hours.

Liverpool have not made Carroll available for transfer, but there is a growing feeling within the club’s hierarchy that the time could be right to cut their losses 18 months after he was signed from Newcastle United for a club-record fee of £35 million.

Carroll has been linked with a loan move to AC Milan, but Liverpool have not received any approach from the Italian club, nor would they be willing to allow their record signing to depart on a temporary basis.

“Andy’s always going to be linked with clubs, whether he was here or not,” Rodgers said. “I have spoken to him on his holidays, he knows exactly where he stands, but I have had no inquiries about him.

“Andy’s a player I want to assess and speak with. We’ve already had a good chat on where we’re at. There have been many inquiries about our players, so I will assess them and hopefully put together a group of players to help us challenge.

“He’s no different to any player we have here. They might have all the attributes but not the mentality to play. It’s a wee bit unfair for Andy to get labelled any other way. He’s a good kid, a good lad, so we will just see how the formation of the group shapes up over the next four or five weeks.

“My task is to build a group that can challenge. Hopefully when the bus leaves at the end of pre-season, it will have the people on it who I want.”

Rodgers was at pains to stress his belief that Carroll is a quality player, but his continual references to the need to conform to a particular tactical set-up served to reinforce the growing feeling that the Liverpool manager remains to be convinced of his ability to function in a high-tempo front three.

“His strengths are quite clear to me,” Rodgers added. “The goal he scored for England [against Sweden] in the Euros typifies his strengths.

“He’s a very good player. He’s shown that in his short career already. Time will tell for him and all the players whether they are in my plans, but my job is to assess that and take it from there.”

Big rumours that West Ham want him on loan............... I think its a joke if he is loaned out, if Rodgers dosent want him he should sell him.

I think he will be here next season

According to reports a fee of £13mill euro + add-ons have been agreed for Borini

How do ye rate him?
Know nothing about him

Same Thomas, no clue about him

I know nothing myself but just have to put trust in Rodgers, he has a plan and sees Borini fitting in that plan.

must be something not right with this lad cause he suppose to be next great Italian forward.just cant see an Italian club releasing a lad like that too easily.very strange .

I dont get some of the negativity about the signing of this young lad and with Rodellega signing for Fulham i suppose Dempsey will be next. We have lacked goals and hopefully these 2 can ease the burden on Suarez. Bellamys exit rumours are getting louder by the day, so replacing Kuyt, Bellamy and maybe Carroll with Borini, Dempsey an A.N.Other might look bad but the wage reduction alone may be worth it, Kuyt and Bellamy are on their last legs and Borini alone maybe worth the gamble to replace them.

Joe, as far as I know, FSG have very strong connections with the owners of Roma. Maybe that could be something. Wouldnt be suprised if we paid Roma to buy the rest of the player.

Tony Barrett now saying fee has been agreed for Borini and that Cardiff and QPR are interested in Bellamy. He also says very interestingly that Maxi has been begged to stay......... which im very happy about.....quality footballer.

Ya I like Maxi. Very clever. Wouldnt be in a hurry to get rid of Bellers unless we have another striker lined up.

Borini is at melwood allegedly

Deal is complete according to echo website.

Just read a rumour that Fulham want Adam for Dempsey................ yes fucking please.

Maxi supposed to have said his goodbyes today


Twitter rumour

Be gutted if thats true

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/lfc-confirm-maxi-departure

Adios Maxi

Letter from Maxi

http://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/latest-news/maxi-an-open-letter-to-fans

Not gutted but slightly disappointed. Thought he deserved more game time tbh

Fcuk it I am more than disappointed. He was a little gem