Gaston Ramirez

[colin85]

According to this http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/footbal...#ixzz21klyNfqy

we are after him.
I hope he improves alot, if it's true that we are about to sign him.

[SB]

According to this http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/footbal...#ixzz21klyNfqy

we are after him.
I hope he improves alot, if it's true that we are about to sign him.

It would appear so.

Reds boss Brendan Rodgers is desperate to add some much needed width to his new-look team next season, and has turned to Ramirez after baulking at Fulham's £10 million asking price for Clint Dempsey.
A fast, agile and elegant left winger who can play up front, Ramirez is rated as one of the finest players in Italy, and has been tracked by Barcelona, AC Milan and the two Manchester clubs in the last six months.
However, it appears that Liverpool, who held initial talks over a deal with Bologna last month, have jumped the queue, with the players agent arriving in England this week to sort out a transfer to the Premier League:
'Gaston is ready to leave Italy - so much so I am in England for talks with a Premier League club,' agent Pablo Betancourt told Mercato.
'He is one of the most important players in Uruguray, so there are no shortage of offers.'
Inter Milan and Tottenham are two other clubs believed to have significant interest in Ramirez, but neither are willing to stump up the £15 million Bologna want for the 21-year-old.
That clears the way for Liverpool to get their man, and they are hopeful they land the player in the next fortnight, despite the transfer being complicated, as Ramirez will be on duty for Uruguay during the London Olympics.
The former Penarol ace, who is contracted to Bologna until 2016, has already set his heart on a move to Anfield.


Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/sport/footbal...#ixzz21mwkup7G

[Gibbo]

I'll be chuffed if we get him.

Especially at the expense of Dempsey.

[SB]

I'll be chuffed if we get him.

Especially at the expense of Dempsey.

Certainly if there's only gonna be a few mil squids more. A no brainer but you watch some no brainer disagree!

[Fredo]

Yeah rather get him than Dempsey.

[Gray]

I'll be chuffed if we get him.

Especially at the expense of Dempsey.

From what I've seen of him (which isn't much) He doesn't look all that, but if it's a straight choice between him and Dempsey (who I've seen every match) I choose Gaston.

[Fredo]

If we sign Dempsey then the common denominator that made us waste money last year is still at the club.

[Fosterbloke]

We'll have a very young team but capable of playing at the highest level. Exciting times!

[Neil Young]

I've seen him play for about thirty minutes of an Olympic match in what is effectively pre-season but my first impression is he doesn't look like a world-beater.

Clearly it's not much to go on but (a) that's never stopped anyone on here before and (b), as a point of comparison, I saw Ronaldo play about thirty minutes in some international U17 competition and his quality was obvious.

[MrMichael]

Yeah rather get him than Dempsey.

Yeah, I mean Dempsey scored more goals last year in the Prem than all of our strikers put together (or something like that), whereas nobody (much) has seen this fella play for more than a couple of matches tops, in which he's not been great either. But **** it, he's got a cool name that ends in ez, lets have him instead.

Not that I'm a huge Dempsey fan, but if he was Brazilian I bet half this forum would be creaming themselves over him. £15m+ on Ramirez would be quite a risk, possibly a considerably bigger one than £10m on Dempsey.

[JohnDoe]

Yeah, I mean Dempsey scored more goals last year in the Prem than all of our strikers put together (or something like that), whereas nobody (much) has seen this fella play for more than a couple of matches tops, in which he's not been great either. But **** it, he's got a cool name that ends in ez, lets have him instead.

Not that I'm a huge Dempsey fan, but if he was Brazilian I bet half this forum would be creaming themselves over him. £15m+ on Ramirez would be quite a risk, possibly a considerably bigger one than £10m on Dempsey.

He can do stepovers.

[MrMichael]

He can do stepovers.

Oh well in that case he must be worth at least £25m, we should insist they don't take a penny less.

[el matador]

front three of suarez cavani and ramirez

[kev776]

Yeah, I mean Dempsey scored more goals last year in the Prem than all of our strikers put together (or something like that), whereas nobody (much) has seen this fella play for more than a couple of matches tops, in which he's not been great either. But **** it, he's got a cool name that ends in ez, lets have him instead.

Not that I'm a huge Dempsey fan, but if he was Brazilian I bet half this forum would be creaming themselves over him. £15m+ on Ramirez would be quite a risk, possibly a considerably bigger one than £10m on Dempsey.

my thoughts exactly. Dempsey maybe 29 but there is 3 good years or more left in his legs, if he can grab 15 to 20 goals each season, that could be the difference between 4, 5 or 6 place.

[cannotmakeit]

He can do stepovers.

which is more than what Caroll can do....