Limited Lucas to consider Liverpool future

[Craig_H]

I think we can get £10 mill for him, he still has a good reputation in Europe and he is young. If we could replace him with Barry for next season I would be happy. Even if he is a decent player I don't think he will ever be good enough to play for us.

Maybe 10 years ago, Leeds would've given us £10m for him but i cant see anyone paying that kind of cash now.

[JudgeRed]

I agree - the guy is young, only going to get better and looks to have improved this season. Hang onto him.

[Darth Marty]

5mill + and ill drive him there myself.

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5mill + and ill drive him there myself.

Bye!

[red g]

happy to sell lucas and promote spearing to the first team

[Kenneth]

I think that Lucas has the potential to be a really excellent player and if he were to leave I don't think that we would get the sort of money that would change our budget hugely in terms of what we could buy. However if Barry were to come in then that would pretty much mean he would have to leave.

Will you stop going on about Barry please? Come on, just stop it.

[Neil Young]

I think that Lucas has the potential to be a really excellent player and if he were to leave I don't think that we would get the sort of money that would change our budget hugely in terms of what we could buy. However if Barry were to come in then that would pretty much mean he would have to leave.

I agree about Lucas. You don't think Alonso is ready to go then?

[dww]

I agree about Lucas. You don't think Alonso is ready to go then?

He certainly hasn't played like it. I would say that it is quite likely (and probably for the best) that one of Lucas or Alonso is not here next season. While there is an element of me who would like to be proved right about Lucas I also think that Alonso is currently the better player.

For all people saying that central midfield is our strongest position i think we are quite limited in the styles of options we have there. We could easily accommodate Lucas, Mascherano, Alonso + one if Lucas is willing to risk having to develop slowly, like say Fletcher. As a fringe Brazilian international though it seems likely he will be wanting more games.

[little dave hedgehog]

the fringe brazilians would make an ok band name

but a terrible vagina.

[Nicey]

I think we can get £10 mill for him, he still has a good reputation in Europe and he is young. If we could replace him with Barry for next season I would be happy. Even if he is a decent player I don't think he will ever be good enough to play for us.

Absolutely .... I will be happy either way.. once we get a good price for him because regardless of what some people think he is a very good young player who could walk into most teams at this tender age

[magicalbarnes]

on the other hand, he's hardly irreplaceable. if we get a good offer, and need to sell, maybe better him than alonso

He could turn out to be a top player. It would be best for all parties to send him out on loan to get regular football. People tend to forget exactly how young he is.

[Fan65]

He had a good game against manure and is developing well considering he's up against strong competition for a place.

I really like him & find it odd that he gets so much stick on here.

[Neil Young]

He certainly hasn't played like it. I would say that it is quite likely (and probably for the best) that one of Lucas or Alonso is not here next season. While there is an element of me who would like to be proved right about Lucas I also think that Alonso is currently the better player.

For all people saying that central midfield is our strongest position i think we are quite limited in the styles of options we have there. We could easily accommodate Lucas, Mascherano, Alonso + one if Lucas is willing to risk having to develop slowly, like say Fletcher. As a fringe Brazilian international though it seems likely he will be wanting more games.

Yes, the Fletcher comparison is valid; although it's possible Lucas has much more potential, the way Fletcher has improved, to the point where the pundits were saying his omission on Saturday was important, is a useful lesson in how players can develop.

I take your point about Alonso's form but someone in midfield has to go if Barry comes in and it seems to me a more senior player is the more likely candidate than the unfairly maligned Lucas, even if he will want to leave for other reasons.

[Roboklopp]

be a shame to lose Lucas when he is starting to show something, but rather lose him than Xabi should Bazza come in, regardless of age & potential. not like xabi is ancient is it?

[dww]

Yes, the Fletcher comparison is valid; although it's possible Lucas has much more potential, the way Fletcher has improved, to the point where the pundits were saying his omission on Saturday was important, is a useful lesson in how players can develop.

I take your point about Alonso's form but someone in midfield has to go if Barry comes in and it seems to me a more senior player is the more likely candidate than the unfairly maligned Lucas, even if he will want to leave for other reasons.

Do you really think someone has to go? In the last two years United have regularly selected from Scholes, Giggs, Anderson, Carrick and Fletcher for CM and have had Hargreaves there for substantial periods too. We loose too much by moving Gerrard into that position which means that we currently really only select from 3 players, I think we could add another CM to the squad without much difficulty, especially if we considered a 4-3-3 formation for some games.

I agree if we decide on a one in one out policy the most likely alternative does seem to be Alonso, especially given our financial position.