Luis Suárez

[Leyton388]

As much as I love Luis and I really do the worst thing is it completely halts our progress, I really fancied a good title challenge this season but losing the best player in the league the player our team was built around will be massive and then the added impact of trying to fit in and bed in new players, it only makes last seasons failing feel even worse.

[danperkins]

Unspectacular is probably more accurate. Our standout players I'd say are Suarez, Sterling, in terms of players that really can cause trouble, neither of which were purchased by Rogers.

If I'm thinking of Rogers players who really add something to our starting 11, I can only think of Sturridge and Coutinho, who in my opinion disappointed last season.

I'm completely on the fence over Sakho (I know plenty others aren't), whilst Allen, Aspas, Mignolet, Assaidi, Sahin, Alberto, Borini, Moses, llori, Cissokho and a few others are a mixed bunch ranging from shocking to fairly average and thats over £70m or £55m without Sakho, the equivalent of the supposed Suarez transfer.

So whilst I'm not saying that Rogers transfer record is terrible, I am concerned that the money from Saurez will not be spent on players that will really take us to another level, and the signings so far with Lambert, Lallana and Can have done nothing to convince me otherwise. I think they'll be good squad players, but theres no magic there which we'll miss with the loss of Luis.

Its a waiting game now, but I feel we really need to get this summers transfers spot on or we'll pay the price with Champions League football on the horizon.

[Leyton388]

I'm also not sure with us being linked with Klaas-Jan Huntelaar as a Suarez replacement. Although i must dmit I've not seem much of him at Schalke.

[Fredo]

Huntelaar is 30 or 31. No thanks; we've got Lambert.

[Norbs]

Suarez would've been 30/31 at the end of his current contract with us. It's not old but you'd hope it's only a shot term deal and reduced terms

[Gazzla]

Huntelaar may have a good strikers instinct but his all round player in pretty appalling whenever I've seen him and his mobility isn't the best. He reminds me of a rich man's Neil Mellor

[Roboklopp]

Huntelaar may have a good strikers instinct but his all round player in pretty appalling whenever I've seen him and his mobility isn't the best. He reminds me of a rich man's Neil Mellor

Kinda get you on that.

[danperkins]

Huntelaar makes Dirk Kuyt look like Usain Bolt!

He's decent enough player, but the calibre of player we have been linked with apart form Sanchez.. has been very underwhelming.

[Fredo]

Suarez would've been 30/31 at the end of his current contract with us. It's not old but you'd hope it's only a shot term deal and reduced terms

On a pure financial level, it makes sense to cash in on him now.

[danperkins]

Not if the man can get LFC into the champs league again next season,and the one after that etc (which we get lots of money). Then on a pure financial level it makes sense to keep him.

[Fredo]

Doesn't matter if the cash is reinvested in other parts of the business.

[danperkins]

Course it does Beanser as we would still be making money.

Irrelevant any ways as he is all but sold.

[Norbs]

On a pure financial level, it makes sense to cash in on him now.

Talking about Suarez, then the time is definitely right i for financial reasons but also other factors IMO. But, I was talking about Huntelaar as a short term replacement and don't think he's necessarily too old if we're talking about a two year deal.

[RichC]

He's not the sort of player we need, we have Lambert already I'd rather see us bring in someone with some pace and trickery; almost impossible to replace Luis like for like so I'd expect a slight tactics change and a move towards a single frontman (Sturridge) with players supporting him, Sanchez would be ideal for us but there are others out there as well

[Fredo]

We'll definitely be playing with one frontman when Luis leaves. It's already clear with the transfer targets we're being linked with. Shaquiri, Sanchez, Markovic etc ... Think that's how Rodgers like to set his formations up anyway. We've had to accommodate Luis and Sturridge as a pair because they were outstanding.