Diogo Jota

[Exiled_red]

Clearly he's going to start out as backup to the regular front three, so he needs to show that them can challenge them. I see his role in the short term (most of this season) as being backup or cover for Mane and Salah in particular, developing and getting closer to the level of the others. If we do go with a 4231 as some have been suggesting he might be more involved.

[ric.williams]

has a bit of suarez about him with his dribbling and tenacity

[rudedog]

I think all the elements are there for Klopp to turn in to an outstanding player, just like he did with salah and mane.

[Corndog]

Fans were similarly underwhelmed with mane and salah.

But with his dribbling ability and control, I think he will link up very well with the front three, especially mane and firmino.

His numbers are really good if you consider his age. Most importantly he hasn't been very injury prone so far in his career.

I read it's about 30mil outlay considering hoever and given the terms it makes sense it is a bit more expensive than a few mostly paid upfront.

[Phoenix07]

I'm hoping the analytics are right on him because like others for the price I'm struggling to see it of the limited amount I've seen of him.

Then again, we did think Salah was back up for Mane

Who thought Salah was coming as back-up to Mane? He was doing really well for Roma, and had pace, while we only had Mane on the pitch with speed.

[Irishnev]

At the price, I would have been tempted to look at Guedes instead. He'd probably be available for a lot less. He's been pretty bad recently and has had injury issues, but feel a good Guedes would be better and could tick the same boxes. Will be interesting to see how Jota develops.



https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7wb3a7

Just watched that now - he exudes confidence, no pandering to the teed up questions......a born winner

[labourRed]

has a bit of suarez about him with his dribbling and tenacity

Yup, there's also a bit of an edge to him, not like Suarez, thankfully.

[Corndog]

Who thought Salah was coming as back-up to Mane? He was doing really well for Roma, and had pace, while we only had Mane on the pitch with speed.

I distinctly remember Steve Nicol saying he didn't understand it as a signing as he didn't think Salah would be able to get in the team

Lot's of people wrote Mo off as a premierleague flop due to his time at chelsea

[baitman]

You could see that salah had something special even when he was at basel.

[Shaggy]

You could see that salah had something special even when he was at basel.

[fah-q]

You could see that salah had something special even when he was at El Mokawloon.

[Irishnev]

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[Shaggy]

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[Irishnev]

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[rudedog]

This is a decent read on Jotas potential - not much point just pasting the text as there are a lot of graphics

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/12077786/why-did-liverpool-sign-jota