Did anyone see this coming prior to about 18 hours ago?
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54214671
Liverpool have agreed to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers forward Diogo Jota for £41m in a deal that could rise to £45m with add-ons.
The Portugal winger, 23, is set to sign a five-year deal at Anfield.
The move follows Liverpool's £20m capture of Spain midfielder Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich.
The Jota deal represents a net spend of about £30m, with defender Ki-Jana Hoever, 18, going the other way for £9m and a possible £4.5m in add-ons.
The Premier League champions have also negotiated a 15% sell-on clause in the transfer that takes young Dutch defender Hoever to Molineux.
Jota can play across the forward line and would provide further cover - in addition to Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi - for Liverpool's vaunted front three of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah.
The former Atletico Madrid player joined Wolves on loan in their 2017-18 Championship-winning campaign before making a £12.8m permanent switch in 2018.
Jota has made 131 appearances for the Molineux side, scoring 44 goals, including hat-tricks in last season's Europa League victories against Besiktas and Espanyol.
He is in line to become Liverpool's third summer signing following the arrival of Alcantara and Greece left-back Kostas Tsimikas for about £11.7m.
1 in 3 for Wolves is by no means poor - but hopefully we'll see a significant uplift when he's around better players.Comment
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We need a confirmed transfer thread now that we are doing some business.The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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41 mil seems steep even with the payment terms and hoever.
I guess it was just the uncertainty and maybe not being able to pay up front that meant werner was a no go because between Thiago and Jota the final outlay will be higher.
Arguably a better move though getting 2 first team players instead of the one.Y.N.W.A!!!!!!
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The Athletic mentioned that Wolves would have happily taken 35m quid if it was paid up front. The price of staggering the payments is the extra 6-10mComment
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Nice! This signing makes a lot of sense, now all we need is a centre back and we've checked all boxes!* The above is posted in my opinion. Feel free to disagree.Comment
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You could have given me a hundred attempts at liking this signing to someone else and Danny Ings wouldn’t have made the list
Hello mert.Comment
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In what way?
Hello mert.Comment
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Couldn’t be ****ed getting into a discussion about which previous signing Jota is most similar toOriginally posted by Pepe79 View Post
Life is too short. It doesn’t matter.Modifying post.Comment
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https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...erton-18961742
Poor *******, imagine growing up in Portugal and supporting EvertonDiogo Jota's Everton admission ahead of Liverpool transfer
Diogo Jota has sealed a move to Liverpool and has made an interesting admission about Everton previously
Liverpool have moved swiftly in the transfer market to bolster their attacking additions by capturing Diogo Jota from Premier League rivals Wolves.
The Portugal international became Jurgen Klopp's second signing of the day on Friday, following on from the arrival of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich.
Jota will provide depth in the final third to ease the pressure on Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane, an area many have felt Liverpool needed some recruitment in for a while.
Interestingly, some comments from Jota about Liverpool's Merseyside rivals Everton have emerged following news of a deal being completed - where he made quite an admission.
“I loved to watch Everton play, especially when they were playing at home,” he said, as reported by the Mirror.
“It was not a club that fought for the title but that always made life very complicated for the big teams. And I loved that drive and competitiveness. They were relentless.”
While Jota's comments may raise eyebrows, it's worth remembering that childhood support isn't really relevant for footballers - as shown by Jamie Carragher, a boyhood Everton fan who became a Liverpool legend.
This is quite often the case in football too, with new Tottenham signing Matt Doherty deleting tweets declaring his love for Arsenal after signing for Jose Mourinho's side.
So, there's certainly no reason to worry about any potential split in allegiances and it is definitely not an issue for fans to worry about.
In fact, it could provide extra determination for Jota when Liverpool tackle Everton at Goodison Park next month.
Considering Carlo Ancelotti's current evolution with the Blues, it's a match up Jota could relish even more in red.
Jota scored against Everton in a 3-0 victory for Wolves in the Premier League last season.
The only gracious way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can't ignore it, top it; if you can't top it, laugh at it; if you can't laugh at it, it's probably deserved.Comment
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Fair enoughOriginally posted by Buzzo View PostCouldn’t be ****ed getting into a discussion about which previous signing Jota is most similar to
Life is too short. It doesn’t matter.
You’re right though, all the analytics posted above shows that Jota profiles like 2016 Mane. There’s nothing Danny Ings about it! Not that there’s anything wrong with Danny Ings.
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