I think some people believe gerrard ultimately wants to replicate Liverpool, in which case firmino would work well, however not so well if we want to implement the dual 10 formation as we likely need someone who makes runs in behind
We pretty much have a teenager for every single position, most of who we have poached from under the noses of 'bigger' clubs, that's the sustainability aspect of the model
The terminology may have not been correct but surely you understand what he's getting at?
The sliced clearances across our own box for example...
Bert is a maverick and that's why a portion of the fanbase (myself included) love him and others hate him.
It will be interesting to see how gerrard treats him.
If he's happy to play second fiddle to buendia I can't imagine we could buy much better who is also happy with that arrangement, considering his G/A last season.
That's my understanding, however no one can say for sure unless they've worked in football and seen these types of contract.
All we can point to is the history of these type of deals getting completed
I believe as a part of the option negotiation with barcelona, contract terms are also discussed and agreed with coutinho.
As per another posters question I can't remember a single incident of a player reneging when an option has been activated.
It's more his attacking output that frustrates people I think, his defensive ability isn't in question.
The above sentence is a bit mad considering he's been moved back from RM/RW
Yeah I'd agree, I'm not sure it will be below £100k but I think the young lad may be in for some disappointment if he wants £200k (I know that's a made up number on this forum but aaron ramsey at £400k will be the free agent benchmark)