Did y'all see that we were close to selling
Joe Gomez to
Newcastle at the beginning of July? Rumour is we were selling him for
45M GBP in a deal that would see
Anthony Gordon move to Liverpool for
75M GBP. A convoluted way of getting Anthony Gordon for
30M GBP. But Newcastle cancelled the deal as they figure out some other way to meet PSR standards by June 30.
I, personally, don't like that deal. We are going to need a left footed attacking player in the future once
Salah leaves or hangs up his boots (or whatever that decision is going to be). And if
Elliott is going to play more in midfield than in attack, that is where we will need a great player. We already have multiple right footed players that can play across the front line.
Luis Diaz, Darwin, Gakpo, Diogo Jota; even
Carvalho, Curtis Jones, and
Szobozlai can fill that role, if needed.
The only way I see a move like that making sense is if we are selling
Luis Diaz. But then if you ask me if I'd rather have
Luis Diaz or
Anthony Gordon, I am picking
Diaz every time. Plus,
Joe Gomez leaves a big hole we would need to fill in defence. Especially if this ends up being
VvD's last season. We'd essentially be left with
Konate, Tsimikas, Robertson, TAA, van den Berg, and
Quansah as the only real first team defenders if
Gomez leaves.
-FTA c/o 2013