If it was too difficult 3 years ago, it'll still be too difficult now. 3rd party ownership IIRC? Levy loves pursuing those players.
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Transfers January 2022 - Transfer Window
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If it was too difficult 3 years ago, it'll still be too difficult now. 3rd party ownership IIRC? Levy loves pursuing those players.
They bought extraordinarily well to get Mane, Salah and Van Dijk.
Summer 2018 they bought decent enough, but they timed that injection of help extremely well.
Naby Keita’s been a bit of a bust. Not Ndombele bad but not a difference maker. Shaqiri was a squad player. Alisson is overrated and wouldn’t recoup his fee if they tried to sell him. Fabinho is brilliant and underrated.
But it filled the right holes at the right time.
Their actions were responsive to the FINANCIAL opportunity offered by winning major honors. Think what Liverpool’s revenue outlook and club value looks like today versus what it would be if they’d finished fourth in 2019 and 2020.
ENIC acts as if they can be 5th fighting for 4th forever and draw 62k at eye watering prices forever at profit-ensuring spending levels forever.
Forget the anti-sporting cynicism of it, they’re just incorrect.
The difference between the ENIC and FSG projects is that FSG understands and executes the business of running a football club better.
There will be news of a move for someone fucking ridiculous like fucking Neymar etc. and we just won't have enough time to get it over the line etc. when we make this massively ambitious move on the evening of the 31st January.
I would bet Levy hasn’t gotten either deal done because of his negotiating style and tactics. I would bet he is offering the new potential equity investor(s) a shit return (sub 5% IRR). Probably the same concept on the stadium naming rights deal.
How much do you charge ENIC?
Some would even argue, that football is a priority for them.
As said: heresy!
If you sum up 21 years of words and actions, that is the literal strategy of this investment company.
Why the fuck did Conte join us? I'm seriously beginning to wonder. What did Levy/ENIC promise him?
We need an inbound signing asap to deflect negativity. Perspective on last night chelsea just spend spend spend. 2.2 billion since 2003. Before the russian they were simod cup winners. The cup the big clubs didnt enter.
Haha , I will give you that , I sometimes like to tell myself I am a better person than I actually am .
Still wanting a world record price, he wants £250m for a 10+ Year deal AFAIK.
Would be a big feather stabbed into his badly business Dr. Evil slaphead/cap.
They bought well.
Errrrrr.... They above was all signed before that CL win.
See above.
Or.... As I said all along; despite their intentions; 3 big fees fell into their lap and they bought well (less so the Sterling dosh).
You're dressing this all up with way more pomp than it warrants.
If it is not in writing it is not a promise. It will be difficult for ENIC to convince potential top
quality managers to join, because everyone will know their words are meaningless.
If we dont have money why did we appoint him? Could say the same for Paratici. Big name, short term fan appeasers are pointless if you cant give them what they are used to working with. We'd have been better going for a more modern thinking DOF and a ten Hag or Potter who could have built a younger team over 3 or 4 years. No plan as usual. Act billy big bollocks without backing it up. We're rudderless.
