Liverpool Should Make £7m Move for this Fantastic Playmaker!
by YNWA on August 17th, 2009 361 words | 46 commentsWhat’s the worst that could happen?
Arsenal are reportedly weighing up a move for Real Madrid midfielder Rafael van der Vaart.
The Dutch international has made 32 league appearances – netting five times – since joining the Madridistas last summer.
However, following the expensive acquisitions of Kaka, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso, Real are open to offers for Dutch quintet Van der Vaart, Wesley Sneijder, Arjen Robben, Roysten Drenthe and Ruud van Nistelrooy, while Klaas-Jan Huntleaar has already departed for AC Milan.
A move appears inevitable for the 26-year-old, after he was not handed a squad number ahead of the new season.And although the midfielder – who has been capped 69 times by his country – has been linked with moves to Hamburg, Ajax, Inter Milan, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool and Aston Villa, it is Arsenal who are set to make a €7 million offer (Four Four Two)
So it appears that it’s Arsene Wenger who is going to put in the first bid for Real Madrid’s forgotten man, but if he really is available on the cheap then shouldn’t Liverpool try to snap him up?
Given that we have just sold Xabi Alonso and Alvaro Arbeloa to the Spanish side perhaps we have more of a chance of sealing the deal for the Dutchman and given our lack of creativity and cutting edge against Tottenham, surely Rafa realises that we need to bring someone in.
A player like Rafael Van der Vaart perfectly connects the midfield to the attack and a midfield that includes both Javier Mascherano and Lucas just doesn’t offer us enough in the way of forward momentum. Anyone who is about to say “we don’t have the money” needs to realise that the La Liga side now wants to cut it’s squad and quickly and in many ways getting players off their wage bill is as important as the fee they receive for the player, hence the likelihood that Sneijder will join Inter Milan on loan, so that the Italian side ends up paying his wages.
If Arsenal are putting in a bid as paltry as £7, then surely we have the cash to do likewise?
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Niall LFC YNWA - August 17th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
Is there any truth or substance to this article or is just another wish list???/
Van Der Vaart would be an ideal replacement in our midfield and give the our midfield that cutting edge which was badly missed at spurs yesterday!!
Fingers crossed rafa has this big suprise up his sleeve
In rafa we trust YNWA!!!
BPL_WILL_BE_PAINTED_RED - August 17th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
In £6/£7! after all those qulalities elaborated above . FORGET it .
and I think he was more forgotten when he was in Real madrid . As of now he is in
limelight.
So SORRY! deal possible but as you say Rafa would have to burn a bigger hole in his pocket then £6/£7.
george warren - August 17th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
this would be a great deal but i think we would have to cough up 10million at least! rafa is shit in the market so i doubt he will buy some1 good
Kop King - August 17th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
Robben is absolutely brilliant i can’t see many teams being able to handle us with him in our side he would be the one to break the bank for but van der vaart would also be a special much need addition.
These two players are pivotal to how successful we are this season.
mike - August 17th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
i think liverpool need to play 4141 until aquilani can play
torres
riera benayoun gerrard kuyt
masch
aurelio skyrtl carra johnson
Lucas and Babel have only confirmed they are liabilities. They need better passing in midfield and benayoun and gerrard can deliver that. I dont think VDV makes them better but it would help add depth which is lacking
NBA - August 17th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
I doubt Rafa would consider such signing as he mention the other time that BIG NAME signings will not be good for the team… VDV is a fantastic player though and would love to see him in Red…
MIKE >>>>
if you’re opinion on Babel and Lucas is base on yesterday’s game then I think you’re being a bit harsh… The first half was TERRIBLE but I think Lucas was one of our better performancers….
Kuyt, Torres, Stevie G (mess up all the spot kicks… corners couldn’t even pass the first guy) Babel were the worse on the field…
dibbler - August 17th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
Kop King i like your thinking and i think you are spot on but rafa will look at another 15m bargin who wont be up to it.
Garyn - August 17th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I totaly agreee with Mike!
But i dont know where Riera is! Can anyone tell me if he is injured or he just didnt get picked?
But i deffinately think Rafa should get this guy! He looked inpressive for Holland!
bobby - August 17th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
look guys what i want to say is just that we always hear stories about bing linked with villa, aguero, tevez ,etoo, ect and da fact is dat none of this is going 2 happen. we wer favorites to sign ribery?*&()&(^ what happend to that so listn i think we need ngog 2 score 1000000 a season den we will win carling cup but right now lets sell voronin for 15mil and buy messin for 2mil den blalallala. anyway can i just say pacheco shud be on bench hes class
matty - August 17th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
We definately should but unfortunately i really dout we will. Hope im proven wrong.
johnny - August 17th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
According to the liverpool Echo were gonna put a bid of 10 million in for Fernando Amorebieta, their rumours are usually spot on!! wot ye think??
diesel - August 17th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
every year same problem money w the owner ,rafa is not a magicien
Bert - August 17th, 2009 at 10:23 pm
mark noble to repplace alonso, sell riera to barca and bring in robben they launch a sneaky bid for walcott on loan with babel in the opposite direction and bring in ruud as he is prolific and if lescott goes the buy mich richards fir the back if that fails then ryan hangerland. do this the prem is all ours
YWNWA!!!
Donavan Ried - August 17th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
matty – August 17th, 2009 at 10:13 pm I think matty has this spot on
Ald - August 17th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Agree 2 + with the idea of Gerrard dropping back – not just the best short term solution but looking like the only one
rafas mad!! - August 17th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
what has got in rafas head!! how can he think that a big name signing will disrupt the team wat aload of rubbish big names = great players we obviously need a big name to living up that sorry excuse for a liverpool team against spurs!!
LFCforever - August 18th, 2009 at 12:11 am
Rafa wants to spend 10mil on another defender cus we are to adventurous.
So we can forget exciting forward thinking players.
Come on Rafa sign VDV and a striker not another defender
kopkid31 - August 18th, 2009 at 12:28 am
we should buy tuncay(boro)taylor(newcastle)robben(madrid)van der vaart or snieder(madrid) 30million for these ….titles ours
TEDSUZUKI - August 18th, 2009 at 1:03 am
The game against Spurs clearly shows the players are missing Alonso’s quick thinking and ability to switch in the direction of play in split seconds. Most of the players we have would need 2 additional touches compared to Alonso. To blame referee’s poor decision making is just one small part of Liverpool’s bad result. The truth I feel is 2 fold.
First, the players didn’t get going. Lucas was quite good in the second half to my surprise but he could have passed quicker in the first half. We lack someone who could spray the passes from the back where the ‘runners’ could chase knowing it would drop nicely for them. On Sat, we lacked that. Looks like we need to do some reshuffling. Perhaps Kuyt or Babel upfront to partner Torres. Drop Gerrard back until Aquilani is ready. Or use Benayoun to support Torres because he is a player who could link and pulls the team together. Riera needs to start on the left. Perhaps try this for Stoke:
Reina
Skrtel (if fit) Carra
Johnson Insua
Masch
Gerrard
Kuyt Riera (If fit)
Benayoun
Torres
Secondly, regarding acquiring getting VDV. Well, to be fair, I don’t think talks about Rafa afraid to spend big on big players are accurate. It’s known that SIlva, Villa and many more of these so called big name players that he deeply admired. No manager that I could recall (not even Fagan or Paisley) has raised the amount of money Rafa did in one summer. To sell Alonso for 30 million given he’s desperate to go anyway and where he’s valued at around 18 million just a year ago is frankly not bad. Plus the other players sold, Rafa should have raised 40 million including the 20 million promised. What I think is happening Rafa is operating on a shoe string budget. There is another example yet again by the owners to have broken their promise. No manager who is fighting for the league title will suddenly scout around the bargain basement. VDV will not arrive because the Yanks simply will not release any money. Rafa may have full say on who comes and goes but he is not the one with the purse.
slaye - August 18th, 2009 at 1:08 am
4 me , rafa shuld buy a new defender{experience player} also we need a mf that cn also play at left winger…. as i see we are pooorr at left side… why find someone 2 replace riera,he is a better but he only can used 4 left side as we know he only cn use his left leg 2 take a cross… it makes our rivals know his loe poin is on right side…. hw about change the tactic let babel blay at left side n buy a new player like tuncay or van de vart that cn be partner with torres,
TEDSUZUKI - August 18th, 2009 at 1:15 am
LFC Forever, I don’t think Rafa is afraid to sign another striker. The rationale behind getting another defender is simply because Agger is out. Aurelio is out. Skrtel is not flying fit. That applies to Carra too. If he is out, then even a blind man can see, you got no one there. By the way, if you haven’t notice, Hyppia and Aberloa has left too. It seems to me that the team desperate needs a CB quick. If you have a fragile defense, it affects the team’s confidence going forward.
Then you get the situation of very limited budget to work with. So it’s a case of priority. What do you do when you can’t buy a world class or experienced striker? Clearly we can’t match Man City’s offer for Tevez which Rafa would love to add him to the team. Clearly Liverpool are not even in the shout to tempt Valencia to enter into a deal with Liverpool for Silva. Again that’s one of Rafa’s favored targets. If you can’t do a deal with Silva, forget Villa who is 2 times more dearer. When your budget is limited, it seems obvious to me that Rafa is doing what’s necessary that’s to set his priority. At the moment, it’s to shore up the defense line.
bleed'nred - August 18th, 2009 at 1:22 am
the only title thats ours ,is laughing stock! this is the culmination of five years work? hang yur head in shame benetiz. are you man enough to fall on yur sword? no too defensive!!
travis - August 18th, 2009 at 1:50 am
If we cant afford him, loan him and offer more when we get some money. All those LUCAS backers out there need to understand that goals dont come from lazy lack of creativity and players who are ball chasers. That is wat sums lucas up. He provides no forward momentum, only wants the ball if there is NO RISK of losing it, and hasnt got the vision to do the killer ball to put torres or gerrard in on goal. RAFA stop wasting ur time on Players who show some potential but dont deliver!! Even babel who I think has a lot of potential, must be starting to run out of chances, but I would rather see him on the right hand side b4 kuyt.
travis - August 18th, 2009 at 1:52 am
I wrote 6 weeks ago, is the pool we see at the start of the season going to be the world beaters we saw the last 8 weeks of last season, or the defensive un-creative shite we saw during dec/jan. I think we saw sunday the answer. Hope thos can change by wed.
Donavan Ried - August 18th, 2009 at 2:08 am
Good MorningTEDSUZUKI. on my way to bede but wanted to say hi, and wish you, and your friend the best ……….YNWA
BREAKINGNEWS - August 18th, 2009 at 2:22 am
The Mirror..
Rafa only has 1,5 mil left to spend..
Well, with this, i thing our hope to get the title is start to fading..
hope with this squad, we still in big four in may..
Get that yanks OUT!!!!!!!!
DIC we need you!!!!!!!
Redrum - August 18th, 2009 at 2:41 am
Speaking from yankee-land I agree, get my countrymen out! They are the George W. Bushmen of footballing idiocracy. How did we sell 40M and still start the season with Babel and Lucas? Criminal. This tired performance will be repeated a dozen or so times unless quality reinforcements are brought in and mediocre players hit (Lucas, Babel, Dossena) hit the pavement.
liverpooldian - August 18th, 2009 at 2:55 am
if that news is true, then we just can hope we can sell voronin and dossena in the right price, so we can buy vdv to replace that damn lucas..
loan garay also a good option..
David - August 18th, 2009 at 2:59 am
Maybe we should start demonstrate again to make those yanks get out from our club unless they can provide us with some cash to buy new players..
Ryan - August 18th, 2009 at 3:07 am
We’re all havin’ a laugh after ONE blasted game! Look, we were stuck with Spuds for the opener while other squads played bottom feeders. We were on the road in what has been a house of horrors for us lately. I really didn’t expect any better than a draw that we should have had if not for the worst referee in the league, bar none, year in and out. Thank God there is a match on Wednesday, I can hardly stand all the tearing up.
Travis is an idiot - August 18th, 2009 at 3:09 am
Babel over Kuyt? Watch Liverpool much, tosser?
Krisztian Nemeth - August 18th, 2009 at 3:13 am
Hmm, need a striker? Sorry, I’m busy with Liverpool XI and Rafa don’t rate me while the rest of the footie world loves me.
red77 - August 18th, 2009 at 3:17 am
Hmm, I had some severe back lash yesterday on my rafa bashing. Looks like I have support today. So thos e who told me off and called me a 10=yr old, go $&*& off. I said it many time before and I will repeat it. We won CL because of Stevie and his heart. We lost CL 2 yrs later cos Rafa refused to be adventurous and took out Masch when we were one down (that let Kaka loose…go watch game again, if you can’t recall better than a 10 year old!). We won FA cup because? Good guess…Stevie G again!!! We almost lost Stevie G because?…excellent, Rafa!!! We lost Xabi because??? Rafa!!! We lost Bellamy, Crouch, misused keane because?? Rafa!!! We have Lucas in the team because??? Rafa. So yeah, he has a lot to answer for. Sack him, so what? There are none better out there? Oh yeah, maybe no one else wants to join? I can imagine what Martin O’Neil can do with this squad. So bugger off on Red77 bashing. Look the problem in the eye and say it as it is. Even if we win at the end, it will not be rafa who did it, but the spirit of players like SG, Carra and Coaches like Sammy. True blood “Pool.
red77 - August 18th, 2009 at 3:22 am
Ryan, Arsenal played Everton! And won. Hull is never an easy team. So no, we could have easily taken them with the right midfield and an extra striker. SG, when he fell back to CM, strated to make things move, but it was too late. Sorry, no excuses. It was a game to be taken, with their CB being injured and slow. Bassong wa good, no doubt, but 2 strikers and they would have been in trouble. And why was Benni left out again…seriously, Ruffian has a huge ego problem.
Dutch fan - August 18th, 2009 at 6:13 am
A Dutch lawyer found out that Rafael van der Vaart could leave for free, because his contract is just like a normal contract (like every other employee). His contract says he gets paid for the work he does, but if he doesn’t even get a squad number, he isn’t working and he could ‘cancel’ his contract. The employer (Real Madrid) isn’t keeping to the contract so it should be unvalid.
There has been an earlier problem like this in Spain, and the player could leave for free, so maybe you can get him for FREE.
He would be a great player for every team, especially for such a low price.
A dutch fan
Benji - August 18th, 2009 at 7:59 am
Van Der Vaart has not played near his best while at Real Madrid but he has played outstandingly for Both Hamburg and Ajax.
In my opinon we should have bought Van Der Vaart from Real Madrid as part of the Alonso deal or as a replacement instead of Aquilani. At least VDV would have made an immediate impact instead of an impact in a month’s time when we may have lost the premier league already.
However we would still need a defensive midfielder as VDV is an attacking midfielder and as Lucas isn’t first 11 material at Liverpool.
shuaib - August 18th, 2009 at 8:45 am
van der vaart is allowed to leave FOR FREE.
van der vaart can play in central midfield as well until aquilani is fit.
so rafa stick to campbell and lucas neil as well.
HUSSAIN - August 18th, 2009 at 11:39 am
gk reina
lb aurelio
cb agger
cb carragher
rb johnson
cdm mashcerano
cm aquilani
ram kuyt
cam gerrard
lam van der vaart
subs van nistelrooy, benayoun, riera, skrtel, campbell, dossena
RaNE - August 18th, 2009 at 11:59 am
can i ask a question because im really really confused
how come when linked with the likes of arsenal he is worth 15 – 20 mil
but liverpool from free to 7mil maybe stretching to 10mil
i dont get that does anyone actually understand this?
is it just rumours by newspapers and we dont have any interest in him
Donavan Ried - August 18th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Rafa could learn a lot from some of these so called lesser Manager, We need to start looking at some loan signings, David Beckham for one …… WTF, i hear some for you say, but he still retains abilty and there would be no tranfer fee, and so what if he played for Man utd, so did Ince, and do you think that it was easy for Fergie to sign Micheal Owen?…. That fact is that we have little to no cash being give to us by the owners so lets look at bring in some players on loan …… Yes and it would be a great idea to sign that Japaness player now (Shirt sales)
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middle aged gent - August 18th, 2009 at 1:08 pm
Donavan i agree with you Beckham would be a great signing in my opinion it was glaringly obvious sunday we lacked creativity in the middle of the park and although Beckhams pace as long since gone his ability to pick out a pass hasnt. I think most of us knew for some time that we had very little money to spend this season although i dont think any of us could have realised the true extent of this . One perhaps saving factor in all of this is that at least for the past few seasons Rafa as been bringing in the very best of the young up and coming players in europe and perhaps now we may see these players start to brought into the first team squad. Nemeth Pacheco Spearing, darby, Ayala,Etc Etc. Wenger has done it at arsenal now its our time to do the same these are important times for Liverpool Lets hope Rafa gets it right
TEDSUZUKI - August 18th, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Donovan Reid, great shout there about Beckham. I think he can still do an effective job. As for that Jap guy, well, he is actually quite good. I have seen him close up few times and quite impressive. Yes…we need the shirt sales too. He will convert half of Japan to be Liverpool fans!
micky k - August 18th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
van der vaart has no number for this season so madrid went against the term of his contract so rafa should offer 4m to get him
anonymous - November 18th, 2009 at 4:10 am
Liverpool Should take back Xabi Alonso…liverpool will be good in midfield n defend..that’s the key..he is very good controlling in midfield (the best in PL)..with macsherano (both are great partnership) with partnership of gerrard n torres..
anonymous - December 11th, 2009 at 8:36 am
I think Rafa shud just leave a THE SPECIAL ONE to be brought to lvfc then buy a talented striker like Nilmar plus a midlefilder like vdv