It has been a long and tiring January for Liverpool. The Reds forked out £75m for Virgil van Dijk earlier this month before letting Philippe Coutinho live his dream by joining Barcelona.
While Daniel Sturridge has also departed Anfield for West Brom on a short loan-deal until the end of the season, there are no signs of any new arrivals despite us being linked with a number of players.
Rumours of Thomas Lemar and Riyad Mahrez to Liverpool have been doing rounds ever since the winter transfer window started.
There have been calls by the entire fanbase for Coutinho to be replaced but our manager Jurgen Klopp has poured cold water, suggesting he is not interested in bringing a replacement now. Going by that fact, expect hardly any business to be done in terms of incomings at the club on the transfer deadline day.
But as far as the outgoings are concerned, there could be few players willing to leave our club – on a temporary basis or permanently.
But Klopp insists Danny Ings will not be leaving Liverpool, despite rumours linking him with a move away from Anfield.
“It would be funny if someone calls for Ingsy,” Klopp was quoted by the Mirror.
“I would love to respond! No chance. We will see what happens. There’s no chance Ingsy is on the market tomorrow. Only if I’m unconscious! But yeah, maybe something happens, that is possible. We will see.”
One player who could depart the club today is Lazar Markovic. The Serbian is a forgotten man at the Merseyside and the Daily Mail claims Swansea are keen on taking him until the end of the campaign with a view to making the deal permanent in the summer. Wolfsburg and Spartak Moscow have also shown concrete interest in the player.
Here’s how Liverpool fans are reacting on Twitter on the transfer deadline day.
Liverpool board room when the transfer deadline is about to close and still no “available players” have been found pic.twitter.com/bCsMEWs2Et
— Denny (@Firmino9LFC) January 30, 2018
Klopp to the interviewer, on getting asked if he will be involved in any deadline day deals, “Maybe…”
This can only mean one thing.
THOMAS LEMAR ⚫ WELCOME TO LIVERPOOL 2018 ⚫ ALL SKILLS, TRICKS AND GOALS NEW ⚫ DESPACITO (HD 720P) | LFC
— | Rai (@AnfieldAn) January 30, 2018
Announce Thomas Lemar @LFC
— Rockst⭐r (@respatirockstar) January 31, 2018
I CAN NOT SEE thomas lemar AT LFC IN THIS WIN BUT MAYBE IN THE SUMWIN
— joe quilliam (@kloppkoptc) January 30, 2018
Really hoping this Balde Keita rumours are a smoke screen for Thomas Lemar. #LFC
— The Anfield Effect (@AnfieldEffect) January 29, 2018
Yes, get him lemar and Allison in there all available if Liverpool meet the price
— Sarah jones (@Sepjo80) January 28, 2018
I don’t think he good enough to be honest we have better in the team. What the point of buying a sub.
— Rob Brideson (@robbrideson) January 28, 2018
Riyad Mahrez officially hands in Transfer Request@LFC sign him and all is forgiven..
— Oxintheboxx (@Oxintheboxx) January 30, 2018
Pay the £70m for Riyad Mahrez, GET IT ANNOUNCED TOMORROW. Have a nice night @Oliver__Bond @AnfieldHQ @LFC pic.twitter.com/Y5MtC0xSJm
— Dean (@DViperz_) January 30, 2018
Riyad Mahrez is in the market. He will make us a stronger creative unit. And he can play Champions league as well. Offer £70M+ & snatch him from Man City. He is the best replacement for Coutinho in the market for us. Come on @LFC. Make a statement! #LFC
— SumWit (@Sumwitter) January 30, 2018
Someone send FSG and LFC representatives down to Leicester now and sign Riyad Mahrez.
— Stuart Carlisle (@CRFC_reds05) January 30, 2018
Get in @LFC go and try to sign Riyad Mahrez atleast
— Huns Adham (@Huns_Adham) January 30, 2018
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