[NOT HAPPENING] Lazar Markovic

Discussion in 'The Transfer List' started by Stuey, Jun 15, 2017.

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  1. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Fair offer. He's hardly set the world alight the past few seasons.
     
  2. Ray Knight

    Ray Knight First Year Pro

    If this is true I hope Gino let's them stew for at least two weeks. Other fish in the sea just as quick as Markovic. I am not convinced by his first touch or end product. As JK HORNET says 12 million would be tops if Marco really really wants him but no more. Liverpool never seem to learn. They frequently pay inflated prices. We are not hear for covering for their poor financial decisions. Not the brightest thing when they wasted most of the Torres sale money on Andy Carroll within 2 hours. Remember we paid quite alot last year for Sinclair. Don't want them thinking we are soft in the head (like Southampton)! COYHs.
     
  3. Sort of OK

    Sort of OK Reservist

    Can't say I am an expert on this fella, but wasn't he the one who scored against us away last season? Sprinted like a gazelle (very fast gazelle from memory) to get in position to hit the bar (when should have done better) then got a bit lucky that the rebound came back to him?

    If so then £8m probably not bad as he is quick and we have been missing quick recently. Skill with it would be great but generally would be reflected in the price, however, quick still creates problems/opportunities. I like his effort but Amrobat upgrade?
     
  4. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    Liverpool just turned down £11m for Moreno.

    Don't know what's more amazing, that someone bid that or that they turned it down!

    Wanting £15m according to Sky. Not just Markovic they want crazy money for.
     
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  5. Sort of OK

    Sort of OK Reservist

    Have they got more than one Moreno or are you talking about the left back that has missed out to James Milner who isn't a left back? Makes Nyom look value!
     
  6. Nnnn

    Nnnn First Team

    So it's not just us that asks for stupid money for our rejects then
     
  7. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    They won't get anywhere near £15mil. He has been a Liverpool reject as their fans put it. Even the Liverpool fans on Twitter were writing they should take the deal of £8mil rising to £10mil. I have no doubt that we will sign him £10mil in the next week or two.
     
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  8. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    Well considering they've just spent huge wads of cash on Mo Farah you can see their need to recoup.
     
  9. BigRossLittleRoss

    BigRossLittleRoss First Team

    I dont think he is worth more than 10 million.

    Id rather prioritise Success and Berghuis who got better stats in less EPL game time.
     
  10. GoingDown

    GoingDown "The Stability"

    He's got a great engine.
     
  11. I Blame Pozzo

    I Blame Pozzo First Team

    And very nice teeth!
     
  12. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    Absolute beast
     
  13. Harris

    Harris Reservist

    The guy who broke the original story says we've upped our bid to 11 million
     
  14. Markoa$

    Markoa$ Squad Player

    Haha brilliant. Although we should have done an Arsenal and upped our offer by £1
     
  15. simpleMASH

    simpleMASH Reservist

    Just not excited by the prospect of this.
    He hasn't nearly lived up to expectations at Anfield and I've never been particularly inpressed when I've seen him play. Having said that, Silva has seen him play a lot and is a better judge of player than me, so I won't label him the new boo boy quite yet.
    Fingers crossed he turns out better than previous head coach recommendations Jurado and Zuniga.
     
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  16. hornetgags

    hornetgags McMuff's lovechild

    But Todgers sanctioned the purchase so he must be World Class.
     
  17. El distraído

    El distraído Johnny Foreigner

  18. East Stand Builder

    East Stand Builder Reservist

    Really can't get excited over this. Would much prefer us bidding £12mill for Danny Ings!
     
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  19. JK HORNET

    JK HORNET Reservist

    I'm happy about this providing 12 mil is the actual fee, but wouldn't mind us going for Ings as well. The way I see it we need to sign at least 1 more HG player in order to fill our squad.

    Think he would end up back at Burnley if he were to go anywhere though. Saw reports Gray could be on his way out and Ings would fit straight in.
     
  20. BigRossLittleRoss

    BigRossLittleRoss First Team

    You just know this guy is going to be a flop.
     
  21. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Imgs is a massive risk. Good player when fit. But never seems to stay fit.
     
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  22. Supertommymooney

    Supertommymooney Squad Player

    You said it.
     
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  23. Ray Knight

    Ray Knight First Year Pro

    I have to agree with your assessment. All the other wingers/ wide midfielders we have been linked with have been much cheaper. Markovic is a risk but I suppose Silva could be the one that gets the best out of him. Have to agree that Ings is too injury prone so a different type of risk. I suppose my main worry is that we won't have enough left in the kitty for a proper striker like Simeone or Mounie. A late bid for Deeney and Okaka going elsewhere leaves us short of experience up front. Swansea for example have got Abrahams already and I won't be truly happy until we get at least one more up front that gives us a different option in hitting the back of the net. COYHS.
     
  24. The undeniable truth

    The undeniable truth First Team Captain

    We really cannot start next season with TD, Okaka and success as our only strikers. Not if we want to score goals and win points.
     
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  26. miked2006

    miked2006 Premiership Prediction League Proprietor

    10-12 million would be a good bit of business. I think.
     
  27. oxhey67

    oxhey67 Squad Player

    For us or Liverpool?

    Was touted as a talent with massive potential and a big future before Liverpool bought him hence the £20m they shelled out. The thing with buying potential is that it doesn't always get fulfilled (or was misjudged in the first place!)
    I don't remember him garnering too many headlines while at Hull so, personally, I think we'd still be buying into that potential tag and forking out an inflated price if it is anywhere near £10m-£12m.

    In fact, I see this as a very similar transfer to that of Isaac Success.
    If Success had the season he'd just had for someone else and we were seen to be offering £12m for him I think there'd be a few on here wondering what Gino/Dowling et al were playing at. At least at Granada he looked half decent though obviously very raw and is a couple of years younger than Markovic. Markovic, for me, is just a bit meh.
     
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  28. East Stand Builder

    East Stand Builder Reservist

    This guy was **** at Liverpool and **** at Hull, yet because he's under 23 its a good signing? ******* hell. We're meant to be trying to improve the squad why aye man
     
  29. Ray Knight

    Ray Knight First Year Pro

    Success was either ill used last year by Mazzari or he did have fitness/ stamina or disciplinary issues. I don't think suitability anyone other than Gino or those close to the club know the answer. On that basis he needs to e fit and available for Marco to assess his squad suitability. Markovic will be a risk and if we get him his performances will probably be a touchstone as to how we view Silva. Exciting times ahead. COYHs!
     
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  30. Carpster

    Carpster Squad Player

    Success never got the run of games he desperately needs. This was down to WM. Yes he's far from the finished article, but shouldn't be written off just yet. Let's be honest there wasn't many Watford players who shone under that ****.
     
  31. oxhey67

    oxhey67 Squad Player

    To both Ray Knight and Carpster...

    I'm not writing off Success and realise there were issues with either fitness, attitude, settling in a new country or a manager he didn't seem to get on with. Maybe a bit of all of those reasons and others besides.

    My point was/is, if Success were at Hull last year and we saw from the outside a player who rarely played and when he did show very few glimpses of why he was bought in the first place then I think we'd question paying Hull upwards of £12m for him. Or, put another way, would anyone be willing to pay us £12m for Success right now?

    Yes, Liverpool want to recoup as much of their original outlay on Markovic but, for WFC, to spend £10m to £12m on another young(ish) player and especially on one who hasn't proved himself in the PL with two different clubs represents a bigger gamble than seems needed right now.
     
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  32. wfcSinatra

    wfcSinatra Predictor Choker 14/15

    I think even if he's average for us we could still probably flog him for around £8 million to some Fenerbache or Olympiakos kinda club anyway so in theory we'd only be spending around 3/4 million on him net.
     
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  33. Nnnn

    Nnnn First Team

    I'm pretty sure he wasn't **** at Hull. If he was I'm sure Marco would have told Gino by now & we wouldn't be chasing after him. And let's be honest, being not quite good enough for Liverpool doesn't necessarily mean not good enough for us.
     
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  34. wfcmoog

    wfcmoog Tinpot

    I'm gonna say he will be good for us. I'm gonna @WatfordTalk the hell outta this thread if he signs and becomes a club legend.
     
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  35. simpleMASH

    simpleMASH Reservist

    I hope that comes to pass.
     
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