Lucas Leiva

[BUTTERBALL]

Lots of talk from varying sources today about this fella potentially joining us.

Thoughts? The new Kanchelskis?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/brighton-target-liverpools-lucas-leiva-10402742

https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/3539200/brighton-transfer-news-liverpool-lucas-leiva/

 

[Green Cross Code Man]

i would be surprised if we were after him. On a shedload of money and I think we'll look at more 'unknown' players. How would the mirror know anyway?

 

[Is it PotG?]

Scores less than Stephen Fry. Nope.

 

[Stat Brother]

Sigh

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

Lots of talk from varying sources today about this fella potentially joining us.

Thoughts?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/brighton-target-liverpools-lucas-leiva-10402742

His wife....

 

[AmexRuislip]

How would the mirror know anyway?

Great journalism of copy and paste!

 

[Ernest]

I'd rather SING Caroline LUCAS

 

[grubbyhands]

The Mirror and the Sun. (sigh) FFS!

 

[Nixonator]

 

[knocky1]

His wife....

You are waxing lyrical about a Brazillian.

 

[Lurchy]

Do think Hughton will be bringing in 3 or 4 players who have premiership experience this window and a strong and stable DM brought in would give a lot more options formation wise.

Personally think Lucas Leiva would be a good option, but the big stumbling block would be wages. Would definitely prefer him over Jan Kirchoff or Youssouf Mulumbu who also have their contracts expiring soon.

 

[5mins-from-amex]

I thought he was older than 30! seems to have been around for ages.

 

[beorhthelm]

shirley only being suggested because he's out of contract?

 

[Coldeanseagull]

Do think Hughton will be bringing in 3 or 4 players who have premiership experience this window and a strong and stable DM brought in would give a lot more options formation wise.

Personally think Lucas Leiva would be a good option, but the big stumbling block would be wages. Would definitely prefer him over Jan Kirchoff or Youssouf Mulumbu who also have their contracts expiring soon.

Nope, I think Mr Hughton will bring in 3 or 4 players who play football
Sorry, had to be done. i'm taking up a pedant disposition during all the speculation linking us with out of contract players. I even heard palace are waiting to pounce for Stockdale who is out of contract this summer

 

[Johnny RoastBeef]

Do think Hughton will be bringing in 3 or 4 players who have premiership experience this window and a strong and stable DM brought in would give a lot more options formation wise.

Personally think Lucas Leiva would be a good option, but the big stumbling block would be wages. Would definitely prefer him over Jan Kirchoff or Youssouf Mulumbu who also have their contracts expiring soon.

A signing on fee would ease his wages demands, and he would definitely improve our starting eleven.

 

[Southern Scouse]

I rubbished this before due to his £3.5m a year wage in order to go to Turkey! There have also been major rumours about him returning to his home town club Gremio but he's simply far to good for that.
The prospect of sunny Brighton would keep his family happy and he could probably get a decent length of contract with us.
Make no doubt about it Lucas would be a step up in class to what we have now at DM and can cover at CB if required. He was never quick but a great brain.
Personally after 10 years on Merseyside and his very close relationship with Coutinho I'm not sure LFC won't offer him another contract in order to make sure Cou is not lured by Barca.
Honorary Scouser, very underrated player at the top level.

 

[Javeaseagull]

I rubbished this before due to his £3.5m a year wage in order to go to Turkey! There have also been major rumours about him returning to his home town club Gremio but he's simply far to good for that.
The prospect of sunny Brighton would keep his family happy and he could probably get a decent length of contract with us.
Make no doubt about it Lucas would be a step up in class to what we have now at DM and can cover at CB if required. He was never quick but a great brain.
Personally after 10 years on Merseyside and his very close relationship with Coutinho I'm not sure LFC won't offer him another contract in order to make sure Cou is not lured by
Barca.
Honorary Scouser, very underrated player at the top level.

Totally agree Scouse, we can only dream, I am afraid. Always rated him highly and Liverpool fans used to get on his back a few years ago, never understood why, but they see more of him than I do. I suspect this is agent talk to get him a better contract where he is but ever so slightly hopeful. Nah, it's the hope that kills you!

 

[Doonhamer7]

Superb if we got him - so underrated by so many people

 

[HastingsSeagull]

At least is vaguely realistic compared to most but yes we'd only be able to afford his wages on a free. I'd like to see it but would be suprised if we pulled it off. The fact it's in the papers means we won't and is just agent talk as not the way we do things.

 

[seagull_special]

Almost the perfect type of signing, dynamic, strong character and 10yrs premier league experience. We have got to change our mentality, we are no longer a championship club and whilst I don't want us to throw money around unnecessarily, we have to invest to progress.