13 May 2015 11:57:43
Hi eds, I used the search function did Vietto, and you said something along the lines of Son being a backup option to vietto (if I understood correctly) then another saying athletico are trying to find a move for cavani or vietto, what is our current interest? Bid imminent or just watching did now?

{Ed002's Note - You think you misread it. Just to be clear, Atletico ideally want Cavani and Vietto and to effectively replace Mandzukic and Griezmann. Whilst I understand that there has been recent interest from Atletico, Bayern Munich, Napoli, Liverpool, Real Madrid and Juventus with Spurs having approached his agent at the end of February as well, Vietto looks to be staying in Spain. An interesting side issue is that Barcelona, unable to buy players before January 2016, have offered to provide Villareal with a player (apparently suitable for their first team) on loan from this coming summer if they can get an option on the player for January. However, it looks likely that Vietto will move this summer and that would take Barcelona out of the equation. Liverpool are very likely completely out of the market for the player and are looking again at Bayer Leverkusen's Heung Min Son and others (as HMS might be a difficult transfer to make happen). Talks are happening regarding Vietto with Atletico and may soon happen with Real Madrid.

A number of clubs have sustained interest in Bayer Leverkusen's Heung Min Son. Liverpool, Spurs and CSKA Moscow have all had representation at games in recent weeks and are maintaining an interest, or in the case of Liverpool rekindling it as an alternative to Vietto. However, Bayer Leverkusen have no desire or need to sell and the player is apparently happy and looking forward to playing in the Champions League in Westphalia. I suspect any transfer would be difficult at best.}

1.) 13 May 2015
13 May 2015 13:00:36
Griezmann is playing very well, why Atletico wants him out? Or there is someone interested with high chance of signing him?

{Ed002's Note - Atletico don't particularly want to sell him but there are discussions going on about a move.}

2.) 13 May 2015
13 May 2015 13:01:05
Hey ed, could you list the other alternatives of Vietto that you know are being considered - with the full understanding, of course, that those are just potential targets, and nothing is set in stone yet!

{Ed002's Note - I have done this over and over again.

Ings, Vietto (probably not possible), Heung Min Son (as an alternative to Vietto, but I suspect it would be very difficult to make happen), Carlos Vela (looked at yet again recently and another alternative that might be viable). Aubameyang might be an option. Gameiro, Baez (a WP would be an issue initially), Kishna (I understand that old interest has been rekindled but it is hard to see how he would fit in), Lacazette (not going to happen), and Liverpool have looked again at Firmino (can't see it happening) and looked at Depay - perhaps as an alternate to Sterling, but that won't happen. Two other players the club were interested in - Bakkali (I suspect Liverpool have stepped back from their interest like many other clubs) and Andre Ayew (a free agent who Liverpool enquired about last summer - no real interest right now but it may return). If Sterling were to leave then a move for Walcott may be on the cards, or perhaps Cheryshev - but no offer has been made. }

3.) 13 May 2015
13 May 2015 13:21:53
Thanks, ed!

4.) 13 May 2015
13 May 2015 18:56:30
I for one would absolutely love to see us sign Aubameyang. What a player he could become with the right tools and development.

{Ed002's Note - Certainly plenty of right tools at Liverpool.}

5.) 13 May 2015
13 May 2015 19:15:09
Hahaha. I'm guessing your not a Liverpool fan ed002.

6.) 13 May 2015
13 May 2015 21:57:12
Haha, I'm pretty sure FSG smell the coffee and does something about in the next couple of weeks. Really hope that Liverpool looking at Aubameyang is a hint of great things to come.