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[Low End Derrick]

John Aldridge is BIG mad

Liverpool legend says Chelsea 'lack integrity' after Caicedo deal

Jurgen Klopp's side had agreed a £111m deal to sign the 21-year-old from Brighton, only for the Ecuador international to snub the Reds in favour of a move to Stamford Bridge.

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For now, it feels like Boehly and Chelsea are more interested in undermining Liverpool than getting their own house in order and as a Liverpool man, the whole thing has made me sick.

Let him live in London with his fancy car and his big house if that’s what he wants.

If they were willing to spend £110million on one player, why didn’t they try harder to get Jude Bellingham this summer.
Maybe the player had already decided to join Real Madrid, but it seemed that finance was the primary reason why that deal deal through.

As soon as the player made clear he wanted to go to Chelsea over Liverpool, I didn’t want him at all. We are far bigger than Chelsea will ever be. Missing out on this transfer has not hurt me like when Torres left us to go there, that was awful and hard to stomach. Going to Chelsea? When I was at Oxford United, we beat them three times in the space of four months. They have bought their way to where they are.

In terms of the reasons behind Caicedo choosing Chelsea over Liverpool, they are a London club and some players see that as a big pull. With the Louis Vuitton shop on Oxford Street and the London way of life, they view that as a huge attraction.

Chelsea haven’t got the same selling point of Liverpool Football Club: history. We are a massive club in world football and that will always be there.

Whether or not this money was there for Jude Bellingham, we don’t know. With Bellingham, he must have just wanted to go to Real Madrid. If Liverpool was his primary choice, it would have been done. It’s there in black and white now. He must have been seeking the sun in Spain and playing for a massive club in La Liga. Good luck to him.

 

[TobiOT]

Pain...

 

[Kunty McPhuck]

United got the wrong midfielder from Chelsea. Should have picked up Kova instead of Mount. Midfield was crying out for someone who could hold the ball.

Brexit Bruno.

 

[OneManGang]

We need to replace Timber…

We won’t

 

[phcitywarrior]

Idk why some ex-players cannot fathom a South American footballer wanting to live in London as opposed to Liverpool.

Money, lifestyle and culture all rank highly outside of club/status and prestige.

In the past 20 yrs, to an outsider, Chelsea has a bigger profile than Liverpool.

Brexit Bruno.

Exactly, helter skelter on the ball

 

[MikelArteta]

We won’t

just watch and you'll see rob holding again

 

[Ukbrotha]

just watch and you'll see rob holding again

Isnt Zinchenko fit?

 

[MikelArteta]

Isnt Zinchenko fit?

yeah I mean he played in that ukraine match but can't rely on zinchenko and tomiyasu they both are glass

edu and vinai need to holla at josh for some more bread need another defender

 

[DapMeUp!]

We need to replace Timber…

We have loads of numbers in defense tbh, I don't see us adding someone just cause he got injured.

Just means Tierney/Holding probably won't be going anywhere for now.

 

[BelieveBeOK]

Pain...

He'll be begging for a loan move come January if Ten Hag has his way.

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

Prague/Copenhagen

 

[Nero Christ]

chelsea is getting everyone now

They gon get a witch doctor and sign Pele

 

[nahnah]

Won the first 2 league games 3-0 and we're already 3-0 up in this one.. Adeboyejo hatty

 

[RickyGQ]

yeah I mean he played in that ukraine match but can't rely on zinchenko and tomiyasu they both are glass

edu and vinai need to holla at josh for some more bread need another defender

I read we were interested in Laporte but Man City isn’t into dealing with us anymore.

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

Roony with the chip