Buchan
has whacked the hammer to Roswell
All of those players would have been magnificent acquisitions for Liverpool in their current state. Miraculous, even.On the contrary, I'd argue we still need two more attacking players at least. We were chasing Salah, Willian, Mkhitaryan and Costa, we're all those desperation signings too?
Nothing wrong at all with setting your targets high, but those players are bordering on elite. I wouldn't place Konoplyanka in that bracket, nor much of an upgrade on what you already have, unlike the aforementioned.
I think you've got more pressing concerns and the pursuit of Konoplyanka was more of a 'crowd-pleaser' than anything. It reeked of desperation, but hey ho, that's only my opinion.