Players value in the current market - the numbers. Updated: Kostas Tsimikas - from Olympiakos to Liverpool

[RDCR07]

Not a holy grail, so if you have anything better to suggest, I´m all ears.

How about the selling club sets the value and that’s it? There is no website or no precedent set in the past that you can follow for players valuation. It only depends on the selling club.

 

[TheReligion]

Think that's an excellent piece of business for Liverpool. More than just a backup to Robertson I think. Their recruitement has been top notch in the last few years.

Keita says hi!

 

[Pagh Wraith]

Keita says hi!

Indeed he does. He's excellent. Just a question of keeping him fit as he hasn't featured as often as they would have liked.

 

[TheReligion]

Indeed he does. He's excellent. Just a question of keeping him fit as he hasn't featured as often as they would have liked.

He's been nothing like excellent since his move.

 

[arthurka]

Indeed he does. He's excellent. Just a question of keeping him fit as he hasn't featured as often as they would have liked.

He has been nothing close to excellent. You could probably add Shaqiri to that list. But overall Liverpool have had a great run in the transfer market since Klopp came.

 

[Pagh Wraith]

The only problem with Keita is that he hasn't played a lot of games due to injuries. But when he did feature, his output has been fantastic.

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Player recruitement remains the single-biggest area where even top clubs can massively improve. Some transfers at elite level are just baffling (who exactly scouted Kepa for Chelsea?). Liverpool have been excellent in that regard under current ownership and they have one of the best data analytics department around which allows them to stay one step ahead of the competition in the market. The Greek fullback they've just signed being a good example.

This is Keita's data from his last three seasons before joining Liverpool which made them buy him:

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He wasn't injury-prone at all at Salzburg and Leipzig so there's every reason to believe he can go and reproduce these numbers over a whole Premier League season.

 

[Bastian]

I wonder if clubs have attempted to put contingencies into deals, add-ons that come into effect if things go back to normal, so the uncertainty is dealt with in that fashion. Would make sense.