Which striker would you like to sign for Liverpool?

i heard weeks ago that the day after the first leg at chelsea , Hicks went to holland and agreed terms with and for Jan van Huntelaar of Ajax for £12.5M, it was apparently a "done deal". Now the striker is beginning to be named in connection with Utd and Juve! Perhaps this is what rafa means when he talks of acting quickly?
Certainly my source is v reliable , i was at a Black tie affair at a judges retirement Do at Thornton Hall Hotel , surrounded by stinking power and wealth and Liverpool directors!! i told the liverpool echo weeks ago. The kids the best in holland and amongst the best in europe so whats the problem?

We have been down this road before,Chelsea & UTD shop at harrods and we buy from Aldi.The owners have to put there money where there mouth is and buy the best,with money no object.If there are wholesale changes in personnel again this summer,well no doubt struggle to get of to a good start in the league again,finish 2nd at best,and the process starts all over again,we need creativity and a nailed on 25 goal a season finisher.Cant see any of the names linked so far, hitting the ground running.

This lad has got class,Dont know if Spurs would sell him after one season,and he might be a one season wonder,but looks the part,just another name to throw in to the mix.

I WOULD GO 4 THAT KID IN BRAZIL WE HAVE BEEN LINKED WITH.ALEXANDRA PATO,HE LOOKS QUICK,SHARP,HAS AN EYE 4 GOAL.AND IS ALSO TRICKY,I THNK WE SHUD LOOK 4 SUM 1 YOUNG.ALSO I WOULD GO 4 QUARESMA AT PORTO OR ANDERSON(ALSO AT PORTO).BOTH SCORE GOALS AND ARE REAL TRICKY WINGERS WHO CAN SWAP CHANNELS,THERS ALSO A PLAYER IN BRAZIL CALLED KERLON/THE SEAL(MAN U HAVE BEEN LINKEED WITH)WHO IS ALSO EXCEPTIONALLY TALENTED.CHECK OUT THIS LINK(HE WINS ENDLESS FREE KICKS AS OPPONENTS DO NOT KNOW HOW 2 STOP THE SEAL PERFORMING)AND JUS PUSH HIM OVER 2 STOP HIS RUNS..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5LdH_km-_o

RAFA LOVES SOUTH AMERICANS ALSO.
I WOULD ALSO ADD SUM MORE OLDER PLAYERS ROUND THE 23/24 MARK WHO ARE CLASS ADDITIONS 2 AN ALREADY GUD SQUAD WHO ARE YET 2 PEAK.
.ANYWAYS IM NOT THE MANGER AN IN MY EYES RAFAS DOIN A BOSS JOB,HE AINT BEEN ON A LEVEL PLAYIN FIELD BEFORE,SO LETS HOPE THE YANKS BACK HIM N PUT US UP THER ON THE SAME BUDGET.

There are so many links now it's hard to know who we are after. I hope the link to Matty Taylor of Portsmouth is false as he is not good enough for Liverpool. I would also be wary of paying over 20 million for Carlos Tevez because he is not a prolific goalscorer. Check his record for Argentina.

He scores good goals but he is more a drop off striker who can create chances and score than an out and out striker which we badly need. Eto'o and Villa should be our top two striking targets, unless Rafa will take the chance on Owen. We need a prolific poacher. Also we need creativity in midfield so Daniel Alves looks ideal for the right wing position with Pennant as his cover. We also need a left winger as Kewell is not reliable and Zenden and Gonzales are gone.

I voted tevez on the poll, i've seen a couple of games he played at Corinthians and he was possibly the only great player during the world cup, along with Mascherano. I think he'd settle in well as Liverpool have such a big Spanish contingency,so the language barrier would be much smaller than at WHU and I'd say that his style of football would suit the club.Tevez would easily score 20 goals plus if was in a club with a good manager and a suitable style of play. I haven't seen much of David Villa, but what have seen has been good, however statistically, he doesn't seem to be what we need. I would love to see Eto'o coming to Liverpool and I heard on the grape vine that he'd love to play in a top English club that do well in Europe, but i don't think that he would come to us any time soon, if ever.Things seem to have settled a bit for him at Barce and going by what tony says about transfer rumours it probably won't come true.

Eto is a hell of a player but realistically could Rafa handle a player with such a reputation??? Does Eto sit on the bench when its time for the dreaded rotation ??? Does Eto leave Messi / Ronaldinho / Deco and the super star lifestyle he enjoys in Barca??
There are too many issues n signing the player but make no mistakes he is red hot for any team.

Tevez would be a great signing playing just behind the striker creating chances and scoring and bring attacking flair. Once again though the rotation policy will be the only draw back. Big players have big egos and naturally want to be involved in every game!

I still feel Bellamy has a lot to offer but think Rafa will sell him over a personal dispute! How else can you explain why alberalo gets to play in the champs final but not an attacking threat like bellamy.

All in all a winger / play maker and efficient striker is necessary to reach the next level ... only problem is can Rafa attract them to the club without getting mugged in transfer fees??

I read now Florent Malouda is being linked and it makes sense as we need a left winger. I don't rate this guy too much though. He is good, but far from great. In the World Cup he was ok and for Lyon it's hard to know as the French league isn't a great standard.

In the Champions League Lyon don't get past the quarters either so really he's not played at a Liverpool level of intense scrutiny of his performances. I wouldn't buy him for more than 8-9 million as he looks like another French flop at Anfield to me.

What we are lacking is craft and creativity in the side, particulary in the final third. I think Tevez would be an excellent signing for us, along with the experience of playing in the EPL,he has an eye for goal, great touch and skill that hasnt been seen since the likes of Litmanin or Beardsley even!!!

Malouda i think is too lightweight and form what i've seen on his European adventures, goes missing too many times. A fit Damien Duff would be ideal on the left, however i can see him turning us down for the third time.

On the right countless names have beeb thrown around, Simao( great attitude, skillful player), Alves, Joaquin, SWP, and Lennon(ideally who i would love to see, but could be too pricey)

Upfront front i think E'to would fit in nicely, he is purely and out and out goalscorer, no fuss, back of the net job, ideally supported by Berbatov who is a tremendous player, great first touch and very skillfull. I wonder how much those two will cost, as well its nice to dream

It's in the papers this morning that a group of Liverpool players are making a similar plea as the fans are these days. They want Owen to return to the reds this summer. Why don't people realise that he is just not what we want anymore? What we have up front is a crisis, with Crouch and Kuyt being inconsistent and with Bellamy running offside. We need some who can provide consistency and goals. Does anybody honestly think that Michael Owen can gives that? Or do most people think that the club has wasted enough money and players that have failed to perform and score goals, and that Owen would just be another one thrown on the heap?

Owen is too much a risk to take, the calibre of injuries hes had and the lenght of time hes been off has only inhibited his prgress and performance. If Rafa was to buy him, in all fairness, how many games would we get out of him in a season, 20??, maybe less??.

When he is "fit" and thats a loose term to use when hes lining out, hes normally limping off at the end off a game and back onto the treatment table, its a vicious circle the poor lad is going through and its also a sad senario to see a great player, now really only a shadow of himself, i'd like to be proven wrong, i'd love to see Owen banging in the goals week in week out, but i think its a big risk to take. Maybe Rafa should concentrate on other high quality strikers, the likes of E'to, Berbatov, Torres, Anelka, Villa, Bent for example

Anybody here know that we have actually bought this guy for 3.6 million euros...huge arse 6ft 2in left winger...Guess thats the reason both bolo and speedy are out!!

Benitez seems to be signing a lot of young players from abroad. It's always a bit worrying to be honest because Houllier did the same and how many turned out to be any good?

PLus they all cost money and have wages to be paid which drains the club.

We need young players coming through but have to be realitic enough to look at big clubs abroad and see they don't bring through too many nowadays either. Arsenal are an exception; and for all their good football they have declined. Expecting that Arsenal bunch to win the league will be a long wait, I reckon.

So I don't think Benitez should bring in too many young players from all around the world because the odds are 9/10 of them will never be of any use to our 1st team.

silva from valencia. he looks good seen him a few times, now and he is young enough to learn. fast got 2 good feet,and skillfull. welcome i say