Tiago Ilori (update 2017 - signs for Reading)

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Ilori had a very good Euro U21 in the summer where Portugal reached the final. He did pick up an injury that meant combined with his extended season, he only started training a couple of weeks ago, so he'll need to get up to speed before we see him near the squad. He's very fast, technically gifted and mobile but having played in France, where he had another injury and the Euros, he'll need some time too to adapt to the speed of the PL.

Apparently the price set to buy him should we choose is between £6m and £9m depending how many games he plays for us this season. He's no David Luiz, more Rio Ferdinand without the duckface.

[caustic_hollow]

all well and good but he is tainted goods,
I don't like anything that is Liverpool,never have ,never will

Dean Saunders
Ray Houghton
Steve Staunton

[themossman]

Just realised it's an I not an l. So I will change my comment to I'd rather we signed Ilori Clinton*

* I know nothing about this player

[PeterWithesShin]

From This is Anfield. He's going to fit right in here!

Joining as an inexperience 20-year-old, successive seasons on loan with Granada and Bordeaux were to be expected, but injury problems persisted in both 2013/14 and 2014/15, ensuring that Ilori made just 21 league appearances over the two campaigns.

[peter w]

I'm really concerned how many non white players we're signing. Hitler and the EDL would be rightly appalled.

[Rodders]

Ilori had a very good Euro U21 in the summer where Portugal reached the final. He did pick up an injury that meant combined with his extended season, he only started training a couple of weeks ago, so he'll need to get up to speed before we see him near the squad. He's very fast, technically gifted and mobile[b/] but having played in France, where he had another injury and the Euros, he'll need some time too to adapt to the speed of the PL.

Apparently the price set to buy him should we choose is between £6m and £9m depending how many games he plays for us this season. He's no David Luiz, more Rio Ferdinand[b/] without the duckface.

Does not compute!

(Ho ho)


edit: crappy joke/formatting fail, sorry. It was the concept of the words: Rio, Ferdinand, very fast, technically gifted and mobile being used in context with each other that I was struggling with. The ho ho was real, though - not having a go.

[footyskillz]

Attacking minded defender like David luiz as well as Rio, Lucio , carvalho, plays the ball and forays forward . if anything he's a cross between luiz and varane.

[JUAN PABLO]

At least we have another player who could play rb .


This is a great signing.

[Matt Collins]

He's quite quick isn't he? Does sound like he's worth trying at right back

[Rudy Can't Fail]

He's quite quick isn't he? Does sound like he's worth trying at right back

Fixed.

[paul_e]

He's quite quick isn't he? Does sound like he's worth trying at right back

Fixed.

Not really, he does look like he'd make a good full back, he's good with the ball at his feet, passes well, likes to step forward out of defence, is good at sweeping behind other defenders (which is the skill that a lot of fullbacks lack) and, as Matt said, he's really quick.  Looking at him I think it's well worth a try, if he can cross a ball he could make a very good option at fullback for a year or two whilst he gets settled with the club and up to speed in the league.

[Matt Collins]

Yeah. So there!

[damon loves JT]

Don't know what you guys think but I wonder if it's worth playing him at right-back. Just a thought

[Matt Collins]

I watched another one of those vids on the way to work, think it was v  St etienne

He was pretty poor again. Must be watching the wrong ones!

[themossman]

This right back thing. I don't get it. Hutton/Bacuna may look weak compared with the rest of the defence at this point but doesn't strike me as a pressing concern. There are plenty of worse full backs in the league than both of them. Also, TS seems like the least likely manager in the world to play a converted centre back at full back even accounting for his unpredictability.