So is the first major summer signing for LFC Charlie Adam? No, Juan Mata? No, Jose Enrique? No, Stuart Downing? No it's...... Jordan Henderson. I was firstly very surprised to hear that and secondly amazed to hear the fee (around £16m). My initial thoughts are, why so much for someone who has had so little Premier League experience? He doesn't strike you as a world beater at present. He is a good young English player with big potential, no doubt, but haven't we got enough central midfielders? Will he get in the side? Where? Centrally? Out wide?
Surely wingers, a left-back and a striker are priorities. Henderson didn't show too much against us last season, so I was a little confused by the signing. Then again, this time last year we were signing free transfers and players well below the required quality, no names mentioned just in case Mrs. Konchesky has a go at me on Facebook. The good news is that we now seem to have money to spend, so lets trust Kenny's judgement and hope that this is not the only major summer signing. I'm sure it won't be. Stevie G seem to be pleased with the signing and if Henderson can become the new Gerrard then all will be ok.
Henderson's signing certainly poses more questions than it answers however. At £16m he needs to play games straight away, but I don't think he is ready to play centrally from the first game, too young and too inexperience for our club. He can't dictate games yet, so maybe a right sided role would better suit at the moment. Does that mean Kuyt moves up-front? What about Spearing? Shelvey? Does Henderson's arrival mean the beginning of the end for Raul Meireles? Yes, Meireles had a good few games where he couldn't stop scoring and he always gave his best, but where will he play? He is took lightweight to play centrally, too slow to play out wide and not creative enough to play in the hole. If we sign the likes of Adam and Downing then I can't see the 28 year old playing much. In that case we need to sell him for the best possible price rather than let him run his contract down.
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