Ramirez Rumour, Borini Buzz

While other Premier League clubs have been quite active in the transfer market this summer Liverpool and new boss Brendan Rodgers are yet to make their first move of the window. That could be about to change though as rumours have been growing that both Gaston Ramirez (Bologna) and Fabio Borini (Roma) are close to signing for the reds. Ramirez is a tricky winger/midfielder who has been catching the eye in Serie A and the 21 year old will feature for Uruguay alongside Luis Suarez and Sebastian Coates in the Olympics. Borini is more of an out and out forward, even though he does not have the typical build of a number 9 Borini does seem to have a knack for finding himself in the right place at the right time.

Signing Ramirez would seem to make a lot of sense, Liverpool are in need of more strength out wide especially after the departure of Dirk Kuyt and the Uruguayan would have help settling in from his Uruguayan team mates. Another benefit to signing Ramirez would be the versatility that he would bring to the squad, I believe that Ramirez is the type of player that could play several positions comfortably and could therefore fill in if there are any injuries in the squad or other issues such as bans. Ramirez also offers quite a lot of flair and therefore the possibility of doing something extraordinary, this makes him a potential match winner and at the age of 21 I believe that Ramirez would be an excellent addition to Liverpool FC. One issue however may be price and I believe that it is essential that the signing is completed before Ramirez appears at the Olympics as good performances may lead to greater demand and a higher asking price.

Personally I am not too sure about Fabio Borini, a striker who only has 16 senior club goals does not strike me as particularly impressive and part of me thinks that Rodgers is only interested because he has worked with Borini before and not because he is the best player for the job. Another issue that I would have with the signing is where Borini would play, the 4-3-3/3-4-3 formation that Rodgers likes to play only leaves room for one out and out striker and with Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez already in the squad I believe that the signing would either be unnecessary or signal the end of Andy Carroll's Anfield career. On the other hand Borini is only 21, he has an international cap for Italy and he has been playing fairly regularly for one of the biggest clubs in Europe and therefore he must have a certain amount of quality. Borini is also well drilled in the system that Rodgers employs and could therefore be a key man to help the squad adapt to a new playing style.

I believe that signings in the very near future are vital for Liverpool FC, whether it is these players or not Rodgers must bring in players soon in order to allow Liverpool to build in the pre-season and be ready to start the Premier League campaign at their very best. I do worry that bringing in such young players could be an issue for next season as they will probably need a season to settle and I just hope that FSG have more patience with Rodgers than they had with Dalglish.