Keirrison: Liverpool to Rescue Barca Striking Starlet from Lisbon Hell Barcelona beat Liverpool to the signing of Brazilian striker Keirrison last summer in a deal worth £12m. However, reports in both Brazil and Portugal suggest the player on loan at Benfica may well be moving to Anfield in January in a 6-month loan deal. Barca’s summer move disappointed Rafa Benitez who had been tracking the youngster for some time had failed with a move in the last January transfer window. Keirrison’s season-long move to Benfica was supposed to allow the player to get used to a more European style of play but the young strikers chances in the first team have been limited thanks to the performances of fellow South Americans Oscar Cardozo and Radamel Falcao. Barca are reported to be unhappy at their striker’s lack of action at Benfica and are willing to loan him to another club in Europe or back to Brazil where Santos are one of the clubs targeting the player. Rafa Benitez made a late failed January deadline day earlier this year for the young Brazilian striker known as Keirrison de Souza Carneiro or just plain Keirrison for short. He was seen as a direct replacement for Tottenham bound Robbie Keane but the move failed to come off so Liverpool returned to wrap up a deal in the summer. However, it was Barcelona that signed the talented marksman leaving the Reds short of striking options for the first half of the 2009/10 season. A move to Benfica was supposed to allow the starlet the necessary game time in a weaker European league but after just one league start, four substitute appearances and no goals, Barca are ready to move the player on. The 21-year-old star has enjoyed a prolific record in Brazil’s Serie A with Coritiba prior to joining Palmeiras. His record in his homeland speaks for itself so it’s of no surprise that a number of European clubs had been alerted to his talent Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 06–08 Coritiba 63 (33) age 18-20 .2009 Palmeiras 7 (5)
Dont know much about him to be honest..ive heard of him but not seen much of him play..but it sounds like a deal we would be after a 6 month loan deal cause we gots no money
yeah remember been linked with him alright his scoring record looks good i think loan deals are all we can hope for in january..
if he can't get into the Benfica starting 11 he mustn't be that good. We probably dodged a bullet by not getting him in the first place.
Because Benfica have 2 goalscoring machines upfront with Cardozo and Falcao,. And surely if Barca bought him, he means business, they loaned him out to get him first team football, as they already had, Messi, Henry, Gudjohnson, Bojan, Eto'o(now Zlatan) where would this young lad fit in? Especially with the emergence of Pedro(who btw looks a gem) Eitherway, a loan deal couldn't hurt. Backup for Torres and N'Gog
I wouldn't be using that to judge mate, Masch couldn't get a game for West Ham and he turned out to be handy enough!
I think we need someone stronger than Ngog. Don't get me wrong I think he's good but still developing as a player. Ngog drops back to mid field and the likes, works hard and gets on the ball. I think what we need is a pure goal scorer in January
if we are to take someone on loan I'd rather go for a player with a bit more experience rather than another youngster whose hardly kicked a ball all season.
They were in a relegation fight and played Nigel Quashie instead of him. His english was as good as Tevez' so yeah I think it was a footballing decision. Curbishley didn't rate him highly enough to play him. Anyway don't want to take this thread off topic but just because Keirrison isn't playing for Benfica means nothing. Who knows, as you said maybe it has nothing to do with his footballing ability!
And thats what this lad will be able to do,. its what Barca bought him to do, its what we wanted him to do, and its what Benfica wanted him to do, but their own strikers came into form, so why would you drop your own in form striker for someone elses young lad,. Anyone I only said backup to N'Gog, because some people would have said, why bring in some other young lad that will halt N'Gogs progression,. It couldn't hurt taking him on loan for 6 months, could it?
If what your saying about the Benfica strikers hitting super form is true then maybe he's a blessing in disguise and worth a go. i'd be a little scepticle about his age and amount of game gametime he's had this season. If he's only coming on loan for 6 months then we need him to hit the ground running pretty much straight away. If he could do that and score goals then happy days
Thats true,. Well i dont want to be slated, if we do sign him and he's sh!t, . Im just saying theres a reason he cant get a game for them,. but from what i've seen of him, he seems very capable,. So lets hope for happy days,.
Do i think we will sign him , highly unlikely ... but since we were linked last year .... i thought why not discuss it .. links from last season ... http://www.setanta.com//uk/Articles...e-Liverpool-interest-in-Keirrison/gnid-40744/ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4952308,00.html
In my opinion, two strikers are required in January. We are toothless without Torres. Vorinin is useless and Ngog is alright however he is never going to be good enough for regular first team football.. I dunno what it is about him, but he lacks something. I know he is young and all that, but he reminds me of Neil Mellor and Pongolle. A couple of goals and seems like a great lad, however will not ever be top class. I hope he proves me wrong. I would take a punt on this Keirrison lad on loan for xis months and if we can ship that donkey Babel out, replace him with someone who is experienced and has a cutting edge. I know he is 20th choice at Man City, but Benjani on Loan for six months would not be a bad option. At least he could put himself about and has a presence. I would say mosy centre halfs take one look at Ngog and fancy themselves to get stuck into him.