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Should Liverpool buy Lukas Klostermann?

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Liverpool, as the reigning champion of the Premier League, will fight to retain its title this year and things have started well with a difficult win against Leeds and an easier one against Chelsea. Right now, Liverpool have an abundance of 21+ years old fringe players who might be released or sold:

  • Loris Karius (Goalkeeper)
  • Caoimhin Kelleher (Goalkeeper)
  • Nathaniel Phillips (Central Defender)
  • Marko Grujic (Central Midfielder)
  • Xherdan Shaqiri (Right Winger)
  • Ben Woodburn (Left Winger)

If this is done, then Liverpool will have the luxury of adding one additional good player to the team following the arrivals of Thiago Alcantara (Central Midfielder), Kostas Tsimikas (Left Defender) and Diogo Jota (Left Winger). For me, it looks like Liverpool needs a new central defender and I believe that Lukas Klostermann would be a great choice:

Lukas Klostermann is a full German international and has been playing at RB Leipzig since 2014. RB Leipzig also have Dayot Upamecano and Ibrahima Konaté in central defence. Lukas is a Central Defender but can also play as a Right Defender or a Left Defender (similar to Joe Gomez). He is 24 years old.

If Nathaniel Phillips is sold and if Lukas Klostermann is bought, Liverpool would have Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and him as established Central Defender with Sepp van den Berg (who is still under 21) providing some cover if needed. And, of course, Fabinho can also play in defence.

I wonder whether Lukas Klostermann is on Liverpool’s radar. I would hope so.

Liverpool: what players to sell before buying?

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Livepool FC is the Premier League champions.

This is a great opportunity for the team to further strengthen itself by investing in top players who can immediately start contributing to the first team.

At the same time, it is also an opportunity to question whether some of the young players but who are now 20+ really have a future in the team?

I am thinking of players such as Loris Karius, Marko Grujic, Nathaniel Phillips, Harry Wilson, Sheyi Ojo, Taiwo Awoniyi, Ovie Ejaria, Joe Hardy, Herbie Kane, Caoimhin Kelleher, Kamil Grabara, Tony Gallacher, Liam Millar, Anderson Arroyo, Ben Woodburn, Adam Lewis and Liam Coyle.

Sure, some can aspire to become a Liverpool first team player one day but I do have some concerns for some others. Klopp will have to decide.

I understand from what I have read online that Liverpool needs to sell before buying. We’ll see.

Up to now, Liverpool has confirmed that the following players have left or are going to leave soon: Andy Lonergan, Daniel Atherton, Shamal George, Kai McKenzie-Lyle, Nathaniel Clyne, Abel Rodrigues, Dejan Lovren, Adam Lallana, Isaac Christie-Davies and Pedro Chirivella.

Who knows who will join the club this year?

Rest in peace Captain Dick Twomey

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Early this morning, one of my heroes passed away.

Thirty years ago, during a job interview at Air Mauritius, Captain Dick Towmey, who was the Director of Flight Operations, told me that it was better for me to be an engineer first, then become a pilot. I had just obtained a French scholarship to learn engineering and he told me that this opportunity was not to be missed. I could apply after my studies if I still wanted to fly. Of course, this didn’t happen and I am a Computing Engineer today (my official title is Ingénieur en Informatique) but I’m grateful for his advice.

Two years ago, I met Captain Dick Towmey for the first time since my interview. He came to meet the Minister of Technology to share with him some of the innovative projects he was involved in in Mauritius. It took me a few minutes to realise who he was. As soon as I did, I told him about what happened thirty years ago! Of course, he had forgotten all about it but we soon became good friends.

I met him again a number of times at the Ministry. He told me about the Aeronautical Society of Mauritius. Since then, I’ve been involved in some activities organised by the association, including one on 21 February 2019 when the High Commissioner of Australia, Her Excellency Jenny Dee, made a presentation on the history of aeronautics in Australia. The above photo of Dick, Jenny and me was taken just after the presentation and, as you can see, the RGB projector was still switched on…

I am glad to have been able to introduce Christina, Anya and Kyan to him too.

He was a really really nice guy.

And, you won’t believe it, (one of) his vision(s) was for Mauritius to have a spaceport.

We’ll see if this becomes true one day.