Can't agree myself. We looked pretty solid at Anfield until an individual mistake cost us. Is he good? Yes. Would he make our team better? Probably yes. But we do have lots of cover at the back.

What we don't have is anything at the other end of the pitch. With Wilf out, if Benteke gets injured our options are what? A striker/no.10 (preferably both) has to be a bigger priority than a sixth centre back.

Given time, I think it's a fair statement to suggest it's easier to shape a less talented defence into an effective unit than it is to create an attack out of nothing.

Employee of the month is a good example of how someone can be both a winner and a loser at the same time.

Agreed. Not sure about the loan situation as we now have 2 already ? Although great additions surprised we haven't used one for a striker. Many of the options up front have already moved. Yesterday's game highlighted our lack of firepower if Tekkers got injured. To even think of going into the full season with 1 fit and 1 injured striker would be madness.

“ [T]here are known knowns; there are things we know that we know.There are known unknowns; that is to say there are things that, we now know we don't know.But there are also unknown unknowns – there are things we do not know we don't know. ”
—United States Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld

things are now more than ever looking promising on this one. YES! according to the links below

The 'pool clearly did not want to face him at Anfield and that's why they have not sold him to us.

Now that game's out of the way the transfer can go ahead.

Dom fifield indicated that the only way around the ffp that steve parish often refers to. Is staggered payments or like you mentioned a structured deal.

Another Damien Diagonal - Total Football

Surely Liverpool will want Sakho off their wage bill asap.

Either he goes now or his with them till January at least.