Liverpool Transfer Rumours

07 Feb 2026 20:03:07
Looks like Jacquet suffered a bad shoulder injury today 🤦🏻‍♂️.

07 Feb 2026 22:11:41
Centre back? Injured? Lads going to fit in just fine :P.

07 Feb 2026 19:24:21
Curious what you all think about this, but I can see a scenario where Slot leaves Liverpool after the season and replaces Eddie Howe.

{Ed025's Note - if (and its a big if) he does leave i think he will head back to Holland Stone..

07 Feb 2026 19:58:28
I don't know who to believe.

Ed1 said something similair in a reply earlier, about Slot being here next season.

Bur Carra and a couple of 'ITK's say different.

I' m all of a dither.

{Ed025's Note - we are all guessing i suppose WR, i think a lot will depend on how the rest of the season goes mate..

07 Feb 2026 20:11:26
Slot being here next season? Can't see it to be honest. Only the slim chance of us winning the champions league will give him the option to continue into next year IMO.

07 Feb 2026 20:41:53
If we don't get champions league, he's a gonna.

07 Feb 2026 20:49:06
He won't be in the dugout next season. I'm certainly not ITK and I rely on the real ones on here but it's over between AS and LFC IMO. There's a disconnect between him and the club and support which I believe cannot be overcome. We need to put points on the table to try ensure CL next season so he's going to have to play winning football to achieve that.

That means playing to the strengths of the squad. He has ignored this so far this season so why would the club continue working with someone who deliberately does that. They just won't. I won't be sorry to see him replaced.

07 Feb 2026 21:10:51
Most of the noise I've heard points to him going but that's not from the club. Where as the club are saying they are backing him. For me that's just the club protecting their employee.

If they backed him, why stop contract talks or not bring in reinforcements. The roundtable only muddied the waters, although any amateur psychologist could see all is not as good as they say it is.

As I've said all previously his position will be reviewed at the end of the season. The only way I see him surviving is if we win the CL and I can't see that happening.

07 Feb 2026 21:42:53
Could be tricky for him by next weekend. We could be seven points off fifth and out of the FA Cup.

07 Feb 2026 13:13:41
Just a quick side note.

I'm very glad that those rumours about us wanting Romero in the summer didn't go anywhere, the guy is a total liability and even with the state of our defence I'm not certain he would improve it.

07 Feb 2026 14:09:22
Just said pretty much the same. I would rather we bring Matip out of retirement than have him.

07 Feb 2026 20:50:14
Stephen Caulker is better. Even now.

07 Feb 2026 21:47:26
Even without the red mist he's not a very good defender.

A crap defender and a red card waiting to happen. Awful player.

07 Feb 2026 21:51:56
An Akira 20 Times rumour
Called it BS straight away.

07 Feb 2026 06:42:04
Ed001 you are going to be seeing a lot more of Mo in due course, the Ronaldo halo has lost its shine, and the move is all falling into place.
The local guys all seem convinced he is joining have you heard the same?
I'm in Umluj but with many guys from Riyadh 👍 who love Al Nassr
I like Al Ahli personally but each to their own.

{Ed001's Note - Mo is out here in Dubai a lot anyway, on his breaks. He has a home here out by Burj Khalifa. The club want him to move on in the summer, but he doesn't want to go to Arabia. Maybe he can do what Stevie did and have the family live in Bahrain and commute, but they are not keen on going there. You have to remember that his wife is a scientist, she would not be allowed to do her job in Arabia like she can in the Emirates, for example. But their home in Dubai is a bit too far away to commute to Riyadh.

Also the kids are happy and settled in Liverpool and don't want to leave. That was why he was reduced to begging for a new contract last time, even though there were millions on offer for him to go somewhere else. The family do not want to move and he is very much a family man. He would prefer to stay at Liverpool, but he does understand that the time will come when he has to move for his career or retire.

I know that there are offers on the table for him but he has never been interested, that is the big sticking point.}

07 Feb 2026 07:05:09
Thanks OP and Ed for this Q&A. Do you think he might accept lower wages and a diminished squad role?
As you say unlikely that the club would offer it, but I think if a player like that wants to stay, his example is worth keeping around.

Maybe put him through his coaching badges if that's a side of the game he is interested in?
His game is diminishing and the writings on the wall, but a legend like him should IMO be kept around in whatever capacity for as long as possible.

{Ed001's Note - that is a difficult one as I know he just wants to play, I can't see him giving up playing until he absolutely has to. Most likely is that he moves on either this summer or at the end of his contract.}

07 Feb 2026 07:57:01
If mo was prepared to accept that he didn't play every game and his next contract was on well reduced wages I think he be well worth keeping as I think he will get his form back, I don't see him as finished at top level, and would be v useful if we ever did go too 2 up top he could be rotational option up.


I've no doubt he would play plenty of games but whether he would accept that i v much doubt it. His family situation as explained by ed1 could well see him stay in Europe r states when he does move.

07 Feb 2026 08:02:37
What's your opinion on him staying Ed. Do you think he can still offer the team something regularly?
I would assume around the club and training ground he's well thought off. Looks after himself. Recovers well after matches. Looks after himself to be in peak condition.

{Ed001's Note - I would keep him, he is a good example for the youngsters.}

07 Feb 2026 08:04:27
I mean he doesn't have to move to the Middle East. i'm sure there would be interest from Europe and the PL in him?

07 Feb 2026 08:08:37
When you look at it purely by the events that have happened since he joined, you get a sense of what Salah is really like. Dedicated sportsman, and family man. Quite far from the money-grabbing, prima donna that his agent (and others) gave us the impression of.

07 Feb 2026 08:59:28
We should've played a 442 this season and adapted his game into one of those striker roles. He's intelligent enough and he's got great vision on him.

I'm fully Convinced he could've done it, the legs have gone, he isn't a winger anymore.

But I still believe we could get a hell of a lot out of Mo Salah if we tweaked his game.

07 Feb 2026 09:25:18
Mo was "begging" for 350-400k/ week contract?

07 Feb 2026 09:47:17
LFC8 I agree, I think moving Salah to a striker role does make sense. Trying to fit him and Ekitike and Isak would be a challenge, though I think Isak would be rotated due to his fitness issues.

07 Feb 2026 10:50:56
I'm not sure he would adapt very well to play in the centre tbh since he would have less space there than on the wing. Maybe he can adapt to play slightly deeper off the main striker but that's a big if as well.

07 Feb 2026 11:11:18
He's 33 and as fit as ever, maybe a tiny bit of pace has gone but not much. It's more where and how he is being asked that has hit his numbers, there's no reason he can't perform at the highest level for another 3-4 years.

I think at some point when Slot or his successor gets the balance of possession and tempo right, Salah will shine again. Just my opinion.

07 Feb 2026 11:27:18
I really don't think mo can play as a striker. He doesn't pose any threat in the box as a physical presence, he doesn't know how to make those kinds of runs or attack the back post etc., it's a massive change from the way he has been playing attacking the six yard box.

He has changed his style of play anyway the last year or two to become an inside forward and right sided 10, that is his best position going forward I think.

07 Feb 2026 11:33:36
I hope he ends up in the backroom staff. We should make him the fitness coach.

07 Feb 2026 11:39:48
Keep him and play him central. He'd be lethal. Just IMO of course.

07 Feb 2026 11:58:49
Salah does not track back anymore and help his team mates. We need everybody in the team working for one another. Last season when he scored all those goals it was Sboz who was doing all the running for him.

When Sboz did not play, LFC were not the same team because there wasn't anybody else who could come in and do the same job. Last season it was acceptable because he was the chief goal scorer.

07 Feb 2026 12:08:28
Why did we offer him so much for him to stay if we knew that he didn't want to leave and upset his family.

07 Feb 2026 12:13:11
His pace and strength on the ball are why made him so brilliant. His control has always been great too. Having been so quick and so strong and build your career on those elite qualities, it's hard to expect him to be able to adapt. I can't see it I'm afraid. There are new kids - Hugo and Wirtz - in town and they need the time and space to develop.


Although he scores some brilliant goals he also misses many more.
Incredible as he has been, it's time to look for an exit for both club and player.
Guaranteed legend status, Klopp's success was built on a few players and Mo was undoubtedly one of them. Indeed Slot's title owes a lot to Mo.

07 Feb 2026 12:24:04
Inside right all the way. Isak or Hugo could play ahead of him. Wirtz as the point of midfield and drifting out left.

07 Feb 2026 13:37:13
People talking about Salah as the ST, like they haven't been watching him this entire season (Hell since February, 2025). The guy can not dribble past people anymore, his passing is iffy, at best, and his finishing has been appalling.

And yet people want Salah to play in an even more congested area, where precision is required more than ever. No, not for me. That is a recipe for disaster. He is done, incredible player, one of the best in our history, but every player reaches their limit, and Salah has, unfortunately, reached his.

We should look to ease Salah out, if we can, next season. If not Saudi, then potentially another team in Europe. We were lenient on Kelleher's fee, due to his professionalism, etc. I feel we can do the same for Salah, in some capacity. And, in all honesty, the Salah of now would not demand a high fee. 20-30 million would probably fit the criteria.

Love the guy, but time catches up with us all, and it finally caught up with Salah, at 33. The fact it took this long is honestly impressive, he has been playing to a high standard ever since he joined Liverpool, play consistently too, and only flagged at the end of last season. Hopefully gets a great send off, which he rightfully deserves, and we build again in his absence.

07 Feb 2026 13:48:33
Ed001 Mo has got to be moved closer in playing far to wide it is a waste he offers nothing there because he has no right foot so he is not going to get a cross in if you are going to play him so wide he would have to move to the left.
He is no John Barnes Ed and when he picks the ball up now he has nowhere to go but into crowds as for playing as a striker Ed I just don't see it myself don't know what you think but with us having Ekitike and Isak when fit I really would not play Mo there.

07 Feb 2026 15:01:56
Salah as a striker? Sorry cannot see how that is going to work for anyone. Salah will get crowded out and it will expose his limitations. We will be paying with 10 men.

Crazy idea.

{Ed025's Note - i agree StEA..

07 Feb 2026 17:35:05
Same could of been said about manes last season with us. He was finished on wing and Jurgen shoved him upfront. Did pretty well I believe. Salah has been this superstar on wing, sometimes 2 or 3 players on him, wouldn't of won nothing if it wasn't for him. Cut him some slack for a bad patch.

Wonderful player. A lot of changes at the club this season and new tactics. Which clearly doesn't blend with the style we've been used to to for several previous years. Play a lot quicker and we might just see some signs of the old mo come back. Starting against city tomorrow.

07 Feb 2026 19:09:43
I still refuse to believe he is suddenly a bad player. Until that bald fraud is moved on I'll reserve my judgement. But the other buffoons above him will of course have their views.

07 Feb 2026 20:52:54
If he gets crowded out then it creates room for someone else. I believe he still has a role to play in what would be his final season.

07 Feb 2026 06:35:58
Liverpool are interested in bringing Stiller to the club in the summer and have had him scouted several times since the turn of the year, Ed001 would this be instead of Wharton who Carra says we are after, as they are similar types of player I think?
Not ITK but my neighbour works at the club and told me this last night as I'm home at the moment on leave.

{Ed001's Note - I would expect so yes, I know we are interested in both but it would be very odd to actually sign both. I can't see how they can really fit together.}

07 Feb 2026 07:59:56
Wharton is an excellent player and would improve our midfield but for me we still be lacking real aggression in there.
Wharton + a bruno g type midfielder and we would be in business imo.

07 Feb 2026 08:05:05
Who is Stiller?

07 Feb 2026 08:18:19
Off the top of my head, Angelo Stiller (born 4 April 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart and the Germany national team.

07 Feb 2026 10:00:35
BrisbaneLFC, his first name is Ben.

You could also look up on YouTube "Stiller" plus any of his nicknames below to get some awesome highlights:

- Blue Steel
- Le Tigre
- Magnum

"Magnum" is his most recent one from what they called his "ultimate" technique.

07 Feb 2026 10:02:50
Are we going for Ben Stiller? Hope not. he likes to dodge ball and he's a total Focker.

07 Feb 2026 08:24:24
Do we have interest in either Anderson and Sadiki Ed? I would put Anderson a level above both Wharton and Stiller. I don't know if Anderson is capable of playing as out and out DM, and if not Sadiki would be a good shout I think.

{Ed001's Note - we did have a look at Anderson, which suggests we will be interested unless the scout is a moron! Anderson can play a number of roles. Sadiki is not a DM, he does not sit, Xhaka does, but he would be a fantastic addition, unfortunately he is not the type of midfielder Slot wants.}

07 Feb 2026 11:22:23
I hope to god we keep salah at the club.

{Ed025's Note - why?..

07 Feb 2026 11:29:36
Anderson, sadiki, stiller and Wharton are completely different types of players, no? Anderson and sadiki are all action midfielders, stiller and Wharton are deep lying passers who can do a bit of protecting the back line if necessary. I think we need the latter profile much more right now, stiller has always been my pick of the bunch.

07 Feb 2026 12:08:12
But will Slot still be here Ed001?

{Ed001's Note - probably.}

07 Feb 2026 12:26:03
Stiller is a very tough cookie, like my dad, for exactly the same reason. It makes him a very good pick for us, as PB said maybe more than Wharton. He's granite.

07 Feb 2026 12:29:40
Ed025 apologies my reply was supposed to be to the one above

But Salah is still the most talented player at the club and if he goes then it will come back to haunt us either in the PL or CL.

{Ed025's Note - i would cash in myself 1312, like when you move into an old house and pull out the old scrap pipework and replace with new, weigh him in i would say and buy some new pipes that are not leaking..

07 Feb 2026 12:38:40
The question is whether Slot values a 'tough cookie' in the team. He'd rather give CJ gametime than Endo.

07 Feb 2026 12:54:26
Stiller is a superb passer and reader of the game. Wouldn't be unhappy to see him in a Liverpool shirt.

07 Feb 2026 14:08:32
We prob need 2 midfielders if Macca goes which I think he will.
Who would be your choices Ed and why?

{Ed001's Note - Sadiki and Anderson because they are what we need.}

07 Feb 2026 14:48:22
With Carra suggesting Aloso will be manager why do you think we will have to put up with more Slot ball eds?

{Ed025's Note - yes, for this season anyway mate..

07 Feb 2026 16:13:03
Wharton for me, admittedly haven't seen much of stiller . however prem proven Wharton is an absolute gem, just needs the bigger and better now. Won't be cheap but definitely be worth it.

07 Feb 2026 16:53:25
Stiller would get so much stick from opposition fans about his lip/ nose. I suspect he might get a bit in Germany, but English fans can be truly horrible tw4ts. Beyond banter, it would be hate-fuelled.

07 Feb 2026 15:11:21
Is the club looking to move both Macca and Jones, Ed? I wouldn't mind Macca leaving, but Jones going would mean no Scouser in the team, and I personally think that losing that local identity would be a shame.

{Ed001's Note - Macca is likely to leave, but as I said when Jones was being linked with Roma, I know nothing about him leaving.}

05 Feb 2026 11:06:30
Just heard that Ronaldo has a 42 million release clause! Who in their right mind would pay that for a 40 year old who's on half a million a DAY! Absolutely nuts.

05 Feb 2026 11:26:46
Sports washing was never cheap.

05 Feb 2026 12:29:29
Hughes like to spend big doesn't he.

05 Feb 2026 14:41:34
United probably would in fairness. They worship him as some sort of legend when the fact is he jumped ship at the first opportunity and only came back for the money.

05 Feb 2026 16:40:15
He's worth whatever someone is willing to pay for him - WDW, every day.

05 Feb 2026 17:47:15
Ronaldo is just an embarrassment at this point. He's like one of those mutton dressed as spam 50 somethings in a greyhound skirt trying to act like they're 21 in a nightclub.

And he looks like he wears mascara and plucks his eyebrows too.

{Ed025's Note - they are the ones i usually go for VV.. :)

05 Feb 2026 17:58:25
Let's keep personal preferences and lifestyle choices out of this Ed025. 😜😂.

{Ed025's Note - just comparing notes ArAy.. :)

05 Feb 2026 18:06:31
Not sure you can call someone who is 40 years old, still playing at the highest level, and a few. goals away from 1, 000 career goals and embarrassment VV.

05 Feb 2026 18:25:34
The pot calling the kettle black.

05 Feb 2026 18:43:28
What's with the sour grapes, he may be a tosser as a person and a spoiled brat. But a s footballer you can't criticise him. Him leaving for Madrid was hardly jumping rubbish, he was a world record signing at the time and he went to a club you'd say is bigger.

05 Feb 2026 18:40:09
Ed025,

You are a star! :) :)

{Ed025's Note - cheers mate.. :)

05 Feb 2026 18:43:56
Grafton hasn't re-opened has it ed25? 😜.

{Ed025's Note - no Digger but still part of my history mate, great place even if the birds were a bit rough...you had to sandpaper some of them the next morning.. :)

05 Feb 2026 19:20:09
"highest level" is doing a lot of heavy lifting. He's stat padding in a farmers league and crying because he can't have his own way. I'll happily carrying slagging an ex United player off thanks.

05 Feb 2026 19:43:21
You were the one that woke up with a beard rash for a change 😉.

{Ed025's Note - more than once Barry.. :)

05 Feb 2026 20:40:01
That's what we call a 2 bag job Ed.
You wear a bag too in case hers falls off.

{Ed025's Note - some were very nice looking actually Flash...then the lights went on, mind you it was probably the same for them mate.. :)

06 Feb 2026 00:07:26
BOBFOC body off Baywatch, face off crime watch! Applies to any gender or pronoun before anyone starts!

06 Feb 2026 00:34:26
I'm not a United fan but Ronaldo as a person is a top guy, does loads for charity and is always happy to spend time with fans. He is 40 but I can tell you now that in his prime, you all would have creamed your pants if he joined us.

06 Feb 2026 03:04:59
Grab a Granny Night - happy days. 😬.

06 Feb 2026 05:45:48
I have to say @Vik, I think I could fight my way past someone on a fan's forum calling me an embarrassment if I was getting paid half a million a day, to be honest.

06 Feb 2026 07:48:45
Grab a Granny night - is that Rooneys new nightclub?

{Ed025's Note - he would have been in his element there 1jj

06 Feb 2026 09:46:50
I have never gone to bed with an ugly woman.
But I have woken up with quite a few.

{Ed025's Note - join the club Gaga.. :)

06 Feb 2026 12:20:17
I met Ronaldo once when he was playing for United the first time round.
He was quite apologetic for standing on my foot.
Nice enough fella but you could tell he absolutely loved himself and was in this strange little bubble.


Just a bloke that's completely obsessed with himself, his legacy and image really. Wouldn't say he was a bad person but also not a good person.

06 Feb 2026 13:23:00
You should have jumped 3 feet in the air mikey and started rolling around like you'd been shot by a sniper.

He would have had more respect for you 😁.

06 Feb 2026 13:25:16
Stat padding?

He played the majority of his career in the three biggest leagues in the world.

06 Feb 2026 13:29:09
Good old fashioned Liverpool rumour.

06 Feb 2026 14:08:45
He's no even the best Ronaldo.

06 Feb 2026 15:01:02
@Ron Kegue
I remember driving home that night and thinking I should have done exactly that. Hate it when that happens, you think of something amazingly funny about 3 hours too late 🤣
I'll use it next time a footballer stands on my foot or brushes past me though.

Then again so many of them are completely devoid of humour and personality I'm not sure they will get it.

06 Feb 2026 16:19:27
He's a top person? He's the face of a sportswashing project and was fawning over a certain president at the white house last year. I can accept people saying he was a great player, but saying he should be lauded for his person seems a bit much.

{Ed025's Note - he has been cited as the top charity donor in football PB, i know he earns ridiculous money but thats not to be ignored imo mate..

06 Feb 2026 17:45:08
@PB

He is entitled to his own political views as are you.

Doesn't make him a good or bad person.

06 Feb 2026 19:08:41
Before you slate him, maybe go and look at the charity work that he does and has done.

Yes, we might question a couple of his choices, but let's not pretend like we are all perfect.

Such a pity that his generosity is not so publicized, you'd actually see him in a different light.

{Ed025's Note - absolutely JLC..

06 Feb 2026 23:09:06
So we don't like people if they like President Trump now.

07 Feb 2026 01:13:58
Tbf if someone says they like Trump, it does raise some eyebrows for me. Especially after everything that he has done or said.

Anyway, back to Ronaldo, I'm not sure why his release clause being 42mil is such a big issue. In Spain where release clauses are required by law, it's not uncommon for release clauses to be exorbitant. Yamal has a release clause of 1billion and I don't see any club being able or willing to pay that amount. Even Fati has the same release clause of 1billion despite him never reaching his full potential. It's not an issue when it's the la Liga so i don't see why it should be an issue when it's done in the SPL.

07 Feb 2026 05:17:24
@Stromgodset, I don't agree with Trump and I don't agree with the people who have the same views as him.

Is that simple enough.

It is my opinion and as you seem to keep forgetting, I should add you are entitled to have an entirely different opinion.

Nobody is saying that you or other people can't like Trump or the people who agree. Of course you can.

Normally, at this point @Frode tends to jump in and say it's very kind of me to let you know that you can have an opinion. He too misses the point quite a bit of the time, so hopefully this can save a bit of time and pointless angst.

07 Feb 2026 13:43:56
Wdw. my reply wasn't aimed at you but since you've jumped in, ill bite. I couldn't less if you like Trump or not, Millions of people do, esp in the good old USA, But the fact someone didn't like Ronaldo because he fawned over Trump is laughable, so in my opinion, you must be a Starmer supporter and hate the people who put the the English flags up or worse a secret Maggie one.

But I like the way you've involved yourself in a discussion what had nothing to do with you and aimed your righteousness at two different posters, typical WDW.

05 Feb 2026 00:16:47
Hello all,

Diomande and Reed/ Miniguez are the number 1 targets for Liverpool this summer.

Bouaddi has been scouted over 10 times, could be a Macca replacement.

Salah is out.

Ta.

{Ed078's Note - cheers Macca.

05 Feb 2026 01:47:15
Yan or Ousmande Diomande?

Really hoping we sell Gakpo to Bayern and get a LW as well as RW to replace Salah.

05 Feb 2026 01:55:46
Cheers Carra. Always appreciate the input
Do you think Macca is also on his way out the door this summer?
Any chance of pushing a little on where you think Salah will go?

05 Feb 2026 02:14:21
Which Reed and are these Alonso approved?

05 Feb 2026 03:43:46
Reed? Mininguez? Never heard of them.

05 Feb 2026 03:48:56
If Liverpool get Diomande then I can understand why they may have opted out of the Semenyo's deal.

05 Feb 2026 03:52:11
Excellent news both great talents but will cost £100m I bet for both. Hope we get a big amount for Salah. Bouaddi is looking good but surely they will want a huge amount.

05 Feb 2026 03:56:19
I take it you meant mingueza from Celta Vigo?

05 Feb 2026 04:09:32
Who is reed/ miniguez? doesn't ring any bell.

05 Feb 2026 04:21:06
Can I ask, which Reed and Miniguez is this? Google only give me Fulham's Harrison Reed, and Miniguez give me Mingueza.

Thanks for the info Carra.

05 Feb 2026 04:47:02
Thanks Carra.

05 Feb 2026 05:29:36
After some Reaserch and some guessing, I'll say Yan Diomande after allot of links. Givario Read, which Carra mentioned recently and Minigueza who's at Celta Vigo.
A start to summer of Diomande, Read and Bouaddi with Xabi in charge, already sounds damn good 🤞.

05 Feb 2026 05:49:35
Givairo Read
Oscar Mingueza

Kaizer and mfahmee2.

05 Feb 2026 06:04:16
Bouaddi Is only 19 in October, would that mean he could become HG if they sign him this summer, or does it need to be 3 full seasons before the age of 21?

05 Feb 2026 06:06:12
I'm assuming this is supposed to be Givairo Read and Óscar Mingueza.

05 Feb 2026 06:31:55
Thanks Carra
Just posted about Bouaddi and Smit.
Heard anything about Smit? Him and Bouaddi look like they'd be great additions.

05 Feb 2026 06:33:51
Reed will be girvairo Reid I reckon for right back.

05 Feb 2026 07:16:29
Hi ed78 is Carra the original macca?

{Ed001's Note - no.}

05 Feb 2026 07:26:24
Cheers Carra, much appreciated as always 👍.

05 Feb 2026 07:31:57
Let's hope they tell Mo this time.

05 Feb 2026 07:49:20
We're not worthy, cheers carra appreciate as always.

05 Feb 2026 08:18:20
Diomande is the real deal for me.

05 Feb 2026 08:21:53
Jacquet (20), Read (19), Bouaddi (18) and Diomande (19) would be a hell of a future proofing operation! 4 of the best young players in Europe by all accounts.

05 Feb 2026 09:18:08
Never heard of any of them but they are foreign, one has a Z in his name and they all look world class on youtube. I'm pumped.

05 Feb 2026 09:20:57
We'll need some British players if Gomez and Cujo leave.

05 Feb 2026 09:29:56
Cheers Carra, need to do some scouting myself now! lol.

05 Feb 2026 09:37:01
Not forgetting that we already have Leoni (19), @MK and Rio too at 17.

05 Feb 2026 09:47:30
Seeing more and more we will pay top dollar for young talents. Just hope we do play them and don't go down the Chelsea route of buying young players with potential and aiming to sell later down the line.

05 Feb 2026 10:41:27
My sources say the same!

To be fair Carra is my source.

{Ed025's Note - love it Jerry..

05 Feb 2026 11:03:21
Cheers, Carra. Tracks with what we have been linked with over the past 6 months or so.

Diomande would light up the Premier League and give us that Mane-like ability to play both sides - much like some of us expected of Semenyo. He is young though!

Read is clearly one of the most highly rated RBs around and we have been linked with him even before we signed Frimpong last summer. One of those rare players who seems to be good at everything. City are very serious about him too. He is also young though.

Bouaddi is the best DM prospect around at the moment. Every top club wants him with Arsenal very serious. He is also very young. I don't see him as a Macca replacement, but rather a much needed DM addition, with Gravy currently the only pseudo-option that the coach picks.

Mingueza is out of contract in the summer. Can play RB and CB. Schooled at La Masia, so very good technically. Has the traits of a midfielder, so can see why we would like him.

Hopefully it is Wharton that we replace Macca with.

It's clear they are looking to buy very young - much younger than the 23/ 24 sweet spot Edwards used to like. I hope we don't do a Chelsea whereby there's no leadership left in the squad. Keeping the likes of Virg, Alisson around will be critical if we are losing Salah, Robbo, Macca and Ibou. We maybe even need to add some experience to help. Are there any inspired James Milner type signings out there?

05 Feb 2026 12:00:26
While its great being linked to and buying some fantastic young talent, its also extremely important to have players ready to perform to the required levels from the start of the Premier League season 26/ 27.

Particularly when you consider the potential departures this summer.

I've lost count of the amount of teenage/ 20yr old centre backs we now have, while we only have 3 senior.

One of them is 33
Anothers contract is about to run out (still hopeful that will be sorted)
And the other has an availability problem.

And this is just the centre backs.

05 Feb 2026 16:01:33
Really wish our academy was churning out some more English players. Feels like it should be criminal to not have a few locals in your team.

{Ed025's Note - all clubs seem to be the same Dean, its a shame mate..

05 Feb 2026 16:41:37
Locals might mean Toffeenoses so no thanks 😜.

{Ed025's Note - you wish Biggun, Toffee,s are very knowledgeable fans mate and the pride of this great city, your fans tend to canoe on fjords while eating fondue and blowing Viking horns.. :)

05 Feb 2026 17:51:34
nor way Ed25.

{Ed025's Note - good stuff mate..

05 Feb 2026 18:10:12
Everton fans like to play with sheep though Ed025?

{Ed025's Note - they dont really Hughesy, they are just trying to pull the wool over your eyes mate.. :)

05 Feb 2026 18:21:01
Love Diomande, would be well happy with that. Not keen on Read (another sick note RB) or Mingueza tbh. Would personally say some other positions are slightly higher priority than a RB too but certainly wouldn't be against strengthening there.

Like the look of Bouaddi but at some point we've got to start buying some HG players. For midfield, I'd be throwing everything at Anderson but I'm aware that might be an impossible move if the rumours are correct.

05 Feb 2026 18:25:57
Knowledgeable? Depends how much prison internet they're allowed mate!

05 Feb 2026 08:43:42
Alonso approved😆. Sure would be some top talents at the club.

05 Feb 2026 08:46:55
Cheers for the update Carra.

05 Feb 2026 08:52:13
Diomande should be the lad to replace Salah. The lad plays with hunger and he can play right left or central. He wants to play for Liverpool. Get it done. The future.

05 Feb 2026 09:02:31
Very exciting prospects. With Virg/ Mo coming to the end, Ibou leaving and Gakpo/ Mac apparently in the departure lounge, the question is, will the loony section of the LFC fanbase have the patience with the team/ manager while all these new/ young players develop and the last vestiges of the league winning team all but disappear? Realistically, with all the incomings and the age profile/ experience of most the the replacements, it could take a couple of seasons to get back to the top.

Going by this site, I have my doubts.

06 Feb 2026 03:09:55
@MK, add Leoni (20), Wirtz (22) and Ekitike (23). If they all reach their (reported) potential we should be fun to watch.

06 Feb 2026 05:50:16
@Kaizer, Reed Miniguez is a Cuban marimba player. Honest, I looked it up.

07 Feb 2026 01:16:41
This all sounds great, but what about our home grown quota?

We're selling all of our English players, and if we move on Salah and Macca, we have to bring in some English talent somewhere like Anderson or Wharton.

I'd rather have kept Quansah and Elliot, but we are where we are now. If we don't have more HG players, we can't even speculate about the best global talent.

04 Feb 2026 17:49:59
Hope this isn't true but I've been hearing that Conor Bradley is going to be out until 2027. The extent of the knee damage is worse than an ACL and has serious bone damage. Anyone in the know could you please correct me.

04 Feb 2026 18:07:43
Premier League injuries has him not back until November 2026. So by the time he's fully fit would be 2027 nearly.

{Ed001's Note - they are not expecting him back this calendar year. Bone and ligament damage.}

04 Feb 2026 18:28:56
That is a real shame especially if N Ireland manage to qualify for the World Cup.

04 Feb 2026 18:31:55
It's not going to happen for this lad. Big shame.

04 Feb 2026 18:37:56
The poor lad has absolutely no luck at all.

04 Feb 2026 18:46:08
It's not unusual for ACL injuries to take at least 12 months to recover so there is nothing unusual with Bradley's injury. He will recover and we all need to get behind his recovery.

04 Feb 2026 19:02:33
It's very unfair. But we've got to replace him. He's massively injury prone. I feel sorry for the lad but the most important thing is the Team, and we need a right back in summer
Frimpong is going in the same direction, it's a problem area.

04 Feb 2026 19:09:03
Is it just bad luck this season with injuries or does the fitness coaches need to be looked at?

04 Feb 2026 20:25:13
Bradley's injury isn't ACL.
This is the source for these rumours
" Ben Dinnery, via Anfield Index, has claimed that Bradley's return this year would be a "massive bonus, " but it could "easily stretch into the early part of 2027.".

04 Feb 2026 21:00:09
I still can't work out why he didn't put the ball out with his head instead of doing that weird twist. So unneccesary. What a shame.

04 Feb 2026 23:37:38
Love the kid, hope he's back soon. Anyone of you saying replace him go back to bed you divy. Shall we replace Frimpong too? he's been out most of the season as well.

05 Feb 2026 14:33:38
I still have hope that he'll be a Liverpool superstar for a long time yet❤️💚.

{Ed025's Note - i feel sorry for the lad Irish, but you have to become a decent player before you can become a superstar mate, and he still has a way to go..

05 Feb 2026 08:46:57
Unfortunately John he may have to be, everyone loves Bradley but he is massively injury prone. No point having great players if they are never fit.

04 Feb 2026 12:22:11
DL saying CJ is leaving.



"It doesn't feel like he's got his head on getting a contract signed and staying long-term, " Lynch warned. "Liverpool are probably going to have to make a decision in the next 12 months. ".

04 Feb 2026 12:36:00
I wonder what will happen if/ when we part company with Slot?

04 Feb 2026 12:45:54
I dunno how I feel about this, if he goes there won't be a local lads in our team. Hopefully we can see the next local lad start to come through! (Unlikely with slots allergic approach to youth).

04 Feb 2026 13:03:42
He will of course want to see who (if there is a change) is the new manager and understand his role under them. If it's Xabi he'll probably get a decent whack of game time i'd imagine.

04 Feb 2026 13:16:23
I would like to think we would strike a deal. We cannot have zero Scousers in the first team squad.

It is Macca and Endo we should be moving on this summer.

04 Feb 2026 13:33:57
Transient employee at the end of the day. No one can reasonably argue he's a key player for us and if he did leave he's replaceable.

04 Feb 2026 14:08:15
We will strike a deal with CJ and then sell him for 50mil. Sorry that how the market works.

04 Feb 2026 14:14:51
My post about Slot's future wasn't posted yesterday, however he is not going anywhere this summer.

The board and owners believe in him and he has time to develop this team.

Focus has been on bringing young talent into the squad due to Slot's ability to get the best out of young talent.

Those who think he doesn't value youth haven't followed his career or looked into it enough.

He has been a huge advocate of promoting homegrown and youth talent, although has been cautious at Liverpool not to throw them in too soon.

Things to note that Rio and Nyoni's minutes have already increased this season, and Abe recently trained with the first team.

A lot is thought of Morrison by the whole coaching department.

And IF Robbo does leave, the likelihood of Chambers, Beck or Scanlon stepping up to support Kerkez is expected.

As for Jones, he is happy under Slot, but wants assurances he will continue to feature as a first team player.

Macca and Endo are more likely to depart in the summer, than Jones one would imagine.

04 Feb 2026 14:20:16
CJ probably heard Slots comments about style being more important than trophies.

Based on the style we've deployed for most of this season. I'd move as well.

04 Feb 2026 14:39:05
Jones is a replaceable player. I doubt that he'll get any more game time with XA than he currently gets with AS. There will be more proper midfield competition coming in over the summer I suspect, so perhaps his future actually lies elsewhere whether he likes it or not.

04 Feb 2026 15:20:15
JonnyNo6 - i'll remind you of this post in the summer.

Slot has done absolutely nothing to show he trusts youth players in the way Jurgen did.

Slot is not a figurehead. He is decent coach, at best.

04 Feb 2026 15:38:02
That must be the best line I've read in a loooonnngggg time. "Slot's ability to get the best out of young talent. "

I must be watching a completely different LFC. I clearly live in a parallel universe.

04 Feb 2026 15:48:21
I'd love to see the information on teenager's Prem League minutes this year across the whole league. I'd imagine its a very small number unless they are top players like Estevao.

04 Feb 2026 16:05:26
I'm with you JLC. It's laughable.

04 Feb 2026 16:40:25
Jones has publicly said he enjoys playing under Slot, his style is more catered towards Slots style and that he has developed well under him. I doubt Slot going would have an impact about Jones staying.

This is all his agent as its contract time. Its what the **** do.

04 Feb 2026 16:53:59
Just for you FM.

Rank Club Total Teenage Minutes (PL Only) Primary Contributors
1 Tottenham 2,965 Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Wilson Odobert
2 Man United 2,138 Leny Yoro, Harry Amass, Chido Obi
3 Arsenal 1,911 Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri
4 Newcastle 1,515 Lewis Miley, Trevan Sanusi
5 Bournemouth 1,481 Eli Junior Kroupi, Dean Huijsen
6 Chelsea 1,438 Estevão, Josh Acheampong, Jorrel Hato
7 Fulham 1,120 Josh King, Adrion Pajaziti
8 Wolves 815 Mateus Mane, Leon Chiwome
9 West Ham 712 Oliver Scarles, Luis Guilherme
10 Liverpool 642 Rio Ngumoha, Trey Nyoni
11 Sunderland 610 Chris Rigg, Tommy Watson
12 Crystal Palace 590 Jaden Raymond, Caleb Kporha
13 Everton 581 Tyler Dibling, Harrison Armstrong
14 Brighton 422 Adrian Mazilu, Cam Peupion
15 Man City 310 Nico O'Reilly, Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
16 Brentford 215 Yunus Konak, Benjamin Fredrick
17 Aston Villa 165 Kadan Young, Travis Patterson
18 Nott'm Forest 92 Zach Abbott
19 Leeds United 48 Sam Chambers
20 Burnley 35 Enock Agyei.

04 Feb 2026 17:40:29
Paisley's law #1: we don't teach you how to play football, we paid good money, you should already know how to play.
Paisley's law #2: everyone is expendable.

In fact, didn't he deliberately sell one good player a season to keep everything fresh and competitive?

04 Feb 2026 17:53:15
Curtis Jones steals a living and gets away with it because he is scouse

He doesn't start for the likes of Fulham or Brighton let alone Citeh or Arsenal

The fact that people believe where a player is from is more important than the quality they bring to the club begs the question if Slott was scouse would this run of results and performances be acceptable

Im sure if it is Xabi he will be surplus to requirements and then we can just sign Paul Jewell to play misplaced passes.

04 Feb 2026 19:27:05
Please feel free to bookmark it.

As I said he has been more cautious at Liverpool, but I would suggest you look at his whole career in developing talent and the likes of the players he has now with Kerkez, Ekitike and Wirtz all still considerably young. JJ is another who should thrive under him.

Football is all about opinions, but there really is little helping some people who don't consider Jones to be a top player. There is a reason he has won so much with the club, played for England and been revered by many pundit and Manager. His abilities on and off the ball are to be admired.

04 Feb 2026 19:56:24
Xabi may not even rate jones, he's never held down a long term role has he? Maybe better for him to move.
Most people on here moan he takes to long on the ball and slows play but want him to stay.

04 Feb 2026 20:00:02
@Vik, from a dispassionate view of CJ as an asset to be bought and sold you are spot on. From the view of a Scouser who supports Liverpool you are missing the point about what our club and fans should aspire to be.

04 Feb 2026 21:08:25
Who's the next scouse player if Jones leaves? I can't see Danns getting in with Ekitike and Isak around.

04 Feb 2026 21:26:41
He's not a key player WDW, period. We're not talking about a player who'd be missed if he wasn't in the starting 11 like Gerrard was, or even Arnold Rat when he was at his best. And that's part of the problem, he evidently believes that he should be the first name on the team sheet, when he really isn't that player.

To be that important in the side he has to offer more than just the geographical location of his birth. The truth is he doesn't start for any other top four side. That may sound dispassionate, but unfortunately sentiment isn't going to win trophies.

04 Feb 2026 21:44:24
for me Jones ahead of mccalister.

05 Feb 2026 00:16:04
Did Klopp really trust youth?

How many players from the Academy were starters at the time Klopp left? Trent?

I know he had to play a lot of young players due to injuries (Carabao cup final etc) but as soon as the players got fit he dropped the young players like a stone and we actually got worse.

It took him 2 months of playing Hendo and Fabinho at CB and losing 6 home games in a row before he turned to young players in Philips and Williams. Then we never saw those 2 again.

Not a criticism of Klopp but people are trying to change history to criticise Slot for something Klopp was guilty of too.

05 Feb 2026 01:06:56
Sometimes Curtis plays well enough to be among the first names on the team sheet for me. The way people talk about him on here he's a midtable grafter, I'm sure his team mates at least appreciate how good of a player he is. Whether that's enough for him, I don't know.

I love him as a player though. Not a starter for Brighton or Fulham? Come off it, if you don't think Curtis is a better player than the likes of berge, smith Rowe, Diego Gomez and Hinshelwood I don't know what to say to you.

05 Feb 2026 02:25:48
Again @Vik, agree CJ isn't a regular starter and in football terms can be replaced by someone from Aregentina, or Hungary or Holland, for example but that's not what I'm on about.

Did you ever watch Only Fools and Horses and if you did, did you ever see the episode where Trigger is getting an award from the local council to commemorate his time working as a road sweeper?

He is sat in the bar with Del Boy and Ridders and he is saying that he's had the same brush for 20 years and then says he's had 16 handles an 15 brush heads. There is something about that - the gradual removal of local lads from the team or squad . Are we the same squad? Possibly in footballing terms, perhaps not so much with passion or affinity with the fans and the community. The squad needs things other than purely footballing skills - leadership (Millie), affinity with the club and city (Stevie G, Robbo, Tsimi etc), being 'one of our own' - twee description, but none the less true - Curtis.

The best individual players for each position in the team doesn't make them the best team in the world.

05 Feb 2026 08:57:24
So 9 teams have given more time to youth than Slot. Teams with players like Archie Gray, Bergvall, Yoro, Nwaneri, Miley, Estevao, Huijsen and Hato. And considering Leoni would have played a lot this year Lfc would probably be a lot higher up that list if he hadnt got injured. Not really a stick to beat him with for me.

03 Feb 2026 23:35:56
Hello all,

Liverpool now understand the parameters of what it will take to sign Bradley Barcola. The player is open to the move.

04 Feb 2026 05:18:40
We already have a bradley with crisps,
Not sure we need another bar cola.

04 Feb 2026 07:03:34
I so hope this happens, a belter of a player, eye for goal too, an upgrade on Diaz and way better than Gakpo.

04 Feb 2026 07:36:44
Cheers Vic

Massive upgrade for Gakpo, need one for Salah too ideally!

04 Feb 2026 07:49:23
This is exciting! I was just thinking this morning. which young French players could Hugo and JJ help persuade to join us. Barcola was top of my list. Any other players you guys or Ed's can think off?

Cheers.

{Ed025's Note - with this being the EPL i think for the good of the game buying English (or at least British) would benefit the league more, if you like French players that much then maybe a move to the Dordogne might be in order, i would like a cap on overseas players myself so that we develop the young lads coming up making the national game stronger, but maybe thats just me..

04 Feb 2026 07:49:32
Good player but I've never found him to be as good as many make out, is it just me? Every time I watch him play he does good things but fails to come up with the crucial assist or goal, and he's always missing presentable chances. Maybe I put a jinx on him every time I watch PSG.

04 Feb 2026 08:25:59
Good player. Hope we look at Yildiz too. He seems far more all rounded.

04 Feb 2026 08:37:25
Ed25- didn't they do that in the late 90's with only 3 foreign players allowed and it just allowed the premier league to fall behind as other leagues didn't do it. Considering how strong the english team have been in recent years (thankfully with a terrible manager 😏) one would argue the english cream of the crop have risen to the top. Whether or not it makes much of a difference- i think there is far too much money been made by the league to impose such a rule again.

Now- that i'm irish and a season ticket holder to my local club, it would probably improve our league if we had more young players willing to grind away in the irish league over going overseas- but i can't see it happening.

{Ed025's Note - i cant see it happening either AOE but i feel we are losing our identity as a footballing nation mate, its all about the money im afraid..

04 Feb 2026 08:46:41
When we win our next cup, I can see us dancing round a fella in a striped shirt playing an accordion.

{Ed025's Note - with a string of garlic cloves around his neck.. :)

04 Feb 2026 08:56:01
Very good player Barcola (much nicer on the eye than Gakpo), but hard to say if he is actually an upgrade on Gakpo in terms of output. He plays for the best team (by far) in a one team league. This season Gakpo has 7 goals and 4 assists, whilst Barcola had 7 goals and 5 assists. Gakpo has played about 350 minutes more football to be fair though.

I know Barcola had a really top season last year (21 goals and 21 assists) but the consistency is perhaps not there yet. He's 3 years younger than Gakpo though. It's an exciting signing on paper either way. Seems plausible too, especially if the Bayern interest in Gakpo becomes more serious.

04 Feb 2026 09:02:00
Football has been all about money for a long time now Ed25.

{Ed025's Note - yeah mate but it has got more ruthless StEA, the fun has gone out of the game for me..

04 Feb 2026 09:06:43
Why would Bayern sign another expensive LW from us? Seems a non starter.

04 Feb 2026 09:21:06
We need a central midfielder and probably a centre back.

04 Feb 2026 09:22:50
If we can replace Gakpo a d Salah with Barcola and Diomande that would be great.

04 Feb 2026 09:26:12
I thought we all agreed that we weren't going to buy a left winger as it would halt Rio's (a young, English, homegrown talent) progress. hence the Fofana shuffle in the summer window. I only mention it as I didn't get the memo about the change of plans.

04 Feb 2026 09:40:50
WDW, my interpretation is that Barcola would replace Gakpo, not Rio. I'd be shocked if this happened, regardless. Gakpo is seemingly loved by Slot.

04 Feb 2026 09:50:27
100%, Ed25. Football in England was built on basic principals of sport and entertainment. That was the identity. It's gone.

{Ed025's Note - yeah Micky i find most of the games hard to watch mate, the personalities and ballers seem to be getting replaced by these 6ft 6inch athletic monsters who like to play the game at a very slow pace, or it could be me just getting old and decrepit i suppose.. :)

04 Feb 2026 10:00:59
I wouldn't mind Barcola, but it depends on how we want to play and the balance on the team. The more I think about it, we need to strenghten the midfield more than we need the forwards. And if any, I would prefer a left footed RW or striker to play with 2 on top, even if they are so hard to find.

04 Feb 2026 10:07:22
Rumours of a "giant bid" coming in from Al-Ittihad for Mo in the next few weeks. As much as I would love to sign Barcola I'd be far more interested in a top quality player to replace Mo.

If Diomande can be that guy then great. He does have much better stats as a RW compared to a LW but we do tend to prefer playing right-footed wingers on the left.

04 Feb 2026 10:20:02
I can't believe Hughes and Edwards haven't keep a retired IT worker in the loop about their strategy over signings. Disgraceful.

04 Feb 2026 10:32:49
While I do rate Barcola highly, I would much prefer Yan Diomande. The guy is built for the Premier League and has himself professed he and his father's affection for us and Anfield.

04 Feb 2026 10:33:58
He is their worst winger so no thanks. Very skillful but lacks end product for me. Kvara and Doue miles above.

04 Feb 2026 10:44:52
Not sure I am really excited about Barcola to be honest. I must admit I have not watched him extensively but the few times I have seen him play, he has been okay but nothing exceptional.

Yildiz on the other hand, I have been more impressed with the few times I have seen him.

The club should know better though since they would have watched each of the targets must extensively.

04 Feb 2026 10:38:56
ED25 re english/ british players. Your right, there should be a cap on forien players. We are losing our identity. There was a rule change when Souness was manager, all non english players were classed as foreign including Scots, Welsh and Irish.

That caused all sorts of problems. Maybe half the playing team should be "Home Players". My son is a coach at lower league football and there is a lot of untapped talent without bringing every foreign player in who looks half decent.

{Ed025's Note - i think you are right Stevie, there is talent out there mate but it seems that its easier to just bring in a foreign player these days rather than take a chance on a young guy from the lower leagues or the academy,s, and people wonder why the national team is so underwhelming..

04 Feb 2026 11:15:22
Not worth the money he'd cost IMO. Would definitely be an upgrade on Gakpo in terms of pace and beating a man but his output just isn't good enough. I'd be leaning much more towards Diomande for that sort of money. Also really like the look of El Mala who would likely be significantly cheaper.

04 Feb 2026 11:48:39
The prem football is rubbish. It's like watching the same game over and over again. most teams play with a low block and hope to win a set piece on counter attack. The team that is trying to win the game in open play are frightened to pass the ball in the final third in case they get countered.
Boring football.

{Ed025's Note - im with you CG, i start watching games then turn over to watch "The Good Ship Murder" its that bad mate.. :)

04 Feb 2026 12:05:01
Ed25 on the Eng player thing, do you think this is due to as soon as any British player is slightly talented clubs put astronomical fees for them so cheaper to just grab a cheaper foreign import, always thought this was an issue and hinders their progress?

{Ed025's Note - i think its certainly a factor KNG, but there are still players out there in the lower leagues who can make the grade, but these players have to be coached and given a chance if they are to progress mate..

04 Feb 2026 13:16:34
If ye want a PSG winger Doue's your man.

04 Feb 2026 14:04:58
Bloomin foreigners, coming over ere and stealing our slots.
Sorry, thought I was on the reform web site not the rumours one.

Hope it goes without saying my tongue is firmly in my cheek.

04 Feb 2026 14:21:13
Are the parameters for the summer of 2028?

04 Feb 2026 14:30:34
Personally I'd like the PL to grow a pair and take a lesson from NFL.
There needs to be a meaningful players salary cap for all teams which is strictly enforced. Bonuses, signing on fees etc should be included and spread over the length of the contract.
That will encourage teams to employ young talent instead of just splashing out £40m and 80k p/ w wages.

It adds competition and makes it more challenging for managers.

04 Feb 2026 12:59:46
Ed25, I agree. Money has sucked the joy out of the beautiful game. There is little fluidity and as John Barnes said in his recent roundtable, we focus on tricks rather than technique.

In a way, dead ball situations are becoming setplays like in American football. Something works, gets worked out, try something different.

Players aren't allowed to work things out for themselves or act against the game plan.

{Ed025's Note - im with you mate..

04 Feb 2026 13:17:03
Ed025, talking about all these foreign players continually coming in and the dearth of English/ Uk players wouldn't it be a good idea that only the Premiership can buy foreign players, that'll mean the championship etc would have to produce good Uk players n invest in them n the same for each nation abroad.

I know its not going to happen with the way employment works but id rather we had mainly Uk players with just a couple of foreign players.

{Ed025's Note - i think that would be the way forward Strom, but there is probably a law that forbids that mate..

04 Feb 2026 13:29:47
Ed025 I used to love World Cup and euros but international football is awful now. I think since the break up of a lot of European countries there has been a Lowering of standard and there is too many teams in them with pointless games.
As for our national team I don't think we have the stand out stars of the past but the players just below that level there seems to be a lot more.

I don't think we need to cut the amount of overseas players that are aloud I just think teams need to give youngsters a chance more rather than playing average foreigners.
England Portugal and France seem to produce the most players in Europe, Germany Italy Holland have really dropped away badly. Spain normally gets a good team but the I think lack depth.

{Ed025's Note - i think the fact that the standard has dropped in English players Grino is that its so much easier to just buy a foreign player rather than coach lads in the lower leagues or academy,s mate, plus there is so many games to play and its just a money making scheme now for UEFA, FIFA and the Premier league and the pressure to be successful is so high..

04 Feb 2026 13:47:27
Thing us though Ed, how many top class home grown wide players are there available? I'd say the pool of talent is more like a very shallow puddle. If you had a choice between Barcola or Claire Balding's doppelgänger at Newcastle you'd go for Barcola every time.

The best available home grown wide players areSemenyo (there's no one even remotely close) and we didn't take a punt on him and Olise, who would cost an astronomical amount. So that's why Barcola is more likely to be considered.

{Ed025's Note - i get that VV but believe the problem is that our own players are not given the chance mate, its so much easier to just throw money at someone from the continent rater than nurture our own young players..

04 Feb 2026 13:58:34
ED25 re the home players etc, i belive it was said a few years ago, that if the infux of foreign players continue then there would be approx 30% of premier league players available to the England manager, so champoinship players would need to step up. Im more concerened on british players getting a fair chance.

{Ed025's Note - and they wont Stevie, teams wont take the chance or put in the effort with the young lads mate, and thats the problem..

04 Feb 2026 17:33:18
My lads are in football, no pressure on them but the academy is recruiting from age 4 which I think is nuts. Considering the already low chance of success even if you make it through the system your chances drop even further when they start recruiting from abroad to the academy too. Feel sorry for the lads because imagine being in an academy since 4 but you never get the chance to play because it's easier to pay for someone than take a chance on a kid.

Look at quansah, shipped him out only to buy another young centre back from France.
Could probably do with the old reserve system to give fringe players and kids some competitive games.

{Ed025's Note - yeah i really feel for them mate, a lot of them work very hard only to be discarded and deemed not good enough and it must be soul destroying for the lads..

04 Feb 2026 17:39:14
Agree with everyone saying football is incredibly boring right now. Certainly don't think it's just limited to the PL though. The general standard and quality of footballers is at a real low IMO, so few genuinely world class footballers compared to 10-15 years ago. Mostly just a bunch of physical robots suffocating the life out of games these days, so little natural flair and ability.

{Ed025's Note - im with you WN, now i dont know how old you are but players like George Best, Rodney Marsh, Stan Bowles etc were proper ballers and great personalities as well, even the likes of Gazza more recently mate, but as you say most of them are robots now..

04 Feb 2026 19:02:10
ED25 we must be similar age, Best, Bowles, Marsh, Hudson, Currie, some fantastic players. Not that long o LFC brought through, McManaman, Owe, Fowler, Rob Jones signed from Crewe. Shouldnt be any reason that can't be done again.

{Ed025's Note - i would like to think so Stevie but the game is not what it was for me mate, its all about big athletic groc,s who excel from corners and throw ins but dont possess a lot of ball skills, there is also a penchant to play boring side and backwards passing because they are frightened to death to lose the ball, its all gone a bit stale imo and i have to admit im falling out of love for the game myself mate..

02 Feb 2026 20:55:06
Might be a daft question but as Alonso is apparently nailed on, is he being asked about the players we have signed?

02 Feb 2026 20:59:33
Most likely if we're signing cbs isn't like us to just sign a cb in the summer when he's most likely to come.

02 Feb 2026 21:03:58
The DOF and team make the signings, with guidance from the coach. JJ is rated as one of the top young CBs on the planet, and we are now in the business of collecting the best younger players that we can.


Guehi and Semenyo may be battle ready for the prem, but they were not good value wage wise.
Diomande and JJ will be on much less wages than those two.

02 Feb 2026 21:34:55
Hughes gave Alonso a stack of 52 playing cards with players faces on. The Spaniard says YES NO MAYBE as Hughes held each card up in the Zoom call. Jacket was a YES, Gertrude a MAYBE and HeeHee was a NO.

Hope this helps.

02 Feb 2026 21:44:52
Exactly my thoughts fat Spanish waiter. Both younger and will have resale value whereas in 5 years Guehi and semenyo wrong side of 30.

{Ed025's Note - i suggest we wait and see how they perform in a red shirt before we start discussing sell on values KP..

02 Feb 2026 21:58:25
I've read somewhere on how directors set directions, then buy players based on that directions (with certain levels of inputs from the coach), and hire the coaches based on these directions too, so that disruptions and changes required are at minimum every time there's a change with the coaches/ managers mid-way.

02 Feb 2026 22:06:19
Ah come on Keegan.
Thats the most clutching at straws reasoning I've ever heard.
By that reasoning we should only be buying 20year olds as any player 25 is not good value.
End of the day mate, if this transfer window had ended with us signing both Guehi and Semenyo, most fans would have been happy with that and not here thinking, I hope we don't lose too much on them in 5 years.

02 Feb 2026 23:00:53
Ed025 I was happy in the summer to get Guehi but did I ever think he was top class cb no. As for Semenyo Ed at 26 I do think he is at his peak now and do I think he is going to get to Salah numbers no or be at the level of Saka probably not.
As for jacquet I've not seen him Ed so I can only guess they would say he had a higher ceiling than Guehi. Maybe there is younger wide players out there with higher ceilings than Semenyo.


I don't think it's been the players who have come in Ed that has made us so poor this season because I would say every player that has come in is better than the one they have replaced it's been down to Slots tactics and his plain stubbornness to not change. Because the points dropped to teams near the bottom we should not be dropping them and with wins against them Ed we would be top of the league even not playing good at all.

{Ed025's Note - for me its been an accumulation of things Grino, the changes in playing style, the new recruits and the fitness of the players, for me the main problem has been Slot because he is the guy in charge so the buck stops with him mate..

03 Feb 2026 03:05:39
I think semenyo is capable of getting saka numbers over a season, saka in terms of output really isn't impressive. He's one of the more overrated player in the league.

03 Feb 2026 07:07:44
OP, who said XA is nailed on? Urban myth had Guehi and Semenyo 'nailed on'.

03 Feb 2026 03:29:01
ed025, I think that is one very fair assessment.
The buck has to stop with the boss.
And I would add that he put through too many changes right from the start when he doesn't have to.
Frimpong instead of Bradley, Kerkez for Robbo, and force fitting the team for Wirtz.


I think had he introduce the changes (of personnel) gradually and then change of style to follow, outcome would have been very different.

03 Feb 2026 07:45:33
Xabi is being linked again with city today. Guardiola is not expected to stay beyond this season. Make of that what you will but it's looking less of a sure thing that we're going to be making a change during the summer.

03 Feb 2026 08:07:25
Semenyo is already better than any version of Saka that has ever existed. That kid is a myth. He went over a year without a Premier League assist and last calendar year (2025) he scored 4 league goals. He's never been top class. He's just a Gabby Agbonlahor level player who happens to be at a top club so he gets more hype and media attention. Yes he is fun to watch because he is quick and likes to run at people, but he has no brain and is a dreadful finisher. He's honestly not even Walcott/ Sterling level.

If Arsenal win the league it is because of the 7 deepest player in their team (Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Rice and Zubimendi). They've all been top top class this season. The less said about their front 4 the better, and that is why they're such miserable to watch Champions elect.

Any way, sorry for the slightly off topic rant. Just does my head in seeing people gush over Saka. Salah (9 g/ a) has better numbers than Saka (7 g/ a) THIS season and most people are saying Salah is washed. He even went to AFCON for a month and fell out with the manager for a few weeks before that, yet he's still had a better output!

03 Feb 2026 08:31:36
Saka gets the hype because he's English that's it and I wish he would stop the limp he does constantly.

03 Feb 2026 09:24:58
Sailor Jerry - that's a mental outlook. Saka is fantastic, one of the few players were G/ A isn't everything, and to be honest you'r ejust basing that on this season. He has a field day against us every single time. If he were in a side that wasnt so functional and set piece based, he would be one of the top players in the world.

Semenyo is class and an output machine. And to the person who said 'in 5 years he will be the wrong side of 30. ' so what? That's five years.

03 Feb 2026 10:20:59
Again, @Hugo, did the club or XA, or his representatives say that his managing Liverpool was a "sure thing".

There was / is speculation that he'll manage Liverpool and some people who hope he'll be the manager assume that what they want will happen.

Of course, if it doesn't happen then they will blame the club, even though the club have never made an official statement about bringing him in as a manager,

It happened with Amorim before we brought Slot in.

03 Feb 2026 10:55:13
Agree with @Hugo, feel it's more likely we stick with Slot even if we finish 5th/ 6th, once the team demonstrate a few more performances similar to Saturday night and would be confident of putting some form of CL and FA cup run together for another round or two - enough to show hope under Slot in a transition season. FSG / Edwards' mantra is continuity and to be fair, long run success in a club usually does stem from this.

Alonso will have his pick of clubs so unless LFC are prepared and have already made their decision (thinking very unlikely), an educated guess tells you this likely won't happen.

03 Feb 2026 11:16:51
Can't help but feel you're over exaggerating a bit MK, Saka isn't as productive as he is made out to be but he is their most important attacking player by far, everything Arsenal do in open play go through him (and when he's not on the pitch, his direct replacement Madueke), when he's not on the pitch they are a worse team and create nothing (not that they create lots from open play anyway as it stands). I don't think he's the best right winger in the world like Arsenal fans make out but he is a very very good player.

Rice is probably the best and most influential player in the prem right now though, he is the one obvious player for Arsenal that is clearly world class. Timber and Raya as you have said have also been top players this year.

03 Feb 2026 11:24:26
There are certain things that are/ were out of Slot's control so for me he bears no responsibility for them.

•The disruption to pre-season training
•The haphazard, feckless recruitment in the summer.

Don't underestimate the importance of pre-season training to a squad which includes multiple new first team players. It's not something you just overcome after a few weeks. The PL is relentless, being underprepared means you're always playing catchup.

People say "we spent £450m so it's our best window ever". I disagree. Any muppet can spend £450m of someone else's money. The players are all good/ decent players but that doesn't mean they're the players we needed as a priority. Buying 2 world class strikers for example, to replace Darwin and Diogo. Darwin and Diogo barely played 38 league games a season between them.
Although we won the league last season, it was clear our midfield was weak. We were blindsided by Gravenberch having a purple patch. Yet no midfield reinforcements.
We'd basically managed central defence with Virgil and "any tall fella stood next to him". We had no quality next to an ageing Virgil.

We needed 1 striker, at least 1 midfielder, a left back, a right back and a central defender who were ready to perform in the first team.

Frimpong struggles to defend (in the premier league) but he was unlucky with injury. Kerkez - similar profile but he's better and has recent PL experience. Wirtz as a replacement to Diaz - well they're totally different players but I'll let that slide. We were unlucky with Leoni but that highlights our lack of depth and he's a kid from a slower league, what did we expect?

People talk about the central spine of a football team - keeper, central defence, central midfield, strikers. We went heavy on the strikers but ignored central midfield and central defence.

So on Slot, I'll say he failed in his remit to integrate this collection of players into a functional high performing team ; BUT he was given an unbalanced, under prepared squad to work with.

03 Feb 2026 11:32:03
Slot is not suddenly going to develop charisma and the ability to deal with immense pressure. As a human being he is simply not built to manage a big club. He lacks man management skills and aura.
Alonso has all of that, and a deep connection withe the city. His first child was born here and supports lfc from memory.

03 Feb 2026 11:35:37
Felix Fischer has previously suggested the Spaniard could be made for the role, saying: "He is not only a genius tactician and in terms of how he prepares his team, but he is a gentleman. Everything he does, he does right.

03 Feb 2026 12:44:49
What a load of crap FatSpanish, he doesn't have the Aura? next you'll be telling us he's not a Alpha. I'm not a massive Slot fan but whiles he's at the club I'll support him he came in after Klopp and won the league man he has to have something about him to even get a sniff at that.

03 Feb 2026 12:57:24
How do you know he lacks man management skills, FatSpanish? And "as a human being he is not built to manage a big club"

With respect, I disagree. My memory may be fading, but I could've swore that we won the PL last season. I will stand corrected if we didn't.

And, forgive my ignorance, but who is Felix Fischer?

03 Feb 2026 13:58:11
i think we beat Newcastle in spite of Slot rather than because of him, he was on the sidelines teeling everyone to calm down and slow it down when in fact evreytime we played quicker we were dangerous why can't he see this?

03 Feb 2026 14:22:06
OK worzal, so when we play crap, it's down to Slot, but when we play well it's down to the players. Sound logic.

03 Feb 2026 15:28:35
Does anybody posting "Slot out" - "Alonso in" - sack the board etc ever take a look at things from a larger perspective.
This week we've seen Konate put in a man of the match performance in the week his Dad died. If you looked on this site three weeks go you'd have Konate in the stocks at the pier head. Now we see a human grieving and we have a slightly less harsh appraisal.

Or I'd hope we do. But to extend this, how long has Ibous Dad been ill, how long has this been affecting him? Did we think a defender who was a vital part of a title winning side that had a great defence had suddenly, at 25, forgotten how to defend?

Obviously that's daft it what it should illustrate is across the club there are things happening that we don't see, don't know about but could be hugely impactful.

We lost a treasured member of the team, I can point to five players who still seem deeply affected. We have to create a team for post Mo world, that's tricky. Naturally it might be Arsenals time, City are better, Villa are good, this league if full of great teams who can beat each other any game.

So my waffly point is, it might not just be a case of "manager bad" or "Hughes do no work, he in office, have champagne". It's a bit more nuanced isn't it?

03 Feb 2026 15:33:19
PB, I think you just proved my point mate. Arsenal are dreadful to watch and poor from open play. As you quite rightly pointed out, most of their open play moves go through Saka at some point. It's quite an obvious correlation in my opinion that he is a part of the problem. He's just a bang average Premier League footballer. He's very quick and strong but he hasn't developed technically or in terms of his decision making at all since he was about 19. Maybe it was Arteta's dreadful coaching/ tactics that stunted his development, but I guess we'll never know.

Ultimately, Saka has 45 non-penalty goals from 216 Premier League games (0.21 per game). Agbonlahor has 73 non-penalty goals from 322 Premier League games (0.23 per game). Gabby played in a shocking Villa team as well, by the way. I like the players in my front 3 to score goals, first and foremost. If they don't I at least want them to be creative, not go a full year without creating a goal.

03 Feb 2026 16:29:30
Why0why I've been making the same point since Ibous sad news. On Saturday he looked like a player with passion doing it for his family and the memory of his Dad. None of us know how long his father was ill but it's affected him as it does anyone in work, then missing Guehi and any other targets Ibou couldn't have a break.

Diogo was heart breaking to all and the start of the season was going to be difficult. Freak luck early on has made everyone more fed up as the realities of the issues unfolded.

New players have took time and Slot has had to find the best and Virgil has been culpable and looked to casual at times and his pace has started to deteriorate.

Injury to Isak and not being ready when came had an impact as I believe Hugo is Gakpo upgrade.

Kerkez is now good, Frimpong can be fire and I think in 7 years we will be talking about Wirtz being a once in a generation perhaps alongside Hugo and Isak.

£55m + on Jacquert shows intent is still there to build a phenomenal squad. Diomande and Bastonj for me in summer keep Alexis as don't think RM want him and with a trio of French including himself I think Ibou will sign.

As an additional squad player I'd take Bowen who could do the Salah job as Salah jinks and passes now as young full backs have him in there pocket. 3/ 4 years of Bowen will be like a Milner in Salah position. Chiesa and Gakpo to go.

The question is whether Slot gets longer than summer. If he wins a trophy and gets runner up in the Prem how can you sack that? Beat City Sunday (I was at the Ethihad and we need revenge for that mauling) then we will perhaps be 5 points adrift of the runners up with plenty to play for.

Arne Slot, Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah and so on!

03 Feb 2026 17:04:40
"He doesn't have aura"my jaysus😁.

03 Feb 2026 19:55:36
I think it's pretty obvious at this point Slot's not going anywhere, barring a totally disastrous next few months.

So I very much expect Alonso to end up at City which will all but rule him out of ever managing Liverpool. Personally feel way too many people are hung up on Alonso for no good reason tbh other than he's an ex Liverpool player. Promising coach ofc but nowhere near a sure thing right now.

At the end of the day, Slot was hung out to dry this season with such a poorly equipped squad and the club recognise that. I expect a lot of these issues will be addressed this summer and next season Slot will be given the chance to prove he is the correct man for the job.

04 Feb 2026 03:43:31
@FarSpanishWaiter, do you think Slot has been on holiday for the past 3 or 4 months. You reckon he hasn't been under pressure?

02 Feb 2026 16:13:01
Sky sports saying it's Jacquet on the medical.

02 Feb 2026 17:37:46
I've heard he's a warrior in the 'trenches'.

02 Feb 2026 18:02:06
Button it.

02 Feb 2026 18:02:09
Nickname : "Full metal".

02 Feb 2026 18:09:37
He's a bit 'down' that he can't join now, but Rennes wouldn't be suede. They wanted extra for an immediate move, but we felt we were being fleeced and the money was just the tip of the ice-Berg, haus it going to work out?

{Ed025's Note - top stuff Willo..

02 Feb 2026 18:29:03
He's not as much as a warrior compared to MAC allister.

02 Feb 2026 18:31:49
JJ's going to be all over premier league forwards like a top man suit.

02 Feb 2026 18:32:11
Heard he goes down like a sack of potatoes.

02 Feb 2026 18:48:05
I think after the signing of Jeremy Jacket we should offer Scott Parka the managers role, re-sign Sebastian Coats at CB and then see if Jarred Gilet wants a job as our PGMOL advisor.

{Ed025's Note - good stuff MK..

02 Feb 2026 18:55:55
Scott Parka wanted to sign him for Burnley.

02 Feb 2026 19:03:02
Straight Jacket signed, and Plain Blazer to follow!

Rumour has it he can play in many positions, like a Reversible Jacket?

Jacket has an even better footballing Brother called Camouflage! but no one can find him?

02 Feb 2026 19:04:48
I believe this may prompt the return of our old physio Mark Leather.

02 Feb 2026 19:33:59
Arne Slot is getting a "Bullet Proof" Jacket?

{Ed025's Note - nice Bond..

02 Feb 2026 20:59:11
Somewhere Ed002 is laughing his arse off at these!

02 Feb 2026 21:37:36
Can we Jack it in now!