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04 Jul 2026 21:34:30
Hi All,
Lamine Camara is likely to sign early next week. Liverpool need to beat Brighton and NUFC as the player wants CL football next season.
04 Jul 2026 22:28:14
Good signing.
04 Jul 2026 20:49:45
A couple of questions for Ed01 if I may. With the club looking at keeping the road around Anfield closed, could this be seen as looking to increase the capacity. Also rumours at FSG looking at selling up, could you see this being an option.
{Ed001's Note - the club have been trying to get the infrastructure improved, but it will take years, so it is difficult to increase capacity. FSG have been looking to bring in investment for years rather than sell, but they have always been open to a sale if the price is right.}
04 Jul 2026 18:07:18
Just read this on the BBC gossip page. I’ve not read anything on here about it (and I’m an avid lurker).
Liverpool are willing to listen to offers for Dutch centre-back and club captain Virgil van Dijk this summer with the decision to renew the 34-year-old's contract last year viewed with regret by some inside Anfield. (Teamtalk).
04 Jul 2026 20:02:25
"TeamTalk".
04 Jul 2026 20:56:13
Duffer, what Vik is saying, in his own charming way, is that TeamTalk are an unreliable source more concerned with clickbait and driving traffic than publishing quality stories. In other words, they're trash.
04 Jul 2026 21:43:28
What Chewy said. If you're not into that whole brevity thing (credit The Big Lebowski).
04 Jul 2026 22:40:59
Lol I know, but on account of this being a rumour site and all...
04 Jul 2026 15:12:02
Local press in Almeria, Spain says we are one of the clubs interested in their attacking midfielder Arribas. Can play attacking midfielder, plus on both wings. Came from Real Madrid's academy, so like Munoz they have a sell on clause. £10m fee. 25 goals and 7 assists. 24 yr old.
04 Jul 2026 19:55:09
Two-footed but predominantly left.
Good ball skills.
This is the type of signing I expect from Iraola.
04 Jul 2026 20:23:45
I live in Almeria. Friends and season ticket holders I know have heard stuff, but reckon he's maybe not good enough for us, and also a bit lightweight physically even here.
04 Jul 2026 21:38:33
Sunderland after him as well as Portuguese sides, so maybe best suited there.
04 Jul 2026 09:27:42
Contrary to popular belief the Diomande deal is not dead, we have not walked away despite the specter of PSG on the horizon. They are expected to make an offer that includes a loan back for a reduced fee. Personally I would walk away from it but that's not how the STC and the Milkybar Kid work. If PSG can get a deal done with RBL, he will go there.
Barcola won't be easy to do, PSG don't need to sell and won't sell on the cheap. I suspect a move for someone like El Mala is more likely. Personally I would just throw the money at Bournemouth for Rayan before someone else moves for him, he has a prem season under his belt and knows Iraola's style of play.
When people say a true number 6, it makes me think of a Mascherano type destroyer. We are not looking at that type of CM at all. The closest to that we have been linked to are Camara and Sangare, for me they are more of a modern 6 and not that true 6 people yearn for.
Wharton has been of interest to the club for a long time, the last time we registered interest in signing him was when we signed Macca instead. A deal will be expensive, Palace will want something between the fee Spurs payed for Fernandes and Citeh paid for Anderson.
Nothing on RB or CB currently as they are not seen as a priority compared to other areas.
With Jones it's looking more and more likely he will stay. The offers that have been on the table are either not appealing to him or the club.
We have valued Macca at £80m, I wouldn't expect any movement on this until after the World Cup.
Gakpo interest is there from Spurs, if he indicates he is interested. They will make a move. At the moment it looks like he is staying.
04 Jul 2026 09:40:46
Agreed on the Diomande deal TF as in I would walk away as well. A million thanks for all your information, mate.
04 Jul 2026 09:55:53
Thanks, Fields. I fully agree on Rayan but we certainly do require an RB! That is an absolute priority imo.
04 Jul 2026 09:57:57
Don't feel like Rayan will be a good coup for Liverpool, similar to Gakpo.
If we don't land Diomande, will prefer Minteh or Ethan Nwaneri.
But I have a feeling Gakpo stays & we get Diomande. & Barcola stays at PSG too.
04 Jul 2026 10:02:44
I agree with Shakly Go and test the water for Rayan and see how much it would take.
04 Jul 2026 10:06:23
Thanks for the update, TF.
CB and RB are not seen as priority areas. That sentence alone should send shivers down the spine of us all.
Say what you like about Arsenal, but they understood the need to strengthen their defence.
Our RB options are poor as we speak. Surely a RB/ CB hybrid player could offer us that extra insurance.
I think the sooner Edwards & Hughes are gone, the better, imo. We used to be able to buy smart, now we get involved in deals that are not only complicated but very expensive.
Diomande, Barcola, Wharton, over £100m each. I cannot see FSG agreeing to that, especially after last year.
Once again, thanks for the update, TF!
04 Jul 2026 10:07:54
Is Rayan any good? I've seen him play quite a few times now, and he's not stood out as anything special.
04 Jul 2026 10:09:44
Rayan has so much potential.
He's already good, built like a tank and deceptively quick due to his long levers.
He's still a bit raw, definitely need to put in a bid, but I doubt Bournemouth is going to let him go.
04 Jul 2026 10:25:32
Cheers, Fields, I guess the rose tinted glasses of the days where you want the player to book their own flight and be desperate to come are long gone, unfortunately. I'm 50/50 on this. If we miss out, I won't be devastated, but the options out there are limited. If we sign him, we'll probably overpay, but I'll get behind the lad and hope he delivers the promise.
I feel like if reports are true and his heart is in Paris, then we'll lose him for his peak years anyway, focus on getting someone else for me I'd be leaning towards but as I say if he comes I'll be happy and support the lad! Also, can't blame the lad for his agents... look at Mos over the years, doesn't diminish the love I have for him!
04 Jul 2026 10:34:10
Leipzig do not want to sell. They have said to both parties that a loan back is preferable, and the price will be less. Expect Diomande to PSG for £87m, but loaned back for a year. Leipzig had said this deal would then get done quicker.
Minteh and El Mala for the same price as Barcola or Diomande make better sense. No way would I pay over £70m for Wharton. Manzambi and another for the same price as him.
04 Jul 2026 10:35:50
Thanks for the info, Fields - but I give up if anyone at the club thinks we can go into another season with Bradley and Frimpong as our only RB options.
04 Jul 2026 11:17:50
I would walk away from any attempt to buy Wharton. Doesn't fix any of the issues we have in midfield and for £100m that's the kind of money you spend for absolutely top class talent, which he isn't, notwithstanding that last year should serve as a lesson not to have any dealings with Steve Parish. You could get two very good midfielders for that price who would improve us than one midfielder who doesn't.
As for Jones, I think the club have over valued him, the market sets the price and no one is remotely interested in him at the price quoted, and he's certainly not worth his purported contract demands, so he'll leave on a free as I'd hope no one is stupid enough to entertain those demands.
04 Jul 2026 11:56:16
Cheers, Fields! I'd not be paying over 80m.
For Diomande of Barcola, so I'd be walking away! The wings are a priority for me, along with a solid 6, we've nvr replaced Fabs and every team needs one, I don't care how they play or line up! RB is a must for me too, I love Bradders but he's too unreliable sadly and Frimpong is pony!
The teams badly short of bodies, and will fall short again unless the voids are filled! I'm
Not looking for 100m signings but some good fit strong headed leaders who want LFC and will run through walls for us, that's what we need!!
04 Jul 2026 11:58:18
The El Mala pivot makes sense as if Diomande is a buy and loan for PSG, they won't want to sell Barcola, unless he pushes to go as they'll need him, with Ramos having already left and Kolo Muani and Lee also likely to go, don't know if they still hold an interest in Akliouche should Diomande be their main RW going forward.
As things seem, barring an Arsenal bid of stupid money, Barcola looks less likely.
04 Jul 2026 12:06:13
Viktor, we get it, you think Curtis is absolutely useless, but suggesting that he isn't worth a fee is really going overboard. Also, according to reports Forest are willing to pay the price for Curtis but he doesn't want to go there.
And Wharton does fix one of the issues we have in midfield, which is the lack of a passer. Or can you name a midfielder we have who can get us from back to front quickly and accurately? That ability, which Trent had, fundamentally changes the way the opposition plays against us.
Yes, he is a bit of a liability off the ball, but clearly if we bring him in, Iraola isn't an idiot, he will find a way to make up for his shortcomings. Unless you think that Iraola actually is an idiot and doesn't know what he's doing by stating his preference for a progressive passer in the center of the park.
04 Jul 2026 12:10:12
Fields, thank you always for the news.
Diomande is still on hold.
Barcola difficulties.
Can I understand that target number 6 is Kamara or Sangare?
It's a difficult situation.
04 Jul 2026 12:14:32
Curtis Jones was valued by the club from reports weeks back at £25m. Inter offered 18m, then 21.8m. Absolute cheapskates. Jones is on less than 100k, so that's why Inter wanted him. If he stays, then get behind the lad.
04 Jul 2026 12:14:50
Thanks TF, good update. I would look to one of Rayan, El Mala, or even take a punt, though more risky, on Minteh.
I like Wharton, but for the fee I would rather we get legs in the midfield with either Camara or Sangare...
Disappointing to hear RB is not a priority.
£80m for Macca. If we get any to be over £50m, I think that would be good business. £80m would be daylight robbery!
04 Jul 2026 11:44:45
have to agree with kingkenny7.
if we don't address our defense, we can buy the likes of Messi and Renaldo, bring back Torres and Suarez and we would still lose 20 plus games across all competitions.
we need a RB and a Vvd replacement and please don't mention Leonie or Jacquet as a Vvd replacement. then you don't know ball.
04 Jul 2026 12:19:21
As for an old-fashioned 6, I'm not sure we really see that many in the modern game anymore, and when you do see them, they are not at all the kind of player that we need, i.e., Ugarte or Palhinha. Sadiki is a robust, nippy, highly athletic midfielder who likes getting about the pitch and putting himself about off the ball. You wouldn't call him a shield in front of the defence, though.
I'm not sure that a 6 is really what we're asking for, it's just a midfielder with athleticism, mobility and physicality who can win aerial and ground duels, enjoys the off the ball side of the game and isn't thinking about getting on the ball or getting in the box all the time, but who can pass the ball forward or get himself out of a tight spot if needed.
Camara fits the bill when it comes to that, I think. Sangare is a bit more limited on the ball and his role at Lens is much more defensive. Bouaddi, of course, is a special talent, but again he is not a passer. In terms of press resistance, however, he seems the very best of the bunch at a very young age.
04 Jul 2026 12:30:13
Nice update, lots of details, cheers, Fields. From the moment I heard we were being messed around, I said walk away. If PSG are willing to loan him back, that seems like the ideal move for all parties, as keeping Diomande for another year was always Leipzig's main concern. It feels like we've been manipulated by both Roc Nation and RBL.
So that's Diomande and Barcola off the table. Couldn't care less, to be honest. Give me Mika Godts and Bowen. That gives us another couple of years to find a Salah replacement; there's a major lack of talent at RW at the moment anyway.
Spot on with the no 6 call. I said back when Grav got his new contract that people should curb their enthusiasm for bringing in a proper DM, the club didn't tie him down to 6 years at £280k pw just to replace him. With the midfielders we've been linked to, it's been pretty clear that it's MacAlister's position we're keen to improve on.
Slightly concerning that RB is not seen as a priority, but I still expect it to be addressed, albeit later in the window, hopefully not long after the World Cup.
04 Jul 2026 12:36:31
All of our midfielders are liabilities off the ball. Not one of them is capable or competent defensively or out of possession. Adding one more of those doesn't help one iota. There's absolutely nothing special about Wharton that remotely warrants £100m+, or wasting a phone call to that cretin Parish.
As for Forest it's only rumoured they may be interested in Jones, the fact is only one team (inter) have made an offer and no top English side is remotely interested in him. If he was half as good as he thinks he is we would be fighting teams off with a rubbishty stick. Jones would not start at any other top English club and it's probably a sign of how far Serie A has fallen that the likes of Mctominay & Jones could be starters for a top four side there.
04 Jul 2026 13:04:53
£80m for Macca is insane. If the club want to move him on, they need to lower that to £50-60m.
Also, I doubt very much Gakpo swaps Liverpool for Spurs. I bet he stays.
04 Jul 2026 13:11:26
Gakpo, McAlister and Jones need to go. None of them are good enough.
04 Jul 2026 13:43:02
Gregarious, why? Fernandes for £85m, Toali for £100m. MacAllisers is a Premier League, League Cup, and World Cup winner; £50m is a piss-take for a player with his credentials.
Vik, I agree Wharton is not the ideal profile, but he would be an improvement on MacAllister, unfortunately the club's just not looking for the type of midfielder the fans want. I also agree Jones isn't starting for a top 5 club any time soon, but if he was playing for the likes of Brighton or Brentford, they'd be asking £80m for him. Offers of EUR20m are a joke.
The lads played a reasonably significant role in winning just about every trophy you can win in England, albeit as a squad player, that level of experience has to count for something. I have to say he does think he's better than he is, though. Personally, I'd give him a season under Iraola to see if he can improve. I feel like an attitude adjustment (good kick up the arse) could bring out the best in Jones, there's a decent player there if he'd just stop fannying about, sort out his decision-making, and stop holding the bloody ball.
04 Jul 2026 14:05:42
Cheers, Thefields.
04 Jul 2026 14:27:25
Thank you for the information @thefields.
However, I have slightly different running commentary:
PSG were never interested, and are still not interested in signing Diomande at anything close to the price RB want. I've stipulated this for some time. They are not even sold on him as a player who can make a significant difference to a team that has won the CL twice on the bounce, and who could potentially unsettle and cause tension with players in the squad.
Ornstein's post was intended to a) bring PSG to the table, and b) Liverpool to back away from the deal once they knew Diomande's 'desire' of PSG as his only destination - his agents also hoped if RB knew Diomande would only move to PSG, they would reduce the fee.
Neither have come to fruition.
Subsequently, PSG still do not want to sign Diomande, and most certainly not at 100m, and even more certainly not with a loan back clause as part of the deal.
PSG don't do deals like this.
From what I have been made aware, it literally is down to Liverpool and RB trying to facilitate a payment structure that suits both parties. The loan back option has been part of discussions.
Diomande should be a Liverpool player, barring anything silly happening, which there is always a chance of when Liverpool are at the negotiating table.
04 Jul 2026 14:56:32
The loan back option seems pretty unrealistic for a 100m+ player - even for cash rich teams like PSG and Man City.
Also, RBL, a team whose entire business model is reliant on buying gems and cashing in on them at high prices, has very little upside to have the player stay with them for another season on loan when they could be giving the next gem playing time to appreciate in value for the next big sale.
04 Jul 2026 14:56:45
Curtis believing he's better than he is is what has got him to this point of his career. He always shows for the ball all over the field and backs himself whatever position he's playing on the pitch. If he didn't have that kind of confidence, he wouldn't have made it as a first team player at Liverpool, even after having his position changed from playing as an attacker to filling several roles in midfield under different managers.
I don't take his swagger as being entirely bad, far from it actually.
{Ed025's Note - having a swagger is fine if you have the skill to back it up PB, im afraid he doesn,t mate..
04 Jul 2026 15:06:23
FPF, I'm thinking of the message it sends to up and coming players signing for RBL, who would be wondering if they'd be denied their big move when opportunity comes knocking.
04 Jul 2026 15:31:06
Loaning Diomande back to RBL does not seem sensible as we actually need players for this season.
04 Jul 2026 16:51:10
So LFC sign Barcola for £100 million plus, PSG sign Diomande with LFC money, that makes PSG stronger and LFC weaker cos Barcola is not half the player will be Diomande!
Barcola last year in French Ligue 1 (34 games): 29 appearances, 21 as a starter, 11 goals, one assist, and that's in a very poor French league.
The whole idea of a transfer market is to make yourselves stronger, not the opposition, especially when you have paid for the transfer in this case?
04 Jul 2026 17:01:22
So Barcola got 11 goals in 21 starts, so better than 1 in 2, and you think that's bad?
04 Jul 2026 17:24:22
The midfielders will all be flying next season. Only struggled last year because they weren't fit, was it not? If clubs are asking crazy money just go with what we have for the season. They won the league the year before.
03 Jul 2026 21:48:58
Evening Gents
Liverpool have resumed talks with RBL and are trying to come to a suitable arrangement over payment structure of the fee.
I've been made aware a 5yr deal has been accepted with Diomande, and he is not holding out for a move to PSG.
In fact, he is having little to no involvement in it, he's leaving it all down to his reps.
You may doubt me, that's fine.
But I'm saying we still sign Diomande.
Cheers
03 Jul 2026 22:33:54
Good news if true. Perhaps, PSG not coming to the table has made his reps rethink. Hopefully, gets concluded asap.
03 Jul 2026 22:35:26
Fingers crossed. 🤞🏻
03 Jul 2026 22:38:00
Sounds like the same itk journos who got Slop wrong could get this wrong as well...
03 Jul 2026 22:40:30
I believe you. Any news on outgoings?
03 Jul 2026 22:41:58
Cheers Robbo.
03 Jul 2026 22:46:13
Cheers Robbo.
One thing I have noticed is Joyce hasn't ruled it out neither. When Ornstien and Fab reported he wants PSG, Joyce didn't.
03 Jul 2026 22:46:50
Thank you, Robbo!!
03 Jul 2026 22:47:31
Who on earth would dare doubt you, bud?!
You earnt your rep 10 times over!
03 Jul 2026 22:48:46
I hope so, we need an end to this saga one way or another.
03 Jul 2026 23:05:47
Robbo, your track record is good already. You and Carra. If you get this one right, you'll be in a new league altogether. You've been steadfast in your info. Incredibly so. I hope you get it right.
03 Jul 2026 23:22:48
Never mind the doubters, Robbo, they're only Romano worshiping blow-ins.
03 Jul 2026 23:24:24
Thanks for the info mate, appreciated.
However, if there is any truth in how his reps have acted, and he has wanted PSG, then I would rather pass him buy and find someone who does want to play for us!
03 Jul 2026 23:36:33
Cheers, Robbo.
Here's hoping they can pull it off.
03 Jul 2026 23:40:09
I've not been convinced by PSG signing him either, I don't think they have tried to. Dimondes reps have been greedy and trying to have a bidding war for him.
I still think we are overpaying for him if we do get him over the line.
I also think Ornstein, when it comes to Liverpool, hasn't been as accurate over the last 12 months.
03 Jul 2026 23:44:48
Don't think you can blame doubters. The whole site has doubted us signing him the last few days, and I wouldn't blame anyone for that. PSG haven't bid yet, but I think they will, they just don't wanna bid as much as us. The way I see it is this: if Leipzig demand the same amount and terms of both sides, we get him, but if Leipzig do a Benfica with Neves where English clubs were quoted £95m but he ended up going to PSG for €60m odd then PSG will get their man.
Let's hope Jurgie insists on a fair playing field.
03 Jul 2026 23:50:48
Why would RBL accept a lower bid than the one already offered?
That makes no sense to me.
04 Jul 2026 00:05:23
My take, for what it's worth. Hopefully the kid is as humble as most people seem to say?
Maybe he gets some good advice if he comes to us, finds we are all just as humble as him!! Then he gets shot of his agents hangers on and grows up under our roof.
We can show him the way. Just a thought.
Ps, had a few glasses of vino deplonky tonite.
{Ed078's Note - sounds more like vino el calapso
04 Jul 2026 00:29:40
That's what happened with Neves, Kingkenny, if you believe the press. Likes of Utd, and us, were linked at around a hundred million pound, only for him to end up at PSG for about 60m.
04 Jul 2026 07:01:28
I am really holding out for what Liverpool are gonna do in other areas like in defence more so than in midfield.
A lot of issues may just need coaching.
But that back line worries me and Vvd can't hold it all together alone.
04 Jul 2026 07:53:00
Thanks, Robbo
Appreciate the feedback as always, mate.
04 Jul 2026 07:53:47
A lot of speculation around VVD as well, which could leave us needing yet another signing.
04 Jul 2026 08:10:41
Nice one Robbo!
04 Jul 2026 08:25:06
Not gonna happen, Robbo! I said this last week and stand by it! "If" the reports over the last week are true, who would want a player that just doesn't know what or where he wants to play? Leaving it up to "your people" means he doesn't give a monkeys! We want players that want to wear the shirt, want to be a Liverpool player, want to win things and want to strive to be better! This deal stinks to me and won't happen and I'm glad it won't! As I said, there won't be any "star" signing this window!.
👍
04 Jul 2026 08:43:35
Leaving it up to your people does not mean "couldn't give a monkeys".
It actually means:
'This is a multi-year, multi-million pound deal, I'm paying people to get the best deal they can for me and my future, I'm not skilled in financial negotiation, so I'm going to let the people who I'm paying, who are skilled at it, do their job without my clueless interference'.
It's actually what most players do, as they're no longer as stupid as we think they are.
Cheers Robbo.
04 Jul 2026 08:47:27
Drop that offer to £60m. These "representatives" of this kid sound like a bunch of clowns.
04 Jul 2026 09:08:15
Kingkenny, it's not a lower bid, it's just a restructure to allow more of the initial fee to be paid up front.
04 Jul 2026 09:17:09
Thanks, Robbo. My guess is we maybe PSGs Newcastle. Wait until we agree everything and then swoop in.
04 Jul 2026 09:17:33
Nice one Robbo. Cheers.
04 Jul 2026 09:19:27
Great info. Much appreciated.
04 Jul 2026 09:42:03
Cheers Robbo, for me I hope it doesn't, for me his agents and those around him will be trouble if what they're asking for is true.
I just see red flags with this.
04 Jul 2026 17:13:33
Won't happen!
03 Jul 2026 13:44:34
Being linked to Nusa now if the Diomande to PSG is still happening.
But unfortunately I’ve seen links to Savinho, Neto, Bowen and Kevin as well. 🤦🏻♂️
03 Jul 2026 14:13:05
Nusa is decent, knowing Leipzig and after the World Cup he is having, they probably want 90 million. 😅
03 Jul 2026 14:38:35
Nusa is also a right footed left winger, the same as the lad from Spain, we've literally just bought. The options I've heard about are:
Said El Mala
Matias Fernandez-Pardo
Minteh
I also wouldn't be surprised if Karim Adeymi and Yunnus Akgun pick up some interest.
What happened to our interest in Johan Bakayoko from last summer?
03 Jul 2026 14:39:20
Nothing wrong with being linked with Bowen if price is decent, English, PL proven, can play across front line.
Ok, not ideal age profile, but him & an up & coming talent for RW wouldn't be the end of world.
03 Jul 2026 14:53:16
We are not a retirement home, so we don't need Bowen.
Might as well have kept Salah.
03 Jul 2026 15:05:22
Bakayoko hasn't kicked a ball for 11 months due to serious injury, mate.
03 Jul 2026 15:10:10
Nusa doesn't improve us, move along.
03 Jul 2026 15:24:23
Arne, Ah fair enough, yeah I thought it was weird, that makes sense, there was a lot of talk about him 12-18 months ago. Shame, as physically he's the blueprint of what we need.
03 Jul 2026 15:50:42
Robred, Salah wanted out & was on huge wages, so with that situation would you want to keep him? Bowen might not be Salah quality, but he'd be on less money, help our HG quota, and at 29 not quite over the hill.
I'd not want him as primary target, but I'd take him along with youngster, particularly if Gakpo leaves & Hugo injured long term.
03 Jul 2026 16:07:45
If Bowen was like 30 mill, I think it'd be a no brainer. The press are saying 50 mill plus though, for a 29 year old with no resale value and who won't be a starter, I'm not so sure that's a good move. I am kind of curious how much Summerville would cost though.
03 Jul 2026 16:09:10
Brentford felt his knees were bad enough that it wasn't worth investing good money in him. Notwithstanding that Nusa's end product isn't particularly impressive. Looks like World Cup hype to me.
03 Jul 2026 16:36:12
Agreed, VV.
I've always said I like the bar you set. Have you anyone you like as an alternative to YD? It's a poor market for the right side. Huge shortage of left foot widemen.
03 Jul 2026 16:39:41
Why can't we just buy a left footer for the left wing and a right footer for the right wing? Get behind defences! Why do we need someone to turn inside into traffic and leave our massive centre forward stranded, waiting for a cross!
03 Jul 2026 16:42:01
Nutter74, the way the market is atm, and with the lack of talent available at RW, I would actually take Bowen right now. Prem proven and so experienced that he should be able to slot in immediately. Sure, he's not the right age, but he's reliable and he buys us a few years to find a long-term 'Salah replacement'.
He would bring a bit of bite to the team as well as much needed leadership; he's got grit, determination and work rate. He could be our "Hendo on the wing".
03 Jul 2026 16:43:49
World Cup fever indeed.
03 Jul 2026 16:50:52
Don't understand the negative views of Bowen. He gets around one goal and one assist every 3 games for the last 3 seasons for a crap team. Runs all day and hardly ever injured. Yes, he's 29 and he's not the speedster or shiny new thing, but he's a v good player and top pro.
03 Jul 2026 16:55:55
@PatrikBurgher, Summerville intrigues me too, would be a good squad player. I expect we'll buy two right wingers, and he'd be a good backup, being able to play on either flank. Could probably twist West Ham's arm on the price.
03 Jul 2026 17:26:01
Yes, I think he'd be a very good squad player and have always quite liked him, Sangria. I think he did decently well on the right side for the Netherlands too, if Koeman wasn't such an awful coach, I'm sure we'd have seen him do more going further in the tournament.
03 Jul 2026 17:36:38
As others have said, could do a hell of a lot worse than Bowen.
If we can't get our top 1 or 2 targets, I'd definitely take him over the alternatives like Minteh, Pardo, El Mala etc, and it would buy us a couple of years to find the ideal Salah replacement.
Bowen would guarantee at least 20 G/As for the next couple of seasons, the alternatives aren't getting any where close to his output.
03 Jul 2026 17:38:10
Bowen would be a very good signing. Can play across the front 3, prem ready, HG, and will give 100%.
03 Jul 2026 17:58:54
Asking Viktor for an alternative is like asking your wife where she wants to go for dinner. She'll make you pick somewhere, then complain about your choice.
03 Jul 2026 18:37:34
He Drank Sangria, I don't expect us to sign 2 RW at all. We already have Rio and Munoz who can play as backup or in rotation on either side. So what we need now is proper starter for either wing. As it stands, I expect Gakpo to cover for Ekitike unless he moves on.
03 Jul 2026 19:50:40
Definitely fake Nusa that.
03 Jul 2026 21:16:44
And Karim Adeymi and Yunnus Akgun, jeez, talk about digging in the dregs.
03 Jul 2026 21:51:33
Bowen would definitely be a good buy. We're not going to find another prime Salah just like that. And options are needed. Squads are needed, not just a starting 11, and he'd push anyone for a place too.
03 Jul 2026 23:46:52
Bowen at the right price is an absolute no brainer. Think the fans would love him.
03 Jul 2026 13:34:34
Just got some new info.
Understand it is almost impossible to tell which club Xavier Parker ends up at. Obviously it’s between Manchester City and Liverpool. Liverpool offering the best pathway, Manchester City offering the best money.
Not that City won’t offer him a pathway, but it’s clear that Liverpool offer the best one, cause if they didn’t, it wouldn’t be a difficult choice to make for Xavier Parker.
Right now I believe that the longer it takes, the more likely it is he stays at Manchester City.
You’ll hear more from me.
03 Jul 2026 14:43:04
Do Liverpool really offer the best pathway for youth players now? I'd argue City give way more of an opportunity to youth players. We sell ours as soon as they've grown some hairs on the chest. Never forgive Slot for letting Morton leave.
03 Jul 2026 15:04:53
I'm sure Slot will be emailing you to apologise.
03 Jul 2026 15:13:24
Tic75, I agree, we've a habit of giving them a few cup games and flogging them off, that or we manage to injure them. Hopefully that changes under Iraola.
03 Jul 2026 22:06:23
Morton?!? Ah, here. He's playing in France with Lyon. Doing okay, but he's nowhere near a level to be regretting letting him go. All ready to drive Macca and Jones to the airport, but crying over Tyler Morton. It's the same with Quansah, done okay, and he's all of a sudden a regret.
English media and pundits drool over young English players when they move abroad, willing them to do well and hyping them up... but when they are trying to make in the Premiership, especially at top clubs, they rip them apart for any mistake.
03 Jul 2026 22:36:37
I really liked Morton and hoped he would stay. But Morton's contract was coming to an end and he didn't want to resign. He went abroad to play for a team where he would start every game.
03 Jul 2026 23:52:00
Agree with Kloppdog. Liked Morton, he probably could have ended up been a squad player for us and there is nothing wrong with that, but this revisionism where getting the money we got for him under the circumstances wasn't a good deal for everyone is just wrong.
Think the whole Rio situation this year shows we allow a pathway, whether that was the right decision or not is another thing. Put it this way, Pep would not have been left with a 17 yr old Rio as his backup LW. Absolutely no chance.
03 Jul 2026 12:46:14
Hi all,
We are moving for Wharton - that is true. I've long stated this and have firmly believed it to have been in the pipeline from midway through last season.
Barcola position hasn't changed either. There has been whispers of talks opening with PSG but I cannot confirm nor deny that as I am unsure, to be honest.
03 Jul 2026 13:28:43
Still the same on YD Vic?
03 Jul 2026 13:43:33
As far as I am aware, yes. There's every chance PSG can't reach an agreement with RBL but I have reason to believe Liverpool's interest was used as leverage by Yan's agency.
03 Jul 2026 14:27:57
Cheers, VG.
03 Jul 2026 14:34:48
Can't see this happening either!
03 Jul 2026 15:10:49
Thank you, Victor
Wharton is likely to be expensive, is there a good chance?
And Barcola is not progressing because of the high price?
03 Jul 2026 15:12:10
I'm guessing that means MacAllister's on his way out then.
03 Jul 2026 16:11:03
Wharton has expensive mistake written all over him. Once again, a bodge job on midfield, failing to adequately address the lack of defensive midfielder.
03 Jul 2026 16:24:55
I agree, VV - We need a Fabinho type robust midfielder.
Lamine Camera we have scouted for.
03 Jul 2026 16:45:12
Wharton would be a good signing imo, as long as he's not our only midfield signing. I suspect he won't be.
03 Jul 2026 16:46:06
As far as the clubs concerned, Vik, Grav is the defensive midfielder the fanbase is crying out for, hence why they tied him down to a 6yr deal at £280k pw.
I did mention at the time he got his deal that it would mean bringing in a proper DM was highly unlikely. Let's hope Iraola can get him to step it up a gear or two.
03 Jul 2026 17:32:17
I don't get the reluctance for Wharton. We are in need of a controller in midfield, who has the creativity to get the ball to Isak. He would be an upgrade on Mac.
Grav and Szob have their qualities, but they are not astounding passers.
I reckon Wirtz will be first choice on LW / Inside Right. With Munoz covering all front 3 positions, and Rio as cover on both wings - but starting more games.
03 Jul 2026 17:44:09
Hughes needs to change how he negotiates with Palace, it needs to be price and deadline, and take it out, leave it. Palace's negotiations in bad faith left us exposed last year, and it shouldn't be forgiven. There should be a premium on the Harvey transfer as well.
03 Jul 2026 17:46:07
Find it very hard to believe that we're serious for Wharton. You'd struggle to find a midfielder less suited to this current squad and the new manager. For starters, you'd have to ditch either Grav or Wirtz for Wharton and that's not happening. We need to bring in a midfielder who actually complements what we've already got.
03 Jul 2026 18:39:15
Why would you have to ditch Grav or Wirtz? Have you not heard of MacAllster??
03 Jul 2026 18:54:43
Mac was a typical Klopp midfield signing. Tidy, hard-working, and worked to progress the ball.
Purely because of his red-bloomed face, he reminded me of Ronnie Whelan. But he has faded a lot over his 3 years, and never really controlled our pattern of play.
That is why I think Wharton would be an upgrade.
Without Trent, we desperately need someone who can pass the ball - and Wharton ticks that box.
With the signings we made last summer, we have to have a midfielder who can get the ball early to Wirtz and Isak. That won't be coming from the right wing, as Mo has gone and there is no chance of finding a rw like him.
04 Jul 2026 00:41:03
@chewy, because a midfield 3 of Grav, Wharton and Wirtz would be an absolute disaster out of possession and is getting bullied to f*** every game in the league. You absolutely cannot play those 3 together if you want to compete at the top.
04 Jul 2026 09:26:40
Wirtz is the only player there getting bullied. And a midfield trio will be weak with him in it. He's not a Premier League midfielder in my opinion, likely needs to be at the front of a 4 man midfield.
He is a luxury player and our team needs a lot of work to accommodate him. Strong hardworking players front to back who can control games. Very unsure he will work out here to be honest. Obviously hope he does.