Liverpool Transfer Rumours

05 Aug 2026 22:13:25
Evening Gents

Information lately is getting really tight.

Hard to get any updates at all.

But I do know that a few more incomings can be expected, for the positions I mentioned a few days ago. Unfortunately it's hard to get any names at present.

Cheers.

05 Aug 2026 22:27:35
Is Barcola still a "done deal" or has something changed? Just wondering as it's taking quite a time.

05 Aug 2026 22:27:55
Nice one, Robbo. Cheers for the update.

05 Aug 2026 22:32:59
Cheers, Robbo. Get ready for the onslaught of questions and people getting annoyed because we aren't signing prime Messi on a free.

05 Aug 2026 22:27:05
Cheers Robbo hopefully we get Barcola done asap then reinforce the defence is there any truth in djed Spence rumours do you know??

05 Aug 2026 22:36:29
Cheers, Robbo.

05 Aug 2026 22:52:03
Nice one Robbo, appreciated as always.

05 Aug 2026 23:01:22
Nice one, Robbo, much appreciated.

05 Aug 2026 21:04:13
Hi all,

My understanding is that a deal would need to be completed for Mbaye in order for Liverpool to sanction Cody Gakpos exit.

05 Aug 2026 21:59:16
Victor, is this the player you were referring to in an earlier post?

05 Aug 2026 22:05:35
Probably keep Gakpo. He's been a good pro, hasn't caused any drama like this lad has.

05 Aug 2026 22:24:21
Feel like every conceivable player in world football has been mentioned on this page at this point.

05 Aug 2026 22:26:31
It's not the player I was referring to, no. But in truth I hadn't heard anything of Mbaye until the news broke in the media.

05 Aug 2026 22:33:26
Mbaye seems like an opportunistic signing. Heard a couple of clubs had a fee agreed and swooped in to match it so we didn't get hit with the Premier League tax. Like the Munoz deal.

05 Aug 2026 22:36:45
Cheers, VG.

05 Aug 2026 22:43:23
Thanks, Victor. Appreciate the insight & honesty as always.

05 Aug 2026 23:02:06
Thanks, VG, very much appreciated.

05 Aug 2026 20:56:18
Keep an eye on Djed Spence to Liverpool. Heard he's pushing for a move away from Spurs and that a move to us would highly appeal to him.

Room for a deal to be done there with Spurs pushing forward with a move for Gakpo.

05 Aug 2026 22:01:37
Watching him play for Spurs, my initial reaction is that I don't want Spence at Liverpool. However, as a stop gap at RB and an option at LB isn't such a bad thing.
Just depends on the price, and him willing to sit on the bench most of the time when others are fit.

05 Aug 2026 22:02:16
Not a player we need in my opinion, much better out there for less than he would cost.

05 Aug 2026 22:34:55
Brommers, I would rather use Chambers at lb.

05 Aug 2026 22:36:22
I don't think he's v good defensively, but he's rapid, which in some ways makes up for it, and he's ok going forward and can play both sides and is homegrown. Given our issues at rb, and that he's a better lb than Kostas, it makes sense if it's not too expensive and means we could get some money in by selling the Greek scouser.

05 Aug 2026 22:42:37
We really shouldn't buy anyone with "World Cup goggles"! He's been at Spurs for a while now and I really really doubt if it wasn't for a few games at the WC, anyone would think this is even an "ok" idea. We can and should do better. No point in signing stopgaps, we buy potential starters not only for this season but beyond.

05 Aug 2026 17:37:22
Jacquet missed training again today. 2 weeks before the season starts. It’s looking like Virgil & Endo at Newcastle at the back.

05 Aug 2026 17:56:58
Don't be ridiculous. Endo won't be fit either.

05 Aug 2026 17:58:15
I think we should sign the lad from Brentford. Collins.
No Jacquet required.

{Ed025's Note - very clever Rigsby..

05 Aug 2026 18:25:53
Maybe we could re-sign Coates. I recall he could put a shift in at cb. Shame his defence partner Umbrella has since retired.

05 Aug 2026 18:42:32
Wasn't being ridiculous, Petethepool, was just saying about our shortness of options at the back, pal. Wasn't up to speed with Endo's injury, I can see he has been training today. A bit over the top to say I'm ridiculous. Maybe try to add something a little more constructive.

05 Aug 2026 18:45:50
Let's be honest, Newcastle will have about 4 players by the time the season starts. We should be ok.....

05 Aug 2026 18:47:08
He was just being sarcastic, Namco, I think, mate.

05 Aug 2026 19:10:45
Really don't think that was targeted at you, buddy, think it's a figure of speech and joking about the injuries in the squad and the situation we are in.

05 Aug 2026 19:36:53
Grav can cover and the young lads all look good. Still see Quansah coming back.

05 Aug 2026 19:40:33
Namco, that was sarcasm lol.

05 Aug 2026 20:07:33
Namco, JJ was training today, he took his braids out, so maybe you thought it was Ndukwe, but he's the one sporting the afro.

05 Aug 2026 20:15:35
Judging by last season's chat about our poor fitness being due to disjointed pre-season, he'll be unfit for the season, same with Bradley, Ekitike, VVD, Macca and Ali.

So, roughly half the starting team won't have played, or in some cases trained, pre-season. There can't be many clubs in this position.

05 Aug 2026 20:26:22
Well, whatever happens, and who is/isn't fit, I hope we can bring in a defensive reinforcement before the season starts. Anything else is just ridiculous. 😂

05 Aug 2026 20:34:20
Rather play a kid than spend 50million on Quansah, he's poor, and have to stop this bringing back exes, it's unhealthy.

05 Aug 2026 20:33:14
Guimares medical at the Gunners just booked?

05 Aug 2026 20:47:55
I thought what Petethepool said was very witty. Good work, son.

05 Aug 2026 21:10:32
Top stuff, inbeta1989, good contribution. 👏

05 Aug 2026 21:18:45
Grab a CB now then? Another write off season in the works. Feel sorry for Iraola.

05 Aug 2026 21:29:12
Endo full training today.

05 Aug 2026 21:48:06
If we're going into the start of the season with a midfielder as a makeshift centre back that's a failure of recruitment and squad management. It's like we never ever ever learn.

05 Aug 2026 22:33:48
Why is he still at the club? If that's what we start the season with, then we might as well congratulate Arsenal now on winning the league again.

05 Aug 2026 15:12:34
Another RB/CB has been linked to us, albeit via the reliable TeamTalk site (!).

Raul Ascensio from Real Madrid - 23 years old, seems speedy (YT vids only) and apparently available around €40m.

Any got any insight on him?

05 Aug 2026 15:42:06
He played CB against us at Anfield. He's quick. Not particularly tall.
Not sure he ever plays RB though. Almost exclusively a CB for Real.

05 Aug 2026 15:43:35
A crap footballer and another complete wrongun.

05 Aug 2026 15:46:13
Absolutely horrendous gaggle of lads that fella is - look it up.

05 Aug 2026 15:46:48
I don't rate him that much. Was a reliability for most Real games last season, and a huge part why they struggled defensively. To be fair, he played on the same side as Trent, but wasn't really convincing. I'd say he is a smaller but faster version of Konate.

05 Aug 2026 15:47:26
Hes also on trial soon for rape

05 Aug 2026 16:07:01
Oh crikey, Origi, I should have Googled him.

Move along, nothing to see here, as he'll never join us.

05 Aug 2026 16:18:10
I can only speak for myself, but I do not want people like Ascensio anywhere near LFC.

For those that don't know. He and two of his teammates are accused of recording and subsequently distributing, in June 2023, sexually explicit videos of a 16-year-old minor without her consent. The alleged incident occurred in a nightclub in the Canary Islands. [Wiki]

He is due to stand trial in September, as per The Athletic (31 July 2026), who write:

"...The case centres on the filming, allegedly without consent, of a sexual encounter in the private area of a beach club in the Canary Islands in June 2023, as well as the alleged distribution of the video, again without consent.



...Asencio is not accused of having been involved in the incident or the filming of it, but it was alleged that he asked for the videos and showed them to another friend, which would constitute two crimes against privacy, per Article 77 of the Spanish Criminal Code."

It would reflect terribly on Iraola and the club if we were to sign him - and rightly so.

I have little time for pampered, moronic footballers who think their slimy behaviours are above the law. I don't care how talented they are or how much smoke they've had blown up their arses.

05 Aug 2026 16:23:29
He's not on trial for rape. His name came up last summer as well; I did some reading on the incident at the time. A couple of Real players, aged 18-21, had sex with a couple of girls, one was 18, the other was 16, 16 being the age of consent in Spain.

The acts were filmed, and after they found out the videos were shared, the girls claimed they were unaware of the acts being filmed and never consented to it being shared. The girls never accused anyone of rape. Ascensio was not present and hasn't been accused of anything by the girls. He's been prosecuted for sharing the video which was sent to him. The girls actually withdrew Ascensio from their initial complaint. Ascenso did not know the girls, or their ages. Prosecutors are not claiming that he did.

Whilst the age of consent in Spain is 16, and nobody broke any laws by committing sexual acts, you must be 18 to produce/partake in pornography, so in a case involving sexually explicit material of anyone under 18, that person is considered a minor.

05 Aug 2026 16:43:22
Chewy, That's not really the point. I don't want people playing for my team who have been involved in this type of behaviour.

05 Aug 2026 16:50:16
Madrid are trying to offload the lad (obviously) but it won't be to us.

Maybe Marseille? Lol.

05 Aug 2026 16:56:14
Ah, that's grand so, Chew.

05 Aug 2026 17:14:02
Jari, Florian, I didn't share an opinion, I never defended him, I never said "sign him up". Some fool claimed he was up on a rape charge, I simply stated the facts.

05 Aug 2026 17:17:42
Blimey. Chinese whispers is never a good game to play about anything serious. The world is mainly messed up because people fail to do their own research.

05 Aug 2026 17:33:01
Perhaps, unsuitable to 'joke' due to the serious accusations, but it does seem very hard for us to sign CBs!!!

05 Aug 2026 17:39:52
I don't care what you want Jari, and I didn't make a point, nor did I share an opinion. Somebody wrongly claimed the lad was up on a rape charge. I simply stated the facts.

05 Aug 2026 16:55:35
wasnt he tied to a sexual assualt? Steer clear of that rat.

05 Aug 2026 18:56:41
I don't want to speculate on what he might have done, bottom line is, his head reminds me of an old cabbage, so I'm out.

05 Aug 2026 20:28:57
You can't can't say nothing Chewy without the band of 'be kind i'm better than you and holier than thou' brigade jump on you, mate.

Ignore them. 3 posts later and they are there saying something offensive themselves, but they just don't see it.

05 Aug 2026 20:47:16
There's a toxic problem in football with this type of stuff, too much too young, misogyny, sense of untouchability, whatever else.

It doesn't seem to get mentioned by the governing bodies, but I guess the PR people would rather not go there.

05 Aug 2026 20:49:22
Arnau Martinez (23) Release Clause £8 million, new LFC RB.

Very Tasty!

05 Aug 2026 20:49:42
They don't like facts on here, Chewy. Some would rather make up nonsense or generally judge characters of people they've never spoken to.

05 Aug 2026 21:21:13
Ah give over, was only messing ffs. 😂

05 Aug 2026 21:55:47
My take on this is that what he did was beyond what is forgivable, sharing videos of anyone under age in sexual activity is absolutely unacceptable & unforgivable. In my book that makes him a nonce. No better than Kaishu Sano, Mason Greenwood or Andreas Schjelderup. And I would not want any of those creeps at the club.

05 Aug 2026 22:06:21
Barnsey, Rover, too right. You can't even provide factual information on here without being judged, never mind rumours!

05 Aug 2026 14:30:32
From my side of things, talk of Mbaye is just that. It seems his agent is the one that leaked supposed interest to the press. We all know how agents like to use supposed interest of other clubs to get their client the best deal they can from either their current club or potential one.



It could push us to move for him, like Munoz almost signing for Newcastle did. So I'm not going to fully rule it out. I just don't see it happening.

05 Aug 2026 15:47:48
Cheers Fields.

05 Aug 2026 16:23:06
Cheers Fields. But if Joyce is confirming interest and reporting that we are exploring it separate to Barcola, then it's most likely more than agent talk. Usually the club would use him to kill the rumour instead.

05 Aug 2026 16:25:26
Cheers Fields, seems a strange one to me, we've no shortage of young wingers, it's senior wingers we need.

05 Aug 2026 16:26:45
Surely if Joyce writes about it, then it's advanced... no?

05 Aug 2026 16:27:16
Cheers, TF.

One of my mates who works on the youth development side says be wary of the parents/entourage.

05 Aug 2026 16:31:47
He's a diva. He sounds like a headache. There's a video from a French journalist, named Romain Molina, who talks about him not keeping his weight in check, shows up late to practice. His father leaks information. The journalist says PSG is trying to get rid of him.

05 Aug 2026 16:48:34
Joyce is pretty reliable, like, 1 of a few journalists I trust. He has also been wrong before, like Slot staying, for example.

I just know from the agents knitting circle, it appears to be just a rumour of supposed interest and nothing more.

As I said, I'm not ruling it out tho, just nothing substantial around us making a move or speaking to PSG about him.

05 Aug 2026 16:57:36
Romano was saying the player himself fancies the move earlier.

05 Aug 2026 17:11:41
Yeah, man, that's just not true. Joyce doesn't confirm it in article if that's the case.

05 Aug 2026 17:33:55
That's a shame. He looks a tidy player. Though I only have YouTube compilations to go off.

05 Aug 2026 17:34:02
Very happy.
Do we really need another young player on top of Rio and Daniel? Also, he will hardly be priced relative to his inexperience. We need established players; even players in their later years.
Arguably, a similar issue with signing Barcola; yes, a very good player, but we'd end up with a 'third wheel' out wide.

{Ed025's Note - can you please stop sending the same post twice, its very annoying..

05 Aug 2026 17:57:03
Cheers the fields, Chewy, we spent most of the summer chasing a 19 yr old.

05 Aug 2026 18:19:46
Fatwallet, Diomandes is 20 in a couple of months, and had a phenomenal season in the Bundesliga, bagged 23 G/A as a standout first-choice RW. Mbaye only turned 18 this year, and is essentially 3rd choice at PSG.

He only appeared in 4 of the 16 UCL matches, and had just 5 G/A. Despite the fact that there's less than 2 years between them, they're leagues apart at the moment.

05 Aug 2026 18:55:04
Diomande has 46 appearances and 15 goals, and Mbaye has 41 appearances and 4 goals. Hardly leagues apart. I'd imagine Diomande has more goals because of the full games he plays, as a result of not having Barcola, Doue and Kvaradonna at the same club. Similar amount of games on the international stage, Mbaye actually outscores him.

05 Aug 2026 19:28:51
Hasn't Diomande had a number of different ages as well? I'm sure I read something that his age has been declared differently a number of times, but now he is sticking with 19. 😂😂

05 Aug 2026 20:14:32
He's had more ages than his father has favourite teams. 😂

05 Aug 2026 21:25:10
👏🏻 @Florian Musiala, Cheers for that mate, made me laugh out loud and then had to explain it to my unamused wife. 😂😂

05 Aug 2026 22:37:49
Florian, number of appearances means sfa without context. Heskey had nearly 250 appearances and only ever scored about 50 goals. The fact that you openly denied the difference between 23 and 5 goal contributions was leagues apart, goes to show just how desperate you are to create an opposing view.

05 Aug 2026 14:16:08
Private jet left Mallorca at 14:04 JME633C on route to Liverpool.
Mallorca have a friendly at the Son Moix tonight against PSG 🤔🤔🤔 Who could it be?
Any ITKs know? YNWA.

05 Aug 2026 15:41:31
It's Snoop.

05 Aug 2026 15:47:50
Snoop is probably more athletic than Mac Allister.

05 Aug 2026 16:01:56
Can Snoop play RB/CB?

05 Aug 2026 16:46:26
Must have landed by now, who was it??

05 Aug 2026 17:09:56
Are we back to checking flight schedules again? That is so 2011.

05 Aug 2026 17:12:37
Snoop ..... 🤔🤔 Let's just drop it like it's hot.

05 Aug 2026 20:40:17
Snoop at rb.
But as a defensive midfielder, it's all about Dre.

05 Aug 2026 20:34:21
It's snoogie doogie as an orange faced geriatric once said.

05 Aug 2026 22:39:21
What in the world is going on in this thread?. 🤣

05 Aug 2026 11:43:01
Paul Joyce now reporting that we are looking at Mbaye as an alternative to Barcola?

05 Aug 2026 11:59:41
Nope, he only says both deals would be separate.

05 Aug 2026 12:08:07
Personally, from what I've seen, if it was either or, I think I'd sooner have Mbaye.

05 Aug 2026 12:09:23
I thought Barcola was done and dusted. 🫠

05 Aug 2026 12:43:37
No, he separate to Barcola, but fee for Barcola proving to be difficult, alternatives for Barcola being looked at.

05 Aug 2026 14:39:00
I trust Robbo, The Fields, Carra, and Flanders. They all said Barcola is done, so I wouldn't worry. Maybe they will go for Mbaye too. Would be a good signing.

05 Aug 2026 14:47:43
Robbo & The Fields have said Barcola is done, just awaiting PSG to announce it, so I wouldn't worry about him.

05 Aug 2026 14:50:10
In Macca we Trust.

05 Aug 2026 14:55:42
I don't remember saying it's done. 😂

I did say Robbo and VG have more knowledge on it than me, but I expect it will get done.

05 Aug 2026 15:08:05
To clarify,

It is essentially done. Everything has been agreed in principle, but there are a number of mitigating factors that contribute to why it's being kept pretty quiet. Often in football, deals are agreed a few weeks before medicals are penned, etc. Take the Isak case as a perfect example.

PSG are continuing to push for the Ajax winger, Godts.

There is no benefit to publicly announcing "oh yeah, we just closed a deal for over 100 million euro" before a deal is closed with Ajax at the fee PSG want to buy him for.

Then there's legal matters, paperwork, and other red tape. These things take time.

Unless there's a massive, total unexpected collapse of the deal, Barcola will be in Liverpool red very soon.

05 Aug 2026 15:12:21
It was moved to the discussions page, Rhino, because Djimi was being a naughty boy.

05 Aug 2026 15:19:11
Robbie23, I don't get what I'd said that was wrong. I was merely stating the deal is not done despite what some are saying. There's even a bit of backtracking from VG already.

05 Aug 2026 15:26:54
Djimi, behave... VG is not backtracking, just elaborating on his information.

05 Aug 2026 15:27:35
DjimiT, you more than welcome to provide proof of backtracking.

05 Aug 2026 15:33:04
Deal agreed in principle by a negotiating team behind closed doors does not show up as an instruction to draw up a termsheet, notification to the agency or a request to register a transfer with the authorities, shock horror.

05 Aug 2026 15:36:36
Djimi, wind it in mate. VG gave an explanation on what he knows, and I know from working in a similar area that things can and will change.

We all appreciate that you have info to post, but going around and calling people like VG out is not right.

I've had contradictory info to him, and vice versa, but we would never call each other out and try to be billy big balls with each other to try to make ourselves look bigger.

05 Aug 2026 15:50:50
Do fees have to be disclosed?

05 Aug 2026 15:51:33
Simply stating the deal is not done, TheFields, but everyone seems to be taking a punt that it's done. Trust me, it's not!

Don't mean to disrespect anyone, but it is far from done, I'm afraid.

DjimiT.

05 Aug 2026 16:20:44
Come on Djimi, you're the last one to be accusing others of talking porkies when you tried baiting everyone with "bad news in 48 hours".

05 Aug 2026 16:32:43
Djimi, I've no problem with you saying it's not done, mate. You have info and you have shared it, that's fine. Saying VG or Robbo are taking a punt is wide of the mark, tho, mate. You, as far as I'm aware, are quite new to posting info on here. They have been posting a lot longer and have been pretty much spot on with everything they have shared.

Sometimes they have got things wrong and held their hands up to it.

All I'm asking is for you to show a bit of respect towards them. If other posters don't agree or like what you say, just ignore it, mate. I've learnt recently there is no point in getting involved in it.

05 Aug 2026 17:37:52
*sigh*

05 Aug 2026 16:37:25
Has Djimi actually said anything that has come true at any point?? Just on here rage baiting it seems like to me.

05 Aug 2026 21:45:55
To be fair, with so much drama on the RB scene, it's kind of hard being Snoop D-O-GG.

05 Aug 2026 08:55:15
Liverpool to sign Arnau Martinez today/tomorrow from Girona FC. Good right back, can also play CB.

05 Aug 2026 09:10:46
I hope you're right, Loz.

05 Aug 2026 09:23:27
He's played 7 games at CB out of 198. Played a similar amount as a DM and RM. One year left on his deal, and we were scouting him in 2023. 6ft and has been the club captain.

05 Aug 2026 09:12:29
Ooooo yes please. Can you elaborate at all on him or why you are so sure? Cheers

05 Aug 2026 09:24:38
I think he's been linked with every PL club in the last 3 years. I'll believe this when I see the Babelcopter taking off from Girona Airport on Flightradar.

05 Aug 2026 09:30:04
Would love to see him at the club, fingers crossed on this one.

05 Aug 2026 10:06:05
I think Arnau being able to play cb is like Gravenberch being able to play there.

Like him for rb tho.

05 Aug 2026 10:17:48
There's been reports linking us to him on and off for the last month or so.

Apparently a EUR8m release clause.

Would make sense at RB, and could suggest we may get a CB too, someone like Zabaryni on loan with option to buy? Please?!

05 Aug 2026 10:19:15
Originally a La Masia player, 6ft players RB mostly, hopefully he is good enough, not seen him personally, but plenty of game time in La Liga under his belt.

05 Aug 2026 10:28:49
I'd be happy with this. Pushing his name all summer.

05 Aug 2026 10:48:47
He's a really metronomic player. El Metronomo. Me encanta esto.

05 Aug 2026 11:20:09
Arnau says, "I'll be (right) back."

05 Aug 2026 11:28:11
Have we signed anyone yet?

05 Aug 2026 11:39:32
Great technically gifted little player... done amazing for me on Football Manager as well lol.

05 Aug 2026 11:45:18
Origi, we would have signed you back but you retired so...

05 Aug 2026 12:29:04
8M Euros. Is this a Robbo type signing?

05 Aug 2026 12:52:51
El Robbo.

05 Aug 2026 14:46:07
El Robbo, or a proper steal.

05 Aug 2026 15:27:52
Today is almost done.... Unless you're in the Western Hemisphere...

So, maybe tomorrow we'll sign this guy. 🤞

05 Aug 2026 17:29:06
What does this mean for Frimpong? I was kind of expecting him to have a good season under Iraola... him and Kerkez would cause [good] chaos on the wings.

Yet Martinez is a good passer of the ball, so he could also offer us depth in the middle. So could certainly offer versatility [but he's not the CB we need unfortunately].
Of course, Girona are linked to Man City, so they might make it hard for us; yet Girona were relegated, so the player will want to make a move.

I'm actually very surprised Man City haven't moved for him; he'd be a good signing for them; experienced and trained by the CFG network. If anything, we'd be stealing him from under their noses!

Of course, I don't know the specifics of the deal, but certainly an interesting one.