Liverpool Transfer Rumours

08 Jul 2025 11:20:16
Fabrizio Romano reports that we have rejected an offer of €50 million for Nunez from Napoli.

08 Jul 2025 11:47:55
Might lead osimhen.

08 Jul 2025 12:02:47
Osimhen will re-sign for Gala. No big club in Europe is interested in him. He’s been available for an age and has had to take a loan in Turkey.

Unless, and I suspect this might be the prevailing logic here, the experts of this board are better educated in the whetherto’s and whyfors of specific players than highly paid Sporting Directors and recruitment teams. Maybe these teams just haven’t noticed a six foot three striker who scores hatfuls of goals wherever he plays in Europe. Maybe he’s slipped through the net.

It can’t be that he’s a nightmare to deal with from a financial perspective and has publicly criticised his national coach whilst having a questionable injury record…. nah, can’t be that. They’re just not as good at talent spotting as @NabySZN69.

08 Jul 2025 12:25:52
Why0Why, I agree that there must be some reason which makes teams stand back from him, there are plenty of rumours of poor behaviour (I can certainly recall a video which showed him being sent home from a public training session after he’d been giving the coaches grief) and there’s rumours that his agent and entourage are somewhat problematic to deal with too. Then add into the equation having to negotiate with the Napoli owner who is not the easiest person to deal with….

08 Jul 2025 12:27:15
Darwin doesn't have an agent and Lian group is facilitating this transfer in Napoli’s favour.
Liverpool respects Ramadani but he knows the number and it won't happen below it. The player does not have an agent so Liverpool get all the fee and but since napoli fancy getting an agent into it they will need to absorb agent fees at both ends too.

08 Jul 2025 12:38:54
Surely we can’t sanction this deal until we have a viable replacement nailed on, the squad is threadbare as it is in this position.

I wonder whether availability of viable replacements is the issue rather than fee.

08 Jul 2025 13:19:21
Napoli are a tangled web VV…. it would be like knitting fog trying to negotiate a deal with two players going either way. That’s another reason I cannot see this deal happening.

Juves Sporting Director said negotiating with Osimhen was the worst experience of his career. It took months. I’ve spent a career negotiating high value salaries for Oil and Gas executives globally, multi million dollar sign ons, stock options, parachutes and hand cuffs and final salary pension buy outs…. and it’s not easy because humans are awful.

Any business that has smart operators at the top will avoid these scenarios like the plague. Wirtz wanted to sign for us. Smooth negotiations. Osimhen wants the most money possible as his priority.

08 Jul 2025 13:25:01
We may need to sell prior to buying. Also depending on fee we received along with what ever amount we have set aside could determine which player we sign. I don’t think there will be a problem buying a striker, most would jump at the chance to play for us.

08 Jul 2025 14:45:16
Grab the money and run! No disrespect to Nunez btw. Adds funds to get a replacement and Nunez just wasn't settled or finding firm in the prem.

08 Jul 2025 15:13:01
@akira20times, do you know what we are looking for xfer fee for Nunez? Is it above 50m and if so do you think Napoli will reach a compromise with pool?

08 Jul 2025 15:39:20
No I don't have the number but people involved know it.

08 Jul 2025 17:38:41
Nunez is worth what we think he’s worth to us. If we think we can’t get a player with the skill set required for €50m then he’s worth more than that.

It really is that simple.

If we can’t get the right money for him or the right man through the door then we persevere with Darwin for another 4 months. There are considerably worse situations to be in.

08 Jul 2025 08:54:52
DiMarzo reporting new offer from Napoli of 43 + 4 for Nunez.

08 Jul 2025 09:22:29
I know we're just trying to negotiate the best price, but I hope we don't scupper the deal by asking for too much. If the shoe was on the other foot, I'd be absolutely baffled if Liverpool signed a player with 3 goals this calendar year for nearly 50 million.

08 Jul 2025 09:41:56
I think if we can get them to 47 + 4 we deal around there.

I was hoping for around 50.

And even though Nunez was a big disappointment in the end for the price we paid, he was a good lad in the main and Id be willing to give him the move he prefers instead of trying to force him to Saudi. for that price.

08 Jul 2025 10:06:40
I'd be accepting that offer too MK, he's had a dysmal season coming off 2 slightly better ones. Accept we made a mistake and take the decent offer on the table. Wasnt being a good lad when he was coming on against Wolves strolling around Davey, he downed tools its best there's a parting of ways.

08 Jul 2025 10:21:39
47 magic beans is a fantastic offer.

08 Jul 2025 10:43:10
People forget he was number 1 in the stats league across europes top 5 leagues for G/ A, and although mostly assists, it is relevant.
Napoli want top dollar for their rejects but expect to have ours on the cheap - no good business's are run that way.

Both Diaz and Nunez will goto Saudi if need be - a couple of seasons, or maybe even 6 months like John D before moving on could set them up for life.

08 Jul 2025 10:43:54
That was outside the main.

08 Jul 2025 10:46:45
Completely agree MK. He's simply not as good as we thought when we bought so we're obviously going to make a big loss on him.

08 Jul 2025 11:54:37
£50mill (not euros) is probably the sweet spot for us, I would say that’s good business on our end, outside of him not being sold to Saudi. I hope we get our incoming business done soon, before it drags on.

08 Jul 2025 11:57:59
I think the Saudi interest, rumours and whatever else is hovering in the minds of everyone, in the background.

I think LFC management realizes we probably won't get the principal paid for Nunez back. It's now just a question of minimizing how much money will be lost and there's enough time to not rush into impulse dictated decisions.

07 Jul 2025 22:37:04
Marc guehi, malik fofana, douglas luiz and at least one forward (hopefully isak)

07 Jul 2025 22:53:19
Wouldn’t mind Luiz as a squad player tbf.

07 Jul 2025 22:54:26
You had me up until Douglas Luiz.

08 Jul 2025 11:40:58
I hope Gyokeres doesn't go Arsenal would love him at Liverpool as well as Etikike both of them would suite us.