Liverpool Banter 2

20 Aug 2026 02:48:04
Somebody asked yesterday what Gavi might cost. I asked to see if anyone could give me a ball park and was told €70m - but Barca are shocking negotiators so imagine that's just a starting point.

20 Aug 2026 07:24:07
I think his injuries would have significantly decreased his value now, especially for a player that supposedly isn't that happy where he is and isn't a 1st choice starter anymore.

20 Aug 2026 07:31:41
I mean, if we're that desperate for an injury prone hospital case, Arthur Melo has been released by Juve; we can just save ourselves the transfer fee to fill up that space in the treatment room.

20 Aug 2026 07:26:24
Who did you ask?

20 Aug 2026 07:46:30
Didn't Melon go on to play regularly since he left us? I know he had a loan at someone like Fiorentina the season after us and was supposedly doing well and playing regularly.

20 Aug 2026 08:02:05
Again, looking at the wrong player/profile. He would be ripped apart in EPL.

20 Aug 2026 08:19:42
Morning all. Thanks for the updates, Nevada. How are you doing these days?

20 Aug 2026 14:08:35
VV, plus Arthur knows Gomez well so they can keep each other company on the treatment tables.

20 Aug 2026 02:40:29
My posts have had some success from the itk. I know who is involved in Scandinavia is expecting Barcola, a mid who ‘may be’ from Bournemouth. No RB, which surprises me, and a RW, but will be a cheap one in today’s money.

Trouble when you know someone is, they hear snippets and a lot of deals never go ahead as the transfer dance has many a handbag to trip over. You post a rumour but easily shot down.

Bowen could be a surprise experienced back up as Miner, etc.

wouldn’t be disappointed with him for £30m.

Some far more successful than most, VG, Fields, Robbo and Carra, but I think they are keeping powder dry until more certainty as a result of hassle … It’s a rumour site and should be enjoyed and debated as such.

My view on Iraola is nice 5 games to get fitness right for his style before we play Marescas muppets. I have money on him first in the sack race.

{Ed078's Note - over to you folks...

20 Aug 2026 06:59:10
What on earth have I just tried to read?

20 Aug 2026 07:18:19
Nice @78 brought a smile to my face.

{Ed078's Note - here to serve

20 Aug 2026 07:18:48
He forgot to sign off, Shakered, Aged 8 from Manchester.

20 Aug 2026 07:15:00
Thanks pal, must have been difficult to type this while wearing a straight jacket

{Ed025's Note - love it BJ..

20 Aug 2026 07:25:41
I think you shot yourself down on this one.

20 Aug 2026 07:41:26
It's too early for this, my brain can't decipher this until I've had my Weetabix.

20 Aug 2026 07:49:40
I've forwarded this on to GCHQ to encrypt.

20 Aug 2026 08:00:04
Just read this and pulled a hamstring. That's me out of the Newcastle game as well.

20 Aug 2026 08:21:33
I remember the band Men Without Hats had a song called Safety Dance. Is Transfer Dance a single by another band called Men With Handbags. 😂

20 Aug 2026 08:27:14
I read it just fine. Let's stop with the sarky responses. It's a rumours and banter site. Been here for many years and I'm getting a bit fed up of all this snarky crap. It's causing genuine ITKs to take a break from it all. If the rest of us stop reading too - you'll all be left to snap at each other.

20 Aug 2026 08:39:27
Listen, RedTed,.... I'm just surprised that some haven't been posting sparky responses to their own posts, then again... give them time!

20 Aug 2026 08:39:41
Ted, it's called humour. Scousers are good at it.

It's not that which keeps genuine ITKs away, it's attention seeking losers who post random bs that deservedly gets the treatment it deserves. That fosters an environment of distrust which leads to real info getting tarnished with the same brush.



I love a proper rumour but not the clearly obvious attempts from people to look important but I also love the Banter.

20 Aug 2026 08:39:48
Ted, I think you may be in the wrong section here. I'm sure at the top of the page it says banter. I think you should look up said definition... If you want a safe space, go to Sky News, or if you just want straight rumours, go to the rumours page. I'm here for a bit of fun.

20 Aug 2026 08:58:18
I am Scouse, love banter, and expect to receive it. I wasn't disappointed. Maybe the weeks of reading bitching replies have gotten to me. I'd take a break from the site too, but it's reserved for ITKs and I'm an IKFA.

20 Aug 2026 09:29:41
RedTed, would you be a good Samaritan and translate for us :D It's all in good humour, I think, nothing disrespectful in this thread.



Everyone has the right to share views on the site, and we can just scroll past if we don't agree, but you should also expect your claims to be scrutinised if you post them online, or do we have to accept everything posted here as gospel without ever questioning anything?

20 Aug 2026 10:42:38
Bowen as experienced back up Miner?
What about Coal Palmer too?
Maybe Koke from Atletico Madrid?

20 Aug 2026 09:22:01
Ed025, did you mean to say "Love it, BJ" or "Love a BJ"?

Asking for a friend.

{Ed025's Note - i do love my Blue jeans Zed.. :)

20 Aug 2026 11:27:02
Coal Palmer? Perhaps we could get Granite Xhaka as well. Just hope they don't get slated.

20 Aug 2026 11:53:47
Your puns are the pits, Chicken.
Mine were better.

20 Aug 2026 00:37:56
A phone call between officials from Liverpool & Paris in the last 25 minutes ended with the words...

"Fantastique, I'm very happy that we've finally reached an agreement. It'll be nice to meet up during the season, maybe in the Champions League." #LFC

The firmBL_.

{Ed078's Note - tempted to put this on the rumours page, but might be best here.

20 Aug 2026 08:23:03
I can almost smell the finger licking chicken. 🍗

20 Aug 2026 00:37:45
Macca and Elliott should be sold after Jones also goes to Inter.
McConnell should be loaned to a Championship team for experience.
The club should UK lad be looking to buy two midfielders with Sadiki and Kone my choices.

20 Aug 2026 07:04:40
Both got no takers, unfortunately. Elliot, at best, might fetch a loan with no obligations.

20 Aug 2026 07:36:15
This pre season was key for Elliot to either get his LFC career back on track or put himself in the shop window.

Obviously, no one can comment on how he's done in training, but from seeing his physical condition, performances, no links to a move and the fact he wasn't involved in Anfield on Sunday night suggests it's not gone great for the lad.

He's basically a fan living his dream playing for his boyhood club, but personally, I think for his own career he needs a move away to get his career back on track.



In the last 2 seasons he's started 3 PL games and 1 CL game.

Actually, between Endo, Chiesa & Elliot, our 3 senior squad players, they've started a combined 7 PL and 3 CL games between them in the last 2 years, at a cost of around 30 mill in wages.

20 Aug 2026 08:02:31
Elliot came back early to get ready for the season but can't see what he has done, unless it was to rival Joey Chester in the hot dog eating contest, he looks so out of shape unless it's a round.

You would think he would be working so hard to impress AI or at least put himself in the window for a move.

20 Aug 2026 11:25:22
Money well spent @JK. 😳

19 Aug 2026 23:58:09
City, Man Utd and Chelsea are all looking at Manu Kone. Definitely an upgrade on Jones Gravy and Macca going by their last few games for us last year.

20 Aug 2026 01:35:05
I like him, and he wouldn't break the bank, but we don't seem to be going for that kind of player, weirdly.

20 Aug 2026 02:48:25
Kone is good, but we aren't buying that type.
We should have moved for Sadiki, but won't happen now, maybe Camara will come in?
Don't see Wharton joining, Palace are ball bags and would demand north of £80m for him.

20 Aug 2026 04:23:54
A while back, before he signed for City, were we not interested in Marmoush? Now that he seems surplus to requirements, would he not be worth a punt?

20 Aug 2026 05:45:09
What type? We aren't signing any midfielder for that matter. Endo and kids to cover!!!

20 Aug 2026 07:21:57
"Palace are ball bags", a term first penned by Shakespeare in his play Much Ado About Nothing.

20 Aug 2026 08:06:04
How do we know we won’t buy a midfielder? The Fields has said we will.
It might just not be the midfielder people want, but maybe AI knows what player he wants.

19 Aug 2026 23:32:13
I've told you the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

Gakpo isn't leaving now so Barcola deal is off.

Expect Mbaye for 40 million if PSG accept and nothing more.

The Truth. Fact.

19 Aug 2026 23:59:15
You muppet. Fact

20 Aug 2026 00:02:15
Yay! Truther is back. My only trusted ITK.

Ram that truth down our throats! And we'll take it if we know what's good for us.

20 Aug 2026 00:10:36
Can't argue facts, Dr. Fact.

20 Aug 2026 00:57:32
When I was a teen I tried to sneak into pubs and cop off with girls. Now it seems to be they enjoy humiliating themselves, times change I guess 😂

20 Aug 2026 07:23:16
"It's life, Jim, but not as we know it."

20 Aug 2026 10:39:27
The truth is out there.

19 Aug 2026 23:15:30
Too be competitive this season we absolutely need another rightback to challenge Frimpong, in midfield definitely someone who won't get bullied and can dictate (Wharton) is a necessity. Attack we need a right winger who specialises in that position and bet ya bottom dollar Isak will get injured, so cover for him is imperative. Richard Hughes better be on job theses next 10 days.

20 Aug 2026 01:40:21
How will Wharton not get bullied?

He's no better (in that aspect) than the midfielders we already have. In VV's words, "he's another soft lad".

If we want someone to not get bullied/more steel in midfield, we need to be going for someone like Kone (Roma), Camara (Monaco) or Sadiki (Sunderland).

20 Aug 2026 05:46:22
Agree, and I would have taken Baleba, @Greg.

20 Aug 2026 06:46:28
Not sure on Baleba but totally agree with @Gregarious on those three.

19 Aug 2026 23:13:59
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new video entitled, C U Next Time - The Prem Preview Marathon Edition}

20 Aug 2026 14:22:39
Proper old school C U Next Tuesday 3 hour podcast, love it. Cheers lads.

{Ed001's Note - we got a little carried away! Was only meant to be a quick preview.}

19 Aug 2026 22:40:29
Those moaning about squad depth and quality please go on Transfermarkt and look up our rivals. How many of them would you have in our match day first 11? Even their depth is poor. Nyoni has impressed everyone including our manager who's standards are very high.

The good thing I've noted is everyone is writing us off like in slots first season. I personally believe we will get top three and challenge for the title. Last year was scuppered due to the slowness and bad injuries.

19 Aug 2026 22:57:20
Yeah, squad depth means past the 1st 11, mate.
We've not got much, let's be honest.
Arsenal signed their 8th cb today, and every one of them would get a start for us.
Do you think any of our squad depth would get a start for them, City, Chelsea, etc, Chisea, Elliot, The Greek, etc?

19 Aug 2026 23:10:57
Not a chance, Jay Dub. The only CB Arsenal have that could start for us is Gabriel, and even that is 50/50.

Their front line is crap. Gyokeres, Havertz, Martinelli, Tzolis, Madueke, Saka, Jesus. Only Saka would stand any chance of getting in our starting 11, and based on last season's form, I wouldn't want him.

A 3 in midfield of Bruno, Rice and Odegaard is no better than Grav, Szob and Wirtz.

In fact, based on talent alone, they are worse.

Arsenal had a better season than us last season, but the season before, we were better than them. I'm fully expecting us to finish above them this season simply because we have better players.

I truly believe that.

19 Aug 2026 23:14:23
I really hate looking at other squads.
Their fit doesn't automatically equate to being a fit with us.
Also, the amount of time we hear about this and that squad's transfer business, yet, by and large we outperform pretty much all of those squads consistently over the last decade or so.

19 Aug 2026 23:30:46
Good lord Riosstepover is deluded, Arsenal probably have 24 players all of a similar quality, Liverpool have about 14. Once the games come twice a week and injuries start to hit Arsenal will continue to churn out results and we will have the likes of Chiesa, Endo and Elliott starting games for us, we are well off challenging for the title.

This is our worst squad since the Brendan Rodgers days.

20 Aug 2026 00:48:40
So Fifth Element, tell me this.

If Arsenal have sooo many great players, why did they have to score more than a third of their goals from set pieces?

They scored 71 goals in the league last season. 25 of them were from set pieces. A Premier League record 19 goals from corners.

That shows a crap team that prioritises defence and hopes to score from a set piece. Is that what a great football team does?

Anyone saying Arsenal have a great squad is the deluded one. They are an average team who prioritise set pieces to try to win games. The type of team we have taken the mickey out of for years.

Basically Tony Pulis's Stoke with more money.

Most top teams like PSG undoubtedly are and the great Barcelona or Madrid sides have hoarded strikers, wingers, creative players. Arsenal are hoarding centre backs.

That tells you all you need to know about where their priorities lie. They want big, defensive players so they can defend their goal and attack set pieces.

Big them up if you want, but I think they are an awful team. I'd be devastated if Liverpool resorted to Arsenal's tactics. It's cowardly, weak minded dross that's an embarrassment to English football.

20 Aug 2026 01:21:41
There was a game at Old Trafford at the end of last season, and our front four was Wirtz, Szoboszlai, Gakpo and Frimpong, so two attacking midfielders, a winger and a right back.

Since that game, we've lost three first choice players on free transfers and signed three players, plus brought back a few loanees who are not good enough. Our squad has at best stood still.

If Arsenal lose Timber, they can bring in White, Califiori/Hincapie, Bruno/Zubimendi, Saka/Madueke.


If we lose Frimpong, we have no other fit right back, if Kerkez is injured, we have Tsimikas, if Isak is injured, we have no other fit striker. We literally have no right winger.
Give all the childishness set piece nonsense a rest, I don't like the way Arsenal play but they are league champions and favourites for a reason.

20 Aug 2026 06:57:36
A few other teams have got better squads than us, ours doesn't go beyond thirteen or fourteen players.

Also, now, with the exception of Ali, in each position other teams have better individuals. We no longer have star quality, or world class players in the team. We have big names, but that's all they are. They haven't performed (like Wirtz).



Not so long ago we had Ali, Mo, VVD, Robbo, who were the best in their positions in the league.

We've gone backwards, unfortunately, but the reason we're still hoping to be competitive for top four is that City have too, and Man Utd and Chelsea are an unknown. Arsenal have the best squad depth.

20 Aug 2026 07:09:22
Why has everyone on here got so agro? Any non Liverpool fan reading this site would be laughing at you lot. Having an opinion is important, but giving someone else a load of abuse because they don’t think the same as you is ridiculous. I have this overwhelming feeling that the people running Liverpool most likely have a plan, and notice a thin team just as well as the rest of us. Difference is, they look long term and don’t just pay crazy money because of Arsenal's actions.


We paid stupid money last year, and look what happened, and now we’re worried about not getting Barcola or whoever else for crazy money. Prem starts tomorrow, and we have an 11 to compete against Newcastle and Forest, and we still have a couple weeks left to make transfers. Try and find a little positivity and get behind the boys we have.

20 Aug 2026 07:11:43
I think Timber, Saliba, Gabriel and Calarfiori would all start for us. As would Saka as it stands given we have no RW.

In terms of their squad depth, if we tried to sign Kepa, Merino, Gyokores, Jesus, Madueke, Martinelli, White, Mosquera etc., our fans would go mad.

They're all average at best.

It's a classic case of "Green eyed monster". Arsenal are a good team with a decent squad, but they're not miles ahead of us like people are making out. They've not beaten us since February in 2024. In fact last season we took 4 points off them. 🤷🏻‍♂️

20 Aug 2026 07:29:09
I've seen Leoni for 1 game, Jacquet for 45 minutes and Ndukwe in 3 friendlies. I'd take all three over anything Arsenal in defence. Just watch the next 12 - 24 months.

20 Aug 2026 07:30:08
A squad doesn't consist of only 11 players. How hard is that to understand? So, you can argue that certain players may or may not get into Liverpool's first 11, but what you can't argue is the depth and quality of Arsenal's squad compared to Liverpool.

20 Aug 2026 07:30:23
Rice would start for us as well, maybe even Odegaard. But that's first team. Szob would get in theirs. Their wider squad is better.