08 Sep 2025 17:23:40
Hi ED01
Do you think GUEHI will still want to come to Liverpool in the summer on a free?
I know players can change their minds, and I was just wondering if he might have reassured us and said he just wants to come to Liverpool. ?
Thank you.
{Ed001's Note - I expect so. One of the reasons we were trying to sign him, like Wirtz, Ekitike and Isak, is that he was not interested in other offers this summer and just wanted to join us. I can't imagine that changing in the next few months.}
08 Sep 2025 17:41:28
Do you think we will get another centre back on top of Guehi, Ed? It seems like we might have some outgoings in that department.
{Ed001's Note - Konate I expect to leave, but that's it, so Guehi should replace him. Maybe one other will come in if the right player is found, but I would expect them to be another youngster like Leoni most likely. There are not many top class centre-backs around right now.}
08 Sep 2025 18:03:16
End of the season, provided none of them extend, Scalvini will only have 2 years left on his current deal at Atalanta, Antonio Silva will have 1 left at Benfica, Inacio will have 1 year left at Sporting, Botman will have 1 year left at Newcastle, Schlotterbeck will have 1 year left at Dortmund, Bastoni 2 years left at Inter.
I appreciate that not all of these are the highest quality, and not all would be possible, but given that we've had our pants pulled down by players running their contracts down it's probably time we look at doing it ourselves.
Personally I think Inacio (or potentially Schlotterbeck) would be an excellent signing and if they don't extend I would expect a good deal could be done for them.
08 Sep 2025 18:28:47
Apparently Guehi's best friends live in L'pool and Manchester.
08 Sep 2025 18:28:58
Inacio and Silva seem to get less hype these days, haven't seen much of them to say whether they've progressed or not.
Bastoni will be extremely difficult to get out of Italy I feel.
Botman is good but seems to have some injury concerns.
Haven't seen much of Shlotterbeck, but I'd be wary of German defenders from bundesliga, the league is just really weak at the moment.
Scalvini and Diomande look like the next 2 high level defenders coming through, would be happy with either of them.
Just my opinion of course.
08 Sep 2025 20:09:16
Shuttlecock does appear to be a bit lightweight and gets batted about too easily.
09 Sep 2025 07:52:44
@Dr Banana, my spies tell me his best friends live in Sidcup and Worthing. It’s so hard to believe people these days.