25 Mar 2026 13:48:47
So the club it seems happy to let both Robertson and Salah walk for free (allowing thrw player to choose)
So any one else thinking this time next year VvD and Alison will be the last of the Klopp signings out the door. (main ones, not the last window he had)
I think I'm most worried about Alison. I know he can't go on forever. But surely we keep him til he's old and with a walking stick?!
We can't go back to rubbish Gks.
Dudek was good for a year. Reina was good but let's face it the defence he had in front him helped. Then we went through some very dark years. And the ray of sunshine that is Alison arrived.
Great Gks seem to be in very short supply. Perhaps I'm too blinkered. But just don't see anything out there.
25 Mar 2026 14:41:18
I can see VVD and Alisson going on a free next year (albeit I can see an extension to VVD depending on how the newer CBs settle in).
Although it's not the way I do it on CM or FIFA, but it's the right way to deal with long standing servants.
I agree on the GK issue. Let's see what the next couple of windows bring...
25 Mar 2026 14:47:46
You're right, there's not too many great options out there, anybody really worth considering is too old or tied down, in all cases, we're lookin at a downgrade. Ali has been plagued with injuries, can't see him pulling a Buffon, I wouldn't be expecting him to hang around too long. He seems like the type of bloke that's happy to walk away when he feels he can't give 100% any more.
I don't know if the club views Georgi as a possible successor, but his lack of footballing ability does worry me, decent shotstopper and could improve with gametime, but I think he lacks in confidence and that affects his decision making. He's nothing on Ali, it would be a considerable step down.
25 Mar 2026 15:25:44
I don't think VVD is going anywhere anytime soon. He has probably lost a bit of pace, but his fitness is still impeccable. With a more defensively minded midfield, he can play for another 3-4 years easily. Also, his impact in the dressing room is huge. Every one of the videos the club puts out on YT, all the players call him the leader.
Also, it is good to continue to have some title winning know how in the team. As for Ali, unfortunately I think he leaves at the end of his contract. His fitness is continuously declining and as a result he seems to have lost a bit of explosiveness. Definitely the best GK I have seen though.
25 Mar 2026 15:28:38
VVD is just as bad as Konate this season. I definitely would not extend his contract. I would still want to keep Ali though. If Ali goes, bring back Kelleher.
25 Mar 2026 16:16:56
Me neither, @Red_in_hk. Vvd can stay and play out his contract, and then he gets the legendary sending off he deserves, and ciao, ciao.
25 Mar 2026 16:17:54
I think the club has invested in 3 decent keepers in Mamardashvili, Jaros and Pecsi. The hope has to be that with one more season from Alisson, one of these 3 can step up to be more than just decent.
If you look around Europe, looking for a top quality keeper, it is so few and far between. Raya, Alisson, Neuer, Oblak, Courtois, Martinez, Maignan, Sommer etc are all top keepers, but they're also all 30-39 years old. Neuer and Alisson can't even stay fit anymore.
I think Donarumma is massively overrated too, by the way. He's only 27 years old but I just don't rate him. The one advantage is that everybody is going to struggle with finding a top keeper in this next generation because they're just so few and far between.
Big things are expected of Pecsi though. He was previously nominated for the Golden Boy award which is good going for a goalkeeper. Maybe he can be our ace in the hole?
{Ed025's Note - if only you could find a Jordan Pickford like keeper MK, but they only come along every Preston Guild im afraid mate.. :)
25 Mar 2026 16:27:21
I fully expect Ali and Virg to leave next summer.
Both are legends, but as the op says, I think the club will complete the transition to the next generation of Liverpool team. Both are, unfortunately, beyond their peak and (certainly in Virg's case) on big wages.
Both will be extremely difficult to replace, but I think Ali will be the hardest.
25 Mar 2026 16:40:22
Khelleher for me.
25 Mar 2026 16:57:06
Yes, Jones, should have kept Kelleher, but if wanted to be number '1' you can't blame him for moving.
25 Mar 2026 17:18:41
To be honest, the whole team has been crap this season, and the fitness is appalling, so for a lot of players I'd be keen to see how they get on next season. Of course, there are a few (Konate and Mac, for example) who I'd drive to Madrid if they let me.
25 Mar 2026 17:40:44
I thought a Pickford type goalkeeper went extinct millions of years ago Ed025?
He only exists today because he broke free from the Ignen lab on that island.
{Ed025's Note - he gets a lot of stick CR but hes a fine keeper mate, 100 clean sheets in the prem is not to be sniffed at..Alisson can only dream of that..
25 Mar 2026 17:47:29
I can see Virg here after Alli. The club has a 1 year with Alli to next year, wouldn't surprise me if he's only here next season because he's contractually obliged to be. No inside info on it, just the feeling I get with Alli these days, like his heart's not in it and he'd rather be back in Brazil.
With Virg, just get him a decent partner who's head is actually on the pitch and an un-injury prone RB and he'll be fine.
25 Mar 2026 17:52:05
Trent left basically on a free, now Mo, Robbo, and apparently VVD and Alisson to leave for free. Add Konate as well to the list, possibly.
That's some serious amount of money to simply give up...
Yes, it's a great gesture, and they deserve to go on their own terms, but so many in such a small amount of time is quite a hit... although some nice savings on wages as well.
{Ed025's Note - do they really deserve to go on their own terms JLC?, these guys are paid millions and i think letting them go for free is criminal, their signing on fee when they join another club for free should really be going to the parent club i think mate, its a business not a charity..
25 Mar 2026 17:56:15
Think you're wrong there Ed. I think Alisson had reached 100 clean sheets at some stage last season.
{Ed025's Note - oh right then i must be mistaken mate..sorry..
25 Mar 2026 18:21:51
Ah no worries Ed. I'm normally wrong 99% of the time Mate. Well so my missus keeps telling me anyway.
25 Mar 2026 18:31:59
They're some great lads, but I'd play some youth and let them mess up together. Sticking with Virg is a bit weird. I don't think he plays great for an Anfield legend and top defender. Get Leoni and Javkef in, and let them learn with Ali.
25 Mar 2026 18:32:16
100 clean sheets and at least twice as many goals. ??
{Ed025's Note - come on Irish give Englands No1 the credit he deserves mate, one if not THE best in the world at the moment..
25 Mar 2026 18:57:08
Pickford, the best in the world hahahaha because he made that one save.
25 Mar 2026 19:07:44
Alisson 100 clean sheets in 250 in Premier League. 137 in all competitions and no karate kicks.
Pickford 98 in 355 in Premier League. 100 in non-league and cup games and one karate kick.
25 Mar 2026 19:13:10
Ed25 you been out in the sun too long?!
You rate Pickford over AB? !
Yeh he's a decent keeper but come on. Behave
If AB was English. he'd be between the sticks. not Pickford.
OR let's put a different spin on it. if Pickford was Brazilian. AB would still be #1
{Ed025's Note - i think Alisson is (or maybe WAS) a great keeper MR, unfortunately he seems to be a bit of a crock these days mate and his kicking game seems to have gone downhill faster than a fat kid on a slide, thats all im saying..
25 Mar 2026 19:28:40
Edd25 but Ali can polish his trophies prickford can polish three for a bob
{Ed025's Note - hes been a great keeper Albey and i have always said he was the best in the world mate...but now hes a dried up old prune im afraid.. :)
25 Mar 2026 21:01:40
I think ed025 is bored and trying to get a rise out of you all. No way he's being serious here.
{Ed025's Note - im not you know mate..i am very serious..
26 Mar 2026 09:57:50
Life is better when ED25 is about. ???
{Ed025's Note - cheers mate.. :)