06 Apr 2026 13:34:27
Can I just ask as I't don't understand where or why?
What makes anybody on here actually think or believe Ollsie would leave BM to join us?
I'm not joking or being an a***. I just feel like I've missed some big news somewhere somehow.
It makes no sense to me.
06 Apr 2026 14:14:10
Been asking myself the same thing, Chrisy.
06 Apr 2026 14:16:49
To be honest, I've no clue if he would join or not but at the price suggested I wouldn't be biting. He is a good player, don't get me wrong, but just not at that price.
06 Apr 2026 14:28:50
I don't want Olise. I think we need to just get back to basics. I would prefer we signed two early 20s wide forwards with pace and potential. The front line is too static and slow, giving no options for Wirtz to make his probating passes. Then I would like to see a rb and dm added.
We have a good team of players, they're just being mismanaged, and the balance of the team is slightly off.
I am excited by the potential of Jacquet and Leoni and I think they could establish themselves as a great long term partnership.
06 Apr 2026 14:30:01
Born and raised in England, so I'm sure he has a great desire to win the Premier League. Obviously our drop off this season seriously effected our ability to bring in top top talent. If we get Champions League, Xabi comes in, and we do make considerable moves this summer, taking last year's window into account, I don't see why he wouldn't consider it an attractive project. We won't be number 1 on his list, but we did win the league last season. We splashed out on big names, which shows our intent.
We have some ballers in the team, and with Xabi at the helm, we could be a formidable force.
On a sidenote, I wanted him brought in 2 years ago, could have had him for less than 50 mil, we could have easily signed him last summer too if we had our priorities straight, but, we're too buys waiting for the laptop gurus to gather enough data. We also wait too long to bring in understudies for players on their way out. Salah's literally never had competition or adequate backup for his position.
06 Apr 2026 14:33:49
The new manager, if there is one, probably won't lie to him like Slot did to Wirtz. That's all I can think about.
06 Apr 2026 15:22:17
Well, it's the Premier League, not the Bayern thrashes everybody by 5 goals league, we're still one of the biggest teams in the world, he'll probably get a huge pay packet and he's coming in to replace one of the greatest players in Premier League history. I'm not saying I want him, but those are all pretty big draws.
06 Apr 2026 15:52:31
Why would he not want to play for LFC? A top class club playing in a historically brilliant stadium like Anfield. The Premier League is noted as being the best and most competitive league in the world, although this season it's been v poor quality wise.
The advantages Bayern have is they pay bigger wages, and you're guaranteed trophies as the opposition are a lot weaker than them generally, but really 1 Premiership is worth 10 Bundesligas.
We've had a v poor season, but let's not forget we are a great club.
06 Apr 2026 15:59:00
I agree. Yan Diomande feels more doable and also feels like a better fit.
We have an excellent working relationship with the Red Bull clubs. In recent years, we've signed Keita, Konate, Szoboszlai and Minamino. We've also loaned them Bajcetic, Wisdom and Carvalho, as well as sold them Bobby Clark in the last 10 years or so. Not to mention that Klopp is currently their head of football operations.
Diomande is exactly what we need. A young rw who plays a direct style of football and runs at players with pace. He scored goals, he creates goals and he also isn't afraid to put in a challenge. He's even admitted his Dad is a Liverpool fan and wants him to come to us one day. It all just seems like the pieces fit so well, it's inevitable.
Olise is settled in a successful team, their CEO has said they will not sell to a European rival and strengthen them, the rumoured price tag would be 200 million euros, Olise himself is a London boy who I doubt would enjoy living in the North of England, and last but not least he's not particularly fast nor is he a natural winger. He roams in free role where he starts off on the right but goes wherever he wants.
As a result, you're effectively a man down in transition because he's not particularly hard working or aggressive, so it doesn't help at all that he's usually miles out of position when the ball is turned over. I don't see it working having Olise in the same team as Isak in the Premier League because Isak also likes to drift into the channels and also won't put in a tackle.
For years we saw Man United falter because they had 2 (sometimes 3) of Bruno, Pogba, Lingard, Martial, Sancho, Di Maria, Sanchez, Ibrahimovic, Ronaldo, Anthony and Rashford in the same side. In the Premier League you can't sustainably carry 2-3 luxury players at once. We're finding that out now with Salah, Isak, Ekitike and Gakpo. Firmino and Mane spoiled us because they had the ability of a luxury player, despite playing with an elite team ethic. I don't want to become the new Man United, flooding the team with individual stars on high wages. We need a balance and Olise does not add to that, as exciting as his signing would be given he's one of the Premier talents in world football right now.
06 Apr 2026 16:24:09
Great post, MK.
My point was more to the fact that, right now, we won't get CL, and then only if UAFA give out 5 places, which is no guarantee.
He is flying in BM and touted for Ballon D, yet we are so cock sure if we come calling he will drop it all for us?
With the best will in the world, we are dreaming.
We will need a Klopp type rebuild after this season is finished. We have been set back a decade in less than 8 months. It started this time last year. I was slaughtered on here for saying we limped over the line to win the league. Don't think anybody will disagree now?
06 Apr 2026 16:41:52
If the Bundesliga is that poor, does that mean that Wirtz isn't that good then?
06 Apr 2026 16:57:32
Chrissymate, What do you mean If UEFA give out 5 places, as it stands, I'm pretty sure the Germans would need a flawless run in all competitions and England would have to lose nearly every remaining game for them to go ahead. That's not gonna happen.
I don't think anybody is certain that we would be Olise's first choice. London born, spent most of his time as a youth at Chelsea.
Apparently an avid Utd fan, his admitted list of idols all played in Spain. He's going to be highly sought after but his price tag is immense so it will probably boil down to who's actually willing to part with the cash. I don't see anybody getting into a bidding war when the reserve is 140 mil.
06 Apr 2026 17:07:58
Bit of an exaggeration saying we've been set back a decade. We just need to add the right pieces next year, and we'll be back challenging. It's not like the players we have currently aren't fit for purpose.
06 Apr 2026 17:09:29
With the new PSR system coming in now called SCR, I would expect us to be more reserved with big signings on big wages, I personally think that's what helped the Salah decision. Diomande looks a good choice.
06 Apr 2026 18:15:24
JK, the Bundesliga is poor, but Bayern typically are not. Wirtz was the best player in a Leverkusen team that walked the league against a team that has about ten times the money that they do, and he was the one player they wanted more than any other when he became available.
06 Apr 2026 19:16:13
I assume how much he wants to join will be dependent on the financial terms Liverpool offers. Money talks.
06 Apr 2026 20:12:18
Diomande and Gordon would be great additions in my opinion.
06 Apr 2026 20:16:45
I don't rate Olise, he doesn't work hard enough. He's better shooting fish in a barrel at Bayern.
I don't think we should focus on attacking players, we desperately need to sort the central defence and central midfield.
06 Apr 2026 20:30:35
I'm surprised we're still on good terms with Red Bull if those are the players we've loaned/sold them!