27 Apr 2026 09:05:23
Gerrard on TNT maybe a little annoyed with our missed opportunities in the January transfer window regarding Guehi and Semenyo.
"They should be playing for Liverpool, so that hurts even more.
"We were linked with two of those players and that would have made a big difference to Liverpool.
"But I've said it before on record. Two top, top players.
And for the price that they got them in as well. One on a free. One was, you know, £60million.
"In today's market, they're two bargains. They're two bargains.
"Quality players, experienced, ready to go into the prime years of their career. International-level players.
"And what they've done is they've just helped kick City on at the right time."
27 Apr 2026 09:37:41
Could have sworn City paid 25 million £ to Palace. ?
27 Apr 2026 09:43:29
Lol, yeah I heard him say one was on a free, and didn't think that sounded right.
It wasn't.
But yeah, wish we signed them both. I'm not a huge fan of Guehi as a defender, but he would have ticked a couple boxes for us that may have made a difference for us - leadership and ability on the ball.
Semenyo was a no-brainer. My read on it is that we've been hesitant with RWs mainly because we had the ageing, like fine wine, Mo Salah out there. So perhaps we were less inclined to bring in a player as a succession. But we should have.
27 Apr 2026 10:29:18
Agree, Faith -
Guehi's no Bobby Moore but he improves our squad, & apart from a few games he's been decent for City in their run in.
Semenyo was a no brainer and a real missed opportunity. Works hard, versatile & can finish, plus him & Guehi stay fit & don't miss a lot of games.
27 Apr 2026 11:05:11
Semenyo and Guehi are solid Premier League players, but they aren't world beaters, so I don't really understand why people obsess about them.
27 Apr 2026 11:35:37
I have noticed Stevie has been a lot more pointed/cutting in his interviews lately when talking about Liverpool. He's probably able to be a little more honest now the opportunity to be called up as an interim is gone.
27 Apr 2026 11:41:09
Babbity, I rated Semenyo very highly and thought we should have gotten him esp. since he was open to coming to us. We didn't do it for reason X or Y hence, not too bothered about it cos as you say, he's not the one who would transform our team right now.
As for Guehi, he is a good player and a good defender and would have taken him cos we had only 2 fit CBs in Jan at the time.
Now from there to making him this unicorn of a CB? Let's pump the brakes cos he wouldn't get a game had he been here when Matip, VVD and Gomez (in his pomp) were still around, imo.
27 Apr 2026 13:11:06
You don't actually need a team of world beaters.
Just the right players for your squad.
Both would have slotted straight in and helped immediately.
Well, I guess they would have had the anchor known as Slot to navigate, but I think they would have been fine.
27 Apr 2026 13:49:36
Faith, I fully agree with all you have said esp. with your point about Slot hanging around the neck of both players.
However, imo, some people have reacted to missing out on Guehi and Semenyo the same way City fans were crying after missing out on a top, top talent like Wirtz, and that is what I find a bit cringe and over the top.
27 Apr 2026 14:12:10
It was a betrayal to the club not signing Guehi. He would have been such a good replacement for either Konate and VVD.
27 Apr 2026 14:12:10
It was a betrayal to the club not signing Guehi. He would have been such a good replacement for either Konate and Vvd.
27 Apr 2026 14:35:40
Gerrard is right and it doesn't matter if City paid £25, it's still extremely cheap.
27 Apr 2026 14:39:18
Guehi & Semenyo would have brought in qualities we are in dire need of.
Guehi is physical, quick, and a leader. Semenyo has physicality and pace as well. Semenyo can play on both wings. Guehi, although he plays predominately on the left, is naturally right footed. Far better players than Gakpo and Konate, and both are homegrown.
27 Apr 2026 14:58:17
I'm no doubt going to get a few pelters for this, but Gakpo gets a lot of unwarranted stick on here imo. Yes, he's had a really poor season, but not one player apart from Szob & perhaps Hug gets more than 5/10 for their performances?
He was instrumental last season in a title winning team and has suffered from a lack of confidence & poor coaching - different man in charge next season and he's a great squad asset.
27 Apr 2026 15:49:02
They both received massive signing on fees, and are on enormous wages. £350m the deals will cost, for good players, but there are better players available this summer.
27 Apr 2026 16:13:58
They're not "top top players", they're only "top players" in my opinion.
Both could go on to be "top, top players" if they play enough, Semenyo could even become "a top, top, top player", but I think Guehi's ceiling is to be a "top, top player".
27 Apr 2026 17:01:00
We don't go into bidding wars with City as there is only one winner and that's not us.
27 Apr 2026 19:58:25
I actually agree with your comment, Bristol_Red. Gakpo has been poor this season, but who has this manager improved from last season to this one? I'll wait.
On the other hand, in the last 2 years, Cody has been very good for us overall and was esp. very good last season when this same manager played to his strengths.
Suddenly, he has been poor (just like everyone else overall) and seems to not be able to get out of his own way even tho he has been good in the last few games.
Again, if players are regressing in comparison to the recent past, it's the structure and setup, something only the manager deals with.