11 Aug 2026 21:15:28
Hi all, I want to welcome Ronald Araujo and genuinely wish him well.
Not wishing to sound pessimistic but can anyone remember when we had a "successful" loan player at the club? Nicolas Anelka springs to mind which was some time ago and he of course wasn't signed on a permanent basis. It seems loan players don't work out at LFC.
11 Aug 2026 21:38:37
Wasn't Mascherano a loan, then we bought him the following window?
11 Aug 2026 21:49:28
Jari Litmanen wasn't bad!
11 Aug 2026 22:01:32
Yeah Mascherano was on loan.
11 Aug 2026 22:06:55
Litmanen was a purchase, wasn't he, 2Shoes? Free transfer IIRC.
Mascherano was the last successful 'technical' loan, but was a bit of a farce given the situation with co-ownership.
The last properly successful one was Anelka, but stupidly we didn't buy him!
11 Aug 2026 22:14:58
Steven Calker? He was a great striker for that one game.
11 Aug 2026 22:20:10
Oh, was he? Can't remember now, but he wasn't there long so thought it was a loan. ?♂️
11 Aug 2026 22:26:36
What does it matter? He's a football player and an actual person. The type of contract he has or the type of contract anyone before him had is totally irrelevant.
11 Aug 2026 22:28:36
Litamanen was a free transfer. What a player. Loved him, wish he'd stayed longer, but he fell out of favour with Houllier, I believe, so left.
Still can't believe we didn't sign Anelka in the end.
Nuri Sahin could have been a good loan if Rogers had known how to use him.
11 Aug 2026 22:49:14
I think most of our loans in recent years have been pretty last minute emergency types.
Can't remember ever loaning someone who has captained a proper major European team though, so one's a bit different. There's a serious player there.
The guy's definitely an upgrade on Konate anyway.
11 Aug 2026 23:25:19
Why would you play Sahin when you've got the Welsh Xavi tearing it up?
11 Aug 2026 23:56:47
Agreed, Rio. If their heart is in it, it should not matter one iota.
12 Aug 2026 00:03:32
Victor Moses was...okay. But I'm excited for Araujo.
12 Aug 2026 01:15:18
TJ was going to say the same.
Should have won a Premier League medal that season.
12 Aug 2026 02:18:40
If he can rekindle his form from a few seasons ago, he will be a shrewd signing. If he performs the way he has the past few seasons, he will be a liability. Time will tell.
12 Aug 2026 07:11:44
I'm just glad we've got Iraola there for him. If Slot was still here, he'd probably be stuck on the bench while Szob or Jones cover!
Hopefully Iraola can bring the best out of him.