20 Aug 2026 18:40:39
I swear Minteh is out injured for 2-3 months? We had plenty of time to target him before he picked up that injury too, allowing Iraola to at least work with him in pre season training, yet we go for him when he is out injured? If this doesn't scream of panic, then I don't know what does. We have 10 days of the window left, and we're resorting to this.
I must admit, I am not a big fan of Minteh, to me he is exceedingly average, but there was a time to get him, now is not it. No idea what is going on. Not particularly enthused by the price for Barcola, but do like the player. No idea who Mbaye even is, so can't see anything to that.
We have ambled for quite a while, starting to fear Iraola is going to have to get very creative. Alisson and Van Dijk on the last year of their contracts too, so going to have to replace both next window, in addition to strengthening what should have been strengthened this season. That is an awful lot of work.
A lot of people saying FSG don't want to spend, knowing they will sell the club in a year, but that makes no sense to me. Liverpool spend what they generate, not what FSG pump in, so FSG don't lose any of their own money. How would that benefit FSG to leave Liverpool at a weaker point, rather than in a position of power.
This window has been a joke. Love Koumas, McConnell, and Nyoni, but would any of them get into a Prem team?? Letting Jones go without a replacement feels like playing with fire. Hughes, Edwards have let us down majorly and will not feel the repercussions because they are already off somewhere else, or have an agreement to be elsewhere in a matter of weeks. Yet, we allowed them to be in a position to sort out our issues, despite knowing they were negotiating elsewhere, in the short term.
So many mistakes, and it feels like it could really set us back.
20 Aug 2026 19:38:01
Wasn't Minteh mentioned as an alternative to Diomande way back in June? Doesn't sound like panic to me, sounds like part of the plan.
20 Aug 2026 19:44:14
Minteh was also touted as potential replacement for Salah when we didn't know if he would re-sign or not. Seems to me like we've extensively scouted him.
{Ed025's Note - you also extensively scouted Naby Keita Nevada..
20 Aug 2026 20:01:53
But why wait to bid till he was injured within the last week and out for apparently 3 months? Absolutely boggling.
20 Aug 2026 20:05:50
I for one have been sick and tired of scrolling past the Miteh post after post the whole transfer window.
Why don't we look at someone like Barcola? Has he even been mentioned?