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18 Jun 2026 22:26:46
This is Anfield reporting Diomande bid knocked back?

Hope we don't have a long drawn out saga like last summer. It was damaging all round. As far as we know the lad wants to come? (not sure exactly how that works without talking directly) so the club are sitting it out?

At least the lad is keeping fit!!

£87m = €100 reporting they want €120 =&105m.


Tricky one this, but his potential is huge.

I'd pay it personally. I'll see what's down the back of the couch.

YNWA

18 Jun 2026 23:14:57
Chrisy, you better buckle up for such a long saga cos these types of deals are very complicated and whatever is complicated takes more time. Relax and allow the process to play out.

19 Jun 2026 00:18:47
Chrisy, I'll believe Carra, Robbo, etc first before the other sites.

18 Jun 2026 20:56:24
Reds regarding the possible signing of Adam Wharton. I think it would be very important that we sign a real defensive midfielder to play alongside Wharton, to get the best out of him. If we think aboiut the plaers who partner him at Palace Lermer, Hughes etc, all prepared to get stuck in and are mobile.

Going back a while think Alonso With Mascherano that kind of partnership, probably not that good but we can hope.

18 Jun 2026 21:38:23
I don't understand that then, because where will Sobs and Wirtz play.
It's got to be Gravenberch, Sobs and Wirtz, or we sign a new number 6.

18 Jun 2026 23:09:20
4 MF's are likely to leave in Endo, Jones, Alexis and Elliott, so we are going to need 2 more.

18 Jun 2026 23:15:50
We ain't paying no 100m for that Wharton fella, I can tell you that much.

19 Jun 2026 00:23:11
Don't see Endo leaving. One year left and he's happy to be a bit part player. At his age, not many coming in for him. Japan captain as well, so experienced leadership, plus was originally a CB, so depth there just in case.

19 Jun 2026 03:22:26
Never been on board with Wharton.

I think we need more dynamic and mobile midfielders who can do a bit of everything.

I'd be targeting James Garner over Wharton.

19 Jun 2026 06:30:02
I'm pretty sure Endo has retired from international football now.

He's in his latter years. Will he want to see out his footballing career playing a couple of minutes here and there? Who knows?

Perhaps the new manager will see him as a key player like he does Gomez, Jones, Elliot, Chiesa & Darwin and build the team around them all.

19 Jun 2026 09:07:10
Indeed, Faith. Wharton ain't the one esp. in this high tempo, high press system Doni plays.

18 Jun 2026 20:38:23
Hi ITKs, is it true that Leipzig have rejected our 100mn euros bid today? If yes, are we planning on going even higher? I know it's not my money, but it is already an awful lot to spend on someone who has had one good season in a big league. I hope we get it right either way.

18 Jun 2026 21:48:18
Not ITK, from what I've been reading, it's true, but an opening bid is just a formality, almost never accepted for a deal like this. Apparently there's only a 5m difference, so the deal will be done asap.

18 Jun 2026 23:18:10
*£15m.

18 Jun 2026 20:26:45
Premier League Fixtures for season 2026-27 out tomorrow morning 10am, Friday 19th June.

Focus will be Crystal Palaces "Last" game of the Season, when Slot won it and Arsenal won it last year, Crystal Palace on both occasions gave the "Final" Guard of Honour to the PL winners.



Hopefully Anfield's last fixture of the season is Crystal Palace, three times on the run, two for LFC. Can History repeat again?

18 Jun 2026 19:55:03
Saw a post on here and totally agree with it, Munoz running style really reminds me of Bellamy, that flat shoulder, stiff neck low style of sprinting.

18 Jun 2026 18:05:49
Munoz reminds me of Bellamy

18 Jun 2026 18:36:03
Really? How is he with a Five Iron?

18 Jun 2026 18:37:36
David?

18 Jun 2026 19:51:36
Well grapple me, grapenuts!

18 Jun 2026 19:51:40
We should ask Riise Sr. 😉

18 Jun 2026 16:00:41
Inter in for Palestra, no fee agreed yet.

18 Jun 2026 17:21:51
How many Palestras are there?

18 Jun 2026 18:32:08
They were in for him weeks back and offered less than Atalanta want. Just have a Google search for Palestra and Inter.

18 Jun 2026 20:39:11
How many Palestras does it take to change a lightbulb?

18 Jun 2026 21:29:14
Everything on the interweb being totally accurate and true at all times.

18 Jun 2026 15:56:18
Marco Palestra to City it seems, with Chelsea interested...

Maybe we should go for Kayode? Great young talent and already proven in prem.

18 Jun 2026 18:21:13
Sounds like he's going to Inter.

18 Jun 2026 23:17:30
Someone already said Inter is his destination. Who to believe?

18 Jun 2026 15:12:48
Just for fun. Which past or present LFC players in their pomp (1 goalkeeper, 1 defender, 1 midfielder and 1 attacker) from the Premier League era would cost over £150million in today's market?

18 Jun 2026 15:49:23
Ali, Virg, Stevie G, Suarez.

18 Jun 2026 15:55:37
GK-Clemence
Def- Hansen
Mid-Souness
St- King Kenny.

18 Jun 2026 15:56:52
John Barnes, surely? Though I don't know if he counts, his best years were pre-PL, but he did play in the PL for Liverpool. McManaman and Fowler too, I guess, and probably Xabi, even if he didn't hit his peak with us. Unfortunately, you'd have to put Owen in there too.

18 Jun 2026 15:57:15
Ali
Hyypia
Gerrard
Torres.

18 Jun 2026 16:03:09
Sorry, didn't read post properly. Go with JK23 selection, but Salah for Chewy.

18 Jun 2026 16:26:29
Peggy Arphexad
Bjorn Tore Kvame
Salif Diao
Sean Dundee.

18 Jun 2026 16:27:21
Ali
Virg
Stevie
Suarez.

18 Jun 2026 16:33:09
We seem to be correlating around similar picks:

1) Ali
2) Virg
3) Stevie
4) Salah.

18 Jun 2026 16:51:03
Loris Karius
Paul Konchesky
Christian Poulsen
Charlie Adam.

18 Jun 2026 17:07:51
During the EPL era and players from the start to today?

I would say Alisson, VVD, Gerrard, and Salah. I would add that Suarez and maybe even Mane would squeeze in there. The rationale being that 2 Spanish teams and 1 English team (Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Chelsea) were, and still are, capable of paying idiotic prices for players they really want.

18 Jun 2026 17:09:46
Ian Rush
Peter Beardsley
Alan Hansen
John Barnes

Rushy was the original pressing machine and scored for fun.

18 Jun 2026 17:11:28
Liver_La, It was £150 million, not thousand!

Seriously though, how embarrassing that these were all first team players for the club (three of them at the same time!).

18 Jun 2026 17:18:15
Not sure a keeper would, but I'd go:
Clemence
Hansen
Gerard
Torres.

18 Jun 2026 17:20:28
stouffer,

I was thinking more £150. 😂

18 Jun 2026 17:22:40
John Barnes
Graeme Souness
Steven Gerrard
Ian Rush.

18 Jun 2026 17:55:33
Clemence
Hansen
Gerrard
Fowler.

18 Jun 2026 18:02:36
Clemence definitely
Stevie
Souness
Hansen
Barnes.

18 Jun 2026 18:20:26
Didn't he ask for players from the "Premier League era"?

18 Jun 2026 21:31:31
@ArAy, Yep, the OP did say from the PL era.

18 Jun 2026 22:40:48
I'll only pick players that never won the league with us. Reina, Hyppia, Gerrard, Torres. Not sure Reina would've been worth £150m though, nor Hyppia. Gerrard and Torres in their prime were the best in their positions in the world.