Liverpool banter 10

06 Aug 2026 01:37:29
Eds Just out of curiosity, has Trent been considered to come back? 1st thing Jose done at Madrid was bring in Dumfries, surely Trent knows he's going to be a bench warmer. Would fellow fans welcome him back?

{Ed001's Note - not that I am aware of, no.}

06 Aug 2026 07:30:57
There was a poll done on him returning a few days ago BDG but I can't remember the final result.

06 Aug 2026 07:57:01
Jose wants to use him as a RM not a RB. He might change his mind in 6 months, but that's the plan right now.

06 Aug 2026 09:28:22
Poll result.
Would you take Trent back?
Yes 60%
No 40%.

06 Aug 2026 00:14:38
Please Mr John Henry go and get Jules Kounde for the club and Zabaryni whilst we are effing around with PSG and funding their summer spend.

06 Aug 2026 09:15:50.
My sauce tells me that John Dubya is ringing round trying to buy Diamonde and Jules.
Belly Barcola has already been gift wrapped.
Watch this space.

Tartare for now.

06 Aug 2026 11:22:44
Doesn't any club that buys a player off another club fund their summer spend?

05 Aug 2026 23:28:53
As another poster said Barcola and Mbaye would be lovely but personally I would go for something like:

Konsa or Quansah

Spence

Munoz

Mbaye.

If Gakpo is sold then get Barcola.

Sell Curtis and promote Nyoni.

Just an educated guess reading info on here and from Journalists.

Is it weird that I am more excited by Mbaye? Which probably means it will not happen LOL!

05 Aug 2026 23:39:17
Surely we're gonna attempt to replace Mo Salah?

05 Aug 2026 23:54:24
So we lost Diaz and Salah in the last 12 months and we think Munoz and Mbaye are adequate replacements? Did I miss something?

06 Aug 2026 00:30:33
The thing is, we are not trying to replace like for like. Salah and Diaz are wide forwards who excel in a front 3 with a false 9 dropping deep to give them space to cut in. We need wingers who stay wide and feed the centre forwards.



All this talk of replacing Salah is just nonsense. We don't need to replace him, we need a completely different profile of player.

06 Aug 2026 00:43:47
Chewy, I agree that some petulant teenager (Mbaye), who undoubtedly has skill but is unproven, is not the type of replacement we would have expected for Salah, but Rayan and Diamonde are much the same profile, so it looks like we are taking a punt on an upcoming type.
To be honest, we were never going to replace Salah, though there is nobody out there quite like him.


Barcola for me is a class act, replaces Gakpo with ease, and will definitely add pace and power.
We had to make changes, and hopefully, after this summer window, we can change the recruitment team for the better.
If we were to add Kounde, Zabarnyi and something for the midfield, I think that's a decent window.
Anything less and we are light.

06 Aug 2026 01:24:58
Rayan is less of a punt because he has played in the Premier League and has looked the part. Some great players have completely flopped when they come into the Premier League.

06 Aug 2026 01:36:11
@Chewy and LFC8, I think the plan was that going huge on Isak and Writz last summer would eventually "replace" Mo's Goals and Assists?! This Summer we need a player who can actually play Right Wing.

Dom, Munoz, Rio, Frimpong, Elliott and potentially Mbaye can all play there, to differing success, granted!

I would rather have a centre back, a right back and Mbaye for a little more than Barcola would cost on his own! In my opinion this squad is not good nor balanced enough to play the likes of Chambers at centre back for 10 games on the bounce, for example!

Whereas Isak, Writz and Dom have enough goals in them if we are a more balanced 11!

I like Barcola but at the price he is going to cost he's a luxury, unfortunately! If we were just tweaking the squad with 1 or 2 elite additions, then great, I welcome signing Barcola!

LFC's squad probably isn't short numerically if everyone was fit to start the season, but we are where we are, unfortunately, folks!

06 Aug 2026 06:06:33
We need to forewarn players and at least one more defender. Why not both! The club clearly has funds.

06 Aug 2026 06:14:58
Diogo, Dom's an 8, and 8's where he'll play, that's not going to change. Moving him to the wing would drastically weaken the team and would require bringing in a £100m+ midfielder to take his place. Munoz is only 21 with just 1 season of top-flight football under his belt, for a team that barely avoided relegation, mind you, Rio's only a kid, with just 5 games' worth of professional minutes to his name, Frimpong is absolutely woeful, and if he's on the wing who's gonna be playing RB? Elliot's simply not on the level. As much as I'd like to see him kick on, I've never seen enough from him to convince me he will. He couldn't even get in the team over at Villa.

You can't genuinely tell me that any of those are solid options for a team that's meant to b competing for major trophies.

I agree, a CB and RB are critical, but my concern is that a lack of quality on the wings may well make us a very one-dimensional team, leaving us to once again struggle with a lot of the same issues we had this past year, and don't forget, the lack of quality on the wings was a serious contributing factor for us last season.

I'm not saying buy a winger instead of a CB or anything like that. I do believe the club are working on defensive options and I think we'll see a CB who can play RB or vice versa brought in at the very least.

06 Aug 2026 06:51:34
It's so hard to know what's truly happening behind the scenes so I'm trying to reserve judgement until the end of window.

The rumours are concerning. Replacing Gakpo, who I expect to have a rebound season under Iraola, with an 18 year old kid is a classic Todd Boehly move.

Jacquet was a risk signing. He didn't even have a full season in France's top flight and we paid 60 million.

The squad is constantly shrinking in top senior pros. Yes, we need to move on some 30+ players, but our 28-29 year olds are thin on the ground or bench players. We are becoming a team of boys.

Thank God we have Iraola in my view. He is a massive plus.

Hughes does need to get going now. There is a lot of work that needs doing on this squad and he has decided to shorten his window to a month.



I'm not sure how invested he is either in getting things done knowing he is leaving.

Kounde, Zarbanyi, Nmencha strike me as men in terms of stature and experience. And Gakpo is too. Don't get why we are selling him after one bad season in a terrible system. We need him.

I hope it all falls through personally. In terms of Gakpo, we keep him.

Still, I do trust Iraola to get the best out of what he has. He can't work miracles though. Hughes and his team have a lot to do.

If they don't get it done, Woodfine is not the right man to take over and we need a new DOF.

Time is ticking.

06 Aug 2026 07:16:54
Not seen Rayan play in the PL from memory, but he would also be a punt at 100 mill and 4 months of PL football.

Realistically, whether it was Diomande, Barcola or Rayan at the proves quoted, they would all be punts, but the truth is we are in desperate need of a quality right winger.



Some might not believe it a desperate, and are content with Chiesa, Munoz or one of the other wingers on the opposite side.

06 Aug 2026 08:02:03
Has someone left the tea room?
Only place I can see Quansah doing well.

06 Aug 2026 09:26:24
We were never going to be able to replace Salah. He was (to use an often commonly overused term) a generational talent. You can't just go out and buy what he gave you because he was one of a few players in world football who could deliver numbers like that from the wing.

I believe that buying Wirtz and Isak was the first step in replacing Salah.

We will play differently post-Salah and goals and creativity will be more spread out throughout the team, and our new right-winger will be one that fits in to our new approach rather than a like-for-like replacement. If they can deliver Salah's numbers, then we will be laughing, but, I for one, do not think that they will be expected to come close to Salah's numbers.

06 Aug 2026 11:30:58
Rayan has the equivalent in minutes of 12 full games in the Prem though. That is it. For a team that most likely had one game a week for the few months he was there. And, let's face it, apart from when he was playing against us, how many Bournemouth games would many of us have gone out of our way to watch? For me, Mbaye at £40m would be a better option than paying £100m for Rayan.

What happened to wanting to find the Next Rayan?

05 Aug 2026 23:27:22.
Breaking PSG turned down another offer for Barcola!
Plz just walk the f*** away!
Stop wasting time.

05 Aug 2026 23:36:47
Speak for yourself, Jay. Apart from the sources on here who say it is done, I have the same information from another source who I 100% trust. I think it will be announced by the weekend.

06 Aug 2026 00:32:00
It's all part of the game, Jay. As Gary Barlow once said, have a little patience.

06 Aug 2026 00:46:04
Kemlyn, I hope you are right.
Barcola is a belter player. I think he will be better than Diaz and is a huge improvement on Gakpo.

06 Aug 2026 07:49:15
I trust Robbo and VG. Barcola is a done deal and will be a terrific signing.
I expect us to sign another forward and at least one more defender as a minimum.

06 Aug 2026 09:38:35
Jay, this is just clickbait sites either regurgitating stories or picking it up for the first time.

Social media has a lot to answer for!

05 Aug 2026
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05 Aug 2026 22:44:11
Is that your man who likes trains?

05 Aug 2026 22:53:37
OMG that's hideous.

05 Aug 2026 23:29:17
The people's Princess, Anthony Gordon.

06 Aug 2026 09:22:18
Don't be callous, Chewy.
It's the Queen of Hearts!
After the crash.

06 Aug 2026 09:27:44
Looks more like Noel Fielding.

05 Aug 2026 22:18:13
Lots of online noise about Woltemade not being wanted and Newcastle wanting £56m but may sanction a loan. If it's a loan, would he be worth going for?

05 Aug 2026 22:26:07
Not for me, unless he can play centre back.

05 Aug 2026 22:29:16
Decent player, but I don't think we need him unless Gakpo & Chiesa both go, then potentially a loan deal would suit.

05 Aug 2026 22:29:49
No, and he isn't coming to Liverpool.

05 Aug 2026 22:34:45
He's a different sort of CF to Isak and Ekitike.

I'd rather not bring anyone in up front, and see what a combination of Barcola, Munoz, Wirtz (with Szob in the 10), Danns and Koumas can bring if we're without Isak in the first half of the season.

06 Aug 2026 05:22:24
I saw that rumour and laughed it off as obvious click bait for LFC and obvious rage bait for Newcastle fans, who I'm sure would love losing another player to Liverpool to tip off their current summer.

06 Aug 2026 09:52:18
It's just the Newcastle transfer team just trying to pay us back for taking Ekitike and Isak from their clutches. No thank you, can we have Lewis Hall instead, please? Whilst we're at it we could nip down to Sunderland and pick up Sadiki too.

05 Aug 2026 21:20:57
Anfield Sector are reporting that LFC are now looking at RB's (as the Gaffer considers this a major need) and have thrown Spence out there.

05 Aug 2026 22:06:42
I'd throw him out too.
Championship player.

05 Aug 2026 22:38:16
He's better than what we have currently, Ron.

05 Aug 2026 20:32:22
Robbo, vg, The fields. May I ask is this Barcola transfer happening? As lots off posters saying it's not going to happen. Last thing I saw you said it's done and the guy from Anfield Agenda said it won't happen. What really is happening as nothing is being reported on Sky BBC etc. Thanks guys.

05 Aug 2026 20:46:50
Robb and VG both answered earlier today in the rumours section... In short, yes, it is a done deal.

05 Aug 2026 20:50:53
Must admit, I'm thinking the same. Another week is slipping by and I'm concerned. I'm chuffed some of the young lads are stepping up. But our midfield does concern me massively.

05 Aug 2026 21:17:15
Grav7 Craig at Agenda has not said that at all, in fact, he said things are close on Barcola and to possibly watch for Friday. Either that is a lie or a misunderstanding on your part.

05 Aug 2026 21:28:27
The guy at Anfield Agenda is a grade A helmet. Don't think I've ever gotten through one of his videos. Talks like he knows what's going on, but he's just reading papers.

05 Aug 2026 21:33:26
Ashy, you're entitled to your opinion, but he has the 1st or 2nd most watched Liverpool Fan Channel in the World and rarely gets things wrong. He got Slot right after taking much criticism. If you don't like him, don't watch. So, try and not sound like a troll.

05 Aug 2026 21:47:40
Kaiser, you are wrong. He even was going to resign from Anfield Agenda regarding Slot before he was sacked. This is the same guy who said we are 100% signing Jude Bellingham. And this is the same guy every night slagging FSG off as cheap owners who doesn't act in transfer market.

Strange that we spent £475 MILLION last season, shall I carry on? Or are you Craig from Anfield Agenda? 🤔

05 Aug 2026 22:31:29
Yeah, I second that. He's a grade A helmet.
Why anyone watches him, I don't know. There's a few channels on YouTube putting out useful info on tactics and stuff, I'd rather watch that than someone making guesses based off what he reads on Twitter lol.

05 Aug 2026 22:48:59
I third that, lads. Most, if not all, of the Irish reds can't tolerate him.

05 Aug 2026 19:20:57
Paul Joyce doesn't normally come out and say something is problematic and then being very specific, note other options. I think the Barcola is going to go to the wire of the window and we're in a bit of a mess.

05 Aug 2026 19:43:14
I think a lot of it also comes down to PSG getting their targets in. They are still negotiating over Godts and Ferran Torres, wouldn't be shocked if those 2 get done and they maybe lower the demands slightly.

Ken.

05 Aug 2026 19:44:56
No way Barcola happens for me. PSG seem to have a price that they won't budge on, and Liverpool don't want to meet that price.

05 Aug 2026 20:04:42
I'm not taking Joyce as gospel, it could be true, it could be false (Reeves and Mortimer).

If I were to guess I'd say we don't get him and instead we pivot to Rayan.

05 Aug 2026 20:14:32
The itk's have said it's done, I'm not worried. If it breaks down now, I wouldn't care, I'm not fussed.

05 Aug 2026 20:15:48
PSG will definitely add Akhilouche and Godtz. That's Kavaradona and Doue as guaranteed starters for most games. And Akhil and Godtz to cover both wings. They couldn't even give Barcola enough game time last season. What will they do when they have 5 lads gunning for 2 spots? They will take 110-115 million once they conclude their deals.

Otherwise, they will get a fraction of that next summer when Barcola is into his final 12 months and even more peed off.

05 Aug 2026 20:22:22
Is he any better than a Diaz not at £130 million plus? A bag of sugar is heavier than him. Other parts of the team come first, we have Rio, Gakpo, Munoz, (Hugo) for RW/LW.

He looks physically like "something the cat's just dragged in" (probably Vienna, Rigsby?).

The cat in Rising Damp got its name from "Goodnight Vienna", most apt for not signing Barcola!

05 Aug 2026 20:34:32
As a famous virgin once said, Bond 'Come again?'

05 Aug 2026 20:37:00
Are the mixed views on most of our proposed signings due to the results of what happened after last summer's haul, and lack of confidence in recruitment, or something else?

I'm sort of with John on this, the deals drag on that long, I become less interested.

I also don't think we're reinforcing the right positions or buying the right type of characters who'll help us win things and stay with us.

05 Aug 2026 20:43:30
I personally think it's worth doing at 110-115 in this market where a relegated Fernandez is moving for 80-90 mil. We were paying over a 100 million for Diomande anyway, who has a season under his belt.

Barcola is a two-time Champions League winner and a France national team regular. He has electric pace, can dribble and can press from the front.

Experienced, good age, and seems to have a good attitude. He could improve his end product, but let's stop pretending he does have goals and assists in his game, he does.

Can we stop the moaning? What are the alternatives? Minteh for 85? Rayan for 130?

05 Aug 2026 20:45:33
We just messed up not sacking Richard Hughes.

05 Aug 2026 20:56:05
Barcola is just as done as Diomande was about 6 weeks ago.

Not saying it won't happen. Just pointing out it's clearly not done.

05 Aug 2026 20:57:48
It depends how big the bag of sugar is, 007.
You're right about how Vienna got its name though.

05 Aug 2026 21:18:56
Where has Joyce said this? Nothing on his X about it.

05 Aug 2026 21:35:04
JK, how do you know it's not done? If Robbo and other ITKs say it's done, that will do for me, seeing as they were far more specific than the Diomande circus. Anyway, rumours are exactly that, some more plausible, and likely than others.

This site should be treated as such, but a fair bit of sniping on here, makes me wonder if they are actual fans, or trolls?

06 Aug 2026 00:50:36
Imo, no deal is done until it is officially announced by the club. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the info shared by VG, thefields, Robbo, Ned, and Carra, but we all know things can change at a drop of a hat. As long as there is no photo of them signing the contract, it hasn't happened yet.

06 Aug 2026 06:40:17
Distant Red, so anyone who has a different opinion to you is a troll. Go on then, mate, tell me what manes you more of an actual fan?

I don't believe it's done, because if it was, he would be at Liverpool and not still at PSG.

Pretty sure that's how done deals work.

Also agree with Drac, 100% appreciate any info that is shared on here. But people are allowed their own opinion and don't have to be sheep.