Liverpool Rumours 2

14 Aug 2026 10:25:25
Hi Diddly Ho,

Apparently we have agreed a figure for Jones with Inter, it’s just a matter of how that fee is paid.

“Some in the industry would say, this is the hardest part of the transfer.” Ned’s Source, August 2026

Diddly out.

14 Aug 2026 11:24:12
Thanks Ned. Your info is always valued.

14 Aug 2026 11:26:34
Certainly with Italian clubs.

14 Aug 2026 11:33:59
Thanks Ned, ... defo feels like the right time for Jones to move on.

14 Aug 2026 11:36:24
Finally, it's about time that act plays out!
Cheers, Neddley F.

14 Aug 2026 11:46:16
Cheers Ned, difficult indeed, especially with the Italians, I expect they'll attempt to pay in penne(s).

I'll get my coat.

{Ed025's Note - good stuff Chewy, and Jones is pasta his best anyway.. :)

14 Aug 2026 12:01:14
Cheers, Ned.

14 Aug 2026 12:06:08
I think that gag flew pasta most people, Chewy.

14 Aug 2026 12:09:45
Cheers, Neddy.

14 Aug 2026 12:17:19
Great info, Ned.

14 Aug 2026 13:09:40
Hopefully we're asking fusilli money.

14 Aug 2026 13:17:58
Thanks Ned. I can't add anything to the CJ news. The customer I have who is related to a first teamer wasn't around this week. Won't have the opportunity to see them again until two weeks after the transfer window closes.
That's me done for transfer news for the summer window.

14 Aug 2026 13:33:02
I hope Inter don't try and risotto to an unfavourable payment structure.

14 Aug 2026 14:48:19
The Italians will mess us about. I'm Tagliatelling ya.

I wonder if us selling Jones will have a Gnocchi on effect to any other transfers?

That's all I've got, lads. 🤣

14 Aug 2026 16:10:30
Excellent Riosstepover, made me smile, very humorous.

13 Aug 2026 23:25:39
Quick update on the names I mentioned yesterday. Still nothing concrete linking Liverpool to any of them, which is kind of the point of the theory.

El Mala has had another Dortmund bid go in, Fernández-Pardo now has Atlético pushing with City and Spurs sniffing around, Camavinga looks like he could actually be available if Madrid decide to sell, Lewis-Skelly is still being offered around, Bergvall is still one to watch and Frattesi looks Lazio-bound.

So if Liverpool are going to do another Muñoz/Araújo type move, Fernández-Pardo and El Mala are probably the two situations I'd watch closest right now. Other clubs are doing the negotiating and basically setting the price for them.

14 Aug 2026 00:19:08
Wouldn't want either of Camavinga or Bergvall. Both of them are crap.

14 Aug 2026 07:49:02
Bergvall's not crap, Victor. Bit harsh. 50 Premier League games under his belt by 20 years of age. Don't know how anyone can be written off at that age as crap. Certainly not someone who's done as well as him. The two years he was at Spurs, they've nearly been relegated and been a s***show.

We're given experienced winners a pass for last season because they had to endure the "trauma" of playing under a coach who had clinched No.20 the season before.

14 Aug 2026 08:16:02
Unfortunately, I've seen him play, Florian. Nothing special about him, headless chicken at best and to make matters worse he's a Man United supporter, apparently, he's desperate to play for them, which is fine as I'm all for United signing crap players.

14 Aug 2026 08:34:34
That's no bother, Victor. Have to say the Utd thing wouldn't bother me one bit. Just don't think that we, as a fanbase, can look at Bergvall and see crap while a lot of us are happy for Endo and Trey Nyoni to be two of our 6 midfielders going into a 60 game season. Think we need to give our heads a wobble sometimes.

14 Aug 2026 08:39:30
Viktor, pretty clueless at times, my friend.

14 Aug 2026 09:01:37
Bergval is mediocre and not a huge improvement on what we have.
Camavinga is a sick note, and we're already linked with Gavi, who is another one of them.
I would give anything to sign Sadiki or maybe take a punt on Bsleba, even.

14 Aug 2026 09:16:00
Sadiki, Camara or Kone pls. Thanks babez.

14 Aug 2026 09:17:52
There's not a young midfielder we've been linked to in England like Scott, Wharton that you could just say would be a definite success and even get into our 11. You're buying them for what they could be as much as for what they actually are now.

I'd put Bergvall as having as much potential as them two. Archie Gray too I'd have up there with them.

14 Aug 2026 09:38:46
I wouldn't want Bergvall at number 6 any more than I want Endo there or any more than Nyoni could play there, as I don't want Endo playing there because he's too old and doesn't have the legs, and Nyoni simply isn't a number 6 (there's no one in our squad capable of beating competently playing there).

Bergvall has always looked s**** whenever I've seen him, playing at number 6 requires intelligence, discipline, and he's got none of that. Nothing special about him and about as Spursy a player as I've ever seen.

14 Aug 2026 09:53:59
Victor is very harsh at times, but he's right about Bergvall. He is a head less chicken with absolutely no quality on the ball. Players like Bergvall and Spence playing so much in the last 2 years is the reason Spurs are where they are. They're part of the problem.

14 Aug 2026 09:57:25
I agree with Victor. Nothing special whatsoever about Bergvall. He would not improve us in the slightest. In fact, he'd do the exact opposite. If we're intent on winning the big trophies, we require much much better than him, and there are much much better out there. Move on.

14 Aug 2026 09:58:04
Exactly, Mks.

14 Aug 2026 10:00:37
I'm not saying he is right or wrong, mate, just no need for some of the rhetoric sometimes. It gets a little boring.

14 Aug 2026 10:07:33
I wouldn't want him at 6 myself. That's not his position. And MK, look again. I think it's harsh. Bergvall is just over a year older than Nyoni, who has 21 Premier League minutes to his name. He's been in the Spurs 1st team since he was 18, and nearly every time you, me, or Victor would have seen him play he would have been a teenager. So to see phrases like headless chicken used when describing a kid footballer is laughable.

Especially from you, MK, who usually backs academy age players getting a chance. It's also why I laugh when I see posters on here saying the kids should play more. It's the same people who then slag and write off a kid if he's not the finished article by 18,19 or 20. Well, agree to disagree, lads.

14 Aug 2026 10:11:49
Headless chicken is ridiculous. He's a 20-year-old who has looked very comfortable in the toughest league in the world. He would be a solid rotation option for any club.
But, ultimately, I do agree he's not good enough now to break into our team, and he's definitely not a capable 6.

14 Aug 2026 10:19:49
I agree with all of that, funky061. I wasn't even really thinking of it as us buying him at all. Just don't think he is crap. Don't think he even plays as a 6 either, so don't know why it's been mentioned.

14 Aug 2026 10:47:28
I love how we seem to want players who have never been injured. Like that exists.

Whenever we are linked with any player, the same posters pop up with 'injury prone', 'sick note', it's actually quite funny.

There is a process in place whenever you sign anyone, it's called a medical. You'd hope that would pick up any injuries a player has or any long standing problems.



You have to understand that injuries are part of the game and are inevitable with all players. Mo Salah was one of the most robust players around, but he is not the norm, and even he got injured on occasion.

I get people's concerns about injuries, I really do, but I think we have to let the club do their due diligence. Sometimes we'll be unlucky with injuries, that's just how it goes.

14 Aug 2026 11:45:01
That's fair enough, Riosstepover, but there are also players like Sturridge, Agger, Thiago, Keita, Gomez, even Redknapp whose body just can't hack it. They all would have passed many a medical in their day. They all must have passed one with us, but they were disaster injury-wise. If people are using phrases like sick note and injury prone, there's usually a reason for it.

14 Aug 2026 09:19:42
I'm not saying they are world beaters but they definitely ain't crap! I've not seen much of Sadiki and I'd hazard a guess that neither have most people here but jump on the back of ed1 liking him. I'm sure he's decent of course but just not seen him play really. The continual slagging of players etc does wear thin

14 Aug 2026 12:06:01
Absolutely, Florian, I'm not saying some players aren't more susceptible to injuries, but it seems every player we are interested in, the first thing some do is check their injury record, and if they've had more than 5 games injured in the last 2 seasons they are labelled injury prone, and it's used as reason why we shouldn't sign them.

The club aren't stupid, they're not going to sign a player who they know will be injured most of the time. Sure, it happens sometimes like with the players you mentioned, but that's part of the game and always a risk when buying a player.

Keita, for example, had a really good injury history when we signed him, Frimpong the same, but missed most of last season.

Redknapp is different, as we signed him as a 17 year old kid.

Isak had an average injury record, and was labelled injury prone, but the injury he ended up getting had nothing to do with any previous injury and could've happened to anyone.

Thiago was a risk worth taking that didn't work out.

We just have to trust the club to do their due diligence. Let's be honest, we know nothing about what injuries players have had and what caused them. The club employ people to know this stuff in minute detail.

14 Aug 2026 15:51:51
Fair enough, Riosstepover, good points.

14 Aug 2026 16:16:19
Didn't we buy Aquilani when he was injured, prob wrong spelling, also club are a bit daft as they have kept sick note Gomez for years too long and he's always been injured half the season, most businesses would have had him in to HR and given him his cards.


Now looks like the club going to do it again this season and then let him go on a free, now that is crazy stupid.

13 Aug 2026 23:05:13
Hi guys, been a while.
Gakpo not going anywhere now.

14 Aug 2026 01:13:05
That's cos it's bedtime I presume?

14 Aug 2026 03:52:04
Not even to the 24hr garage for a Galaxy caramel and a packet of kingsize Rizla?

14 Aug 2026 06:41:18
Last of the Summer Wine box set?

14 Aug 2026 10:03:22
Good. I think he'll play a vital role for us this season. He's a good football player and AI should get the best out of him.

13 Aug 2026 22:43:32
I'm not sure if anyone else clocked the following earlier today, but I haven't seen it discussed so thought I'd post:

Article on BBC Sport by Jess Anderson and Sami Mokbel discussing potential replacements for Rodri, should he leave City. They state that City "have explored a potential move" for Mac Allister(!)

Pretty wild. I personally can't see it happening, but if their preferred targets (Bouaddi, Fernandez, etc.) fall through.

13 Aug 2026 23:01:50
Mac Allister will not be leaving Liverpool in this window.

13 Aug 2026 23:18:23
Smell what you are shovelling

14 Aug 2026 04:50:03
It's another good example of taking what you read with less than a pinch of salt.

14 Aug 2026 07:30:16
What about Elliott Anderson?

14 Aug 2026 08:59:42
Apparently a deadline on the Fernandez deal has been set today by Chelsea, so things should become clearer today. Whatever the outcome on that deal, though, it's still looking very unlikely that Macca moves to City.

14 Aug 2026 10:00:52
Anderson, and if, as suggested, Bouaddi signs, they will improve their midfield no end. Formidable pairing.

14 Aug 2026 12:14:33
I thought sharing a tidbit from BBC Sport (not one from the gossip roundup, but rather one from two of its senior football correspondents) concerning one of our players might have been of interest on here.



Whilst I'm aware that it likely won't go anywhere, I was merely pointing out that it's interesting to know that City have had that internal discussion.

Don't worry, I won't bother in future.

13 Aug 2026 21:25:53
Few things to keep an eye on:

PSG will wrap up Godts by Monday.
Briefs of negotiations on Barcola will start to accelerate, we are aiming to get him in by the time we play Newcastle. Barcola fee will be close to 135M euros. PSG know we waited for Isak until the last day and broke the bank to get our man, they are hard operators and will know how desperate we are to replace Mo Salah. It will happen but not at the price we want.

Don't be surpised if things pick up next week.

We are also looking at stop gap options for ST (like Araujo)

Club does like Marmoush.

I don't think Cody leaves until we get a 80m+ offer now.

Jones will leave.

13 Aug 2026 21:36:34
Also there is truth to Hector Fort links/appreciation. We went to Barcelona with another enquiry, but decided to bring Arajuo in on Iraola's requests, and it's a deal where we had no costs.

Shopping at PSG & Barcelona is ideal.

13 Aug 2026 21:40:45
I think Marmoush is a great idea at the right price. He had a flying start, has shown there's a player there, but performances diminished amongst reduced playing time. A fresh start at a new club alongside his old partner Ekitike is the ideal situation for him.

13 Aug 2026 21:56:34
120m euros, including add ons. Time will yet again prove itself the ultimate witness.

13 Aug 2026 22:02:07
I like Marmoush but I'd prefer a loan with an option to buy. Hasn't been great over the last 12 months.

13 Aug 2026 22:32:02
Agreed, Wirtz. Are City willing to help us out like that though? A straight sale gets him off their books and frees up a place which benefits them, but a loan is essentially just giving us a dig-out.

13 Aug 2026 22:38:37
I doubt, but it will depend on what City do in terms of signings for their forward line. Remember, Savinho and Grealish have gone while City have largely focused on their midfield revamp this summer.

FWIW, I don't think Marmoush happens, but I think that's the sort of deal we would look to do for ST.



Mbaye is another one I feel might not really materialise, might be a last minute deal. Barcola will drag on but by Newcastle game will have accelerated in the media.

13 Aug 2026 21:42:49
Hi OP, welcome to the boards, a helluva first post.

Do you have particular insight or are these rumours from social/X/websites?

13 Aug 2026 23:05:36
Yeah, some nice info, OP. Thanks for posting.

14 Aug 2026 01:27:26
Yet another ITK. Must have heard that same line 20 times now. Expect things to ramp up next week. Ffs might as well face it, we're going into the season with the paper thin squad we have right now, and it's because of the incompetence of Hughes and those above him that should have sacked him months ago.

14 Aug 2026 02:54:37
Instead of waiting until last minute, what fun it would be to back out last minute for Barcola with PSG ending up with so many wingers.

14 Aug 2026 07:03:13
No links to the board haha, I have a few mates that pass info on and have been spot on in the past. I myself haven't posted yet on here because I usually know how it could be perceived.

For most, this summer feels like a rinse and repeat (it has been). We are also operating quite differently this year because last year we were aggressive and were big spenders, we came into this window with clubs knowing when we want a player we'll pay big sums (Wirtz, Ekitike, Isak).

PSG are the worst to deal with in terms of sales, they fleeced Milan for 75M euros on Goncalo Ramos.

Barcola will happen and we're nearing the end of the saga, but it's a big deal and we won't want our pants pulled down publicly, it really does set a precedent for future windows.

This summer has been very hard to call for multiple reasons. New manager, World Cup year + setting down a precedent that we aren't the kinds to continue to overpay. We also need to move on players to create room (we'll start seeing exits soon).

14 Aug 2026 10:30:51
PSG are hard operators, the worst to deal with, know how desperate we are to replace Salah, and will make us pay more than we want, but shopping at PSG is 'ideal'?
And how are we setting down a precedent that we aren't the kinds to continue to overpay by paying a price that we don't want to for Barcola?
Genuine questions because I'm easily confused.

14 Aug 2026 16:00:06
Shopping at PSG and Barcelona is ideal in the sense of the quality of players they possess. They are elite and proven.

13 Aug 2026 20:42:43
Just heard from a friend who works the vans in Exeter, that he overheard a Skype call earlier today, with Bezos discussing the cost of rebranding the ground to Amazanfield.
They are usually reliable and told me about same day delivery options weeks before it went public.

Kindness,

Dev11.

13 Aug 2026 22:10:23
If you're going to make stuff up, at least come up with a software that still exists.

13 Aug 2026 22:07:51
Skype shutdown on May 5th 2025 lol.

13 Aug 2026 22:48:23
We have no intention to rename Anfield. The reason is simple--"This is Anfield"

xoxo

JB.

14 Aug 2026 06:33:09
You try to have a bit of a laugh these days. 😑

14 Aug 2026 10:08:48
Great username, Jess Bezos!!! LOL!! 🤣

13 Aug 2026 20:21:09
Cadena SER claimed earlier today that Torres to PSG is essentially 'done', with all terms agreed between both clubs and the player only needing to undergo his medical before the transfer is finalised. Interestingly enough, on top of the Paris to Blackpool charter, there were claims of a private jet arriving at Paris from Barca earlier today.

Coincidence? Who knows?

Several outlets reporting PSG have returned to Ajax with a significantly increased bid thought to be over 50m, much closer to Ajax's 60m valuation. Seems likely to be major developments in the next 24-48 hours if all the above is true.

13 Aug 2026 20:43:06
WinWin.com claiming MacAllister will stay at Liverpool, reporting the following statement from Carlos Mac Allister (Alexis' dad): "Alexis will stay in Liverpool, and we have not discussed any possibility of his departure from the club this summer."

13 Aug 2026 20:49:58
Cadena SER need to ready Fornax's "done scale".

13 Aug 2026 19:58:07
Spurs approaching for Gakpo! I’d not be letting a single player leave till we’ve bodies in plenty!

13 Aug 2026 20:30:18
Agreed, Jay, tbh, I wouldn't be letting Gakpo go even when we do get Barcola, he's the only forward we have with Prem experience capable of covering Ekitike/Isak. As much as I'm not a fan, I think it would be madness to move him on with the squad the way it is.

13 Aug 2026 20:33:28
I would imagine, if they're officially approaching him, they won't be going in blind. They'll have had a green light from someone connected to Liverpool, so that sounds like positive news on the Barcola front.

Also, positive news, they've just spent 85 million on Savinho, who averages 1 goal a season. If they're paying for goals, we could get at least a billion for Cody, give or take.

13 Aug 2026 20:39:52
Yeh, exactly, they are not approaching without knowing they are not wasting their time. We mightn't have a choice, Chewy. Gakpo might not want to stick around to mostly provide cf cover. Think, if the player wants to move on, and the club are getting offered £70m, a deal will be done.

13 Aug 2026 20:57:21
If Spurs are paying 85m for Savinho, Flo, I wouldn't be taking a penny less than that for Gakpo.

13 Aug 2026 21:34:05
I agree, Florian, players have the power these days, if he wants to go, we can't stop him, not to mention his wages are too high to play second fiddle, and if that's Iraola's plan for him, I imagine the club would be fairly keen to get him off the books.

Although I do feel, with fitness concerns and the increased demand from drastic change in style of play under Iraola, that there will be quite a bit of rotation this season and plenty of room for everyone to get playing time.

13 Aug 2026 21:38:10
If Gakpo is on his way out, I would only be comfortable with it if we brought in another forward, a natural striker to cover Isak/Ekitike. I'm not a big fan of the "x can play across the front line" argument.

I don't mind it for switching things up on the wings as a tactical decision, but it's not the greatest argument for consistency in a central role, something we're going to need this season.

13 Aug 2026 21:47:02
I'd agree on that Digger, Gakpo a much more proven player. True Chewy, there will be lots of playing time this season, but in the big games like City or Arsenal, Barcola and Isak will start if they are fit. Don't think Gakpo would want to start going down that road.

14 Aug 2026 01:25:53
More than happy to sell Gakpo to Spurs for £70-75m, but only if we secure another forward.
Said it on here a couple of weeks back that Marmoush would be a great option, and ideal support for Isak over the coming months.

14 Aug 2026 08:01:58
Gakpo, in comparison to Diaz, over 50 Premier League games actually has a slightly better record than Diaz.

Gakpo scored 13 goals with 7 assists and 20 Goal involvements with a shot conversion rate of -19%.

Diaz scored 11 goals with 7 assists and 18 Goal involvements with a shot conversion rate of -18.7%.

Can't really understand why Gakpo gets the bad press that he does.

14 Aug 2026 09:23:09
Last season was poor and knocked confidence with Gakpo. His general lack of dynamism always means supporters won't quite take to him the way you would with a Mane or Diaz.

His attacking stats are good, but I'm not sure he does as much all round work as peak Mane or Diaz, and that's what he's being judged against.

Unfortunately for him.

He's another one who'd be a very good squad and rotation option, but on his wages he doesn't seem like someone we'd be willing to keep for the bench. Understandably, he probably wouldn't want that either.

13 Aug 2026 17:06:32
Liverpool have reached out to Sociedad. Sociedad representatives were met. No idea why.

13 Aug 2026 17:16:34.
Bit of tapas maybe?

13 Aug 2026 17:16:48
Maybe looking at Kubo?

13 Aug 2026 17:34:51
They do pintxos up there, not tapas. Didn't need to make that comment, but just something tapas the time.

13 Aug 2026 17:42:11
Lino is an incredible player technically and works his socks off. Which is what makes his serious lack of end product so surprising. Every time I watch him I'm left wondering why he doesn't score or assist more goals.

Huge risk to gamble on him increasing his output.

He's scored between 2-9 goals a season in the last 4 seasons and it's declined every year (9, 7, 5, 2). I know Salah increased his output massively when we signed him, but he was on an upward trajectory.

13 Aug 2026 17:44:10
Seeing if we could move the new Amazon Stadium there?

13 Aug 2026 17:44:29
Hope it's not Kubo. Looks far too lightweight, also had a lot of injuries last season and his end product is mediocrity at best.

13 Aug 2026 17:49:00
Lino was meant to be Kubo. Bloody autocorrect.

13 Aug 2026 18:03:02
Kubo would be great as rotation for Wirtz, not so sure I like the idea of him as a RW for us though.

13 Aug 2026 18:19:47
Jon Aramburu, hopefully.

13 Aug 2026 18:20:21
His stats are truly awful! No thanks.

13 Aug 2026 18:25:50
Trying to get hold of that mountains PowerPoint they showed to Zubimendi so we can use it to convince Chiesa to leave.

13 Aug 2026 19:04:22
You should get a carpeting for that error, NK Scouse. 🤣

13 Aug 2026 19:13:50
The Amazon Stadium could be next to the Old Toilet if you prefer. That would solve all their debts, drastically increase the quality of their playing squad also. Be careful what you wish for?

13 Aug 2026 19:23:50
The irony of your own typo, Mrmcdoodle! 😂

13 Aug 2026 19:32:31
I googled lino. 🤦🏻‍♂️

13 Aug 2026 19:42:12
Zeddicus, I know. It would have been funny.
Bloody autocorrect. 🤣

13 Aug 2026 19:42:44
Somebody else mentioned earlier that word from Japan is that Kubo was being seriously considered.

13 Aug 2026 20:23:59
Billy, Lino possibly would be better in the furniture football players thread!

I wouldn't want him anyway, he'd attract a lot of plastic fans and he spends most of his time on the floor.

13 Aug 2026 22:32:28
Orri Oskarsson... €35 million. £60k per week. 5 year deal.