29 May 2025 23:09:02
Hi Ed, are you aware if reports suggesting Bayern Münich/ Real Madrid attempting to persuade Florian Wirtz have any legs? I think most of us are anxious because of what happened with Zubi, Caicedo and Lavia. I didn’t want to ask (out of superstition) but was hoping you could put everyone’s mind at rest. Cheers mate.
{Ed001's Note - of course Bayern are, I don't know regarding Madrid. It seems unlikely and just appears to be based on Alonso being their head coach now.}
29 May 2025 23:21:14
There was never any indication Lavia or Caicedo had agreed to join us, only that we'd bid. Zubi a bit different but it's widely reported that Wirtz has agreed terms and only wants us. Chill out man it'll happen!
29 May 2025 23:26:10
Thanks for the quick reply.
You’ve made me even more anxious… I just want to sleep and wake up when he’s our player! I think we need to try and wrap up negotiations with Leverkusen as quick as possible to avoid any doubts creeping into his mind about the move.
29 May 2025 23:30:59
If we even get a whiff that they are sniffing around any of our players or targets, then Trent should be told he has to wait for his transfer.
Might sound petty, but Real are getting a little bit brazen with their 'approaches', so let's not help them generate funds.
29 May 2025 23:38:34
Why are people losing their minds over one player? Last season it was Zubimendi and he didn’t sign so it was all doom and gloom. Then we won the league.
Just relax, if he signs he signs if he doesn’t he doesn’t. It really isn’t a big deal.
29 May 2025 23:46:51
Drip…. drip…. drip.
The slow drip feed of information preparing us for inevitable disappointment.
30 May 2025 00:33:39
I really don’t trust FSG at all.
30 May 2025 00:35:04
Are you ok Ron? Genuine question, you seem to be really on edge about this Wirtz signing.
If he doesn’t sign we are still in a really good place. That’s how I see it anyway.
I might be missing something though to be fair.
30 May 2025 00:37:51
You really make me chuckle, Ron. Maybe consider a name change to Eeyore!
Just because a couple of supporting clickbait sites drop made up nonsense and clickbait headlines, and that gets posted by a number of different people here and on other sites, it's suddenly a HUGE amount of noise against us getting Wirtz! Really?!
It's literally the world we live in now, with fake news being prioritised based on whether it's trending now or not!
Sheesh, let's see what the next few days bring!
30 May 2025 00:41:05
Klopp4pm. i trust them more than you lad haha.
30 May 2025 01:58:31
People had had title run PTSD and we won the title anyway. People have transfer PTSD but we'll sign Wirtz anyway.
Ron stop being a bed wetter and get off X.
30 May 2025 03:46:13
If Wirtz doesn't come, I imagine we'd go all out for Isak and get another midfielder. Not the end of the world, is it? People need to just relax a bit. some deals take weeks as each club negotiates to get the best possible deal and payment structure.
30 May 2025 04:21:09
@Klopp4pm, why don’t you trust FSG? Who within FSG don’t you trust and what is it that whoever you don’t trust has done or hasn’t done that caused you to lose trust. Personally I don’t trust Marks and Spencers.
30 May 2025 05:04:25
Has anybody considered that it might be a difficult deal to work out financially and that it might take a little bit of time to iron out the details club to club? We've already done the hard work of convincing the player, not sure what the impatience turning to paranoia is about.
Surely if Madrid were really in the mix the likes of ornstein etc would be reporting it by now?
Also by all accounts wirtz is Edwards' white whale, we have been tracking him for a very long time as a top priority. I don't think there's any chance we're going to let this deal go.
30 May 2025 05:15:15
I trust FSG but not Michael Caine. He has hair like sheep’s wool, no matter how great an actor he is.
30 May 2025 05:17:09
There's a lot of paranoia going around, but I have no doubts about Wirtz joining us. I believe his signing is just around the corner. In fact, I think we'll see a double announcement for both him and Frimpong very soon. The Frimpong deal was wrapped up about two weeks ago apparently, yet nothing's been made official. It seems like they're just waiting to finalise everything with Wirtz so they can unveil both signings at the same time.
30 May 2025 05:20:40
The league ended less than a week ago and the transfer window isn't even open yet. There's still plenty of time for transfers to happen.
30 May 2025 07:07:09
We’re all going off what’s been reported and just trusting the ones we trust.
But the key difference with this and the likes of Caicedo etc is that there were never reports saying those guys actually wanted to come to us.
I Rekon just let it play out. We had a parade, a tragedy and now some details to work through.
I’d expect more transfer news suggesting the deal is off to come out cos Liverpool fans generate so much revenue through clicks.
30 May 2025 08:03:07
I still don't get all this hate for FSG. Under their ownership we've won 2 PL titles and 1 CL (plus held all 4 big trophies at the same time) . They've appointed 2 fantastic head coaches and have put the club on a great financial footing.
They don't make all the decisions in terms of signings but have enabled the club to be competitive when required.
The owners before FSG did what? Left us in nothing but a mess.
30 May 2025 08:13:48
I’m a little bit on Ron side, different reason, I wonder if the Horror at the Parade, could influence families of potential players wanting to join us, in jeopardy.
30 May 2025 08:48:35
Kew17, sorry mate I don't mean to be too rude but that's one of the stupidest things I've ever read.
30 May 2025 09:11:00
Have you actually read what’s being reported? Wirtz met with senior Bayern officials and Kompany. He tried to sell his vision to Wirtz. Wirtz called him a couple of days later to tell him he’s joining liverpool.
30 May 2025 09:13:46
It's a quiet few days on the Wirtz to Liverpool front but the media will look for stories to publish even if there are none.
You choose what you want to believe.
30 May 2025 09:23:12
Its all about instalments and finer details. Wirtz is coming, and its going to be a record breaking transfer window, unlike any other.
30 May 2025 09:25:59
Why are people so paranoid that we haven't made any signing yet. The transfer window hasn't even opened!
The people on here who think that the moves for Bellingham, Caiceido, Lavia and Zubimendi were all carefully crafted scripts by FSG should seriously consider getting themselves checked out. That level of paranoia could seriously be a cause for concern.
The Caiceido/ Lavia moves were just bad negotiating. Had we agreed to pay the fee for Lavia earlier in the window he would have joined us. Instead we left him hanging and went after Caiceido who never had any intention of joining us. When that failed and we went back for Lavia he felt unwanted and chose to go somewhere else. Zubimendi was just flaky and there was nothing that we could do about that. It happens. It is certainly not any king of FSG masterplan.
Wirtz is on another level compared to Caiceido, Lavia and Zubimendi so if missing out on those has enabled us to spend what is needed to bring in Wirtz (and win the league title for a 20th time in the meantime) then I am over the moon that we missed out on them.
30 May 2025 09:26:52
Kew17 Have you seen what's been happening in Germany in the past few years? similar mass stabbings / driving into crowds, unfortunately.
30 May 2025 09:46:47
Stop being a bunch of paranoid nellys.
Yes we have been here before and been burnt. Those other deals were not meant for us. Wirtz has stated he wants to join and a deal of the value that's being mooted takes time. Then throw in the fact the club probably wanted to make sure the fans were alright after what happened Monday.
Both Kerkez and Frimpong were meant to be annouced by this weekend, delayed because of that also.
30 May 2025 10:32:49
I’m nott sure why it takes time. When I play League Manager on my laptop you can get the whole thing sorted in 30 seconds. Anything more than a couple of minutes to get stuff sorted is just ridiculous.
30 May 2025 11:34:57
Ze German is coming.
30 May 2025 12:05:53
Ha ha all this bravado calling people worriers and negative, like those acting all stiff upper lip now weren't crying over the ones we lost over the last few seasons.
Anyway not one has stated the bleeding obvious. Window opens on 1st June, you haven't 'signed' anyone till then anyway. Any club announcing before is risking a PR disaster. So obviously Real announced the Bournemouth kid, but they are iffy as and think everyone bows to them, but agreement is only between clubs and player, but not associations. Red tape, but important red tape.
30 May 2025 12:25:34
FSG have been the best thing to happen to Liverpool FC since Eric Sawyer gave Shanks the money to buy St John and Big Ron Yeats .
Some people are so ungrateful we were on our last legs unt FSG bought us since we have won everything bar one the confrence cup which i hope we never win it because it is the same as the egg cup the toffees won so think what we had and then think what we have all down to FSG weather you like it or not.
30 May 2025 19:06:49
He will be a Liverpool player 100%, all these noises are typical Spanish and German guess work, he loved what he has been told by Slot and wants us, Kompany is a very uninspiring manager with contradictions from up the top end of the club, so confusing for Wirtz and he didn't like it, he heard all he needed and more from us and its won him over, the hold up is Bayer asking for our players, we should just say, here's the money for that deal, now who are you interested in, go to separate deals, our negotiations are the only worry for me, but hopefully we are out of that arrogant, we are Liverpool phase now.