01 Sep 2025 20:23:56
Just reading a sly sports article that says the Guehi deal has been accepted at 35 million. Article eas posted at 7.47 tonight and the medical will take place in London.
Can see conflicting posts on here so no idea what is true. Guess we will find out soon enough as the window will be closing.
01 Sep 2025 20:47:15
It is off.
01 Sep 2025 20:51:11
So youve not seen the deal is off?
01 Sep 2025 20:28:24
Deal is definitely off Glasner threatening to walk.
01 Sep 2025 20:29:32
Window closed at 7pm mate, deal is off.
01 Sep 2025 20:30:22
Deal is off. Confirmed by LFC.
01 Sep 2025 20:34:59
Now reading a sly sports article posted at 8.16 saying it's off ? give me strength. Should have listened to the site. Still a great transfer window! Let's wrap Gomez in Kleenex.
01 Sep 2025 21:22:58
If I had to choose a collapsed deal out of isak and guehi, I'd of been absolutely gutted if we didn't get isak.
Guehi must be gutted and maybe very angry.
Take him in January for 15m.
{Ed025's Note - i would think Guehi would have been a more important signing for Liverpool than Isac at this present time Magico, but maybe thats just me..
01 Sep 2025 21:28:01
Glasner took all the balls home and threatened to start coaching the under 19 squad if Guehi didn't stay so the club had no choice is what iam hearing.
01 Sep 2025 21:28:53
I agree with you Ed. I was much more excited about signing Guehl than Isak. I know I'm in the minority, but that's fine. Regarding Guehl, I wonder if he'll have a mysterious injury all of a sudden during one of the international matches or shortly thereafter.
{Ed025's Note - i dont think he is the type Stone, good honest pro who seems very grounded to me, he will bide his time and give his all to palace until the inevitable happens in January mate..
01 Sep 2025 21:29:45
Well, Hughes did his job, not his fault Palaced reneged, he’s had a great window, managed to get Isak and Wirtz, which to me seemed impossible.
01 Sep 2025 21:30:45
Dom can play there Ed ?.
{Ed025's Note - maybe if you get him a red cape and boots Metro...hes not bloody Superman mate.. :)
01 Sep 2025 21:56:06
Here we all thought the club were broke. Splashed out 400 mill in one window. Isak and Wirtz is phenomenal. Fullbacks are sorted for 5 years even got ourselves a YLFP who has just been called up to the national team.
Next couple windows put some more steel in our spine and we dominate from a position of strength.
Hats off to you Mr Hughes.
01 Sep 2025 22:04:31
I was hoping for Guehi and no doubt our defensive line could do with a boost but goals win games and there is no way in hell I’m taking guehi over Isak! We had only one CF in the squad and although Chiesa, Mo or Gakpo could have filled in that isint sustainable. Konate and Virg have been solid at the back, we have Leoni to come in, Gomez has stayed although can he stay fit and Endo can and should fill in for cup games along with youth. Ideal world we get both but I’d be far more disappointed if we were sitting here with Guehi and not Isak.
01 Sep 2025 21:33:36
we have 4 centrebacks and only 1 striker mate. how would Guehi be a more important signing?
{Ed025's Note - because you have enough up front imo Masina, your problem is not scoring goals mate its conceding them, you have some great players upfront and will always score goals with that quality but your back 4 besides VVD (who is world class) is very dodgy to say the least...well thats my opinion anyway..
01 Sep 2025 21:40:33
I agree with Ed25. We're awesome going forward but not only constantly out of shape at the back, but thin for cover.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but would it not have been better to loan Gomez to CP to get Guehi done now than later? Perhaps Joe wouldn't want that, and I can't blame him if not.
01 Sep 2025 21:41:00
Really Ed? Pull the other one mate.
Guehi was an opportunistic signing that would’ve left us with 5 centre backs. Decent player but not absolutely needed.
Isak was a signing we needed because we’ve only got 1 centre forward.
I know you want to look for negatives because it’s Liverpool but you don’t half talk some absolute bull.
{Ed025's Note - im afraid you are talking through your arse Robbo, a blind man can see that any problems you have are certainly not up front its the shambles at the back mate, im going to send you a stamp so that you can write on the back of it all you know about football..
01 Sep 2025 21:43:01
got to agree, we needed Guehi at centre back, Konate might be doing a Trent, and there might be some dodgy moments ahead, could we go back for him in the winter transfer window.
01 Sep 2025 21:50:10
I can see Glasner heading to Utd or Leverkeusen to be honest, pick your poisoned chalice.
01 Sep 2025 22:19:15
The mad thing is, glasner will probably be off at the end of the season and guehi will go at an even bigger cut price in Jan or free at the end of the season and parish will look like a mug. Unfortunately, we’ve just seen why players might take isak’s approach over guehi’s to make sure moves go through. This summer will reinforce that even more.
Guehi is a big miss imo and I have a pessimistic feeling that the move won’t happen, it was this summer or never. Props to guehi, I feel for him, but I’m disliking parish and glasner a lot right now lol.
01 Sep 2025 22:49:37
I think Guehi was more important than Isak as happy as I am to have Isak but why would Igor pick west ham over palace? I wouldn't have even thought there was a choice. Palace all day.
01 Sep 2025 23:04:25
Completely agree Ed25. We're one bad VVD injury away from having a CB crisis.
Not because we don't have other CBs, but moreso because we heavily depend on VVD. Konate can't do what VVD does (bring his CB partner up a level), but I think Guehi can.
In my opinion, Guehi > Konate not purely from a skill point of view but more in a sense of leadership, stability and consistency that helps others around him perform well.
{Ed025's Note - i think so too Greg,
01 Sep 2025 23:06:02
Ed we were going to have problems up front if we relied upon Ekitike all season. If he's substituted or kept quiet, we struggle to threaten.
{Ed025's Note - you have goals in that side even without Alex Nick, i think your problems are at the other end of the pitch mate..
01 Sep 2025 23:12:00
Can we not get Guehi on loan if an extra day is allowed with option to buy.
01 Sep 2025 23:59:54
Look, if you go to my brother's pet shop in Bolton, he'll replace the Guehi for you.
02 Sep 2025 01:40:21
To be fair our defence looked a lot better at the weekend, than in the first two matches. All four starters played well as did Joe when he came on. Of course we weren’t playing anybody of any note at the weekend but the clean sheet was good.
02 Sep 2025 03:01:55
My guess is west ham offered Igor Julio more money? West ham are a much richer club than palace.
02 Sep 2025 06:43:01
Igor may also know Potter from his Brighton days…. Maybe?
01 Sep 2025 23:35:30
Very short-sighted take, Ed. We've lost Diaz, Nunez and Jota and they has to be replaced. We've also lacked threat when Hugo has gone off or been keep quiet and it's emboldened opponents to come at us.
We have enough CB options to last us until January.
{Ed025's Note - i suppose its how you see it Nick, Nunez was poor and hardly played and Etikete has replaced Diaz, that means you are maybe one short but then Jota was hardly a regular, i think you have goals in you and even have the likes of Rio who can come off the bench, but besides VVD your defence is not worth a carrot mate, Konate is playing like Mr Bean, Kirkez looks like Bambi on ice, Frimpong is certainly no full back and Gomez cant stay fit for 10 minutes, now that as an outsider is what i see and you may see different but thats up to you..
02 Sep 2025 00:38:27
Ed025 - No chance would Guehi have been more important than Isak. Guehi is a good player and clearly a great professional, but he was being brought for depth, not necessarily as a starter.
Isak is one of the best players in the world and when you get the chance to sign such quality, you have to prioritize it. The Premier League winners are nearly always the highest scorers nowadays, and attackers of the class of Isak, Wirtz and Salah let you be more tactically flexible with the rest of your team.
You'd fancy your chances against us a lot more if Isak was absent versus Guehi.
{Ed025's Note - i think Isac is quality Lowe and will score you loads mate, but let me tell you Guehi starts every game for you and im not his biggest fan but he is solid and besides VVD he would by a country mile be the best defender at the club..
02 Sep 2025 01:24:00
Wow! So now we are thinking that Guehi is prime Maldini or something? Do you hear yourselves?
If VVD gets injured it makes us a worse team whether we have Guehi or not. Guehi is a decent player but he’s no VVD!
Ed did you not just see us keep a clean sheet against Arsenal and deal with their set pieces with ease? Did you not see us win the league last season with VVD and Konate as centre backs?
You’re taking a sample size of 2 early season games where we conceded a few goals and trying to say that Guehi is the only salvation. We’ve already got title winning centre backs at the club but you are ignoring the previous 38 premier league games and focusing on 2 of the last 3 games.
I wanted Guehi because he’s a decent player, gives us more depth to the squad and is relatively cheap given his experience but Isak is world class. One of the top 5 strikers in world football!
If you’re trying to say that signing Guehi will make us win more games than signing Isak then you honestly need to be checked.
And you say it’s me that knows nothing about football? I think you need to look closer to home mate.
{Ed025's Note - its just an opinion Robbo, tell me besides VVD who would you class as a decent defender in your team at the moment?, you got a clean sheet against an Arsenal side who shat themselves and came for a draw, all the evidence was there in the first two games for me, Newcastle have only scored 2 goals because they have no forwards...and that was against you, and Semenyo ran you ragged as well, now this is just what i see with my own eyes..
02 Sep 2025 06:23:13
Come on Ed25 my Dom joke aside and your superman comeback I cannot really believe you are referring to the defence as a shambles. I agree we should be prioritising NOW a CB but not because of a shambles but to avoid risk and insert depth that we do have at a level but not in abundance. But I think we are good at least to Jan? And the depth we do have is not a shambles! On what do you base that? 2 not so convincing premier league openers, and a pre season friendly or 2 before it?
It is partly a new defence for one; the CB partnership were part of the second least concessions last year and we went 3 games with I conceded in a Dec spell for two.
I am sorry I agree with a post above it is a load of Bull o refer to it as a shambles!
{Ed025's Note - its just how i see it Metro, you may see it different and thats fine by me mate..
02 Sep 2025 07:17:14
@Gregarious I quite like Guehi a decent player different qualities but for me of same overall level standing as Konate.
VVD is a freak the best CB in the world by far and to be honest unless you have 2 CBs of the overall ability of the next closest to VVD (arsenals 2 by way of example both of which are IMO better than Konate and Guehi) you will have some trouble.
For me a fit Gomez would be far better than both as a partner to VVD but we know keeping him fit is a struggle.
Don’t get me wrong I wanted Guehi as I do believe we need CBs but I am not ready to over hype the guy!
02 Sep 2025 04:12:31
Ed I can guarantee you that we didn't have enough goals with Mo and Ekitike alone to compete on all fronts this year. Just look at the attacking outgoings we've had: Jota (RIP), Nunez and Diaz.
And we've brought two in.
Mo is also off to AFCON in January.
Everyone knew that Liverpool had to strengthen the attack, recruiting Hugo was just the bare minimum.
{Ed025's Note - Jota and Nunez were not really regular starters Nick and Etikite has replaced Diaz so i think you are fine in that department mate..
02 Sep 2025 08:23:35
To be honest I think we needed both Isak and Guehi, my opinion, but is what it is - if Konate can keep getting back to last seasons form and all stay fit, we’ll be ok - but agree with Ed25 that if we lose either CB, especially VVD - we will have problems!
Personally would have loved to get Guehi, I think he’s a good CB and an improvement, hopefully January we’ll get him.
Outstanding window and would be interesting to see Leoni get some cup games - see what he has to offer.
02 Sep 2025 08:26:58
Kerkez was brilliant against Arsenal and Madueke who would give any top full back a tough game, Konate was back to somewhere approaching his usual self, he covered the wide areas very well, snuffed out danger along the back line, won most of his headers, was switched on from first minute to last. The way you talk about him ed you'd think he was a waster rather than one of the first names on the team sheet on a title-winning side. Bit nonsensical you suggesting that because Arsenal didn't make the most of the situation that it was a stroll in the park for Liverpool, we had to defend every set piece, ball into the box and win our ground and aerial duels, our back 4 did everything at an elite level defending as a unit.
I hate this narrative that we caught a break because Arsenal didn't come to put us to the sword, Arsenal were deadly afraid of us, for good reason, and wanted to deny us the space to play in first and foremost. Last year Arteta got flak for going gung-ho when they were 2-1 up and Mo scored in the 81st minute as a result.
The goals we let in against Bournemouth and Newcastle weren't because our defenders are crap, it's because of tactical reasons. Why did the line push upwards on the set piece goals we conceded against Newcastle when they didn't get a sniff in the first half? Granted Konate could have done more on the first goal against BOurnemouth and generally he didn't play well, but we were marooned every time we lost the ball in their half because the rest defense structure was non-existent.
Against Arsenal all of these problems were fixed, to the detriment maybe of our attacking thrust and our high press, but we saw how our team can defend when Slot sets us up to nullify the other team's threat in transition, it's not a given that we are going to be wide open all season, Slot knows what the problem is and he is more than smart enough to fix it, it just takes time to get the balance right between attack and defence.
Would Guehi have been a welcome signing? For sure, because Slot feels like he is another piece of the puzzle for his overall tactical plan. But it's not an absolute disaster if we don't have him. It would be disastrous if we lost Virgil or Ibou to a long term injury, for sure, but even if he came in that would be the case. We can only hope Joe stays fit and that we can fast track Leoni the next two weeks to being a viable option on the bench. From what I have seen of Leoni he is the real deal in terms of his positioning and anticipation, he has the body to succeed in the prem. He is not brilliant on the ball yet, but Mosquera isn't either and he came on for Arsenal and did well filling in. Endo can play center half, Grav can too when push comes to shove in the cup games.
We should all remember that we are building a team for the next 5 years, not the next 5 games. Guehi has been identified as being a part of that 5 year plan, if we get him in January it's not such a big deal. We've already done the hard part of figuring out the deal with Palace and the player wants to come, we'll just have to wait a while.
02 Sep 2025 08:27:19
I think people might want to start watching VVD much more closely. He isn't the CB he was 2 seasons ago. Many of his own lapses have caused goals to be conceded.
He might still be our best CB, but he isn't what he was. We absolutely needed a CB in this window. It's remiss of the club not to have had a back up to Guehi for how this unfolded.
Our defence is still our problem. Slot hasn't fixed that yet.
02 Sep 2025 08:34:58
I backed the Guehi signing all summer when most on here were saying he was crap, but to make out he would have been a more important signing than Isak is ludicrous. We've an as strong if not stronger CB group than last seasons champions and we'll get Guehi in 4 months time. Isak will take this team to a different level.
02 Sep 2025 08:38:16
Sorry I think that's nonsense. Virgil wasn't great against Bournemouth but he is probably our most important player. Look at the second half against Arsenal, he was instrumental to us dominating the second half defensively but also being able to carry the ball and then get it to the feet of our midfielders or to cut the midfield press open going straight to the flanks. I'm pretty sure it was Virgil who got the ball to Curtis for him to go on a run and win the foul for Dom?
Virgil has more responsibility in our team this year to carry and progress the ball when Grav is blocked off or to add some variation in our build up, on top of commandeering the back line and winning every header in the box. I'm a bit concerned about the workload on his body having to do so much more at his age, so that's one of the reasons why I think we need another center half. I don't for a second think that he is not at the same level as he was though, he is still the best center half in the league with the biggest influence on either side of the ball.
02 Sep 2025 08:40:55
Also saying it's remiss of the club to not have a back up for Guehi? We had everything secured, he even did a medical, we were about to pay the fee we wanted to pay rather than the one Palace demanded, the club did everything right waiting for things to fall into place, so that they could get the player they wanted rather than a panic alternative. We were 99% of the way there. How were they supposed to know that things would turn out this way?
02 Sep 2025 08:45:33
Slot obviously thinks differently Brisbane judging by his comments post matches. If VVD wasn’t fit for the last 2 matches no way we get 6 points. Get some glasses Bris.
02 Sep 2025 08:50:13
What have I started with my last minute Guehi post. Tbh I can see the logic in both sides of opinions. I think Isak is a great signing, quality CF's aren't high in numbers and he's used to the prem. We are very light up front regardless of how much Nunez and Diogo used to start, plus we lost Diaz also. Young Rio shouldn't have heaps of pressure put on him and as ED01 explained he can't be available every game due to his age.
At the back we have two new fullbacks and Konate has me covering my eyes at times. That said he was a premier league winner last season and featured lots. We lost out on our first CB target as he chose Madrid but we then seemed to stall. Guehi was mentioned and Palace had a lot of time to replace him. This is why I think we missed a trick with young Hato. The Greek Scouser has gone as far as I'm aware and Hato offers cover at LB and both CB positions. How he would turn out only time will tell but he would have got games and offered us valuable cover. YLFP is signed and Gomez is excellent IMO but is made of glass! So let's hope he can stay injury free.
We will be dangerous up front but games are also won by not conceding. Barcelona last season had the we will score more than you philosophy and it served them well. It was great watching them play but it's far more emotional and tense when watching our reds play as we are more invested with our emotions. Plus ED025 is waiting to say I told you so haha ?
Let's smash this season fellow reds YNWA ?.
02 Sep 2025 09:19:19
Brisbane he (VVD) is still the best CB worldwide IMO. I think you would find most of the polls also see that.
Bastoni for me is then the closest but he’s not coming out of Italy!
Arsenal then have a couple that are that step down but a step above Konate and Guehi (who are both decent, as is Gomez who I actually prefer if fit but they stand alongside a number of other decent not spectacular CBs) .
So, in your opinion who was the back up? For me the concentration should be on longer term back up.
02 Sep 2025 09:59:07
Arguments could be made for who was more important, Isak or guehi……my personal take is that Isak was more important because mo isn’t getting any younger, Gakpo I have doubts about still to be a regular starter after Diaz departure. The loss of Jota a massive blow. Nunez was replaced by Ekitike. We needed Isak and if a proper quality striker is available, we needed to get him.
Not to say we don’t need guehi, but vvd is still the best cb in prem and konate is up there in top 10 probably, Gomez if fit can cover and the YLFP is very interesting. We also have Endo still who can do a job there. Get guehi in January or next season for free though.
But personal choice was Isak all window, strikers like him are few and far between…. also feel we got the best of the rest in ekitike but early days.
02 Sep 2025 09:52:50
So my favourite Ed yet again has his negative anti lfc hat on again! Yeah ok you dressed it up by saying vvd is world class and upfront we will score lots of goals but you can’t hide your true feelings as it’s so obvious, hey I really understand it’s so hard being a blue in our city mate but some of your replies are a touch rude, postage stamp and talking out your arse comments especially mate, maybe other people’s opinions are not as important as yours mr negativity . Yes kirkez looks nervous but it’s a huge step up for him and he did make the team of the year after all, frimpong being judged after a couple of games! Ok ate yea made an unconvincing start but was very good at the weekend, obviously guehi is a blow but come on let’s put some perspective on this, 3 games in 9 points, top of the league so what I say is if this is lfc being dodgy at the back then look out when all are firing ! Of course all are entitled to opinions including the Ed, myself and the postage stamp guy and the guy talking out his arse ???.
{Ed025's Note - Im not really rude unless people are rude to me Robbie, i say a lot of positive things on here about Liverpool mate and i just jive my honest opinions on players as i see it, i do the same on every page and that includes Everton..
02 Sep 2025 11:36:55
"Defence is still our problem".
Current champions, 3 games played and 3 games won (2 against tough opposition), top of the table.
That's a problem?
02 Sep 2025 11:48:34
Valid opinions Ed25. But for me, if you can get a proven world class player like Isak, you should go for it. Also future proof us for when Salah will eventually left in the future.
On Guehi though, he would help the defence for sure. We also had that deal if not for Palace pulling out in the last minute. Konate looks okay dealing with Gyokeres who is suppose to be Arsenal's saviour. So, at least that's something.
{Ed025's Note - Isak is a great signing Mfahmee and i think MG would have been too mate..
02 Sep 2025 12:11:40
Which team among those 3 don't qualify as tough opposition, flash? Curious to know.
02 Sep 2025 16:16:49
I don't see Isak having the impact at Liverpool quite yet. everything is geared towards salah and not the CF position and rightfully so as Salah is the better player. Guehi who i believe is better than Konate then considering Konate will more than likely leave next summer makes him the more important player to get this summer. Liverpool will win the league regardless of Guehi or Isak. just makes more sense to me to bed the cb in first.
02 Sep 2025 17:00:17
I, too was very much surprised by the tone and language used by Ed025 in some of the recent posts. Very much unlike him, to be so blunt; he usually coats his rivalry with LFC in some humour to make it lighter.
But he has a point in that if posters are being rude or abusive, he has every right to respond. And then threads become unpleasant readings for the rest of us.
Maybe the remedy is to not allow the posting of rude and abusive posts anymore? Very much like what Ed02 used to do? People very clearly got the message if they came very close to any sort of controversy and Ed02 would let you know it (Ed01 doesn't tolerate any nonsense either) . Automatically, people posted calmly and with due respect.
It's already enough to read posts where posters are being competitive, rude and abusive with each other. I don't want it to descend to the same thing between Eds and posters. It would kill the site (s) .
{Ed025's Note - i agree with you ArAy, it wont happen again mate and i apologize for being over the top in some posts, i will just delete them from now on and ban the poster for life like ED002 used to, that has never been my style but i suppose the great man was right all along..
02 Sep 2025 18:36:21
No need to apologize Ed025. We all love you and you know that. It's just that you know how it works. Give people your hand and pretty soon your entire arm is gone. Always make sure the boundaries are set, and make sure everyone respects them. Simple actually ???.
{Ed025's Note - you are right ArAy...cheers mate..
03 Sep 2025 05:12:19
Heat of the moment stuff, Ed25 - nothing major mate. Your opinion carries just as much weight as anyone else’s. The trouble with online discussions is they’re so easily misinterpreted; we’ve all been there. Just want to say your opinions and the work you put into the site are appreciated, not just by me but by plenty of others on here. Don;t stop being you mate!
One thing I’m certain of - Robboslostlegs is the old poster Beckers Pecker. These back and forths between you and others always seem to involve the same couple of people (him and Oli) . Best to just ignore it, mate. I’m not saying they’re wrong, or you are, but some people just look for an argument out of nothing.
At the end of the day, every poster here is a different person, from different walks of life, and sometimes opinions just don’t translate well online - it’s easy for things to be taken out of context. We move on, mate.
03 Sep 2025 18:16:11
Ed 25 no problem with you mate so keep up the good work ?.