12 Feb 2026 21:32:33
Daveokop (not sure reliability) has said on twitter Mateus Mane agents visited AXA centre and had talks with Liverpool and will have talks with a number of other clubs ahead of a certain summer move.
Was mentioned on here a few days ago, ed1 I think you said we were watching him.
Seems versatile as well as very talented. Would love us to sign him at a decent price.
Hopefully with a manager that will use the youngsters! :)
13 Feb 2026 06:20:22
I'm probably going to be in the minority here, but I don't see the point in this signing when we have Rio, who is a young, bright prospect in that position. If we're to replace Gakpo, it needs to be someone who is much more ready to play week in, week out.
13 Feb 2026 06:25:18
Mane is playing week in, week out?
13 Feb 2026 06:54:07
He's played 90 minutes pretty much every game since December 10. ?
13 Feb 2026 06:58:13
Looks an excellent prospect, from the limited amount I've seen of him. Playing in a struggling team as well.
13 Feb 2026 07:30:41
Playing week in, week out for Wolves is an entirely different matter, come on lads. Is he that far ahead of Rio in his development? He's got 4 months of men's footy under his belt.
I'm sure Rio could have the same if he played for Wolves. We need to be aiming much higher as a replacement for Gakpo. Signing Mane would make a lot of sense if we didn't already have Rio.
13 Feb 2026 07:32:54
Does he not play more central? Not seen him myself. It's been hard to watch us play this season, and after that, it normally puts me right off for the rest of the weekend.
13 Feb 2026 07:54:43
He's definitely not ahead of Rio in his development. The reason I like him, though, is his versatility. He can play off the left, but I think he will probably play centrally in his career.
13 Feb 2026 08:16:41
Depending on how much they're asking for, it could be a perfect low risk signing. But we would still need more senior wingers signed this summer.
13 Feb 2026 08:23:08
Mane can play AM, CM, LW and RW. He's extremely talented from what I've seen, and we'd be utterly mental not to try and sign him now before his price sky rockets. I think he could be as big as Robbo and Wijnaldum were in terms of signings from a relegated team. I'm sorry, but if you take the bias away, he's well clear of Rio as things stand. Rio is a very talented player in his own right, but he's played around 300 minutes of senior football and is very hit and miss when he does play. Mane is coming up on 1000 minutes, and he's already carrying Wolves in many games. He looks quicker and stronger than Rio, as well as more confident to take risks.
Maybe that's due to Slot's poor tactics, but right now, on the available evidence, Mane is the better player. We're definitely in one of the better positions of all the big teams to sign him as well. Chelsea, City and Arsenal are inundated with attacking midfielders and wingers. Aston Villa and Newcastle are toeing the line of PSR and likely won't spend big on potential talent. Man United and Spurs are the other two sides who might be interested and can offer him gametime, but in a straight shoot out, I'd like to think he'd choose us over them given the comparative recent success we've had.
13 Feb 2026 08:36:48
Well, I guess in a few years time, him and Rio will be classed as "homegrown". Unfortunately, it feels like our transfer strategy doesn't involve getting our ducks in a row, but resembles throwing enough darts at U21s. We need midfield solidity and a new central defender.
13 Feb 2026 08:59:27
I know Dave very well, and he's correct about Mane. Ta.
13 Feb 2026 09:17:39
As MK said, accurately as ever, Rio is way behind Mane in development terms. He's also able to play multiple positions. Both Wolves and Liverpool are PL teams. It's not like Mane is playing in a Conference side. Wolves are a side I see a lot of.
13 Feb 2026 09:32:40
How many times have people watched the lad play in real time?
13 Feb 2026 09:33:44
I agree with MK and Barnsey, in so far as any time I've seen Rio play, I've thought I'd be more impressed. Especially as there was hype about him being pushed for first team opportunities. In saying that, he's not getting much game time to improve, but that could be because he is not of the standard yet to make the grade.
I've zero idea if he's better or worse than Mane, as I've not seen Mane play.
13 Feb 2026 10:18:22
He's further ahead than Rio, both in physique and minutes. Also a year older, so i suppose when he was Rio's age, he hadnt yet played a minute for Wolves. Whats not debatable, though, is that they are two very talented young players.
I'd be all over Mane if the price is reasonable. With them two and young Josh Abe (if he commits to the club), we'd have some very exciting young wingers on our books.
13 Feb 2026 10:34:17
Wolves are my dad's team, so I've seen Mane a couple of times in real time. He'd be a great addition for us, without a doubt.
13 Feb 2026 11:10:33
I would see Matheus Mane as a RW or as a no10. Looks the business, is homegrown, and hasn't struggled with the Premier League physicality at all. He and Yan Diomande would inject that pace and directness into our squad since Mo slowed down and Lucho and Sadio left. Diomande, Rio, and Mane would be a great mix, though we would be lacking a left footer there.
Young Joshua Abe, the next one of the rank, is left footed though. It will also be interesting to see if Kieran Morrison, who is left footed, can take his chance. He's as close to the first team as he's ever been.
13 Feb 2026 11:20:38
Yeh, Morrison's a good little player. Wouldnt have a problem seeing him get a runout against Brighton in a strong team.
13 Feb 2026 12:33:11
With Wolves heading for the Championship, barring a miracle, it would make perfect sense. His versatility seems to be a strength and will have the benefit of a full season under his belt.
13 Feb 2026 12:47:49
WDW - in aggregate, our fanbase has watched Matheus Mane over 10,765,501 seconds, with 45.24% being during our home game with them. We can ask the boss to break that down by demographic if you wish.
13 Feb 2026 15:44:39
Can Mane play CB? Because that's what Liverpool need, a ready-to-go CB, before anything else!!!
13 Feb 2026 17:22:38
Are we hyping Rio up? For all the fancy step overs, is his final product better than Mane's in regards to stats.
13 Feb 2026 19:07:49
Thanks @FPF, impressive maths work there. I asked the question because, as ever, there seemed to be a considerable number of people who have been keeping tabs on the lad, albeit keeping their knowledge very much to themselves, until they all decided to share earlier today. Apart from not really noticing him when we played against them, I don't think I've ever seen him, and I find it fantastic the dedication people go to to watch a young lad playing for Wolves multiple times.
I'm agog with anticipation, waiting for the next player that, even as I write this, multiple contributors to this board are watching - no doubt a right back aged 17 playing in the Polish league. Sometimes I'm genuinely surprised that grown-ups earning an honest wage have the time to do all this excellent scouting work.
13 Feb 2026 19:44:51
No offence, WDW, but if you didn't notice him against us a few months back, then you can't have been paying much attention! Personally, I was Googling him about 20 mins into our match against Wolves, as he immediately caught the eye, and I hadn't heard of him before.
I have been keeping an eye on him since, and he'd definitely be a smart buy in the summer.
13 Feb 2026 19:56:16
DaveOkop started on Twitter at the same time as me. ?? He reports others' stories and reports. He is not reliable or itk.
13 Feb 2026 20:43:32
OK, West. Some of us are going to watch other teams. I've had season tickets at Pompey, Goldstone and Orient, as well as Anfield. And, yeah, my dad is a Wolves fan. I also watched Verona and Villarreal back in the day. Are you having a moment?
13 Feb 2026 21:09:14
I heard he's been playing eight days a week. *wink*
13 Feb 2026 21:10:30
It's not weird, in my opinion, that football fans with access to streams have seen Mane play several games in the past three months. If he was in the Polish league, yeah, but I watch 6-10 PL games a week.
13 Feb 2026 22:22:34
On Rio, in fairness to the lad, nearly all his minutes seem to be when we're desperate for a late goal, and the other team are sat in defending in numbers. Very rarely, if at all, have I seen him this season where it's the other team having to come all guns blazing at us, and he has space on the break to go one-on-one with a defender, which is a lot of the instances I've seen Mane excel.
We saw in pre-season what Rio can do when he gets room, with a lovely run and finish at Anfield.
14 Feb 2026 00:12:29
Lots of posters giving young Mane the thumbs up, me too. I think that he would be a very smart player to bring in, can play in a few different positions, and would develop into a great player. So yes, bring him to Anfield.
14 Feb 2026 03:02:58
We probably need 3 new attackers to complete the forward line, to be fair. Well, that's assuming Mo and Chiesa are going in the summer. I miss the depth in attack we had before this season.
14 Feb 2026 06:38:32
If we had a crystal ball and were able to know that Gakpo, Chiesa and Mo would carry this season's form into next season, then all three have to go. Usually there's no way I would want that much change, but we simply could not be any worse next year by replacing all three if they are going to be as bad as this year.
14 Feb 2026 10:40:19
Klopp gave FSG notice he was leaving halfway through the season. It wouldn't surprise me if Slot knows he will be gone at the end of the season. He may actually want to go back to the Netherlands.
My feeling is that he sees LFC as a job and not a way of life. Also, Alonso has kids in school that need to be factored in; family disruption should be minimised.
14 Feb 2026 11:09:53
Slot is not going back to see out the rest of his career in the Eredivisie.
14 Feb 2026 22:08:36
Max 5, 2 very different situations. Klopp was initially approached by Red Bull 2 years before leaving. He also bought his current home 2 years before he left. Klopp's departure was clearly part of a long term plan. Slot, on the other hand, was likely in an early stage of contract extension negotiations when he led the club to its worst run of form in 70 years.
To assume that Slot went from being happy to extend to wanting to leave in a matter of weeks makes absolutely no sense.