16 Mar 2026 11:26:35
Morning Gents,
Adam Wharton is wanted by Liverpool in the summer, I've heard they're going to put an offer in for around £70m.
There has been a lot of chat recently regarding this transfer.
Cheers.
16 Mar 2026 11:39:37
Any more on Slot this morning, Robbo?
16 Mar 2026 11:47:15
Am not sure he is what we need. Good passer of the ball, but does not seem to get round the pitch well enough. Only thing is, he does seem to sit in his position, which is something Gravenberch is not doing.
He does remind me of Michael Carrick, who was vastly underrated, and did help make Utd tick, and players who played with him all speak about how good he was.
16 Mar 2026 11:49:48
In the minority here, but I don't think this is the profile of the midfielder we really need. What we need is someone to come in and break up the play, be defensively-minded first and foremost, to provide necessary balance to the midfield. Wharton just strikes me as another ball carrier / progressor. Someone to keep the play ticking along, without ever really threatening, which we already have in abundance in the squad.
Elliott Anderson or Stiller would be my preferred move. But, I guess with Jones and Macca linked away, perhaps we do need this profile. I only hope we get a more defensive-minded midfielder at some point soon. Endo was clearly bought as a stop-gap, when Fabinho left, and yet we never did more after the fact.
16 Mar 2026 12:02:38
We need English players badly. I'd take him.
16 Mar 2026 12:04:28
I disagree, I think we really need a player like Wharton to replace what Trent did for us. It's true that we also need a ball winner in midfield, somebody more tenacious like a Joao Gomes who can be all action and rotate with Grav, but a passer from deep like Wharton or Stiller is absolutely absolutely crucial for us.
We've seen this season that when Grav and Macca need to make a crucial pass to split the defense, they can't do it. It's not their fault, it's not really their game, but without Trent we need somebody who can do that.
16 Mar 2026 12:12:22
I disagree, I've seen loads of defence-splitting passes from our players this season.
Unfortunately, it's our defence we are splitting as we pass the ball backwards and side to side.
16 Mar 2026 12:37:06
Now we miss Trent?
Actually, I didn't think we would miss him when he left, but I think we do. We simply can't initiate attacks from deep, and we are moving the ball way too slowly up front. Then again, even with Trent, we will be screwed. We totally lack the pace now. Only Frimpong is fast enough.
Gakpo is useless, Wirtz is slow, Salah has slowed down, and is seemingly losing his ability to beat any player. I thought Frimpong and Rio on the other flank was a good line up.
Once they are gone, Spurs have nothing to fear...
On the point of Grav not sitting to protect the defence, I wouldn't think it is his problem. He must have been told to do what he is doing, else, if he is supposed to sit and yet he is not, he will probably be replaced by now.
16 Mar 2026 12:54:31
I, for one, do not want any transfer decisions taken by the trifecta of Slot-Hughes-Richards. Get these lot out and then start rebuilding. A defensive midfielder should be the priority this summer. If no one is available, give a 1-year contract to Claude Makelele. I am sure he would do a better job of shielding our defence than the current lot.
16 Mar 2026 12:58:01
I think we need both, we need a good passer who can open up defences and speed up our transition, but we also need more energy and more competitiveness in midfield.
We need someone who's going to win the battles for us. Someone like Guimaraes.
We're too soft at the minute.
16 Mar 2026 13:04:21
Maybe a Jones replacement?
And still looking at a pro top level DM?
Anyone know if this fallout between Jones and Slot is affecting contract talks? Would Jones be happy to stay more so if Slot goes? Or is it regardless and about playing time etc?
16 Mar 2026 14:08:23
He is definitely an upgrade on McAllister. Damn, he was embarrassing in last night's debacle.
16 Mar 2026 14:25:52
Letstalkabout6baby, nothing new, mate, but everything is pointing to a Slot "sacking" and an interim, more of a when, not if situation.
16 Mar 2026 15:07:26
Great player and would add creativity, but not the midfield priority, unless Gravenberch is going to be told to play CDM again.
If he's not, then the midfield priority should be a Fabinho, Caicedo, Rodri, and, dare I say it, an Alonso-type player. Someone built like a CB that can destroy in the centre and offload the ball quickly when attacking.
16 Mar 2026 15:37:44
Why would we want Wharton we have Wirtz same sort of players i would rather have Elliot Anderson YNWA
16 Mar 2026 17:11:33
Wharton, Macca, Wirtz, all lightweight, slow players of the same kinda profile.
I agree with the majority, we badly need some physical, pacey type players. For me, this would be terrible news and would yet again show they don't have a clue, yet all the fans do.
My money is on Anderson going to United for Casemiro, and United will do a full 360 while LFC are trying to buy players so we pass the ball 1000 times and try to walk the ball in the net.