25 Mar 2026 21:31:20
I read a post on Twitter and this comes from Sportbild that Liverpool have begun discussing Luka Vuskovic (19) internally as a contingency option if Ibrahima Konate departs. The player's main desire is to play in Europe and compete for titles. Have you ITK's heard anything on this?
25 Mar 2026 22:03:47
We are very keen on Luka Vuskovic.
We would face fierce competition from Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Man City and Inter Milan.
Ta.
25 Mar 2026 22:34:12
Maybe with a new man in charge it could enhance our chances of signing him. ?
25 Mar 2026 22:54:18
I'd imagine we'd have a fair chance with Slot in charge, Barry. We are Liverpool after all.
25 Mar 2026 23:01:30
I don't even bother YouTubing them once I hear Madrid are keen.
25 Mar 2026 23:14:50
I mean we may as well have the youngest CB group in all of world football. Vuskovic at 19, plus Jacquet and Leoni? Yeah, bring it on lol.
26 Mar 2026 06:52:25
Haha I wouldn't want to play for Slot, I mean if you're naive enough to think that people just come for the badge these days... What am I saying, of course Florian is naive, he'd rather Slot stay and ruin our season further.
26 Mar 2026 08:05:08
We might not gain a player, but we are certainly going to lose a super fan in Florian when Slot leaves Liverpool... Still can't help but support Slot still, even after saying his time is done. I guess you can't see that he has wrecked this club in less than a season!
26 Mar 2026 08:09:18
Agreed, Bazza. It absolutely would be a huge influence.
26 Mar 2026 08:45:05
Virgil, I think is a big pull for cb signings. That, and we already have 2 of the best u21 cbs. If you were Vaskovics you'd be thinking I can come and learn off Virg and I already have two brilliant prospective playing partners here. I hope.
26 Mar 2026 09:28:52
This is nothing to do with supporting Slot. We are talking about a kid just turned 19, and despite a huge reputation at this stage in his career, has done little. It's not Mbappe or Olise we're talking about. He would most likely swim to England to play for LFC despite who the manager is.
If yous wanna turn everything into a Slot thread, go ahead. There was actually a few discussions not revolving around him yesterday. Best discussions on here in a long time.
26 Mar 2026 09:40:08
'Big Pull' didn't work on Dean Huijsen, or the nailed on Guehi.
26 Mar 2026 10:12:41
Worked on Wirtz and Isak though.
26 Mar 2026 10:44:28
Florian, of course the players think who the manager is at a club, and if you don't think that then you are very naive.
It is clear to see why a lot of players would not join LFC based on seeing that the current players are not performing and downing tools because of Slot.
We are yet to see players come out and 100% back Slot, that says it all!
26 Mar 2026 10:54:31
Florian, were both players targeted by bigger clubs? 1 has been injured all season for 150m and the other hasn't settled very well as of yet.
26 Mar 2026 11:27:09
Wirtz was targeted by City and Bayern, Dio, and Arsenal wanted Isak. Didn't go in for him, as he wanted LFC. Bazzinga, you're the naive one. Vuskovic isn't on Liverpool rumours everyday listening to men cry about Slot. He'd see a bloke who won trophies in Holland and, in his two seasons at Liverpool, won a league and who got to a cup final with chances to try for others, who will, in my opinion, have qualified for Champs League football both seasons.
If he does that, he'll accomplish something Utd, Newcastle, Spurs, Villa, and, more than likely, Chelsea won't have been able to do. I know most on here want Slot gone asap. In my opinion, he'll be gone in May. But this notion that players won't sign for us because of him, if he does still happen to be here this summer, is just silly in my opinion. Especially when we're talking about teenagers only starting their career path.
26 Mar 2026 11:58:52
Florian, the manager, his reputation, his tactical decisions and his effect on the team are all massive considerations for any potential signing, there's no doubting that. Slot has only been in the headlines for negative reasons this season, obviously that affects players' decision-making when it comes to transfers. Wirtz and Isak decided to sign for us after we won the league, it's not just the badge, if we came 4th last year I bet we wouldn't have signed either of them.
Also, I can't imagine a single player in the world would rather play for Slot over Alonso right now. Xabi 100% has more pull than Slot, no doubt about it whatsoever, and you can be damn sure that after this season, if Slot was still in charge it would absolutely affect the decision of some potential new signings. And btw, you turned it into a Slot post, you were the first to mention his name.
26 Mar 2026 12:30:43
Ok Chewy, if you wanna pretend Barry didnt first bring Slot into it you be you ? I actually agree with a lot of what you say. You say Slot has been in the headlines for negative reasons this season which affects a player's decision. True. But he has also had a career up to this season that was all upward trajectory. A player will not only look at a few months of struggle and forget about years of great work. If that's the case Macca, Grav and Dom would never have signed for Klopp in 23'. On Wirtz and Isak I also agree, but the fact is we did win the league under Slot.
With the Alonso over Slot thing, is that not a bit irrelevant? Like, if by some chance Slot is manager this summer, and the club get in contact with a player, are they really gonna give the reason that they'd rather play under a different manager for not joining. Alonso at the moment is only media speculation. Slot could be sacked in May, and we could be reading about Xabi replacing Pep a few days later. None of us know whats going to happen. Did anyone say anything about Jaquet or the Mo announcement before they were made public? No, not a word. They just came out of the blue.
26 Mar 2026 14:19:40
Florian, unlike most others, I think you're alright, but putting Olise in the same bracket as Mbappe is laughable. Olise is far from that level, and at 19, he either had just joined Palace or was about to. He wasn't pulling up trees at that age.
26 Mar 2026 14:49:17
Sorry Fields, just picked two random very high profile names off the top of my head. Didn't put too much thought into it. Is Mbappe or Messi ok? I'll try to be better.
26 Mar 2026 16:49:00
Come now Florian, you did it again. ?
26 Mar 2026 22:34:26
Florian, you're not understanding that we are not just talking about this one transfer of a teenager, we are talking about transfer to LFC in general.
On your point about Isak, etc., we had just won the league, of course, players would want to come to us then. But now, Slot has a negative impact.
The current players have downed tools. He has massively regressed and cannot resolve the issue. He gives updates and never accepts responsibility. The players don't back him, the fans boo him, we will be lucky to get Champions League football.... Need I go on?
27 Mar 2026 06:58:47
No Bazzinga, you're not talking about this one transfer of a teenager, but I was. Hence why I mentioned he was 19 in my post.