27 Apr 2026 17:39:32
As I understand it, this is what has gone down.
1- Edwards' team began negotiations with Alonso's people. Alonso has always been Edwards' first choice. He went with Slot only because Alonso was not available.
2- One of Alonso's staff contacted Flo and Frimpong with a bunch of questions, after which one of them shared that they had been in contact. This gave the game away to the squad.
3- Edwards and his team were upset that this had happened as it undermined Slot and the charge for a CL spot.
4- Edwards and team have been trying to plug leaks, which had become as bad as they were under B-Rod.
5- Edwards ceased negotiations with Alonso's people in response to the blurring of the lines. This was not done moodily as such, more out of respect and a necessity to hush new manager talks.
6- Edwards has a bunch of people putting a whole lot of very mixed rumours out there, including people posting here, as a way to muddy the waters and confuse people.
7- Aside from 1/2 people there are no longer any ITK's since the leaks have been well and truly plugged.
My guess is that Alonso is coming but had to park any early drive for info due to all of the above.
27 Apr 2026 17:51:02
I was clutching at straws, thinking they were keeping Slot for a year whilst they wait on Enrique, but this is much better.
27 Apr 2026 17:57:50
Good story, love it if true. But not if Heitinga really coming back, cannot think of any rational reason that Slot will out but Heitinga still back as assistant.
27 Apr 2026 18:04:09
Didn't Edwards block Hetinga coming back n that's how he ended up at Spurs.
27 Apr 2026 18:13:33
Rumour saying Heitinga now coming back……
27 Apr 2026 18:13:40
I still feel he will go personally.
-no contract
-no signings in January when needed
-lot of rumours about Alonso
-now it sounds like staff are leaving
-some of the things Slot has said make him sound disconnected from talk of next season or long term future.
My gut feeling is that he will leave.
The only thing that makes me feel he will stay really is a lot of the more well known journalists being fairly strong on him staying. I know they are relaying what the club want them to, but still.
They are fairly strong on that so maybe he will stay.
I think if he gets top 5, he should ride off into the sunset with his reputation firmly intact in football circles.
He can always play this as a rebuild season as he has been doing and point to him winning the league. He will have a pick of clubs to choose from in Holland and can return to a higher level at some stage again perhaps when the family have finished school.
27 Apr 2026 18:20:23
It seems a bit ridiculous that Edwards would get pissed because Xabi contacted 2 of his own former players. Surely it's an absolute guarantee that it was always going to happen. Typical control freak Edwards behaviour.
27 Apr 2026 18:24:41
Excellent original post, @FatSpainishWaiter!
27 Apr 2026 18:39:35
This all actually adds up really well.
Diddly out.
27 Apr 2026 18:55:37
Best rumour yet and me waiter could have well and truly smashed it as top dog there. ?
Thank you for sharing, I don't even care if it's real, it's that good.
27 Apr 2026 19:09:17
In all of the post (which I hope is true), the best part for me was the name B-Rod for Rodgers. Good name for a band.
B-Rod (feat) the Outstanding Characters.
27 Apr 2026 19:10:01
Very plausible indeed.
27 Apr 2026 19:11:27
I was agreeing with Chewy right up until the last sentence. Then I realised he actually believed the OP. ?
27 Apr 2026 19:14:59
Just watching the press conference on Friday, it seemed like Slot was just about saying he was going.
Ever since last March, Slot has struggled. He even admitted it in a press conference, saying he needed a break last March to go home, and since then he has not been the same.
27 Apr 2026 19:18:13
Rarely, I pray I am wrong, but in this instance, I hope I am and that this is the truth. ?
27 Apr 2026 19:19:17
You mean this site is a threat to Edwards?
People working for Edwards come up on here to muddy the waters. ? Hard to swallow, man.
27 Apr 2026 19:26:09
Thanks for the rumour.
3 & 5 lack credibility in my opinion. Jackanory would be proud.
Firstly, agents and executives/directors are always talking about players and managers. If they're not, then they're not doing their job.
Someone saying to a player "Edwards has been talking to Xabi's agent" is a total "nothing burger" to players who know the score. They also know most agents have more than one client, and talking to an agent means nothing.
Secondly, the idea that Edwards would be "upset" that it undermines the CL push is also pure fantasy to me. I don't believe he'd be upset - because it's his job to talk to representatives, and everyone knows this. Also, players would give no relevance to it. Finally, it's all easily deniable as "fake news" to flush out a leak.
27 Apr 2026 19:31:55
Are you or your contact then one of the 2 people mentioned in your 7th point?
27 Apr 2026 21:21:39
The only error here is that the possibility of Alonso coming in next season was revealed in a way that could be undermining to the current manager, and it was felt that this was not 100% professional or respectful given the circumstances.
Getting CL next year is essential for the squad building to continue, at least if the desired signings are to agree to join.
I guess that reputations require saving, and for that to happen, things need to improve a great deal.
FSG's prudence to this point allowed for a mega spend, and for another couple of big windows, which Edwards needs to get right. An inbalanced squad/window is ok, provided parts 2 and 3 bring the vision together into a coherent, high functioning team. Currently it really could go either way, so the next steps are critical.
27 Apr 2026 21:50:37
It's a really long winded way of saying Carra was right. :)
28 Apr 2026 00:18:52
If Xabi is coming, was it his choice to let go of Salah?
28 Apr 2026 00:52:03
A rumour about Slot leaving - jeez it's groundbreaking stuff eh?
28 Apr 2026 03:04:05
It's all good, but it still remains a mystery why didn't they sack Slot if Alonso was talking and available? When performance was dire, why did they accept Salah to leave for free if they were letting Slot go?
The evidence available clearly states that they have backed Slot over team and fans.
28 Apr 2026 07:04:52
Much better to have the daily presence of a poster who was rightly handed his arse by Ed001 a couple of months ago yet still trolls those offering gossip.
28 Apr 2026 08:06:56
In your view. It's not the same gossip - it is extremely detailed business information from multiple posters and covers contract law, the backroom, the executive, and so on. And some of it predicts Slot staying next season, anyway.
28 Apr 2026 14:50:40
Thanks FSW. It would make sense, I think, for Arne Slot to lead the Ajax rebuild and go back to the Netherlands and his family, with our gratitude for Number 20. With a few additions and replacements, I believe Alonso will build a very good Liverpool team...
29 Apr 2026 16:37:00
Fowler_9, Enrique was never happening, imo.