04 Jul 2026 23:21:17
Liverpool have walked away from the deal for Yan Diomande, as mentioned a week ago. Liverpool have been played by Rocnation and will not go back to strike a deal.
Liverpool are in the race for Barcola and will, after the World Cup, discuss a deal for him.
CM’s as mentioned, they do like Lamine Camara. No Wharton as Parish messed around with the Guehi deal last season & are looking for a fee round Anderson.
{Ed078's Note - before anyone responds, let me grab some popcorn...
05 Jul 2026 05:46:43
Well this is going to be very interesting.
05 Jul 2026 05:59:26
As much as I'd like to believe what Carra, RobboLFC has said, hopium aside, it seems like this is probably the closest to what I am seeing from media and journalists.
05 Jul 2026 07:16:45
I wonder if Neil Diamond is available instead.
He does sing ..... Play Me.
05 Jul 2026 08:13:54
Sorry @grizz, and with the greatest of respect, what you are saying is not correct.
Nothing, as far as I'm aware, has changed from my previous narrative, with a basic summary below:
1. PSG are not that interested - (interestingly, what they are willing to offer is lower than Liverpool's £86m opening bid).
2. Liverpool are and still in negotiations.
3. Deal will be agreed.
On a secondary note, we will not get Barcola. Not a chance.
05 Jul 2026 08:18:43
Furthermore, @grizz. Every club gets 'played l' by agents, all of the time. This wasn't just a slight on Liverpool, and to get them to back away from a deal, Ornstein's post was also laying the groundwork for PSG to low ball RB, which, as stated in my previous post, they have tried.
Both attempts failed.
Sticking to my guns. Diomande will be a Liverpool player.
05 Jul 2026 08:36:42
Fair mate, only posting what I've been told.
We all want the best for Liverpool, so let's see how it all pans out.
05 Jul 2026 08:38:31
This is nonsense. Liverpool have never walked away from attempting to sign Diomande.
05 Jul 2026 08:44:53
I know @grizz, and I wasn't criticising your comments. I was just saying I have a different narrative.
This is a place for us Reds to give opinion on potential transfers - nobody is in the wrong to give an opinion, it's all good. All friends, bro!
The dust will settle soon enough.
05 Jul 2026 08:46:26
I hope Griz is right. The time taken to conclude a deal for a nineteen-year-old is ridiculous, and all this it's his reps not him stuff is nonsense. There's red flags all over his deal.
Surely there's a very good right-sided player who'd want to step up and play for us that would see us as their destination of choice.
With £100m to spend, we almost have the pick of the world's best established talent. Short of Olise and Saka, who aren't attainable, who's out there?
05 Jul 2026 08:52:39
@overkill
PSG want Olise, another reason they are not that interested in Diomande.
Despite what Byern's CEO says, he will be gone, if not this season, the next.
PSG will be right in the mix.
We, will not.
05 Jul 2026 08:53:36
Blimey.how many itk's now??
Eds, maybe you could highlight the posters name in an alternative colour if you deem them as being a reliable source?
I think there's a lot in here "claiming" to have knowledge when all they're doing is sharing someone else's view beit a friend or someone on X (That's fine by the way) but when someone says "I'm hearing this and so and so told me that" I don't think they should be held in the same regard until they've at least earned the right and have some history that backs them up?
Not sure how easy it is but if you don't ask you don't get.
05 Jul 2026 09:13:00
Just to clarify @2shoes - I'm don't claim to be an ITK. I'm relatively new at posting comments on here, although have read with interest for some time, as this is by far the most credible site for transfer rumours - mainly thanks to Eds, Robbo etl.
I recommend to anybody not to take my word as gospel. It is an opinion, one formed from reliable sources who i believe give me reliable information, and certainly not regurgatated from the likes of X, or anybody else.
I would suggest to anybody, just enjoy the site as it is by far the most accurate when it comes to potential transfers.
05 Jul 2026 09:26:05
All good, share and share again, mate.
Just trying to think of a way that some of the newer posters to the site would get an idea on who's got credit in the bank... so to speak.
It's a rumours site after all, so anyone can share anything they've heard if they wish, and we can all choose whether to believe it or not to believe it.
Some of us that have been using this site for years (myself, I've been visiting here for roughly 20 years) understand that things change sometimes far quicker than we imagine, but it's also nice to get an idea on who's got some insight. ??
05 Jul 2026 09:26:35
I hope Grizz is right about Wharton, as negotiating with Parish feels like a waste of oxygen. If he's looking for a fee similar to Anderson, the club should swiftly walk away. £116m for a midfielder who doesn't address the issues we actually have in midfield is at best frivolous and at worst incompetence.
05 Jul 2026 09:49:47
Absolutely, @2shoes. I couldn't agree more, and it's definitely a good idea, so people know who has a credible and accurate past record.
Like you say, you need to earn the right to be taken seriously as an ITK. The rest is just gossip. Which is absolutely fine, of course, but people with a degree of credibility should be showcased far more.
05 Jul 2026 09:55:21
@snip, The people you are choosing to believe now are the same people 2ho were saying that Slot was staying.
05 Jul 2026 10:16:30
My go to guys are The Fields, Carra, Robbo, Ned... others I ignore.
05 Jul 2026 10:49:22
I don't believe anyone could 'play' John Henry in business. Especially not Rocnation.
05 Jul 2026 10:56:59
Whoever we sign, I don't really care, I just hope the deals are concluded quickly so the said players can get training with the new manager ASAP.
05 Jul 2026 11:01:17
My personal opinion, having been on and off this site for around 10 years as more of a spectator, is RBL are in the driver's seat and want as much cash as possible. Diomande is not as sought after as we think as he would have already gone by now.
Finally, I genuinely believe we are extremely naive in transfers, therefore we're under pressure to get him because we have put all our eggs in one basket, and RBL know this.
05 Jul 2026 11:05:19
Shankly, you could also add VictorGoddam to that list. There's also a couple that have links to players (Square Tomato usually lets us know anything regarding Gomez). There's another poster (who's name now escapes me) that has close links to Wirtz family too.
05 Jul 2026 11:06:48
I look at the way Olise was bang average and lazy in the Premier League and is now tearing it up in the Bundesliga and touted for Trent's Ballon d'Or.
It makes me pay over £100m for a Bundesliga star (again).
05 Jul 2026 11:17:23
Why do you think we've put all our eggs in one basket, TA? Diomonde is obviously the top target for RW. Why would they move onto other targets until the top option isn't an option any more. If/when the Diomande deal is off, I'm sure the club will move onto other targets.
The club are also obviously still working on other positions as well, though, rather than just RW. A LW and a CB have just signed. So all eggs aren't in the Diomande basket.
05 Jul 2026 11:44:52
Respected posters who have attended more ganes then some of us have watched, how highly do u rate this Diomende? I've only seen few moments n nothing there suggested a player better then wat we have at present so why are we so despo to spend 86m.plus? Do any of the Eds rate him? I can't say either way as I've not seen enough
{Ed001's Note - not seen enough of him to have any kind of judgement.}
05 Jul 2026 12:28:25
These ITKs remind me of the Phantom Flan Flingers from Tiswas (older gen). At first there was only one, now they're popping up everywhere.
05 Jul 2026 12:30:03
I'm not sure he's worth paying a 100 million for, there must be better options?
05 Jul 2026 12:27:38
@Eds I think we're going to have to introduce a twitter style "blue tick" system for confirmed ITKs at this rate we have so many!
Thanks for sharing Griz but based on proven track record i still believe the rumours coming from Robbo, Carra, fields, et al.
However I am actually not supportive of us signing Diomande as I think it's far too much money for a player that is only somewhat proven in the German league (1 decent season).
Would prefer prem proven players. It's such a different environment.
05 Jul 2026 13:58:41
Having worked with players in the Bundesliga in the past, the ones who swapped prem for Bundesliga have told me the difference between the leagues isn't really about how hard individual teams are. It's the culture of how it's played.
Bundesliga can be a fast counterattacking game like the Premier League, but you have a lot more space and defending is mostly about shepherding people into safe places and preventing runs into attacking spaces.
Attackers struggle with the adaptation to Premier League from Bundesliga a lot because they suddenly find there's no space to dribble into or make runs, and marking is extremely tight.
This is why speed is enough to dominate Bundesliga, but in the Premier League it's not. Midfielders and defenders tend to prefer the Premier League because you're suddenly allowed to use far more methods to defend due to the more lenient refereeing.
Personally, I'm always a lot more patient and skeptical of attackers coming from that league, but defenders and DMs should adapt pretty well.
05 Jul 2026 17:11:38
Interesting take that Nevada, and borne out by most of our recent purchases, and others like Havertz.