26 Jul 2026 12:39:58
In response to a fair and just comment from @redronson - I hold my hands high and said I was certain that Diomande would sign for us.
I will always say I'm wrong - if it turns out I'm wrong.
I also said, with certainty, that Barcola will not sign for us.
On both points, I have yet to be proven right or wrong.
I still hold firm in my beliefs, even with the introduction of RM into the mix; we will sign Diomande but will not sign Barcola.
I think we have come too far and put so much work into the transfer that we won't pull out now. I'll go one further and take a punt that we'll up our offer closer to what RBL want. If we don't, I'll happily take any criticism.
26 Jul 2026 12:52:02
I think the ship truly has sailed with Diomande - no one credible besides this forum has linked us with him for weeks, particularly RB journos and PSG journos, whereas Barcola links are everywhere and constant. I know the mainstream media push stories often for clicks but such widespread activity or lack of activity in Diomande's case cannot be dismissed.
Diomande will go to Madrid or Paris, and Barcola is now our primary target. I respect the commitment to your belief John Barnes is God, and I believe at many points Diomande was close to us; however, his agency issues have probs killed that move.
26 Jul 2026 12:57:28
I wasn't talking about you, mate. Don't worry, we can all make mistakes, but I'm not interested in seeking attention, just a fella who tries to give you infos. I don't earn anything from this. At the end of the day, the most important thing is focusing on what we love the most and that's LFC and try to do our best, all of us, to have infos on our market activity.
Let's just hope we sign what we need to reinforce the team, especially on the wings. Not a huge fan of Barcola, Akliouche or Diomande.
The first two I've seen play live for many years. Barcola didn't manage to get into the first team at PSG, and he isn't a 170M EUR player, his finishing needs improvement, but I guess that's the market today. Akliouche isn't a player for us, as I've previously explained in another post, so I pray we don't sign him. Diomande, just one season and already worth north of 100M EUR... I mean, how much would Gervinho or Jay-Jay Okocha be worth? Too much pressure on the fella, proven nothing yet.
26 Jul 2026 12:59:54
You're a brave man, JB is God. Fair play.
26 Jul 2026 13:22:59
@jbig,
you don't have to explain yourself, mate. It's a rumours and opinions forum, mate. Too many on here with 0 patience, and like you said, you are yet to be proved right or wrong, so no explanations needed.
The club is in the middle of trying to sell a large minority share, maybe once that's done we will act quicker, who knows.
We are just fans, we will find out when the info is known to the public and journos, and any inside knowledge is gratefully received.
26 Jul 2026 13:42:27
We'll sign neither if Arsenal make a serious move for Barcola.
26 Jul 2026 13:51:38
Thanks, JB is God. It feels like Rbl are holding us to ransom, for the sake of £10-20m, given the priority the club has given him, I don't understand why we're stalling - personally I want Rayan, who would also incidentally be cheaper and, although a small sample size, is PL proven.
26 Jul 2026 13:59:36
I think we have walked away from Diomande, it was too much money for a kid anyway. He wants PSG ao, unless they can strike a deal, he may then have to take another option whether it's Madrid or whoever. The only way we sign him now is if Rocnation come crawling back and RB accepted a lower bid which won't happen.
Barcola for me again is too much money but he is looking more likely, perhaps the sale of Barcola funds Diomande.
If it is true that Barcola has made it clear he wants us, then I want him because that's the attitude I want.
Rayan, again I think Bournemouth will want stupid money for a player that we've only seen 1 season of. This would need to be a sensible deal upfront with a heavier performance based add ons kinda deal.
26 Jul 2026 14:58:41
I think Akliouche is a very very good player. However, I don't think he is really a winger. Diomande is far and away the best player of the three, but with all the issues getting the deal done, he appears to be more trouble than he is worth.
Barcola, though I am not a massive fan, has elite level pace, which is something we desperately need, and even if his finishing can be haphazard, he consistently gets into very dangerous positions to create or score every game I've seen him play.
26 Jul 2026 13:17:57
Get a grip @Jonhbarnesisgod. Diomande is never signing for Liverpool. Wake up from your slumber and get used to it. It is never happening What about other targets like Rayan, Akliouche and our defensive midfield targets what happened to them
26 Jul 2026 14:41:04
It might help, JBIG, if you make it clear whether your belief is based on your own conjecture/reasoning, or something you've been told.
It's hard to tell which it is the way you post.
26 Jul 2026 15:03:48
I'm getting bored with the continual chatter about 'what the ITKs have or haven't said. It's not even a conversation about football anymore.
As a fan of Liverpool, I'm really happy when people provide rumours, opinions, information and / or knowledge. That's what the rumours page is all about and long may it continue.
But, the increasingly endless 'he said, she said' is nothing to do with rumours, it is people who can't distinguish chatter from immutable facts, just sad.
I'm sure it won't stop as people cite their favourite ITKs as the reason they access the forum but surely, when all's said and done, the lesson learned should be, take what's written with a pinch of salt and try, really try for God's sake to realise that the club will be the one with the definitive statement that players have been bought or sold.
26 Jul 2026 15:44:29
JB is God - Don't apologise or justify, you posted what you knew at the time and simply appreciate you doing so - not everything has to come off or be right - my wife tells me I'm wrong on many occasions, even when I'm right !!
26 Jul 2026 16:09:26
Reports saying Diomande has signed for Real Madrid today.
Other reports saying we are v close to signing Barcola.
Fair play for sticking to your guns even when they are firing blanks.