11 Aug 2026 14:15:04
Arsenal shopping Myles Lewis Skelly about. I hope this is an opportunistic one we look at with Jonesy probably leaving. Homegrown, can cover LB and RB, young and prices being reported of £40m.
11 Aug 2026 15:11:45
Personally, I'd be up for this. Others, I think, are more unsure on him, but I think there's a tonne of talent there.
11 Aug 2026 15:16:50
We should be all over this. The talent is there and the price is right.
11 Aug 2026 15:19:07
Yeah, I read a few bits on X earlier saying Arsenal are possibly open to letting him leave.
Hmm. I think he's ok but not really one I'd want tbh. Each to their own though.
11 Aug 2026 15:24:33
Arsenal won the PL. PSG won the French league. Yet, here we are trying to scoop up all their cast offs so they can fund their own 1st choice signings. Is that a wise transfer policy for a club with title/trophy winning ambitions? Just a question I've been pondering lately.
11 Aug 2026 15:29:54
Lewis Skelly would be a fantastic addition if he is available!
11 Aug 2026 15:33:16
You're right, Tib.
We are shopping at Lidl and they are shopping at Waitrose.
I think we should give up, stage a mutiny against these owners who are clearly rubbish and have been for almost 20 years, and switch to supporting Arsenal or PSG.
11 Aug 2026 15:38:44
I know he has been used as a lb, but is his preferred position not the dm role? Arsenal likely looking to cash in, as he is 100% profit and unlikely to dislodge Rice to play in his favoured midfield role any time soon. He is homegrown and covers multiple positions. I'd be more than happy if we went for him.
11 Aug 2026 15:43:12
Hmmm, I would not be a fan of him. Always a bit rash for me, and a yellow/red card guy anytime I've seen him play. Maybe I'm missing something altogether.
11 Aug 2026 15:44:59
Loads of potential, so I'd definitely be happy with him. He's also prone to a brain fart, which means we will have replaced Konate.
11 Aug 2026 15:54:00
I would take Myles Lewis Skelly to replace Tsimikas and Endo in the squad.
You can say he is a bit rash, but he is 19, playing mainly out of position.
I think he would be a fantastic addition to the squad.
11 Aug 2026 16:11:00
If he's that fantastic Arse Nil are not going to sell him and certainly not to ourselves.
11 Aug 2026 16:11:29
At £40m, it's a bit of a no brainer, proper competition for Kerkez (Tsimi is good, but not great) and a non-HG space opened up in case we need it.
11 Aug 2026 16:12:15
I actually did not know he was 19 years old. I thought he was about 23 years old. That does slightly alter my perception on him. At £30-40m, he might be worth a punt to replace Endo and Tsimikas.
I think he's a pretty limited player, but could be useful as HG cover. Also, now knowing he's only 19, it makes sense why he's so rash in the tackle and all over the place positionally.
11 Aug 2026 16:13:54
Arsenal won't sell him to a Premier League rival, they would rather Utd or foreign club.
11 Aug 2026 16:14:20
Bulk, that's a very narrow-minded view. Salah was a reject, so was Sturridge, Coutinho and Robbo. Outside of Liverpool, De Bruyne, Henry, Bergkamp, and even Zidane were all considered flops at one point in their careers.
11 Aug 2026 16:18:07
Rash in the tackle and all over the place positionally says it all really, MKS.
11 Aug 2026 16:19:15
I don't think you can restrict a player's choice of movement if he is proven to be actively available to others.
That said, I'm sure there is a million loopholes to exploit to raise the fee etc.
11 Aug 2026 16:19:18
He can be a fantastic signing for us. At the end of the day we have to look at our own squad and see if he can improve us. I would sell Tsimikas and Endo. He can cover both LB and in midfield.
11 Aug 2026 16:25:46
He's very limited, I can't understand how we would progress buying players of his limited ability. He's not good at anything.
11 Aug 2026 16:41:26
Makes sense on paper, but he strikes me as a dickhead. He is very young, though, so maybe has some growing up to do, and VVD can squash his ego a bit.
11 Aug 2026 16:43:36
£40 million and £1 please.
11 Aug 2026 16:30:42
Surely he would cost £80m+? Where is the £40m fee coming from?
11 Aug 2026 16:51:33
@Zeddicus,....Oh, that old chestnut. I'm clearly not a true Liverpool fan because I question our transfer policy.
@Chewy,....Law of averages, mate. Keep breaking lumps of coal, and eventually you'll get a diamond. How often does that happen, though?
We should be going after the Kavatshelias, the Semenyos, the Yamal's of the footballing world, real quality, not hoovering up other teams' cast-offs after missing out on primary targets due to ineptitude or a unwillingness to pay the price.
11 Aug 2026 16:51:41
At least he is prepared to stick the boot in. Unlike pretty much all of the midfielders we actually employ, and he can competently cover full back positions, he doesn't have to be a world beater, but a Swiss Army knife Milner type player can't be sniffed at. I'd say he'd be a more effective squad member than a certain Curtis Jones in fullback and midfield in that respect because he can actually defend.
He's 19, so being a wee bit rash is to be expected, but he's not scared of making a challenge. And being home grown too, it makes sense.
11 Aug 2026 16:52:54
Very good teenage footballer with two years experience at probably the best team in Europe. Can cover two positions we could use someone in. Don't think it'd happen, but if we were to be interested I certainly wouldn't complain.
11 Aug 2026 16:54:51
I've always thought he's a bit of a t***, but if he had our Red shirt on that's fine.
11 Aug 2026 16:55:38
I'd give him a miss personally....
11 Aug 2026 16:58:27
Chelsea are looking at him. Arsenal need to make space for their new signings. But don't want him to go there.
The boy started in the Champions League final, so he can't be as bad as some are making out on here.
Worth a punt for us, I say...... but I'm only a rough arse fan!! What do I know!!. ??
11 Aug 2026 17:02:35
And where will he play cos he is not a lb and we are well fornished there?
If it is in midfield, then how do we know how good of a midfielder he is when he never played there consistently at Arsenal?
11 Aug 2026 17:04:01
Lewis-Skelly is a cheat. He makes Macca look robust, the kid just spends most of the game on the floor.
Perhaps that is a tactic forced on him by Arteta, but based on what I've seen, he's not the kind of player I would ever want us signing.
11 Aug 2026 17:07:53
I have heard that he has been offered to Man U and Chelsea, which makes me think that maybe he doesn't really fancy us.
But if we get him, he will have my full support.
YNWA.
11 Aug 2026 17:30:01
Covers fullbacks and DM, 19 years old, home-grown, and in today's market a reasonable fee - sounds far too good to be true?!?!
11 Aug 2026 17:39:18
Not for me, thanks. Far better options out there. We need to sign starters to improve the team, not replacement utility players.
11 Aug 2026 17:55:56
People have to remember when judging him at lb that most of his games there would have been when he was just 18 years of age. Put it this way, if we had him after coming from the academy and breaking into our squad, going on to start in a CL final, we would be absolutely raving about him.
11 Aug 2026 18:00:46
Puts his foot in, wow. He couldn't tackle a fish supper. I can't believe some of these comments, it's like he's Steve Nicol, in reality he's Curtis Jones. You only think he's better because you watch Jones and his limitations more.
11 Aug 2026 18:06:06
Agreed, Westwood.
11 Aug 2026 16:47:45
Ed1, I remembered you choose him as a player to have breakout season right? Is it true Arsenal would sell him? He is versatile and pretty much can cover both LB and Midfield and also HG. Would be a no brainer if he is available.
{Ed001's Note - yes Artet a prefers more experienced player.
11 Aug 2026 16:50:13
I don't get how we can big up the likes of Koumas in here then have people saying Skelly is limited a year younger and a league winner with loads of Premier League experience.
There is no wonder ed025 says about our red tinted glasses.
He should have been in the England squad in the summer.
Arsenal probably looking to sell him because they have not sold anyone for decent money since Ox and you can't just keep spending without selling.
11 Aug 2026 18:30:19
The recent game against Monaco showcased a similar strategy to Klopp, where Frimpong tucked into midfield at times (TAA). Of course, it didn't work with a profile like Frimpong, but Lewis-Skelly would fit in nicely, as he is a midfielder, capable of playing at RB/LB.
At 40m, I'd take him, no questions asked (only medical required).
11 Aug 2026 18:32:25
He is available, but thankfully we have zero interest.
11 Aug 2026 18:47:19
Tib, not questioning your Liverpool fandom, I just think your views are rubbish!
11 Aug 2026 18:47:32
A player with a good ten years ahead of him, who's already a league winner and very, very nearly a CL winner too at £40m. Like I said, it won't happen, but I would take him if the chance was there for that price. No brainer.
11 Aug 2026 19:03:46
Ok, Bulk, you know best, off you pop, sign up Kvaratskhelia for us, or Lamal, maybe even that Semenyo lad, let me know how you get on mate.
11 Aug 2026 19:06:18
It's utter nonsense. Loads of average players have been in title-winning squads, you just don't sign them for the sake of it. Where is he going to play cm, instead of who exactly? I can't even picture how weak a midfield 2 we would have.
11 Aug 2026 19:36:33
Think you've been a bit harsh, Mark. People love having Endo in the squad, but I'd take Skelly over him without hesitation. The likes of Macca, Guimaeres or Enzo had never played a game outside South America at his age, and Caicedo, a hundred million pound plus man, had only played a dozen loan games in the Belgian league in Europe.
Skelly is not the finished article. There should still be plenty of improvement in him. People also complained Slot didn't use the squad enough. Having better players would make it easier to do that.
11 Aug 2026 20:12:45
No thanks. Too many dumb bookings/reds. And that time he tried to mock Haaland by doing his goal celebration just made him look like the pretentious adolescent he is.
11 Aug 2026 20:24:49
Zed, we will have to agree to disagree.
Chewy, there was a time when we were linked with Kava, and probably could have got him if the will was there.
We should be aiming a lot higher. That's all I'm saying.
We are still a major pull in world football, yet for some reason, we're being linked with every stocking filler player imaginable. I can't see how sucking up everyone's rejects is going to get us the league.
11 Aug 2026 20:42:23
"We should be going after the Khvaratskelias"
You mean Napoli's cast offs?
Exactly how are you defining cast off? As a player, the selling team no longer wants, with that being defined as the selling team thinks the money is more useful than the player? Here's a list of a few who've been in that position -
Cannavaro, Pirlo (twice), Zidane, Baggio, Salah, De Bruyne, Baresi, Messi, Figo...
You have to remember that unless a team is forced to sell (release fee for example) then the selling team has always decided that the money is more useful than the player.
11 Aug 2026 20:46:14
Skelly not a reject, it's just Arteta wants players for the here and now. He's the kind of manager that would have turfed Trent out all them years ago when he had his s**** show against Rashford at Old Trafford. Not everyone's a Jurgen willing to give youngsters the time to iron the weaknesses out of their game.
11 Aug 2026 20:56:35
TIB, we're talking about the same Barcola here? The guy Arsenal wanted but got told do one for us? The same guy PSG want to keep so have priced too high?
Isak and Wirtz weren't exactly stocking filler players, now were they? And even if we were shopping at "Lidl", where did we sign Mo, Mane, VVD, Bobby, etc. from?
You don't need a starting 11 of world class players. Look at PSG, they had all the talent in the world, did nothing with it, sold them and shopped at what I expect you consider as "Lidl" and have now gone back to back in the UCL.
You need a mixture of genuine world class talent, and multi functional hard workers ready to put the graft in wherever they are put in the team. Like us under Klopp, as stated the likes of Mo, Mane, Ali, VVD, Bobby, with a mixture of Gini, Hendo, Fab, Matip, Robbo.
Some players just need a move to jump to the next level, like all of those stated above.
11 Aug 2026 22:08:57
Bulk, we aim plenty high, we couldn't have gone any higher last summer, and whilst we're still good financially, we can't just go out and drop 100m on every position. Besides, we're talking about a lb here, it's not even a legitimate concern atm, not compared to the other ones anyway. An upgrade on Tsimikas would be nice but certainly isn't critical.
Let's not forget we only bought the best up-and-coming lb in the league last summer. Why would we go out and blow the bank on another one? Somebody with Lewis-Skelly's type of profile is ideal, fairly dynamic, young, relatively cheap, and Prem-experienced, although a little more experience would be nice.
12 Aug 2026 01:42:48
Lidl has some great products, at really good prices. Not everything in Waitrose is either worth the money, or superior to Lidl.