21 Aug 2026 17:35:35
Gambian media saying a second bid rejected for Minteh apparently.
21 Aug 2026 18:30:55
Surely, we're not going to put in 70 mill for a player who's all about speed, and is currently out for 2 months after leg surgery on an 'unspecified issue'?
Would anyone else have gone for Marmoush?
21 Aug 2026 18:36:59
70mn for him is really not, I would pay either, anything close to 50-55 was what I felt was genuine value for him.
21 Aug 2026 18:38:09
First bid 50 and now second bid 60. Apparently Brighton wants 70 mln?
Insane... but Brighton simply looks to other transfers/players. Cannot blame them, but we should walk away and not simply pay out of desperation, leaving it so late in the transfer period.
Sign Barcola, keep Gakpo, and look in January again. Minteh is out until November anyway.
21 Aug 2026 18:50:59
Rayan's £86m release clause kicks in January. To waste the best part of that on an injured Minteh now would be ridiculous.
21 Aug 2026 18:51:13
Nah, walk away at that price. Although to be fair I wouldn't have bid anyway.
Offer Elliot in the other direction, maybe?
21 Aug 2026 18:54:01
If we've specifically scouted Minteh and think he has the attributes we need, we should not be put off because he's currently injured. If we signed him, he'd probably have spells out injured too. It's part of the game.
I personally don't rate him, but it's not my job to scout players.
21 Aug 2026 18:56:44
Shipley, Rayan's release clause is £130m, not £86m.
21 Aug 2026 18:44:12
Hughes is a joke. I suspect PSGs price for Mbaye is going up and up whilst they watch on and laugh at him throwing out panicked offers for mediocre RWs.
21 Aug 2026 19:01:50
I think Minteh has the potential to be a really good player for Iraola. He's strong, quick, high work rate, and good in small spaces. Yes, his goal output and end product require improvement, but this lad has a lot of potential.
Salah hardly set the world alight prior to arriving at Liverpool. Iraola and his coaching team have a good reputation for bringing on young players, and Minteh fits this profile...
21 Aug 2026 19:06:14
Offering Elliot in a deal, but are any teams interested in Elliot atm?
Yo me, he looks out of shape, or he's following what would Jan Molby do or eat?
21 Aug 2026 19:07:58
I can see why Brighton want £70m when Savinho has gone for £75m and you got players like Diomande going for €125m, but I don't think he's worth it.
It reeks of desperation this late in the window for an injured player that, in the best case scenario, we can use in 2 months.
There can always be setbacks, though, and he ends up taking longer... Just wait till January and look for someone on good form. Look for the new "Diomande" somewhere, that's what scouts get paid to do, no?
21 Aug 2026 19:10:53
@zedd, You say potato, I say potato lol.
21 Aug 2026 19:13:12
There has to be better options out there for £60 million.
21 Aug 2026 19:13:34
Patience would be prudent now. Keep Gakpo and let him, Barcola, Rio, Munoz, Wirtz, Koumas and the forwards fight it out. Edwards rushed the Isak signing and look how that went. Frinpong was bought to cover two positions also, and whilst all of the above bar Gakpo and Munoz lack strength, better to wait and see who might be available in Jan.
21 Aug 2026 19:28:58
Have you seen the market this summer, Red Jones? You won't get anything for £60m.
Savinho has just sold for £85m FFS. I don't particularly rate Minteh, but I'd be a lot more worried if we'd just spent £85m on Savinho!
21 Aug 2026 19:29:52
Really need to walk away from this one.
21 Aug 2026 19:32:26
When you look at the players PSG brought in and the prices paid, you really do have to look at the Minteh fee. Like the player, but it's getting steep. This is the price we pay for failing to prepare for Salah's departure! If Hughes wasn't jumping ship, he should have been pushed because his failure to plan for the squad is criminal.
Spent a fortune last year and left our squad wafer thin in the process.
21 Aug 2026 19:35:08
From my source, he tells me that Liverpool have offered 65 million and Elliot and Chiesa.
Brighton have countered it by asking for just 65 million.
21 Aug 2026 19:47:54
Why are you hating on Elliot and Chiesa? Elliot can still become a very very good squad player, Chiesa can play his part too.
21 Aug 2026 19:48:38
Why do people care so much about money? Seriously, we are an incredibly rich club.
It's all swings and roundabouts. We have sold some players in recent years for stupid money who had barely played a game for us.
21 Aug 2026 19:50:50
Elliott
Is a Championship level player unless managed by Klopp.
With a dad like his it's no wonder he's melting away.
21 Aug 2026 19:54:29
Calm down, Skezza, it was a joke.
I'm sure both will appreciate your support at Anfield this season when they're racking up the appearances.
21 Aug 2026 20:05:00
Some really mad stuff on here lately. People wanting a back rub for predicting what has been in the public domain for months now.
As for our club: while optimists like me will excuse anything, the fact that we are once again looking to sign players after pre-season is beyond stupid. Barcola, Minteh etc won't be up to speed until next season.
21 Aug 2026 20:06:47
It's almost like other clubs can smell our desperation.
21 Aug 2026 20:11:37
Totally calm, mate, just think it's odd that people have completely written off players like Elliot and Chiesa, who have both won us some big games over the past few seasons, and will probably do the same again this season.
21 Aug 2026 20:20:05
Skezza, I hope they do, mate. It was only a joke.
I'd like nothing more than them both to have a great season. Having only started 3 Premier League games between them in the last 2 seasons, I envisage it being more of the same this season, though.
21 Aug 2026 20:27:18
I was a big fan of Elliot, but he looks like a broken man.
21 Aug 2026 20:39:23
Elliott and Chiesa are not at the level we need to compete with Arsenal, City, Chelsea and possibly even Spurs now, with the greatest respect to what they have done for the club that can't be a reason to keep them.
21 Aug 2026 20:46:24
Both Elliot and Chiesa need to be moved on at the very earliest opportunity!
21 Aug 2026 21:01:08
The problem is they'll probably be needed due to us being so utterly shocking at buying players, so I'm just hoping they can come good for us again.
Sorry, JK, I know it was a joke, just hope they get up to speed with Iraola's tactics, get fit and become a valuable option for us.
21 Aug 2026 21:09:28
The whole window has been all about LFC desperate moves, utterly disappointing.
21 Aug 2026 21:21:51
How would you sign an injured player without a medical?
21 Aug 2026 21:28:13
No need to be sorry, mate.
21 Aug 2026 21:31:47
When do player swaps ever happen anymore? C'mon now.
21 Aug 2026 22:02:33
The Lid, I think you are misunderstanding what a medical is. The player doesn't have to go run laps or anything.
It's to check underlying conditions or serious injuries, doctors/physios, and I'm sure lots of expensive high tech machines will check for serious injuries and be able to say his injury is what it is, and that it will recover.
21 Aug 2026 22:04:13
Brennan Johnson/Dwight McNeil?
21 Aug 2026 22:09:36
Rayan's release clause would be worth paying for what he'd return. I think he'll prove it too this season whomever he plays for. That's the player we should be buying. Obviously only my opinion.
21 Aug 2026 22:39:13
Remember, fake names will be pushed this week, and boom the fsns falling for them all, trust the names on this, and be patient, and see who moves in the empty homes on pre order and I don't mean blu ray.
22 Aug 2026 01:41:30
It's near the end of the transfer window and Rayan is needed for their first ever European experience. Worth revisiting in January or next summer.
Minteh being injured for the next 2-3 months allows for valuable minutes for Munoz, Rio and Koumas at RW.
More experience under their belt, and being match fit is key. Minteh can fight it out for that spot. My money is on Koumas or Munoz as starters, whilst Rio will deputise Gakpo at LW till Barcola is up to speed.
22 Aug 2026 01:02:17
@Ed001 any thoughts on why Liverpool are trying so hard to sign a player recovering from surgery and do you even actually rate him?
{Ed001's Note - it seems like desperation. If we already had signed someone for the position, then it would be a potentially good signing. He works hard, he is quick, lacks end product, his kicking technique is a bit wild which is why he lacks end product, but it is things that could be worked and we have a proper coach in charge now who would develop him. But when he is the only player being signed for that position, it is insanity to go with one who can't even play for a couple of months.}