18 Sep 2026 09:22:25
Over the next two windows I think it would be pretty straightforward for Liverpool to become challengers in all fronts again with some simple additions and sales.
I trust Andoni will know what he needs.
I don't trust FSG or the new group understand what type of DOF we require.
RB- Depends on Araujo and how he performs, the club will persist with Connor Bradley too for now.
LB- Someone mentioned Mitchell from Palace maybe a good idea?
MID- A combo of Camara and Sadiki would be an excellent piece of business by the club. Wharton is a NO from me, not what we need.
RW- Not convinced by any of the options over the past summer, Rayan at £130m is included in that.
Time will tell but we should be scouring all leagues for the next standout. Minteh might be a better option but not for more than £60-65m
FW- definitely required, Ekitike will struggle for a while, Isak will get better but will struggle with fitness from time to time.
El Junior Kroupi might be a good shout, once it is known he has recovered from the current injury?
18 Sep 2026 10:35:34
Alex Scott looks a top player to me. would like us to go for him.
18 Sep 2026 10:48:17
I hate to say it and hope i'm wrong but Bradley will always struggle with injuries, he's only 23 and already you'd say he's injury prone. He's missed 89 games in 3 seasons with multiple injuries to his back, knees, ankles, muscles.
Cracking player but his body isn't up to it.
18 Sep 2026 11:00:18
Pretty sure Defoe retired some years ago, why is he required?
18 Sep 2026 12:43:37
We're miles away.
18 Sep 2026 12:53:22
I can't see us buying another forward anytime soon, to be honest. Perhaps a RW, but AI also seems intent on having our stable of LWs play across the front line, so who knows.
I'm reasonably satisfied so far with Araujo at RB. That seems to have staunched the bleeding at that position.
A stronger midfield spine and competition for Kerkez at LB would both do very nicely though.
18 Sep 2026 13:19:36
Instead of Kroupi, why don't we give Khoumas a chance? Isak, Ekitike and Khoumas should do for the CF position.
18 Sep 2026 13:22:11
We need 2 midfielders a right forward a right and left back.
Bradley is nowhere near good enough to be first choice but great squad player I would say Kerkez is not good enough to be first choice unless there is a rapid improvement but again good back up.
We need a number 6 and an 8 for our midfield then Szoboszlai and Wirtz can fight it out for the 10 spots and also give cover for low and rw and maybe the 8 spot for Szoboszlai if we have a dominant 6 behind him.
For me Gravenberch should be moved on as fast as possible I like said the other day he has been here now for 3 and a bit season and performed for about 4 months in that time the rest of the time he has been awful.
So I would say Gravenberch is not good enough because the 4 months is an anomaly.
18 Sep 2026 13:22:34
Don't think kerkez is the answer, had enough chances and not good enough for us, move him on in Jan.
18 Sep 2026 15:08:29
That's ruthless DarrenA, only joined the same time as Wirtz and Isak. Give the bloke a chance have the team have been crap since then ?.
18 Sep 2026 16:15:09
How will it be straightforward to challenge on all fronts if we don't get the DoF that we need?
18 Sep 2026 17:02:02
Both FB positions need filled. Bradley's style of play will lead to further injuries and Kerkez isn't top level. Midfield targets should be like Henderson and Milner rather than the lightweights we have with the flair from the front 3.
18 Sep 2026 17:36:04
Mitchell wouldn't be first choice, i think an extensions of 1 year was activated so this is his final year, he's an upgrade on the (sorry to say) clueless Kerkez, Mitchell seems to have grown more comfortable into that wingback role too.
18 Sep 2026 17:41:13
Going by the end of the summer transfer window, I think we will bring in 1 player in January and that will either be a RW or a Midfielder. If Barcola and Munoz do ok playing off the right then I think it will be a midfielder and prob Camara. Gakpo, Rio, ekiteke, Wirtz can all play off the left.
I don't think AI fancies Grav but we will know for sure by January. Kerkez will get the season to prove he can do it and we have enough cover at right back until Bradley returns. In the summer, Grav, frimpong, will likely be sold and we will then look at the right side again.
18 Sep 2026 18:21:20
I trust the manager to know what we need and what we don't.
18 Sep 2026 20:14:18
To be honest, it's good fun guessing, but the club seems to have shut down the leaks, or so it seems when Mike Gordon shunned Edwards. Nobody on here had a ckue about Muniz or Araujo. Might just be interesting to see what the club actually does rather than rely on people's assumptions that the club will do what the fans think is best.
That said, in an ideal world I'd imagine that the club agree with me and will buy Hall. Sadiki and Camara.?.
{Ed666's Note - it was interesting to read on the BBC website that we have spoken to the guy at Brentford for the SD role. Personally I would get Ward to do the January transfer window an interim appointment and then that will give us some breathing space in order to make a more informed decision and see which caliber sporting director is available come the summer
18 Sep 2026 22:10:08
I think the whole time I've been a Liverpool fan we have either been 2 windows or 2 signings away from challenging on all fronts lol (apart from the golden Klopp years obviously)
19 Sep 2026 00:21:41
I'd move Grav on and bring Camara in during the January window. Maybe Minteh if he's recovered.
Get a specialist RB at the end of season and find an option to compete with Kerkez at LF, whether that's Chambers or sell Tsimi and buy a LB.
I think Araujo, Jacquet and VVD should be used as CBs ideally to keep all 3 fresh till Leoni is back. Maybe try Gomez and Frimpong at RB till we can buy one.
19 Sep 2026 01:30:29
@1985Mikey, I hear you. The OP has a good plan but I can see what the flaw is and it's what you are talking about. We went out and bought 3 players in the summer window who are all good players but Chelsea bought 13. It seems to me that we always try and fix the current situation and the other sneaky side at Chelsea, Arsenal, United etc do the same thing so we are no better off.
I like this buying the best if the 17 / 18 year old that we can get our hands on. I'm hoping the other clubs haven't sussed that yet ?.