Liverpool rumours 6

29 Dec 2025 15:40:09
Seeing rumours that Villa are negotiating with Liverpool to end Harvey Elliott's loan, and that West Ham are keen on a permanent transfer for him.

Not sure if true, or even how much he would fetch, but I am unsure on this one. I feel like Harvey would better suit the system we are currently playing, with the 3 offensive players behind the striker playing more narrow. It may allow Harvey to spot passing opportunities, moving the ball to his left at a more centre-right position, etc. We are quite limited in offensive players right now.

Then again, Slot ignored Harvey when everything was going right last season, so doubt he'll pick him when things aren't going as well. Just thought I would pass on what I have seen.

29 Dec 2025 16:34:07
He's just not good enough mate! As much as I would like him to be because he loves Liverpoo, l he's a mid table player! Why not go back Fulham (swap him for Wilson 😂)

29 Dec 2025 16:51:14
He can't play for any European team this season after he returnes.
This is according to Uefa rules for how many teams a player can play for officially in a season. Played both for us and for villa
Because of the 7 minutes he played for us this season back in august

6 against Palace
1 against newcastle

So you can rule out the “west ham is interested part” won't leave till the summer.

29 Dec 2025 16:53:02
As per fifa rules he can only play for two clubs per season. So likely he will to return.

29 Dec 2025 19:38:48
Those rules do not apply to loans.

29 Dec 2025 21:08:20
Yes they are,
It doesn't matter how you play for 2 clubs
It only matter that you played in an official competition for 2 different teams.

It's about registration not transfer method.

29 Dec 2025 22:19:36
If Curtis Jones is good enough so is Harvey Elliot and don’t give me the rubbish about Jones being a world beater because he’s amassed some possession stats.

29 Dec 2025 22:55:21
Seems like I’ve been corrected, thanks Eyals.
I’m no lawyer but that feels like a case of “restriction of trade” to me.

30 Dec 2025 06:46:57
@Nice use of a post about Harvey to slag off Curtis @Frode. Love your work.

30 Dec 2025 15:50:33
If I was Elliott I would find a nice club in Serie A if possible.

29 Dec 2025 11:17:41
Question for the Eds, Carra, The Fields etc.

1) Seen a few reports that club are considering selling Nyoni (who i thought was regarded as a bright young prospect)

Is this true?

If so it's another thing on the list that worries me.

seems we are not only losing our identity in our playing style, but the club as a whole seems to be shifting ethos.

{Ed001's Note - actually I think it was him considering his future, hence why he is getting on the pitch now to keep him.}

29 Dec 2025 11:47:35
I think karlos as regards our young players of what I've seen, which is not an awful lot, the only young lad that I think will have a really good chance of making it with us is ngumoha.
Danns I thought had real shot at it but he has missed so much football threw injuries I don't think he will now.


Nyoni looks a tidy player but v similar to what we have in midfield, not the physical presence we need . As for others I don't think they good enough but that only my opinion on a v limited viewing of them.

29 Dec 2025 12:03:12
It’s clear from slots treatment of young players he’s not a long term Liverpool manager even if he brings it back this season.

Watching Tyler Morton now thrive at Lyon having been shunned by slot. Rio only be put on the pitch in the most desperate situations. Nyoni virtually ignored when he’s perfectly good enough to get regular minutes at end of matches.

There’s something very unlikeable about Slots treatment of players who aren’t quite of the required level, whether past it or developing. Klopp knew the value of these guys and kept a reasonably happy roster of players. I just can’t see us being able to convince young players with options to join the club when Slots can’t manage a squad.

29 Dec 2025 12:36:11
We need a new manager . I wanted slot to be the one but he’s not he’s monotone when he speaks and his football is monotone . Theirs nothing their its slow boring and predictable and we are waiting on moments of magic and mistakes to win games .

We start losing our best potential because he won’t change and rotate etc theirs only 1 thing to do . Let him see out this season (unless it goes wrong again ) and then get in a manager that wants to play fast attacking football but with discipline.

29 Dec 2025 12:47:32
He really doesn't give chances to youth players. I wish it changes sooner rather than later. Nyoni seems like a very good prospect but we will never know how he is until he gets more game time. The culture that Klopp built over the years is receding slowly but surely. There's nothing more exciting than young players breaking through.

29 Dec 2025 14:20:22
C'mon lads, are we really going to start slating Slot for not using ķids ahead of experienced BETTER options now? i like Nyoni but im not sure whether he's good enough. Ngumoha looks like he WILL be but again is still very lightweight for this league.

if Rio had been coming on lately it would have been instead of Chiesa and then fans would have slated Slot for humiliated on Euro winner in favour of a child.

29 Dec 2025 14:55:07
We are Florian. You can’t say Nyoni isn’t good enough when he isn’t playing. What I can tell you is Slot isn’t good enough and is now on borrowed time.

29 Dec 2025 15:12:25
Rio is 17 years old, I agree that maybe he should get slightly more time than he has received, but even Klopp wouldn't have put a kid in unless we were cruising with 10 minutes left on the clock. How much time do you realistically think a 17 year old should receive, how much time do you think he expects to receive, and as much as folks slate Gakpo on here, do you think he could have improved on the output of Gakpo if he was given the same minutes? I very much think not on the second question.

29 Dec 2025 15:14:01
Hasn't Ngumoah got the highest amount of minutes for a 17 y/ old in the prem so far this season?
I do agree though, I wish slot gave more minutes to youngsters in general, being a fan of football manager I've got a lot of love for allowing youngsters to flourish to potentially become a wonderkid.


I think if we had a better start to the season (if Konate didn't turn into blind Bambi) we may have seen even more minutes for Rio and Trey at least. also a shame Nallo is almost unselectable after his 2 reds in both starts.

29 Dec 2025 15:31:22
Slot hasn’t had a great season but all the bashing here is making me not want to come on the forum as much.

29 Dec 2025 15:57:26
From being horrendous to going unbeaten in six and winning last 3 is good progress. Give the manager some credit and by the way now is not the ideal time for blooding kids. You need experienced battle hardened winners.

29 Dec 2025 16:16:43
Hello, all. Longtime listener, first time poster here. Created a login just to say:

Wasn't it one of the big selling points on Slot when he was hired that he was supposedly adept at developing young players and bringing them up from within the system? Seems interesting that, whether it's a conscious choice on his part or simply down to extenuating circumstances, we haven't seen much of that from him at Liverpool.

29 Dec 2025 16:18:52
So now Slot should be rubbishd for not playing a couple of 17 year olds just to give them a chance? Sorry, but neither are ready yet to start in the league ahead of other more experienced players.

Who should Slot drop for them? Rio for Wirtz perhaps? Trey for Grav? It makes no sense at all.

They will get minutes once our confidence is fully restored, and we are in control of a lead. And that may take some while….

Klopp was equally professional when it came to playing youth team players in the league. Trent, Bradley and Quansah were all given opportunities - not because he wanted to give them a chance for the sake of it, but because first team players in their positions were injured. Curtis on the other hand just forced himself into contention, and rightly so.

Klopp certainly didn’t see his role as one of blooding in youngsters for the future of the club. Otherwise, we would have seen more of Clarke, Doak etc. He used our youth players as subs in the cup final because no one else was available. That’s not a criticism - it just illustrates that Slot has not changed our approach at all.

So, in this case, I would say he is Not Guilty.

{Ed001's Note - surely anyone could replace Mac Allister and improve the team? Even me nan, and she passed away years ago.}

29 Dec 2025 16:48:17
I agree ed, think my fifteen year old daughter would have more bite in midfield than him! Need Anderson in my opinion.

29 Dec 2025 17:05:04
This website is beyond toxic now, the contrast bashing is mental, everyone is finding something to have a pop at slot for. next it’ll be the the kitchen staff burnt the burgers why hasn’t he given a young chef a chance.

29 Dec 2025 17:11:09
Thanks for replying ed01.
And for anyone else. I was not bashing anyone. simply asking a question.

I don't want us to be club that simply takes youngsters to make a profit.

Kids will never be good enough if they aren't given chance to step up. I'd rather have had a young inexperienced player trying to impress rather than the passengers we've had many times this season.

29 Dec 2025 17:13:39
I agree Ed. Mac, Konate and Mo have all been dreadful this season - possibly because all 3 see this as their prolonged testimonial send-off? Or just unintentionally saving their legs for the WC…

But I do think we still have a great midfield 3 from Szob, Jones, Grav and possibly Wirtz.

I feel for Slot, as he hates cbs who lose duels - but he has no one to replace Konate with. Mo he rightly dropped (and we have looked better since) . But I do not understand why he continues to give Mac a starting place. He’s as red in the face and ineffective as Whelan was aged 32 plus.

Mac can be mustard for 15 or so games a season, so I just imagine that Slot is hoping that 15 is coming along soon.

29 Dec 2025 18:09:19
Nyoni could turn out to be exactly what Liverpool have been crying out for in the centre of the park, but we will never know as Slot continues to select the most overrated Argentina player ever.

29 Dec 2025 18:41:04
Nyoni is not physical enough for the Premier Keague yet. Slot is fighting for his job. I don't blame him for not gambling on inexperienced youngsters. If some of the social media supporters had their way, the starting 11 would consist of 3 or 4 promising teenagers, plus Chiesa and Endo.

29 Dec 2025 19:01:33
Despite results improving, our performances have been unconvincing, we have played some very poor teams and struggled (against wolves, we went 2-0 and as soon as they scored we played like headless chickens) .

Sorry but I just don’t believe is the manager for us and I hope he gets sacked or resigns as I genuinely don’t feel he is the right manager to take us forward.

29 Dec 2025 20:23:37
I had a hot dog at the game Saturday and the onions were well dry, so please sack the head chef and slot while you’re at it!

29 Dec 2025 20:49:27
Nyoni deserves a crack when macca gives nothing. Konate and mo have suffered cos of tactics imo. And saying we had no one to drop konate for is bs. Gomez was fit Endo can play there as can grav and let’s be right they should be good enough against the likes of Sunderland and wolves.

Slot can’t manage a big squad. Fans saying he has no trust in players is just making excuses for him. The same players played aggressive under klopp and secured top 2-3 mostly.

29 Dec 2025 21:34:33
Maccas off form but you play Nyoni, an 18 year old kid who let's face it has looked neat and tidy without ever wowing for the 1st team ahead of the Real Madrid World Cup winning target? C'mon now, this is beyond ridiculous.

{Ed001's Note - At least the kid might develop from the experience into a better player. What are we gaining by playing with Macca right now? He is like having ten men. Personally though, I would never have sent McConnell out on loan and sold Morton, leaving us with no one to bring in. Saying it is beyond ridiculous is idiotic. Beyond ridiculous is picking Macca week in, week out.}

29 Dec 2025 23:33:46
Bravo Ed1 and thank you. McAllister is shocking and stinking up the place on a weekly basis. Picking him game after game is an insult. It is also not Slot bashing, it is stating a blatantly obvious fact.

If Slot cannot see that or fails to act, that is an entirely different question. Posters need to stop conflating issues to suit their own agenda. Sometime to opposing opinions can both contain elements that are correct.

29 Dec 2025 10:08:35
Morning reds. Any ITK’s or Ed’s heard anything more about Marmoush coming in. Heir to the thrown and all. could be written in the stars. Cheers J20 Ynwa.

{Ed001's Note - nothing sorry.}

29 Dec 2025 11:20:59
I doubt city would sell to us, and that type of signing would only make Hugo more annoyed with his position.

29 Dec 2025 13:01:55
🤣 Mate. really? Ekitike and Marmoush played together at Eintracht. They were an excellent strike partnership, very complimentary, they have a great relationship.

29 Dec 2025 13:08:29
Is Hugo ‘annoyed with his position’? I missed that one at the weekly reading of the tea leaves.

29 Dec 2025 13:25:20
Hugo who is best friends with marmoush? That Hugo? Hmmm.

29 Dec 2025 13:32:43
I’m sorry Bazzinga but if Hugo gets annoyed with us signing a player to compete with him then he shouldn’t be at Liverpool.

Competition for your place is a given at a big club so if you can’t handle it you shouldn’t be there.

I hated Hugo’s attitude when Isak took his place. We don’t need players who cause issues and sulk just because they are not picked to play. Work harder and get back into the side, it’s the only way the team moves forward.

29 Dec 2025 14:22:03
To be fair Sean, when did Isak work hard or do ANYTHING warranting Hugo's place in the team? Pretty BS take that fella.

29 Dec 2025 19:50:04
I don’t remember ekitike behaving adversely when Isak took his place, in fact I’m sure he said that he welcomed the competition.

31 Dec 2025 03:46:18
Sean Dundee - 1. Ekitike was the one in form, Isak was the one who needed to work his way in, up until the goal against Tottenham he has looked completely lost out there.

2. Given that Ekitike and Marmoush played very well together at Eintracht, sharing 43 goal involvements between them iac and having played about 85% of matches together up until Marmoush departed in January. I wouldn't consider him direct competition. They were an excellent partnership, and choosing not to play them together would be a poor tactical decision. They also have a very good relationship and given the history I can't image either one being jealous if they were used in rotation.

29 Dec 2025 07:21:48
Are Madrid seriously considering letting Camavinga leave and do we have legit interest at 60M?

It’s silly season fantasy football time but Bastoni, Guehi and Camavinga anyone?

With a side of Semenyo 😂?

29 Dec 2025 08:28:50
Personally think there might be a bit of a Camavinga going one way and McAllister going the other this summer.

Bastoni is the one who would significantly improve us in my opinion though.

29 Dec 2025 09:02:32
Semenyo is going to Man City. It’s almost done and dusted and will be announced on 1 January.

We are too late to the party after appearing to be front-runners.

Missed a trick there.

29 Dec 2025 09:34:07
Not sure if we missed a trick or simply didn't want to spend on a winger just yet as our better performing formation is 4-4-2 narrow.

29 Dec 2025 09:51:14
Missed a trick or the trick back-fired?

Im hoping for a post-xmas miracle that we can pull this one out of a hat. Semenyo would definitely make us stronger.

29 Dec 2025 10:47:08
Have there been links to Camavinga recently? Think he is exactly what our team is missing and would make a guge difference.

29 Dec 2025 11:49:21
Think you might be right there Wokka.

29 Dec 2025 13:03:06
We're not getting any of them mate, not in January anyway.

29 Dec 2025 13:12:26
@Redmi k, there were reports in the media yesterday that we are interested. Some said we were seriously interested and one went as far as saying we’d made an offer to Real Madrid of 60m+. I reckon it was probably a rumour started by Santa’s elves after they had been on the turps with nothing much to do after Christmas Eve.

29 Dec 2025 13:17:45
Camavinga is an injury prone sick note, he’s absolutely not what we need.

29 Dec 2025 15:14:01
Camavinga is not as good as all of you think, and as ed has said before I would think twice about buying anybody from that toxic club.

29 Dec 2025 18:46:25
@PB, I have it on good authority that not all of us think 😉.

29 Dec 2025 00:01:36
From looking online it seems Sorloth was looked at as a loan for emergency cover for Isak. Madrid said no. Depay is available for £6m so again short term option to cover Isak and prem experience. Also seen online that Ac Milan wants Alison next summer to replace Maignan and have spoken to his reps. Report says we are open to a sale.

29 Dec 2025 07:18:09
We won't be buying a player just to cover for an injury. If we do it will be to improve the team. Depay wouldn't improve us one bit and would just take up unnecessary space in the squad. I'd rather give our youngsters a chance than sign him.

29 Dec 2025 09:55:17
Salah will play or rotate as striker with Ekitike and Danns will cover once fit. That is the obvious and sensible amendment. As little as I've seen of Danns, I've liked him.

29 Dec 2025 13:17:33
We still have just two fit (for want of a better phrase) CBs for the first team squad. One seems to want to jog about waving his arms every time the ref makes a decision and the other one gives the impression of a calamity waiting to happen about two or three times per game.

We need at least one, preferably two, CBs who are ready to perform for a club challenging for the PL and CL.

29 Dec 2025 13:20:42
Sorloth and Depay are Roy Hodgson style signings. Neither of them are remotely good enough to play for us and I’d hope the story is just some nonsense fiction.

{Ed001's Note - Hodgson did sign Sorloth at one point didn't he? I think it was for Fulham, or maybe Palace? Didn't work out and he kept playing him on the wing.}

27 Dec 2025 18:44:04
Evening.

Stop believing everything you read, most of the players being linked via media sources is just guesswork or players that have previously been linked. We have the funds to buy what we need, the winter window is more difficult and prices tend to be higher because its mid season.

Guehi, my sources continue to say he wants to move to us and a Jan deal is being pushed for, it may drag out till towards the end of the window tho. Its gone quiet on the alternative front, which means 1 of 2 things. They have identified the main alternative or there isn't one being looked at. The latter is most likely.

Semenyo. Nothing has been agreed with Citeh, they have done nothing but register possible interest. So a deal is far from done. By all accounts its Hughes who is the idiot behind us not getting it done. We are looking at alternatives, no news on that currently.

With Isak being injured, no new striker permanently or on loan will be coming in. Danns was always seen as the 3rd striker this season, so I would expect to see him getting game time once fully fit.

A midfielder will only be sought if players leave in that area.

I'm away until New Years Day, so I wanted to give you all a little something before.

27 Dec 2025 19:14:07
So Hughes doesn't want him? (strange as he signed him before) or he's just made a mess of trying to sign a player that apparently wants us over anybody?

27 Dec 2025 19:15:33
Cheers, Thefields. Have a great break!

27 Dec 2025 20:10:58
Let's hope Hughes pulls his fingers out then, as this starting XI might be a bit more convincing than what we've seen of late:

Alisson
Bradley Guehi Van Dijk Kerkez
Gravenberch Jones
Szoboszlai Wirtz Semenyo
Ekitike

LFC has only scored 3 fewer than the league leaders, but conceded 15 more, so doesn't take a rocket scientist to work out that the defence, especially Konate has been the primary problem this season. Can trace it back to his horror show at Craven Cottage in April and he hasn't been the same since. If they can't get Guehi in January, surely they have to bring in another centre back urgently.

27 Dec 2025 20:52:20
great info TF. Have a great holiday.

27 Dec 2025 20:58:41
Thanks The Fields

Danns is a perfectly good 3rd choice striker IMO. Players need to play.

27 Dec 2025 21:10:41
The only signing this coming window, should be a shrink! Will someone tell these players to stop throwing themselves to the ground over nothing! Every week now!
Ekitike, Macca, Konate, Kerkez and Frimpong, grow a pair, and get on with it!

27 Dec 2025 21:20:26
while Chiesa played a part in Gravenberch's opening goal, he was largely ineffective down the right wing, minimally involved and lacking the vim and vigour that was required to catch Slot's eye. He was branded with a match-low 5/ 10 score.

27 Dec 2025 22:13:55
I like Danns Ron, but not sure how he can be a perfectly good option if he's never fit. Poor lad has had a horrid run of injuries over a long period now. Even when he went on loan he barely played because of injury.

Hopefully can overcome it as he has undoubted quality and a likeable attitude but he certainly can't be relied upon at the current point in time.

27 Dec 2025 22:47:24
I too like Danns - talented lad - but if Ekitike gets injured do we want him leading the line in the latter stages of the UCL, or as we try and claw our way to top 3 respectability in the EPL? And as the last poster said, he hasn’t played much, due to injuries.

Not even saying we should be an endless cash machine; maybe there’s a half decent CF we can loan even? (E. G. Gonçalo Ramos)

27 Dec 2025 23:15:18
@What a hit, I don’t think Ibou is acting- I just think he falls over because he’s clumsy.

28 Dec 2025 01:01:35
He went down clutching his head, Wdw. It was acting for me. He lost out on the header and decided to go down and feign injury instead. Eki was another who went down clutching his throat when the Wolves player brushed his chest.

@what a hit, Not sure why you lumped Kerkez in with them though. He got kicked in the midriff by Andre twice and still got on with the game. Andre should have seen another yellow for that and a subsequent red tbh.

28 Dec 2025 01:14:33
Sorry, not sure what Danns has done to justify 3rd striker role? Scored one goal in a final!

I think he is slow, injury prone and now we are reliant on Hugo. Keeping Nunez was a better option!

28 Dec 2025 01:41:06
Danns perfectly good 3rd choice CF WHEN FIT! that's his biggest problem. But you can't go out nd buy a forward when isak'llbe back in 3r4 months. Dannswhen fit will surprise people.

28 Dec 2025 06:17:30
Konate 100% not acting up. He's a clumsy giraffe.

28 Dec 2025 06:51:35
@Drac - agree with you re the clutching of his head - there was nothing up with hi, other than him being a poor actor in this instance but more often than not it’s him being clumsy and unbalanced more than acting. He’s nowhere near the Macca Academy Award class.

28 Dec 2025 09:37:53
The fields obviously doesn't like Hughes the silver-tongued charlatan. How could he have messed up Semenyo Transfer though? His record so far has been very good (in terms of getting deals over the line at least) .

Maybe Semenyo has had his head turned by a more stable project.

{Ed001's Note - yet we missed out on multiple centre-backs during the summer, so not sure his record has been that good. All the ones we signed were keen to join us without needing persuasion. And obviously Guehi as well, who was very keen but was blocked. It is the extra centre-back, who would have been rotation/cover/long term replacement, that needed persuading and yet we didn't get one. So we have yet to see any sign that he can persuade players, though I would not judge him on that as so far it is a small sample size and a player that did not seem as urgent as it has turned out to be.

What does worry me is his willingness to just pay through the nose for every target. Every single player we signed, we paid the full asking price for. In the long term, you just can't keep paying full price for every player, even Real Madrid have realised it is unsustainable.}

28 Dec 2025 09:58:18
Small fish big pond Ed. Hughes has a track record at a small club, where he did very well, but you are right, there have been no Robbo kind of deals and we have paid top $ for most of our buys.

It all seems messy at the moment . Slot is not the long term solution, but who is? Who's tactics do we buy for?

BTW any truth in the Serbian Andy Carroll rumours?

{Ed001's Note - I don't know who the Serbian Andy Carroll is.}

28 Dec 2025 10:14:01
Vlahavoic or whatever his name is (Juve CF soon to be out of contract)

28 Dec 2025 10:32:05
Although we’ve paid top dollar we run a fairly lean squad. We don’t have many positions where we have two current internationals vying for a spot in the team. Arguably only City and Arsenal have that real depth and competition for places.

28 Dec 2025 10:38:10
Leoni is the only one that might turn into a shrewd siginging, such a shame he picked up the injury.
Not quite an £8m Couthino or £2m ish Hyppia bargain admittedly.

28 Dec 2025 10:54:25
Young players pick up injuries, it happens a lot (Gerrard? ) . If they don’t they tend to get over played as youngsters and burn out early (Owen, Torres) .

I’m not worried about Danns’ teenager injuries, they’re not long-term.

Would I be happy with him in the latter stages of the champions league?
Anyone who remembers 2005 will be cool with it. When your best striker options are Neil Mellor and a young Florent Sinama Pongolle yet you still get to, and win, the final then you are a bit less dramatic over ‘potential’ injuries.

28 Dec 2025 11:52:53
Ha ha - I remember 2005 and I’m not ‘cool with it, ’ perhaps that makes me ‘dramatic’, maybe I just want us to win trophies and proven players significantly increase the percentage of that. Peace though, this is all tongue in cheek I’m sure.

28 Dec 2025 15:16:22
Ed - which CBs did we miss out on in the summer please?

Thanks.

{Ed001's Note - Ait Boudlal is one of the top of my head, I can't remember the names of others right now. Both of the Bournemouth centre-backs chose to go elsewhere. I am sure there were others, I just can't think of their names.}

28 Dec 2025 15:28:58
To be fair it is a rumours page, so passing on info isn’t necessarily believing it, I mean the in the knows here haven’t had great success beyond Carra.
It’s all fun and games.

28 Dec 2025 16:14:51
Happy New Year @Thefields. Keep it coming.

28 Dec 2025 16:32:29
Were we in for Zabarnyi, ed? Didn't know we pitched a proposal to him.

{Ed001's Note - we were interested yes.}

28 Dec 2025 16:59:20
I don't believe everything I read but everything I've read regarding Semenyo and his January transfer suggests that he is very willing to go to City.
And maybe Bournemouth are hanging on to him for as long as possible.

The release clause needs to be triggered by the 10th January. The window isn't even open so a deal wouldn't be done. He's a Bournemouth player and they probably want him for as many games as possible.

28 Dec 2025 17:39:58
Bournemouth have Chelsea (away), Arsenal (home), spurs (home) and Newcastle (away) whilst that clause is still valid.

Given they have not won in nine games I can’t see him going anywhere during that run of fixtures.

28 Dec 2025 18:35:24
I think guyz we nid 5players
Two left and right wingers with pysical intensity lije semenyo
Two centre back
One defensive midfielder we will solve whole liverpool problems, i think now FSG must base on players who have great phyicallity, not basing on art, we will increase another problems,

28 Dec 2025 22:19:56
Apparently we’re back in for Semenyo, and also bidding for Camavinga.

28 Dec 2025 22:55:02
Stop believing everything you read but also believe what you're reading.

29 Dec 2025 08:35:30
Zeze was another CB who got away, Ed001.

{Ed001's Note - ah yes, thanks mate.}

29 Dec 2025 10:39:16
do we want players we need to persuade to come to us?

but the reality is that for players, coaches, managers etc they are judged on their failures more than their wins.

27 Dec 2025 13:39:44
LFC are looking into a cut price deal for Andre who was linked with the Club before he signed for Wolves. He's an option for the next summer.

27 Dec 2025 14:06:20
Andre and Gomes double deal would be handy. Mac and Endo to make space.

27 Dec 2025 15:56:23
Thay look very ordinary in a bad Wolverhampton team.

27 Dec 2025 16:20:12
And why would we do that? We need to be shooting a bit higher than that, not shopping from teams at the bottom of the table.

27 Dec 2025 17:06:15
I'd rather go for gomes, but Andre is also a very good player.

27 Dec 2025 16:49:04
I watched Anderson earlier, that is where we should be.

27 Dec 2025 16:58:35
a tenner is great value though.

27 Dec 2025 17:53:06
Irrelevant where we buy from really, top or bottom of the table. Gini or Robbo should show you that.

27 Dec 2025 18:04:01
I'd take a cut price Bowen if he fancied heading north.

28 Dec 2025 01:05:21
Bowen is a good player but I feel we should look to younger players if we want a long-term successor to Mo on the RW.

Andre and Gomes didn't look too good against us but that's the only time I've seen them play so not sure if that's the level they're at or if they just don't have confidence atm. Wolves aren't a bad team but the managerial changes have affected them badly. Their players all play with their heads dropped down and are just expecting a loss each game. They have shown against Arsenal and us that they can and should be doing much better than their league position suggests.

28 Dec 2025 09:36:23
We shouldn't sign any new players, our priority should be a new manager.

26 Dec 2025 21:32:30
Some clickbait sites are linking us with Depay on a short term deal or Surloth on loan, surely they're not in consideration?

26 Dec 2025 22:20:05
I think you answered your own question when you said the word clickbait.

27 Dec 2025 00:24:47
Its fake news from Indy. Why would they be on our shortlist or being considered?!

27 Dec 2025 12:22:12
More Dutch dross is just what we need.

27 Dec 2025 13:19:20
To be fair to Depay, his goals to games ratio isn’t that bad…. apart from in the PL, so it’s a no from me!

27 Dec 2025 17:53:53
What Dutch dross do we have now?

26 Dec 2025 09:29:51
Morning all

Just ready that it’s likely we stick with what we have this window as Semenyo favours City and Guehi won’t be leaving. Appreciate it’s come from the Echo and I’m really hoping they are wrong as they usually are.

Surely the club know how short we are on numbers and can barely field a side at the moment, we have to bring in new players?

26 Dec 2025 09:41:00
Slot loves a 13 man squad, should be ideal for him.

26 Dec 2025 10:18:08
Really depend on what the options are.

For example if Bastoni or Elliot Anderson were possible for January, I say we should go for it.

If there's a good option for defence I would look to purchase someone. We are light there. Maybe Jacquet or the like.

No need to panic in the forward line.

26 Dec 2025 10:48:18
I think we'll have a good chance of getting Guehi in January tbh. Glasner isn't committing to Crystal Palace so I can see Palace overriding him and selling Guehi in order to partly fund their moves for Joe Willock and Brennan Johnson.

26 Dec 2025 11:23:14
Giving money to a manager that might not be there in the summer makes perfect sense.

26 Dec 2025 13:04:44
I'm pretty sure that's not how it works Endo. The club comes first, if there is a chance to strengthen and it suits all parties im sure we will make a move.

26 Dec 2025 13:51:12
Sticking with what we have is essentially writing the season off, it’s an admission that we’ve no intention of attempting to defend it either. Missed opportunity if true. Squad is imbalanced. Weak and soft in midfield, no pace on the wing or up front, desperately short of numbers in central defence and a general lack of physicality throughout the squad.

26 Dec 2025 14:20:02
I don't think there'll be any serious business done by LFC in January. We blew our budget in the summer and although things haven't worked out the way we wanted, the belief is that they will.

Hmmm.

26 Dec 2025 15:24:28
Glad to see you’re back to normal Viktor! All that enthusiasm and positivity in the Summer just wasn’t you mate 🤣👍.

26 Dec 2025 15:29:29
What happened to the Fofana links? Maybe we are set to go for him. Don’t how he has done this season ass I don’t watch French league, but was strongly linked in the summer.

26 Dec 2025 15:45:40
Why back a dead man walking, or decide that two non coaches know best as to who to buy? best wait until a serious manager in place.

26 Dec 2025 15:50:50
Spot on VV

Anyone can see that we need additions to the team.
Yes, can't buy for the sake of it, but we need to make a couple of signings, if not 3.

26 Dec 2025 18:12:19
Historically, it’s been difficult to buy players at a sensible price in January as clubs tend to want to keep Freire better players to help them win things or make sure they aren’t relegated.

Usually a club has to pay over the odds if they want to do business. Either way I think we are going to get a month of “why haven’t they bought anybody’ or ‘they paid how much’. Happy days.

26 Dec 2025 18:36:44
DonkeySchlong You do realise we're 5th right? Considering we've had a fair number of injury concerns, missed out on Gurhi, there was a large amount of transfers and making that work can take time coupled with the credit Slots got from last year means finishing anywhere near 5th would absolutely be deemed acceptable by the board.

I lost confidence in Slot a long time ago, for me, he falls way short tactically, lacks in man management and is stubborn as a mule but all things considered a finish in the top half of the table is likely all he needs to keep is job.

26 Dec 2025 18:41:04
Fofana is injured and out for just as long as Isak.

26 Dec 2025 19:01:53
Wodw would almost have you believe we didn't overpay for any player in the summer 😂.

26 Dec 2025 20:09:56
Why would you think that @Whatsup. Assuming you can read I didn’t mention the summer transfer window. Thanks for joining in though.

26 Dec 2025 20:34:13
chewysuarez7 - But who chooses players now? If Slot is getting sacked in the summer, and we don't know who's next, for whos tactics are we buying for?

26 Dec 2025 20:57:14
The delusion is very real with you wdw.

26 Dec 2025 22:01:07
The negativity is constant with you, Whatsup.

27 Dec 2025 01:29:01
We didn’t overpay for any player in the summer Whatsup. If any other team had bought the players we did they wouldn’t have got them for less than we paid.

As for the January window, just wait and see it’s not even January yet and the whinging has already started.

There’s just no patience anymore. You’re already writing off our summer signings after 4 months and whinging that you want more signings in January who you’ll just be slagging off by March. It’s actually quite pathetic.

27 Dec 2025 05:04:01
1. The hierarchy has final say on transfers, we know that, there's no debate there. Slot has hinted at it before. Even when Klopp was at the club Edwards still pulled rank on transfers, though Klopp had more weight in his input as a Manager. Slot's official title is Head Coach which carries less weight when it comes to matters outside of coaching the first team. Apparently one of Edwards premises for returning to Anfield was that he had final say on transfers.

2. Did you actually read my previous post?! Because you're essentially asking the same question, which I already answered clearly. 5th is not a sackable offence. All things considered, I don't think finishing anywhere in the top half of the table is a sackable offence in the eyes of the board. We're undergoing a major rebuild, it's a transitionary period, by 2027 we'll only have about 3 starters (if that) from the 2025 winning side, big money signings or not, that's a difficult thing to deal with and Slot will be given extra leeway from the board considering he has credit in the bank. He's not going anywhere in the summer, not unless we go on another crazy losing streak and finish bottom half.

{Ed078's Note - Your first point is bang on. Your second, do you really think finishing 9th will keep Slot his job?

27 Dec 2025 05:42:32
@whatsup, did you buy the plays in the summer? I thought it was the club that bought the players. Given the club, er, own the club they can pay the amount that they want to pay. Anybody who disagrees can put forward their thoughts but they may just be the ones who are delusional thinking the club is listening to their ill informed ideas.

27 Dec 2025 10:01:13
Sean Dundee
Do you think this team can win the PL? If not then we definitely need new players and the “whinging “ is on the back of a horrendous PL campaign, it’s understandable that some fans feel negatively towards the goings on at the club.

27 Dec 2025 10:35:57
Darwin is it negative to want the team to play attacking football instead of boring sideways and backways? . Wdw what are you even on about did I buy the player's? What sort of a statement is that? .

And to crocodile Dundee up there we did overpay if you like it or not. I'm not asking for any signing in January just a change of manager.

27 Dec 2025 18:24:57
We're boring, jittery and overcautious at the moment, but what makes anyone think that's Slot's endgame? His Feyenoord side was certainly not like that.

It takes time to master a new system. It's like learning a new drum beat. At first you have to do it slowly to get your co-ordination right. Then and only then can you quicken the pace without it all falling apart. We need some patience here.

27 Dec 2025 13:46:26
Ed078 - Obviously the further down the table the greater risk of slots job. It's very difficult to draw a precise line in the sand and say finishing in any 1 position will for certain cost him his job. While splitting the table into two halves is an oversimplification, it’s a a fairly useful and common way to frame the discussion. If Slot finishes 4th do i think is jobs at risk? No chance. Whilst 9th is still top half, as you've rightly pointed out, it raises far more concerns, and would warrant considerably more scrutiny.

Theres many factors to it though. Being 1 of only 5 managers to ever win the PL on his debut season in charge gives Slot incredible credit in the bank. I also think that even though we (gross) spent big in the Summer, the media hype massively took away from the fact that we lost a large number of players, some of which played massive roles and were absolutely vital to our success last season. If we had have brought in lesser known names I guarantee you the focus in the media would have been :How will Liverpool adapt this season after loosing x y and z. can they retain their past form with such big shoes to fill? " But just because we got the big names for big money we were instantly pegged for success. I think that influence from the medias narative has greatly effected a lot of peoples understanding on where we really were coming into this season and how to assess our (lack of) progression.

On top of that, our new superstar striker has hardly been able to play given the transfer shenanigans, just as he looked like he was getting into the swing of things his leg gets broken, we didn't get our CB target, our backup CB has had a potentially career altering injury, our best midfielder has been forced to spend half his time at RB, one of the reatest players to eer don the kit has all but fallen off the face of the earth and of course the tragic loss of Jotta. there's been a laundry list of situations that each alone have the potential to **** up any teams season, never mind getting hit with them all at once. Taking all this into consideration I believe the club will be pretty understanding of the teams shortcomings this year and that will bear considerable weight in the potential discussion of Slot's future at the club come Summer.

I think top 6 is perfectly safe, from 7th onwards things grow considerably riskier. If push comes to shove, whether the the club view the money spent in the summer the same way the media spun it, as practically guaranteed silverware then even 6th is risky and 9th is a definite P45. If they viewed it as the beginning of a major and necessary 2 year rebuild, 7th and 8th are more acceptable considering all the issues that have had to be dealt with.

Excuse the long-winded answer, I'm essentially just thinking out loud.

{Ed078's Note - good points. Apologies for late reply, have been travelling.

25 Dec 2025 21:58:10
Igor Thiago of genuine interest as per David Ornstein.

25 Dec 2025 22:39:36
Cheers MK. Where did you see this? I'm fairly sure he's an out and out striker so I'd find this one odd wouldn't you? Hope you've had a good xmas pal.

25 Dec 2025 22:57:28
So many bum steers out there. This guy nor ther Serb are good enough for LFC. We are talking about replacing one of the greatest of all time, and Diaz, who is world class.

Why would we be shopping in Aldi?

25 Dec 2025 23:36:46
Ornstein posted onto his social media the following:

“ 🚨 EXCL: Liverpool are monitoring Brentford forward Igor Thiago as part of their assessment of attacking reinforcements.
The 24-year-old striker is on the club’s radar as recruitment plans are shaped ahead of upcoming windows.
#PremierLeague #LFC #BrentfordFC #Transfers “

Merry Christmas, Trqstu.

26 Dec 2025 04:25:39
Said it on Facebook Trqstu and its fake. He doesn't have Facebook.

26 Dec 2025 04:50:13
Winger would be a priority over a striker, even though Isak is out for 6-8 weeks.
The more I think about it, the more I like the thought of Barcola or Rodrygo on the left side. Both are better than what we have now.


Olise would be a marquee signing on the right when Salah goes at the end of the season, great player.
Schlotterback (now) and Guehi (summer) would leave one midfielder requirement maybe Stiller or maybe Wharton?

26 Dec 2025 07:24:52
Thanks for the heads up Amrglfc! I’ve unfollowed the account. Apologies for sharing fake news Eds.

26 Dec 2025 12:14:37
I really don't get the midfielder, winger, striker talk! We need at least 1 CB in January! Only 2 fit, experienced CB to choose from. I can see that so I'm sure others can.

27 Dec 2025 02:57:59
No worries MK. I googled what you posted and that same fb account came up. It did seem legit though and I wasn't sure if it was real or not myself. I won't be surprised if we were monitoring him but I would be surprised if we did decide to sign him.

25 Dec 2025 10:39:20
Federico Chiesa has been told if a suitable offer arrives for the player during the January window, he is free to leave the club.

25 Dec 2025 13:18:05
He definitely slept with Slot's wife.

25 Dec 2025 14:10:35
Absolute shambles of a club at the moment. If this is true that's a terrible decision. He gives 100% every time he's on the pitch. He always creates a moment, weather its an assist a goal or a last ditch tackle. Slot is by far the worst man manger I've seen, that includes Brendan Rogers .

25 Dec 2025 14:19:56
unbelievable if this is true. Does Slot thinks 60k people in the stadium singing Chiesa's song are stupid that they cannot see the effort and quality he brings? This is a clear case of a signing from Hughes without Slot's approval? I can't think of any other reason. Slot has destroyed all the good feel and harmony in the squad which Klopp built over years.

25 Dec 2025 14:31:22
Totally agree Kimuraking.

Slot appears to be dead set against Freddi.

Perhaps because he goes forward rather than sideways.

Hope that's not true.

25 Dec 2025 15:21:16
So we lose mo for a month, Isak breaks his leg, Gakpo is injured and we think it’s a good idea to sell FC.

25 Dec 2025 15:32:46
Slot is a very limited coach with only a few tools in the box.

25 Dec 2025 16:08:18
Why is every post on here an opportunity for people to moan about Slot? It's getting pretty boring around here.

25 Dec 2025 16:18:53
Maybe Chiesa has put forward that he wants to leave for more game time in a world cup year?
Regardless he should be starting on Saturday.

25 Dec 2025 16:32:33
I'd love to criticise someone, but I was visited by 3 ghostly apparitions lastnight, telling me to change my ways. so all the best everyone. including Slot, bahh humbug.

25 Dec 2025 18:03:05
Sloppy seconds Adam?

25 Dec 2025 20:04:08
Reassuring to see so many fans automatically believe unsubstantiated rubbish and use it, again, as a stick to best the club.

25 Dec 2025 20:13:23
PB because people don't understand the logic and style of Slots management, especially after winning the title last year. He's taking us backwards with giant strides. Life before JK was pretty painful! And it seems Slot is determined to take us back there.

25 Dec 2025 21:30:27
Fede is a Hughes signing and Slot is making a point. He would rather have an oversized serbian pit pony than fede.

25 Dec 2025 22:31:51
If true, then not hard to see why.

Slot doesn't use wingers. Got rid of Diaz, doesn't use Chiesa or Rio, and apparently wasn't interested in Semenyo. That tells you everything you need to know.

He seems to prefer midfielders/ more technical players all over the pitch.

25 Dec 2025 22:40:00
Who do you think is making the signings @Greg? Hughes or Slot?

25 Dec 2025 23:47:08
Probably be captain if his name was Van Chiesa.

26 Dec 2025 02:43:20
West Derby Wanderer IV Unsubstantiated? The sites called liverpool -RUMOURS mate not liverpool-facts. Slot has repeatedly shown no interest in implementing Chiesa over an entire year and half. You don't need any more proof than that. He doesn't want him, It's obvious. Players that don't play get moved on. Darwin, Elliot, Diaz, all had big roles at the club prior to Slot arriving and they still got moved on. He's stubborn as a mule, everyone can see it.

And nobody needs to use rumours to "best the club", there's been plenty of extremely poor decisions made over the last 9 months to warrant serious criticism. If you haven't seen it you haven't been paying attention.

26 Dec 2025 09:03:02
Ignore WDW.

26 Dec 2025 10:32:25
Pretty sure it’s not just Slots decision who comes and goes just who starts and doesn’t.

Henry definitely doesn’t get involved in transfers but if you believe he doesn’t have a say or is aware then I’m not sure people know how big businesses work.

I can’t imagine Henry woke up one morning to find the club he owns had spent 310 million on Isak, Wirtz and Ekitike behind his back.

26 Dec 2025 10:34:42
Nah, @Chewy, there is a difference between people just making stuff up and somebody who has information that comes from a real, live human source who has some (albeit tenuous) information that is known within the club. Given that we all have an opinion I’m happy to use mine to say that some stuff is just absolute gibberish.

26 Dec 2025 12:12:10
Slot doesn't play Chiesa because he has better players. If he slept with Slot's wife, he probably only jumped on for the last 10 minutes. Diaz wanted to go. Nunez was ridiculed, often by his own so-called 'supporters' so was forced out. Elliot wanted more first team football, so did Kelleher. We all know what tragically happened to Diogo. Slot was forced to bring players in. NOBODY argued against the players we brought in during the summer. Now, because some haven't settled immediately, it's all Slot's fault. There are another three big factors. First, established senior players, like Mac Allister, Salah, Konate and at times even Van Dijk, who would have been expected to help the new players settle, have been awful themselves at times.

Second, Trent has been a massive miss. Our ability to beat the press or find an out ball or feed Salah early has been lost with Trent leaving. Only now is Wirtz showing signs of replacing that creativity. Third, missing out on Guehi was massive. We would still be in contention for the title if he had signed. I agree, the football in the last 6 games has been crap. But Slot had to revert to a more pragmatic and defensive system to stop the rot and build from there. He was fighting for his job. I expect a better 2nd half of the season, but reinforcements in the summer are essential.

26 Dec 2025 15:17:34
Slot is not making a point, I mean he’s not a schoolboy. He clearly doesn’t fancy Cheisa as a player, which I don’t understand to a certain extent but to suggest Slot is using Cheisa to make a point is just plain daft.

27 Dec 2025 13:54:51
West Derby Wanderer IV - So you think that if a reasonable offer was made for Chiesa that Liverpool wouldn't take it? The chaps played just over 380 minutes in the best part of 2 years. that's a total of just over 4 matches. Come off it mate, you might as well tell me we never wanted to let Arthur Melo go.

25 Dec 2025 08:29:07
Liverpool in talks for vlarhovic who's out of contract come end of season. he's able to talk to clubs in January and Liverpool are supposedly keen to snap up the highly rated 25year old for as little as 12m according to multiple reports in Italy. juve unwilling to offer him a contract on his current wages.

25 Dec 2025 10:25:01
Can't see where he fits in, not even sure if he's what we need right now 😰.

25 Dec 2025 11:00:40
Slot will really do anything to avoid playing Chiesa.

25 Dec 2025 11:08:47
That would be a Slot singing - a tall donkey up front.

25 Dec 2025 12:01:06
I would take him on loan as cf cover whilst isak is out.

25 Dec 2025 12:19:14
ArneSlotsBarber He doesnt, but Isak is likely out for the rest of the season, Ekitike's only seen a full 90 minutes twice since signing, has a habit of picking up minor issues and Chiesa rode Slot's missus so we do need a backup striker. They're just trying to bring in the somebody cheap with top tier experience. There's no grand plan here.

25 Dec 2025 12:41:42
Like Ekitike? Do you ever read what you have written?

25 Dec 2025 13:26:38
If there’s one thing we need it’s a big lumbering centre forward with the turn of pace and turning circle of the QE2. I’d hope it’s not true.

25 Dec 2025 15:33:48
we'd need wingers who actually cross to supply the serbian Andy Carroll.

25 Dec 2025 16:10:50
Slot has said repeatedly that Ekitike himself can't last 90 minutes without seriously tiring in the last 10 minutes, and that as his body gets used to the physical level of the league he will be able to manage more minutes. Unless you think Slot is lying?

25 Dec 2025 22:34:50
Weird signing if true. I'd rather a young up-and-coming striker as backup to Hugo. Surely Chiesa or even Salah when back can do a job as false 9 too.