Liverpool Rumours 4

14 Apr 2026 14:13:54
Iraola heading back to Spain this summer according to reports, after failing to agree a new contract with Bournemouth. Apparently his family haven't settled and Athletic Bilbao is the likely destination.

14 Apr 2026 14:36:07
Of note, Sky have made no mention of us as being a potential destination, which means it's likely he's off our list.

14 Apr 2026 16:24:05
Arne, Xabi or Eddie Howe, so. 😉

14 Apr 2026 17:34:52
As long as he doesn't go to ManU I'm fine with it.

14 Apr 2026 17:45:53
Bilbao will be very lucky to have him if he goes there. Fantastic club.

He will do fantastic. Good fit.

Still hope we are in the mix.

14 Apr 2026 17:51:00
Agreed, Ron. He would make them a proper team.

14 Apr 2026 18:52:12
He's on the list, Davey, just not at the top.

15 Apr 2026 04:22:31
Can I vote for Eddie Howe getting the United job please?

15 Apr 2026 10:44:34
WDW4 - Southgate has it in the bag.

14 Apr 2026 14:11:24
I know there’s a few on here that want Iraola as our next manager. But I’ve heard he wants to go back to Spain with Bilbao as it’s now confirmed he will leave Bournemouth at the end of the season.

14 Apr 2026 16:50:57
Bilbao or Utd are both likely destinations according to the agents gossip corner.

14 Apr 2026 17:35:26
Anywhere but ManU please.

14 Apr 2026 18:45:24
Man United don't make sensible decisions.

14 Apr 2026 08:03:17
Hi Ed001 / ITK

As we know that Alisson could leave this summer or next one.
Can you share us info of any GK who the Club would bring in to replace him?

14 Apr 2026 08:59:29
The Club has Mamardashvilli. He is the replacement, it would be who gets promoted to the 2 slot.

14 Apr 2026 10:48:23
Karma, Jaro, Pecsi, Woodman.

14 Apr 2026 11:30:17
I think GM will grow into the role and will be a surprisingly good signing. Need to make sure we're coaching him well.
Being a GK in the PL is different from other leagues. It's a lot more physical and there are a lot more arial challenges.

He's improving IMO.

Kicking is a concern.

14 Apr 2026 11:55:31
We have a non existent midfield which provides not protection for our defence and, consequently, a defence which is all over the place and provides no protection for the keeper. In that context it is very hard to judge Mamardashvili fairly, though it must be said that, but for his efforts against PSG, that would have been a cricket score.

Worth also pointing out that Jaros is a very very capable keeper who I think is worth a try.

14 Apr 2026 12:23:37
I would be going for Robin Risser from Lens. I wouldn't be against flipping Marmar and letting Jaros and Risser battle it out for no1.

14 Apr 2026 12:55:52
Marmalade is not good enough to be LFC keeper. If we have any serious intent on winning silverware next season, we require much better than him. Nothing I've seen from him so far shows any indication otherwise. imo only.

14 Apr 2026 13:00:43
I'm a fan of Marmalade at LFC, although I've often torn him to shreds. I'd take the pith and sell him to Sevilla.

{Ed025's Note - nice Robby, but he has stepped up while Ali has been out and got you out of a jam..

14 Apr 2026 13:32:24
Totally agree about the midfield VV.
Control the midfield and you control the game.

14 Apr 2026 13:40:55
Not a keeper out there, I'd swap Ali for (atm). Make him an offer to stay longer, only option imo.

14 Apr 2026 16:27:35
Genuine question. Do people not see Alli's injuries getting worse as he goes on? Been the best in the world most of his time with us, but it's no use if he doesn't stay fit. If he could I'd keep him for another 5 years.

14 Apr 2026 17:52:41
Agreed, FM. I believe we require a replacement. But that's not our current keeper.

13 Apr 2026 21:01:41
There’s rumours that PSG forward Dembele could be sold in summer as he doesn’t want to enter contract negotiations plus he would like to play in Premier League one day too.

13 Apr 2026 22:41:28
Nah!
He's an Arsenal player if ever I've seen one.
We need battlers.

13 Apr 2026 23:38:28
Did he not want 1.2m a week off PSG to sign on?

14 Apr 2026 00:09:48
Agree, Ron. Not for me either.

14 Apr 2026 01:54:50
He's currently on 1.4m monthly, 350k pw, and is seeking almost double, apparently somewhere in the region of 600k. He can jog on.

14 Apr 2026 06:26:47
If he's only jogging he'd get straight into our midfield.

14 Apr 2026 07:21:41
Love we can have the season we've had and people are saying no thanks to Ballon d'Or winner from last season. 🤣

My issue would be age at this point, but very good player.

14 Apr 2026 09:18:38
Well, we let future Ballon d'Or winner walk last summer, and we're letting Salah walk this summer.

Ballon d'Or has become one of those silly commercialised ceremonial awards, which are no marker of quality and are just a chance to network and spread propaganda.

We make Ballon d'Or winners, we don't sign them.

14 Apr 2026 09:30:07
Respectfully, Ron, are you arguing that Dembele wasn't the best player last year? He was phenomenal. I just think it's funny that people are being snooty about a clearly good player who has finally started to look like the player everyone thought he would be. Goes to show it's all about the right manager saying the right things.

14 Apr 2026 09:31:12
We didn't let a future Ballon d'Or walk. El Rato decided to leave 2 years prior when he started learning Spanish. Aint nothing we could've done about it.

14 Apr 2026 09:46:45
Good player but not what we need.

14 Apr 2026 09:51:05
We haven't made that many Ballon d'Or winners either.

{Ed025's Note - i think you have Irish but they have never been selected... because its a big fiddle mate..

14 Apr 2026 10:01:07
What Ballon d'Or winners have we made? Can only think of Owen, bfr that Keegan, but it wasn't called that then.

14 Apr 2026 11:03:02
Nice @JK23, made me laugh. 😁👍

14 Apr 2026 12:00:53
Dembele is 29 in May and he's missed a lot of this season with injury. The bloke is too old and too much of a sicknote and a knobhead to be spending good money on.

14 Apr 2026 12:13:56
Hilarious JK23, spot on.

Changingofthegvardiol, I think it's funny that anybody is talking about this like it's even a possibility. He's looking for 600k per week, not to mention he's already playing in an incredible team, under a phenomenal manager, the current champions of Europe who have every chance of winning it again.

Rumours of transfer possibility always crop up when players are in contract talks. He's not going anywhere, and even if he was, there's absolutely no chance he's coming to us.

14 Apr 2026 12:15:54
All subjective, but for me Dembele was not the best player in Europe last year.
Doesn't matter. The whole thing is a sham.

14 Apr 2026 12:59:08
We might as well be talking about Mbappe or Lamal. We'd be massively wasting our time talking about them too also.

13 Apr 2026 14:14:58
Afternoon Gents,

Multiple reports suggesting FSG want to keep Slot.

This is false for 3 reasons.

1. FSG Don't make those decisions.

2. Liverpool and Slot have came to an agreement that he will leave, not be sacked, he has been under scrutiny for a while, since the start of the year, and they both feel continuing isn't in the best interest of the club, but stressed he would not be humiliated by getting the sack, due to him winning the league last season, if he was to leave earlier, then Gerrard would take control until a new manager was brought in.



3. Liverpool have been talking to 3 specific managers for the role next season, Alonso, Enrique and Andoni Iraola, although as I've said a few times, I've been made aware that it will be Alonso.

Cheers Gents

13 Apr 2026 15:09:21
Thanks, Robbo.
Media and Journos stories have definitely unsettled some nerves....

Please also share info on the 3 suits upstairs if you have any.... Ward, Hughes & Edwards.

13 Apr 2026 15:46:11
Cheers, Robo.

13 Apr 2026 15:57:28
Iraola, every time for me. Alonso is untried in the prem and didn't pull up trees in Spain, and we have to get this appointment right.

13 Apr 2026 16:11:48
Once again, my understanding is that Slot will see out his contract. I've posted this a few times here, and have yet to be convinced otherwise. It sounds like Robbo knows some inside info, but how he would know the details, I don't understand.

We'll all just have to wait and see how it plays out.

13 Apr 2026 16:18:15
I prefer Iraola as well. Hope he gets the job.

13 Apr 2026 16:52:04
70% win rate sounds pretty decent to me with Real Ego FC. I would be happy with any of the 3, but the romantic in me would like Alonso.

13 Apr 2026 16:55:19
KBL, just wondering, is your info from inside or your take on things going on? Not being funny or meaning to insult, just wondering.

I hope the info is correct, and I don't want to insult the ITK, but I'm definitely a believe-anything-when-I-see-it kind of person.

13 Apr 2026 17:42:22
More great news. I believe any of those 3 would be great. Alonso and another half a billion should do the trick.

13 Apr 2026 18:28:16
Not sure it makes sense that there's this clear plan for him to leave, yet no 100% certainty on his replacement, and we're ripping up Mo's contract and not even an offer to Robbo.
I want it to be true, but will believe it when I see it.

13 Apr 2026 18:28:39
Don't get this Alonso failed at Madrid? If you don't want him as your choice then fine but a 70% win rate isn't a fail.

13 Apr 2026 18:32:51
SA - I am employed by the club as a driver for the women's team, and, as such, get some kind of feedback without being serious 'in the know'.

I am sure there are people who might know a lot more than me, but I just can't see how they would know anything in much detail.

I'm with you - believe when I see.

13 Apr 2026 18:34:18
But so was Jurgen Klopp when he took over in 2015, Jari.

13 Apr 2026 18:39:34
Things is, we think there is no clear plan on his replacement. But, for all we know, the replacement, if Slot is leaving, has already signed.

From some rumours I have seen, Alonso has already agreed to a 3 year contract.

13 Apr 2026 18:42:04
KBL, thanks mate, again, hope I didn't offend, just wondering. The summer is going to be interesting.

For me, if anything, it sort of makes sense that he leaves for family reasons.

13 Apr 2026 18:43:43
Alonso didn't fail at Madrid, they were 1 point behind Barca at the time they let him go and he had a 70% win rate, it wasn't the right move for him.
Have to say, I would love it if Enrique left PSG to join the Reds.

13 Apr 2026 19:58:28
Gotta disagree that FSG don't take a view on who we hire as manager. While they want our MD to run the club on a day to day basis, they absolutely drive whatever investment choices we make. We are a massively important part of their portfolio, and they will have been well across all the financial choices we have made, and the increased ticket prices.



Willing to be butchered for this, but surely a price rise is warranted? Huge investment in the stadium, players etc - given the huge price increases in theatre, cinema, pub/restaurants since Covid, surely stadiums are also suffering from the same huge surge in staff costs?

{Ed025's Note - you sound like a true tory MS..

13 Apr 2026 20:08:00
Genuine question: what makes Iraola preferable to Alonso for so many on here?

He is a great manager who has done great things at Bournemouth but he has a win percentage of only 38% and his only silverware is the Cypriot Supercup in 2018.

Alonso's win percentage is 56% (despite taking over a poor team struggling at the wrong end of the table) and he has won the Bundesliga, the DFB-Pokal and the DFL-Supercup.



People talk about Iraola's PL experience but Alonso played 143 PL games for Liverpool so it's not like he doesn't know the league.

Is it the style of play? Preferred formation? Personal character?

I personally prefer the idea of Alonso but I trust the club to make the right decision and will back whoever comes in.

13 Apr 2026 20:01:12
Ed001 with the things being said about Slot wanting to go at the end of the season and he knows he only got this season it makes his behaviour even worse.
He gets £6m a year and he only has 7/8 months to put his self out but he can't even do that and he keeps pissing off back home.
I am not in the camp that he is a bad coach just very unprofessional for me Ed if our players where trained to the right fitness levels the most of our defeats this season don't happen. Isak has a totally different season because he is fully fit a lot faster he does not pick up that injury because van der ven does not get anywhere near him because he is sharper.


When some people are trying to say it's not all on Slot I could not disagree anymore if you get Gerrard king Kenny Barnes in there peak but they are not at full fitness especially in modern football they can't produce the goods with the game being so fitness based now. So with that Slot and all his coaching team have totally failed and even though they can't produce see it they have failed to change anything. When your hear Slot moaning about games every 3 days that's not because of the games that just effecting him get back home. I wish we had played games every 3 days all season because that would have sorted our fitness issues out.

13 Apr 2026 20:37:47
I want Alonso as he's somebody who knows the club and the city. I'm not from Liverpool but it's important for the manager of any club to integrate like Klopp did.

Alonso lived in Liverpool with his wife. He had a child in Liverpool. He knows what the club means, he touched the This is Anfield sign as a player and his win rate in Germany (according to Wikipedia, 62%) and Spain (70%) have been pretty decent and he knows Wirtz and Frimpong.



Also, as Benitez forced him out, for me it feels like he has a bit of unfinished business. Again, I'm a romantic.

So yeah, I'll take Alonso any day.

13 Apr 2026 20:59:34
Iraola plus points:

1) He can deal with a great deal of "squad turnover". He loses star players all the time and just creates more star players.
2) As above, he improves players. His teams are greater than the sum of the individual player talents, plus his players improve under his coaching.
3) His tactics - a big one for me. His teams press like Klopp's, his teams do more running than most in European football, they attack relentlessly, they are aggressive.
4) He's done all of this at a small club in the Premier League and he's taken points off a lot of bigger clubs.

He clearly has a good relationship with his players, because they pull up trees for him with their running.

He clearly has good communication skills, and can get his tactical plan across with absolute clarity. That's the only explanation for how he manages to deal with the loss of so many players every year.

He also seems to have a bit of Rafa about him, which I don't see in Alonso. Alonso seems a bit "colder" as a personality. Not a criticism, but Iraola has that passion, like Klopp, like Rafa, he kicks every ball, he feels every moment. I like that, I think it inspires the players and I think it galvanises the fans.

No problem with Alonso, I'll be right behind him 100% if he's appointed, but my preference is Iraola.

13 Apr 2026 20:40:15
Mr Ed 25, sorry if I sound Tory, but we too do kind of have to pay for the investment? I reckon it still costs less to attend a game, than watch a theatre show, or a month of Sky tv? If you go to the theatre, bear in mind that even the biggest stars will be on around £500 pw - because they love giving something back.

With the salaries players are on, I am amazed that prices are not higher. They all earn more than, say, Tom Cruise would earn for a 2 hour shift on a set.

{Ed025's Note - its a very unstable world at the moment MS and especially for those on low income,s mate, these are the people that pay for tickets and some cant really afford it, FSG is a multi billion company who have made unbelievable profits on the back of buying Liverpool, im sure they wont be going to foodbanks anytime soon so a freeze on prices would not hurt them too much, it would also endear them to the people of the city and it would be a great PR stunt imo, dont feel sorry for them my friend..

13 Apr 2026 23:45:28
Spot on @25. Well said.

14 Apr 2026 08:05:06
This stuff about our season being the way it has been because Slot is homesick and keeps going back to Holland instead of training the players is honestly getting more than a bit ridiculous. It simply takes something that may be true (that he goes back home on international breaks) and blows it way out of proportion into a full-blown explanation for our season.

Folks who espouse this theory are basically saying he is tremendously unprofessional and is winging it on the job. If that was the case, surely the higher-ups would have intervened by now.

This is an elite football club that we are talking about, and you're making it seem like we have somebody who doesn't give a toss if we win or lose and only cares about collecting his paycheck and sitting in a lawn chair at home.

I mean, it's got to the point where you would even blame Isak's broken leg on Slot, Grino, since he would be sharp enough to miraculously evade Van de Ven's horrific challenge? I mean, come on, you can dislike the manager all you like but for such speculative stuff to pass itself off as an explanation for our season is just insane to me.

14 Apr 2026 08:44:25
The rare voice of reason, PB.

13 Apr 2026 23:39:51
Ed025, the people who say let's pay the increase in prices are proper delusional, I wonder how many games these people actually go or how many they've been over the year.

{Ed025's Note - if the club were in financial difficulty i could see why it could be necessary Strom, at this current time i think its a bad move mate..

14 Apr 2026 08:22:34
I agree with ED25. Sometimes, less is more.

14 Apr 2026 10:07:30
Well Ed025, we let players leave for nothing who we could have got millions on, yet I've heard a few on here saying about just pay the increase in the ticket price, but its not about the extra £2, its the principal of it.

{Ed025's Note - i totally agree Strom..

14 Apr 2026 12:00:26
Come on lads, most people are ripping people off. FSG spent half a billion on players last season, as we are repeatedly told. They invested in the club 2 new stands. I don't mind paying the extra 2 quid to get in, when the traders outside the ground are whacking the prices up monthly.

14 Apr 2026 18:12:29
Surely 2 quid isn't killing people. Especially locals. Everything is going up. Costs me and kids an absolute fortune to get over to a game with flights, accomodation.

14 Apr 2026 20:15:38
Florian, the locals aren't getting the tickets like they used to because of day trippers who get fleeced but are willing to pay it. That's the problem.

13 Apr 2026 12:14:44
A side of the coin you may not be looking at and one I've maybe not explained well.

Slot also wants to leave the Liverpool project and return home.

Ta.

13 Apr 2026 13:44:44
Great news.

13 Apr 2026 13:56:33
I heard a while back Ajax had been in contact, so that makes sense.

Secured us a league title, and will always hand him his flowers for that, but this season has reflected a manager whose heart is maybe not fully in it.

He has a young family who are still in Holland, and to be in charge of a club like Liverpool, with the pressure, requires a lot of personal sacrifice in terms of time. It also requires one to integrate themselves with the city and its people, which is something I don't think he has been able/willing to do, which has led to more disconnect.



A mutual shaking of the hands and parting ways this summer benefits both parties. This season has been a disaster, tbh, but who knows, maybe with a miracle involved we might see Arne with big ears come May before he slips back to the land of Clogg.

Who knows. Stranger things have happened.

One thing's for sure, whoever is next in the door needs to hit the ground running. I think it will be Xabi, who I do think will flourish, but the more I think about it, we should move heaven and earth to get in Enrique.

Ken.

13 Apr 2026 14:01:05
Let's just hope he saves face somewhat, and delivers Champions League football for next season. Sad the way this season has tarnished what he did last season.

13 Apr 2026 14:10:35
Cheers, Carra. This isn't spoken about enough.

13 Apr 2026 14:46:11
Cheers, Carra. I think most of us thought that was the case based on his frequent returns back to Holland.

13 Apr 2026 14:47:47
Pack his bags and get the Babel copter to fly him home. Nice to see you to see you nice, Mr Slot.

13 Apr 2026 14:49:33
Probably explains his lack of interest/motivation the C***.

13 Apr 2026 15:12:31
Thanks, Carra.

This leaves a sour taste though, right?
If he isn't fully invested, why is he still here then? Why hasn't he called time on his tenure?

Don't want to jump to any conclusions, but that's skating on thin ice...

13 Apr 2026 15:26:55
I mean, you can kind of tell. Compare an interview now to the starry eyed kid when he first joined, and you can tell he wants out.
Fair enough though, nothing against him if he wants to leave. Wouldn't want to keep him against his will.
I wouldn't want to keep him, full stop, though so there you go. Lol.

13 Apr 2026 15:27:09
Not surprising in the least. Cheers.

13 Apr 2026 15:34:04
Think he is already home... The amount of flights he's already taken, think he's been taking a small bag with him each time, only got socks n undies left in his house now.

13 Apr 2026 15:36:54
JLC, what's worse is why have the club allowed him to continue if he wanted to leave? Absolute joke, FSG need to clean house.

13 Apr 2026 15:49:43
When you take into consideration, both Hughes and Edwards are both coming to the end of their contracts, it shouldn't be the case, but it might explain the lack of urgency.

If you knew you were moving jobs months down the line, would you be rushing to make big decisions?

The noise around Hughes and Saudi is telling.

Wouldn't be shocked if, in the talks they probably had, Mo potentially moving there if he also had his own career in mind.

Massive summer ahead once again, World Cup also adds a layer of complexity.

13 Apr 2026 16:02:39
It's definitely in everyone's interests to separate by mutual agreement, Slot's reputation is maintained, particularly if he manages to sneak top 5, the club can maintain their stance of backing their coaches, and negativity is kept to a minimum.

13 Apr 2026 16:12:41
Edwards, Hughes and Slot closing ranks to protect each other's reputations and position it as a collective failure is no surprise. They are looking after their man and want to give him a "graceful" exit so he doesn't have a sacking on his CV.

It's just the way they work, isn't it? The same thing can be said of their approach to recruitment.

They would rather do nothing and go short than rush into a deal.

In the difficult economic times, this is good. But it does mean we have to accept these on/off seasons with issues only being resolved in summers. Frustrating for us fans, whose moods oscillate with the club's fortunes / vibes.

13 Apr 2026 15:53:58
The family thing is a handy smokescreen to, he just hasn't got the minerals to adapt to the prem, like every other Dutch manager that came before him.

13 Apr 2026 16:17:32
Too big for him. What we need now is a great coach with a strong personality to live and breathe the Liverpool life.

13 Apr 2026 16:42:00
If this is true, he might as well stay in Holland & take training over Teams, probably wouldn't be any less ineffective.

13 Apr 2026 16:50:03
Now, if Slot went to Ajax and was joined by Mo and Robbo, that would be one hell of a headwrecker to process.

13 Apr 2026 17:07:07
It'd make you wonder why you don't see the mutual consent thing more often, wouldn't it? Seen as, every manager is some Chief Exec's 'man' after all. All these clubs that just outright sack their manager mustn't be concerned about giving them a graceful exit or protecting their CV.

{Ed025's Note - and why should they?..they are being sacked for a reason FM..

13 Apr 2026 17:49:18
Why's he still here then?

We want him gone. He wants to go.

Who the hell is running this football club?

13 Apr 2026 17:50:44
But unlike other Dutch managers, he won the PL with us, FatSpanishWaiter. I'm one of the more critical Slot posters here, but you cannot take away from the man what he achieved. He brought us number 20. And didn't we all love it at the time? You seem to have forgotten that fact.

13 Apr 2026 17:58:55
Ridiculous. Want him gone, fine. But to say the reigning champion manager didn't adapt to the league is. I actually don't even know what it is. Two year stint, league in the bag while securing Champs League footie both seasons. The bloke leaves having done that in his time here, it's job well done for me.

13 Apr 2026 18:57:34
Also Mr Slot will leave a very rich man.....in more ways than one!!

{Ed025's Note - its a great job to have HH, if you are crap they they give you a good few million and off you pop, you cant whack it mate..

13 Apr 2026 20:02:44
Nice one, Robbo.

Kbl, I think it's kinda obvious how Robbo knows. He has contacts within the club. Simple to comprehend, really. Even tho you have, it doesn't mean he has to reveal his links.

So just take it as him being better connected than most.

Ken, I have also previously been told Ajax had been on contact with his agent and he was open to the move.

13 Apr 2026 18:31:21
Exactly Ed 025, Hughes and Edwards must be such nice lads to be so worried about Slot.

13 Apr 2026 20:10:50
How the hell have I managed to reply to 2 posts with 1 post, it's been a long weekend. Think I may still be hungover. 😂

Ignore the first part of the post that was meant for the post above. 😂

Anyway, nice one, Carra.

13 Apr 2026 23:25:31
Long time lurker. With all the information provided, it seems Slot is leaving to return to his family. I think it is a real shame for some here to take this as a stick to beat the man with. One of only nine men to lead the Reds to a league in 133 years. None of us are privy to the reasons behind this (and may never be, as is his right).

Any number of private matters could be at play. I think a little more consideration for the personal reasons to regularly return home, and to not continue at one of the biggest jobs in the world, would be nice. A shame it has come to this, but Arne will hopefully be remembered fondly in our history!

13 Apr 2026 23:53:37
I suppose that most of us would love a crack at being Liverpool's manager. It'd be a dream come true. I guess we'd never see it as a job we wouldn't like. That said, I've handed my notice in a couple of times because for a variety of reasons I didn't like the job I was in.

Interesting, and I can see it as a true possibility, that someone might not like the job we'd love. I guess there may have been an element of it in Jurgen and his missus' view in the last 12 - 18 months of him being manager. Good thread this one.

13 Apr 2026 10:45:15
I see we are being linked with Alex Scott this morning, the player himself is keen on the move, I like him. Could be a decent squad player.

13 Apr 2026 11:23:00
I'd take him at Liverpool to be fair. Lallana vibes.

13 Apr 2026 12:01:49
We really need to get our next midfield signings spot on! We have plenty of all rounders already.

13 Apr 2026 12:20:01
Wow. Has Frimpong been shot dead? Is this real?

13 Apr 2026 12:26:37
Dominic Frimpong from the Ghana League.

13 Apr 2026 12:47:17
Rax, I'm sure you could have looked that up before posting it!

13 Apr 2026 13:45:15
More dynamic than Lallana but not as good at Cruyff turns.

13 Apr 2026 15:39:48
FlyPelican, agreed, we need specialists.

13 Apr 2026 15:44:44
Waiting to see what VV says before I YouTube.

13 Apr 2026 20:03:26
Hasn't she retired?

{Ed025's Note - she has TF, but would still be better than Curtis Jones i feel and stronger than Macca mate.. :)

13 Apr 2026 22:52:13
We have been tracking him since he was a kid at Bristol. I remember Ed02 saying he was just a kiddie. I think he ticks a lot of boxes, at least he passes forward.

13 Apr 2026 23:55:00
Indeed @Chewy, there's more than one or two on here who need specialists. 😉

14 Apr 2026 09:32:40
Ed25 probably mate 😂

12 Apr 2026 20:14:30
Hi diddly Ho,

Wow, Robertson himself has revealed there was no offer on the table from the club.

I’m sorry I gave you all wrong information - will definitely be more precarious with what I pass on in future.

Diddly out.

12 Apr 2026 20:21:08
It's a tricky one. There's no point offering a contract if they can't offer what he wants - guaranteed playing time. The PR sounds bad when he says 'no contract is offered' but fair play imo. Robbo wants to leave and that's his call. Legend and wish him all the best.

12 Apr 2026 20:25:44
I'm sure it won't be the last time, Ned.

12 Apr 2026 21:01:34
No one knows anything anymore, the leaks have been plugged.

12 Apr 2026 21:34:05
I'd of kept him.

12 Apr 2026 21:51:50
Kroupi is the latest being linked. £60m fee being mentioned online.

12 Apr 2026 22:22:40
Just seen he's agreed to go to Spurs if they stay up?
Anyone know if any truth to that?

13 Apr 2026 04:07:03
I think there's a chance he moves north to Celtic.

13 Apr 2026 07:45:21
Celtic is Robbie's preference.

13 Apr 2026 10:27:43
To be fair, the club don't have to make a contract offer if they don't want to. Top notch person and player who can hold his head up high.

13 Apr 2026 10:32:57
Clearing the way for Alonso to build the next dynasty, without having unsuitable players dumped on him. I hope Alonso is able to have more control than Slot, more akin to Klopp, who was happy to accept what the data boys said, to a certain extent.

13 Apr 2026 10:50:59
I'm not sure this is really controversial? Robbo has been a fantastic player, you don't win two league titles and a Champions League otherwise. But his time is up, it's part of the natural order of things. Given he is no longer first choice, it makes no sense having a non home grown player as a back up, that should be one of the youngsters like Beck.



Pound for pound, one of the best signings the club has ever made and right up there with Alan Kennedy as one of the best left backs to play for the club in my honest opinion.

13 Apr 2026 10:53:13
Celtic have Tierney and pay him a huge wage. Can't see them wanting Robertson for the same position and an even higher wage.

13 Apr 2026 11:40:15
Robbo's still better than Tierney, and there's precedent anyway as they've played together in the national team.

13 Apr 2026 12:37:29
Scotland play a back 5 to accommodate both, which Celtic would never play. I agree he's better, but Celtic won't be able to sell Tierney due to his high wage and injury record, and he won't want to leave. Robbo will go elsewhere.

13 Apr 2026 13:30:28
They had a conversation, as a result of that Liverpool decided not to offer a contract. I can't see a problem with that.

13 Apr 2026 23:56:26
@Bobcat, you make fair points mate.

12 Apr 2026 15:55:38
Transfermarkt have us linked with Hoffenheim winger Traore. Electric pace and looks talented. Only 20. Perhaps him and Diomande would be great options for the wings with Rio in the mix as well.

12 Apr 2026 17:12:03
I'd be absolutely buzzing if we got them both, Gakpo as a 3rd choice CF or 2nd choice LB behind Rio...

12 Apr 2026 18:10:55
I'd be happy to sell Eki, Isak and Gakpo, and to start again.

Diomande looks absolutely top drawer to me and reminds me more of Jurgens top 3 in style.

I've missed electric play, from gegenpressing to depressing.

12 Apr 2026 18:30:38
Looks top drawer in the Bundesliga, big step up. Haven't seen much of the kid in fairness, hopefully if he comes in, he smashes it.

12 Apr 2026 19:01:53
Sell Ekitike!?! I must be watching a different team.

12 Apr 2026 19:14:15
I'm not selling Isak or Ekitike unless someone is paying way over the odds for them.

12 Apr 2026 19:37:58
I can see one or other of them leaving, tbh, as I don't see either being willing to sit on the bench next season. Ekitike has the higher potential right now, but if Isak gets going, I can't see Ekitike displacing him.

12 Apr 2026 19:50:03
Overkill,
What is it about some Liverpool supporters that don't understand squads and rotation? Are Liverpool not allowed to have two players fighting for a position? Manchester City just took off Semenyo and Doku to be replaced by Foden and Savinho. Ekitike has looked as if he has been running in sand for the past 6 weeks. He has been carrying the striker's burden all season because there was no one of quality to rest him.

Isak is not the type of player to play 60 games a season. There is plenty of room for both Isak and Ekitike. Sometimes they will be rotated, sometimes they will be rested, or one of them will be injured. If both are fit, they could even play together, with Ekitike coming from the left, or one will be a quality player coming on from the bench.

12 Apr 2026 19:52:18
Isak is best in class & when fit, and if he could maintain his fitness next season, will be a real asset.

12 Apr 2026 19:53:50
Plenty of games for both if we wanna go deep in all competitions.

12 Apr 2026 21:47:08
I'm thinking more about the personalities, could their egos take it, particularly if we're not winning games.

12 Apr 2026 21:59:35
Between them they've won a Ligue 1 and a couple of cups. This is Liverpool FC we're talking about. Leave your egos at the door, lads.

12 Apr 2026 23:11:59
Eki and Isak do almost no other work. They are not LFC signings.
We can afford to have 1 player in the front 3 who does not press, and that only worked in Mo's case because of the adaptations to the set up and having Trent.

We now have Eki, Isak, Mo and Rio, who do no dirty work. Gakpo is a limited player too, and we lost Diaz. All this shows is that Edwards and Hughes are not the Jedi they think they are.

Eki 'could' be like Henry, but I doubt he will reach those heights.



Alonso likes grafters, and, Wirtz aside, the supposedly great window is looking average, at best. Throw Mama and Fede into the mix, and the hit rate looks well below average. I'm not saying that I was not excited and pleased for that window, but I'm not paid millions to bring the right players to the club.

Guehi and Semenyo would have been much better signings for this stodgy league.

13 Apr 2026 09:10:25
I don't blame the club not offering extensions, his positioning wasn't great, he was culpable in many goals at the end of his time here for being too deep vs the rest of the back line.

The legs have gone, and he can't get back as he could when he first joined, hence sitting deeper.

Still wish he could be there as a back up though vs Tsimi, but he can go and hold his head high. I'd have loved him to stay on and help Kerkez, especially with crossing and not diving in.

Best of luck, Robbo.