Liverpool Rumours 4

21 Apr 2026 17:02:40
Wharton is seen as the no 1 replacement for Macca, who wants to leave and is one of those the club is looking to cash in on.

Endo, Gomez, Elliot, Gakpo and a couple of youngsters are all possible exits as well.

Jones is an odd one, he wants to stay but he is also aware he could go elsewhere and be a 1st team regular.

I still expect him to sign a new contract tho.

Another more robust midfielder will be looked at as well.

As for wingers, the noises are Diomande is 1st choice but I'm also being told not to discount Barcola.

Slot wise, I'm staying out of it. 😂

21 Apr 2026 17:31:38
Cheers, TheFields, good to hear from you, mate. Thing is, Slot doesn't like robust midfielders, so I'll just leave that there. 😜

21 Apr 2026 17:37:14
Thanks, Fields. Any news on Chiesa?

21 Apr 2026 17:41:42
Cheers Fields, much appreciated mate.

21 Apr 2026 17:51:35
It feels strange to get invested in transfer rumours when the manager isn't sorted.

21 Apr 2026 18:01:15
Cheers Fields

21 Apr 2026 18:04:54
If a proper no.6 is not priority this summer it'll be same as you were next year, 2 years on an fabinho hasn't been replaced. Hughes master class

21 Apr 2026 18:07:39
SA, I've just been sent this from a mate. Its off X and comes from Slots mouth apparently

"I hope and I assume that if I leave, and whenever that might be, people remember me for the fact that we won the league in my time over here, but that I also played a big part in creating a new cycle."

Make of it what you will 😂.

Sorry Red, he is expected to leave but the same could of been said last summer mate

21 Apr 2026 18:11:21
Elliot is important to move on as counts as pure money as homegrown. Could he be used in a deal for Diomande? Endo could be worth keeping for the season as he's only got one year left same with Gomez as no one's buying a massively injury prone defender with a year left.

Jones has a year left so if no deal done then likely to be sold and again pure profit. Perhaps João Gomes could be had cheaper now Wolves are down.

{Ed001's Note - home grown is nothing to do with pure profit.}

21 Apr 2026 18:16:35
Cheers Fields.

On Gakpo, would we consider keeping him now Ekitke is out for a long period

21 Apr 2026 18:21:04
Unfortunately the cycle he created was one with reverse gears only. I won't be sorry to see the back of him.

21 Apr 2026 18:23:38
Cheers TheFields, I have also seen some other quotes apparently from Slot along similar lines.

It doesn't feel like its from somebody who's planning on staying.

21 Apr 2026 18:28:59
It's irrelevant who we sign if Slot remains in charge

21 Apr 2026 18:37:29
I think it will be another years waste of Endo's career if he hangs around at Liverpool.Should have left last summer.

21 Apr 2026 18:56:58
Ed thought it counted as pure profit or was it the fact you can use the money straight away. Hence the benefits of club selling more homegrown talent

{Ed001's Note - that is not how it works. I don't know why you would think homegrown status had any bearing on it.}

21 Apr 2026 19:03:54
Thanks for the info Thefields

21 Apr 2026 20:27:18
Academy players who the club sell count as pure profit as they had so purchase value against them on club accounts, so whatever you sell them for you earn back. They players are often home grown but in this context it's incidental.

For example, you could buy a home grown player elsewhere, then sell them again 2 years later, and the money you make from the sale wouldn't count as pure profit, it would be balanced against their purchase cost / remaining value on the club books (determined by fee paid and length of contract remaining).

This is an incomplete summary of course but hopefully clears up the confusion somewhat.

21 Apr 2026 20:54:49
Ed001 what do you think will happen to Elliott if Slot leaves. I would like him to come back think he is a good squad player and was vastly under used last season by Slot.
Think he could have helped this season his loan has been a total waste of time really poor deal I would have rather it just have been a straight loan than this so he could have played more games.

Never should have agreed to that deal.

{Ed001's Note - it will depend on who replaces Slot. I would expect a new man to actually take a look at him though.}

21 Apr 2026 21:31:55
Elliott just isn't good enough for Liverpool unfortunately. Just being honest.

21 Apr 2026 21:58:27
Slot should have stopped at hoping people would remember he won the league and not the big part he played in the balls up this season.

21 Apr 2026 23:02:21
Great info Thefields. Thanks

21 Apr 2026 23:08:11
I really hope we don't keep Gakpo to cover for Ekitike, especially if Bayern are willing to pay £70m for him.

Plenty of better alternatives, especially if we can bring in pacey and direct forwards on both flanks. Wirtz could play in a Firmino type role at times, if we have these types of forwards and need to rest Isak.

22 Apr 2026 09:47:14
If we sold Mo Salah for $1, that would count as pure profit wouldn't it? lol

also, where did we get the info that Slot doesn't want a combative midfielder? is that from the ITKs that he blocked recruitment for a combative midfielder?

22 Apr 2026 09:48:07
Also, I'd really keep Harvey. From a club-first perspective, wouldn't it be better for us to keep him for the season especially as we don't know what shape Ekitike may return in in 2027, if he returns that is.

22 Apr 2026 11:42:27
KeegansPerm, homegrown refers to the squad building rule whereby players must have spent 3 years playing for teams in the FA by the age of 21. "Pure profit" is part of the accounting rules, where academy players are given zero value on the books, which is hugely beneficial for PSR but doesn't always literally mean pure profit; with Elliot for example, he was brought in from Fulham for about £1m and has a sell on clause too.

They are completely unrelated but it's an easy mistake to make because people do sometimes use the word homegrown to describe an academy player.

22 Apr 2026 12:12:17
I'm sorry Fornax but on what evidence this season can Wirtz play a false 9 role for us?

He doesn't have the holdup play of Firmino. He doesn't have the intelligence of Firmino.

He's a young lad struggling for form. He needs playing in his preferred position and a confidence boost, not sticking him up front in the Premier League and asking him to do a job until Hugo comes back.

22 Apr 2026 13:30:40
Navy Keith, Outside of Dom and Ekitike there's no evidence for anybody being capable of playing any position based on this season alone, so that's a nonsense stipulation. Wirtz did play the false 9 occasionally at Leverkusen. He also has elite off the ball movement (which most of our squad is too slow or blinkered to recognize) which is essentially half the battle for a false 9, not to mention great close control and creative passing.

Moving up to the forward line could actually improve his game considerably for us as he requires the team to play through him in order to get the best out of him and playing as a false 9 could make him more of a focal point.

22 Apr 2026 14:38:47
Love your work as always Fields.
Anyone saying keep Gakpo must be out of their minds. Nowhere near the level needed.
Desperately need another 6/dm type in. Need another option there and hopefully a bit of competition for Grav will spur on a lift in his level

22 Apr 2026 14:50:19
Everything Chewy said, but also just to add I don't think we have had the right types of forwards fit to play with a false 9 consistently. We would need players running off Wirtz, with the pace and directness that Salah and Mane used to offer Firmino for it to be effective.

23 Apr 2026 00:43:09
Gakpo is fine in the squad and with another player competing with him. It feels silly to say, but he's literally shown this in previous season

21 Apr 2026 16:23:18
Afternoon Gents

I've been told Konate has agreed and signed his deal.

Cheers.

21 Apr 2026 17:02:07
Thanks Robbo.

21 Apr 2026 17:11:00
Protects his value and hopefully offers guidance for the youngsters coming through. If he can sort out the brain farts, then we might look back in a year's time and be glad he's extended.

21 Apr 2026 17:23:03
Thanks for the update, Robbo.

21 Apr 2026 17:24:50
Delighted. Been a tough year for him.

21 Apr 2026 17:41:17
Yeah all players have underperformed this year plus he's lost a close friend and his dad. I think his performances this season make sense when you put it in perspective and next year with Leoni and Jacquet pushing him I expect he'll be back to his former self. I'm glad he's extended

21 Apr 2026 18:10:26
Great 4th choice CB for next season.

21 Apr 2026 18:22:14
Just when you think things couldn't get any worse. They obviously can.

21 Apr 2026 18:49:51
Not entirely sure why this is seen as a positive.

He's been a weak link for a while and he's only signed as his twerking for the attention of others hasn't produced any results!

21 Apr 2026 18:51:15
If that's the case Robbo that's the worst bit of business Hughes and Edwards have done as Konate is the worst CB in the top 2 leagues😡 .and that's amongst some colossal clusterflucks over the last few months (Ghehi and Semenyo in particular). We're treading water now as it is and if Sloth 🦥 stays we'll drown next season for sure!! 🙈🤷🏼🤯

21 Apr 2026 20:29:18
@Wassa, if he hasn't / doesn't sign a contract he is gone on July 1st and the club get £ 0. If he signs a contract extension and his form picks up next season then it's good for the club in terms of a (potentially) very good player.

Irrespective of form next season we are still positioned to sell him and bring in cash from his (potentially) sale.

21 Apr 2026 21:10:51
People have short memories.

Not long back there were multiple threads with people apologising to Ibou (indirectly) as nobody knew what was going on in the background with his dad etc. how that may have been effecting him and would continue to do so etc etc etc.

Now it is back to hammering him. The short period people actually saw the human in the shirt was nice.

The whole team have been poor this year. The defence and GK, whoever it may be, have suffered significantly due to how exposed the midfield has left them.

The tactics and football has failed to flatter any player, Ibou included. As such should we let everyone walk on a free if the opportunity arises?

21 Apr 2026 21:29:59
That depends entirely on the contract WDW.

It could equally be an Edwards special where ibou is given a ridiculously high wage.

Which seriously effects any sale value anyway as nobody will pay him what we are. In which case if his form doesn't improve, and he's never really shown more than the briefest of glimpses it can, we are stuck with him on monster wages.

21 Apr 2026 21:32:29
Not a bad thing as it protects his value

{Ed001's Note - what value? The only reason he isn't leaving is because he has no value.}

21 Apr 2026 23:09:36
I think you're selling us a bit short there, Ed. Plenty of clubs would pay a good fee for him, just not a better club.

{Ed001's Note - I doubt it.}

21 Apr 2026 23:44:55
I don't think he's as good as some make out, but I also don't think he's as bad as you have said in the past (particularly on the podcast).

For what it's worth, I don't believe Slot's "style" of slow, low-risk, build up brings out the best in him, although he has definitely played more under Slot than he did with Klopp so there is that. I also don't think the supposed attacking "tweaks" to the midfield helped any of our defenders in the early stages of the season.

The good thing about him signing a contract is we will probably be able to test our hypotheses and render a somewhat objective conclusion.

Until then, I hope we can agree to disagree.

22 Apr 2026 00:56:39
He's a bit like Lovren to me when he is good he is really good and when he's bad he's complete rubbish. Last year when we trotted to the prem he was top 5 CB in the league, people have short memories.

22 Apr 2026 01:00:40
No club wanted Konate even when he would be on a free in the summer. But we have now given him a contract with supposed higher wages and clubs would need to pay to get him on the future. If he can't even go for free, what makes you think a club would come in with £50m to get him?

22 Apr 2026 05:21:23
He's going to be on an obscene amount of money per week and will probably get replaced in the starting 11 by Jacquet or Leoni.

Konate is no better than Gomez, just fitter, but he's not worth 200k+ per week (guess amount) and probably a 4 year contract or something.

I'd rather Leoni or Jacquet partners VvD and a cheap, experienced CB is bought as 4th or 5th choice with Konate leaving.

22 Apr 2026 06:55:12
Konate staying at Liverpool lacks progress in my opinion. I know he's had a tough year personally and with squad rotation and defensive personnel, I just don't ever see consistency in his personal ability. Disappointed.

22 Apr 2026 09:49:01
I mean if he can't attract another club to get him on a free, what makes people think a club is going to come and pay a transfer fee for him? lol

things can change though ;)

22 Apr 2026 11:10:03
I'm not konate's biggest fan. He can do some great things and some terrible things. I'd prefer a centre back to be consistently good and consistently make good decisions.
However, realistically if he was for sale plenty of teams would buy him. He's a starting centre back for France.

22 Apr 2026 11:59:26
Ed001 do you think the club maybe views extending Konate's contract as an easier/cheaper deal to make than signing a top CB to replace him right now, also giving us the opportunity to get a fee for hm next summer?

Considering there's quite a few holes need filling this window and it's likely the club is very wary of over-spending, the extension gives us enough time for Jacquet to break into the squad, so we can sell Konate next year.

{Ed001's Note - yes, but cheap and easy is rarely, if ever, better.}

22 Apr 2026 12:50:58
Would it be on the official LFC website if it is true he'd signed a new contract? Just asking

22 Apr 2026 12:56:08
Agreed. My hope is that the contract has only been given so as to sell him next year. In which case I think it's a reasonable compromise so long as we spend accordingly elsewhere.

21 Apr 2026 16:14:30
Thats Carra, Robbo & Victor all stating (again) that Slot is going in the summer.

Can we stop with the hourly questions now or is this all we are going to get for the rest of the season.

Eds I don't envy you having to rinse and repeat these same posts over and over.

Have faith in those with proven records of info and everyone stay calm.

Peace

21 Apr 2026 17:14:10
Ah come now…..It’s like kids in back of the car on way to somewhere exciting…..
Is he gone yet…….not yet.
Is he gone yet…….not yet.
Is he gone yet…….not yet.

Kinda sad that one year on from the high of winning the league, we (mostly) all hope & pray that the manager is leaving.

21 Apr 2026 17:32:43
Brilliant Nutter. :)

22 Apr 2026 15:03:40
Less than 24 hours later, Carra drops a bombshell update

Guess we're back to the hourly questions

21 Apr 2026 16:14:22
Liverpool are closely looking at free agents as backup for RB/CBs from La Liga and Serie A.
Rudiger, Hermoso, Mingueza (who might already be off to Arsenal).
Also, Marcos Leonardo is one of the options for ST but has been put on the back burner due to his cost and wages.

21 Apr 2026 15:06:47
Hi all,

Slot is still gone in the summer. Sky Sports News is incorrect (which isn’t surprising). However, they are correct about our push for Yan Diomande.

A considerable part of the reason why Slot is leaving is due to his desire to return to the Netherlands. There were brief talks held with Spurs some time back, but nothing came of it. The club desire a manager who is comfortable with remaining at Anfield for the next 3/4 years at least.

Arne Slot has already made that abundantly clear to the board that he does not fit the bill due to his family’s intention to remain in the Netherlands.

To add my two cents, if not for his decision it could be entirely possible that he would remain. As things stand though, that will not happen.

{Ed025's Note - cheers VG..

21 Apr 2026 15:23:20
Well, thank God he wants to leave.

21 Apr 2026 15:26:36
Cheers for the info. Much appreciated.

21 Apr 2026 15:47:26
Thanks, Victor. The ITKs need to be given a break. They are committing to giving info that is correct at the time of posting. Things change in football. People need to get a grip and realize this.

Appreciate the update, Victor!

21 Apr 2026 15:51:01
Thanks for the info, VG, much appreciated.

21 Apr 2026 15:31:26
That makes a lot of sense VG. Is it also true the players haven't taken to him and that is also a reason he's going?
Would you also agree Ed025?
Thanks VG, Ed025.

{Ed025's Note - VG is usually a very reliable poster HH and it seems a plausible solution for all concerned mate, there is a lot of white noise going around about the managers position though but if im honest i just cant see how he will still be here next season..

21 Apr 2026 15:57:58
I've got my fingers, toes and balls crossed!
Although the last one is technically a medical condition.

21 Apr 2026 16:06:23
I am concerned about a new manager coming in this summer. With a World Cup, a lot of outgoings, and you'd imagine quite a few incommings. Whoever comes in is going to have a very disrupted pre-season on top of getting to grips with players he would have very little time with.

Somehow think it would be better to get him gone September like we did with Rogers.

21 Apr 2026 16:07:22
Thank you Kloppofthenortheast. We do our best.

It's worth mentioning too that things in football are hilariously fluid. Plans and expectations are constantly changing. For all I know, I could hear something totally different in a week's time about Slot's position.

It's hard to make a call on something months/weeks in advance and have it remain true, because, quite frankly, I don't make the decisions, nor does any other "ITK". I just pass along what I hear.

21 Apr 2026 16:10:59
Brilliant, thanks Victor. Any news on who is most likely to replace him? Sorry, I know I'm taking the pi**.

21 Apr 2026 16:14:25
Slot - what a guy, what a legend & total class act. The employers want him to stay, but he's decided that the fans come first, and is going to leave, & say family is issue....
To show our appreciation, I'm sure no shortage of folk willing to drive him to airport & contribute to his air fair. :-)

21 Apr 2026 16:15:16
Tic, and risk being miles off it by September as well as missing out on prime managerial candidates?
I'd rather a new manager have a disrupted pre-season tbh.

21 Apr 2026 16:15:27
Xabi. The rumours about his family eyeing up spots to live around the North East are true, last I asked.

21 Apr 2026 16:23:06
Is that a typo, Vic, or is there a reason they are going east and we are west? Xabi going to commute or do a Michael Owen and helicopter it across, ha?

21 Apr 2026 16:24:23
VG star, thanks mate, much appreciated.

21 Apr 2026 16:29:03
Typo. North West, I mean, haha.

21 Apr 2026 16:33:54
Cheers, VG. Appreciate the update.

21 Apr 2026 16:34:31
Said I won't be believing a thing about Slot leaving till I see his egg in John Lennon waving goodbye. It isn't looking likely either.

21 Apr 2026 16:42:38
Imagine after the season we've had, Bert n Ernie are allowing a manager to dictate when he goes, and they would like to keep him, unbelievable incompetence by the lot of them.

21 Apr 2026 16:56:14
Hope this is true and I believe it is.

21 Apr 2026 17:03:18
Nice one, VG.

21 Apr 2026 16:25:58
Thanks for the answer Ed025, VG. I get it about the white noise, lots of if, buts and maybes going around.
I think so also mate, he can't stay now but you never know!
Thanks again gentlemen.

{Ed025's Note - no problem mate..

21 Apr 2026 17:41:22
Jay - he'll be at Manc Airport not John Lennon. 😂

21 Apr 2026 17:43:20
That's goddam good news!

21 Apr 2026 18:03:31
True Ron 🤣🤣

21 Apr 2026 18:28:50
Well thank God for that. I'm just recovering from hearing about Konate extending his contract so I needed some bit of good news. Thanks VG.

21 Apr 2026 14:59:50
Slots contract runs out of the next season I thought? If so I cannot see FSG backing him in the summer unless a new contract is signed first.

21 Apr 2026 15:41:31
That's why clubs employ DoFs.
Regardless, if the coach/manager moves on there's a wider vision which is used for recruitment.

21 Apr 2026 14:19:23
Thing is, these "other sites" could say LFC have invented a way to bring in a prime, Barnes, Souness, Gerrard and Dalglish, and I'd only believe it if Carra, Robbo, Ned or Thefields confirmed.

21 Apr 2026 19:00:40
Eds I assume you got rid of the original post that this was attached to. Thank you for doing that there was no need for it from the original poster.

{Ed001's Note - yes, it was just a troll.}

21 Apr 2026 19:34:30
Cool thanks Ed.

21 Apr 2026 14:07:14
Liverpool, the ownership there ideally want to stick with Arne Slot despite huge public conjecture over if he's the man to lead them forward.

"The only name people seem to come up with is Xabi Alonso, but suggestions are that he's not on Liverpool's radar."

Interesting way of putting things from David Ornstein.

21 Apr 2026 14:42:59
I can see Liverpool's radar from my kitchen window and can confirm that Alonso is not currently sat on it.

21 Apr 2026 13:55:16
Wow… Sky Sports are reporting slot to continue as our boss for next season…. I’m really hoping they have also been given the same info just like most journalists have. I really can’t take him being in charge next season; my mental health won’t take it…

21 Apr 2026 14:09:47
The fact that they even mention it means that his job is under discussion imo.

Grateful to all the rumour posters, but I don't accept that any decisions have been made before the season is concluded.

21 Apr 2026 14:12:05
I've just checked, and this is all coming from what Jamie Carragher has said "from what he's heard....". So, to be taken with a pinch of salt.

The headline is "Slot is Expected to remain..." Even sly sports are playing it safe.

Who is going to trust Carragher with any truth knowing where he works.

21 Apr 2026 14:24:28
If the club wants mid table obscurity or a relegation battle, then Slot is just the man for that.

21 Apr 2026 16:06:17
Ron, I tend to believe the same, I never subscribed to the idea that Slot was working a notice, makes about as much sense as crossing the channel in a boat full of holes.

21 Apr 2026 17:13:53
I fear he will be, so obvious how this plays out, Alonso will go elsewhere. We will start next season with Slot, nothing will change, then it will be if only.. every fan can see it, it's embarrassing.

21 Apr 2026 18:01:17
Nobody is going to say anything until a champions league place is a certainty, or not.
It will be interesting.

21 Apr 2026 18:36:43
Thank God we have Carra, The Fields, Robbo, VictorG, Ned etc on here for sensible news bulletins.