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14 Jan 2025 13:31:52
Zubimendi going to Arsenal then it seems, 6 months after saying he didn’t want to leave Spain.
Looks like he may be agreeing a move now ahead of a move in the summer if you believe sky sports.
I have to say the guy comes across as someone that doesn’t know what he wants. How much can realistically have changed since the summer?
1.) 14 Jan 2025 13:54:16
It's concerning that we couldn't convince the player to join Liverpool, with his excuse being loyalty, yet just six months later he's willing to move on. What does that say? Either he's changed his mind, or our recruitment team isn't up to scratch. I'm growing frustrated with how we keep missing out on key targets like Caicedo, Lavia, and Zubimendi, while also struggling to secure agreements for our three main contracts. I’d be very interested to know how this is being handled internally, because from the outside, it’s starting to look like we have a weak negotiation team.
2.) 14 Jan 2025 13:55:09
He prob didn’t have to talk to Hughes. It’s hard to be persuaded by football’s answer to Frank Spencer.
3.) 14 Jan 2025 14:04:21
Just for laughs - tzimas is being looked at by brighton.
4.) 14 Jan 2025 13:53:56
Playing for Piers Morgan and the "mandem" on AFCTV. What more could you want out of a career?
5.) 14 Jan 2025 14:09:39
To be fair, he isn’t that good, and Barcelona are facing economic problems in bringing in new players, so he might have a change of mind.
6.) 14 Jan 2025 14:26:19
Who cares. We moved on.
7.) 14 Jan 2025 14:37:00
Wasn't he promised a bumper new contract and that never happened? Also there were other promises made to him which were never kept but I can't remember what exactly but I could be wrong. Did'nt the club have to give him an ultimatum because he was dragging it out for so long? Then he spouted some crap about being loyal to his boyhood club?.
8.) 14 Jan 2025 15:04:21
Zubumendi loves the mountains and rural scenery of Highbury.
9.) 14 Jan 2025 15:04:54
Shame Liverpool aren’t back in for him… or perhaps he wants London. I thought he’d be a very good addition despite the emergence of Grav.
10.) 14 Jan 2025 14:24:03
Do the Eds think we'll enter the race for his signature now he seems to want a move?
Or have we given up on a No6 despite us bidding not months ago and him agreeing a move and back tracking. I find it hard to believe that he'd want to go to Arsenal over us but Im biased. I can't help but feel if Arsenal get him we didn't do enough in the summer and Hughes is proving to be very inept in negotiations.
{Ed001's Note - I believe we have moved on from Zubimendi.}
11.) 14 Jan 2025 15:43:06
He stayed because he wanted to go to Barca, but Barcelona can't even afford to register players they've already bought, so i'm guessing he's just looking for an out now. (I can almost see Ed002 telling me i'm talking nonsense, but that's the way I see it! ) .
Don't think it would be a good look for the club to go back in for him, and I think we need a more mobile, dynamic CM anyway.
12.) 14 Jan 2025 15:58:52
I don't see the club wanting a player who flip flopped over the summer.
13.) 14 Jan 2025 16:47:20
You forget his mate Merino is there and Arteta too. More connection with Spaniards at arsenal compared to the Spaniards we have at Liverpool. Which is none last time I checked.
14.) 14 Jan 2025 17:00:35
RedA, why is it a shame? WOuld you go back in for a girl who promised to marry you and then, chickened out at the altar when it was time to say her vows?
Sorry, Im not that desperate and neither is my club. Thanks heavens for that.
15.) 14 Jan 2025 17:07:31
I hear the pintxos in Islington is to die for.
16.) 14 Jan 2025 17:25:27
Zubimendi will be 26 by next summer.
I think Baleba, Hugo Larsson and, as mentioned previously, Elliot Anderson are more our target profile.
17.) 14 Jan 2025 18:45:57
Marry me Oli.
18.) 14 Jan 2025 20:12:34
Baffles me how we can move on from the only player we identified to improve our midfield in the summer. Especially when we didn’t so much as put in a bid for anyone else and are showing no interest in anyone else up til now. If he’s ready to move I’d go back in for him unless he’s told us he prefer Arsenal over us.
19.) 15 Jan 2025 06:51:38
People forget that Zubimendi rejected a lot of clubs in the Summer, including Arsenal. So none of the clubs that were in for him managed to convince him to leave, including Arsenal. We have moved on, Arsenal chose to go back in for him. That's about it really.
28 Aug 2024 13:03:24
Being reported that Chiesa deal is done.
Benvenuto Federico.
1.) 28 Aug 2024 13:51:58
If it’s true, I don’t get it. Good player for sure, but Jota and Diaz both play on the left with Gakpo and Nunez both able to play there as well. Personally I’d keep what we have - he’s not a salah replacement, which is more crucial in the next year or two so we have decent competition with Harvey.
2.) 28 Aug 2024 14:23:10
Chiesa has played most of his career games off the right wing.
He’s scored most of his goals from the right wing.
He can play other positions too.
{Ed002's Note - A right footed right winger - totally different to Salah.}
3.) 28 Aug 2024 15:11:23
Salah is a phenom.
There’s no one like him.
But Chiesas played most games off the right wing and scored most goals from there also.
That’s not to say he’ll only play there.
30 May 2023 12:21:34
Do Eds/ posters think that the new Sporting Director may bring with him targets or will the targets already be identified?
I read that he signed Micky van de Ven for Wolfsburg in his previous role.
He’s a left sided centre back at 22 years old who has been linked with a move to fellow PL teams such as arsenal in recent times.
Knowing that we seem to be after a centre back, do you think he may suggest him?
{Ed002's Note - They would have spoken to him about targets and no doubt he will have ideas but they will not throw away all the work previously done.
Micky van de Ven (CB) Dortmund und and Arsenal have spoken with Wolfsburg and been told he will be agreeing a new contract. It is not on the TMS yet but I understand it has happened. Liverpool and Manchester City were at a game against Dortmund in November - I had assumed to watch JB but van der Ven scored that day. Team Mino have now agreed a new deal so a sale this summer seems unlikely.}
09 Mar 2023 13:50:46
Ed001 / Ed002
There doesn’t seem to be any reported progress regarding the search for Julian Wards replacement.
Do you think fans should be concerned at all at this lack of progress? Or do you think lots of work is being done behind the scenes?
Will it hinder summer transfer plans for sales or recruitment?
Now that it seems a full sale of the club is less likely and a minority investment is more likely on the cards, will this speed up the process? I. e. any new majority owners may have wanted to bring in their own man and possibly deterred any potential suitors for DoF until the sale was resolved.
{Ed002's Note - I am not aware of any lack of progress Keith - as I have said there have been approaches made tothree (although it could be four) potential candidates. It is unrelated to the sale of the club or investment in FSG.}
1.) 09 Mar 2023 14:47:39
Ed2. Are you able to let us know who are the three or four candidates we have approached? If it’s unimportant, not to worry.
{Ed002's Note - As I have explained, it would not be appropriate at this time.}
2.) 09 Mar 2023 15:21:27
Ed2. I understand. Main thing is we are in the process of trying to hire one and that’s all that matters ?.
3.) 09 Mar 2023 17:40:39
I feel people worry far too much about the behind the scenes people these days.
4.) 09 Mar 2023 19:47:05
I agree Tristan but it's so tempting to get a peep behind the curtains with the insights Ed02 can give.
5.) 09 Mar 2023 19:53:22
I agree @Tristan, the club have been hiring back room staff for years and it’s never been something that’s been put under scrutiny. Not a criticism of the OP but it’s just another thing that absolutely everybody MUST have an opinion one and be quick to become adversary about without us actually knowing what we are talking about.
6.) 09 Mar 2023 20:23:36
People need to know everything these days and demand regular updates. At some point they'll be asking how the hiring process of a new cashier at the club shop is going.
7.) 09 Mar 2023 17:55:29
Based on Eds, other news and my own opinion, 4 possible candidates are Mitchell, Mislintat, Krosche and Freund. Due to contract situations the new DOF can only begin on 1st July 2023 anyway so no real rush.
8.) 09 Mar 2023 22:01:13
Thanks for the reply Ed002, appreciate the insight.
Few funny replies tbf. I’m not “demanding updates” ?.
{Ed002's Note - Well Keith, I would not worry too much about it. Up until now Liverpool have used Sporting Directors rather differently to many clubs. It has largely worked out in recent years. Those being looked at now would result in a shift of approach - I have previously mentioned Paul Mitchell as a potential option.}
9.) 10 Mar 2023 05:30:07
I think it’s the insinuation that hearing nothing means nothing is happening which means FSG is bad.
Not saying that’s the underlying feeling of the OP, but I often think people get too preoccupied with updates.
Understandable mind.
01 Dec 2022 08:22:05
Ed002 - please put to bed these rumours of Sven Mintslat taking over from Ward as sporting director?
He would be a woefully poor appointment to say the least.
{Ed002's Note - I am not sure that the owners are looking to such appointments when the club will be chaning hands.}
1.) 01 Dec 2022 10:39:16
Just curious. How do you know he'd be a poor appointment?
2.) 01 Dec 2022 13:01:40
Signed a loada future superstars for Dortmund, has to be tripe.
3.) 01 Dec 2022 19:35:43
Hi ed2, there’s a Boston journalist reporting that it’s more likely that FSG will be taking an investor than a full buy out right now. Are you hearing anything similar or are you expecting a full buy out?
{Ed002's Note - As I have explained, for the past year FSG has been looking to sell part of the club but the interest is an issue. FSG want the money for a new project and that would require the sale of the club. All options remain viable.}
4.) 01 Dec 2022 20:43:49
New project requires sale of club mean looking into requiring another club by any chance?
5.) 01 Dec 2022 21:20:38
Oh mane mane and Jude.
You only have to look at his more recent appointment at arsenal, where he signed the following players:
Mkhitaryan
Mavropanos
Leno
Sokratis
Torreira
Guendouzi
Lichensteiner
That’s enough for me to say he would be a poor person to put in charge of transfers at Liverpool.
Yes he signed Auba and Dembele at Dortmund. But I don’t think that makes him qualified and with the attitudes on those two I would rather pass thanks.
I think Ed014 is the arsenal Ed (I may have that wrong), would be interested to hear from him, what he thinks of Sven Mintslat.
6.) 01 Dec 2022 21:56:55
And where was arsenal in the pecking order in the league when he signed them players .
When Liverpool where nowhere near who did we sign . Surely that has to be a factor . No champions league your not signing the best players simple.
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14 Feb 2025 15:16:04
Ola Aina is out of contract in the summer at Forest.
I’ve been impressed with him this season and he seems to have kicked on since his time at Chelsea.
Do you think he could be an option to replace Trent in the summer if he goes to Madrid?
Aina and Bradley at Rb should give us good competition.
He’s not got the passing range like Trent (who has? ) but he’s a good attacking right back I think.
1.) 14 Feb 2025 15:52:11
" Good Shout" massive improvement, have seen two games were he has kicked corners away from the line of the goal saving two certain goals, so he has the nous to cover his own goal, which is very rare these days.
2.) 14 Feb 2025 16:06:48
I don't think we will go for the "wing-back" type of full-back personally. Right-back is the position where I have no idea who we'll go for. I would be surprised if we spent over £20m on a TAA replacement as we are in desperate need of reinforcing several other more pressing areas.
3.) 14 Feb 2025 17:25:55
Nah, I'll pass.
4.) 14 Feb 2025 18:23:30
My lad and I were at the LFC v Forest game and their full back had Salah in his pocket for the whole game, albeit Forest were allowed to kick us off the park by a poor reference performance (getting more frequent eh! ) .
My point being the lad is an excellent defender (in a defensive team) ; would he be as good in an offensive team is the big question? But, all i can say having watched him live is he looked quick and powerful.
5.) 14 Feb 2025 21:36:51
If he's that good why aren't Forest renewing his contract?
{Ed001's Note - he doesn't want to stay.}
6.) 14 Feb 2025 21:53:16
Very good shout, if Trent leaves. PL proven, good defensively and decent going forward. Can compete with Bradley and not block his development at the same time. Will also save us a lot of money for other areas. He is also home grown.
7.) 15 Feb 2025 09:35:25
"Can compete with Bradley and not block his development at the same time".
Respectfully, why would Aina agree to such a thing?
23 Apr 2025 16:45:04
@Vango - who’s paying £100m for Pedro?
Surely nobody.
20 Apr 2025 22:31:04
It would take up a lot of our wage budget to sign KDB. As good as he has been over the years, I don’t think it would be a good use of funds.
Would remind me more of us signing Thiago than Milner.
Phenomenal player but too much of a risk and hard to keep fit for the season.
Also it’s incredible how bad Szobozlai is as we CRUISE to a 20th league title.
Could be score and assist more? Of course, but he’s a great player, great technique and often leads the press this season in his new role pushed up off the striker.
16 Apr 2025 10:35:03
I don’t think he has an attitude problem. As posters above have covered he fell out over an appalling racist mocking of him missing a pen by his own clubs social media team.
I think he’s actually shown a great work ethic going to turkey and scoring a hatful of goals when others would have had a sulk.
He’s a lot better than Nunez and Jota IMO.
I would prefer Cunha still personally - prem proven, young and repeatedly more reasonable wage demands.
12 Apr 2025 06:54:01
I would much rather get Cunha at release clause price quoted.
10 Apr 2025 21:25:23
He is a kid that supported united, so what?
I don’t get this tbh.
He’s a professional sportsman, it won’t matter one iota.
24 Apr 2025 09:02:56
Cheer up lads, we’re about to win the league.
22 Apr 2025 07:09:18
Quite funny to see so many Liverpool fans overwhelming agree with a blue nose over one of their own about our own club.
Ed 25 bringing the voice of reason again.
{Ed025's Note - i just cant believe the negativity Navy..
16 Apr 2025 10:37:08
“sometimes get the feeling that slot can't seem to get the best out of his players”
Even though he has taken the exact same group players that Klopp had and turned them into Premier League champions?
Surely that is the ultimate showing of a manager being able to extract the best out of his players?
09 Apr 2025 17:07:25
“We will be fine and hey even if it’s just making top 4 and having a good run in the cups as we do every year. I’m happy with that for next season. ”
What are you in about? We’re about to win the league and you’re already settling for top 4 and a cup run?
09 Apr 2025 07:34:22
Couldn’t agree more Patrick. Social media and the modern world for you - you’re either world class or crap.