Liverpool Transfer Rumours

29 Apr 2024 13:10:05
Liverpool scouts have often been spotted at Porto. Alan Varela, Evanilson possibly being accessed. Can you please confirm or throw in other names? Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - Alan Varela (DM) Barcelona may offer a profit to Porto and a player in exchange but will not meet his buy out clause. Atletico and PSG have a declared interest. An option for Manchester City to replace Phillips, but not first choice although they have spoken with Porto. Bayern Munich, Liverpool or Chelsea may provide an option having sent scouts but there is no declared interest at this time. Dortmund will not match his buy out clause. Porto has no interest in selling the player who only joined them in the summer of 2023 unless someone offered his buy out clause in a single payment, then the player will be consulted.
Evanilson (S) was of interest to Liverpool perhaps five years ago. He has struggled with injury this season and is the third choice striker at best for Porto. I am not aware of any interest being shown by Liverpool and they should be looking to the likes of Layton Stewart to be stepping up to provide cover. Newcastle have sent scouts fearing the loss of Isak.}

29 Apr 2024 14:35:57
Layton Stewart joined PNE last summer. Danns probably a good solution as 3rd choice forward.

{Ed002's Note - Thanks.}

29 Apr 2024 07:56:57
Luis Guilherme from Palmeiras Any truth in this Ed’s? And chiesa?

{Ed002's Note - Luis Guilherme (AM) Manchester United, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Barcelona have shown an interest in the player for next summer. Chelsea discussed him during negotiations two other players. Spurs may well have noted him when scouting another Palmeiras player. However, a new contract and a €60M release clause may prove to be an issue.}

27 Apr 2024 22:40:09
Ed002 has there been anything more than Chinese whispers regarding a possible signing of Levi Colwill in the summer or anything more substantial on an alternative Centre Back if not? TIA again.

{Ed002's Note - Colwill signed a new contract and Chelsea has no plan to sell him.}

28 Apr 2024 11:54:07
I think we’d be better off going for Inacio, not massively convinced that Colwill is all that good and he’d cost a ridiculous amount given the “English Tax”.

28 Apr 2024 13:05:40
My ideal LCB would be Bastoni personally (I know it won’t happen ed2). Just saying he’s class and would be ideal.

28 Apr 2024 13:20:09
Bastoni looks a good player tbh Shaq.

28 Apr 2024 15:42:35
Didn’t Klopp “upset” Sporting by trying to tap Inacio up?! At least there won’t be an approach embargo now that Amorims out the picture 🤷🏼.

28 Apr 2024 16:16:18
No, it was Ugarte last summer Mark. Unsettled the player and Sporting were rightly annoyed with us. Inacio has a buyout clause apparently. Just pay the clause and be done with it.

28 Apr 2024 20:15:08
Is VVD playing right sided CB a possibility if a new left sided player comes in? Matip leaving and Konate unreliable. If we’re only signing one CB I’d keep VVD left side with a new RCB coming in.

28 Apr 2024 20:56:19
VVD doesn’t look like he’s got many miles left in him.

29 Apr 2024 09:50:34
Who said “we’re only signing one CB” - apart from @OneKiss?

29 Apr 2024 11:46:56
I wish people would remove their rose-tinted glasses when it comes to VVD. He's been decent in about 50% of games this season and average in the rest. He's almost 33 - time to move on and get him replaced. New CB and a striker who scores goals are an absolute priority for me. Plenty options for positions elsewhere in the squad.

27 Apr 2024 11:40:01
Hi, I see some people mention Ed002 opinion on Slot and I have searched but cannot find anything. Just wondered what the Eds thought about the appointment?

I am quite excited to see the new era start, I have loved the Klopp reign, but he does look like he is ready to leave.

{Ed002's Note - I said he would have been my pick and he is a very good coach and good guy. It should work out well.}

27 Apr 2024 11:56:36
If he’s good enough for ed2 he’s good enough for me.

27 Apr 2024 12:02:02
The only worry I have is this league is unforgiving the spot light and pressure if he doesn't start well will be intense, everyone outside of liverpool will be looking for anything negative to throw at him and in reality he will need time to adjust.

27 Apr 2024 11:48:00
Ok brilliant thanks for answering Ed002, much appreciated. Hope you are well.

{Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}

27 Apr 2024 12:10:30
I think the management know what they are doing in selecting slot. Managers get paid well to put up with the pressure I’m sure he will be fine. We have an excellent squad who need new ideas, I think people will be in for a surprise at what slot brings.

27 Apr 2024 12:28:24
The good thing is that Slot will have time over the summer to bed in and get his ideas. He’ll also have time as well.

27 Apr 2024 12:56:41
He needs players and I’m not sure fsg will provide what he needs.

27 Apr 2024 16:16:26
he should get money = we had over £100m for Caicedo and Lavia and we will save wages from the constantly injured players like Matip and Thiago and selling the prima donna.

{Ed002's Note - You need to stay away from the money.}

27 Apr 2024 17:52:15
Ed002-

On what do you base your preference for Slot?

What evidence do you have that he is a good guy and coach?

{Ed002's Note - I have met him and found him affable and he has done well coaching.}

27 Apr 2024 18:31:00
I don’t understand where the ideas around our budgets are coming from.
We pay huge wages to Salah, Alisson, Virgil.
Macca and Darwin are probably on a lot.

Talk of £100m burning a hole in FSG’s pocket seems weird to me.

27 Apr 2024 17:03:49
Either Ed1 or Ed2, do you think Slot will take us back to high intensity high press football or will we further morph into another Guardiola knock-off?

{Ed001's Note - probably a bit of both.}

27 Apr 2024 20:23:15
@Babbity

He likes to be high pressure when out of possession but with the ball he prefers to build play through midfield passing and generate chances via cut backs from the wings, based on what I saw the other day which was admittedly only 7 games.

This is just my view but it's a successful system but it is not much fun to warch, like guardiola there is little to no room for spontaneity and everything stems from drilling patterns of play into players.

He's far closer to pep than he is to klopp.

27 Apr 2024 23:10:32
@Ron, it’s the difference between, we can potentially fund a £ 100m signing versus we have £100 m funds to spend. People can either tell the difference or they can’t.

28 Apr 2024 08:47:46
A recommendation from Ed002 will do for me.

I hope he receives all the backing he needs - and stays true to how he wants his teams to play.

28 Apr 2024 09:10:09
Sorry if this has been addressed Ed002, but I was wondering if Slot will have an “input” on players?

I think you’ve said in the past that Fallows identifies players from a scouting perspective.

It’s clear in the past Klopp had a reasonable input into picking targets. Eg picking Nunez.

It seems Slot will not have as much of a say but considering he will have his own style of football he wants the squad to play, will he be able to give his views on which players in the squad are a good/ bad fit for his system?

{Ed002's Note - Slot's role, assuming it is the same as offered to and rejected by Amorim, will be as Head Coach and whilst he will be consulted over signings he will initially be presented with the list of tagets Fallows, Hunter and Klopp have settled on. You can expect some changes to the list, but it will remain largey what we know now. As you say, Nunez was very much a Klopp signing Keith and perhaps we will see the same with Slot. Certainly Slot will have an input.}

28 Apr 2024 10:36:38
An affable Dutch person!? We may have found the needle in the haystack! Promising
#sarcasm 🤣.

28 Apr 2024 15:19:39
I see the 'Ten Haag in disguise' have started and the well he never played in the premier league so he won't succeed.

I like how people are giving Slot a chance before judging.

Nobody knows how he's going to do.

28 Apr 2024 18:53:44
Name me a premier league winning manager who played in the premier league.

28 Apr 2024 19:23:10
@Ron Keague. my thoughts exactly.