Liverpool Transfer Rumours

15 Nov 2026 22:05:29
Personally I think the world class midfielder that we are supposedly going after has to be Jack Grealish. That world renown judge of talent Pep paid over 100mill to get him. Even now, he stands out even though he is in a team of world class players at Everton.

While modern analytics obsess over trivialities like "goals" and "assists, " true connoisseurs of the sport understand that Grealish operates on a higher tactical plane. Why ruin a perfectly good attacking move by shooting when you can cut inside onto your right foot, hold the ball for four business days, and gracefully collapse at the slightest breeze from an opposing full-back?

In the 2026–27 Premier League campaign, Grealish has truly perfected his minimalist aesthetic. Across six appearances and 307 minutes of breathtaking cardio for Everton, he has boldly refused to pad his stats with a single goal or assist. That kind of restraint takes discipline. Anyone can tap the ball into the net; it takes a £100 million talent to complete just one dribble all season while still commanding the reverence of a generational icon.

Critics will point to his dwindling minutes, his loan spell away from Manchester City, or the fact that Everton somehow won three straight games while he was banished from the squad. Those critics clearly lack vision. Football isn't about winning matches or creating end product—it's about immaculate hairbands, winning cheap free-kicks near the halfway line, and issuing heartfelt Instagram apologies before flying to the Middle East.

Finally bringing him into the squad will instantly change our culture - that's something that would be hard to say about many players.

15 Nov 2026 23:00:57
Happy days. Sounds like a good deal all round. Hopefully he brings his hair band too.

15 Nov 2026 23:05:06
And he could drive the club bus to the pub - so many strings to his bow.

15 Nov 2026 14:27:18
It is Nico Paz, the "blockbuster" midfield hinted about it has to be him.

15 Nov 2026 15:26:44
Ha that's what I was thinking. Def won't be Como for long.

15 Nov 2026 15:45:03
Jesus Christ not this till the summer. No one has predicted any of our last few signings and yet people will do their own heads in trying to work out who a player is that someone who's more than likely just buzzing off the scousers throws out there. Just say who it is. Very easy to say the club will make a"blockbuster"midfield signing next summer.

It is the area of the pitch we are way more likely to make a big signing than anywhere else. Like honestly when was the last time an itk knew anything about one of our signings before it was mentioned in the media? Barcola for instance was been reported since last May. Jaquet, Munoz, Araujo, Brughmans? Not a dickiebird.

15 Nov 2026 16:06:32
Big fan of Paz, surprised he wasn't snapped up by a big club last summer but I don't think he'd be labelled a blockbuster signing.

15 Nov 2026 16:06:59
Isn't he a forward?

15 Nov 2026 16:13:44
He would definitely be labelled a blockbuster signing, he is the next big thing in world football. We already have a number 10 though.

15 Nov 2026 16:20:36
I'd imagine Real will take up the option they have on Paz.

15 Nov 2026 16:41:48
Nico paz would be very interesting. He Is already a very very good player. And is possibly going to be a lot better. But he does play where wirtz plays. so hard to see us spending crazy amounts for a player to compete with wirtz. Or the plan is to sell him then it would make more sense i guess.

15 Nov 2026 16:50:27
Pretty sure Real took up their option on him this summer and Como bought him back for £60m? Don't think they'll be selling him a year later unless they get a major increase on the £60m they shelled out on him.

15 Nov 2026 17:19:01
Paz looks a talent but for one, he wouldn't be classed as a 'blockbuster' signing and two, he is not really a midfielder in the way the game is viewed today. He plays behind the striker and falls under the umbrella of a forward player.

I still maintain that the player the club are trying to sign is Jude Bellingham. VG mentioned him in the summer and if I remember correct said the club had been in talks with his representatives. He also said but don't quote me on this part, that the club were given encouragement. Guess time will tell who the blockbuster midfielder actually is.

15 Nov 2026 17:24:29
PB, every other player who has one great season is labelled 'the next big thing' these days, a blockbuster signing in my book is the likes of an Olise or a Pedri, maybe my scale is off, I am a big fan of Paz though.

{Ed666's Note - I like that Fermin fell from Barca. I think he’s got a massive future.

15 Nov 2026 17:33:53
Alonso1786, didn't Bellingham just sign a new contract a few weeks ago? Not sure what encouragement the club sees there!

15 Nov 2026 18:40:09
I thought Blockbuster went out of business years ago?

15 Nov 2026 18:51:36
@Chewysaurez7 Haven’t been keeping up with Bellingham’s contract situation at Madrid. If that’s the case, that’s him off the table. To be fair, the encouragement comment was said earlier in the year, as in during the summer. Might have been a case of, that interest went with Edwards and Hughes.

I’ll be honest, I’m happy with Lamine Camara and Alex Scott. That being said I wouldn’t say no to a ‘blockbuster’ midfielder singing if the player was actually what we needed. For example Caicedo, Rice, or Pedri who all three would instantly improve us and all three would be what you would call, your ‘blockbuster’ midfielder signing.

I personally think we have a lot to do between January and the summer. Lamine Camara, Alex Scott, a left back and a right back should be the priority. I’m hesitant to throw a 10 into the mix because I think Ekitike might be able to do a job there in the managers 4231 setup. Sure some would argue against it but IMO he could play the Kroupi role with Isak ahead of him. If not we might well need to cut our losses if and that’s a big if, that Wirtz doesn’t set up to the levels we know he can. I’m hoping I’m wrong in Wirtz take because there is a world class talent in there, but it’s down to club and importantly himself to establish it in the league!

15 Nov 2026 18:52:25
It’s Declan Rice

15 Nov 2026 19:16:15
Alonso1786, I'd say it was more a case that Edwards and Hughes were getting played by Bellinghams 'agent', looking to improve his contract proposal tbh. Can't think of a single reason he'd even consider leaving Madrid.

No doubt there's considerable work to do, fullbacks, midfielders, probably a senior RW, a few benchwarmers need replacing. Sadiki would also be a great option for us. I think given the type of injury Ekitike has suffered, he's going to lose considerable mobility, not to mention he was already a 70 minute man, a similar profile to Isak, not sure playing him in the 10 is a great idea at all, were the injury of a different nature I'd have said yes, give it a shot, he's certainly creative enough, but I imagine he's going to come back bubble wrapped if you know what I mean, tailored workload and whatnot.

Agree on Wirtz, happy to give him the season to prove himself but it's 'put-up or shut-up' time for him now, he really needs to start putting up numbers 'cause I'd swap him for someone like Cherki in a heartbeat. I hope it works out for him. I think Paz would be a great option there, natural left footer too so could also play off the right to provide a different dynamic, something we're missing at the moment.

fuser, that would explain it alright. Cheers.

15 Nov 2026 19:45:38
If Hugo loses considerable mobility then he's of no use to us as a Premier League footballer. i don't think that will be the case.

{Ed666's Note - Let’s hope not mate. We need him back at his sparking best but it was a heinous injury.

15 Nov 2026 20:35:52
Bellingham verbally agreed *
Why wouldn't he come when his family are building a massive estate basically in Birmingham. He's spent 4 years in Madrid. He may well want to return to England and play for the best club in England.

15 Nov 2026 20:37:39
@FM, if we sign Rice will his nickname be pudding.

Have to say, I'm loving what is shaping up to be one of the 'oh no it isn't' discussions about the word 'blockbuster'. The early signs are that people have their own version of what the word actually means. This one could keep us occupied and entertained until we get back to the fretting about United bouncing.

15 Nov 2026 22:21:28
No WDW we are not. Just thought I'd join the lunacy.

15 Nov 2026 23:15:16
It's Paul Power.

15 Nov 2026 23:16:12
I think it's fun. An ITK makes a ambiguous reference about a 'blockbuster' and we're off to the races with someone saying X is the blockbuster signing (without anything approaching proof or knowledge) and debate breaks out about X being a 'blockbuster' or not and then we have more random names chucked in.

I have a feeling it's the same conversation the Liverpool Transfer Team have when they sit down to do their planning. I can just see it - couple of pints in the back room of the Jolly Miller (if it's still there), sorting out of who's a blockbuster and a plan is formed 😉.

14 Nov 2026 23:14:32
Seen Rayan come out this week and say he is a Man United fan. Bit disappointing because I can't see us signing him now, but he does still seem the best option for RW.

15 Nov 2026 00:44:36
Nah let him go there, I'd rather let Munoz have a go until the summer him and Rio as back up. Not to mention gakpo etc. let's not spend a 100 million on another squad player.

{Ed666's Note - I can’t believe people still want Gakpo at the club. He’s played 3 good games all season and everyone thinks he’s some type of Arjen Robben regen and got lucky that he didn’t go to City. We missed our opportunity of getting big money for him which we’ll live to regret.

15 Nov 2026 03:52:02
Spot on mate. People are quick to crucify Kerkez but they fail to realise his short comings going forward are largely the fault of gakpo ignoring the overlapping run to try the same cut in trick again and again.
He wouldn't be half bad if he kept his head up and play the % pass to kerkez overlapping or someone in space.

Or even if he mixed it up and ran at defenders from the touchline.
Its obvious he has hit his peak and although an ok player. He is not good enough to be a starter for a team wanting to push for every trophy. I don't even want to go into his 300, 000 a week wage. Putrid.

{Ed666's Note - no chance Kerkez is getting a pass either mate. He has regular brain farts offensively. Those two need to go.

15 Nov 2026 05:01:34
I thought we were giving Kerkez till the end of the season.

15 Nov 2026 05:53:54
Well here we go with the Gakpo bashing again. I think we can probably upgrade on him but he has done generally well this year despite playing more than half the time on a flank he isn't used to playing. If we had sold him we would have had to bring in another winger given how much Iraola likes to rotate, sub and switch sides with his wingers in game. He also has worked very hard off the ball and importantly he is tall, which is always useful in this league.

I don't get the stuff about him not running at his defender at the touchline, he actually has had his share of cutbacks and crosses from the right this season, or am I not remembering things correctly? He's shown he has more to his game this year, so why isn't he getting credit for it?

{Ed666's Note - you enable him and I’ll bash him and all will be good in the world. You’re entitled you your opinion and I’m entitled to mine..

15 Nov 2026 06:49:18
I like Gakpo, seems a nice guy. But I said in the summer we should have bit the hand off anyone silly enough to bid £85m plus for him. That opportunity is gone now.

15 Nov 2026 07:55:23
I don't think Rayan ever seemed like the best option, he's been pure average the entire time he's been in the Prem, scored 1 goal per month last season for a total of 5, and he's scored just 1 Premier League goal this season, 1 goal in 10 games, no assists. Dodged a bullet there.

I've never been a fan of Gakpo and was calling for his head all last season but with Ekitike out we needed his experience, and though he's been rubbish lately, without his contributions, we'd literally be sitting 10th in the table.

15 Nov 2026 07:59:20
I quite like gakpo, has his limitations but works hard, good size+ strength to him which we lack in forward areas and there a goal in him. Really only cohesion and link up play between our forwards is him and isak so far this season. £85m is v tempting no doubt but can't see us selling in Jan maybe summer.

15 Nov 2026 08:42:15
Hasn't Gakpo played his last few games on the right.

What is Kerkez doing over there in the first place over lapping him.

Since coming back from his injury Gakpo has not been great but he's also been out of position.

15 Nov 2026 08:43:37
As an aside - a genuine question - when was the last time that we sold someone in a January transfer window? Was it Torres?

15 Nov 2026 09:59:40
I would have been fine with selling Gakpo if the replacement for him was good enough. I hope he improves but so far Barcola does not look like an upgrade.

We should have tried for Ndiaye instead of Barcola.

15 Nov 2026 10:06:22
Shouldn't forget that Rayan only turned 20 in august. There's a lot of development to be had before he's anywhere near his prime years yet.

15 Nov 2026 10:16:24
Would love Rayan, he's not the finished article but he really looks to have something special about him. Would take him at the quoted release clause of £80-90m. I mean we almost got bloody Sarr for £70m!

15 Nov 2026 10:19:39
West Derby Wandaerer
Babel and Torres 2011
Assaidi 2015
Ilori 2017
Coutinho 2018
Solanke 2019

And a few other minor players.

15 Nov 2026 10:34:07
Agree with that Quo Vardis, with Rayan you are buying potential.
A 20yr old already playing well in the Premier League with international experience.
I'm not advocating signing him by the way, I just think he's got a lot of potential.

15 Nov 2026 12:22:26
Signing potential means risk, he's already at a PL club, so let them undertake the risk of developing him, if he proves himself, then make the purchase, though it seems he's already admitted to the club he'd like to join. Did I read that correctly, somebody said they'd happily pay £90m for a kid who who's scored 1 PL goal in the last 3 months and hasn't got a single assist, not to mention openly stated he was a United fan?! 🤣 As I've said before we have 3 young developing wingers in the squad already, all very much unproven, none of them producing significantly, and let's not forget the man we need to replace here is none other than Mo Salah.

The last thing, and I mean the absolute very last thing we need right now is another unproven, fruitless young winger who needs time to develop.

15 Nov 2026 12:27:49
The thing with potential is we have two players already here with bags of that. And cover with Barcola and gakpo. I just think it's £100 million for a squad player. Plus he's a manc at heart so the question is redundant.

15 Nov 2026 12:49:50
Ronnie whelan grew up a Manc fan, he did alright for us.

15 Nov 2026 14:08:30
If we're going to spend big money on a 19 year old, I'd rather spend that kind of money on Josh King rather than Rayan.

15 Nov 2026 15:30:01
YNWA really is just four letters for most fans, sad.

15 Nov 2026 10:46:19
Honestly ed0666 you need to calm down! won't you?? , you're supposed to be an editor who has balanced opinions, you are worse than Harry for fucks sake. Bashing 90% of our squad all the time, its pathetic buddy. If you're on the wind up great Job, mission accomplished! If not maybe this isn't the Job for you, cause honestly when idiots read what an editor like yourself posts it becomes more legit, when 90% of you posts is complete gibberish its a much bigger problem spreading ignorance and complete lack of undersranding for the game.

Honestly piss off 🙏.

{Ed666's Note - I appreciate your feedback mate. You made me think long and hard about the way I edit and upon reflection, soul searching and a few seconds of introspection I’ve come to realization you’re a wanker. I would highly reccomend you stay in your mums basement and not face the real world because people have opinions in the real world and I fear your to much fragile to hear them.

15 Nov 2026 18:10:42
Triple 6 🤣.

15 Nov 2026 20:42:14
@666, you little devil you - best response in a long time. Made me laugh out loud. Keep telling it like you see it 👍👍.

{Ed666's Note - I say it how I see it mate.

15 Nov 2026 20:37:59
Ed0666 has spoken 🙌.

15 Nov 2026 20:40:40
Edd666 I find a very few bordering unbearable on this page. They're just waiting to latch onto anyone "moaning". Then it's just spew diarrhoea which I ignore. They're actually trolls because some of these players have been dog rubbish and when their poor performances are mentioned, the smears and gaslighting begins when one like myself points it out.

Having grown men act like trolls to protect players from critism who get hundreds of thousands of weeks. It's madness.

{Ed666's Note - Seems crazy to me you can’t criticize someone who’s not playing well. I’m not an educated man and my verbiage may be too coarse for some to handle. I’m all for constructive criticism but when someone’s been awful for ages you gotta tell it how it is. The problem is it’s not just one of the players that aren’t playing well there’s a few so my angst is multiplied. But yes I agree we should be allowed to have a moan and grumble if we see fit.

14 Nov 2026 19:42:29
Are we still interested in Minteh?

14 Nov 2026 23:01:32
Bit personal.

15 Nov 2026 07:55:42
I hope not.

15 Nov 2026 16:35:34
Hope not. He's not good.

14 Nov 2026 07:06:28
Banjaqui deal might be a buy now at reduced cost and stay at Benfica on loan for the season?
What's your thoughts on that Ed001i would prefer a RB now to be honest.
Also do you think Koumas may not be in the manager's long-term plans, same with Danns and we would look to buy better forward options?

{Ed001's Note - I have never seen him play, but I am sure we have enough at right-back to get through the season, so why not? I am not keen on those buy now, get later deals though. They rarely work as planned. So I would prefer to just buy one when we actually intend him to join the first team.

I think Koumas will be, but I doubt Danns will be. He just can't stay fit to prove himself.}

14 Nov 2026 07:39:36
Perhaps AI has the fanciful idea of improving the youngsters and realising their full potential to become regular members of the first team squad? Otherwise what's the point of the youth set-up?

14 Nov 2026 08:40:09
Makes sense to me, isn't he only 18? Do we honestly expect him to walk straight into the first team at that age and perform at PL standard from day 1. Leave him where he is so that he gets games week in/week out.

14 Nov 2026 09:32:39
Purely me guessing I think danns + koumas leave in summer and will wright + the young French striker, is it ngession?, take there places in 1st team squad next season.

14 Nov 2026 10:25:48
Sounds feasible that Digger.

14 Nov 2026 10:43:43
A move to sign him early is probably driven by him attracting all of the big clubs - Real, Barca, Bayern and Arsenal are all keen - therefore avoiding an auction in the summer. Our advantage is Pedro Marques who brought him into Benfica.

14 Nov 2026 14:00:59
If he's that good I fail to understand why he doesn't play more for Benfica. When they have an important game they always choose Alexander Bah.

14 Nov 2026 16:07:08
Ep, he's only 18 so lacking experience. It's no different than what we are doing with Rio and trey.

14 Nov 2026 17:34:47
Jacquet obviously worked out well but in general I can't think of many more — although it seems to be happening more and more post-Brexit.

Physically the kid looks very impressive, but of course has only been playing senior football for like 3 months. Massive gamble, but if they feel Bradley can fully recover then it makes sense not to prioritise starters in that position.

14 Nov 2026 18:26:25
A homegrown lad is the perfect option for 3rd centre forward imo. Ahead of whoever that may be we have the best options in the league in Isak and Ekitike. Save funds for positions that actually need strengthening.

15 Nov 2026 03:39:09
Isak can't do more than 30 games a season
Ekitike is injured and will not recover properly for at least another 6-8 months
What makes this the best strike force in the Prem Flo?

{Ed666's Note - Gakpo!

15 Nov 2026 06:55:30
Okay, let's go out and spend money on a 3rd choice striker. Love the way people add or subtract months or millions of pounds to suit their argument. Who's to say Hugo doesn't come back after Christmas and start banging them away straight away.

Our other striker(who can't do more than 30 games a season yet has 14 appearances after little over quarter of the season)is in competition for the golden boot. Isak, Hugo, Koumas, Danns and Wright is the best depth at CF in the league.

{Ed666's Note - Koumas is mid to low premiership level at best. Danns is perennially injured and is only a kid who has done nothing in the game yet and wright to my knowledge hasn’t made a first premiership appearance yet and is a reserve team player. So that leaves Isak and a half fit Hugo who isn’t going to play for another month at least.

15 Nov 2026 09:37:31
Unfortunately Koumas is not a mid level Prem striker. His technical ability is a long off.

15 Nov 2026 11:00:09
Koumas seems to be the main CF for Wales these last few games. Who else has a starting International No.9 as their 3rd choice CF?

15 Nov 2026 07:49:57
Yeh Ed, a month. Could be back on a pitch around the time the transfer window is open. Who would City's 3rd striking option be(not attacking option or wide forward option. Actual centre forward option)? , or Arsenals or Chelsea's? The manager last season and the chief executive got slaughtered for buying two top class strikers in the summer of 25.We don't need another centre forward.

What happened to the trust in the academy everyone wanted to see last year? I'd rather do that then spend millions on an Emegha(Chelsea were the only rival who actually had a 3rd CF option listed)who will hardly kick a ball all season.

{Ed666's Note - it’s a result based industry and sometimes you don’t have time to nurture academy prospects into first team stars. It’s so difficult as the gulf is massive.

15 Nov 2026 17:36:25
A 3rd choice forward is not a first team star. It should be an academy player who then gets a good move from his appearances for us. Koumas is first choice CF for his country at the moment. City for instance don't even have a first team SECOND choice CF.

15 Nov 2026 18:31:43
Says more about wales gene pool than anything really Florian.

15 Nov 2026 18:55:07
It probably does Avitohyes.My point was LFC have the best depth at CF in the Premier League.I stand by that statement.

15 Nov 2026 20:50:47
@FM, not wishing to harp on about the subject, but Koumas isn't Welsh. He isn't the CF for 'his country', that's Harry Kane. LK is the CF for his dad's country.

That aside, he is seemingly liked by AI and he is, at this stage in his career, an ideal 3rd choice CF. We also, at the moment, have Gakpo who can cover CF. What's the point of shelling out big money fir a bit part player when we need, apparently a RB, LB, DCM and, possibly a RW?

13 Nov 2026 23:55:25
Some top under 20 prospects coming in then by next summer.
Samuel Martinez- attacking midfielder we signed but can't join until 18.
Luca Brughmans looks a real talent for the GK department.
Ndukwe at CB who looked fantastic in pre season.
Nguessan another top young French striker talent.
Gilberto Mora who starred at the world cup and Carra said a deal is close. Would be a coup.
Banjaqui who also was mentioned by Carra as the top RB target is only 18 and doing very well at Benfica. Again a big coup if we get him over the other top clubs.

If we pick up the last two and add in our own Will Wright who looks great and Nyoni we will have a lot of talent who are under 20 and many more who are under 25, so building for the future.

14 Nov 2026 07:36:32
All sounds good. If they work out. There's a huge step up from being an under 20 prospect to become part of a title winning eleven. Hopefully some of them will succeed.

14 Nov 2026 11:03:38
Keeping a small clutch of experienced winners will be key to make the most of this emerging talent. Renewing Alisson, Virgil etc is so important.

Else we end up like Chelsea.

14 Nov 2026 14:33:24
You don't win anything with kids.

Ahem!

15 Nov 2026 08:40:49
Except for league up fee years ago.

13 Nov 2026 22:40:59
Anyone any updates on Rio's contract? ive seen rumours he's not longer fully committed hence the reported munich and Arsenal interest.

14 Nov 2026 00:13:11
It wouldn't surprise me.

He left the club that developed him because he thought his development was better with us.

He is predominantly a left-winger but we are mostly playing him out of position on the right-wing. We just signed a left-winger for nine figures and also have Gakpo and Munoz who have left-wing as their best position. Ekitike, Wirtz and Koumas can also play there.

He is probably thinking, "how am I going to get a chance in my preferred position to fulfil my potential? " Playing out of position can be good for a player's development for a while to improve their overall game but at some point you want to play in your preferred position to show what you can really do.

If Arsenal or Bayern are offering him a good crack at left-wing to make the starting position his own, he won't be sentimental about leaving as he wasn't when he chose to come to us and it would be more than what we can offer him.

14 Nov 2026 07:41:32
Let him off if he wants to go. Zero issues with that. He's not all that anyway contradictory to those who believe he's the new Mane or whomever. We need a proper RW with strength and power who actually kicks the ball rather than jumps over it. I'd have Rayan over him tomorrow.

14 Nov 2026 07:42:48
Or perhaps he is wanting to prove he's the best wingman at the club. Just because the club and player aren't speaking to social media about contract negotiations doesn't mean that negotiations aren't happening.

14 Nov 2026 08:33:27
It's almost as if media outlets know that if they write possibly fictitious stories about Rio flirting with Arsenal, that some LFC fans will be daft enough to engage with them.

14 Nov 2026 11:05:12
The kid grins from ear to ear playing for the club and yet some of our fans still doubt his character and intentions.

14 Nov 2026 11:55:38
No one is doubting his character, FPF. I am not being critical of him for thinking about leaving. He has the right to pursue what's best for his career and, as long as we get decent money for him, I'm happy.

As for his intentions, it shouldn't be taken for granted that he will stay. He has already proven that he will put sentimentality aside and do what's best for his career and if someone else is offering a better pathway, it shouldn't surprise anyone if he leaves.

14 Nov 2026 22:25:39
We are one of the best football clubs on the planet. We are building for the future and the coach has started the process of on field improvement. We are in a CL qualification spot and we are going reasonably well in the PL and CL and we are still awaiting the return of longtime casualties who will be members of the first team squad when they return to fitness and, as has been said, we have a number of youngsters coming through internally and those lined up to come in at the end of the season.

Why would anybody who genuinely wants to play for a club like ours want to move elsewhere, unless they are driven by money?

15 Nov 2026 07:08:05
It's an important contract for a lad already becoming a regular around the England squad. Would we rather he comes out in pre game press conferences banging on about it? it will get sorted. A top player for the future we got for buttons.

15 Nov 2026 08:22:43
I think I saw a couple of weeks ago that the combined cost of bringing in Rio and Trey was @ £4m. I reckon someone at the club may have been responsible for a nice piece of business.

13 Nov 2026 18:47:08
slots first LFC 15 competitive games won 13, 1D, 1L
andoni's first LFC 15 competitive games won 8

slot had conceded 10 goals
andoni has conceded 21 goals, more than double!

slot scored 33 goals
andoni has scored 29 goals

no friendly games are included, just PL, UCL Carabao for the first 15 competitive games.

rumours abound on facebook etc LFC have £250 million plus to spend in the winter transfer window (LB, DM left footed RW? )

13 Nov 2026 19:11:28
I was looking at those stats as well but he did inherit a functioning team with a few tweaks.

13 Nov 2026 19:20:58
Compare Iraola's first 15 games with Slots last 15 would be fairer and more reflective of what Andoni has been given to work with. No?

13 Nov 2026 19:22:25
You're better off comparing Iraola's first 15 games with Slot's last 15 games in charge. Slot inherited Klopp's team and took it backwards.

13 Nov 2026 19:45:39
So, Iraola out and Slot in?

13 Nov 2026 20:27:06
In slots 1st season he looked an absolute gem of a manager I don't think too many would dispute that if there being fair. Unfortunately his 2nd season just kept getting worse and worse and really at end of 2nd season I just glad he was gone, for both his own sake and lfcs.

I think winning league so easily went to his head a bit and his family not moving over was a massive hinderence to him eventually.

13 Nov 2026 20:39:38
I think you have to look at what Slot inherited. He took a very good team & changed a few little things to start with & we were hard to beat & effective going forward. So much so we had league pretty much sown up by Christmas. The problem was the longer Slot had to work with the players & instil his methods & philosophy the worse we got so from February we were awful & that continued into his 2nd season.

If there were signs of improvement then think we'd have accepted giving him more time, but there were none & poor results, terrible style of play & odd man management all meant it was best for everyone for him to go.
Andoni has inherited an unbalanced squad & although results have been mixed I can see it as a work in progress & I'll judge him by end of season.

13 Nov 2026 20:42:32
Slot inherited Klopp's team and took it from 3rd to 1st. The team that finished 5th last season wasn't Klopp's team, it was Richard Hughes's team.

13 Nov 2026 20:29:46
Lies, damn lies and statistics.

Is the assumption that the two coaches thought in exactly the same way and played exactly the same teams against the same opposition with exactly the same players in the exact conditions and under the same circumstances? Or is it just a spurious attempted comparison of two sets of random fixtures 12 months apart.

Stevie Wonder could see that we are an improvement on last seasons team, fitter, more coherent as a team and with positive signs for things to get much better.

Just say no kids.

13 Nov 2026 21:52:45
007, didn't you until very recently sign off all your posts with:

'Adoni
YNWA'

?

I'm guessing you've now gone from believer into doubter?

13 Nov 2026 21:59:33
Why are we even talking about Arnie Slot? He is gone. Move on.

13 Nov 2026 22:02:10
Completely irrelevant stats. Would only make sense to compare last seasons first 15 all comps.

Slot: 15 games, 9 wins, 0 draws, 6 losses, 60% win rate, 28 goals scored, 22 conceded, +6 goal difference, 9 unbeaten.

Iraola: 15 games, 8 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses, 53.3% win rate, 29 goals scored, 21 conceded, +8 goal difference, 12 unbeaten.

Key takeaways, we're playing better football when the games are free-flowing, though we still struggle creatively (I blame Hughes and Edwards for that). Iraola showed that we can play more than 1 style of football effectively with the rapid counters against Brighton which were highly effective, and I hope he employs a lot more of that this season, not what some fans want to hear, but I actually prefer winning over possession stats. There's a bit more consistency, even if it's in mediocrity, it's an improvement. We're not winning more, but we're losing less, which is key to geting the ball rolling. I don't think you can ask too much more of Iraola in the short time he's had with an unfit team during a world cup year. Had a few decisions and a bit of luck gone our way; most of the fan base would be chanting, "We're going to win the league".

13 Nov 2026 22:25:21
Slot was starting from a high base. Slot started great and the team got worse. He still did incredibly well in my book for winning the first season but overall we ended up getting worse under Slot.

Iraola is improving things quite a lot from last season but there's more to come. It takes time to build something. He was starting from a very low base. Give him time.

14 Nov 2026 00:18:38
Now do Klopp's first 15 games:

W:7 D:5 L:3

Scored: 23
Conceded : 15

So other than conceding 6 more goals, Andoni is doing better than Klopp. Klopp did have 2 games against Rubin Kazan and a game against Sion to play.

It just goes to show, stats can be misleading.

{Ed666's Note - look at Statto over here! Do you carry a briefcase to work Ken?? 😆

14 Nov 2026 05:43:36
Klopp's first game was Mignolet, Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno, Can, Levia, Coutinho, Lallana, Origi and Milner. Comparing the squad Klopp had with the squad's that Slot and Iraola have had to work with is disingenuous at best.

14 Nov 2026 06:27:24
Good old Migs. What a player!

14 Nov 2026 07:37:13
@TFE, that's my point though - random series of games over years is just pointless - like I say (or rather Mark Twain or Benjamin Disraeli said, depending on which source you believe) 'Lies, damn lies and statistics'.

14 Nov 2026 08:04:32
The love for Klopp is over the top
The hate for Slot is over the top
The hopes on Irola is over the top

Klopp and Irola did not have to deal with most difficult time managing players. hopefully it stays that way.

14 Nov 2026 08:37:01
When you see that first Klopp team you suddenly realise the huge progress the club achieved under his guidance in a few short seasons.

14 Nov 2026 08:41:13
If you compare like for like fixtures last season and this (excluding Ipswich as they weren't in the league last year:

Slot had 12 points from the same fixtures (home and away, so truly like for like).

Iraola has 14 points.

This is the fairest comparison and Andoni shades it. Improvement, Fact.

14 Nov 2026 09:36:45
What happened last season has no bearing on this season. From a fan's perspective we are trying to play better football and, by and large, we are moving in the right direction. Comparisons with teams of bygone years are pointless and irrelevant. All that matters at the moment is that we prepare ourselves to play our next opponents of the park.

13 Nov 2026 08:57:59
The previous interest of Gavi and Endrick left with Richard Hughes's departure.

Ta.

13 Nov 2026 09:09:15
Interesting so shows the SD and managers transfer thinking wasn't actually always aligned.

13 Nov 2026 09:10:02
Thanks Carra, not surprising.

13 Nov 2026 09:10:36
Carra do you have any insight into the recruitment setup and how involved AI is?

13 Nov 2026 09:42:04
Hughes clearly hasn't a clue.

13 Nov 2026 10:19:13
Very good news. Cheers Carra.

13 Nov 2026 11:44:13
Cheers, Carra.

13 Nov 2026 14:00:44
Thanks for the update mate 🙏 And thank heavens because it would be a big waste of money, specially Gavi who can barley jog nowadays.

13 Nov 2026 14:06:42
Endrick would have been a bigger waste of money.

Thankfully that interest has ended.

13 Nov 2026 16:36:01
+ 25 goalkeepers and 12 left wingers.

14 Nov 2026 16:26:04
Honestly can't see the fuss with Gavi, he's lightweight and made of crisps.