Liverpool Transfer Rumours

15 May 2026 04:13:53
Hey all, I am not in the know, just passing on something I heard from a friend.

Apparently the stall, delay on pushing through the Xabi Alonso agreement is FSG feel they may have a chance should PSG win the Champions League to persuade Luis Enrique to come to Liverpool.



Again not claiming to be ITK, just passing on what I was told.

With all the different information going on, take with a pinch of salt, but would be immense if it did happen.

Cheers.

15 May 2026 06:47:25
He's signing another 4 year deal this summer.

15 May 2026 07:04:51
The only reason I can think of that we are considering keeping Slot on is that Enrique has given us an inkling he would be ready to join us within 12 months.

15 May 2026 07:15:23
I asked this (in my own deluded mind) the other day and Ed1 said it's highly unlikely (as much as he'd like him too)

To be honest, I'd say 99% of us would have him over the potential three that have been mentioned but it unfortunately doesn't sound like it'll happen.

Let's hope I'm wrong.

15 May 2026 07:44:28
I'm sorry, I just don't believe it.

Everyone is desperate to find a rhyme or reason for the Mgmt sticking with Slot for so long.

I think the reality is too painful for most fans, myself included, because of how unpopular Slot has become with the fanbase.



I am looking forward to the season being over, and hope that brings a swift change with a manager, but I am also preparing myself for the pain of us sticking with Slot.

15 May 2026 08:05:26
Enrique isn't leaving PSG.

15 May 2026 08:21:58
Utter Garbage.

15 May 2026 08:22:46
Didn't he sign a new deal weeks ago?

15 May 2026 09:38:25
10 months ago I didn't think we'd beat City to sign Wirtz.
Having signed him, I didn't think it would be possible to sign Isak as well, especially given Newcastle's stance.

You just never really know what's achievable.

14 May 2026 19:30:20
A private jet that arrived in Liverpool from Amsterdam today, then flies off to Boston tomorrow lunch… Let’s hope it’s something to do with Slot leaving!

14 May 2026 20:05:10
Probably, Slot's agents coming in to finalise the extension if it's coming from Amsterdam.

14 May 2026 20:07:02
He's not going anywhere I'm afraid.

14 May 2026 20:27:55
He is.

14 May 2026 20:30:05
It would read better like.

He's not going anywhere..... I'm afraid.

14 May 2026 21:20:56
Interesting timing, could be the end of season review. Early, though, still a chance we miss out on UCL footy if we s*** the bed.

I heard it is still not as set and forget as the journos lead fans to believe. It was the same with Rodgers at the time. The club are well aware of the fans not being happy, more so with the style of play along with the results.

Anfield is marketing and the heart of the club, but also the heart of the money-making for the big wigs, and once that starts to become impacted, they can't help but take notice.

Ken.

14 May 2026 21:23:56
Slot's agent is based in Monaco, whilst she was in the Netherlands on the 6th for an interview with ESPN. It would be strange for her to stay there for over a week afterwards.

14 May 2026 21:52:19
They should go by Babbelcopter.

14 May 2026 22:43:13
I thought we had computers that we could use to talk to each other instead of flying round the world just to say yes, you are still the coach, or sorry, we are moving you on. Can you imagine flying all the way to Boston for FSG to say you're fired, then back on a plane home.

15 May 2026 02:16:12
I can imagine it, @Longthing - it would be the decent thing to do, looking the fella in the eye and saying 'thanks for all your efforts'. It's also possible that it is the beginning of a review 25-26 / planning for 26-27.

It's also the case that the asset is worth somewhere between £ 3-4 bn, so I think they can stretch to a jet if they want to.

14 May 2026 09:30:33
Not ITK but reading between the lines on Arne's presser, it seemed if he gets Champions League he stays, if not, he goes.

Not an earth shattering review, but maybe that’s why they’re procrastinating on Xavi etc, to see how the last two games pan out?

14 May 2026 09:45:50
Xavi isn't even being considered!

14 May 2026 09:53:18
I think he'll probably stay, unless these next 2 games go really bad. 1 point probably seals top 5, as I can't see Bournemouth winning both games.

I hope not though, I hope we do go for XA. I know the journalists will say what the club tells them to say, but there's just so many so sure he's staying.

14 May 2026 10:24:56
Honestly not trying to sound all high and mighty but atm my only interest is us securing Champions League. The manager stuff will come after.

We should be fine but Bournemouth are on a run, and we've tricky games.
What do ye reckon? Will Villa rest a couple? They won't play a B team, but guys like Rodgers have a lot of minutes in the legs. I was hoping this game was a day closer (an early low atmosphere Saturday would have been nice) to the Europa League final, but with our luck it's on a Friday night (under the lights atmosphere), and they've time to recover.

I think Onana could be out though, who's a big player for them and capable of bullying the likes of Macca and Wirtz.

Bournemouth do have a city, but it's 3 days after the final against Chelsea and again under the lights. I can actually see Bournemouth doing them.

14 May 2026 10:56:39
Villa will go full strength. They are below us in the table.

14 May 2026 11:18:43
Florian, most likely Villa won't be full strength as they have the Europa League final on Wednesday night, and may use our game to either try a slightly different tactic or give their big players less minutes, rest them before their more important game, as winning that will get them UCL anyway.

14 May 2026 11:26:22
If they're giving Slot another season it's just going to end up the same way as it did with Rodgers. Have a look at all of the non penalty goals we've conceded this year and it's almost all down his tactics and how he sets the team up.

Too much space for opponents to run into in midfield, far too passive out of possession (our movement out of possession is almost like watching a bunch of traffic cones wearing football shirts), a complete inability to track runners from midfield, a complete inability to deal with teams on counter attacks, poor defensive set ups on set pieces, general lack of fitness in the squad.

All of it matters within Slot's remit. No amount of signings are going to put that right, and if there is any truth that our only midfield signing is Wharton, then it's just more of the same as he's very poor defensively and painfully slow too.

If Slot somehow clings on and he's still here at the start of next season, that will be three or four written off until we can actually get a good manager in. Because there sure as hell won't be any available in October or November.

14 May 2026 11:27:50
People need to stop attempting to read between the lines. You are not gonna get any bombshell truths at a routine press conference. These guys are all media-trained, and will always give non-answers to any questions, like if he will be in charge next season, and will Ali still be at the club.

He basically said that he thinks that he is staying, but that it is not really up to him. This means nothing. You could choose to read that as any of the following:

1. He is staying and will be in charge next season.
2. In his opinion he is doing a good job so will obviously remain in charge.

This does not mean that the club agree with his assessment.
3. He is subtly letting the club know that he won't step down, and if the club want rid, they will need to sack him.
4. He has no intention of staying beyond the summer, but he is not gonna suddenly make headlines just because a random journo asked him.

Just wait it out for a few weeks and you will likely get an answer. You aren't gonna get it from pre-match press conferences.

I also think we will draw at Villa and City will beat Bournemouth on Tuesday.

14 May 2026 11:33:11
We'll probably only secure CL because the other potential CL teams drop points...

14 May 2026 11:34:02
I agree, Shipley, as I said in another post; You won't get anything from trying to analyse pressers. Football clubs like control, and the key to control is compartmentalisation. Ensuring people only know what they need to know is how you plug leaks, something we know the club is very wary of at the moment.

If the call hasn't been made yet, then Slot knows sfa. Up until the moment the official decision has actually been made, the club will continue to get its ducks in a row behind closed doors in preparation for either scenario. Hence, the number of conflicting rumours.

14 May 2026 11:34:56
Guillem Balague, not sure on his reliability, is suggesting Alonso might take more time out and wait for the inevitable Slot sacking early next season. It seems Alonso really wants the job. Personally, I think he should get it in the summer, but it's up to Mick and Dick, I suppose.

14 May 2026 11:41:25
It's about time we started acting like a big club. Whether or not Arne gets Champions League or not, he should be gone. This is not acceptable. We shouldn't be hoping to secure Europe, we should be challenging for titles, not hoping for Europe as our aim.

14 May 2026 11:46:50
At the moment, Villa are the nearest team to Bournemouth Chicken. The match has been moved to Friday for the very reason that they have more time to recuperate and therefore can play a stronger team. They certainly won't be banking on winning the Europa final.

14 May 2026 12:00:41
Agreed, Dhfc, top 5 is not the merit by which a club of our stature should be judging a manager when the football and performances have been so poor.

14 May 2026 12:27:37
Agree that we won't get much out of pressers, however, think Slot would be a lot more bullish if he was definitely staying. We keep hearing about this end of season review, so hopefully that is where he will go.

The club have always encouraged chat about false transfers etc in the past as a smoke screen.

I'm going to believe that this is what is happening now with all this Slot staying stuff. He has lost the fans and they must see this.

14 May 2026 12:31:35
It's a huge global business, you can take it to the bank when I say, if behind the scenes he's been told he's not being kept on, or even if that conversation hasn't been had yet, he will be instructed to say nothing in public and it would be a dismissable offence if he does so.

14 May 2026 12:32:42
Not reading between the lines, and instead reading the actual lines, Slot literally confirmed he's involved with talks about the plan for next season and players they're trying to sign.


Either this guy is the greatest actor of all time, or the ITK's on here are absolute chancers. In 2 weeks time we'll know which!

14 May 2026 12:38:33
@Florian, They certainly banked on the Europa League semi-final game, and fielded a very weak team against Spurs.

I'd be surprised if Villa went full strength against us, with one of the biggest games in their recent history around the corner.

14 May 2026 13:02:26
@JLC, that made me laugh out loud - thank you.

Of course other teams in the league drop points. I suspect they may be doing it on purpose as part of a dastardly evil plot to keep Slot as our head coach next season.

Or, taking our tin foil hats off, perhaps another way of looking at it is that we will qualify because we have more points than other clubs.

Controversial, I know, and I apologise sincerely for introducing a bit of positivity, I'll try and stop doing it.

14 May 2026 13:06:17
They were 8 points ahead of 6th with 12 points to play for Gvardiol ahead of the Spurs game. Since then they've dropped 5 points out of 6 while Bournemouth have won their last 2. Villa should be ok, but unlike us, who are home on the last day, they have an away game to a City side still in title contention, so I imagine they go full strength.

Would have been better for us if this game was after the Bournemouth v City one, obviously.

14 May 2026 13:16:07
It's almost as if it's a tough league, WDW.

14 May 2026 13:22:57
A tough league that he won last season, Florian, when are these excuses going to stop?

14 May 2026 13:35:09
Excuses from me, Klopp, where? My post is literally in responce to someone calling another poster out for making excuses for how we will actually qualify for the Champions League. I apologise wholeheartedly for not looking for ways to undermine when we actually do achieve something. Oh to be a football fan these days.

14 May 2026 13:35:26
It's a sad state of affairs if we need Villa to field a weakened squad to have a chance to beat them. We have been dreadful all season and if coming fifth is something to celebrate then I am not a Liverpool fan.

14 May 2026 14:03:12
Personally I have adjusted targets for the remainder of the season, 1.) beat Villa 2.) play Gomez up front last game, lump it up to him for 90min, and if he scores have a parade to celebrate his first pro goal.

Re the manager situation, I find it hard to comprehend some journo's stating post press conf, that the Slot question has been answered, he will be manager next year, based on his responses...

"I have every reason to believe I will be manager next season"

"I am under contract for a year so will be here"

How many times have you heard a player/manager say that and be sacked/leave within a week.

Slot is not going to say he is leaving with a year left on his contract.

The club are not going to sack him with two games left and create a rather awkward situation in the last game at home.



The fact he is involved in transfer conversations is no surprise, he is head coach until he's not, and as such the best placed to advise on the pros and cons of the squad and potential incomings until he's not.

Nothing will happen until the season ends, we know that the question of how best to move forward is split at board level. One side will win the argument and we will know. Whether it's Slot, Xabi, Iraola... (hopefully Xabi, for multiple reasons, for me it's a no brainer).

But a football "journalist" asking that question at a presser with 2 games of the season left with CL qualification yet confirmed is a waste of a question.

Taking the answer he got as "definitive" evidence Slot is staying, he should not really be a football journalist.

We will know one way or the other within two weeks I'd imagine.

14 May 2026 14:58:17
I'm struggling to understand just how short-sighted the higher-ups are.

The whole if we get Champions League he stays narrative, we won the league last season and now with just 2 games left! The question is still if?

The fact that the Champions League qualification has not been tied up for weeks should say enough about how inept this manager is.

The clubs become such a farce in such a short period of time.

14 May 2026 15:35:44
Inbeta, is the supposition that we need Villa to field a weakened squad to beat them premised upon anything other than our own pessimism? They didn't exactly present a sizeable challenge when we beat them earlier in the year (granted we actually had some forwards healthy back then, and didn't have to field Frimpong, Ngumoha, and Gakpo as our front three).

I'm not saying that we will get the three points, but imagining that if they're up for it we'll get absolutely skinned is not an opinion I can really stand behind.

14 May 2026 16:14:30
Redweston, it happens. Only 12 short months ago Arteta at Arsenal and indeed Pep at Man City, who was the defending champion and had spent EUR250m on improving that title winning side, were still sweating over Champions League qualification with 2 games to go.

14 May 2026 16:14:45
Patrick, we couldn't beat Spurs who were on a six game losing streak with a manager who was at best, incompetent. We couldn't beat a Chelsea side who also had a six game losing streak and are currently being managed by a PE teacher. We even lost to Amorim's United side. We haven't won at home against any of the promoted sides this season, we've conceded the same number of goals as Rodgers did in 14/15, we're one of the worst side at defending see pieces in the Premier League, we're rubbish in possession and even worse out of it, we're second best all over the pitch almost every game (even Chelsea out ran us at the weekend).

There's every reason to think we'll not get any points out of the game and none to think otherwise.

14 May 2026 16:49:45
Well today's is he going or staying is in full flight.

I suggest the fans tell the higher than Slot ppl, via X, at the games and other social media ways, if he is truly (As) not wanted now, then fan power is the way imo.

Interesting point to factor in, next season, the beginning at least could be difficult due to the WC, factor injuries, holidays due to sides going deep into the tournament thus fragmented return to training of players.



A new voice could overcome the above as most will be playing for futures or team selection.

If he is to go, I'm in the now do it, not, as pointed out, burn up the first 10 games (25%) of the season to then decide, oops there's no good managers about.

As fans we have the right to suggest/demand change, as it's fan money and attendance that gives this wonderful club its aura.

14 May 2026 17:01:07
What do we have, a referendum every season from the members club. Managers given one yr contracts.
Are you not entertained!

14 May 2026 17:38:26
Viktor, sure, but we still beat Villa easily earlier in the season, and we're still 4th in the league. I'm not sure how all the stuff you listed means that us losing is a foregone conclusion?

14 May 2026 17:51:26
Agree vv. we've been absolutely pathetic in all honesty. Worst midfield in the league I'd say. So easy to walk through, dare I say, without Szob this season we'd be around mid table. Only midfielder worth keeping for me.

14 May 2026 18:19:46
Most recently, we couldn't beat far more inferior teams to Villa at home, Patrick, we also struggle away from home. We are weak and pathetic in midfield, we're not as fit as our opponents, we barely create half chances, we let opponents have multiple attempts at goal as well as run through midfield, we're the second worst at defending set pieces, there isn't one situation we're competent at defending, and we struggle to score.

You tell me the reasons we might win, other than "we beat them over 6 months ago", as there's no logical reason to think we'd win based on all available facts.

14 May 2026 18:39:04
Are we above or below Villa in the league after 36 games?

14 May 2026 18:50:30
Must say when we beat them last time I thought they were awful and we had 1 of our best games of the season. Surely they can't be that bad again unless they do play a weakened team.

14 May 2026 19:05:42
We're on equal points, Florian, so don't go making out that we're way out in front, it's entirely dishonest and disingenuous to suggest that being ahead on goal difference makes us miles better. We spunked £450m to compete with Aston Villa for a place in the also rans. Absolutely marvellous.

14 May 2026 19:30:08
Didn't say miles better, certainly didn't say miles worse either. We are ahead after 36 games, so we've been better. What money we spent is of no consequence. And if we only finish ahead of Villa on goal difference, we will still have been better than them.

14 May 2026 19:37:44
VV, marvellouls in deed. But I tell ya what? The levels of intellectual dishonesty & disingenuousness Florian and his ilk (whoever they are) will go to defend the season this manager has had, is off the charts.

Salah was right (not that I needed him to say it). The standards are really beginning to drop and like a rock, for that matter because had we had a season like this under Klopp after we won the title under the exact same curcumstances and money spent, many of us (including Slot's acolytes now) would never have accepted it. because I know I wouldn't have either.

14 May 2026 20:01:47
WDW, not everything has to be twisted into a positive. It's entirely possible to be in a particular position because the competition has dropped points. It's strange that you can't just accept that, given it's a hard fact.



Patrik, if you call being absolutely gifted 1 goal and the 2nd only going in due to a wicked deflection after Villa almost went 2-0 up early on, beating them easily, that's your choice, mate.

14 May 2026 21:09:08
Not trying to defend the season. A poster was saying "there's no reason to think we'll win" and sometimes it's just as simple as being browned off reading such whiny, entitled negative dross.

14 May 2026 21:35:33
I don't think you need to read between the lines.

He said it's not his decision, he has a contract and they're talking about next season.

I don't think that is unreasonable whilst upper management are considering options for next season without discussing with Slot.

14 May 2026 23:36:56
I still don't get this craze of clinging on to a lost league in anticipation of finishing in the top four, but I might be old fashioned. You enter a race to win, and anything other isn't good enough. It does help if you're still in a domestic cup, but it's embarrassing how competing for 4th is a league within a league.

Season is over, in my opinion, once the title is out of grasp and you're bitch slapped out of every cup. Sure, it's not the same every second week at Anfield, but ultimately it's still another game of footie. Roll up your sleeves and await next season to go again.

15 May 2026 04:35:00
Jeez, this is hard work.

@Chewy, you are right in that we are above teams that have lost points. I'm sorry I thought that was just obvious.

If you re-read what I wrote, I didn't say that we have played well to achieve the points we have accrued.

What I think I probably didn't explain was that we have lost points too, but not as many as the clubs below us. If we'd been capable of playing worse, and / or the teams below us had played better and won more points, they would probably be above us in the League.



But, here's the thing, with 2 out of 38 games left, they didn't play better and they aren't above us. I have to say, I'm positive that is the case, as I've just looked at the PL table, so, once again, apologies for the positivity and don't let it interfere with you seven eights of the glass being empty - it's your view and you are entitled to it.

14 May 2026 08:01:06.
Though I trust the Carra, FSW, TheFields etc. I think there's a lot of different versions flying about which to me says something is happening behind closed doors.

I mean slot called the summer a "little transition" yet according to reports we're moving on 9 players.

That's not little to me. So either slot is keeping it quiet or he hasn't been told what's going on or the papers are being fed stuff.

I'm at the point now that I think we'll only know the full truth at the end of the season.

14 May 2026 09:09:15
Is that actually a rumour?
But on the other hand it summons up the whole saga.
I think that much more will unwiel if we win tomorrow, not that there's much chance of that happening. But with the play, people responsible for that, Slot, Hughes and Edwards, there is probably a much bigger shake up coming the end of season.


Why are official reporters suggesting Slot staying, and why are they typing nonsense? Because if they don't, they want be fed anymore info from the club, so they wanna stay friendly with the top hierarchy, not to miss information coming the future. I think the same is happening in politics just much worse.

14 May 2026 09:23:06
Judging by his presser, he thinks he's staying.

I don't expect him to come out and say anything different tbh - but all the signs point to him being here at the start of next season.

But... I'm going to choose to believe Carra et al, because that's what I want to believe.

14 May 2026 09:36:57
Salah - out of contract.
Robbo - out of contract.
Woodman - out of contract.
Williams - out of contract.
Konate - out of contract.
Alisson - injury prone, possibly off to Juve.
Endo - rarely plays, only one year left.
Chiesa - rarely plays, wanted back in Italy.


Macca - has been awful and wants out.
Jones - not getting game time, maybe moved on.
Gomez - always injured and rarely plays.
Elliot - not wanted last year, needs a move away.

That's 12 leaving at least, with over £1.5m in wages per week to use.

14 May 2026 09:50:23
There will be further focus on top quality young players like Rio and the CB from Austria, who it's hoped will pad out the squad.
The idea is to have fewer, high-earning, injury-prone, unused squad players and more hungry young players who actually get to play.
This will enable bigger spend on key players.

14 May 2026 09:47:01
Edwards quickly realised that the squad purchases/sales had left the squad inbalanced, and that Slot did not have exactly what he needs to play his style. This was their major oversight.

Frimpong isn't good enough, Kerkez has not made the step up, We lost 3 players who press from the front in Darwin, Diaz and Diogo, and replaced them with 2 strikers who do much less of that and Wirtz who would need time to aclimatise.
Loosing Trent was much more of a problem than we wanted to believe it would be.

Proving that Slot is the right choice is partly ego, and partly that they truly believed that Slot was the right man for the job as per their deep research ONCE Alonso had opted out.

Rumour has it that the reason Alonso chose Real first is so that when he eventually manages the reds, there will be no talk of him leaving us for them, which could undermine belief in him as a longer term option. He is the type of manager that wants to build legacies,

Do not believe the narrative re Alonso's style of play - a great coach adapts and moulds the team to do what is required in whatever league and situation they are playing in. That the style of football in the prem has fallen off a cliff has added another component to the mix and was impossible to predict.

FSG allowed Edwards total control and we now find ourselves in a precarious position. What could have been the greatest transfer window of all time has actually diminished the foundations laid by Jurgen.

Edwards and Hughes are simply not as clever as they think they are - they do not understand football and more importantly people in the way jurgen does. Everything that was built before worked because there was a potent force as the figurehead and because there were 3 people bouncing off each other before decisions were made.
Edwards was not wrong to want Isak instead of Nunez but it is easy to overlook the qualitities which Darwin did bring - Jurgens LFC had 2 pressing forwards and Salah who's lack of pressing was balanced tactically. We lost all that with Edwards stat buys.

LFC's identity was based on running and pressing. They believed that Slots style would help avoid injuries and burn out, when in actual fact it has simply killed off the personality of the side.

There is so much to unpick and it is highly unlikely that Edwards or hughes will renew beyond the end of their contracts - they will be here until then though.

No one knows what is going on anymore, its chaos. I still see Alonso as manager come the summer. The fact that Manu and Chelsea will end up with whoever we don't get adds tension to the decison making process. The next steps are critical.

14 May 2026 11:00:53
Alonso went to Real first to stop people talking kite when he eventually joined us? Jesus Christ.

14 May 2026 13:05:21
@Keegan, There's absolutely no chance that all the players you have listed - including the ones that don't even play for the first team will leave.

The negativity on this board is getting out of hand, it's bordering on hysteria now.

14 May 2026 13:09:39
Why would you say that Kerkez hasn't made the step up? I'd say he has been the best signing of the bunch, at least he looks every inch a Liverpool player with the effort and tenacity he puts in, despite being ignored every time he overlaps on the wing. He's going to be a good player for us.

14 May 2026 16:08:18
There's nothing wrong with Kerkez. He's been mismanaged more than most. Brought straight into the team when he should have been eased in, causing Robbo to want to leave, and then, when he's acclimatised and playing well, dropped out of the team for Robbo, who has announced he's leaving.

He's played well in the big games and been a terrier when others have looked like poodles. Add to that playing on the same side as Gakpo and making energy sapping overlaps just to watch Gakpo cut in and lose the ball.

14 May 2026 16:14:32
Really wdw, and who exactly on that list will be staying? The 5 out of contract? Or the players most linked away from the squad in recent months?

14 May 2026 18:10:20
Florian Musiala - It's to do with the order of things. It would always be 'only a matter of time' if he came to LFC before Real. It's smart thinking, and only a rumour anyway.

14 May 2026 18:41:34
We'll agree to disagree with it being smart thinking, FSW.

14 May 2026 23:39:40
You've still got to ask why players want out and why do decent players become shabite overnight. Interesting, if another manager was given a chance with them, which might just happen during pre-season.

15 May 2026 04:47:14
@Keegan, why do you think that the press saying that 'X' wants to move makes it true, and as to the players coming off contract, the only one who said he is going is Robbo. This time last season the good money, based on expert opinion, was that VVD and Mo were leaving. Me, you and 99.9% of contributors / readers of this forum have no idea what is going on behind the scenes at the club.

It may well be your opinion that the 12 players you listed will leave. In my opinion it won't be 12. The point is that it is your opinion and is not a statement of verified fact, and in this case your opinion was presented as a fact.

15 May 2026 07:17:48
Half the issue, when Klopp was in charge, was we had a great starting 11 with 3-5 decent reserves, but he got the best out of the youngsters. At the moment, a lot of our starting 11 aren't playing well, but there is a lack of quality in the reserves, and Slot, for the large, has been ignoring the kids.

We need to build a squad, not just a starting 11, so, for me, we will have to look at some cheap or free transfers to build the quality. Our squad is just way too thin on the ground.

13 May 2026 21:20:26
The reliable Ben Jacobs now saying Liverpool will keep Arne Slot more and more saying Slot will stay. 🤔

13 May 2026 21:50:47
The same Ben Jacobs who said Newcastle were not selling Isak and Diaz was not being sold. Let's wait and see.

13 May 2026 22:45:37
Edwards is really taking all these journos for a ride if they are really going to sack Slot.

I think our only hope as Ed mentioned he asks to leave via mutual agreement.

Which I also doubt will happen with him being 100 percent convinced he can turn it around.

Ive flipped and flipped with my gut feeling and think now unfortunately he will probably end up staying.

Mass clear out at some point next season if it all goes belly up. Cannot see anyone surviving if this decision if it goes wrong. It will be a mass clear out of epic proportions.

My new and only hope is we get good battling players in the door that the next manager and staff can use as a good base to grow.

13 May 2026 22:54:37
This is all about showing who's in charge. It's a power play.

14 May 2026 04:42:57
How are some people gullible, as you put it, Retire the Slotmachine? Have you read some of your posts? You change like the wind. I think you must be the most gullible, as you put it. 🤔

14 May 2026 06:33:30
When will people learn that news stories nowadays are all about engagement, not truth.

It isn't worth torturing yourself over every story or morsel you find online.

The season will be done soon enough and we'll know shortly after that.

14 May 2026 07:13:43
He's obviously staying. I just don't see a world where Edwards rings every journalist in Europe and says "We are not going to sack Slot, (laughter in background) and you need to tell everyone this because I'm the boss".

I've worked with a few journalists over the years and they are not really the type to be pushed around or toe a line for the sake of it.



What I don't get is, if we lose one or two games or perform the way we have been at home at the start of next season, the fans will be mad and it will become very very difficult for Slot. Surely from his point of view, he wouldn't want to be getting booed every week? The job is stressful enough without that. So that is why I don't see the logic in any of this.

14 May 2026 08:00:39
The way I see it is, if Liverpool were keeping Slot, why hasn't Alonso already joined Chelsea? There must be some encouragement from our side. Whether that turns out to be XA becoming the manager, only time will tell.

As soon as Champions League is secured, I think things will ramp up. 🤞🏻 We just need the lads to put a massive effort in on Friday so we can enjoy Salah's last game on the 24th.

14 May 2026 08:27:05
I fear retaining Slot could be more catastrophic than Ferguson leaving United.

If the unthinkable happens, I think we will end up like Spurs, and Edwards and Hughes will ride off into the sunset blaming it on the manager with their reputations intact. Sadly, they have no allegiance to Liverpool, they are all ego and little evidence of talent to match their rep.

14 May 2026 08:40:30
If Slot was staying they would have offered him an extension to his contract, why would they bankroll a manager who is in the last year of his contract, that’s my belief as to why he won’t be here next season.

I’ll space it out.

So Chewy thinks I’m
In the know.

14 May 2026 09:09:10
You nearly had me there.

14 May 2026 10:24:02
I'm believing the opposite if Ben Jacobs has reported it.

14 May 2026 12:00:34
100% Rusty. Feel the same about anything James Pearce reports.

15 May 2026 02:36:39
Surely from the owners point of view re: sacking Slot or keeping him, is on hold for the time being because the most important thing by far
is making sure we secure Champions League football.

Therefore, publicly letting journalists, fans and even Slot know what they are thinking and what they are planning to do at this point in time would be very detrimental to achieving this.

That is by far the most important thing at the moment. So they and we need to support Slot and the players for the next two weeks or until Champions League football is secured.

They surely have at least an idea of what they are going to do after the season is concluded, and that is surely to relieve Slot of his duties based on not achieving the targets of this season, plus the type of performances that his management methods and style has delivered, which is not good as we can all see.



Surely they will be having conversations with alternative options, i.e. Alonso etc, and it will be announced that Slot will leave by mutual agreement at the end of the season, not sacked out of respect for what he achieved last season and a big thanks for last season as well.
And then we move on with the new manager and structure and new hope!
So the next two weeks will be about supporting Slot and the players, and then changes made and announced when we secure Champions League football.
That's my hope anyways.

13 May 2026 19:16:40
Don't pretend to be ITk but more common sense.

If, as said before, that Michael Edwards has stopped the leaks internally, then he must have played a blinder in putting out misinformation.

My take on it is this:

The start of the season especially after first 5 games was all hunky dory.

It quickly went wrong after that with poor performances and losses, Salah falling out saga etc.

Slot was told that his contract would not be renewed and this season would probably be his last.

Edwards & co. started to scout for replacements and sounding them out e.g. Fabregas at Como, Hughes previous connection to Iraola etc.

Alonso gets sacked at RM and he immediately becomes top of pecking order.

My belief is that Alonso has been told he will join in July 2026 once contract is signed but all must be kept hush hush and secret & confidential (is it a coincidence as has been reported that Alonso's coaching staff have been in touch with Wirtz & Frimpomg to gauge more info?).



Slot has iterated to the board that he wishes to return to the Netherlands as he cannot settle in Liverpool.

Meanwhile Edwards & co get wind of leaks to the media etc and so put out lots of misinformation especially in regards to Slot staying.

Stay calm folks.... The below is what has been planned most of this season as most of us know already:

Slot will resign by mutual consent after the last game and a week later Alonso will be announced as joining either on 1st June or 1st July.

Forget everything else, other managers, Slot staying etc. They are all red herrings. It is as simple as that.

13 May 2026 20:10:27
Kind of makes sense based on all the information at hand.

13 May 2026 20:19:58
I agree, SMB, not long to find out either way.

Don't forget Mo stating standards dropped too, not a good advert for Slot staying.

I cannot see (keep with me), the board not taking note, the fans now vocal with disapproval of the team, Slot, Tactics, style of football which is our brand.



It would, in my opinion, be a huge middle finger to the fans in the stands, also the world fans.

Slot will be gone.

13 May 2026 20:27:48
It's a bit untenable now for Slot. I just hope the lads win Friday night. We have 9 days before last game and it's all announced that he's leaving (doubt it as Mo will want the limelight and deservedly so), but I don't want Slot to go on bad terms now either.

He is a title winning manager regardless of his contributions, and he was the man in charge when we won it last season, so he deserves some sort of send off, but he has to go as he just isn't the man.

13 May 2026 20:28:24
Don't think so, but Ok. 🤷‍♂️

I'm told nothing has been decided yet and I believe it.

13 May 2026 20:37:53
Personally don't see Slot staying, I would guess that at the end of the season, a mutual agreement will be announced so Slot can save face and the club can maintain that they would have backed their manager and given him time and funds to turn things around citing these 'mitigating circumstances'.

Not convinced that Alonso is gonna be our replacement, I 100% believe the Spanish media and that Liverpool have recently made contact with Madrid hierarchy to understand what happened with Alonso and are essentially doing due diligence, however, I have a feeling this Chelsea business with Alonso is his camp getting anxious that perhaps Liverpool are exploring a number of options and that Alonso is perhaps not the shoe in for the position that fans appear to favour.



Given the World Cup this summer, we can all expect a speedy outcome following the close out of this season and if Slot is off we may even get that news before the last game of the season if Champions League has already been confirmed.

13 May 2026 20:38:04
And who told you Ron Hughes himself? No one really knows, it's all smoke and mirrors, David Cooperfiled giving directions to the board.

13 May 2026 20:51:07
It reminds me exactly of the Isak saga in the summer.
He's not leaving, then he might. Then he wasn't allowed.
Then they might have to sell, then they really put the foot down, then it was accepted he would go, then he did.
Journalists language was very interesting the whole summer.
My belief was that of course he'd join. How could Newcastle keep a player who wasn't going to play with them.
Similar is happening now to a degree, slightly different but we're seeing similar change of tune from reporters, an absolute ton of differing info.

I remember Carra said here in the summer, that it looked like Isak deal had fallen through (not slating btw, we love you, Carra, you legend.) Just making my point.
Above all else, it's just common sense.
It was obvious Newcastle couldn't keep Isak, and it's obvious now Slot leaves. The man is doing part time hours being paid full time.

13 May 2026 20:54:20
Been saying this for a while now, but people panicking because paid off journos say otherwise.

Ornstein and Sky were reporting we are absolutely not sign Wirtz, few days later we did.

13 May 2026 20:57:44
Who is Ron Hughes?

13 May 2026 20:59:55
Surely Ron, the club would need to know what direction we heading in as regards the management, like it's mid May. Either we sticking with the manager, r plans would need to be in place to bring in a new set up. I can't believe no decision has been made.

13 May 2026 21:17:24
Ron, Hughes himself.

13 May 2026 21:19:13
Ron Hughes is the alter ego of Hugh Rones, the mega agent who deals in transfers of Spanish managers to Liverpool.

Much like Ron Keague used to have some lucky pants in the 13-14 season. 😉

Sorry for outing you Ron. 😂

13 May 2026 21:28:36
RTS: It was a club director, seeing as you ask.

13 May 2026 21:40:11
He deserves his plaudits for securing number 20. After that he deserves nothing, only to go. He'll not be missed.

13 May 2026 21:58:42
Forgetting if he gets the boot, I don't get why he would want to stay when it clearly looks like he can't be arsed.

13 May 2026 22:02:47
Sorry, Digger.

This is just my speculation, but you can still have plans and discussions even though you haven't decided which direction you're going to go in.

14 May 2026 00:06:55
Look, you can be as daft as you want, and feel free to totally disregard anything I type. It's your choice, it doesn't matter to me.
I've known him for over 20 years, not close friends, but friendly.

I don't talk to him often, he's a busy man, and I usually don't bore the a**e off him asking about the club. We've had a couple of chats in the last week, that's all.

14 May 2026 07:33:55
All I will say, Ron, is I hope they know what they're doing!

14 May 2026 07:45:33
Wanted to add...

Around this time last year or just before, everyone on here was up in arms about Salah, VVD & TTA contracts not being done yet. 2 out of the 3 were done.

My feeling is that negotiations for who LFC want are done very secretly with absolutely no leaks. Arne Slot was on no-one's radar when he was announced.

Also, John W. Henry & Co stated that they do not settle for mediocrity. That in itself is very telling. Henry is very analytical, he is not an emotional man. Stats is what he made billions out of, and is no different when it comes to LFC.



Examples:

Kenny Dalglish: Won League Cup & FA Cup runner-up. Sacked due to poor performances.

Brendan Rodgers: Almost won the title, but sacked 16 months later due to poor performances.

And where is Billy Hogan in all this mess? Is he not CEO? What role is he taking to ensure LFC get out of this mess? My guess would be he is handling direct negotiations (or has done) with Alonso's agent behind closed doors, hence no one knows about it and Edwards is putting out misinformation.

14 May 2026 09:08:48
Getting tiresome now, Slot's going nowhere, lads!

14 May 2026 12:31:13
Henry has said he's not happy with the performances. Think FSG and Hogan will make the decision not Laurel and Hardy, so they're not that thick to see there's discontent with the fans regarding Slot, and as with the ticket prices they will know the fans didn't like it and changed it. So I still say he's gone.

13 May 2026 17:43:58
I have a classic rumour here. Good fiend of mine, who is a Spurs fan, recently did a golf day with a few recent ex Liverpool players. They went heavy on the 19th hole and he got chatting.

Alonso was very much in the frame a few months ago. The noise around the style of play this season has made them u-turn. Alonso's style is very slow build up with heavy stale possession. There is a belief that if Slot gets the wingers he wants, his style of play will be more suited to Anfield than Alonso's will be.

After Alonso the manager pool is slim pickings with huge gambles on people who have never done PL and CL. They think he's staying for another year and the club will give him the pacy wingers his style needs to succeed, then it's curtains for him.

13 May 2026 18:08:37
It might be slow build up, but slots football is diabolical. Sideways footy at its most boring.

13 May 2026 18:25:06
Pacey wingers aren't the best all and end all. Gakpo is quick, Rio is quick, we have one of the fastest players in the world in Frimpong for Christ's sake. It won't change anything. Slot needs to go.

13 May 2026 18:25:30
Alonso's style of football can not ever be as s**** as what Slot is putting out week in week out. Don't believe any ex players would say so either.

13 May 2026 18:28:42
You suggesting that Alonso style of football is slower than Slot the Snails football?

13 May 2026 18:31:40
He has pacey wingers... he doesn't use them...
Chiesa does not get any minutes... Gakpo has pace (granted not super fast)... he doesn't utilise it... Rio gets few minutes... Frimlong has lightning speed...

tactics don't suit him either...

At the end of the day he has been a monumental disaster this season. In no way should a new contract be offered, and indeed it should be terminated.

13 May 2026 18:36:03
Yeah, because pacy wingers are going to fix that gaping hole in midfield.

13 May 2026 18:36:54
You could put Prime Messi and Ronaldo on either wing, it wouldn't make a difference with Slot at the helm.

13 May 2026 18:43:25
Of course VV, because they are paced... they can get back quickly to defend...

Then, when they win the ball back, because the midfielders are high up the field, we can then counter, and the pace wingers can then attack....

13 May 2026 19:16:34
To be fair to Ward and Edwards, once Klopp took control of signings we were in trouble. Gakpo and Darwin were Slot signings.

We had under Edwards the signings that transformed the club. I don't get the hatred for this guy.

13 May 2026 19:23:15
Keita was seen as a real talent, but ultimately flopped as seen in his career after he left. Nunez was on fire for Benfica, and no wonder we went for him over Isak. Gakpo also was doing amazing for club and country before we signed him, and had a great season last year.

Sometimes, players come in and the magnitude of the club and pressure they cannot handle and don't perform.

13 May 2026 19:31:25
Huge typo there. Gakpo and Darwin were Klopp signings.

13 May 2026 19:47:25
Slot isn't going anywhere.

13 May 2026 20:06:43
I do love these types of rumours, but personally, I trust the info from Carra, Thefields, Robbo, and Vgd. All have been pretty reliable.

13 May 2026 20:35:47
Sacking Slot is the only answer. But I can see us sticking with him and this insipid form carrying on as he has no answers to any of the issues.

He is going to persist with this stupid tactic of pushing the midfielders forward and leaving midfield virtually empty. He'll continue to have no answer to low blocks, counter attacks, long balls, crosses, set pieces, long shots, runners from midfield, physicality, wind and every other excuse he's trotted out until it unravels in October or November.



He will be eventually sacked after the start of the new season and the pool of quality talented managers available (available is the key word here) will be so shallow it will be almost nonexistent.

It will be more than another season wasted as there'll be no top quality managers available in October or November next year, there'll be no Klopp to bail us out this time around, so we'll be settling for more dross.

13 May 2026 20:43:13
You can have the 3 fastest forwards in the world, but when your midfield has been told to pass the ball slowly sideways or backward rather than getting the ball to the forwards, what is the point? They will be really fast pacy wingers who still don't get the ball unless they drop deep, and receive the ball with 11 opposition players in position to defend.

13 May 2026 22:06:30
Stone, you say you trust the regular ITKs, but they all differ.

14 May 2026 08:33:58
So Slot is still definitely leaving and he is still definitely staying.

13 May 2026 15:32:17
Morning all, first post.

9 will be leaving in the summer (first team).

VVD has asked to leave the club after CL exit to PSG.

Thanks.

13 May 2026 16:29:47
If true, I'd imagine Allison is on his way aswell too.

13 May 2026 16:29:51
Source, and can you name them all?

13 May 2026 16:46:51
If I'm guessing:
Alisson, VvD, Konate(?), Gomez, Robertson, Mac Allister, Endo, Gakpo(?), Chiesa, Salah?

Would seem like a wild swing, but I wouldn't be surprised at this point.

13 May 2026 16:49:10
So, according to some ITKs, it's VVD who is backing the bald one, so why tf would he ask to leave now when his man is in charge?

13 May 2026 16:50:38
Slot remains, shame everyone else wants to go. Is there a connection?

13 May 2026 16:52:54
Imagine if all those on the list went but Konate was the only one who stayed. Wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if that were to happen.

13 May 2026 16:58:30
Sorry, I must have slept since then, but didn't we lose to PSG a month ago? VVD as fast with his admin as he is on the field of play. Must be all the midweek mini breaks getting in the way. 🤔

13 May 2026 18:26:24
He better take Konate with him.

13 May 2026 15:04:11
Sorry, no updates on my end, my source has been on a few international trips and we haven’t had a chance to meet up at the course recently.

Let’s have some old fashioned discussion - if you were in the transfer market for the club this summer, who would you sign? Let’s keep it player wise - but feel free to put a head coach/style of play in too.



Diddly out.

13 May 2026 15:42:16
Great gear change...

Levi Colwill
Daniel Munoz
Mattheus Fernandes
Anthony Gordon
Yan Diomande

For Xabi Alonso's formation ;).

13 May 2026 15:44:16
Elliot Anderson is the piece for me. Has the engine, and I see him as the Hendo replacement.

Apart from that, I'd take any of the pacey wingers we have been linked with to get back to playing the exciting way we did for the previous 9 years.

13 May 2026 15:46:51
Me.

Bowen (price dependant)
Diomande or Barcola

Senesi (free)
Wharton
Grey
Gertruda (spelling), just to cover multiple.

13 May 2026 15:49:51
Marcos Senesi (if Konate leaves)
Pedro Porro
Mamadou Sangare
Mateus Fernandes
Yan Diomande
Jarrod Bowen.

13 May 2026 15:53:42
I like the idea of Bowen as a stop gap, we are kind of heading to his level and will soon be bottom half.

I would like legs in midfield. I like the wee guy at Wolves, think he is Portuguese or Brazilian, but I can't remember his name.

I like the right back for Brighton as well, but I can't remember his name either. Flip me, I haven't really thought this through. lol.

13 May 2026 16:01:27
Wharton
Joao Gomez
Diomande / Gordon
Summerville
Geertruida / Dumfries
Also, feel we're defo gonna need some kind of temporary striker cover at least until Hugo is back.

13 May 2026 16:02:44
Anderson
Diomande
Barcola
Nunez back on a free.

Alonso or Enrique.

13 May 2026 16:08:27
I really want Elliott Anderson, but just don't think we are in the running.

I'd keep Alisson, Jones and Gomez.
If Konate goes, I would replace him, but I suspect he stays.

So to keep it reasonable.

I think Geertruida, Sangare and Toure would be somewhat reasonably priced, but quality options.



I'd go a decent amount on Diomande as the big signing. Not 100 million euro. More like 80 million euro mark. 75 million pound.

13 May 2026 16:13:33
Stiller.
Summerville.
Diomande.
Baleba.

Elliot back in squad.

Out:
Chiesa.
Salah.
Robbo.

13 May 2026 16:17:50
Kvaratskhelia

I think he's the best player on the planet.

13 May 2026 16:27:32
Guirassy
Diomande
Ruben Neves
Robin Risser.

13 May 2026 16:27:50
Old school FM post:

I would look at.
If Ali went, replacing with Verbruggen.
Givairo Read (RB).
Wharton & Fernandes replacing Macca & Jones.
Barcola & Diomande.

I do like Kroupi, but don't think we need a new CF, and maybe someone like Lukeba to work with VVD a year, but who could also slot into LB if needed.



I would bring Elliot back as well.

And I would take anyone other than Slot at the moment, would be over the moon with Xabi.

13 May 2026 16:31:26
Mine would be.
RB Kayoude.
LB Hall.
DM Sangare.
RW Diomande.
LW Toure.
I would say another CB for Konate, but he looks like he’s staying. 😩

13 May 2026 16:55:45
Anderson
Stiller
I'll take Darwin back on a free.

13 May 2026 16:57:01
Anderson/Caiceido/Aurelien Tchouameni
Kvaratskhelia/Olise/
Daniel Munoz.

13 May 2026 16:59:48
Never mind all that. Which golf course, Ned? Let's cut to the important stuff. ⛳️

13 May 2026 17:07:32
Mine would be.

Anderson
Kayoide
Diomande
Bastoni
Yildiz.

13 May 2026 17:07:56
Trent. Wharton. Alex Scott. Darwin on a free. No idea re wingers, but we need two.

13 May 2026 17:33:42
Sell/let go (total FM)
Marma
Konate
Mac Allister
Jones
Gakpo
Frimpong

In.
Best rated young GK
Bastoni
Anderson
Sidike
Kvardona
Olise
Right back (best rated in game!)

Employ a 4 2 3 1.

13 May 2026 17:40:29
Yeah, I'd love to get Trent back. 100,000,000 times better than what we have.

13 May 2026 17:47:58
2 in the middle.
1 with a bit of bite in the tackle.
1 that can pass it forward, possibly Wharton.
Like the look of Rayan & Kroupi but Diomande and Barcola would also be decent.
New RB needed, someone that can actually defend.

13 May 2026 17:54:38
What do you folks think of Scott at Bournemouth?

13 May 2026 18:21:30
Kodai Sano - 21m
Alvaro Rodriguez - 12.5m
Yan Diomande - 75m
Rayan - 65m
Adam Wharton - 85m
Pedro Porro - 17m.

13 May 2026 18:58:27
Kraveteshvila.
Vitinha.
Baleba (or similar).
Decent centre back.

{Ed025's Note - i hope you dont get that guy from PSG BD, his name is an editors nightmare like that Hungarian fella you have got mate.. :)

13 May 2026 19:33:21
Definitely Elliot Anderson should be prime target IMO.

13 May 2026 20:07:09
Over the last week alone we have been linked with the following defenders.

Marco Senesi
Jan Paul Van Hecke
Oscar Mingueza
Denzel Dumfries
Zeki Celik
Pierre Kalulu
Emil Holm
Marco Palestra
Sascha Britschgi
Sam Beukema
David Raum
Daniel Svensson
Andrea Cambiaso
Lutsharel Geertruida
Michael Kayode
Maxence Lacroix

Personally I'd only take Kayode from that bunch and go get Nathaniel Brown for left back and Nico Schlotterbeck for left sided centre back.



I've also heard a little whisper we are very keen on James Hill at Bournemouth.

13 May 2026 20:21:37
I think we're OK at CB with Jacquet arriving and Leoni coming back, so long as we keep Gomez.

I'd love Kayode to come in at RB. I think LB should be OK with Kerkez and Tsimi.

Ideally Macca would make way for Elliot Anderson in midfield.

I would keep Jones personally, but if he were to be replaced, we could do a lot worse than Kees Smit imo.



Upfront I'd want Diomande and Barcola. YLFM is intriguing. If we can convince someone to buy Gakpo for a decent price, I'd like to see 3 wingers arrive.

I refuse to list a goalkeeper as I'm not willing to confront the possibility that Alisson may go as well.

13 May 2026 20:40:31
Jeez there's some dross in this thread, Summerville? Bowen? Senesi? Gordon? It's like a Bodgers wishlist. As for Arnold, why waste valuable transfer funds on that rat.

13 May 2026 21:11:04
Boaddi and Diomande. Play grav deeper and give the youngsters (Rio, Nyoni, Leoni, Jascquet) a chance to show what they have.

13 May 2026 21:16:38
Is Ekitike dross then, almost identical goals (17 in 45/46) to games this season as Anthony Gordon, who spends most of his time out wide?

13 May 2026 23:15:09
Gordon and sink him deeper into a gritty midfield role. I personally think it's almost done.
From a verbal perspective anyway.

13 May 2026 23:41:23
Are we talking attainable or anybody in world football?

If anybody, then:

CB - Lacroix (if one of Konate/VVD goes)
RB - Kayode
CM - Stiller
CM - Anderson (Macca goes)
LW - Kvaratskhelia (Gakpo goes)
RW - Diomande
Coach - Enrique

If attainable, then:

- No Anderson (surely going to City).


- No Kvaratskhelia. Keep Gakpo (another coach should get better out of him).
- Coach - Iraola, Alonso or Hoeness. Either will do better than Slot.

14 May 2026 01:35:17
Gordon on this list is sad. He's very poor and a cretan.

I actually do like Nunez on a free. He could cover, and I always thought he could make it for us, so I'd love him to get a second chance and prove everyone wrong.

14 May 2026 06:50:21
I would take Nunez back in a heartbeat. Feel we miss the chaos he brings.
We need a combative midfielder.
CB
RB
RW/LW
And a striker. Ekitike is out for a year, Isak can't be relied on to play 40 odd games in a season.

I would keep Elliott in the squad, still think he's a good player.