Liverpool Transfer Rumours

28 May 2026 15:34:05
Pete O'Rourke is reporting that Liverpool and Newcastle are set to battle for the signature of Lamine Camara this summer. This would honestly be such a good signing for us. He's not too dissimilar to Elliot Anderson, but he'll cost a snip of the price!

28 May 2026 15:48:51
So he's coming to us then.

28 May 2026 15:58:37
You never know, Chewy, he might have a thing for dressing up as a barcode.

28 May 2026 15:59:53
He may want a 40 game season at Newcastle?

28 May 2026 16:16:17
He might like a dodgy kebab and newcy brown.

28 May 2026 12:55:12
Sky Sports reporting that Iraola is not interested in the Milan or CPal job. Instead, us or Leverkusen is the job he wants. Fingers crossed.

28 May 2026 13:22:17
All the itk's have gone quiet on this, which makes me think he stays.

28 May 2026 13:27:05
This is the big question at hand for FSG / Edwards and Hughes.

Stick and miss out on Iraola, who is happy to operate in a top down power structure, in order to prove that your data stream was correct the first time around, or admit defeat and choose the clearly better coach.

Edwards would have to do a monumental climb down for Iraola to join.

28 May 2026 13:27:13
I14m, I am 99% certain I had seen that Marco Rose had agreed to become the new Bournemouth manager and that Iraola would not reconsider staying regardless of getting into Europe. Think he is destined for the continent though, but would be delighted if he became our new boss, realistically a blow up doll of Klopp is more inspiring than Slot.

28 May 2026 13:39:25
ChickenEkitikka, pretty sure l14m is referring to Slot.

28 May 2026 13:48:49
I thought someone posted recently that Edwards was leaving? Is that now or next season?

28 May 2026 13:50:30
Is Iraola the next big European coach? Could be. We want the club to get ahead in the player recruitment market. Now's the time to take a risk in the coaches market. Are FSG willing to take a risk??

28 May 2026 14:01:38
Yano what, DirtyMic2ElectricBoogaloo, now I’ve read it again after your comment, I don’t know why I thought he meant Iraola and not Slot.

28 May 2026 14:07:23
Iraola was odds in to be our next manager last week, that has changed to 6/4 now, most surprising change is Klopp is now down to 5/2.
I know odds are not a great thing to judge stuff like this on, but bookies don't like to give money away, and I find it hard to believe Iraola's odds would have gone out that much if we were in for him, unfortunately, as he would be my first choice just because of his style of football is very enjoyable to watch.

28 May 2026 14:14:35
Prayers for MK Scouser. 😛

28 May 2026 14:21:24
I think he's staying, unfortunately. I know we keep hearing about this review, but seems crazy that if a potential outcome is he's going and we're not hearing anything yet.

We are either incompetent or he's staying, probably both.

28 May 2026 14:32:18
Touche, Ron. Touche! 🤣

28 May 2026 14:37:57
Who knows what will happen, but you are not "missing out" on a coach you are not interested in. That stands for Alonso and Iraoli. Liverpool could have had either of them if they wanted them.

28 May 2026 14:38:49
Need to get over it and move on, lads - He's going nowhere.

28 May 2026 14:49:44
Goaldigger, I am slowly coming to terms with the idea. Hoping to dear God miracles are possible.

28 May 2026 16:16:05
Edwards, Hughes and FSG are heavily invested into an idea about how a football team can be managed and run - they think they are ahead of the current trends. Sacking Slot goes against their intellectual and egotistical ideas because having a yes man coaching the side means Edwards gets to build this lightweight, low training output team.
This season, and the shift to set pieces and stodgeball, completely caught them all out, partly because they got carried away with the title win, and partly because their data-driven approach is full of human and unpredictable-sized holes.



They all got too clever for their own good, and now the entire future of the club rests on what is effectively a punt - buying into an idea dreamed up entirely by non-football people.

The league win was largely due to momentum built up from Jurgens' reign and some clever tweaks, which caught a few people out for 6 months. We have now had to put up with this meek, data-driven rubbish since the Spurs game the season before this one.

Slot, Edwards and Hughes have delusions of grandeur built on weak foundations - none of them have proved anything, consistently - this is an experiment.

28 May 2026 16:49:10
Hi fatspanishwaiter, do you have ITK info or based on your understanding of what you have read? Either way, it's interesting reading your posts, very insightful.

28 May 2026 10:09:55
It looks like we are looking at both Barcola and Diomande (I’d guess we are not buying both) but both are left wingers so do we think LFC are trying to buy to play on the right in place of Mo. I’ve only seen Barcola play and he was on the left. No idea if both can play right side.

28 May 2026 10:46:50
Diomande plays more on right side, but can also play left.

28 May 2026 10:50:56
He came on and played on the right against us, mate, with Kvaratskhe on their left. He does indeed sometimes play on the right.

28 May 2026 10:51:20
Both are targets to both be purchased from what others have said. Would make sense as we need two wide players.

28 May 2026 11:08:22
Before any forward is signed, the way we play has to be nailed on.
We weren't appalling because the wingers we had weren't quick enough.
If we have walked away from a decade of high press, high line 433 with wide fullbacks, 8's covering and a 6 that can drop between the CBs, a formation/style that made us the best team to watch in the world.... We better have something up our sleeves.

Reality is, Isak & Flo will be starters. So will the two new wingers.
Kerkez will play. We have a raft of CBs as is (Leoni, Jacquet, Virg, Joe and Ibou), so the areas we have doubts over are right back and the two centre mids.



I love Dom, Ryan and Curt - Mac10 might be a busted flush. His head's gone. But we only have two centre midfield slots and no combination of any of those four is defensively sturdy enough to work with this imagined front four.

So whilst it's exciting to sign nippy wide men, unless we sign players the equivalent of Kante, Viera, Fabinho etc.... Next season will be awful. It'll be a weekly analysis of why we look so defensively weak.

28 May 2026 11:33:45
Does anyone think we made a mistake getting rid of Jarrell Quansah.
Should we have given him more time and more games.

{Ed001's Note - no.}

28 May 2026 11:36:41
Statistically speaking, Barcola gets more assists per 90 when he plays on the right, he gets more goals per 90 when he plays through the middle, and when playing on the left he gets more goals/assists combined per 90. Barcola has played 114 games at LW, 22 games as a CF and 37 games at RW.

On the contrary, Diomande gets more goals per 90 on the right, but more assists per 90 on the left. The problem with Diomande, though, is his data set is so small. It's a tiny sample size because he's only played 41 senior games in his career. Diomande has played 15 career games at LW and 26 career games at RW.

They're both extremely versatile and capable of playing both sides, with Barcola also able to play up front.

Barcola is the better choice in my opinion because he's more versatile, has proven himself over a longer period of time, but most importantly in my opinion is Diomande is benefitting from the Bundesliga tax. That league is a shambles defensively.

Ligue 1 has long since surpassed Serie A and the Bundesliga 1. France is now the 3rd strongest league in Europe in my opinion. A prime example to back up this theory would be how much more quickly Cherki adapted to the Premier League than Wirtz, despite Wirtz clearly being the harder working and more professional player of the pair.

28 May 2026 11:42:39
Selling Quansah was baffling to me. We seem to be Chelseafying.

How we looked at a lab grown replacement for Virg, 6ft 3in, fast, aerially dominant, two footed, reads the game, can leave the line, excellent passer and wins tackles and thought, sell him, he's a 22 year old academy lad, is weird.

In Klopp's last season he was superb. He had one half against Ipswich, watch it again, he did not do anything wrong, got subbed off, and never played again.

Now, with young players, they need regular games and to be match sharp. He never had the chance to do that and then made a misplaced pass against United, sold. He's 22. CBs get good at 27. His ceiling was so high but, he's academy so he's pure profit for the uber nerds.

{Ed001's Note - this is utter nonsense.}

28 May 2026 11:44:01
Legend has it we have a buy vaca clause. To be fair, he was never a favourite on this board, although taking him off at half time in the first PL game of the season before he left, and then Slot hardly picking him at all for the rest of the season didn't help the lad's career at Liverpool and subsequently provided early ammunition for those who thought Slot should rotate his squad more, which was one of the start points for Slot's headlong fall from grace.

If Slot is here, I can't see the lad wanting to come back.

28 May 2026 11:57:17
I think Quansah buy back is 50m. No idea if he's been any good in Germany, but looked a bit headless chicken to me a lot of the time playing for us. A bit like Konate with his positioning. Am more excited about our two young lads.

28 May 2026 11:58:20
People didn't like him on this board is hardly much of an indictment of the player.
This is a rumour site. There is a fervour for new signings. Players are often viewed through the lens of "is he replaceable?" It's why three seasons ago I was reading that Mo was defo leaving, Adeyemi was lined up and Robbo was 'washed'. Quansah was brilliant for Klopp. Revisionism aside, he just was.

On merit, he kept Konate out the side. At the time I never fully grasped the apathy around him, but what an asset he was.

We've now spent £90m on two players, both with serious injuries, less actual game time and worse game numbers than Jarrell.

Edwards and his 4D chess.

Here's a wager. By age 27, look at who has had the better career out of the three. I reckon it will be Quansah.

{Ed001's Note - there is no revisionism aside there, that is full on delusion.}

28 May 2026 12:05:32
Longthing.

He's been one of the best players this season in Germany. He's been absolutely superb.

28 May 2026 12:15:05
Just think Diomande is doing great things as a teenager, at the same age Barcola was playing a total of 256 Ligue 1 mins and scoring zero goals for Lyon. The Bundesliga isn't great defensively, but let's not fool ourselves, Barcola aint coming up against top not defences each week. His goalscoring record while playing for the best and most fluent team in Europe isn't fantastic either.

Just think that we could be missing out on a real future top player if we don't get Diomande in. One we could get the next 10-12 years out of. Don't get that feeling with Barcola for all his talent.

28 May 2026 12:19:21
Funny that, there's a fella on the internet who thinks this and there is a fella called Jurgen Klopp with an entirely different appraisal.

Weird to have to live in an age where one opinion is stated with the same confidence as the other.

But yes, the player called up for a World Cup ahead of Harry Maguire (who has been very good for five months) isn't much of a player.

Let's revisit in a few years.

Remember, people on this board also felt that selling Diaz was a good idea.

{Ed001's Note - you are just making up nonsense now. People thought that his constant aggravation to get a move away is why it made sense to let Diaz go.

As for the World Cup stuff, what on earth is the relevance? Apart from to show how little you know yourself and how reliant you are on other people to tell you what to think.}

28 May 2026 12:34:15
Quansah, another player we sold and now wanting back, he was poor, so I don't get the clamour for him to return.

28 May 2026 12:40:55
Edwards now has the total power he craved and appears to believe that team-building and tactics can be driven by data alone. But data cannot replace what a figurehead like Jurgen brought to the equation.

Not one of the signings from the so-called mega window has truly proven itself, nor has Edwards demonstrated that he can build a lasting legacy on his own.

He functioned effectively as part of a wider team alongside Ian and Jurgen. Anything beyond that feels more like hype and ego.

Now, with his yes-men in Arne and Hughes around him, there is nobody left to challenge him.

Until FSG step in and realise they have bought into only one aspect of what made that magnificent period for LFC so successful, the malaise will continue.

28 May 2026 12:41:15
I like them both but Barcola looks more polished to me.
Diomande might not have the control needed in the frenetic Premier League.

28 May 2026 12:47:16
Quansah was Championship level at Liverpool. We did well with the fee.

28 May 2026 12:47:59
Not sure we want Quansah back myself, we’ve just acquired Leoni and Jaquet as young, highly rated cbs. If we want another, it has to be an experienced centre half to allow Leoni and Jaquet to integrate.

Only my opinion, but I don’t think Quansah is needed at all.

He wasn’t up to it before, and nothing makes me think he will be now.

Should be all in on Schlotterbeck, right age and great experience to come in and give 5/6 years great service.

28 May 2026 12:54:56
And Barcola mightnt have the ⚽️'s for it. I like Barcola, he's a decent player but can see him been a bit like Wirtz in that he's looking around saying "what the duck is going on here?" Whereas, although I agree with you, that Diomande looks a bit more awkward, he has the physicality. Reminds me of Semenyo when I look at him.

28 May 2026 12:41:18
Why0why -
Don't just appeal to authority by stating that because Klopp thought something about a player, it must be true. Klopp is right about many things but not everything.
Also, without sounding obsequious, Ed001 is one of the most accurate judges of players anywhere - yes, better than a lot of professional coaches and people within the game. Read the player profiles on this site and then watch said player play.

Quansah is nowhere near good enough to start at CB for Liverpool, but neither is Konate. Both Leoni and Jacquet look to be substantial upgrades even though both are still not even out of their teens.

28 May 2026 13:00:03
Quansah was an awful defender. Saying we signed two players with long term injuries is a silly statement, both got their injuries after we signed them.
Thats like saying the same about Ekitike.
Both the young cbs are back for preseason, so we can hopefully see a big improvement with our cb options from next season.

28 May 2026 13:15:10
Quansah was horse s*** and that is being kind! Absolute nonsense.

28 May 2026 13:19:32
He often looked like a mistake waiting to happen, and let's be truthful... The German League is not up to the levels of the PL.

28 May 2026 13:51:51
The German league made players like Sancho and Werner look like worldbeaters. The standard of defending in that league isn't very good imo. Quansah is a half-decent defender, but he looks amazing in Germany because the other defenders are just worse by comparison.

28 May 2026 13:55:55
Someone suggested we buy Quansah back for £60 million. Spat me tea out.

28 May 2026 13:58:03
If I'm dead honest (though I really didn't want to get dragged into this argument, I feel like Why0Why is on his own against a horde!), I also think selling Quansah was a mistake. He's better than Konate and Gomez by far in my opinion. He's dominant in both boxes, really good at carrying the ball forward or playing line breaking passes, and for a 21 year old he really didn't make as many mistakes as people on here made out. Though he did sometimes get caught in possession that is to be expected when you ask a 21 year old straight out of a loan to Bristol Rovers to play out from the back in the Premier League, and then crush his confidence with bad man management like Slot did. I remember in one Merseyside derby under Klopp we were looking really soft and timid and then Quansah went right through someone (fairly) and it just lifted the whole team. I just liked him, so hopefully nobody goes in on me too hard for that!

However, I cannot say if he's better than Leoni or Jacquet in my own opinion because I've only seen 80 minutes of Leoni and 0 minutes of Jacquet. They're both very highly rated though.

The 'eye test' scout reports and statistical data models both have them down as two of the most talented u21 CB's in Europe. Quansah has never been that highly regarded in either method of analysis. So I can't back you on that topic, Why0Why. I'll reserve judgement on whether Quansah is better than Leoni and Jacquet until I can form my own opinion, because the egg heads and old school experts all seem to be in agreement that we've signed two potentially elite talents.

As I said initially, my qualms with selling Quansah were primarily that Gomez and Konate should've been out the door first. Gomez is injury prone and erratic positionally, and Konate is clumsy and erratic positionally. I feel so sorry for Van Dijk, as aside from Matip for about 10 games a season, he had to carry the CB partner equivalents of absolute muppets for most of his career here. I think when he first came in he even played with Lovren several times. Virgil would be regarded as highly and Terry and Vidic if he'd had a good partner like they both did (Carvalho and Ferdinand respectively) and we'd have won a lot more league titles.

28 May 2026 15:23:13
I liked Quansah. Was a good young player trying to make it at one of the biggest clubs around. Not in a massive hurry to buy him back, but if the club thinks it's right next summer, I'm fine with it.

28 May 2026 15:43:12
Quansah was hardly terrible. When he first came through, I was thinking he would become a first team regular in the years to come myself. Granted, he could be a bit lax a lot of the time and didn't read the game well some of the time, plus he was never very fast at all, but was very confident on the ball, passing or carrying, and was more than decent in the air.

I was so hopeful he could make a place in the team for himself, I even bought a Quansah shirt in preseason, and he got sold a few weeks later.

I do, however, also happen to be one of the 5 people on here who thinks Konate is a very very good player on form and in the right structure, so what do I know.

28 May 2026 16:28:47
Aerial dominate? Whyowhy? Slot took him off the first game because he couldn't win a header, my French bulldog is more aerial dominate.

28 May 2026 16:32:43
MK, that is an often overlooked fact about VVD's career, but it speaks volumes about his ability.
All top defensive units had an excellent pairing, Hansen & Lawrenson, Maldini & Baresi. Schwarzenbeck allowed Beckenbauer to play the way he did.

27 May 2026 21:53:25
In addition to the Slot news, I have some more news which people will not like.

Unfortunately this will not be a big summer for signings, while Robinson, Salah & Konate will leave on frees, we will only be signing 2 players who will fit into the first team.

The 1st player to sign will be Adam Wharton for 80 million plus, that is 75% completed.

The 2nd player will be Sarah's replacement & contrary to rumours that will not be Diomande or Barcola, in fact my contact does not have much information regarding names but was fairly confident it would not be either of those 2 lads.



Slot has been told to utilise the youth players in our system (Rio, Leoni, Bradley (when fit), Danns (when fit), McConnell, Stefan B, Nyoni).

27 May 2026 22:26:14
We have plenty of money to spend. We are 5th in net spend over the last two seasons. Spurs are top. No chance we pay 80m for Wharton. £60m is my guess.

27 May 2026 22:29:57
A summer of dross ahead.

27 May 2026 22:32:21
Sack the person who gave Slot that direction lol. 3 of those kids have chronic injury issues and one of them is coming back from an ACL.
:D

27 May 2026 22:36:52
Good, Slot doesn't deserve it, save it for Enrique next Summer!

27 May 2026 22:37:37
I like this news way more than the Slot news Guy. If you are indeed correct on Slot, I hope this is what we do. In my opinion, we anyway only need a midfielder and a winger, rest all can be easily managed by using the squad and the youngsters more effectively.

27 May 2026 22:38:13
Is Sarah the office manager? Obviously, it is a big job and we need to recruit prudently instead of going on Indeed.

27 May 2026 22:41:31
Hey GG, it's being so cheerful that keeps you going.

27 May 2026 22:42:47
Slot seemed very pumped about the transfer window. Seems a bit odd if that's all we are doing.

Then again, he made me watch the most horrific football I ever had to watch and told me it was mostly great with unlucky moments.

So I can believe what you say.

27 May 2026 22:48:54
If Konate leaves, we would be stupid not to at least sign a right back along with those two you mentioned.
Gomez for CB cover, we can't end up rotating Jones and Szobo there again for 30 games of a season.

27 May 2026 22:51:34
I expect they will spend a couple of hundred million great British pounds, not including sales. You can't claim transition and stop halfway through unless your revenues have dried up, which is unlikely.

27 May 2026 23:00:20
Even though I don't believe this rumour at all, I'll entertain it...

Slot couldn't get a tune out of the team with senior players and multiple signings, and you think he'll achieve anything with injury-prone youth and 2 signings?

Makes no logical sense. This rumour is rubbish.

27 May 2026 23:00:46
Poor Sarah, why's she being replaced?

27 May 2026 23:09:50
Wharton and Diomande? Bring on, I'm chuffed for those 2, Wharton alone helps us immensely in possession. Diomande can provide the trickery and pace that we lacked last season, but I'm a bit disappointed if that's all, no RB purchase, no LW purchase too.

27 May 2026 23:15:27
Robinson and Sarah. They might have stayed if Conte was coming. More drivel.

27 May 2026 23:20:40
Vik makes me chuckle!

He leaps on any bit of negative news from any supposed ITK and takes it as gospel, and then the positive ITKs he pooh-poohs!

27 May 2026 23:22:18
The named youngsters really aren't good enough. Rio yes but Nyoni is nowhere near first team.

27 May 2026 23:24:41
I'm sorry but I don't believe any of this.

27 May 2026 23:27:02
Be another huge summer as the big wigs justify their position defending Slot. I have no doubt in this, whether it works or not. That's where my doubt sits.

27 May 2026 23:30:25
There is simply no way we only sign Wharton and a Winger (be it Diomande, Barcola, or your mystery 3rd option).

We are most likely selling Curtis, Wharton will replace him roughly, but our midfield was already too feeble, they surely bring in a Sangare/Camara type.

In the attack we were already short of options and are losing "Sarah". We will need to bring in another body as Ekitike will be out for most of the season and Chiesa will be shown the door.



Our ownership, while daft, is not so daft as to suggest any of those youth players (bar Connor Bradley, an established first teamer -- not youth) can fill the necessary holes.

Also, doubt Konate leaves as it stands, but if he does we sign a CB.

27 May 2026 23:43:09
Each new poster is like watching Monty Python: "And now for something completely different."

27 May 2026 23:41:05
Victor has become the reincarnation of NegativeWalter.

28 May 2026 00:21:26
This guy is a wind-up merchant. 😂

28 May 2026 02:06:29
We're desperate if Danns is being relied upon.

28 May 2026 02:30:01
Not if he eats a cow pie first, Rigsby.

28 May 2026 05:21:48
Who's Robinson? Anne Robinson? And Sarah must be Sarah Ferguson if we are talking famous Reds.

28 May 2026 01:10:12
@Red in Belfast, Sarah is a transient employee of the strip club in Ibiza Slot often visits.

28 May 2026 06:48:39
You're telling me a team that's short 4/5 players now and about to lose another possible 6/7 players is gonna only bring in 2 players? I don't care what anyone says, but I've nvr heard so much scutter. 🤣

Outs.
Salah,
Robbo
Cheisa
Jones??
Endo??
Konate??
Gomez??

28 May 2026 06:52:35
Second thoughts, I love this rumour. We all know how Slot has so much time for the youth players and their development. Minimal transfers, play the youth. Genius ploy to get rid of Slot.

28 May 2026 06:54:53
Utter rubbish.

28 May 2026 07:16:35
With Robbo and Mo definitely leaving and Konate and Jones reasonably likely to leave and possibly Endo and Chiesa too, then just buying TWharton and Diomande not only doesn't address the issues we've had last season, it also leaves us considerably weaker in other areas of the team / squad.



Of course I'm responding to an opinion in the OP, and I have to say I'm not persuaded it's correct, but, on the off chance the scenario put forward actually occurs, then next season isn't going to be a good watch.

28 May 2026 07:24:17
Sorry but I don't believe @guy, as I'm made to believe that we will go in for 2 elite wingers as I know that Gordon was holding out for us to come in but we have informed him that we are looking at other targets... ie: Diomande Barcola....

28 May 2026 07:28:35
Robinson and Sarah are leaving? That is indeed terrible news.

28 May 2026 07:30:18
Dammit, I really wanted Sarah to stay. Has everyone chipped in to her leaving do, Kitty?

28 May 2026 07:35:05
Jane from Finance is tipped for the new Right back vacancy. There's been a bit of a fall out between her and Mark, because Mark thinks he has more experience.

28 May 2026 07:27:06
Guy, why are you so bitter? why would you say such things to good people? Is it just because your brother Graham got the part in the Goodies and you didn't? You have to let that go for all our sakes!!

28 May 2026 07:54:17
Can Sarah play RB?

28 May 2026 07:56:29
Is it possible to mute people on here?
This fella is spouting absolute wham in numerous posts and threads; I'd rather watch a Slot presser, as that'd make more sense.

28 May 2026 08:01:34
Hi Barry, Sarah (RB/RW) has taken early retirement and is currently weighing up relocating to Benidorm to live out her final days in the sun.

28 May 2026 08:04:58
Why do Guy's posts have such a Neily flavour to them?

28 May 2026 08:15:28
I'm standing in front of the Shankly Gates from 10:00am. I'm going to make some banners and will protest. We must take strong, decisive action. We must Save Our Sarah. Her unfair dismissal will not go unpunished!!!

28 May 2026 08:19:05
A year of dross with slop.

28 May 2026 08:19:15
I've signed Sarah's card. Who do I pass it onto now?

28 May 2026 08:27:28
Honestly, if we sell Jones and keep MacAllister, allow yet another first team player to leave on a free transfer and don't sign at least a RB, CM, CF and RW, and keep a man who is day by day destroying everything we built up over the past ten years, then I'm done with absolutely shambles.

28 May 2026 08:38:39
My friend, literally every man and his dog is reporting that we're going for Barcola or Diomande this summer. Fabrizio says Barcola, Ornstein says Diomande, the ITK's here all agree etc.

If you ask me, you're just hedging your bets that we fail to pull off either deal so you can claim you were correct all along, and that we were never even interested.

28 May 2026 08:47:48
Edwards is running the show and thinks he has all the answers. FSG have bought into that reality, since they too believe that data and analysis of patterns can give LFC a leading edge.

What we are seeing is a total commitment to a way of doing things. In this reality, there is no figurehead, no leader of men, only 0's and 1's filtered through Edwards and his team.

The league title temporarily proved that this approach could work, or at least that's what they thought, but what we are now seeing is a power-hungry individual who is so sure of his methods that he believes them to be superior to what someone like Jurgen can offer.



Edwards always wanted this much autonomy and power, and since he now has his yes men (Hughes and Slot), he has no pushback, other than from the fans. Do not expect him to concede anytime soon.

28 May 2026 09:04:28
Made up nonsense!! Doesn't even get our departing legendary LB name correct.

Huge red flag.

28 May 2026 09:35:00
To be fair, not doing enough in the transfer window sounds exactly like something we would do (we've done that before plenty of times) and given that neither of Endo or Chiesa played that much it's entirely plausible that they would not be replaced, if Jones leaves his place is taken by Nyoni. As for Robertson, his place is taken by Tsimikas, so again, so it's entirely plausible that no replacements are sought. My view is also that Diomande ends up at PSG, and that Barcola probably ends up at Bayern (they're looking for a winger and you have to ask, would Barcola, who has no connections with Liverpool, prefer to join a winning side like Bayern or Arne Slot's bin fire? Any reasonable objective independent observer would say Bayern are the better choice at this point).

We'll end up buying some second rate dross like Nusa or Minteh. Honestly, don't think we'd replace Konate if he left either as Gomez is still here. As for squad size, Slot was saying he preferred working with a smaller squad, and he'll have what he wants, so I don't want to hear any more excuses out of him. Only other transfers I'd see us making are for some additional Dutch dross like Dumfries or Koopmeiners as "market opportunities". I've already written next season off as far as it goes.

28 May 2026 09:42:05
If you've written it off, you don't have much just cause to complain about it next year since that's what you have come to expect from our club, Viktor.

28 May 2026 09:58:53
Guy, what does your contact do for a living, apart from feed you with rubbish?

28 May 2026 10:16:18
Klopp was saying the club's identity will be destroyed if they go stupid on transfers, he was saying the Edwards formula was key over transfers. They picked up gems with raw potential like Salah, 38m Mane 34 m and Robbo 8m, they sell Coutinho for 142m and get Vvd and Ali for 140 m, this was genious. Pair that with Klopp's coaching and personality and playing style and there's the identity he talked of. Klopp gone, Hughes and Slot in, and boom. Slot or Hughes want ready made stars and over indulge on Wirtz and Isak and wtf is Frimpong all about?

Now talk of Slot's whining about players out etc and injuries. Don't matter, mate, you wanted the players you knew it was sell to buy you coached low impact to save on injuries. It's all on him, if you ask his answer to all of that is go on the attack to mask over his inability to develop and coach players to be better, that's why he needs ready made stars. He attacked players like Salah through Hughes and demanded loyalty to him, he's cried like a baby and played victim and scapegoated Salah.

Watching the pain in Salah to be leaving and knowing Slot and Hughes played a massive role in it for me underlines the massive difference between Slot and Klopp. Klopp made Salah, Mane, Robbo, Trent, Bobby superstars and better players, Slot's the exact opposite, he will never in a million years get close to that. I can not get where the club is coming from staying loyal to Slot. Every inch of the identity Klopp talked of is gone within 1 season under the Slot Hughes formula.

If FSG back Slot and Hughes then it's a huge huge mistake, they just indulge fan hype through links to top stars, there is no way Slot can coach players to be better, he just wants ready made stars. Slot's the opposite of the Identity Klopp talked of. I don't get why FSG are so blind to this idiot who masks his inability to coach by complaining and throwing one of the best players in the world in the last 5 years under the bus. Salah leaving in the manner he has and Slot's hand in it is a bad bad omen.

28 May 2026 11:13:22
The scary thing people (grown men) actually believe this BS.

28 May 2026 12:29:48
I've also signed Sarah's card and put in a not insignificant deposit. I hope you know. At my age it's a hell of a stretch to do so. And, believe you me, I did stretch.

28 May 2026 13:16:41
Cow rubbish is an understatement as cow rubbish is useful.

27 May 2026 21:29:11
Italian reports Inter in for Jones. €10m difference in price. We want €30m; they don't wanna pay. Again, Italian clubs looking for freebies. Lucky to get some Parmesan for Chiesa.

27 May 2026 22:35:17
I have been thinking about finances in football for a while now. The Premier League, as a league, is just a monopoly in the football market now.

That has really impacted the spending power of clubs from the continent.

27 May 2026 22:37:47
Jesus, 20m for Jones, we'll have to pay them to take Chiesa at that rate.

27 May 2026 22:52:01
Regardless of opinion, Chiesa has done nothing more than try his best, unlike several others who sulked through the season. Boss lad, and it could be suggested he deserved more playing time.

27 May 2026 22:52:20
Keep Jones. Move Slot on.

Stay away from Dumfries!

28 May 2026 01:04:08
@Thin Lud, there seems no point in giving your opinion after you've said disregard opinions....

28 May 2026 07:37:40
Totally agree, The Lid.

Freddie C gets his head down and grafts whenever given a chance. Slot should have found a place for him. Not saying he was the solution for every problem this season, but hard work and effort rubs off, and may just have embarrassed others around him enough to put a shift in.

We have done him a disservice. Bet he will be glad to get away from this toxic place. As for Konate. Sign him up, sell him in January, get a few quid for him.

28 May 2026 08:21:40
Thing is, we look at Chiesa as he is under Slot. The main concern was fitness when he signed. But he has stayed fit. I think, under a different manager who would play him more, we'd maybe see a much better player.

28 May 2026 09:32:44
Heard that we're holding out for a block of Stravecchione Parmigiano Reggiano, but they're only willing to offer half a pound of Stravecchio for Chiesa, Keegans, hard times for the Italian clubs and the cheese business.

28 May 2026 10:19:44
20 million for Jones. That shouldn't buy his head. That lad has a big head.

27 May 2026 21:44:48
I take it the Wirtz to chelsea story is because Alonso is the chelsea manager?

If that is the case, why is Frimpong not linked too a move to west London?

It never take's long these days for the crazy stories to start, are we getting Enzo in exchange or will it be Cole Palmer as i recently read?

Its time's like these i truly miss Ed002 as he or she would quickly put these types of rumours to bed.

Good luck to Crystal Palace tonight, be great to see a clean sweep for british sides in the European finals.

We may need that 5th spot again, if things don't go according to plan, that plan looking like stick with what we have and hope for the best.

27 May 2026 22:12:18
Congrats to Palace, and despite the slagging off he received here today, Wharton was man of the match, set up the cup winning goal, and would bring a winning mentality to LFC.

Surprised you want a clean sweep of English sides to win European cups.

I, for one, will be fully supporting PSG in the CL final at the weekend. Can you imagine that lot in London if they set-pieced their way to a double?

27 May 2026 22:15:48
Sorry, I just can't wish for anything other than a PSG win on Saturday.

27 May 2026 22:36:34
I'll be cheering PSG on.

Mainly, cos Enrique seems like a nice guy and he is obviously a great manager.

And, there is a small chance (more hope) that if he goes back to back he may decide not to extend and look for another challenge instead lol.

27 May 2026 23:22:49
Shame on you all, I want any English team to win in Europe.

Except Arsenal.

And Man Utd.

And Spurs.

And Everton.

And Chelsea.

But, well done Palace and Villa!

27 May 2026 23:43:33
And Man City 115, Zed.

28 May 2026 02:17:55
Zeddicus how can you expect anyone to take you seriously when you post utter sh**e like that.

I mean come on, when did Everton last play in Europe?

28 May 2026 02:35:19
Sarah has been moody and out of form all season, not putting in the effort, totally unfit, she has to go.

Is it Robinson Crusoe?

27 May 2026 20:37:37
Little update.

It's rather quiet at the moment, which is weird tbh. So nothing new in regard to the manager. There is a couple of little bits of info from agents tho.

As previously stated, Barcola is seen as the alternative to Diamonde. Rumour has it that Diamonde will not be coming to Anfield, so as Robbo said below. We are all in for Barcola.

Sangare is the other preferred midfield target alongside Wharton.



Oh and Konate's agent has been approached by 2 clubs, 1 in Europe and 1 in Saudi. Nothing concrete and no, I don't know the clubs.

Unfortunately it looks like Gakpo is set to stay.

Chiesa, Elliot, Jones, Gomez and Endo have clubs sniffing about. Talk of McConnell and Bajcetic possibly being sold as well.

27 May 2026 21:19:41
Would love to see McConnell get some game time or a loan before selling.

27 May 2026 21:20:30
Those looking to be sold should be, if a good deal comes in. All out of contract in 2027, apart from Chiesa. Shame about McConnell, as he needs a loan.

27 May 2026 21:25:11
Is Sangare the guy from Forest, if so surely not, turns 29 this year. I hope there is another one I've missed.

27 May 2026 21:38:51
Pretty sure it's Sangare of Lens, Grino, and he looks a player.

27 May 2026 21:39:36
Grino, Mamadou Sangare. Plays in the French League for Lens, mate.

27 May 2026 21:43:07
Unfortunately, it looks like Gakpo is set to stay - lumbered. Another Pep masterstroke.

27 May 2026 21:43:20
Isn't Diamonde a bit rough though? But I'm sure we could polish him up and one day he will shine bright.

27 May 2026 21:45:15
Sangare from Lens is not what we need right now. Especially if we are signing Wharton. He is another attacking midfielder.

We desperately need a defensive midfielder to help cover the defence. Lamine Camera looks the one for me. Play him alongside Wharton with Wirtz ahead of them.

27 May 2026 21:50:20
Could it end up being Diamonde and Barcola? We deffo need one more upfront.

27 May 2026 21:51:26
Can't have a team of rough diamonds. We are not Bournemouth.

27 May 2026 22:02:17
Nef, he plays as a central midfield in a 343 formation.

27 May 2026 22:04:31
As long as Slot is staying, we never see a proper holding/defensive midfielder. That is just a fact. Slot out, btw.

27 May 2026 22:08:01
Alright, lads, it was a typo. 😂

27 May 2026 22:20:52
Gakpo staying means less time for Rio Ngumha, who is exciting to watch, but a long long way from a 17yr old Sterling.
Rio also loses the ball a lot more and needs to chase back, though.

27 May 2026 22:48:53
Big mistake to sell Jones, same as Diaz, Nunez, Quansah.
Why sell established players and restart again with new players?
Too many changes are not good.
We will stay on a transition season after season if we keep on making too many changes.
Thanks.

27 May 2026 22:54:31
Rio is a kid. Plenty of cup games ahead for him to play and ready to step up in case of injury.

27 May 2026 23:45:14
What is the reason for Diomande possibly not happening?

28 May 2026 00:24:10
He stays in Germany for another season or he joins PSG are the 2 plausible reasons, Realllifered.

Which is probably why we are heavily linked with Barcola.

28 May 2026 05:32:45
Sangare is an all action midfielder with very good defensive skills.

28 May 2026 07:25:47
With the 9 year old CAM wonder kid we've signed from South America, and 2 attacking CAMs in Wharton and Sangare (Lens version), and the apparent sale of Endo, the only natural DM in this season's squad, and letting Robbo go, maybe Konate and perhaps Gomez, it seems to me that the plan for the 2nd phase of our transition is all out attack and no defending.

Leoni and Jacquet are in for a busy time...

28 May 2026 09:57:32
Not sure how Sangare can be typified as an attacking midfielder. Have you seen his heat map for Lens? He is very much the midfielder tasked with staying put and offering protection, though, having said that, he does pop up in and around the box a lot to take pot shots (and is extraordinarily unsuccessful at that, he's taken a laughable amount of shots from long range which typically fly wide or over the bar).

Camara, on the other hand, is a considerably more attack minded 8 who can also tackle, a more well rounded player than Sangare, but seemingly not as inclined to get stuck in.

28 May 2026 11:21:31
I don't mind Sangare, he put himself about a bit. I watched some of their games in the run in after the complaints of PSG getting games cancelled and Lens trying to stop it. Reminded me a bit of Kante, could get up and down the pitch and great at recovering the ball.

I would certainly prefer him over Macca. I am worried it might be Ligue fever.

Every time a team pushes PSG or beat PSG to Ligue 1 the team gets stripped. It can be hit and miss.

I'd take him as a Macca replacement, but still feel we need a DM.

27 May 2026 19:48:58
Are the reports of Alexis Macallister to retire after World Cup true?

27 May 2026 20:15:53
What?!

27 May 2026 20:21:26
I know he's had a terrible season, but I think retirement is a bit heavy.

27 May 2026 20:30:47
You've been papered.

27 May 2026 20:45:59
To be fair, based on this season's performance, I thought he retired last year.

27 May 2026 20:51:18
From international duty, I assume?

27 May 2026 20:53:45
You're on the wind up here, right? 🤣

27 May 2026 21:06:47
Just watching Wharton for Palace, jeez he's average and well below what we need, sorry.

27 May 2026 21:16:38
Nonsense.

27 May 2026 21:36:54
Wharton has been class.

Not sure what game you have been watching? He is not a 6, which we also need, but he links the play. We don't have a player who can do that at the moment. He is not a destroyer but is defo a player who will improve us.

27 May 2026 22:48:27
I just feel Wharton is too slow, just my opinion.

27 May 2026 22:57:19
I remember many saying the same about Milner and Henderson. There's more to footie than top corners, back flicks and nutmegs.

28 May 2026 07:29:43
@Klopp4pm, I'm not sold on Wharton, but there is the occasional sign that his speed of thought is better than average (like Bobby and Thiago had in spades). I think speed of thought is more advantageous than speed of foot. Nunez is quick but he can't play football to save his life.

27 May 2026 18:39:49
Evening Gents

Seen a few posts about Liverpool being interested in Signing Gordon from Newcastle.

Safe to say.

It's not happening.

Interest in him has long gone.

Cheers.

27 May 2026 18:54:00
Talk of Barca signing him now.

27 May 2026 18:54:05
That's some good news at least!

27 May 2026 19:10:00
Cheers Robbo, for some good news today.

27 May 2026 19:20:43
Thank the gods!

27 May 2026 19:23:52
Ben Jacobs reporting that Barca have agreed a deal with Newcastle and medical to be booked in...phew!

27 May 2026 19:27:47
Where did Barca get 70m from? Thought they were skint.

27 May 2026 19:37:31
Thanks, Robbo, always appreciate your updates, mate. Just out of interest, are your sources players/agents? You seem to have very reliable info.

27 May 2026 19:48:18
Fee agreed with Barca 80 mill euro.

27 May 2026 20:24:50
Wow. From Neymar and Messi to Dot Cotton.

27 May 2026 20:32:56
It has to be said that Rashford did well for them.

I am pleased that we are not in for him, though. I think it's best if we leave Newcastle alone for a while, unless, of course, we put a bid in for Bruno G!

27 May 2026 20:42:04
We could really use Bruno now that Ederson is not an option.

27 May 2026 20:56:44
I agree the price tag would be too high to be interested, but I don't see why everyone seems to think he's rubbish. He's the hardworking pacey winger we are missing. We miss the likes of Mane and Diaz being able to press hard from the front, and carry the ball forward with pace.

27 May 2026 21:07:00
Pace is a great asset for any winger, sadly, Gordon has no end product, check his numbers.

Newcastle are getting this deal done quickly because they cannot believe their luck.

The only way out of the mess we are currently in is to avoid mediocrity like the plague.

27 May 2026 21:11:43
Bruno G is going to Chelsea.

27 May 2026 21:40:16
Ederson seems an absolute bargain at an initial fee of £35m, plus £3m in add-ons.

27 May 2026 22:58:05
I cannot understand why we are not going for Ederson at that price?

28 May 2026 16:19:09
Slot doesn't get it, this league demands physicality and pace. Ederson, Semenyo and Guehi have those qualities.