Liverpool Transfer Rumours

20 Aug 2026 12:02:48
So Mr Barcola is still a done deal is it? Been a done deal for like what 3 weeks now? Maybe the ITK’s in here can hopefully explain why it’s taking till deadline day to announce this signing. Is he wrapped up in a nice little box in Anfield waiting for deadline day to come so he can burst out of it and surprise the fans? Either way it’s not helping the team is it.

Whilst the other lot up north London are showing us how it’s done.

{Ed025's Note - i think VG has explained the situation very well KE, please read his post on the matter mate..

20 Aug 2026 12:30:24
The absolute cheek of some people, another unappreciative keyboard warrior who wouldn't say boo in the street, biting the hand that feeds him.

20 Aug 2026 12:34:10
I know a hissy fit when I see one.

20 Aug 2026 11:24:52
Hi all,

Figured I'd give another update, as I can absolutely understand why impatience is beginning to fester regarding the Barcola deal.

I absolutely thought it'd have been wrapped up by now with a medical completed - as did the player and his camp. However, negotiating the structure of the payments has proved to take a lot longer than expected and is what's causing it to drag out. But there's absolutely zero part of me that doesn't think this deal happens. He will be a Liverpool player, it's just taking its sweet time. It might be closer to deadline day than we previously wanted. Any concern of a hijacking or a collapse is wide of the mark.

Despite reports, I am still very confident about Mbaye. As I mentioned last week, a meeting with his representatives took place with ourselves that ended up being extremely positive. PSG are happy to move him on for the right price and now it's just about negotiating a fee. Similar to Barcola, all parties want it done.

There are rumours of other wide forwards being looked at but I haven't a clue who they are.

As for Wharton, I'm hearing less now than I was earlier in the summer. There's been whispers about a deal being discussed but I am not sure if it has any legs.

Barca are not looking to sell Gavi.

My prediction? Barcola in, Mbaye in, Gakpo out. All reasonably close to deadline day.

20 Aug 2026 11:56:53
Super! Thanks, VG!

20 Aug 2026 11:57:08
Cheers Vic, fingers crossed. I would still be slightly concerned with Gakpo leaving even though he's not amazing through the middle, unfortunately he's the best back up option we have currently to Isak until Ekitike is fit, and let's face it we might not see the best version of him this season after that injury.

Maybe he sees Wirtz as an option playing the false 9 (Bobby role), but then I'd worried, do we have wingers who can hit Salah numbers.



Interesting to see how it all plays out anyway. I don't know enough about Mbaye to be honest, maybe he's an option through the middle. Or maybe Koumas has done enough to warrant a chance.

Exciting times anyway! Looking forward to it all!

20 Aug 2026 12:02:48
Thanks VG... Just want it all wrapped up now.

20 Aug 2026 12:10:01
Cheers VG, agree it's taking its sweet time, but I have total faith in you... Would've just been nice for him to get in a little earlier to help in bed in a bit!

20 Aug 2026 12:11:21
Respect VG. 👍

20 Aug 2026 12:11:27
Munoz must be considered an option through the middle in that case. With his pace, it could work well. Thanks, VG.

20 Aug 2026 12:15:13
Crazy if we go into another season with Endo as our only CDM. We badly need a proper destroyer in midfield, someone who can win the ball without killing our build-up.

20 Aug 2026 12:21:30
Thanks Vic.

I can't see how letting Gakpo go makes us better squads weaker now then it was last season when we struggled for 5th.

Ornstein also saying CPFC told City Wharton going nowhere so pretty much like VG says scratch that off.


It interweb is blowing up with bullcrap every 3 hours there's a new Barcola update and personally, I don't think anyone has a clue what's going on there if we are near or far.

Season starts in 2 days, my only hope is we get good health and no injuries to through it.
I'll take top 4 spot now as I don't see anything else as it is with that squad I don't mean to be a neg Nancy but I don't see how any of our problems have been rectified. We are 2/3 injuries from a cluster F***.

20 Aug 2026 12:02:19
Have you heard anything about the possibility of Ireola trying to bring Alex Scott in??
Plus I understand Brighton have dropped their asking price for Carlos Baleba as
Man Un-United are said to want him and are looking at a figure closer to £65-£70m than the £100m plus fee previously wanted! Are we interested at all?? YNWA

20 Aug 2026 12:24:04
Cheers, VG.

Richard Hughes might as well have had the whole of June, July and half of August off. One release clause and one loan to date.

I hope Amit Bhatia is getting ready to make Campos an offer he can't refuse to be our next SD.

20 Aug 2026 12:24:23
Did you miss the bit where we won the league with Grav as DCM?

The lad has proved that he can play the role and play the role very well. His form was poor last season, but that may have been largely due to there being no real plan for the side to follow.

20 Aug 2026 12:28:24
We won't bring Alex Scott in, I don't think anyways. I imagine the club are weary of signing Bournemouth players as they often bring inflated prices and can be a gamble. However, there is huge interest in Rayan.

20 Aug 2026 12:34:36
Didn't Hughes mess up the Zubimendi transfer by spending weeks trying to negotiate better terms, only for the player to change his mind?

20 Aug 2026 12:35:10
Thanks VG.

20 Aug 2026 12:37:11
Thanks VG, hope we still get a DM, dare I say, it's more important than an attacker at the moment.

20 Aug 2026 12:37:35
WDW, hope that is gaslighting.

20 Aug 2026 10:27:16
Now Jones is on his way, will this finally start the ball rolling? It's so frustrating waiting and I trust the ITK's but just want to see the likes of Barcola training with the team ready to go, I have this horrible worry what happened last season with Guehi will happen again with Barcola.

Cheers

20 Aug 2026 10:51:33
Pretty sure we are not going to get him. We can't sign him for 2 months. Hughes doesn't care. I can't believe how, for the whole summer, we didn't buy a right winger. Season is over even before start.

20 Aug 2026 10:57:32
Cheer up, Rudjo!!

It's not as bad as you think lad.

20 Aug 2026 11:07:28
Rudjo, cheer up, man.

I remember when we used to say every year this is our year.

It's the biggest deal we are doing this year, so finance needs to be correct as there are also other areas that need sorting too.



We are probably still paying for other signings made last season and funds aren't endless.

I believe it will happen.

But the delay has definitely been frustrating. Deals can close quickly, such as Munoz and Araujo.

20 Aug 2026 11:08:23
I expect us to sign Bracola or the club knows the fans would be on the streets. My only grief would be that we would pay the money what PSG always wanted from the first day!!

20 Aug 2026 11:16:04
Another day no Barcola. Been 3 weeks as a done deal.

20 Aug 2026 11:16:53
Sukhyrai, No self respecting Liverpool supporter ever says this year is our year. The amount of areas needing attention, and here we are on the eve of the pl kucking off, and we are scandalously short in so many areas. What has Hughes been in the last 6 months? He has been an unmitigated disaster of an appointment.

20 Aug 2026 11:19:42
Hughes is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t.

Tell me you weren’t buzzing when we signed Wirtz and Isak last summer. We all were. Finally, Liverpool FC are going after the very best talents in the world and are prepared to pay the money takes to get them.

Then we have a bad season and everyone says it’s Hughes’s fault, he overpaid etc, etc., even though he did shave substantial sums from the asking prices.

Fast forward to this summer and we are going after the very best winger on the market. PSG have quoted a price and Hughes is trying to get a deal done that suits us financially. PSG don’t need the money and don’t particularly need to sell him, so it was always going to be a tough negotiation.



We could’ve always just paid them the £145m they wanted, but then Hughes would get slated for overpaying.

I’m not here to defend Hughes, like everyone who seems to want to comment on his ability, I have no idea how good he is. I have to say though, since he’s been at the club, it’s been refreshing to see how ambitious we’ve been in the transfer market.

In years gone by, Munoz would’ve been bought as our main winger, hoping we could improve him. These days, we have more ambition than that, and I quite like it.

20 Aug 2026 11:47:57
Some of you on here need to develop a bit of mettle. Watch some footage of Ronnie Moran, or read his perspective.

It's the beginning of the season. We deserve, and we should expect, nothing. Whatever happened last season goes in a box, and we start afresh.



No point moaning about players who have moved on or, worse, we have failed to sign. We support the 11 in red who are on the field at any given time.

20 Aug 2026 12:29:11
I can understand a bit of frustration, but I don’t think it’s as bad as some people think. 2 seasons ago we won the league and only brought in Chiesa. Everyone thought we would struggle for Champions League. Also, this clammer to sign a rw Salah replacement. The problem is, there isn’t one in world football. Isak was bought to replace Salah. Isak is our 20+ goals a season replacement. We have signed Munoz, and hopefully Barcola comes, but to expect them players to get Mo's numbers is unrealistic. They are there to chip in but mostly to supply Isak/Ekitike. What’s the point of paying £200m on 6 foot + strikers if you're not gunna service them. So, those saying Munoz and Barcola, or even Rio, can’t play on the right, are missing the point. We don’t want our wingers always cutting back onto their strong foot and shooting. That’s why Gyokeres won’t hit 20+ goals a season.

20 Aug 2026 09:55:48
Hi all,

As stated previously, we're working to make a bid for Adam Wharton. He's keen to play for us.
The cost is lower than what the media sources say ...
At the same time, CP have an arduous task to bring in a replacement in time. Make of it what you like.

20 Aug 2026 11:01:46
Going into the last two weeks of the window, negotiating with Palace over a player to whom they haven't a replacement lined up. That worked out last summer didn't it?

20 Aug 2026 11:09:19
Please help me, why did we not negotiate this earlier in the window? What did we save?

20 Aug 2026 11:15:18
The club were doing it to wind you up, @WHNDM.

20 Aug 2026 11:17:31
Just leave the midfield as it is. 3 out of the 4 won the league. Who does Iraola drop for Wharton? Szobozlai and Gravenberch just signed new deals. I think Macallister leaves on a free in 2 years, so go and get him next year.

Palace are a nightmare to deal with, so left it a bit late to get a late deal for their best midfielder.

20 Aug 2026 11:31:26
My uneducated guess would be that Jones is gone, so now there's more of a need for him.
He may have been a target even if Jones stayed, but now there's room for a good squad player.

20 Aug 2026 11:52:21
Ornstein has just released an article saying Wharton isn't for sale this summer and Cp have rebuffed an approach from Man City.

20 Aug 2026 12:02:49
I'm sorry, but we are absolutely not working on a deal to sign Wharton this summer. Maybe we go after him next summer, this summer, absolutely forget it.

20 Aug 2026 12:39:51
We spent months and months last season decrying Slot for not giving players a chance. Jones is leaving, and Nyoni looks ready to step up and cement a role within the squad. Why don't we trust AI to take a lad with massive potential into a first class player? Saves us literally £100m and addresses the all to bring the youngsters through.

19 Aug 2026 21:12:58.
Florian Plettenberg Reporting we have entered talks for Baleba and the player prefers us.

19 Aug 2026 21:40:11
If you're talking about the post from the Florian Plettenberg (FAN) Twitter account, yep, that ain't Florian Plettenberg.

19 Aug 2026 21:43:46
That's from the Florian Plettenberg (FAN) account ... not the one from the real reporter. 😁

19 Aug 2026 21:38:07
Where's he done that lol?

19 Aug 2026 21:41:42
Yes please pulling down the mancs pants and spanking their backside hard would be brilliant.

19 Aug 2026 22:18:17
Fresh off the back of a shocking season. Very average player.

19 Aug 2026 22:50:39
Always read the Twitter handle. Loads of Ornstein accounts and so on.

19 Aug 2026 23:33:05
LFC8, joining a team who had a 'shocking season' to a man?

20 Aug 2026 08:17:05
That's very true, McGoveb 😂
Sod it, get Justin Beliber in then. The more, the merrier.

19 Aug 2026 19:36:58
Spurs in talks over Savinho and Marmoush, so Gakpo staying?

19 Aug 2026 21:35:31
No, as they still want Gakpo as he plays on left, Savinho plays rw & Marmoush plays no 10 or as striker.

19 Aug 2026 21:37:56
They want CG for CF.

19 Aug 2026 21:44:51
Spurs with zero CL revenue. Mind you.

19 Aug 2026 21:56:52
Spurs have gotten 17th the past two seasons...don't understand how players are choosing to go there.

{Ed025's Note - money..

19 Aug 2026 22:19:51
Yeah, didn't they give Robbo more money and a four year deal.

19 Aug 2026 22:19:58
van de ven signed spuds contract extension today, LFC interested in Nwaneri of Arsenal, who are close to signing Konsa and Alvarez in this mornings papers. Reinjders gone from moneychester to Saudi League, Haaland has a mystery injury, Fernandez and Cold Palmer to moneychester also, doing the rounds, Rodri gone the biggie they are doomed with a midfield two of Kovacic and Anderson, none of them would get into our four midfield quartet, Mascara of moneychester favourite at the bookies for the big welly first.

Ed025 Moyes after Nwaneri on a season-long loan, good loan signing that, and for Arteta to take points of rivals by EFC doing well against PL opposition.

{Ed025's Note - i would certainly take him Bond, far better than we have at the moment mate..

20 Aug 2026 06:55:00
Liverpool should be trying to sign Nwaneri.
Rayan would be my first choice for the rw, but I've been hoping we could get Nwaneri for some time.
Pace, ball skills, he has them in abundance and he's homegrown. Needs to work a bit on strength, but he's very young and that will come.


He also has to work on game intelligence and final ball. That will definitely improve under Iraola.
Arsenal have Madueke and Max Dowman, so Nwaneri has to make a decision on his career. He needs game time.

19 Aug 2026 22:45:33
It's all about the Shekels Ed025

{Ed025's Note - absolutely Barry..

19 Aug 2026 19:35:31
Does anyone know if there is any truth in Baleba being offered to us instead of UTD? And how he wants us over them? I think he’d fulfil that 6 role, has Premier League experience and maybe is a safer bet, fitness wise, than Gavi? Obviously if Gavi can stay fit and prove it, I’d take Gavi.

19 Aug 2026 21:14:42
I hope not. What a terrible signing that would be.

19 Aug 2026 21:16:56
I think this has just been made up to piss Utd fans off.

19 Aug 2026 21:16:56
He's desperate to join Utd.

19 Aug 2026 23:12:31
No reliable sources, just bottom-tier fan accounts. He's not an improvement on Grav anyway.

19 Aug 2026 18:09:26.
Kieran Morrison looks like he’ll go on loan to Sheffield Wednesday.

Calvin Ramsay looks like he’ll go on loan to St Mirren.

Ifeanyi Ndukwe looking like he’s going to Levante on loan.

Curtis Jones sale agreed to Inter Milan.



I did say the other day we’ll probably see 10-12 players leave the club in these final 2 weeks of the window and it looks like that exodus is starting. Hopefully clearing space for some new signings!

19 Aug 2026 18:36:56
The exodus is here
The happy ones are near.

19 Aug 2026 18:47:42
Do you still trust Richard Hughes to make signings? He might blow 130 mill on 1 player again, but that'll likely be it.

19 Aug 2026 18:57:41
What's that slogan, stay calm and support Liverpool, so stay calm, allow the process to work and enjoy all the new names.

19 Aug 2026 19:05:38
Calvin Ramsay looked sharp in pre-season, should keep him and give him some hours.
I would prefer Chiesa to be offloaded, Endo I will still keep until we have reinforcements in midfield.

19 Aug 2026 19:20:45
Ramsey is linked with St. Mirren. That, in itself, shows his level. Keeping him would be a waste of a non homegrown spot.

19 Aug 2026 19:24:52
Bezos is skint mate. Big season for Szobo playing Right Back and Right Wing.

When Isak gets injured in our 3rd game, who's upfront? Wirtz. 😂

It's been a terrible window this for Liverpool. Should've just kept Salah.

19 Aug 2026 19:41:46
Somehow Hughes has successfully managed to further downgrade an already threadbare squad this summer. The sooner he and Edwards feck off, the better.

Robbo replaced by one of the worst footballers I've seen in a red shirt in the last 10-15 years. Couldn't even get a game at Roma.

Konate replaced with a loan signing.



Jones replaced with a kid.

Salah replaced with no one (so far).

Not to mention, Endo, Chiesa and Elliott are still going to be employed by Liverpool Football Club well into 2027. Absolute madness tbh, Edwards and Hughes have been complete and utter disasters.

19 Aug 2026 19:48:12
Ramsay classes as non homegrown, so good to loan him out. Hopefully Chiesa, Endo and Elliot are moved on.

19 Aug 2026 19:50:34
I'll judge Hughes on the 1st September.

19 Aug 2026 20:01:15
Ramsey is 23, by the way, and his contract is up next summer. Surely if he's been loaned out the club cannot be thinking of giving him a new contract. The very fact that at 23 and having featured in a fair bit of our pre season, St Mirren are the club showing most interest in him shows where he's at in his career.

Just let him go play there for a year and leave on a free next summer. And good luck the lad.

19 Aug 2026 20:01:45
What are you on about, Wirtzy?

Kerkez has looked good this preseason, and he never played for Roma...

Jaquet and Araujo are both miles better than Konate...

Nyoni has a much higher ceiling than Jones...

And there's still time to buy a RW...

Unclench, my man. Unclench.

19 Aug 2026 20:06:05
Edwards is gone so the blame lies solely with Hughes. Yes, it's been an underwhelming transfer window, and we will deserve everything we get, or, to be more precise, the trophies we won't get.

19 Aug 2026 20:24:23
The blame for what exactly, WD40?

19 Aug 2026 20:26:16
Gojonesgo, I guess he was talking about Tsimikas and the replacement being this summer not last summer where Robbo's actual replacement occurred.
Extremely dramatic, however.

Also Konate's replacement was/is Jacquet, not Araujo. Both are miles better than Ibou.

Salah was shocking last year, so Rio at RW is probably an upgrade, although I get the feeling Barcola will play out there a lot with Gakpo at LW.

We'll probably see a very up for it Gakpo this season.

If we can get Wharton in as well as Barcola, our XI does look pretty dangerous.

19 Aug 2026 20:30:14
Gojonesgo,...

Kerkez has quite clearly not replaced Robbo's role of last season as the lb rotation option.

Jacquet was bought when the club were expecting to keep Konate, so he's evidently not the Konate replacement. It's a short term loan, which I don't hate, but it's a short term solution nonetheless.



Nyoni having a higher ceiling than Jones has nothing to do with the fact he's not ready to play nearly 3000 minutes of football this season.

And we haven't bought a rw and very well may not buy a rw until next summer.

19 Aug 2026 20:35:12
Drama! And back in the real world...

19 Aug 2026 20:50:00
If Jacquet is Konate's replacement, then why were the club still trying to get Konate to sign a new contract in April when the Jacquet transfer had already been agreed?

19 Aug 2026 20:51:04
But, hey, exciting times as McConnell is staying!!

19 Aug 2026 22:02:17
@ The Fifth Element, because they're wrong. As you say, the club bought Jacquet with the expectation of also extending Ibou. So not exactly rocket science that Araujo has been brought in to replace Ibou.

19 Aug 2026 22:03:11
How many usernames is Harry allowed to have?

{Ed025's Note - 248 i think FF.. :)

19 Aug 2026 22:37:13
He must have exceeded that by now Ed. He's probably had 248 accounts for each club he's supported.

{Ed025's Note - yeah RP hes had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus mate..

20 Aug 2026 07:21:33
Leon, I'll judge us at the end of the window. Either way, Hughes is a buffoon and is the top tier management. Doesn't make me or anyone else less of a fan.

19 Aug 2026 17:20:18
Rumour has it James McConnell is staying and will be part of the first team this season.

19 Aug 2026 17:38:29
Excited if true to see him in the Carabao Cup and whatever minutes he can get.

19 Aug 2026 17:41:16
Just like a new signing.

19 Aug 2026 17:42:00
Nyoni takes Jones' place and McConnell, Nyoni's spot.

19 Aug 2026 17:44:18
He's a neat and tidy player but with very limited physical attributes at Premier League level.

19 Aug 2026 17:49:52
Needs to go out on loan, turns 22 in a month and is not going to play. With Jones going, we need to bring a MF in. This thinking that we will be alright with Endo, Nyoni and McConnell over a long season will end in tears. Would be a couple of injuries away from disaster. I do expect us to bring someone in though.

19 Aug 2026 18:08:39
We should have kept Tyler Morton. He's twice the player McConnel is.

19 Aug 2026 18:31:11
Morton is twice the player Jones is too.

19 Aug 2026 18:38:42
McConnell is another who flatters to deceive but still gets chances under successive managers. There must be a player in there for that to happen, but I just don't see it.

19 Aug 2026 18:54:14
McConnell has been the most disappointing out of the youngsters this preseason. So, this is either rubbish or he's doing something incredible in training.

19 Aug 2026 18:57:04
St. Etienne,
I don't see it either. He always looks laboured and rushed on the ball to me.

19 Aug 2026 18:42:18
Florian
It's delusional to say the least

19 Aug 2026 19:45:59
McConnell would struggle to get a game for most Championship sides and this is the level of Liverpool's now 5th choice midfielder. I'd love to think we're bringing a midfielder in but that would be foolish thinking to say the least.

19 Aug 2026 19:54:48
Yes it is Irish. Out of the three, Trey has a future here. A top talent, but that's what he is, a talent. Totally unproven at the highest level. The other two named are simply not good enough over a season. Doubt either will ever start another league game for the club going forward.

19 Aug 2026 20:57:12
Our midfielders at the moment are Grav, Macca, Szobo, Wirtz, Endo and Nyoni... Elliot is still there too.
Why are people being overly dramatic? You'd think McConnell or even Nyoni is gonna need to be playing every week.

If we buy even one starting midfielder, Nyoni barely gets a game. One of Grav, Szobo, Macca or Wirtz doesn't play. Can you see that?
How many players do we need for the same positions?

19 Aug 2026 22:06:55
Kloppdog, it's got absolutely nothing to do with numbers, the quality isn't there at all. Beyond Szobo, I'd argue every single one of those midfielders either has huge question marks going into this season or simply isn't anywhere near good enough for a team challenging at the top.



More of an effort should have been made to offload deadwood like Endo, Elliott, etc., and replace them with more useful players.

19 Aug 2026 22:38:18
Wirtz, if all those players stay, Endo and Elliot won't be playing.. they are squad players.
And 2 players who have never let us down when they have played might I add.
Saying Szobo is the only quality midfielder we have is also ridiculous. This is the midfield who were outstanding when we won the league just 2 years ago.
Of course there are questions after last year, but we can't blame Slot for everything, get rid of him and now say well actually all his players were rubbish, because we haven't brought in a shiny new toy.


The fact people are excited about Wharton or Beleba over the players we already have shows numbers are exactly what it's about for some people. Just want new ones, no matter who they are.

19 Aug 2026 22:42:06
Fully agree with every word that FM has posted in the last couple of threads. On the money!

19 Aug 2026 23:18:09
McConnell can take Nyoni's spot.