Liverpool Transfer Rumours

27 Aug 2026 08:45:23
Looks like Barcola is done, Ornstein confirmed agreement in principal 100m upfront, 20 in add-ons.

I imagine we'll sell Gakpo and get a 2nd winger in now. What worries me is Isak is very injury prone and selling Gakpo leaves us with no number 9s.

Any ITK know if we are going to go for a striker at all? I know it was confirmed that we tried for Enrdrick on loan but that was rejected.

27 Aug 2026 08:57:03
Munoz and Barcola can also play CF.

27 Aug 2026 09:01:10
Always trusted the intk's on this one, so well done to them once again. It will be announced as done sometime tody.

27 Aug 2026 09:06:34
Our worst kept secret of the window....

Well done to the ITKs....

27 Aug 2026 09:16:02
Give Robbo his flowers. Never doubted you for a second, mate.

27 Aug 2026 09:25:47
I'll wait until he puts pen to paper.

27 Aug 2026 09:28:55
Think Victor was calling it way back tbf.

27 Aug 2026 09:32:02
Marmoush just went to Spurs on loan, we should have been all over that.

27 Aug 2026 09:32:53
Could it be the case that Liverpool have seen what Spurs have done with Man City - settle for the lower price on Barcola, and we will pay the little bit higher for Mbaye? If the price that is being said has been agreed, that's a lot lower than PSG wanted. Interesting to see if anything happens with Mbaye now.

27 Aug 2026 09:36:01
I don't believe it, DjimiT says we've walked away and that Barcola is London-bound; Arsenal is his preferred club, and as Djimi himself has stated on multiple occasions, "Everything he says is 100% correct."

27 Aug 2026 09:46:58
Personally, I'd keep Gakpo for now and concentrate on a DM, a LB and a RB. Gakpo offers better cover at LW and 9 than any of our starters in DM, LB and RB. They are areas with a real issue at the moment.

27 Aug 2026 09:49:35
I really hope we don't sell Gakpo.

Signing Barcola but letting Gakpo go doesn't really improve our chances of success this season imo, as it creates a different problem for us (no flexibility or cover at CF).

Barcola is better than Gakpo for sure, but we need both at this stage of the transfer window.

27 Aug 2026 09:54:29
Seems it has been done for a while, as we have been told, but PSG wanted it done late due to tax and FFP (or whatever it's called these days) purposes. Similar happened with Donnarumma to City.

27 Aug 2026 10:02:02
I can't believe I'm saying this but in today's market, £100m + 20m in possible add-ons seems like a good deal?!?

27 Aug 2026 10:04:57
Man City would never deal with us for any of their players.

27 Aug 2026 10:05:33
@sofa_fan, Liverpool have told PSG what they wanted to pay, media exaggerated that! The fee was agreed a while ago. It was the upfront payment and structure of payment that was holding it back, but now that has been sorted.

Everyone ready for a midfielder?

Cheers.

27 Aug 2026 10:09:14
Well done Richard Hughes.

27 Aug 2026 10:09:30
Why sell Gakpo, one of the better preseason performers. Scored at the weekend. Love him or hate him, each season he gets assists and goals. Why strengthen a rival and if they paid £85m for Savio with his record, anything less than £100m is a joke.

27 Aug 2026 10:09:47
Think everyone needs to take a step back and just say thank you to ITK and not have a pop at others. It's football, different information gets passed about you asked for a winger and you've got one.

27 Aug 2026 10:10:20
He's shown he's capable of playing at the highest level, and brings pace and skill which were lacking on the left. Look forward to seeing him play against Forest!

27 Aug 2026 10:10:20
Don't blame it on the sunshine,
Just blame it on Traore...
He just can't, he just can't, he just can't control his posts.

27 Aug 2026 10:10:51
Yes pleaseeee.

27 Aug 2026 10:12:15
Good news about Barcola.
But why would we have to sell Gakpo?
We need a big squad of quality players.

27 Aug 2026 10:14:26
Such a tease, Robbo! Who's your money on for midfield?

27 Aug 2026 10:15:30
Robbo, mate. Must hand it to you. You've been on the money with the last load of signings. Cheers.

27 Aug 2026 10:17:23
Very much ready for a midfielder, Robbo. Is there a name you can disclose?

27 Aug 2026 10:19:37
We are more in dire need of a LB and a 6 - teams will see how s**** Kerkez is and attack down our left like Newcastle did! 😤🤷🏼

27 Aug 2026 08:24:13
Hi all,

It's a bizzare rumour. We are linked with Chemsdine Talbi who plays LW/RW for Sunderland. Posting it here just so.

27 Aug 2026 09:07:02
Very quick and fun to watch, but I don't think he does enough defensively. He is not good at pressing and whilst he does track back, he rarely puts a boot in. Unless you're putting up Mo Salah numbers, I don't think you can justify being a passenger out of possession.



I guess he's only 21, though, and Iraola is a great coach. Thanks for sharing the rumour.

27 Aug 2026 09:17:32
Good player, a lot of room to grow and develop. Wonder how much he would cost, Sunderland only spent 3m on him, I seem to remember?

27 Aug 2026 09:34:26
Potentially interesting.
But is over 21 and non-HG, and I don't quite think he's worth that spot.
Also, he's not even a consistent starter for them... seems a low bar. But if we can get a decent price (£23M rumoured).
Of course I'd love to have Sarr, but if he's not available, I honestly don't care who we get as long as we do.
5 days until the window closes...

27 Aug 2026 07:35:58
Malick Fofana looked great last night and scored his 2nd goal in 2 games.

Available for €37m apparently and Roma sniffing around him.

Lyon need to sell after being knocked out of UCL.

27 Aug 2026 08:25:04
Malick and Morton would be nice.

27 Aug 2026 08:41:05
Strong rumours again this morning on Lamine Camara for £50m. Could be done in the next 72 hours.

27 Aug 2026 09:05:35
Not required. Barcola on his way? Salah 29 PL goals when Slot won it. Isak 27 PL goals his best numbers in the PL. Move him to the RW. He plays as a winger for Sweden, as Gykores plays CF. Gakpo moves to CF (Hugo into the equation possibly new year +).

Munoz for LW for this Saturday. Barcola introduced gradually. Flexible front three permutations could be the long term answer. If you don't try you will never know?

Forest front 3: Munoz LW, Gakpo CF, Isak RW,
Mid 3: Alexis/Nyoni, Ryan, Szobs, AM his best position?

27 Aug 2026 09:25:50
How many left wingers do we need?

27 Aug 2026 09:37:27
I like that experiment, 007. I assume, given your name, you're not a fan of Wirtz, who does not get into your prospective team. I'd probably agree, but it raises questions about what to do with him.

27 Aug 2026 10:15:22
Isak as a RW?? I'd love to see it, not for the right reasons mind you.

27 Aug 2026 07:30:16
Ornstein reporting Allison out until November. What the hell, hamstring again?

27 Aug 2026 08:06:28
It's a troll account, thankfully.
He's ok.

27 Aug 2026 08:11:23
That was a fake account.

27 Aug 2026 08:15:25
Thanks for giving me a heart attack this morning, Grav.

27 Aug 2026 08:34:45
People really need to stop looking at social media as a source of truth...

27 Aug 2026 08:37:57
Wouldn't surprise me if it happened soon enough, though. Can't think of a keeper who has such regular injuries!!

27 Aug 2026 03:13:54
Hi gents,

It’s about 3am now and the club had an insanely busy day. Now after so many months of negotiation, I can exclusively confirm that Barcola deal is Done. And I don’t mean done and it’ll be announced on last day of the window, I mean Done as in negotiations have concluded and major news outlets will announce it today. This has been a long and tiring sage so I’m just glad that the deal has finally concluded.

Midfield…I am not aware of any talks with Monaco for Camara, I’ve said it few weeks ago. I don’t think midfield is a priority now (although it should be). Wharton was a priority for Slot before he got sacked, but Iraola wanted a different profile to Wharton hence the interest cooled off.



My sources told me that Mbaye will still very likely get done. We enquired for Rayan but Bournemouth wanted to keep him for another season. A lot of friction going on between Iraola and Hughes, Hughes kept pushing for the Data centric signings despite Slot sacked and Edwards having already left the club, but Iraola wanted his own set of players. It has been a really challenging summer for the club, I’ll reveal more soon. For now just wait for the Barcola announcement coming today.

Cheers.

Signing off,
Iraola’s areola

27 Aug 2026 04:06:07
Wow, thanks, AA. Really appreciate the update and look forward to this news and more updates from yourself.

27 Aug 2026 04:16:00
Not sure it's an exclusive, mate, Robbo told us it was done a couple of hours ago.

27 Aug 2026 04:17:11
Is this a well done on the Fornax scale?

27 Aug 2026 04:32:51
Thanks AA, looking forward to hearing you reveal more inside scoops!

Appreciate the multiple confirmations from ITKs!

27 Aug 2026 04:40:54
Very informative update, AA. Thanks.
Though I am not privy to the daily operations of the club, I am sick of Richard Hughes and will be glad to see the back of him. A textbook example of the problems that arise when people recommend their mates into positions demanding high competence.

The only other issue is that his replacement will likely come from the incompetent group working under him now.

{Ed666's Note - Do you think the new consortia namely Bhattia as a board member have an input on who replaces Hughes or is Gordon calling the shots on that particular decision mate? I would have thought Gordon would have enough nous by now to appoint a stellar candidate?

27 Aug 2026 05:10:52
Are you the left or the right Areola? I hear that not all areolas are the same.

27 Aug 2026 05:18:18
I agree with something Ed001 said the other day - There's no way they'd have demanded seats on the board if they had no interest in running the club. The club is in much better hands if Gordon is running it day to day than the likes of Hughes, but my problem with FSG has always been that if they'd shown more interest and oversight in making our operations effective rather than just growing revenue, the likes of Hughes wouldn't be a factor and we'd win a lot more than we do.

Liverpool have the money and prestige to hire pretty much the best there is, so why don't we?

27 Aug 2026 05:34:56
AA/Robbo/Carra, is Barcola an Areola preferred signing or more a push from Hughes? I wonder, did Areola have other players in mind, and Barcola is just a project from the past we are now closing because of all the work that has gone into it?

27 Aug 2026 06:23:33
"Exclusively reveal"

Hilarious, welcome to the site, mate.

27 Aug 2026 06:28:01
Excellent post, AA, and thanks for the inside scoop. Looking forward to seeing you post in the future, good Sir.

27 Aug 2026 07:07:09
Cheers AA.

27 Aug 2026 07:26:26
I thought Ireola didn't want a say in signings.

27 Aug 2026 07:32:04
Like I said to Robbo, I will sit tight and believe it when I see it. Nothing on any media platform this morning to suggest anything is done either. I also think a few unknown/surprise signings will be made too.

27 Aug 2026 07:33:04
Appreciate the post, AA, but one thing: the sentence 'Barcola is done' is most definitely NOT exclusive. In fact, we have all heard this all summer and even enjoyed a philosophical debate about what 'Done' could mean.

Someone even took the time to create a Done Scale. (Was it Fornax?) Perhaps your interpretation, AA, is on that scale, but it sits there along with many others who have come before you.

27 Aug 2026 07:34:19
Be happy with Barcola, Mbaye.

Would like a dm but we won the league without 1 and should revisit in January. Hope Wirtz comes good, but something tells me he will struggle and he's not a No 10.

27 Aug 2026 07:52:45
"Exclusive". 🤣

27 Aug 2026 07:54:31
Morning gents,

Didn't expect this to get so much attention, so I'll just clear some things up.

While I might not be the 'first' to confirm Barcola being a done deal, I can only share what I've been told (working late night here in London is a nightmare, mind you).

Barcola was a signing presented by Hughes. He was on a list of names discussed with Slot before he was sacked. On that list was also Wharton, Lacroix and Tchouameni.

I'm sure there are others, but Barcola was the only one that interested Iraola.

Any additional signings after Mbaye are not expected. The main focus after should be outgoings. Hughes is struggling to move Elliot, Chiesa and Endo, which frustrates Iraola even more. I'll be off to work soon. Will share more throughout the day if I have anything new. Talk soon.

Signing out,
Iraola's areola.

27 Aug 2026 08:28:38
Thanks, AA. Don't worry about the comments that aren't fully trusting. It's been a frustrating window for all... Keep on posting, love to hear your gos (whether that's Gossip or Gospil)!

27 Aug 2026 09:28:23
Why are people acting like this is the first time this trolll has posted?

Exclusively!!! I don't know what's worse, the arrogance or the gullibility of some people.

I think we need an ITK scale next, please, Fornax. I'll make one suggestion - anyone other than Carra who ends with an asinine signature is 'less reliable than Indy', ie KFA attention seeker.

I love rumours, as I've said before, but this summer has been ridiculous. Seriously, how credible do people think that suddenly from nowhere we've had about 8 or 9 new people with genuine info? It beggars belief. Attack me if you wish, but please just think for one second what false info and obvious bs does to the reputation of this site.

27 Aug 2026 09:42:03
"Exclusive"... wow, your ego is big.
Honestly, I'm tired of Barcola saga. It's not 'done' until pen is on paper.

26 Aug 2026 22:41:45
Evening Gents.

Barcola is done.

Official announcement later on tonight, possibly tomorrow.


Cheers.

Goodnight.

26 Aug 2026 23:03:18
The smokescreen worked heh... thanks Robbo.

26 Aug 2026 23:04:03
Sorry, mate, but will believe it when I see it. No offence. ❤️

26 Aug 2026 23:04:26
Thanks Robbo, appreciate it.

26 Aug 2026 23:05:16
😀😀😀😀 It's Deja vu, all over again.

Sleep well, Redmen - big day tomorrow, it seems.

26 Aug 2026 23:06:24
Cheers Robbo.

26 Aug 2026 23:06:50
He'll sign on February 2nd.

26 Aug 2026 23:08:01
Excellent Robbo, really hope so. Then we can bring in other targets, like a DM, which is so badly needed.

26 Aug 2026 23:08:40
Thanks, Robbo! Hopefully it's done!

26 Aug 2026 23:11:01
Thanks, mate. Hoping we see him against Forest then! Damn, well needed some good news after this utter polava.

26 Aug 2026 23:13:20
Nice one Robbo, cheers.

26 Aug 2026 23:15:34
Fair play Robbo. 🫡

26 Aug 2026 23:27:13
Superb news, but need more. Cheers, Robbo.

26 Aug 2026 23:27:18
Cheers Robbo.

26 Aug 2026 23:30:48
In Robbo we trust. Nice one lad.

26 Aug 2026 23:31:55
Mighty. Much appreciated!

26 Aug 2026 23:34:16
Good spirits, Ron.

26 Aug 2026 23:38:22
Barcola announced in the new kit launch.

26 Aug 2026 23:41:21
Cheers, Robbo. So many different Twitter accounts also reporting as such.

Happy days!!

One more winger and midfielder pleeeeease.

Remember, Iraola has already said he's happy with defence.

26 Aug 2026 23:44:29
Cheers, Robbo, got word it will be Thursday myself but it's done.

26 Aug 2026 23:44:50
I choose to believe it for 2 reasons

1) My mother in law always has a gut feeling the best things happen on a Thursday.

2) Just makes most sense before the weekend games, and then we can focus on the game having got the big signing done and then work away on the potential others!

26 Aug 2026 23:46:34
I thought Barcola might be due a testimonial with us.

27 Aug 2026 00:04:07
Thank you, Robbo, who's next?

27 Aug 2026 00:31:41
Concentrating on Barcola when we need a left-back, right-back, midfielder is ridiculous. This is the problem when you have sporting directors choosing players. Look at the squad Alonso has assembled at Chelsea. It has balance and a system. We still look disjointed. This is going to be a long hard season. They have hung Iraola out to dry and it's a disgrace.

27 Aug 2026 00:44:21
People are really holding up Chelsea as an example to follow? It's easy to build a good squad when you buy 10 players each summer, bend the rules and cheat. They have almost 40 first team players on their books, of course, they have a balanced squad.

27 Aug 2026 01:16:19
Yes, but Chelsea are just a body shop. Bring a batch in on long term contracts and sell them on for a profit a year or two later. It's a business, not a game anymore.

27 Aug 2026 03:50:53
Looks like it's actually done. Announcement tomorrow.

27 Aug 2026 06:15:36
Cheers Robbo, what a palaver!
I wonder if all the time spent on this saga has impacted our efforts to reinforce in other areas, like midfield?

27 Aug 2026 06:32:05
This summer, the prices of wingers have gone totally crazy. Probably partly because everybody knows that a wealthy club like LFC is desperate for a new RW and the transfer window will close very soon.
(I believe the Barcola deal is done by now, so we can focus on the RW.)

Instead of breaking the bank for any PL-unproven young talent now, I would rather go for a safer option this summer.

I think Jarrod Bowen would fill our needs short-term, and then we could use the coming 2-3 years or so to find a long-term alternative.
Bowen might not be the most exciting project, but there's no doubt that he would do a decent job for us as RW with his experience.

And he is PL-proven!

That would give us more time to find a young RW talent that could meet our future needs, and the market for wingers could cool down a little bit.
Premier League is a tough league, and many of the promising talents from abroad might not shine here.

This seems a safer option to me, given the short time left of this transfer window - and all possible selling clubs want to milk "the LFC cow" while we are still desperate (and Hughes is still in charge...).

YNWA.

27 Aug 2026 07:12:33
Cheers Robbo, finally, maybe.

27 Aug 2026 07:06:54
Not sure if true or just an X rumour. But a few posts saying the new 1892 investors are getting involved in the transfer negotiations, not with money, but with expertise.

Again not sure if true.

27 Aug 2026 07:13:54
Great news thanks Robbo

27 Aug 2026 09:05:24
Well done Robbo. Cheers.

26 Aug 2026 20:51:22
AC Milan close to Elliott. 20m euro deal.

{Ed666's Note - really???

26 Aug 2026 21:39:30
Take it and run.

26 Aug 2026 21:53:18
Mint. We could use the money to sign an injured winger.

Harry Kewel's probably still injured, let's get him.

26 Aug 2026 21:55:25
Not enough.

26 Aug 2026 22:31:50
That a 20m season loan, I hope!

26 Aug 2026 22:36:30
He was worth more, but with how he's looking at the moment I'd argue that's alright money for him.

26 Aug 2026 22:37:07
He's worth about 20p after Slot coached him.

26 Aug 2026 22:40:04
As I mentioned a few days ago, take the money and let him go.

26 Aug 2026 22:43:47
I think he's better than that, but after the Villa fiasco, probably all we're going to get. If AI isn't going to use him at RW (still a bit surprised it's not being as cover there given our desperation and him doing a decent job there under Klopp), then it's better to let him get on with his career. Good luck to the lad.

26 Aug 2026 22:55:18
He's in last 12 months of his contract now.

26 Aug 2026 23:22:12
Slot hasn't coached him since we won the league. He went off and was player of the tournament at the U21 Euro after that.

27 Aug 2026 00:36:25
Karry Kewell normally gets injured in his first year but stays injury free in his last year of his contract. So sign him to a one year contract - he won't know what to do.

27 Aug 2026 01:26:24
I don't think Slot was to blame for Harvey.

The ankle injury and not being a regular starter in Jurgen's team slowed his progression. Slot wanted him to stay - he saw him as a squad member, but Harvey and his advisors were looking for him to be a regular starter in a PL team.

Sad thing was Emery didn't want him, but Villa management brought him in, and he's lost another year.

Hopefully he goes abroad and starts afresh - there is a cracking player in there if he can put the past behind him.

{Ed666's Note - I don’t think he’s the greatest player in the world but he seems like a thoroughly nice kid and I truly hope he has a fabulous career with lots of trophies.

27 Aug 2026 03:33:59
That's now Klopp, Slot, Emery and Iraola who haven't really fancied Elliott. At some point, you just have to accept he's probably a mid to lower table Premier League player.

{Ed666's Note - maybe all those managers you mentioned are heterosexual?

27 Aug 2026 05:46:59
Klopp started him in midfield until he broke his ankle, did he not?

27 Aug 2026 06:16:37
Shame that, I like Harvey but it's just not worked out for him.

27 Aug 2026 07:32:24
Just as well I was not being serious then.

27 Aug 2026 08:21:45
I think we'll be glad to get anything for him tbh. Italy seems to be the go to league for mid level players, surely Chiesa goes next.

27 Aug 2026 09:11:12
Italy would suit Elliot, I think, slower pace, hope it goes well.

26 Aug 2026 18:34:01
According to Sky, Brighton are about to sign the young Colombia player we were linked with.

26 Aug 2026 18:43:47
We'll be looking to buy him for 100mil next summer so.

26 Aug 2026 18:44:19
Don't worry, we are still in the midst of assessment, consideration, and planning to move for him. That way, when we are finally ready, and when he has already joined Crystal Palace for 35 million, and had at least 2 seasons with them, we will be just about ready to fork out 80 million. The real money.

26 Aug 2026 19:37:20
I am contacting you from the future. The year is 3067. The Earth was devastated after the big nuclear war. The Earth, as we knew it, has changed forever. However, one thing remains..... Liverpool are still negotiating a fee with Barcola.

They expect a breakthrough before the start of the 3068/69 season. Barcola's fee has gone up significantly due to inflation and the cost of cryogenic freezing.

26 Aug 2026 19:40:32
Gotta be the right market opportunity, yknow!

26 Aug 2026 19:43:10
Gonna happen in the next 24 to 48 hours, same as for the last 6 weeks. :-) Probably still gonna be saying that come next Wednesday.

26 Aug 2026 19:46:49
I would suggest Miles Lewis Skelly as a utility option. He is 19!!!

26 Aug 2026 20:09:30
He'll be 27 by the time we sign him though.

26 Aug 2026 20:26:57
My gardener reckons Barcola will be done in the next 48 hours. One from the director he mows the lawn for at the rental in West Derby.

26 Aug 2026 20:44:52
No. I heard from the guy who runs the baguette stand near Parc de Princes that PSG have asked us to hold off any announcement on Barcola until they secure their transfers in the 2027 transfer window.

26 Aug 2026 20:57:47
Barcola and Camara will happen.

26 Aug 2026 21:03:54
They're waiting for Barcola to get injured before announcing his signing. Nothing too serious injury-wise, but enough to wind up the impatients.

26 Aug 2026 21:11:21
We're monitoring the situation in the event of an opportunistic buy.

26 Aug 2026 21:14:37
Nice one, Rigsby. 🤣

26 Aug 2026 21:24:19
Brighton can sign him and loan him out to Bloom's other club, Union Saint Gilloise, for first team experience.

We can give him u21 games or, like we did with Arroyo, send him out on loan and forget he ever existed.

26 Aug 2026 16:27:48
Any news re the young lad from Chile?

26 Aug 2026 16:47:42
Add a young lad from Gambia who's on trial, to that.

26 Aug 2026 16:51:27
Yeah, he has a goal and 2 assists from 4 matches so far this season.

26 Aug 2026 18:56:22
Young lad from Chile - YLFC.

26 Aug 2026 19:37:57
Don't call him that or he'll get an ACL.

27 Aug 2026 00:00:25
We looked at the young lad from Chile
But Hughes could only dally and dilly
And Brighton stepped in
Much to all our chagrin
Because he could be the next Amario Cozier-Duberry

It does need a bit of work.