Liverpool Transfer Rumours

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

Ta.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thankfully that interest has ended

12 Nov 2026 22:38:59
Carras post suggests the club are aiming to start from scratch in midfield, which I'm delighted about.
Squad needs a cleanup and some big earners who aren't suited to this team, moved on in the summer.

13 Nov 2026 01:19:18
It's not FIFA though. I'd imagine your talking about Szob and Grav as the big earners who aren't suited to the team. Who buys them? Dom was a £100m player last season with 25 g/a he's obviously a good player. But let's say we want to get rid who of the few teams that can afford what we would want would actually want him? Dont think Real or Barca would, nor PSG. Maybe and it's a big maybe Bayern.

Dont think we'd want to sell him to an English club. Same situation with Grav. Out of the two I think there's hope with Dom. Top player and it's partly the coaches job to figure what to do with him. With Grav I don't think he has the stomach for the fight for a place which is a shame because if he just realised how good he was deep he could have a top career.

13 Nov 2026 03:39:50
I thought Iraola was going to make every player better.

13 Nov 2026 04:45:36
Why didyou think that @TFE?

13 Nov 2026 06:28:05
I doubt we'll sell Szobozlai, I mean why? He's a great player and I think he is captain material as well. Gravenberch might have a dip in form but he played really well last season.

I don't think our midfield needs a major overhaul. Instead we may need some reinforcements to make them more solid. I'd be surprised to see either one of them go, let alone both.

Unless of course we have better players to replace either one of them.

13 Nov 2026 06:53:39
We got rid of Slot because he wasn't getting the best out of the current crop of players, hence Irola was hired in.

13 Nov 2026 06:59:52
DAPred - Grav was appalling last season along with a host of others and his form tailed off dramatically in the championship winning season.
Like Florian said there is a player in there but he doesn't seem to want it enoug.

13 Nov 2026 07:00:20
No, we got rid of Slot because of his playing style and lack of results, despite spending big in the transfer market. His frequent trips to Ibiza and the Netherlands didn't help either.

13 Nov 2026 07:01:23
I think mac+ grav will go in the summer. Good players but Our midfield just not right for way we want to play. Just not enough legs, aggression or defensive nous in it. I would keep szobo, can play 4r5 different positions, excellent from a dead ball maybe the best in the league and always a threat around box if he gets a strike away.


2 in and 2 out in midfield area by the summer I'm guessing.

13 Nov 2026 07:35:43
Sonic has a point though.if anyone on here last season had of suggested we needed to move on the midfield that won the league they would have been lashed out of it.Now we are happy to tear up that same midfield and start again.Not getting into a Slot debate but the hypocracy is laughable.

13 Nov 2026 08:28:43
Start manifesting.

13 Nov 2026 08:30:57
Pretty sure Grav and Macca were getting pelters all last season and it was a travesty that Endo wasn't getting used more.

Endo seems to be the forgotten man now.

FM you should put a pound aside everytime you mention Slot. You'd be minted by the end of the season.

13 Nov 2026 08:30:59
I don't think we will sell Szobo but I don't know how he fits how Iraola wants to play unless he improves his positioning or play as a no. 10.

Regarding Grav, I would love him to be sold. Since the quotes from his father I think it was that he wantwd him play further forward, his game has been veey poor. Now, who is going to pay his wages? That was poor business from the team.

Lastly, as said above, Macca is probably going to be sold given the signals until now. So selling Grav, Macca and losing Endo (I think he is a free agent, no? ) would leave us only with only 2 players for the double pivot (Nyoni and Szobo) so it makes sense to buy two (maybe 3) midfielders like Camara and others.

13 Nov 2026 09:41:53
Again JK, it was someone else that mentioned Slot.

13 Nov 2026 09:58:17
If what Carra says is what it is going to take then, so be it.

13 Nov 2026 09:58:50
Dom was our standout player last year with 25 G/A from the 8, he's just had his contract extended and Iraola is a big fan, Macca has already been offered a new contract, we just spent £100+m on Wirtz who will at least get the season to prove himself under the new manager, who I would suggest is more than happy to keep him on if he thinks he's improving, none of that suggests we're going to start from scratch.

Grav will likely go if he doesn't pull his socks up, but Endo will probably be the first out the door. I can see us bringing in 1/2 MF's who are more defensively capable for Endo and Grav. Maybe Wirtz goes too if he doesn't start putting up numbers but that's a much bigger maybe right now.

13 Nov 2026 10:01:35
That's £2 already mate.

13 Nov 2026 10:05:09
@Coffan
Slot won the league with the the same playing style. You are talking bollocks. what exactly is Irola-s playing style btw?

13 Nov 2026 11:48:13

Sonic, if you rewatch Slot’s first season, you’ll notice a significant difference between the first half and the latter part of the season, as well as his second season. In his first season, we were still pressing high and playing more direct football, but we also controlled games much better when we were ahead compared to under Klopp. However, that wasn’t the style of football Slot was aiming for from the beginning. He gradually implemented his ideas, and we increasingly shifted towards a more controlled approach, with slower passing and, frankly, more boring football.



If you remember March, we were playing like dog s*** during the season we won the league, and the same problems continued into Klopp’s final season. So if you’re claiming we played exactly the same football from start to end under Slot, you clearly have a very selective memory.

13 Nov 2026 11:49:00
The way I see it, the midfield signings we made in summer 2023 were for Klopp's system. Even then, we made a stop gap signing in Endo to replace Fabinho.

In the summer of 2027, we'll be 4 years on from that summer. Changes in the midfield department is not that outlandish.

The good thing is that Trey Nyoni is coming along nicely. So much so, I don't think we're missing Curtis Jones at all.

13 Nov 2026 11:54:15
So we sacked a title winning manager becasue he was playing a controlled style of football? It was widely said over here that this team or the team slot left would walk the league with any manager with whatever style you play.

13 Nov 2026 12:08:46
Regardless of who is the manager or coach or whatever you want to call them the clubs midfield is in need of rejuvenation. I think everyone can see that!

13 Nov 2026 13:47:04
Can't imagine we'd sell Dom. TBH at present I'd of thought he'd be swapping with Wirtz in the 10.

12 Nov 2026 09:25:11
Hello all,

A bit of a update in regards to incomings.

Gilberto Mora, fee agreed and player has decided on LFC.

One or two things in the background that need ironing out before any announcement is made, its nearly there but not 100% done.

We are in active discussions with Benfica regarding Daniel Banjaqui, he is now the top target for right back.

Expect Lamine Camara to join this winter.

Lewis Hall and Alex Scott's names won't go away, i'm not particularly sure at this moment.

Finally we have registered serious interest in what can only be described as a 'blockbuster player' for next summer.

Unfortunately all I can say right now is this player is a midfielder.


Ta.

12 Nov 2026 09:30:01
Olise I've heard.

12 Nov 2026 09:39:14
Cheers Carra, hopefully not Olise, it would block Rio's development.

12 Nov 2026 09:40:44
Cheers for the info Carra.

Personally I'd rather we move away from hollywood style transfers and buy players for the system. Smart buys of players looking to make the step up like we did with Mane, Salah, Fabs etc. I feel like in football, the blockbuster transfers often don't work and you're left trying to shoehorn someone very expensive into a system they may not fit. Take the galaticos for example, it didn't work at all and Madrid had better success moving away from that model. As did PSG.

Hopefully Iraola is involved in all transfers though and these are players he actually wants.

12 Nov 2026 09:45:51
Thanks Carra, great to hear from you.

12 Nov 2026 09:51:22
Great news Carra. Hopefully it's Bellingham.

12 Nov 2026 10:01:06
Carra saying Daniel Banjaqui and Lamine Camara has changed my life!

Thanks as always, Carra mate.

12 Nov 2026 10:05:18
I've heard it's Bob Holness.

12 Nov 2026 10:08:31
Big post!! Cheers Carra.

12 Nov 2026 10:11:19
Jude 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻.

12 Nov 2026 10:17:03
Great stuff carra thanks.
Anybody seen much of mora? What type of player is he?

12 Nov 2026 10:20:30
Great stuff!
Thanks Carra as always.

12 Nov 2026 10:26:55
Big names there alright! And much needed too! Very much appreciated Carra.

12 Nov 2026 10:50:54
Cheers Carra, I'll have a 'p' please Bob.

12 Nov 2026 11:00:51
As for a midfielder who could be described as a blockbuster - that is a tricky one.

I feel like the Jude Bellingham ship has sailed. I expect he will play out his best years at Madrid and then come to the Premier League in the late stages. Same for Tchouameni.

I doubt it would be any of the PSG midfielders. Perhaps Zaire-Emery will be on the move but I am not sure that is blockbuster.

I wouldn't be surprised if have the odd occasional glance at Gavi at Barca. His injury record is hairy at best.

Pavlovic at Bayern would probably be out of reach. Barrios at Atletico is not quite blockbuster.

Would Anderson or Bouaddi be classed as blockbuster if they were on the market due to City sanctions?

12 Nov 2026 11:26:20
Is Banjaqui any relation to the bloke who sang Space Cowboy?

12 Nov 2026 11:41:22
Thank you Carra, great info as usual.

12 Nov 2026 11:41:31
Cheers Carra. Nice to hear from you.

Jude or Vitinha!?

12 Nov 2026 12:24:52
Cheers Carra, do you know if we're aiming to bring in Banjaquiin January?

12 Nov 2026 12:27:59
Funnily enough I went to a Benfica game the other day in Lisbon. Sadly Banjaqui didn't get off the bench.

I know very little about him, has anyone seen him play? He's a young fella, 18, so definitely a signing with an eye to the future.

12 Nov 2026 12:35:49
Is Sadly Banjaqui related to Daniel Banjaqui?

12 Nov 2026 12:47:23
It's his gloomy brother Rigsby. Happily Banjaqui is the more optimistic of the triplets.

12 Nov 2026 13:15:02
It could only be Arnold Schwarzenegger.

How he would fare in our midfield, I'm not sure but that would be an absolute blockbuster signing.

12 Nov 2026 13:26:05
Mora's fee agreed, active discussions with Benfica over Daniel Banjaqui as our top right back target, Lamine Camara expected to join this winter, and both Lewis Hall and Alex Scott on the radar. It really doesn't get much better than that, especially as these are the very players I've wanted us to target in their respective positions.

As for the 'blockbuster' midfielder, I'm almost certain it's Jude Bellingham, and it would make sense on so many levels. He's only 23, a natural leader, a big game player, and has a goal scoring ability that most strikers would be proud of. I mean, what more could you ask for?

He's also incredibly versatile. He can operate as a No. 10 in the way Andoni Iraola likes, while being equally capable of playing as a No. 8 when required.

Another reason I'm leaning towards Bellingham is that VG, another highly respected ITK on this forum, mentioned his name a few months back. That certainly adds to my suspicion.

If we somehow pull that off alongside the other names Carra has mentioned, I genuinely believe we could be entering another sustained period of success and dominance.

Exciting times ahead!

12 Nov 2026 13:31:35
Thanks Carra hope your well.

Wonder what shirt number Bellingham will opt for?

12 Nov 2026 14:51:49
Carra you beauty.

12 Nov 2026 14:57:41
I'd imagine the majority of our business will be done in midfield over the next couple of windows, it's our obvious weak part of the squad. Not many out there I'd describe as blockbuster that we'd have any chance of getting.

12 Nov 2026 15:19:30
It could be that with the names mentioned, that the midfield that were bought in the summer of 2023 could all be in lne to be moved on as a unit in summer 27, Endo on a free, the other three for fees for varying reasons.

Does a midfield of Camara, Scott and Bellingham fill people with more confidence than Nyoni, MacAllister and Wirtz (who may also be on the block in the summer?

12 Nov 2026 15:35:22
Carra you little beauty 😁.

12 Nov 2026 16:13:35
Fpf, Christmas has come early for you this year.
I hadn't heard of the young rb until you started mentioning him. A few weeks ago I watched what I could find on YouTube, he definitely looks like he can turn into a very good player.

12 Nov 2026 16:25:23
Others might not agree with me, but @niceaction I could care less about Ngumoha's pathway if it means someone like Olise is coming through the door. One player is easily considered one of the best RW in the world right now. The other is a young player that still has to develop. We hold Ngumoha in too high of an esteem sometimes.

12 Nov 2026 16:48:02
Bellingham loves it in Madrid. Sees it as the pinnacle. He will not be leaving there for years. They'll probably buy his brother to keep him happy when Trent gets turfed out.

12 Nov 2026 17:39:59
Maybe a swap? Bellingham for Wirtz?

12 Nov 2026 17:46:23
I think Gakpo leaves if Olise comes in.

Gakpo, Tsimikas, Endo, Joe and Mama gone next season.

12 Nov 2026 18:01:14
It's Atletico's Pablo Barrios.

12 Nov 2026 19:04:03
Good to hear from you again Carra, hope you're keeping well.
Sounds like some exciting times ahead, I think Hall would be a great addition. A new "Little Bamber"?

12 Nov 2026 19:25:44
Zidane.

12 Nov 2026 19:35:11
Blockbuster midfielder? What? We're signing Bob Holness?

12 Nov 2026 19:42:46
Not wanting to get on the Banjaqui bandwagon, but his gait and running reminds me of the 70s Brazil captain Carlos Alberto. Big call I know, but if he turns out to be a quarter as good as him, I'm all for it!

12 Nov 2026 20:40:27
hopefully we replace both szob and wirtz them two can't play with each other on the pitch and that is the midfielder coming in

Macclister stays this season he has been amazing when he isn't coverying the DM role…bye bye Gravenberch, with Camara incoming.

12 Nov 2026 20:43:57
Nico Paz? No way he stays at como for much longer.

12 Nov 2026 21:20:25
I would love for LFC to pursue Zaire-emery. I feel that him plus Nyoni will give us a lot of solidity a youth at the same time.

I know he is not the blockbuster name at all, but I feel he has the right profile for the team, while I feel that the blockbuster name like Bellinghan do not fit with the current makeup of the team (that obviously may change, but I'm not going to speculate on outgoings).

{Ed666's Note - love Emery mate. We need to revamp our midfield it’s so stale and one dimensional.

12 Nov 2026 23:49:05
@Avitohyes - I can see that but for me he's more like Josimar. I remember 2 wonder goals from Josimar - vs Northern Ireland and vs Poland. He hit some screamers that lad.

13 Nov 2026 03:39:34
If we did sign Bellingham (I very much doubt this(, that wouldn't sit very comfortably with TAA.

13 Nov 2026 06:47:07
Nice one carra.

13 Nov 2026 06:57:13
Blockbuster midfielder? Bob Holness? Gimme a DM, please, Bob?

No. Joking aside I think it's Angelo Ben Stiller, star of Night at the Museum.

13 Nov 2026 07:54:57
Cheers carra top information as always, you beautiful legend.

13 Nov 2026 14:01:54
Has to be Pedri or Jude Bellingham, Olise is not a midfielder, blockbuster but not a midfielder 👍 and it has to be an 8 if as you've said Gilberto Mra is almost done who is effectively a competition for Wirtz only problem is we have a host of midfielders that we're stuck with

12 Nov 2026 13:15:33
Carra if your around.
What's the most likely January signing for the reds, are they actively talking to Monaco in regard to Camara.

12 Nov 2026 05:13:51
Lamine Camara will join Liverpool as soon as the window opens.

12 Nov 2026 06:55:50
to much twitter with indykalia!

12 Nov 2026 07:44:59
@shughes, I think that's a bit of an unfair question to ask Carra, or anybody else really, who doesn't actually work for the club or makes the decisions on who we are going to buy.

Anybody not working in the transfer department for the club is on a 'hiding to nothing' and, things being what they can be on here, will be abused for 'not getting it right'.

12 Nov 2026 08:57:47
Hello shughes,

I think it's more likely than not that Camara will likely join LFC in the Jan window.

Ta.

12 Nov 2026 09:09:01
Cheers, Carra. Camara would be a brilliant signing.

Hopefully it's Camara in January and Alex Scott in the summer. If we somehow pull off both in January, then perfect!

12 Nov 2026 09:19:00
Already bookmarked him definitely signing in January.

12 Nov 2026 16:02:30
who could this blockbuster signing potentially be?
Bellingham?
Mbappe?
Vitinha?
Valverde?
Camavinga?

13 Nov 2026 06:57:56
Geoff Thomas.

13 Nov 2026 10:00:07
Nice one, Carra. If can get Camara, that would solve a big chunk of our issues in CM.

11 Nov 2026 09:41:58
Frimpong potentially off to Saudi via Hughes would be good to break even on that one it simply has not worked.

Would leave us hoping both Joe and Connor get fit and stay fit with big Ron the main man currently.

11 Nov 2026 10:32:55
Would snap your hand off for £20m.

11 Nov 2026 12:13:41
If we can sell, we should. It hasn't worked out for the lad unfortunately. It was always a surprising RB signing to me given his profile. He's clearly a good lad and has probably added a lot that we haven't seen to a grieving dressing room in his first year despite his own injury setbacks.

However, don't forget he's homegrown. So won't open up a non-HG spot like other exits might.

11 Nov 2026 12:32:25
HG quotas nothing to concern ourselves with.
Frimpong is poor, never a defender and must be sold along with Chiesa, Endo (more likely released end of the season) McConnell as AI doesn't fancy him, Elliott and potentially Gakpo (I would keep him for the season personally)

11 Nov 2026 12:36:41
"hoping both Joe and Connor get fit and stay fit"
That's a big risk and pretty unlikely given their history.

11 Nov 2026 12:46:50
Frimpong will not go to Saudi.

11 Nov 2026 13:00:43
I keep saying it so maybe our new owners might listen next summer; The club requires a top quality, dependable RB and LB. Please purchase one of each in order to try win some silverware because without them we won't. End of ask.

11 Nov 2026 13:38:58
I'm all for moving Frimpong on, but not before the summer. Araujo's situation is still "temporary" until he signs a permanent contract with us and we have no idea how Connor Bradley will perform after his return. Too many ifs in this situation. If any of them get injured (which is very possible given all three's injury records) we're left with only Gomez.

11 Nov 2026 14:43:29
Lovely lad, just not meant to be.

11 Nov 2026 17:04:52
If Hughes buys Frimpong from us it would be his best LFC transfer.

Gomez and Araujo can cover rb this season.

12 Nov 2026 00:36:43
That's a big ask @Mot - unlike Captain Scarlett Joey isn't indestructible and, as it stands an injury to Jacquet or VVD, and we will be very short minus Bradley (returning to match fitness) and Frimpong (Jan sale) potentially unavailable. I'd keep Frimpong (no Captain Scarlett himself) until the summer and we have found and brought in a 'proper' right back.

12 Nov 2026 01:00:29
Terrible idea sending him off in Jan unless we get in a replacement, he's useless, but we've only got 1 fit RB, (who's really a CB) with our only other proper RB (Brafley) being out for the best part of a year and Gomez as reliable as wet sand.

12 Nov 2026 10:31:56
I'd have zero issues with him going in January. He could go tomorrow for me. We're better with what we have remaining than with him being part of the team. A total liability and certainly ine of our worst ever purchases.

12 Nov 2026 17:54:24
I think that Mama, Frimpong, Joe, Endo, Elliot, McConnel, Tsmikas, Chiesa and Gakpo leave next summer.

In:
Camara
Olise
Banjaqui
Brughmans

Rio and Munoz will rotate with Olise and Barcola.

13 Nov 2026 10:00:42
Olise is a pipe dream, imo.

10 Nov 2026 18:11:46
Hi guys,

Rio's contract to be announced soon, pretty much sorted now. Very good for all parties.

Haven't heard anything on Ali or Macca but Macca has a lot of interest and the club are appearing to be pushing him towards the exit door to cash in. Personally would like Ali to sign a 2 year extension.

Gravenberch has been attracting interest from other leagues and the club are open to moving him on, too, if the fee is right. Odd seeing as though he recently signed a new deal, but there we go. I imagine the fee here would be lower than some imagine due to the wages issue, the issue the club have currently is that the interest is from clubs he has no intention of playing for. His agent has been rather proactive.

Finally, we are looking at 3 out, 1 in, in January.

10 Nov 2026 18:29:02
Chiesa and Endo are 2 I assume? Likewise I assume it will be a new midfielder in so maybe Grav or Macca the other one out?

10 Nov 2026 18:57:26
I'd imagine so Shipley. Only way them numbers make sense.

10 Nov 2026 19:38:21
Can't see anyone chancing their arm on Grav in January Florian given the way he's performing and at the moment Macca is one of our better midfielders so I'd rather he was kept until seasons end. We need depth in midfield so I'd rather add one in the next window & keep what we've got until summer.
That's unless a silly offer comes in?!

10 Nov 2026 20:07:48
So would i Bristol. Jones should never have been sold without been replaced in the summer. He was divisive among fans but was only behind Dom of our midfielders last season and going by what I've seen so far this season he would be getting plenty of game time now. We are a midfielder short for me.

10 Nov 2026 20:32:14
The squad feels so thin. Christmas will show if it can cope I suppose.

10 Nov 2026 21:32:52
Pushing good players towards the exit door to force ourselves into an unnecessary rebuild so we can then have another transitional period. I'd have assumed we'd learned from that.

10 Nov 2026 21:40:29
I could see Endo, Chiesa and McConnell all moving on with one midfielder coming in.

The big changes in the summer you'd think would be the full back positions.

10 Nov 2026 22:52:04
Was this another game where Szob isn't playing 90mins and we win.
Does he give Wirtz and Macca the freedom to play alongside Trey being the DM.

11 Nov 2026 10:11:27
If we have three out could Frimpong be one of the three if Bradley is fit again? I see his name mentioned as not leaving on the bbc gossip column this morning (from poor sources) so I would think that adds weight to him leaving? :)

11 Nov 2026 12:14:58
The issue with a new player coming in that even with Endo and Chiesa leaving we're already at our HG limit. In UCL that is. In EPL Jacquet counts as u21 for the rest of the season (he won't in 2027/28, though).

Probably another reason why Mamardashvili will be out the door and replaced with u21 player Brughmans. Which does free up a slot in EPL at least. Although he, too, would not be able to be registered for UCL unless we free up another HG spot.

If Frimpong and Gomez were to leave they also would have to be replaced with a HG player. One more reason for us to keep a close eye on Quansahs development, I guess.

11 Nov 2026 13:03:38
Quansah? You do realise the club sold him for a reason? You do realise what that reason was?

11 Nov 2026 13:46:10
Haha Quansah. His price goes up. And he was torlet.

11 Nov 2026 14:02:44
No thanks to Quansah. And an even bigger no thanks to him at right back.

{Ed666's Note - Oh the filthy things I’d do for a Marcus Babel or a Steve Finnan at right back now

11 Nov 2026 16:55:30
Selling Jones isn't an issue I don't think we're missing him at all.
He is a nice lad and everything, but he never kicked on and Trey has more than taken his place. Jones was also consistently injured so he wasn't that reliable og a squad option and I don't think he is well suited either to how AI wants his midfielders to play.

{Ed025's Note - you do miss him MOT...like George Michael missed Adrew Ridgely mate.. :)

11 Nov 2026 16:56:56
Ed666 hear, hear I was always a Finnan fanboy, he was just a textbook right back. Defended well, supported attacks with good crossing and was consistent and available.

{Ed666's Note - Finn was fantastic mate criminally underrated footballer

11 Nov 2026 19:19:07
Neither are most of our midfielders Man of Todd.

12 Nov 2026 00:04:23
Finnan was the best all-round right-back I've seen at Liverpool in my lifetime. Not as good offensively as Trent but much more reliable defensively.

12 Nov 2026 10:34:24
Jones sale was good business. He is in no way missed on the pitch.

12 Nov 2026 21:24:40
Apart from trey I think absolutely any of our midfield could be sold and I can see the arguments for selling them and keeping them

I can see another massive overhaul in this part of the team again camara and mora bring in competition for trey and wirtz but could see a couple of box to box midfielders being sought if szoboslai and grav don't start performing better.

{Ed666's Note - I concur wholeheartedly with your sentiments mate

10 Nov 2026 07:07:27
Rumour from Spain on the bbc that athletico want Zubimendi. I know we wanted him before he went to Arsenal. It obviously hasn't worked out there for whatever reason but would we still be interested if he's available? Not saying we should or shouldn't try to get him but he was highly rated and surely couldn't have went crap so quickly.

I also get he seemed to choose them over us but putting that aside would he be good for us do people think?

10 Nov 2026 07:23:01
Zubimendi? Not even if he was free.

10 Nov 2026 07:30:21
Noooooo.

10 Nov 2026 07:53:56
Why would we dodge the bullet then walk straight into the bayonet?

10 Nov 2026 08:05:37
Kop 86, am sure you can answer this question. I would be amazed if anyone thinks he would be good for Liverpool now.

10 Nov 2026 08:28:53
2 months younger than McCallister who's apparently too old for a new contract for starters.

10 Nov 2026 08:38:55
Maybe Athletico have nicer mountains 🤔.

10 Nov 2026 09:11:43
He is a good player for a Spanish or Portuguese side, I don't think he will cut it in Germany or Italy.
It is better he stays or goes back to Spain where he can regain his form, just like Iago Aspas.

10 Nov 2026 11:02:29
He showed us his mentality when he backed out of a move over two years ago. No thanks.

Plus, our our needs a different now.

10 Nov 2026 13:31:22
I think he'd cut it in any league. Hes a good player he's up against top competition for a place at Arsenal. Shirt odds he ends up back in Spain just because he was so unsure whether to leave in the first place.

10 Nov 2026 20:59:29
I remember people were annoyed we didn't get him at the time with the thinking being he's the 6 we need. Not been long since then and I've got no idea how he's been playing so I'll take most peoples word that he's crap now. Good job we didn't get him going by the general consensus here.

11 Nov 2026 16:35:58
He hasn't been crap, they just can't find a place for him in a team with Odegaard, Rice and Bruno in it, though Rice and Bruno don't exactly work that great with each other yet either. He's pretty much the kind of player that we are developing Nyoni to be, a tempo setting midfielder who is always looking to get on the ball from deep and play it quickly, and since we have Nyoni on an upward trajectory we don't really have much use for Zubimendi nor should we block Nyoni's development by signing somebody to fulfil that function long term.

12 Nov 2026 11:15:45
My thoughts were Patrik with him being a tempo setting number 6 that I remember him being that him and Nyoni could share the role. We have 1 player at the club who looks like he can do that and he's still a kid so expecting him to play every game is a bit much.

I still think we need a player of that mould plus Nyoni for the overall squad. Doubt it'll be Zubimendi though.

13 Nov 2026 10:03:11
We dodged a bazooka on that whole Zubimendi saga.

09 Nov 2026 13:18:49
Rumours out there that Ali is in talks to extend his current deal. He has expressed his desire to stay.

09 Nov 2026 14:01:57
I would extend him to be honest, we need to sign his long-term replacement. I am still hoping it can be Jaros!

09 Nov 2026 14:53:09
No brainer to extend, definitely 2 years too. Allows the 'youngsters' - Jaros, Pecsi and Brughmans - to battle it out and see who emerges as Ali's natural heir.

09 Nov 2026 15:10:29
Think he's proved in his last game that he is still world class.

09 Nov 2026 16:15:37
BTW, Man of Todd, I reckon it will be Brughmans, personally.

09 Nov 2026 16:40:27
I don't mind who it is Zed, as long as they are good enough.

09 Nov 2026 16:49:52
He has publicly come out and spoken about wanting to stay. which probably means the club are playing hard ball wrt his demands.

09 Nov 2026 16:54:59
I'm not at all convinced that Brughmans is warranting the hype with his performances this season. He has a hell of a lot of work to do with his positioning, where does look every bit his age.

09 Nov 2026 17:23:11
Fornax, I don't disagree, same as Rio has a lot to add to his game too. But what I love is that they are both 18, when *most* players are still finding their feet (obvious exceptions like Lamal, Mbappe, Bellingham etc).

What they could become is what is exciting, and to me Brughmans has all the right building blocks.

09 Nov 2026 17:51:04
It's a no brainier, sign Ali up for another 2 years with option for a 3rd, he has only turned 34 in October and quality keepers can play way into there 30s. Sell Mama all day long!

09 Nov 2026 19:02:33
Brughmanns doesn't need positioning, he's a giant, he just fills the goal 😂.

09 Nov 2026 19:41:40
Jaros is lates 20s so it won't be him. Pesci or Brughmans is who it will be.

09 Nov 2026 19:44:17
Have you watched him play much this season, Zed? I'm genuinely curious because I have watched a few games and I don't see all the blocks there.

He was pretty good against Anderlecht, but they were so wasteful in front of goal. I counted 2 opportunities where, had the Anderlecht player simply hit the target, he would not have been in any position to respond. And that has been his best performance so far.

He could definitely develop into a good, or even great, goalkeeper. I've no doubt about that. Whether that will be in time to directly replace Alisson however, I highly doubt it.

{Ed666's Note - Very out of character for Richard Hughes to pay over the top for someone who’s not that good. 😀..Let’s not write the kid off just yet he’s not even donned a red shirt yet.

09 Nov 2026 19:48:51
Yes, yes. Extend Ali without a doubt. He's still got a lot to offer to the team.

{Ed666's Note - I would extend Ali 100%..No brainer for me.

09 Nov 2026 20:54:35
Extend Ali, but I'd give VVD extension some extra thought. Ali has had one or two bad moments. VVD's is having more bad moments than good moments at the moment. Did I say moment already?

{Ed666's Note - Would be really sad to see Virgil go but the tone is right..I just hope we give him the send off the living legend deserves. Salah deserved something way more grandiose let’s hope virg gets the one he’s deserves of. In fact I think they should do one for Mane also.

09 Nov 2026 20:57:35
Fornax, you have one up on me there mate, I haven't watched whole games with him in this season, but have binged YT vids (not particularly representative, I grant you) especially when the signing was announced. What I did see though made me pretty excited, especially given his size and speed.

09 Nov 2026 21:03:43
Virg has more bad moments because he's 35 playing every minute of every game. Lets see if Alli survives without his annual winter injury before putting him on a contract for another two or three years.

{Ed666's Note - I’d give a modified 2 year contract to Ali. With the brief of him nurturing and phasing in the next No 1. Who better on the planet to learn from?

09 Nov 2026 21:16:13
He stepped into Genk's first team in the latter part of last season and performed strongly. As soon as we signed him I resolved to catch a few games as it looked for a short while like we were going to replace Mamar with the kid.

I see potential for sure, but he's very raw. Not writing him off in any way Ed, just pointing out that he looks his age in a lot of ways as a keeper and I'm not convinced he's ready to be Alissons deputy, let alone replace him.

{Ed666's Note - Fair point mate.

10 Nov 2026 01:47:04
@Big Hairy Ape, Jaros turned 25 just over 3 months ago. He is a better goalkeeper than Marma and Woodman. I'm not considering the giant Belgian or Pecsi because they are not near the Liverpool squad at present and are just youngsters.

Interesting choices coming up for the 3 squad goalies next season for the club.

10 Nov 2026 07:23:05
Lol Jars is 25. A baby for a goalie.

10 Nov 2026 08:13:55
Ali had also proved he is well past his prime in several games recently. Hopefully the 2 week break will allow Ali to reset and work on his distribution.

10 Nov 2026 13:36:45
Ali only had one bad game to be fair. His mistake against Arsenal was also I think a tactical mistake, and the Arsenal press was good.
Ali's shop stopping and one on one seems as good as ever it is more his kicking and his body playing up. He maybe is not as consistent as he was 2/3 years ago and I remember hearing Mignolet say how fast Ali is.

He clearly has a lot of fast twitch muscle fibres which is why his hamstrings suffer .I still think he is good for 2 more seasons but we need a long term plan for his replacement.

10 Nov 2026 14:30:04
If we are sticking with our current group of GKs, it sounds like Jaros is the next out of the blocks in terms of age and experience, then a toss up between Pecsi and Brughmanns.

Interesting to see the links to Suzuki, that would definitely be a recruit (given cost) for the LT.

Sell Mamar, extend Alisson and have one of the 3 above as his No 2 next season would be my shout.

11 Nov 2026 11:06:27
What would you do with Woodman @Zed?

11 Nov 2026 13:20:52
Crikey, didn't realise he's on a 3 year contract. I wonder whether Woodman would stay as 3rd choice, one of the 3 becomes the 2nd choice and the other two go out on loan and/or are sold?

Be interesting to see what happens, but the total package offered for Brughmanns implies that big things are expected of him.

08 Nov 2026 19:15:46
Hi Diddly Ho,

Things are heating up for January that's for sure in mainland Europe.

Chiesa has three offers on the table currently for January - I think they're all loans but not 100% sure.

Expect that he will be moving on, he was adamant to stay and fight for a spot in the squad as he has settled down well in the area with his family.

From what I've been told he's been an absolute gem off the pitch with coaches, club staff and fans in general.

Diddly out.

09 Nov 2026 03:27:52
Cheers, Ned.
It isn't surprising at all to hear that about Chiesa. He has a lot of respect for Liverpool in general, and even admired us when he was at Juventus.

{Ed666's Note - I’d admire the city I was living in if I got paid ridiculous money to keep fit

09 Nov 2026 03:35:11
Should have played against Fenerbahce.

09 Nov 2026 06:50:57
No he shouldn't, he isn't good enough to play at this level any more.

It's a real shame but he has never really got close to a full recovery from the major injury he suffered.

It's a genuine pity for the bloke, he seems like a really decent human being and I hope he can find at team at the right level and enjoy the rest of his career as a player.

09 Nov 2026 07:12:24
Worse signing than Keita.

09 Nov 2026 07:20:03
Has he played enough to be deemed "not good enough" and "worse signing since.".

Had he played worse than Barcola, Isaak, Wirtz, et al have since?

Give your heads a wobble, gents, with all due respect.

09 Nov 2026 07:52:08
I'd rather we didn't sign injury prone players thinking we can rehabilitate them. Truth be told he'd never have left Italy if he could still cut it at the top level, that should have been a red flag.

09 Nov 2026 08:14:41
Delvecs, with all due respect, if he doesn't play because he's either injured or 2 managers don't think he's good enough from what they see in training, he's not a good signing.


At least Isak, Barcola and Wirtz have been on the pitch. Although these 3 haven't lived up to expectations, they have still not A LOT more than Chiesa.
Great guy but the injury has done him.

09 Nov 2026 08:33:08
Considering Chiesa was at one time one of the best and most coveted players in European football, to go through a horrific injury, have a fall from grace after being the Italian golden boy and the player a nation pinned their hopes on, get relegated to being a bench player for us and still have a good attitude and want to stake his claim as a valuable member of the squad here, you have to give credit to the fella even though he has sometimes looked really lost on the pitch for us.

I think when given a run of games he showed lots of intelligence and was always looking to get involved on and off the ball, but when he is in and out of the team he just looks bewildered and over eager to impress, leading to him looking like he is chasing the game and on the periphery rather than an active part of the proceedings. It didn't help that Slot just chucked him on for 10 minutes without a plan a lot of the time, even when he clearly didn't rate him. Even so he contributed to some important goals for us and we'll always remember that last minute run from the opposition half into our half and the last ditch tackle that saved us from another catastrophic loss last year. He seems a thoroughly thoroughly decent and cultivated person, I don't know what he needs to do to revive his career but I hope he can somehow.

{Ed025's Note - or it could be the LFC benevolent fund at its best PB, signing a player that was well over the hill on fantastic money knowing that he was always going to be a bench warmer at best, i bet he could not believe his luck mate even if he is a really nice guy..

09 Nov 2026 11:28:34
Hopefully he gets a good loan in January and gets to play some football somewhere for his own sake.

Conveniently, that's also a non-HG spot that could open up.

09 Nov 2026 11:38:26
Yes Slot sending him on for 10 mins at a time is far more damaging than AI not sending him on at all.

Slot got pelters for not using Endo enough and now he's been frozen out completely its going unnoticed.

09 Nov 2026 13:49:15
Slot seen what Iraola seen practically since day one. That the bloke is not good enough. Chiesa seems a good guy but no other top team in England would have him in their squad.

09 Nov 2026 13:57:16
Ned.
Any word on possible midfielders for January?

09 Nov 2026 15:30:57
Delves - we are paying hundreds of thousands per week for a player that doesn't even get in carabao cup games. We have wasted millions. Name a player where the value is or has been worse? A disaster for the club.

10 Nov 2026 01:48:34
Naby Keita.