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26 Jun 2026 10:21:04
Ed001, do PL clubs add release clauses to the contracts of any of their signings, its not something I've seen or read about? It seems some European clubs do it though.
{Ed001's Note - Spanish and Portugese clubs have to do it, no one else really does unless the player insists on it.}
26 Jun 2026 10:21:04
Ed001, do PL clubs add release clauses to the contracts of any of their signings, its not something I've seen or read about? It seems some European clubs do it though.
{Ed001's Note - Spanish and Portugese clubs have to do it, no one else really does unless the player insists on it.}
26 Jun 2026 09:26:11
Hi Ed001 and fellow posters
Has anyone watched Nico Paz play? I have heard him talked about as an amazing prospect. Looks like he could be on the market for a "reasonable" fee. I know he mostly plays where Wirtz and Dom play, but I think he can cover the right side too?
If anyone has seen him I'm interested in hearing your opinion.
26 Jun 2026 10:18:02
Sounds like RM have activated a buy back for Paz.
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 21:06:03
Ed001 - without doubt an exceptional player and a great achievement with neverkusen as you say, but tbf do you see him being a success at Chelsea? Was he yr personal preference for Lpool? ✌
{Ed001's Note - he has a tough job on his hands, but then he had a much tougher one at Neverkusen and succeeded, so hard to say. There is a huge squad to work with and mould to his systems. Added to that, Pep has gone, leaving Arteta top of the tree, so a much lower bar to aim at than before. He has a good chance, especially as he has been given a lot of control, removing some of the main issues that former coaches there faced.
My personal preference from the start was Iraola, him or Hoeness, I kept changing my mind which I wanted more. I am happy with Iraola.}
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 21:06:03
Ed001 - without doubt an exceptional player and a great achievement with neverkusen as you say, but tbf do you see him being a success at Chelsea? Was he yr personal preference for Lpool? ✌
{Ed001's Note - he has a tough job on his hands, but then he had a much tougher one at Neverkusen and succeeded, so hard to say. There is a huge squad to work with and mould to his systems. Added to that, Pep has gone, leaving Arteta top of the tree, so a much lower bar to aim at than before. He has a good chance, especially as he has been given a lot of control, removing some of the main issues that former coaches there faced.
My personal preference from the start was Iraola, him or Hoeness, I kept changing my mind which I wanted more. I am happy with Iraola.}
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 19:53:01
Ed 001 - with respect what do you mean by Legend (Xabi)✌
{Ed001's Note - arguably the best ever deep-lying playmaker to play the game, played for Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, the guy is a legend as a player. Then he went and coached Neverkusen to win their first ever Bundesliga in incredible style, going unbeaten in the league. And he has won it all at international level with Spain as a player too.}
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 18:20:08
Did Liverpool even make an offer for him?
{Ed001's Note - not that I am aware of. We were looking at him, but I don't think we made any kind of actual bid.}
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 17:59:02
Hard pass. Schjelderup Is a nonce.
{Ed001's Note - in case people wonder what VV is referring to: news article about Shjelderup's court case.}
25 Jun 2026 17:59:45
Ed001
Assuming the Palestra to Chelsea news is true, did he choose London over Liverpool or did he choose money over career progress?
It cannot be for footballing reasons.
{Ed001's Note - the chance to work with a legend like Xabi Alonso does not come up every day mate. You would have to ask him for the reason though, I have no idea sorry.}
25 Jun 2026 18:20:08
Did Liverpool even make an offer for him?
{Ed001's Note - not that I am aware of. We were looking at him, but I don't think we made any kind of actual bid.}
25 Jun 2026 19:53:01
Ed 001 - with respect what do you mean by Legend (Xabi)✌
{Ed001's Note - arguably the best ever deep-lying playmaker to play the game, played for Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, the guy is a legend as a player. Then he went and coached Neverkusen to win their first ever Bundesliga in incredible style, going unbeaten in the league. And he has won it all at international level with Spain as a player too.}
25 Jun 2026 20:48:52
That about sums it up.
25 Jun 2026 21:06:03
Ed001 - without doubt an exceptional player and a great achievement with neverkusen as you say, but tbf do you see him being a success at Chelsea? Was he yr personal preference for Lpool? ✌
{Ed001's Note - he has a tough job on his hands, but then he had a much tougher one at Neverkusen and succeeded, so hard to say. There is a huge squad to work with and mould to his systems. Added to that, Pep has gone, leaving Arteta top of the tree, so a much lower bar to aim at than before. He has a good chance, especially as he has been given a lot of control, removing some of the main issues that former coaches there faced.
My personal preference from the start was Iraola, him or Hoeness, I kept changing my mind which I wanted more. I am happy with Iraola.}
25 Jun 2026 22:46:05
Shughes55, I don't recall anybody, ITK or otherwise, claiming we actually made a move. There was reported interest, but I don't think there was an offer, so it's a bit of a stretch to say he chose Chelsea over us if we were never at the table.
Shughes55, are you having a laugh, mate?
25 Jun 2026 23:31:13
Laddie, do really need somebody to explain to you why Xavi is a legend?
26 Jun 2026 09:05:03
Genuine question. How many players do you think the club take a look at, maintain an interest in, monitor and make enquires about over the course, say, of a season? I think the number would be considerable and I'd bet that a significant percentage of those looked at don't get further than that.
Because a name is mentioned on social media doesn't mean that we are going to follow up and make an offer for everybody we've had under consideration.
25 Jun 2026 17:59:45
Ed001
Assuming the Palestra to Chelsea news is true, did he choose London over Liverpool or did he choose money over career progress?
It cannot be for footballing reasons.
{Ed001's Note - the chance to work with a legend like Xabi Alonso does not come up every day mate. You would have to ask him for the reason though, I have no idea sorry.}
25 Jun 2026 18:20:08
Did Liverpool even make an offer for him?
{Ed001's Note - not that I am aware of. We were looking at him, but I don't think we made any kind of actual bid.}
25 Jun 2026 19:53:01
Ed 001 - with respect what do you mean by Legend (Xabi)✌
{Ed001's Note - arguably the best ever deep-lying playmaker to play the game, played for Liverpool, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, the guy is a legend as a player. Then he went and coached Neverkusen to win their first ever Bundesliga in incredible style, going unbeaten in the league. And he has won it all at international level with Spain as a player too.}
25 Jun 2026 20:48:52
That about sums it up.
25 Jun 2026 21:06:03
Ed001 - without doubt an exceptional player and a great achievement with neverkusen as you say, but tbf do you see him being a success at Chelsea? Was he yr personal preference for Lpool? ✌
{Ed001's Note - he has a tough job on his hands, but then he had a much tougher one at Neverkusen and succeeded, so hard to say. There is a huge squad to work with and mould to his systems. Added to that, Pep has gone, leaving Arteta top of the tree, so a much lower bar to aim at than before. He has a good chance, especially as he has been given a lot of control, removing some of the main issues that former coaches there faced.
My personal preference from the start was Iraola, him or Hoeness, I kept changing my mind which I wanted more. I am happy with Iraola.}
25 Jun 2026 22:46:05
Shughes55, I don't recall anybody, ITK or otherwise, claiming we actually made a move. There was reported interest, but I don't think there was an offer, so it's a bit of a stretch to say he chose Chelsea over us if we were never at the table.
Shughes55, are you having a laugh, mate?
25 Jun 2026 23:31:13
Laddie, do really need somebody to explain to you why Xavi is a legend?
26 Jun 2026 09:05:03
Genuine question. How many players do you think the club take a look at, maintain an interest in, monitor and make enquires about over the course, say, of a season? I think the number would be considerable and I'd bet that a significant percentage of those looked at don't get further than that.
Because a name is mentioned on social media doesn't mean that we are going to follow up and make an offer for everybody we've had under consideration.
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 15:43:42
Ed001, to correct you, I'm the one that knows
F all on here, mines actually a Sweet FA also, so don't be giving my accolade away please! ?
Criticism is a no go though.
{Ed001's Note - apologies HH, but it seems you are not alone!}
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 15:43:42
Ed001, to correct you, I'm the one that knows
F all on here, mines actually a Sweet FA also, so don't be giving my accolade away please! ?
Criticism is a no go though.
{Ed001's Note - apologies HH, but it seems you are not alone!}
25 Jun 2026 15:00:47
Ed's or anyone have any idea what we're looking for outside of wingers, lacroix seems good value at 35 m or so seems odd we would t go for him
{Ed001's Note - right-back and central midfield are main priority, we just bought about 5 centre-backs.}
25 Jun 2026 17:35:49
Lacroix is not going for 35million.
Van Hecke went for 52 million, and Lacroix is twice the player he is, with more term on his contract left. 60 mill absolute minimum.
I think more like the 70 mark for him.
25 Jun 2026 20:38:56
Chelsea are interested in Lacroix.
25 Jun 2026 22:58:06
Just because Spurs had their pants pulled down for Van Hecke doesn't mean other players are worth that much or more. I don't think Van Hecke's worth £52m even if he had 5 years left on his contract. PSG paid £59m for Kvara and yet Liverpool look like they're gonna pay double that for Diomande. Is he twice the player that Kvara is?
26 Jun 2026 08:06:49
Ignore the money, it just confuses people.
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 11:09:16
Didn't Robbo say a fee was greed for 86million? Yet no fee has been agreed.
{Ed001's Note - how do you know that no fee has been agreed? Let's be honest, you know f all, so why come on and criticise others?}
25 Jun 2026
25 Jun 2026 08:57:14
Flash, I'm a union rep, for your information. "I'd be jamming a steel plate down the back of my trunks". Your words. Like I say, I wasn't offended, but I know gay people who would've been offended by that remark.
{Ed001's Note - that was the one I was unsure of as well. That seemed very much borderline at least.}
25 Jun 2026 05:46:42
South Africa, you beauty.... Cmon boys.
Well done on making history for making it out of the group stages for the 1st time.... and not even needing the BS rule of being one of the 8 best 3rd placed teams.
{Ed001's Note - that's good as I have them in the family sweep.}
25 Jun 2026 07:08:54
Cape Verdi and the World Cup minnows, Scotland, I got in my sweepstake.
Both are doing well. I thought Scotland were unlucky last night. If Brazil don't score 3 goals, they draw that.
25 Jun 2026 08:00:36
???? Brilliant JK23.
25 Jun 2026 09:35:37
Fully agree with that, JK. And if all of the Brazilians were Scottish and the Scottish were Brazilian, they could even have won 3-0.
So unlucky.
25 Jun 2026 12:54:47
You said it, JLC. Super happy for SA to make the next round for the first time in their history. Hoping that Cape Vert, DRC, Algeria, and the Ivory Coast can make it cos Morocco and Ghana are pretty much already in.
25 Jun 2026 13:38:03
I was disappointed that Korea couldn't score an equaliser. It makes it more tough for Scotland to go through. ?
25 Jun 2026 16:11:25
It was a superb performance from South Africa. They completely outmuscled South Korea in every single contested duel, and forced them out wide every time, making them send endless pointless crosses into the box. Their number 10 and forwards, breaking from deep positions to carry the ball all the way up the field, were extremely impressive with their running power too.
I support the Korean team the same way I support all Asian teams, but it was an extremely unimaginative and quite 'European' performance from them in terms of being a sterile, possession-based, risk-averse approach to football.
Granted, they couldn't go gung ho for it because they risked being dumped out of the competition altogether if they don't make it in the top 8 number 3 teams, but still, very disappointing.
25 Jun 2026 19:25:46
PB, for someone who watches AFCON's like I do, that's SA's strength as in, their defence. They are physical, athletic, and can match any team on these things. Korea never had a chance once SA scored. It was a wrap.
25 Jun 2026 02:33:15
Ed01
Whats your thoughts on J.Acheampong.
Do you think club passed on Palestra because they could see him as an option or club has confidence in Bradley and Frimpong with Joe as cover?
{Ed001's Note - he is a Chelsea player, what is the relevance to Liverpool?}
25 Jun 2026 12:55:24
Good question, Ed. I await the response with baited breathe.
25 Jun 2026 13:17:06
I think he meant in the sense that there are some rumours that we are interested in signing him for the RB role. He is a lovely player imo, and should go on to have a great career. I will be very happy if we sign him.
24 Jun 2026
24 Jun 2026 20:11:00
Is there genuine interest in Kayode Ed001?
{Ed001's Note - I don't know mate, I have not heard of us showing interest, just my choice rather than who I think we will go for.}
24 Jun 2026
24 Jun 2026 20:11:00
Is there genuine interest in Kayode Ed001?
{Ed001's Note - I don't know mate, I have not heard of us showing interest, just my choice rather than who I think we will go for.}
24 Jun 2026 15:44:29
Ed's who are your preferred targets this summer for each position needed? Just haven't been able to see your preferences guys.
{Ed001's Note - right-back - I would go with Kayode.
Diomande for the attack and Sadiki for the centre of midfield. Anything else would be a bonus.}
24 Jun 2026 20:11:00
Is there genuine interest in Kayode Ed001?
{Ed001's Note - I don't know mate, I have not heard of us showing interest, just my choice rather than who I think we will go for.}
24 Jun 2026 20:37:28
I can see a wild card rb similar to the Munoz signing.
24 Jun 2026
24 Jun 2026 18:18:03
Maybe homophobic? Just asking.
{Ed001's Note - good question, I don't know either having looked to see what it was that was said.}