Liverpool banter 5

19 Jun 2026 18:11:13
I know it sounds like World Cup fever… However, I hope we are all over Bouaddi - he looks such an unbelievable talent - compared to Mac, Jones, Harvey etc in my opinion.

20 Jun 2026 01:40:08
Didn't do much against Scotland.

20 Jun 2026 04:07:45
To be fair, he didn't need to - Scotland were poor.

20 Jun 2026 10:35:01
Scotland were poor, yes, but so was Bouaddi, nothing like his Brazil performance, he looked slow, labored, lost the ball countless times, and his passing was terrible yesterday. Gotta be careful with overhyping youngsters too quick, it gets to their head.

19 Jun 2026 17:54:12
£94-95m with add-ons I reckon seals the deal. It won’t go past the £100m mark as a base payment.
Schlotterback I don’t see happening. I think Ordonez is the man we will go after.
Wharton I don’t see either. I think we will go for someone not currently known as a target, similar to the Munoz swoop.

19 Jun 2026 17:19:53
I'm hearing RB want a crazy fee for Diomande.
Now, I have had one beer and bearing in mind I'm gone after four, this is my view.
For a player with one solid season, the fee is getting crazy. There is no guarantee he takes to the Prem.


Go for someone like Yakuba Minteh and invest what's left towards legitimate DM.
This season is going to be transitional anyway, Minteh, after a year playing for us under Iraola, could really kick on, without us shelling out 120+ million.

19 Jun 2026 17:47:23
I'd rather listen to what Carra, Robbo, etc. say. If they say all is in hand, then that's good enough for me. They are far more reliable than any rags, so-called journalists, and the Romano types.

19 Jun 2026 18:28:03
Brighton wouldn't want much less for Minteh.

19 Jun 2026 18:28:10
Don't worry about the finances shoots.

19 Jun 2026 21:13:58
Snoots, and you think Palace will sell Wharton for peanuts? Or that Forrest will let Elliott go for less than the 100m plus they rejected from City? Or that Minteh will go for cheap too?

This is the market, so if you want the player, pay the fee and keep it moving.

19 Jun 2026 16:49:32
Not sure if it's true but have seen online that Leipzig apparently pointed to Dembeles valuation when he left the Bundesliga as what they want for Diomande. £130m. Absolute crazy. I know some of you will say it's not our money but come on if that's true, then we walk away surely.

19 Jun 2026 18:13:34
Euros, not pounds, EUR120-130 apparently, which is something like £105-115. Which they'll get, including add-ons, not as a base fee.

19 Jun 2026 18:28:38
Ignore the finances, gents.

19 Jun 2026 21:14:50
Ditto, BeKind. The money is irrelevant at this point. The market is the market. Move on.

19 Jun 2026 16:13:37
Transfermarkt have put together 5 CB signings who could replace Konate.

Schlotterbeck - buyout is a good deal on a player in his prime. Left footed and can play lb if necessary. Would Virg move over to the right?

Van De Ven - Spurs may sell as buying CBS. Can play lb as well. Would be expensive and his injury record is bad.

Lacroix - has been fantastic for Palace but I suspect they will want a huge sum and we have put a big outlay in new CBS.



Finn Jeltsch - young 19yr old CB from Stuttgart. Has been scouted but we have many young ones already. Great talent.

Ordonoz - doing great for Ecuador and price could be good value. Can also cover RB.

For me it's Schlotterbeck or Ordonoz, with my preference being Schlotterbeck. Natural left footed leadership at the back. Virg moves over to the right.

19 Jun 2026 17:41:55
Ordonez is the more likely for me, KP backed up by Carra in his posts too.
I am keen on Palestra more than anything right now. RB is a huge priority for me.
Most will attack me for this, but Bradley is not going to be our answer, he is massively injury prone so early in his career, and I still don't think he is good enough for a first team starting place.


Frimpong is never a RB, full stop. I would sell.

19 Jun 2026 18:04:50
I was thinking that, Hughes. With Gomez able to play RB it could save us pennies. I'd be happy with both.

20 Jun 2026 04:13:59
I think we need a mature centre half. We have about 5 young could be's - Leoni, Jacquet and the 3 young centre backs we sorted out in the winter window. Someone in their early, preferably mid 20s, who has good experience in a top league wouldn't go amiss. The only 'senior' CBs that we have are Virg and Joe.

19 Jun 2026 15:27:18
Hopefully our negotiations team can conclude a deal for Bouaddi and the medical team assess him while Morocco are in Boston. I believe our team are out there at the moment so would make sense if we can get a deal done with Lille.

19 Jun 2026 16:07:33
Try to seal the real Lille deal.

19 Jun 2026 16:23:28
I'll check on that.

19 Jun 2026 17:03:30
Yes, do "monitor" the situation and get back to us.

19 Jun 2026 14:36:54
Hey ED01,

Opinion on Alex Scott. Would you consider his signing as someone that is of a priority? I'll be totally honest and I'm just YouTube educated when it comes to overall performances. Could you see a world where Dom, Alex and Flo operate as a midfield 3? Or would you accept you can't buy every talented midfielder, and go for a more established DM

{Ed001's Note - not at all a priority. He is not really what we are missing, though I do like him having sat and watched back through a bunch of Bournemouth games to look at him. I think he is too similar in type to Dom and needs a fighter alongside him, like he has at Bournemouth.}

19 Jun 2026 14:44:30
Unfortunately, I think you're right. Top man ED, appreciate your feedback pal.

{Ed001's Note - I think that is what we miss in general, a midfielder who gets stuck in.}

19 Jun 2026 15:08:50
Agree Ed we need a ball winning no nonsense willing to do that hard yards and dirty game when needed mid.

Someone not afraid to put the boot in and get in the face of the opposition when needed.

{Ed001's Note - very much so.}

19 Jun 2026 16:33:40
Break the bank and buy Elliott!

19 Jun 2026 17:38:11
How about Hendo back for a season or two?

19 Jun 2026 17:44:27
Buy Sadiki, groom McConnell.

19 Jun 2026 18:09:21
Jeez, Rola!!!! Hope that's not what Sadie's gets up to in his spare time mate.

19 Jun 2026 13:12:06
Palestra deal close with Inter. They are set to pay around 50 million euro. Online reports are saying so we can probably scratch that one off.

Unless we swoop in again.

19 Jun 2026 14:55:34
I think the Diomande deal is the biggest priority at the moment. Once that is done, we will look at others, imo. We have already spent £89m on Jaquet and Munoz. Add in Diomande, and that's nearly 200m already.

19 Jun 2026 17:45:19
Right back is the next biggest priority.
Gravenberch will be the DM this coming season.

19 Jun 2026 12:09:45
Munoz has picked up an injury apparently.
Welcome to LFC lol.

19 Jun 2026 13:17:23
He was injured before the WC. He has just had a slight setback in his recovery.