Liverpool rumours 5

26 Jan 2026 17:16:02
Apologies for posting info from Twitter before, i don't go on Twitter so it came from someone else who does go on there. I'm just sticking with the guys I know now!

This is 100% genuine info - Liverpool are trying to stop the leaks. I do know that Hughes is in deep water and doesn't want to act as in sacking Slot cause it'll be his failure.

The board are not happy with results and the possibility of losing champions league will make them act swiftly when needed. As far as I'm aware they are watching very closely, I wouldn't be surprised if we lose to Newcastle they will pull the plug and have done with him.

Also keep an eye on Jeremy Jacquet, we have scouted him over the last couple of games and we will be willing to pay the 60-70 mil needed, also we definitely want van de ven. It's not a case of one or the other it'll be both if we can do it.

Alexis is turning down deals due to us not wanting to put a release clause in it.

Robbo ain't going nowhere, not while we have the dire situation with injuries.

Gakpo will leave but not while slot is in charge, I'm expecting him to go in the summer with slot.

We all know Xabi is being lined up but I am told it's not 100% as of yet and if we can pull it off Luis Enrique is the ideal candidate, not Xabi!
Stay classy reds.

Much love to you all and my apology for posting stuff I hadn't clarified first!
Big love to you all and much love to the Ed's for putting up with me!

26 Jan 2026 17:41:32
Thanks Neily and all seems plausible. Jacquet would be ideal but we cannot wait until the summer. Does anyone know what happened to the Ordonez rumours.?

26 Jan 2026 17:44:40
@nellyd666 so what is the meeting about today then? Is it not to sack slot?

26 Jan 2026 17:51:21
Hahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣
This is guy is Great entertainment! Doubling down on the waffle haha.

26 Jan 2026 17:52:06
Everything you told us is old news.

26 Jan 2026 17:52:31
And you get all this from being a PT

Didnt Carra Robbo or Fields say that Xabi will 100% be the next manager?

26 Jan 2026 18:21:02
Mighty Craic Altogether!

26 Jan 2026 18:30:45
As Alan partridge said after his ladyboy chaser and pint of lager. IM CONFUSED!

26 Jan 2026 18:53:30
You don't go on twitter, but you've been rumbled nicking stuff from someone's twitter several times in the past week. Pull the other one mate, it's got bells on…. It's almost impressive the brass neck you've got coming back here despite being found out.

26 Jan 2026 19:04:19
Just to clarify Neilly. So you talking to Lewis Hall, and attending a game to watch a player, that was you listening to a story from twitter?

26 Jan 2026 19:40:52
I'm still amazed that a hard drinking, jet setting, Twitter avoiding personal trainer can get so much information when the club are trying to stop the leaks. It really is remarkable.

26 Jan 2026 19:41:14
There's no way an internationally renowned PT drinks to the point of mincing his words to share info on a blog. I've worked with a couple of the best PTs in London as I've been rehabilitating from a life changing spinal injury and they both live and breathe health and fitness.

I'm sorry but I'm not sure why you're looking for clout here when your best bets lying on twitter.

26 Jan 2026 20:06:00
The rumours make sense but I want to know why is everyone mentioning Luis Enrique. My google search tells me his contact ends next year, so, unless he is sacked by PSG (doubtful) why people are having hope and mentioning him? What am I missing?

26 Jan 2026 20:30:19
All sounds 100% on the money Neily. Keeping my eye on Jacquet as we speak. With beans and cheese.

26 Jan 2026 20:48:38
The thing about bringing in Alonso is the amount of cbs we have at the moment if we are to bring him in it would mean they would have to buy atleast 2 to 3 cbs.

26 Jan 2026 22:32:00
It's a rumours site lads. The only person who has any actual knowledge is Carra the rest flip flop or say 'as Carra said my sources say the same'. If we didn't have these random rumours we'd not have a site so appreciate it.

My issue is we've gone from great soap opera stories like desperate scouse wives to everyone pretending to be in the know.

Make the stories more creative lads I used to love the chuckles we got.

27 Jan 2026 04:46:47
So Xabi was 1st choice not too long ago, now he isn't.

He's available, but we don't want to take that opportunity

We now want to look at Enrique.

We really need to pull our fingers out of our arses.
We messed around with Guehi and Semenyo, and seem to be doing the same with the manager situation.

27 Jan 2026 06:30:44
Absolute tosh. Still funny though.

27 Jan 2026 15:15:47
@sailor jerry

Carra not the only one on here. fields, Ned, Robbo Akira. they all share decent shreds of info that tends to be reliable.

Nothing is guaranteed unless its announced by the club.

27 Jan 2026 16:35:28
Jacquet has said he wants Chelsea.

{Ed025's Note - at least he told the truth...a straight Jacquet.. :)

26 Jan 2026 16:41:37
On sky sports news "several premier league clubs ready to activate £26 million release clause" for Daniel Banjaqui (right back Benfica)! He's 17 and only made his debut YESTERDAY! Where the f**k do these clubs get valuations from! Sorry but it's getting stupidly silly now.

26 Jan 2026 16:50:55
Well a release clause would usually be over the current assumed value (when agreed)

26 Jan 2026 16:53:13
Makes the 120m for Isak look cheap 🤣🤣🤣

Im sure Chelsea and City will be 1st in the queue.

26 Jan 2026 17:02:48
Okay, so there's a couple of things to unpack here. Firstly, it was stated to be a release clause. That's what has been included in the contract as a number that the agent, player and club would be happy with at the time of signing the contract. Secondly, anything is only as valuable as the amount that someone would be willing to pay. So a club like Benfica that are making absurd amounts from player sales don't have to sell unless it's stupid money.

Hence they can take advantage of someone's desperation (Enzo as an example). Thirdly, if someone decides to activate a release clause they clearly agree on the "valuation" set by the AGREED UPON release clause between said parties. If anything it's the buyers, not the sellers, you should be mad at. It's them destroying the market.

26 Jan 2026 17:11:57
In Portugal and Spain every player must have a release clause in contract. It's normal for clubs to put a higher RC to not lose the player for cheap. Banjaqui is really good, offensive RB but also strong in duels.

26 Jan 2026 17:39:32
Don't know why we don't put in a cheeky bid for Oscar Mingueza, whose contract runs out in the summer. Ex Barcelona and Spanish international right back who can also play centre back, and still only 26.

26 Jan 2026 19:44:30
He's supposed to be a great player and Liverpool have probably been watching him with the new youth recruitment guy coming from benfica. Think he just got an assist in his first game for the seniors and no doubt he'll soon have a much higher release clause.

27 Jan 2026 01:14:17
why add another RB when we already have Alonsos preferred RB at the club?

26 Jan 2026 14:32:50
Saw there is a private jet in from San Sebastián to farnborough airport this afternoon. Airport is used by a ton of football clubs around London but also noted it's about a 40 min drive from our London office.

Could be absolutely nothing and more than likely someone insanely rich back from a lovely holiday, but Alonso's agent Iñaki Ibáñez is based out of San Sebastián so who knows.

👍🏻.

26 Jan 2026 15:27:44
Could well have been Alonso.
I was chatting with a bar owner there last year, and he goes there a lot as his parents live there.

26 Jan 2026 15:30:56
Babel copter.

26 Jan 2026 15:36:04
Zubimendis family.

26 Jan 2026 15:50:55
Absolutely love a plane tracking rumour!

26 Jan 2026 15:59:43
Love it.

26 Jan 2026 16:12:07
Love it KingKen! Proper old school XabiCopter rumour.

26 Jan 2026 16:17:34
Love these kind of rumours, nice one, king!

26 Jan 2026 16:18:15
I absolutely approve of this rumour!

26 Jan 2026 16:59:49
Landed about 4pm, then a taxi ride to our London office.

26 Jan 2026 17:27:12
Lets hope it is for Mr Slot Ibiza bound.

26 Jan 2026 17:36:32
These are the best rumours, because half say load of rubbish, while the other half check the flight logs.

26 Jan 2026 18:11:56
Could be Alonso to Spurs! there used to be an old football adage of "never go back" i. e. that would apply to Jurgen, Alonso (Guardiola is the only Spanish manager ever to win the PL 4) and Gerrard (No Englishman has ever won the PL as a Manager) the reason being you only get "bad luck" by returning home after being away elsewhere old football professionals would often utter?

You could counter that by citing Moyes and Carrick and King Kenny who was of course sacked by our current owner Lenny Henry, after winning the League Cup versus Cardiff 2012 and losing in the FA Cup Final to Chelsea in the same year 2012, eleven days later he was sacked for Bodger Rodgers he finished eighth in the prem after taking over Hodgsons mess, he returned to LFC in January 2011 as an interim and was offered the permanent job at the end of the season for 2011-2012, he signed Suarez as his first permanent signing for circa £23 million.

In the League Cup Final win that season King Kenny knocked Man City out in a two legged semi final 3-2, Mancini was the man city boss they won their first Premier that season but King Kenny was too wise in the head for Mancini, he beat Mancini at the Etihad 0-1 to qualify for the Final.

Sacked King Kenny too soon? and has kept the Slot for too long!

FSG "SACKED" King Kenny who had endured the very sad loss of 97 of our "Liverpool Family" in 1989, that very same season ended with an FA Cup Final win and the Double denied by the last kick of the game versus Arsenal.

King Kenny highly motivated the players in 1989, just as Slot should have used the very sad loss of Diogo to inspire/ motivate the players this season, the first five wins this season seemed evidence of that, despite losing his second final versus Palace before the PL began, but it soon fizzled out and the club is now in "No Mans Land" from the very top down to the players?

King Kenny is currently the only ever manager to win the old first division title and the premier league (with Blackburn) that could stand forever hopefully? incidentally if you ever read John Aldridges autobiography he says the biggest ever regret in his life was not stopping the goalkeepers quick throw out for Arsenal to score the last gasp winner, he says in his book I thought of taking a booking just to stop the quick throw as we were over committed and time was very nearly up, Arsenal had to win by two clear goals to win the League, Kudos and Respect to Aldo for mentioning that in his book.

YNWA 97 and 20.

26 Jan 2026 18:45:19
Usually we have flights into Blackpool in relation to the club but sometimes they use Chester airport also.

Could be absolutely nothing as San Sebastián is a lovely spot and I'm sure it would attract rich clientele that could afford a private jet.

Just found it interesting as Farnborough is used by clubs a lot for private jets. Could be absolutely nothing but who knows.

26 Jan 2026 18:47:31
Great rumour - love the old days when a rumour was a proper rumour.

26 Jan 2026 22:33:14
Pay no attention I got deliverooed some paella and paid premium.

26 Jan 2026 13:28:13
Wharton is 100% a target, and there is interest there, has been for a while, but nothing will happen in January.

26 Jan 2026 13:45:18
I'd imagine he'll have better offers in the summer if our current run of form continues.

26 Jan 2026 13:47:49
Hi mate anything further re slot?

26 Jan 2026 13:50:41
Wharton wants CL football though Robbo -

There's no way he'll commit to us regardless if we can pay the £ in the summer.
There's hell of a lot hinging on our league position inc another re-build in pivotal positions.

26 Jan 2026 14:10:22
Kha123, meeting apparently later this afternoon.

26 Jan 2026 14:37:43
Thanks mate, please do keep us posted. Really hope we make the change sooner to salvage our season!

26 Jan 2026 15:01:59
No doubt he'll be off to city.

26 Jan 2026 15:08:52
Why is nothing happening in January? If a deal can be done do it now and improve the team. It it's not achievable wait until the summer, but we've seen guehi and seymenyo move so it's been a terrible window for us.

26 Jan 2026 15:12:52
Nice one Robbo.

I can confirm this is true, talks have taken place with his reps recently and all went well. This is a move that has been mooted since before he moved to CP and it was brought back last summer, when I said it will be this coming summer we move for him.

Lets just hope the idiots in charge don't mess this one up like they have done this window.

26 Jan 2026 15:30:35
Let's hope he doesn't do a Guehi.

26 Jan 2026 15:46:14
Hi Thefields hope you are well mate. Firstly, Do you know anything further regarding Slot/ meeting later today?

Surely the board will also look at hughes position plus structure as we have such glaring issues in our team right now which are also partly down to recruitment.

26 Jan 2026 15:48:03
The fields - have you heard anything else regarding slot? This supposed meeting today? Thanks.

26 Jan 2026 15:49:44
Most people seem to be saying we're NOT working on a deal for Wharton.

26 Jan 2026 17:10:28
SJ, talking to reps doesn't translate as working on a deal. That kinda thing happens all the time.

I've not heard anymore on Slot or any meeting, outside of the normal meeting that takes place on a Monday. At the moment there is only breadcrumbs around about Slot. The fact there is little info getting out, says somethings afoot.

IMO. FSG don't tend to make big decisions like this quickly and very rarely during a season. They also like having their ducks in a row before moving. That coupled with how quiet its been since Saturday, makes me think they are about to do something. I reckon he's got probably 5 games at most to save his bacon.

26 Jan 2026 18:07:01
@thefields 5 games that got to be a joke right? We will miles behind by then, I can't see it getting any better Newcastle, then City and Brighton in the f. a Cup probs the only chance of winning something this season.

26 Jan 2026 18:15:30
5 more games, that's depressing plus they mustn't be too worried about making the top 4 then.

26 Jan 2026 18:23:57
Could we not sign Wharton this window and leave him at palace till summer? He's definitely 1 not to miss out on for us. He'll end up at city or even man united if we don't make our move now.

26 Jan 2026 19:55:42
5 games is just guesswork by me. As we could easily be back in the top 4 with a couple of wins, knockouts in CL and through in the FA Cup. That would be enough to keep him in the job for now.

That being said, the 3 league games inbetween the CL and FA Cup ain't easy. that's where it will be decided.

**Disclaimer**
No insider information was used in this post.

26 Jan 2026 11:40:57
Anyone ITK heard anything about this meeting today? With top four seriously in doubt surely the writing is on the wall. XA is available so what is the hold up?

26 Jan 2026 11:54:19
If nothing happens now, and I mean now, not next week or the summer, the top chiefs should come out and admit they are giving up this season.

No CL, list two or three recruitment are there best hope.

26 Jan 2026 11:59:39
Slot turned up late as he was walking to the meeting in a controlled way but had to take cover as there was a gust of wind and was overtaken by a someone walking slightly faster than him seemingly putting in more effort into the walking.

He had to stop again as he ran out of breath.

26 Jan 2026 12:18:32
If he's not sacked today he won't be getting sacked full stop! It be mutual consent in the summer.

26 Jan 2026 12:27:23
Kill them with passes and David Brentisms.

26 Jan 2026 12:30:11
The cleaner mopping the floor of the corridor represented a "low block", I believe he's still standing behind her.

26 Jan 2026 12:42:18
Heard he was last seen outside the ground,

slowly walking sideways and then backwards the minute he got close to the door.

There is also a low block step on the way in causing issues.

26 Jan 2026 12:57:33
With the current issues Liverpool have with the unbalanced squad, injuries and poor form of large parts of the squad, I'd imagine Alonso wouldn't exactly be chomping at the bit to jump in this season.

Certainly, if I were him, I would much prefer to come in the summer when at least some of these issues can hopefully be addressed/ resolved. Probably got more to lose than gain right now.

26 Jan 2026 13:09:48
Funny you lot. The man deserves more respect. There's obviously loads going on at the club, with players wanting out etc, yet as always the manager falls. Short memories.

26 Jan 2026 13:13:27
He's currently hopping slowly toward the meeting on one leg. There doesn't appear to be anything actually wrong with the other leg, but he's keeping it in reserve and refusing to deploy it as he doesn't fully trust it in actual ambulatory situations.

26 Jan 2026 13:20:03
Odds on slot to be the next manager sacked is 8/ 13 and Frank 2/ 1. Bookies no something I think especially after the season Frank is having. I know it's not a cert but t thought I'd have a look.

26 Jan 2026 13:29:41
he has to make 2351 passes before he makes any forward movements, so it can take a while.
He also needs to say uuummmmmmm, every other word, so the meetings can take days.
Plus he had a trip to holland via Dubai booked on his day off, so the meeting was split in two.

26 Jan 2026 14:34:17
Bookies know certain bets would cost them qnd price sccordingly. ITK status doen't apply.

26 Jan 2026 15:48:39
Slots had all the respect he deserves. YES he won a league, that was last season. This season saw huge money spent and were breaking records for being god awful. We're lucky the quality of the league this season is abysmal otherwise wed be further down the table.

26 Jan 2026 16:14:23
Will hold my hands up and say that I was one of the one's pleading to give Slot more time when most were desperate for him to go, but I have to admit that I was wrong and enough's enough. I cannot see a way back for him and his coaching team which means its time to part ways now.

I am not a fan of the interim manager/ coach, however if there is no going back for Slot then there are only 2 options - appoint the long term solution or if they are not available then insert a temp/ interim.

26 Jan 2026 17:13:11
Slot getting a lot of pelters on here, I can understand to a degree but he has been let down by the people above.
Everyone and their dog knows we needed our back line sorted out, new bodies in at CB, right back, new DM but nothing to help Slot.
Have a look at others also in this shocking situation. YNWA.

26 Jan 2026 10:40:14
Hi Eds,

Any truth in the stories going around that we are talking to Palace for Wharton?

Cheers!

{Ed001's Note - I don't know sorry. It seems unlikely they could afford to let anyone else go this January, even though they are a shambolically badly run club.}

26 Jan 2026 11:27:44
Yes, thought so. Too late in the day for selling one of your best players.

26 Jan 2026 11:34:30
There's a lot of noise around it, so it's likely some conversations are happening. Very difficult to deal with Palace though, particularly now they're in free fall.

26 Jan 2026 11:46:15
The impression I got from what I was reading was that it was a move for the summer rather than now.

26 Jan 2026 11:58:52
Seems unlikely for January. Can see him being a top target for the summer though.

I like him but he would need a true DM beside him - not what this version of Gravy is doing.

Like with Trent, bringing in someone like Wharton means you have to put some athleticism/ defensive-mindedness around them.

26 Jan 2026 12:33:51
I'd rather Anderson on the left-hand side of midfield, Szobo occupies more of the right hand side. Need a proper DM to add steel and protect our CBs.

26 Jan 2026 12:44:50
I'd rather we spent some money on a couple of Central defenders TBH 👍.

26 Jan 2026 12:52:23
I did post a few weeks ago that my source told me the deal was more or less done for the summer.
Fee in region of £60 million.

26 Jan 2026 13:02:57
Anderson is the 6 we'd need. Id want him and Wharton.

26 Jan 2026 13:26:17
Between Anderson and Wharton I'd say I prefer Wharton for our team, though Anderson imo is a better player. We need a passer from midfield, not another all action player.

26 Jan 2026 15:33:45
City seemingly looking at Anderson for the summer.

26 Jan 2026 17:55:33
We need a defensive midfielder, as Gravenberch is NOT one. Anderson seems more like what we need than Wharton. He will cover the ground and put his foot in. I know it's only one game, and the backside has fallen out of Palace, but Wharton did impress me at all yesterday.

He was too easily beaten in duels and just seemed to amble around to no effect. Maybe he has given up because everyone else is leaving, but I think Anderson would suit us better.

25 Jan 2026 22:25:03
Rumours that SG taking over interim until summer for XA.

Just a rumour, but very feasible.

25 Jan 2026 22:51:30
Hopefully not!

25 Jan 2026 23:14:08
Fingers crossed, I'd take Gerrard over this current dross any day.

25 Jan 2026 23:54:02
It's not feasible and why do we need to wait for summer for XA to take over?

Calling it.

25 Jan 2026 23:59:49
That would not be a step forward if it were to happen.

26 Jan 2026 00:23:38
Poor old iago aspas would say that.

26 Jan 2026 00:32:46
Slot is 10 times the coach and manager Stevie is. Rather just wait for Alonso.

26 Jan 2026 01:33:12
Not happening.

26 Jan 2026 02:25:26
I think SG would be an alright interim appointment. He would definitely get the fans back behind the team and use the power of Anfield during home games. The players may also perform better seeing that they are all disillusioned with Slot atm. But SG shouldn't be a long term appointment imo.

26 Jan 2026 05:24:38
Would have given it a thought if xabi wasnt available till summer!
Lol when he is available why do we need a interim.

26 Jan 2026 06:02:39
Lol Ron. Have you changed side or do you still back Slot with this 14 unbeaten nonsense?

26 Jan 2026 07:34:27
Ron keague, what's happened to you mate. You were all over keeping slot. Every time someone wanted him out you would stick you for him and now you've jumped ship. Wow.

26 Jan 2026 07:37:44
Slot is ten times the manager of Gerrard? Based on what evidence? Gerrard's form at Villa wasn't this bad. It can't get much worse for us currently.

26 Jan 2026 06:43:49
I know no-one that thinks Steven Gerrard is the right choice for permanent coach, but those saying he's not the right candidate to take over in the short-term are speculating by overlaying their opinions. No-one knows what he'd be like as a caretaker.

Personally i prefer to he hopeful and look at how Carrick has picked a sensible XI, imbued the team with passion, and picked up a couple of huge scalps. In any event, something has to change in short order, after all this is not Hodgson's squad, struggling with a group of individuals this talented, shows me that Slot has lost the team.

Sure there were plenty of United fans saying Carrick was a bad idea, and I'm sure back in the day there were a few LFC fans questioning Dalglish's appointment.

26 Jan 2026 07:49:54
Frode, Slot is one of only two LFC managers to win titles in the Premiership era. That alone should be enough to say in any comparison with S Gerard.

26 Jan 2026 07:54:08
As much as we all love Gerrard and he's my favourite player ever. Has anyone actually watched his games as a manager? He's absolutely not what we want right now.

26 Jan 2026 08:50:47
What does "speculating by overlaying their opinions" mean?

"Mo-one knows what he'd be like as a caretaker". Is that speculating by overlaying your opinions.

Either way do you really should be given a job if nobody has any idea if he can do it?

26 Jan 2026 09:00:47
We need to go back to having a manager, not an head coach. Slot has the wrong tools for the job. Edwards was willing to spend 35 million and good wages on the last day of August, when we had 4 fit centre backs available. Now we have 1 fit centre back and he does nothing. Edwards couldn't organise a p. up in a brewery.

26 Jan 2026 09:01:34
Wouldn't want mr personality managing the team even for a game never mind till the end of the season.

26 Jan 2026 09:03:58
Ron was a Brendan Rodgers apologist, too.

26 Jan 2026 09:08:21
People saying they'd rather have Slot, why? Albert Einstein once said "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting different results. "

Gerrard hasn't had a great time in his last 2 managerial jobs, sure. Nobody is denying that. However that doesn't mean he will be awful for Liverpool. Take Michael Carrick for example. He was sacked last season for finishing 10th with Middlesborough in the Championship. He's now got Man United playing the best football they've played in about 4 years, beating Man City and Arsenal in back to back games. Roberto Di Matteo was a bang average manager, but Chelsea bought him in and the short term lift won them the Champions League. Man United put Ole in charge and the short term bounce was so good they (stupidly) gave him the job full time. He'd only ever managed in Norway before that but he saved their season that first year. The key for us would be not falling into that trap of giving Gerrard the job full time, and sticking to our decision to appoint Xabi in the summer.

Gerrard certainly hasn't done enough to be considered for the job permanently, but people make out he's so much worse than he is. He's the only manager in the last decade to wrestle the Scottish title back from Celtic. Up at Rangers he's a hero for that. He stopped Celtic from doing 10 league titles in a row. Why does that just get glossed over? Villa were a mess and he couldn't fix it, I get that. But what was he supposed to do in Saudi at a club not backed anywhere near as well as about 5 other teams? I'm pretty sure his super star was Wijnaldum, whilst other sides have the likes of Benzema, Mane, Ronaldo, Milenkovic-Savic etc.

All I'm saying is football is not black and white. Some managers fail in jobs they should do well in, then succeed in jobs that on paper appear to be harder. Sometimes there's more to things than meets the eye. Gerrard may not be better than Slot, but what we do know is that Slot is failing right now. So why on earth should we stick with him and accept slipping down the table and sleep walking towards no trophies, just because the alternative is a risk? We quite literally have nothing to lose right now. We have no trophies and no Champions League as things stand.

Make the change. If things get worse, at least we didn't just accept this dross.

26 Jan 2026 09:13:44
Maybe SG will step in as good old player-manager style, firing in a 30 yarder!

26 Jan 2026 09:17:41
No one knows WDW because it hasn't happened, unless you have a Time Machine.

26 Jan 2026 09:23:10
I've not jumped ship.

My consistent position has been we should not change managers until the end of the season UNLESS we're in a genuine crisis.

To me a genuine crisis is out of the CL and mathematically unable to qualify for next season CL.

All I've said above is this rumour is BS as there is no reason to wait for summer for XA.

26 Jan 2026 09:36:23
Fatwallet…. I totally agree.

26 Jan 2026 09:45:41
Do I want Stevie to take over till the summer. Errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrm no of course.

26 Jan 2026 10:04:25
As i previously said.

We met Steven Gerrard not too long ago.

The talks were positive.

Ta.

26 Jan 2026 10:20:58
Klopp proved beyond all doubt that tactical greatness alone is not enough. Houllier and Rafa were both equal to or better than Klopp tactically. What Klopp brought was leadership that understood the club, that connection between the crowd, the club and the team that made them all greater than the sum of their parts - evidenced over and over by how poorly his players preformed after they moved on.
Gerrard, on a temporary basis, could be the catalyst that rebuilds that link, that stops our players being booed at anfield (did we ever think we'd see that? ).


And I've said it over and over, VVD is part of that failure in leadership, we need a heartbeat on the pitch that reflects that link between fans and players.
This is the most talented squad we've ever had, but they've not acclimitised to the culture of the club yet - there's signs in Wirtz and Kerkez, but we need more.
We need a manager and a captain that takes those players to the Kop in good times and bad. We need to reconnect.

26 Jan 2026 10:21:59
If I was Xabi Alonso, I wouldn't want to follow Stevie G into the role, even if he was an interim for a few months.

I would think Xabi would rather come in now. His hesitancy will likely be about the squad deficiencies vs short term expectations. Quite rightly.

26 Jan 2026 10:31:38
Ron, do you not think that waiting until it's mathematically impossible for us to qualify for the CL to act is closing the door after the horse has bolted?

26 Jan 2026 10:32:24
Frode, SG won one league in 3 seasons with Rangers and nothing else - they spent heavily in the context of the league and in the season they won, Celtic were unusually poor with squad unrest and had 3 managers that season. At Villa, again they spent a lot and he finished 17th - Emery took the same squad and finished 7th the next season and qualified for Europe with clear tactical improvement.

Keep Slot until we can get a suitable long term replacement.

26 Jan 2026 10:56:21
Whoever takes over as interim just needs to bring some energy back into the place. Some passion. And get the players back up to an acceptable fitness level. Gerrard and a good fitness coach can do that and get the squad ready for Alonso.

26 Jan 2026 10:58:28
I really don't want Stevie G as an interim, is Xabi insistent on taking a break until the summer time?

I can't disagree that things look grim in the prem right now. Like several other posters on here I do think that Slot could very possibly win us/ is perfectly capable of winning the champions league, though.

26 Jan 2026 11:33:32
MK am with you Slot go the job on what he did in Holland what he did there was it a harder job than what Gerrard had in Scotland I would not say so. Even with Celtic and Rangers being at there best in Scotland teams will make it a battle that is not the case in Holland.
Last season I thought even in the first half of the season it was not like we where at Klopps Liverpool best but Salah was outstanding and won us so many games with magic moments not Slot and from February we where pretty awful but the league was so poor.


It's the the same this season and it looks like Arsenal are going to probably still win the league without being anything like a great team.
If you just look at the points we have chucked away this last 2 months against the worst's teams in the league we would only be 5 points behind and I would say with this group under Gerrard we would have picked up more points in that time.

26 Jan 2026 11:10:19
Good post kjh. Whether Stevie can be that person none of us know, what we do know is that something is missing at the club and it's not just about getting a few wins here and there, although that would help massively.

I listen on and off to phone ins and as I've said before if you listened to Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham fans over the last twelve months it's a mirror image of most of what's on here. Fans are baffled with tactics, baffled with fitness of players, the excuses after poor performances, bemoaning the disconnect between clubs and fans.

Maybe it's old fashioned but it'd be nice to have something more genuine and connected about the place. Arne is probably a good coach but there's little evidence he can solve our current problems.

Theres quite a lot of evidence like Maresca, Amorim or Frank he perhaps just doesn't get how doing the simple things well can make a difference to results, so maybe we don't need a world beater in the dugout right now even though we will in the medium term.

26 Jan 2026 11:13:43
@Ron, so you'd happily wait for us to be out of the champions league and not getting top 4? By then it will too late. Not qualifying for champions league will set us back years. We need to stop the rot now and the rot is slot.

26 Jan 2026 11:37:17
Could we beat another premier league club in the later stages Pat, with the number left in its quite possible we'd have to beat a few to win it. I don't know how country protection works these days tbh.

I equally couldn't see us beating the likes of PSG or Bayern even though we're better in Europe than domestically. Love your optimism though.

26 Jan 2026 11:56:42
I think we're perfectly capable of beating PSG or Bayern. PSG aren't even top of Ligue 1 right now and have lost to Marseille domestically and Sporting in Europe. Great team still but they don't have the air of invulnerability they had last year.

And grino, winning the league with Feyenoord was a very big deal. They have won two titles in the last 25 years. He was also on course to win it with AZ before COVID shut the Eredivisie down, and they are a team that have won two titles in the entirety of their history. Let's not downplay Slot's achievements in his career just because he is having a bad time with Liverpool right now.

26 Jan 2026 12:08:33
This is why I'm glad the club don't think like the fans. Gerrard has zero track record to suggest he'd be any better than Slot. He wouldn't even be in our thinking if he hadn't been such a great player and captain for us.

This is too important a decision to just jump in two footed with a manager who's proven nothing other than he's not a very good manager.

We all want a change but that could be out of the frying pan and into the fire I think you all need to take a step back and look at what you're actually saying here.

26 Jan 2026 12:28:12
@FSGenius 😁😁😁 off we go into quantum football management. You can't say there isn't a funny side to the season.

26 Jan 2026 12:58:20
With this current coach Ron we're heading exactly for that crisis, why not gamble now and see if we can avoid it?

26 Jan 2026 13:36:31
@MKScouser, Einstein did not utter the quote in your post, and nothing S Gerrard has done in his managerial career indicates that he is a good manager.

Your post is zero for two.

26 Jan 2026 13:49:33
Presumably Red in Belfast, because the owners concern is that there is scope for matters to get a lot worse if they change managers.

Watching Sunday Supplement, the reporters drew the comparison between LFC and clubs like MU who changed managers frequently and each time they have to go back to the start. They also pointed out that Slot had requested a CB reinforcement when Quanseh was sold, but that the club did not get it done.

I know the football is dire, but an awful lot of dropped points this season were due to mistakes/ brain farts by our two starting CBs.

26 Jan 2026 13:54:53
Pb. you could then make the argument that PSG would easily beat Forest etc because forest beat us easily in our league.

26 Jan 2026 14:55:52
Red in Belfast : I don't believe genuine billionaire businesses "gamble".

They're smarter than that.

26 Jan 2026 15:34:59
Ron "billionaire businesses" can never be 100% sure the decisions they make are going to work, therefore they are gambling they get it right. It's a gamble hiring any manager/ coach.

26 Jan 2026 15:35:54
At least the players might play for gerrard.

26 Jan 2026 18:53:42
I'm aware Slot has won the league, I'm talking about the here and now. I'd take Gerrard in a heartbeat over this current Slot. As for winning the champions league 😆 the first physical team we play will dump us out.

25 Jan 2026 21:35:21
Robbo's move to Spurs is off, as our injury crisis at the back worsens. Not sure if that rules out. Tzimikas return or not as Robbo can cover centrally, so we may need both.

25 Jan 2026 22:54:54
Robbo is awful at centre back, with due respect to him.

26 Jan 2026 05:25:15
It didn't make sense at all in first place.

26 Jan 2026 09:54:08
Let him go if he wants to. His legs have gone unfortunately…. what a lovely guy and should have grabbed the captaincy off vvd for me. However his time is done. As for bringing kostas back, wtf we going backwards.

25 Jan 2026 21:58:20
Andy Robbo now not leaving now, doesn't make sense to weaken the squad further at this stage.

25 Jan 2026 22:24:14
Quite strong links between Trent and City today as well. Strange as before he even left for RM a return to Man City was being talked about as an option for him. Maybe he's been learning Manc during his six month holiday in Spain.

25 Jan 2026 20:22:12
Credible reports from Spain that Liverpool have been in contact with Alonso's agent to test the waters, I know that there are a lot of crap online but this is coming from a respected journalist Jose Felix Dias who doesn't tend to write puff pieces and rumours.

His article suggests a potential summer move but could these plans be moved forward if results don't improve? Personally I don't see Slot in the dugout following our game on Feb 11th- just my opinion.

25 Jan 2026 21:29:32
SLOT definitely won't be in the Anfield dug out next home game?

Rumour has it Iraola got on the Liverpool Coach Home, and SLOT got on the Bournemouth coach home!

One can only Dream!

25 Jan 2026 21:45:43
He will still be in charge if we are in the UCL and F. a cup plus a few points off top 5. His bosses need to help him out by bringing in some players.

25 Jan 2026 23:09:14
Keegan perm. yeah ok. you keep believing that.

25 Jan 2026 23:26:24
Unless Alonso comes in he may well stay. We needed a CB in the summer and a winger so still need them now.

26 Jan 2026 00:02:38
Bring in as many players you want he won't use them. And when he does it will be for 25 mins then they will need a rest for last game of the season.

26 Jan 2026 00:26:34
AS reported the approach for Xabi's reps and their positive response. They are a mouthpiece for RM and generally are credible.

26 Jan 2026 01:33:56
We have not contacted Xabi or his people.

26 Jan 2026 02:15:15
ScouseJohn, are you talking about Wirtz, Ekitike, Isak, Kerkez or Frimpong? I can't tell.

26 Jan 2026 07:19:21
There's no way fsg will sack the gaffer in this position. Mellow out, it's a blip.

26 Jan 2026 07:38:57
Keegan we could have prime MSN and we'd struggle, the fraud needs to go.

26 Jan 2026 08:58:50
Love Alonso but still rather have Luis Enrique if we had a chance. Quality coach. Experienced and successful. He's leaving PSG for a new challenge I just hope it's not Manure.

26 Jan 2026 09:03:24
Lenny it's more like a blimp than a blip.

26 Jan 2026 10:12:36
Calling a title winning coach a fraud. give it a rest.

26 Jan 2026 11:54:59
An 11-month blip.

26 Jan 2026 12:09:20
what have we got an academy for if there is no one ready to step up to the first team if not then sack the youth scouts and academy coaches there should always be players ready to push for first team places.
Or is it slot won't play them?

25 Jan 2026 19:57:50
Following on from my post this morning, there seems to have been a dramatic shift in the clubs position regarding Slot, a meeting is apparently scheduled tomorrow with Slot, his representatives, Michael Edwards and Billy Hogan. Im not 100% saying he is getting the axe, but with the big wigs attending, something may be happening.

In the scousest way possible. Ooooer!

25 Jan 2026 21:55:18
Thanks Robbo, let's hope so!

25 Jan 2026 21:26:58
Thanks Robbo. Im really hoping Slot leaves LFC tomorrow and we employ Xabi Alonso as manager. We need a positive lift for the squad and fans. Unfortunately we are going backwards very quickly under Slots stewardship. YNWA.

25 Jan 2026 21:37:26
Who knows, it could be a contract extension for beating Marseille and top 4 in champions league ensuring progress to next round.

25 Jan 2026 21:38:36
It's all just too little too Late.

I see no benefit of keeping him in a job this long already, it's done massive amounts of damage

No Champions League sets us back Years.

25 Jan 2026 21:44:30
Thanks for the update Robbo. There's been a few meetings in recent months of players only, and also Arne and the directors, maybe this one could be decisive. It could even be a final decision on transfers before the window shuts, let's see what happens tomorrow.

25 Jan 2026 21:54:32
Another monday meeting.

25 Jan 2026 22:34:32
How many meetings is this now?

25 Jan 2026 22:38:25
We can only dream better late than never I really hope Slot was going to be our manager for years to come but quite clearly it has not worked and this should have happened at the end of November.
But if he does go Slot will be a massive part of our history wining the league in his first season.


But it has been awful for 11 months now so hopefully we can get Alonso and he can stay for at least the next 10 years and get us back to how we was playing good attacking football with a high tempo and winning trophies regularly again.

25 Jan 2026 22:39:09
And it's my 51st birthday 🎂 tomorrow so that will be the prettiest possible.

{Ed025's Note - happy birthday Grino..

25 Jan 2026 23:10:30
Pity this meeting wasn't 8 weeks ago.

25 Jan 2026 23:15:32
Thanks Robbo, glad you're not moving to Spurs 👍.

25 Jan 2026 23:59:37
A very Happy Birthday G Man 🎂.

26 Jan 2026 00:03:33
Getting like United with all these meetings.

26 Jan 2026 00:28:55
Quiz question - what will be our line-up (and formation) if Xabi is in charge next weekend.

26 Jan 2026 14:14:09
More concerned with what the attitude would be WDW than the formation or personnel.

25 Jan 2026 14:12:33
Please post to rumours:

Slots future is 100% under consideration now. I expect a decision (to remove him if honest) within the week, maybe sooner.

There is concern at a higher level that results continue to worsen and we miss out on CL placing. The financial impact of that, and the impact of not being able to sign summer targets as a result at this crucial time where investment is needed, cannot be understated.

Thanks.

25 Jan 2026 14:37:03
Every football manager knows, they don't have any job security. It's constantly under review if you are a serious club.

25 Jan 2026 16:23:28
Please be true SLOT out here is clueless and full of excuses now has totally lost the dressing room and plays boring football.

25 Jan 2026 16:27:06
Not getting Guehi and Semenyo or equivalents and a midfielder who can tackle and cover ground is a massive mistake which will set us back years. Doesn't matter who the manager is, we are going to fall further behind.

And that's before replacing VVD and Salah which is needed imminently. Slot's been hugely let down. The players he has aren't good enough. We should have used the £250m we spent on Wirtz and Isak on the 4-5 players we actually need.

25 Jan 2026 16:45:31
FSG aren't going to sack Slot while we are 4th/ 5th and still in two cups. It'll have to get worse for them to act - or they'll wait until the summer. A question we should be asking is why they are doing nothing in the transfer window with a threadbare defence.

I know there was a lot of investment last summer but they didn't plug all the squad holes and let players go that we could have used this season.

25 Jan 2026 17:47:44
We've been here for months. Bad performance. Everyone's up in arms thinking he's going to get sacked. Absolutely Nothing happens. Next game comes and the cycle carries on.

Our season was over way before Christmas.

25 Jan 2026 18:06:53
TKP it looks very likely we'll end today in 6th place and as we haven't really improved in months regardless of the recent unbeaten run (which no-one should brag about as it was mostly draws) then surely it's time for a decision to be made asap rather than waiting. We need the new boss bounce that Chelsea and Man U are getting.

25 Jan 2026 18:11:22
TKP - You realise there's a very high probability we drop well beyond 5th in the next 2 weeks right? And that missing out on Champions League could cost us a couple hundred million. That could set us back years. We won't be able to afford or attract the names we want come the summer, and we need a lot of them. You know who else won't be interested in coming to us if that happens? Alonso. So yeah, Slot's on a knife edge right now. I'm willing to bet he doesn't survive the next 2 weeks. Not unless we get 2 miracle wins.

The fact that they didn't bolster the squad this window is just more evidence that they're not confident Slot is the man for the job, or Edwards.

The fact that holes weren't plugged will be blamed on Edwards and Slot, Slot to g first, Edwards in the Summer, FSG won't be taking it into consideration at this stage, they had 450 million, and they made a balls of it, it doesn't weigh in their favour to argue holes weren't plugged, that should have been priority number 1.

25 Jan 2026 18:30:38
Well they should (sack him). United binned theirs, installed an ex player to the end of the season, picked most sensible XI, started playing with some passion and have beaten City and Arsenal as a result.

25 Jan 2026 18:45:33
Maybe we can the Champions league?
The elephant in the room is that we are doing great results wise in Europe and have already beaten the likes of Real, Inter, Marseille. We beat Arsenal in the league already and recently drew with them.
A lot of this criticism feels very reactionary after a poor league performance. Yes another poor result in the league. Not the end of the world though is it?
The fact is we certainly can finish in the top 4, and looking at our remaining fixtures you could say we have not a bad run of games till May.


I think that it's better to look at the bigger picture, how the club is being run, including the signing of players.
FSG should not be exempt from criticism.
If they thought they can just rest on their laurels and not sign reinforcements because we looked to be sure of top 4 then they have to realise now that we could do with a defender or two.
Slot is being asked to work with what he has been given.
Last season he won the league without even signing anyone basically. In his first season.

25 Jan 2026 19:27:07
No King. Sorry but no. This simply isn't good enough and the more apologists have their way the further we will fall. If it was like this after a typical summer then I'd be a tad more understanding, but after the investment made there is simply no excuse for this current run of form and everyone knows it, apart from the club management seemingly.

It's time to move on.

25 Jan 2026 19:09:38
King, please do tell me how many poor results is enough? You realise the gap from 6th to the relegation battlers is only about 8 points. We don't look like winning games and are vulnerable all the time, Slot has had since we got battered at home by Forest to fix this and he hasn't, we could be in the relegation zone by the time the final whistle blows at Sunderland, is that good enough for you? Because it isn't for me and many others on this page.

25 Jan 2026 19:42:17
Are you bonkers 18 games and 5 wins? MOST of the performances have been truly dreadful in that run of games. I've watched and its been DIRE. I've not seen us this boring in over a decade when we had truly bottom barrell players and only Gerrard and a couple others to carry the team.

That's not om ownership that is on Slot. He MUST go. Things will not consistently improve.

25 Jan 2026 19:42:53
I'm sorry Warmachine I can't get onboard with anyone saying we shouldn't have signed Wirtz and Isak. These are world class players who can be the beating heart of our attack for years to come and we may never have got another chance to sign them.

I think we all know the squad isn't complete but we were never going to do that all in one window. King is absolutely right we need to look at the bigger picture here. You don't build a PL and CL winning squad by just signing players because they are available. We need to specifically target players and go after them which will take some patience.

25 Jan 2026 19:48:58
Well, we are 6th TKP.

25 Jan 2026 20:02:25
King, what are you talking about? It isn't reactionary when we have been 💩 since day 1 of the season! We are going backwards and slot has been shown up. He won the previous season with klopp's team. As soon as he makes his changes and tries to make this his team, we start playing like headless chickens. He team selection and tactics provides even more evidence of how tactically useless he is. Manchester United changed managers and got an instant reaction. They have now beaten city and arsenal and are now 4th, whereas we can't beat the bottom teams let alone the top ones, unless it's through sheer luck! ).

I have said it for months, slot has to go cos if he stays, we won't get top 4. I don't really care about the cups because they bring hardly any revenue. Bread and butter is the premier league and champions league. We aren't going to win the premier league but we might have a chance in the champions league but not with slot in charge.

25 Jan 2026 20:55:33
King we beat good to decent sides and lose to the likes of PSV and Galatassaray. No telling what version of this team shows up.

25 Jan 2026 22:05:38
We are now sixth, we have two tough games coming up and could be below Everton if we lose both of them. In 13th place.

Sadly, I think even if Slot goes it is too late because we need to replace 5/ 6 players in the summer and this current squad, even with a new manager bounce, is too thin to last the season.

25 Jan 2026 21:39:49
Sean Dundee - neither suit our way of playing and Slot's way of playing. Why bring Slot in and say it's because he plays a similar way to Klopp so we don't need much change; then win the league; and then sign players that don't suit his style at all; meaning he needs to totally change the style of play. Wirtz wasn't great against Burnley or Bournemouth no doubt that's Slots fault and the only way he is apparently effective is playing central; and we don't suit a striker that doesn't put any effort into defending and has very few touches of the ball and is only effective in the penalty area.

Are you telling me we'd have been a worse team if we spent the money on Guehi, Semenyo, another forward/ winger, and a better #6.

25 Jan 2026 23:35:35
Yes we are still dog 💩 in the league, but it doesn't take a genius to figure out we need a couple of defenders.
It's already 26th January. I was optimistic we would get reinforcements in January, back from when we didn't get Guehi in August.
I was sure the club was just waiting till January to get at least 1 good CB and possibly another CB.
From the beginning of the season to now, we have taken big injury hits to the squad.
Isak may well turn out to be dog 💩 for us but he never really had a chance to get going.
I thought the signings of Isak, Wirtz, Ekitike but especially Isak and Wirtz were bought specifically for the Champions league.
We get through the early stages and into the two legged games and a fit Isak could be an asset as well as creativity from Wirtz.
Szoboszlai has been a standout player this season, if there was one player I do not want to get injured right now it's him.
Salah has not really got going this season either, but surely the club should be looking at signings to complement our current attacking players.
I just think and wonder sometimes if maybe we care more about Liverpool FC then the owners do.

I mean they are a business first and foremost.
Sometimes I get the feeling they would just be happy with us scraping top 4 and ensuring champions league football.
For many years Arsenal was a top 4 club. They were content with not really buying who they should buy, and just getting top 4 every year to ensure the revenue it brings.
FSG have done some great things, but sometimes they have been reluctant to buy when we needed to buy. Particularly in the January transfer window.
I just want us to be the best we can be as a club, I don't like it when we miss opportunities to do things that could give us the chance to win more silverware which is what I want the most. I want us to be challenging for all 4 trophies, not just 1 and certainly not just a top four finish.
Whoever the manager is I hope he gets backed, if he sees positions that we need to strengthen.
It's not all doom and gloom though, we are still in the FA cup, and we can potentiallys get to the Champions league final again and I would love that.
Fingers crossed for something positive on the transfer front but we kick on regardless.