Liverpool rumours 6

16 Jul 2026 15:12:15
Dominik Szoboszlai aims to become Liverpool captain next season when Virgil Van Dijk gives his farewell.

I am told a big part of him signing a new deal and remaining at the club was because he badly wanted to become the leader of the team - the captain for the future.

Virgil also believes that Szoboszlai is the heir to the armband and has expressed this to higher-ups at the club.

16 Jul 2026 16:11:59
Hopefully Virgil is offered another 2 years after this season. He is our Chielini.

16 Jul 2026 16:30:32
Unfortunately, TTWD, he is losing his aura and pace. Hopefully last year was a blip, but he didn't look good for the Netherlands either.

Father time catches all.

16 Jul 2026 16:50:56
Leoni will be our Chileni. Virg is finished.

16 Jul 2026 18:56:04
The disrespect to the great man. Will show everyone he still has it this season.

16 Jul 2026 19:00:55
Nah, Virg needs an extension 100%. I'd give him another 2 years without a second thought. Forget about what he looked like for the Netherlands, he's never looked the same player for them. Just need to provide him some better protection next season, and he'll still be one of the best CBs around.

16 Jul 2026 19:41:44
Virj will look miles better once he has a proper DM in front of him. Last year the back line was wide open for everybody to have a crack at. We were crying out for a player like Endo, but he barely got used. Everybody told me he wasn't good enough when I suggested using him, but the amount of goals we leaked says we were desperate for a proper tackler to just sit in front of the back line and sweep up.



Macca and Szob aren't that, and it seems that last year Grav was either instructed to not sit so deep or something. Anyway, Endo was criminally overlooked last year in my opinion, and I hope this year he forces himself back into the side.

16 Jul 2026 19:46:31
I agree, WN.

16 Jul 2026 22:01:02
Vvd was a terrible captain last year, blaming others for his mistakes, pointing and shouting to cover his own poor performances.

16 Jul 2026 22:50:41
Virg to go out with a bang this season, winning the treble ;)

17 Jul 2026 11:36:04
Vvd's performance has gradually dropped off over the past season and a half. It's to be expected - he's in his mid 30s and he is playing in one of the toughest leagues in the world. There's no shame in it - Father Time catches up with everybody and it's not disrespectful to say his performances have dipped. Even with the dip he is still head and shoulders above most CBs in world football.



I'd want to see how Leoni and Jacquet bed in, along with any additional CB that we might bring in, but I'd lean towards not standing in Vvd's way if he wanted a change - maybe to the MLS or Saudi / Qatar. No matter what he has been a brilliant player for Liverpool.

16 Jul 2026 11:42:15
New deal concluded with Szoboszlai, announcement soon.

Ta.

16 Jul 2026 11:47:19
Cheers Carra.

16 Jul 2026 11:48:51
Awesome news. Thanks as always, Carra.

16 Jul 2026 11:51:10
Brilliant news! Thanks, Carra.

16 Jul 2026 11:59:20
Thanks, Carra. Good news.

16 Jul 2026 12:02:43
Cheers, Carra, mate.

16 Jul 2026 12:04:13
Great news, thanks, Carra!

16 Jul 2026 12:05:06
Thanks as always, Carra.

16 Jul 2026 12:09:04
Thanks for the info, Carra.

16 Jul 2026 12:09:44
Cheers, Carra.

16 Jul 2026 12:13:33
Thanks, Carra.

16 Jul 2026 12:15:36
Thanks, Carra.

16 Jul 2026 12:22:56
Cheers, Carra.

16 Jul 2026 12:26:02
Cheers, Carra. Some good news at last.

16 Jul 2026 12:27:11
Thanks, Carra.

16 Jul 2026 12:42:43
Great news. Cheers, Carra. I thought he looked really happy yesterday!

16 Jul 2026 12:07:59
What is it with some people @ RobbieLFC10?

No wonder Ned threw his hand in with people like you on here.

Thanks Carra. Your posts are always welcomed by the majority of us.

16 Jul 2026 12:08:02
RobbieLFC10 should be banned

{Ed001's Note - he is.}

16 Jul 2026 12:13:23
Ed's, are posters like RobbieLFC10 actually good for the site, its not banter its just nasty and the reason people like Ned leave the site?

{Ed001's Note - no, he is a twat who is banned.}

16 Jul 2026 12:44:35
Thanks Carra, that is good news.

16 Jul 2026 12:45:47
Thanks Carra.
Great news. 5 year deal.
Will tie him down to his best years.
I know people are getting a bit frustrated with transfers this summer, but new manager Szoboszlai's contract sorted, one new player signed, one coming in after January transfer, Leoni back for preseason, hopefully Isak gets full preseason. Things are looking good.

16 Jul 2026 12:48:23
Nice one Carra. Sobo surely nailed on to be the next captain after Virg.

16 Jul 2026 12:49:15
Thanks, Carra. That is a very important bit of business in my opinion.

16 Jul 2026 12:50:49
This Robbie was a fresh account made today.

People who feel the need to go onto a site like this and troll tend to lead sad lives and I genuinely feel sorry that this how they get their fun.

16 Jul 2026 12:59:25
I missed this. What happened? Was he giving Ned abuse? Ned has only ever been friendly and helpful on this site.

16 Jul 2026 13:04:50
Needed cheering up today... So this is fantastic news.

16 Jul 2026 13:24:11
Slob might have heard the plan sign or go...could be a thing from now on eh.

16 Jul 2026 13:34:48
Great news, ngl I was starting to get worried.

16 Jul 2026 13:58:36
Great news, Carra, thanks for sharing. Love all these updates.

16 Jul 2026 14:08:04
Cheers, Carra!
And good to see trolls getting sorted, good job all round.

16 Jul 2026 14:50:49
Don't hold back ed 001 short but sweet 🤣

16 Jul 2026 15:25:28
Hopefully, he can fill Virgil's captain role not too far down the line. It's great news. Cheers, Carra, lad.

16 Jul 2026 17:23:33
Thank the lord. I couldn't tolerate another player leaving on free.

16 Jul 2026 18:28:16
Well done Ed. Get them out to Fxxx

16 Jul 2026 19:25:05
Cheers, Carra, lad.

17 Jul 2026 15:58:24
Bang-on there, Carra, great news and thanks for the info!

16 Jul 2026 10:48:34
Reds,

Manager likes Curtis Jones. If there is suggestion he does not want to extend, I believe he will be sold and then and only then we will get a midfielder in.

16 Jul 2026 12:44:58
Sounds like Macca is staying then.

16 Jul 2026 12:49:49
Hope he stays, Grizz. Still need a destroyer in midfield though.

16 Jul 2026 13:28:26
Love to have a scouser in the team, mate. I'd be devastated if he leaves.

16 Jul 2026 14:16:36
I hope Curtis stays. (Likely as a squad player). If he is happy to play that role, then great. If the lad wants to go to get more starts somewhere else, then he goes with my gratitude, and I would wish him the very best.

16 Jul 2026 21:11:40
How anyone thinks that keeping Jones is the answer to our midfield needs their head examined.

16 Jul 2026 10:27:15.
Good morning all

Anyone almost pleased we are out so we can get back to club football?

I’ve just read that Gomes is off to Villa from Wolves, but wasn’t he nailed on for us and as good as done? I’m sure the ITK’s on here said as much as, and I’m not calling anyone out, but we haven’t been mentioned anywhere else that we are even looking at him.

Has something changed?

16 Jul 2026 10:38:56
I think the problem is, we have reverted to not paying the respected wages or fee, I don't doubt Joao was in discussions with us. This stinks of the current set up, Hughes and co.

The same has happened to Diomonde and soon to be Barcola. We're edging to getting signings done late.

16 Jul 2026 10:39:07
Nothing's changed. A midfielder won't be signed until one leaves.

16 Jul 2026 10:39:57
Football changes by the hour, ask Newcastle.

16 Jul 2026 10:45:05
When you play the Game of Thrones, you win or you die.

16 Jul 2026 10:50:37
We are currently inundated with midfield options, but we lack balance. Endo, Bajcetic, McConnell, Nyoni, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Jones, Elliott, Szoboszlai and Wirtz, by my count, make 10 players for about 3 positions. I see we’ve also just given 21 year old Kyle Kelly a new deal too, and he’s already a full international for Kitts and Nevis.



As someone said above, we need to shift some players on first, but a DM is a must, in my opinion, as most of our best midfield players are better going forward. Unless one or more of Bajcetic, Endo and McConnell have really impressed Iraola in these early stages of pre-season?

16 Jul 2026 10:53:45
If he was a target, he would be ours. ITKs being misled, as is the norm these days.
Who are the actual MF targets then?

16 Jul 2026 10:57:34
Badger and Endo are both coming back from injury, so it's really only McConnell who can impress atm.

16 Jul 2026 10:58:01
Selling a midfielder after you have bought one is also legal. Especially one that you don't plan to play.

16 Jul 2026 11:49:23
To be honest, obviously biased, but can't see a world where he'd choose Villa over us at the moment, unless maybe more guaranteed football. Good signing for them, would have taken him but also not devastated. Wonder will we get World Cup Macalister back or last season's version...

that, and a back to 24/25 Gravenberch with a proper setup, and I don't think we desperately need someone in the middle tbh... just need to be instructed properly.

Think we have more pressing needs. I'm.

16 Jul 2026 12:00:45
Nope, not at all. He was briefly linked to us from an ESPN journalist, would hardly say they are reputable. If we wanted him, we'd have gone for him before he agreed a deal with Atletico. Just people chancing their luck on here with rumours they've seen on Twitter.

16 Jul 2026 12:14:38
I don't think any of the more reputable ITKs said Gomes was a done deal, don't remember anything more than stated interest, to be honest.

Even if we were in for him, maybe a guaranteed starter position and wanting to stay in the Midlands would influence his decision.

16 Jul 2026 12:20:02
I did have a read of Robbo's post, mate. He did mention it was a done deal.

16 Jul 2026 12:28:15
Going into next season with the current mf that we have, sales or not, the midfield isn't good enough. As a previous poster said, it lacks balance, Szobo, Wirtz, Macca aren't dms. Gravers did a job for us in Slot's first season, but was very poor last season. I don't buy that we will only buy a new midfielder if we sell first. Despite people's opinion, Jones is not good enough for Liverpool, Baj can't be relied upon, Endo is coming into his twilight, and the other options, McConnell and Nyoni, aren't of a standard either.



I don't understand people suggesting Nyoni should start and be given more playtime. I know the lad is young, but I've never seen anything from him to suggest he should be starting or given more game time. We should sell/loan the dead wood and buy a midfield, but I don't believe we should wait to do so.

16 Jul 2026 15:03:43
I don't understand anyone name checking all these guys who are just that, names like Bajcetic etc. They've never played much football for us, and never played any elite football to speak of for anyone else.

That doesn't make our squad strong, neither does having the likes of Endo.

The only midfield fringe player who was around last season that I'd keep is Curtis, maybe, at a push, Trey, but only if he shines pre-season. We do need a specialist six even if the recruitment team don't see it.

16 Jul 2026 16:32:29
Overkill, pre-season is a fresh opportunity for everyone in the squad, especially with a new manager.

I name checked them because they're contracted Liverpool players who all have a chance (no matter how slim) to be a part of Iraola's plans. None of us can say for sure who will or won't take his fancy. Klopp didn't fancy Konate or Gravenberch. He rarely ever picked Gravenberch over Endo and he was in the process of phasing Konate out for Quansah.

Slot came in and all of a sudden Endo and Quansah were virtually frozen out and Gravenberch and Konate were undroppable.

Klopp also loved Elliott and said his biggest regret was not using him more in his final season, whilst Slot wanted to bomb him out the club. It's very naive to assume Iraola will have the exact same opinions on every player in the squad that Slot had.

16 Jul 2026 16:56:35
Agreed he's unlikely to have the same opinions as Slot, thank God for that!

My view is more informed by what I've seen of them myself, and what they've done on loan. Which in most cases is next to nothing.

16 Jul 2026 10:26:15
Joao Gomez to Aston Villa deal agreed and the player left training to proceed with medical, according to Romano.
Are we going to sign him or things have changed?

16 Jul 2026 10:44:24
Jars, I trusted you!

What do I do now with my "Gomes 5" Liverpool shirt?

16 Jul 2026 11:15:35
Quick job will sort that for someone who plays for us, MK, so all is not lost.

16 Jul 2026 21:48:06
I am expecting a response from ITK's on this @Carra @Robbo, I am not blaming anyone at the end of the day its rumor but the kind of confidence they had on gomez done deal, I believe these kind of posts at least deserve a response from ITKs to provide details on where the deal fell off or they got mislead from their sources? Isn't that the bare minimum due diligence we all deserve?

{Ed078's Note - we appreciate all info shared by posters who have a history of getting stuff right. Not all the time, of course, that's not possible, with many moving parts and parties to any deal.
"Mislead form their sources", that's unfair, they share info at the time they have it. Things change. Only accepting info that is 100% would involve only sharing info once a player has signed, medical done, photo taken. You happy to wait?
We don't have a right to "bare minimum due diligence".

17 Jul 2026 01:22:15
Thanks @Ed078 for your kind response. All I was suggesting was it would also be nice to know the story around what happened behind the scenes that things didn't go as anticipated, when there was so much confidence in how it was presented at the first place.

"Gomes" case was one such case where it was called out as done deal. Don't we all deserve to hear a bit more on the background?

{Ed078's Note - not really, we're owed nothing, but thanks for the reply, I can understand your inquisitiveness.

16 Jul 2026 08:50:57
Following on from the Kayode staying at Brentford confirmation…

Fully expect Joao Gomes to sign from Wolves on a 4 year deal.

Jars.

16 Jul 2026 08:57:41
Well Jars, you are 1/1 so far with rumours. It's a small sample size, but a 100% success rate none the less. I'll get my Gomes shirt printed!

16 Jul 2026 09:09:21
@Jars, When do you think the Joao Gomes deal will likely be done and announced?

16 Jul 2026 09:14:46
Gomes would be a solid DM, a true fighter.

16 Jul 2026 09:25:46
4 years. You rarely see less than 5 these days.

I'll give you credit in the bank if signs and mark you down for 2/2.

If it's 4 years too, I'll be massively impressed.

16 Jul 2026 09:53:53
Signing for Villa hahahahaha.

16 Jul 2026 09:55:26
Gone to Villa. 👍

16 Jul 2026 10:03:14
Jars meant to post this on Aston Villa Rumours, obviously.

16 Jul 2026 10:03:35
Unreal to be this wrong.

16 Jul 2026 10:05:12
Looks like he's going to Villa - shame, would have liked that signing for that price too. We need to sign a DM.

16 Jul 2026 10:33:23
Jeez at this rate.

It's going to be another long season of players playing every game with our tiny squad.

Useless transfer strategy this club has, seriously. I'm not talking about just Gomes, just the lack of urgency and efficiency to give the manager a chance to do well by filling the huge holes we have.

16 Jul 2026 10:43:15
Still loads of time and we don't have a "tiny" squad, far from it.

16 Jul 2026 12:36:44
LoL SR!!. 🤣🤣 🫵

15 Jul 2026 23:40:29
Before anyone starts I'm not ITK
!!
Rumour: I've been told by a friend who knows the Gray family. LFC have apparently made tentative moves to find out the availability of Archie Gray from Spurs.

16 Jul 2026 07:36:04
Cheers, mate. Thanks for the info. This one keeps surfacing every few weeks. Dunno much about myself, but seems to be rated.

16 Jul 2026 08:07:52
Think he'd be a good signing, has bundles of potential and will do a job anywhere for the team as seen last season for Spurs. Would need to be in addition to a proven midfielder.

16 Jul 2026 16:49:31
From what I've seen of Gray, he is a neat and tidy player but doesn't stand out in any way. Considering Spurs would presumably be looking to recoup the £40m that they spent on him, I would give it a miss, as I think there is much better value in the wider market.

15 Jul 2026 19:36:44
I heard that we have our eyes on attacking midfielder Sergio Arribas, and that he could be bought fairly cheaply by triggering a £21.4m (€25m) release clause.

15 Jul 2026 20:22:22
I like him, good player at good value.

15 Jul 2026 20:32:43
When we're on the counter we can shout "ariba ariba".

15 Jul 2026 20:52:30
Nickname 'the carpet fitter'!

15 Jul 2026 21:09:53
Watch a lot of second division footy in Spain, Ron?

15 Jul 2026 22:45:55
Was mentioned last week, so old news.

15 Jul 2026 23:25:43
It's the only football I watch, Ephraim.

16 Jul 2026 05:05:07
Seems odd, no? Unless we're selling Elliott.

Wirtz, Elliott and a couple of others can play that position.

16 Jul 2026 06:15:52
Given the way his goal tally jumped last year, I wonder if he was pushed further forward?

16 Jul 2026 06:25:16
We don't need another attacking midfielder. Our first and maybe only buys need to be right wing, right back and a six.

If we lose Gakpo and Mama then a keeper and LW can be added to the list. I'm not convinced our recruitment team know what they're doing tbh.

16 Jul 2026 06:55:36
@Overkill, I'm pretty sure the recruitment team do know what they are doing. More so than you and me.

16 Jul 2026 10:42:21
Hopefully you're right, Nijusho.

They obviously have insight into the most likely departures from the club, and the preferred tactical setup. That's more than the average supporter. We're just filling in the blanks and making educated guesses.

I don't think they know much more than us though about last season's first-team deficiency. That's glaringly obvious, and my concern is as much about why they've failed over successive windows to address some of the gaps.

Also, I can't compute why, for example, they bought someone like Mama, who's clearly not good enough on the distribution side, when we need a similar-style successor for Ali, or why Frimpong, when Connor was clearly injury-prone, etc.

Let's see where we are at the end of this window. Fingers crossed.

15 Jul 2026 16:31:44
Can anyone confirm if Inter have come back with an offer of £27 million but we have knocked back as holding out for £30 million? Read a rumour today but unsure if it’s true.

15 Jul 2026 16:43:12
They are still sniffing, but nothing by way of any actual bid, I don't think, pal.

The NF interest might push them along, oh, and missing out on 2 players they wanted so far also.

15 Jul 2026 17:51:37
27 for what exactly?

15 Jul 2026 18:05:38
Sounds like they are talking about the rumoured Curtis Jones move to Inter Milan.

15 Jul 2026 18:31:39
Can anyone tell me if 27 is the trigger figure?

Ty.

Over n out.

Ta.

15 Jul 2026 20:37:11
@Red Jones, there is nobody on here who can confirm anything - people can confirm that they have seen the figure on social media but only the negotiating team at the club would know if the amount - assuming a bid has even been made - is correct or not. Sadly for us the club don't include social media groups / forums in their negotiations.

15 Jul 2026 22:30:54
Keep him.