Liverpool FC Rumours

09 Oct 2025 13:59:23
Liverpool’s recruitment team are stepping up their pursuit of defensive reinforcements, with Club Brugge’s Joel Ordonez emerging as a serious target ahead of the January transfer window. The 21-year-old Ecuadorian has attracted growing attention from several European clubs, and Liverpool’s scouts have been among the most active observers.
Senior sources close to the club have confirmed that Liverpool scouts attended Club Brugge’s recent 1–0 victory over Union Saint-Gilloise, where Ordonez was the primary focus of their visit. The young centre-back’s composure, positional intelligence and ability to play out from the back have been key factors in Liverpool’s renewed interest.
While the Merseyside side initially had no plans to invest heavily in a defender this winter, Marc Guehi’s failed move from Crystal Palace last summer — combined with Giovanni Leoni’s long-term injury — has reshaped their priorities. The club’s recruitment department is said to be reassessing the balance of Arne Slot’s defensive options as the January window approaches.

11 Oct 2025 12:02:12
Could and should have got him in the summer. He’s like Caicedo at CB. Ecuador are producing some incredible defensive talent!

13 Oct 2025 13:14:49
Could have sworn we were linked with him even last season in a random rumour I read somewhere.

08 Oct 2025 11:26:14
Hello Ed001, please what do you think about the RUMOUR that there is an unrest in the dressing room because of the new players on mega deals while last season winners did not get their just due in terms of new deals.

{Ed001's Note - I very much doubt it. Frimpong etc are not on mega deals and a lot of the new guys will be negotiating a new deal soon anyway.}

08 Oct 2025 15:55:07
Sounds like Konate and Real manipulating the media to me.

08 Oct 2025 16:43:48
😂 what else can we get away with blaming Konate for?

08 Oct 2025 17:34:16
extremely poor displays, it kind of mirrors Trent from last season, most people know that he is off to Real end of season, with a huge signing on fee .

08 Oct 2025 19:44:11
We don't know that he's leaving but if he is I'm sure we'll find a more than suitable replacement. I'm ok with that.

08 Oct 2025 20:48:30
I was thinking we could blame the Kennedy Assassination on him livered? Some degree of Time Travel would have to be involved, but I'm sure some people would buy it.

Jokes aside, the bloke has been bloody awful this season. Kinda hard to get away from that.

09 Oct 2025 05:25:23
Duolingo the language learning app shared that konate is learning spanish. seemed real but might have been fake.

09 Oct 2025 07:40:26
In a high performing team, do you expect everyone to go buddy buddy? Ot course there will be friction, part of the corporate culture.

09 Oct 2025 08:12:42
Get a better agent or move.

09 Oct 2025 09:23:31
All I'm saying is that Konate is on a significantly lower wage than what he is seeking. He's turned down £220k a week hasn't he? There's an imbalance there. Go Jomez is on more than him and Fede is about double. Hugo's come in new and is on just under three times the amaount Konate is on.

09 Oct 2025 10:36:25
Liss,
As someone who looks after French students for months every year I can confirm most of them speak Spanish as well as English, most have Italian and some German too.

09 Oct 2025 19:28:58
Smart arses!

10 Oct 2025 07:18:16
I think the dressing room could be discussing about defensive responsibilities, tracking back. A few players do not track back emg Salah. Wirtz does but in previous position in Leverkusen he does not. And frimpong is not really defender, he is wing back. Seriously not many options out there for RB who can defend and attack well.

11 Oct 2025 03:26:20
@BTS, what about that lad at Real Madrid?

11 Oct 2025 09:29:56
Konate is just playing to his level. He is inconsistent and so far this season he has consistently remained inconsistent.

11 Oct 2025 12:53:19
Konate better hope RM are keen because on form he won't be getting an improved offer from us.

13 Oct 2025 13:16:56
Red_Flyer69 as I've asked before, are RM even that interested in Konate like a priority option? That, I doubt, cos when it was Trent, RM via their mouthpieces made that known to anyone who had ears and eys.

02 Oct 2025 21:45:40
Ryan Gravenberch is on the verge of a contract extension. Will likely be finalised in the coming days/ weeks.

05 Oct 2025 02:44:11
Brilliant stuff. We have needed cover at centre half 😏.

05 Oct 2025 12:20:17
What was the point of giving Chiesa the Southampton game, he was man of the match and then nah Slotto drops him to 10 min cameo if he's lucky. Starting to think Slotto has a problem with his own ego, he's spent 230m on 2 strikers and an 11m man who would run through a brick wall for the team gets dropped, Slots refusing to see past his opinion and not play Chiesa based on his opinion, Klopps team mate won you a prem and you think it was you, is it no surprise you are shafting Chiesa and thinking we were unlucky in losing 3 games in a row and deservedly so. When you hear its not my fault excuses you know he's out of his depth. All the fears of Klopp leaving are now playing out.

05 Oct 2025 14:03:51
We’re second having had a pretty tough opening set of fixtures and the team haven’t started clicking yet after a big transition of players in key positions. If you watch slott’s pre and post match conferences, he is completely all over it. We were hardly blowing teams away last year. The margins in most of the games are small and we have been winning them most of the time abut last couple not. Slott knows what he’s doing.

05 Oct 2025 15:27:02
too many attackers in the teams and the away gial is so congested we don't score.
atm i find the other teams, playing football more better, taking shots / crosses from the wing, we just don't do that.

Gravenberch needs help in defense, i miss the old days of mascheano / alonson partnership when our defence was solid.


Also im prefering Etike over Isak, in attack he gives us a bit more that just waiting for the ball.

05 Oct 2025 18:23:10
I'm not trying to be overly critical, but Slot's "small margins" comments are concerning. These results are not just teams getting the better of us; every game this year including the wins have been unconvincing because the team selection and tactics were not correct. It's obviously difficult right now trying to integrate so many new players, but to the concerning part is that Slot doesn't seem willing to play the players from last year in the right positions nor the players that are in form. Consequently, we are struggling more than we need to be at the moment. I'm hoping things get straightened out, but we're going in the wrong direction at the moment and the concern is that Slot isn't seeing that.

05 Oct 2025 22:08:46
He sounds a little like Big Ange at Forest. I don't get playing players out of position but it’s his call. I don't like the football right now but I back to sort it.

05 Oct 2025 22:34:45
Should have been Ekitike playing CF and chiesa left wing, both should have started the game.
Why he is rotating Ekitike when he is clearly in goal scoring form I don't know.
Especially after two defeats, resulting in our third defeat.

06 Oct 2025 15:55:42
Will be an unpopular opinion but who cares. Chores has started 1 PL game in 14 months which was a dead rubber v Brighton.

He’s proven he looks good against a championship side in Southampton and coming off the bench against tired legs.

I’d be more than happy to see him start more games and prove his worth but I honestly don’t think he’s the saviour that many have him painted to be.

06 Oct 2025 16:48:18
Chiesa not chores.

{Ed025's Note - yeah JK, a chore is watching Liverpool at the moment mate.. :)

06 Oct 2025 17:58:36
Always trust Ed025 to cheer my day. Forgot to even look at your game this weekend 😂 you're just bitter as the red half of the city are far better looking!

{Ed025's Note - im knocking on a bit now SM but when i was younger i was a stud muffin mate, the ladies could not resist me...and even a few guys tried their luck but without any success, im actually still a bit of a silver fox now.. :)

06 Oct 2025 19:11:53
I don't think anybody is painting him out to be a savior, JK, but he's proven that he deserves consideration for a start, especially since those ahead of him are struggling for form a little bit. He's not some mug or a kid either, he's a vastly experienced international with pedigree and technical ability.

06 Oct 2025 19:48:10
Spot on Patrick. What the team needs right now is someone going forward to do something, anything, make something happen. He might not be the flying winger he used to be but he's still a very technically able player who leaves it all on the pitch. A few more of them wouldn't go amiss right now that's for sure.

06 Oct 2025 19:38:24
Would love to have a beer with ed25 but feel it’s never going to happen.

{Ed025's Note - never say never Ace..

06 Oct 2025 20:10:19
Ok I will hold on to this.

07 Oct 2025 02:06:16
Going back to the OP, wow, 64 likes and counting. Not seen those numbers since Oli liked his own post over 100 times.

07 Oct 2025 06:36:26
I’m not saying he’s a mug and I’d be more than happy to see him start.

I’m just stating he’s only started 1 PL game in 14 months.

All his good moments have come off the bench against tired legs or a Championship team.

08 Oct 2025 10:26:43
Yeah but whenever he has come on, he has done more than salah his whole had started every game and been absolute dog shizzle. I’d actually drop salah and play Chiesa instead, at least he will show more willingness and desire than salah is at the moment.

08 Oct 2025 11:31:21
I believe that if Chiesa had been fully fit he would have played against Chelsea. You can't say a single negative thing about the guy so far this season and how many other players can you say that about (maybe Rio)?

09 Oct 2025 08:23:30
Shipley he’s done well mate but he’s only played 153 minutes and Rio 101 minutes.

Which is about 10% of the seasons game time.

13 Oct 2025 13:31:21
And @stoneage, didn't need to know I live rent free in your head. The convo on the thread has nothing to do with me YET you dragged me into it saying absolute rubbish.

Looks like you are one of those posters starving for my attention to the point spreading blatant fake news about me liking my own posts. Don't worry, mate. Ain't going to feed ya, buddy.

Lastly if you like "liking" your own posts then, have at it, sunny. No need to drag other people into your lil' "kink".

01 Oct 2025 21:40:36
Firstly, we ain't half been crap lately 😂.

Just to confirm what Ned said, we are in for Guehi in Jan. Even tho they messed us around, we need to bring someone in with Leoni being out. This will also keep Palace on side when we make a move for Wharton in the summer. As I'm told he will come in as a replacement for Macca, as we are expecting Madrid to come calling and won't stand in his way if he wants to go.

It also appears from what I'm told that are focus next summer is CB and CM. It won't be to levels of spending we have seen this summer.

02 Oct 2025 00:07:05
Wharton would make sense if we are going to play a double pivot in the middle. Nice balance with him being left footed too. Would prefer Baleba though for a bit more power in there to accommodate for Wirtz. Defs need a CB in Jan - can’t drop Konate for Gomez cz Gomez will get injured and then we won’t have cover when Konate invariably gets injured.

02 Oct 2025 04:25:22
What about RW/ LW?

02 Oct 2025 06:15:57
Would go for Wharton over Baleba myself, a much better passer of the ball. Never quite know what your going to get from Baleba.

02 Oct 2025 06:52:37
Do you think we need to line up replacement for Slot? Just in case. I personally do like Julian Naglesmann, never say never.

02 Oct 2025 07:22:08
Thanks TF
Wharton does look decent especially against us 😂
I would also be looking to get Tchouameni as part of that deal or maybe Valverde even.
I wonder if MacAllister is aware of the possibility coz he too has been poor just like Konate who has always been average for me apart from the odd standout game.

02 Oct 2025 08:17:47
@BTS, what with Slot winning the PL in his first season and leading the PL in his second season I think FSG will want him out the door before Christmas.

02 Oct 2025 08:19:59
Replacement for Slot?
Hahahahahaha, cracking start to the morning!

02 Oct 2025 08:42:08
BTS the new BS on here.

02 Oct 2025 09:10:07
I’ll give you this BTS. You are consistent with your bat rubbish stupid posts.

02 Oct 2025 10:01:17
I think BTS is just a small child from some of their posts so cut a tiny bit of slack. We have all had dreadful takes especially when we were 13.

02 Oct 2025 10:20:27
Is BTS Leek? Or Harry?

Whoever he/ she is they are rubbish at trolling 🤣.

02 Oct 2025 10:45:02
I'm pretty certain that BTS is just leeks new username. Don't worry. I'm sure he will overstep the boundaries and be banned by the Eds again soon.

As for Macca to RM. We shouldn't be surprised about this. The late, great, Ed2 warned us about their plans to sign him. If Konate and Macca are off it would go some way to explaining their performances so far this season. They are welcome to Konate - the sooner we get rid the better and although I do like Macca we should make a nice tidy profit on him.

02 Oct 2025 11:54:53
Macca is coming off a bad injury that meant that he had to be rested at the tail end of last season and for a big part of preseason. Wanting to leave for Real has nothing to do with his performances.

02 Oct 2025 14:52:09
Thanks, Thefields.

When you say "focus next summer is CB and CM", do you mean over and above Wharton and Guehi?

02 Oct 2025 16:49:54
@West Derby Wanderer, Slot won league title by using a squad i merited from another manager. Now he has to form his own squad, and apparently it's not working as well as squad inherited.

02 Oct 2025 16:54:27
Amrg, as far as I'm aware we ain't looking at a LW at all. RW, isn't seen as a priority for now I'm told. that's because no one of note wants to play 2nd fiddle to Salah.

FPF, yes. There is potential multipe ougoings from both CB and CM. Konate, Gomez, Macca, Endo are the names I'm aware of potentially leaving. Some of the youngsters in that area may be out the door as well.

02 Oct 2025 17:25:18
One of the main reasons why we are struggling is because Macca isn’t fit.

02 Oct 2025 18:40:10
Posting leeks utter tripe…. zzzzzzzzzz.

02 Oct 2025 21:28:55
Glasner's contract expires June 2026, there are very strong rumours he wants amorim's job at man utd, could that be another reason for refusing to sell Guehi at xmas or next summer's transfer window.

He must think his "park the bus" tactics are infallible and all conquering. All the great managers found out you just simply can't go through the middle of an obstacle, the only way is around it at the sides 442 (the wings are where the space is against massed defences) Isak did it once at palace and nearly scored for example, beckham ( he has the PL record for most crosses in a PL season) and giggs wingers put relentless crosses into the box, barnes, houghton similar at LFC, Callaghan, Thompson, Heighway, Hall under Shankly, Paisley used Kennedy and Case midfield players to do the same, crosses are only another word for passes. Mcdermott was his Florian once getting PFA player of the Year (it took him a full year in the reserves to settle) .

It is circa 50/ 50 when a cross/ pass/ corner/ throw in, free kick etc is played into the area, similar to a roulette wheel it goes either to a red or the oppositions colour, it vastly increases your percentages to score a goal, it has the defenders looking at their own goal instead of quite comfortably looking at your goal when you try to go through the middle of a massed obstacle.

Ian Rush often said i prefer to see the defenders number on his back, and them not to see my number i. e. the defender is facing his own goal, and Rush can fully see their goal and them, not facing his own goal.

Glasner wants to be the cock of the north at man utd, he will end up being the d! ck of the north, but only with relentless crosses right into his "BOX", Rush already has his number!

02 Oct 2025 21:39:32
Nice comeback, @BTs, . That said, I’m happy to fall for your cunning trap, although I do think that you are crap at trolling.

Anyway, yes Slot did inherit Klopp’s squad and they ended up top of the league.

Now he has a new squad and, guess what, they are still top of the league too. Now go and play outside with the other kids.

03 Oct 2025 00:11:24
Cheers for sharing, Thefields.

03 Oct 2025 06:08:52
Guess what BTS, those klopp players needed a year in the league and the country to become the players they became under slot, Dom, grav, macca all went up another level against slot, who incidentally found a way to set things up to get the best of them. It's the same with Cody, lucho, Ibou, they all hit the best form of their lives.

The new players have barely got their foot in the door and you compare them with players who had already had a year adjusting to the pace of the league. However old you are you are simply a byproduct of the internet clickbait machine.

03 Oct 2025 15:17:28
What about a new RB and LB. Cos the new ones we got ain't very good.

04 Oct 2025 10:49:25
We need to get away from the idea of huge squad churn. You don’t build consistency by replacing half the starting line-up every season and consistency wins titles.

Cheers for the info ‘fields’.
Hopefully some of our younger players will break through before we shell out more transfer fees.
McConnell and Nyoni need to get their chances.

04 Oct 2025 14:20:43
BTS is definitely Leekwanyu. Look at the similar writing style.

04 Oct 2025 20:20:17
Let's just see how Slot fix's the current issues with his own playing squad before we laugh too hard.

05 Oct 2025 16:13:32
Was it Slot choosing players or Eddie and Dick? I imagine the latter / opportunism are more responsible than Arne is.

Loosing Nunez and Diaz's work rate / outlet / space creation for others, despite whatever their shortcomings were has impacted how we play, as has loosing Trent, especially where Mo is concerned.

Isak is a great individualist but not really a system's player as such. Wirtz has a different profile to last season's brilliant MF 3.

All of this takes time and graft to adjust to, and I for one was not someone who ever believed that spending 400m would lead to instant success.

There was an article on how only 7/ 35 players over 80m could be seen as a success over the years, which is another potential challenge to overcome (price tags / pressue) .

Carra's basketball quip is quite accurate, as are his words about how interesting it will be to see how Arne deals with all of this.
His interviews have been a little more throwing under bus lately - a sure sign of a man under pressure.

06 Oct 2025 01:23:37
We are crazy if we let Maca go. Just give him a new contract! Maca is WC.

08 Oct 2025 12:06:10
"Do you think we need to line up replacement for Slot? "

FFS! Someone take the crayons away from him!

13 Oct 2025 13:19:51
Before he eats them.

29 Sep 2025 21:32:27
I have heard on good authority that Guehi will be pursued in January, Leoni injury changed the plans as we were expecting him to sign in a free in the summer.

Another CB will be looked at too, not sure they will be signed in January though, maybe sounded out for the summer - couple of names I’ve seen mentioned but not ready to throw my weight behind yet.

30 Sep 2025 07:40:15
What are the thoughts on Palace being willing to sell in Jan?

30 Sep 2025 08:21:07
Did you hear this at the Leftorium, Ned?

30 Sep 2025 10:58:46
Unlikely to sell in Jan unless decent money eg 15m won’t cut it as they’re doing well and may as well wait until summer with £Ms in league and European places at stake.

30 Sep 2025 13:53:38
@lfcfan

My own opinion is that Palace will resist but they’d much rather take the money than lose him on the free. Think a deal can be in the region of £14m-£18m - again, my opinion.

What I do know is that relations at CP between Parish and Glasner are tense after the summer, a new contract is there to be signed but Glasner is delaying decision.

I think he has been turned from a few clubs with let’s say bigger spending power and objectives in both PL and the Bundesliga.

30 Sep 2025 15:44:05
Flandersssssssss…. Flanderssssssss…. ummm Flandersssssss!

To quote the great Homer J Simpson esq.

30 Sep 2025 23:27:37
Oakely Dokely neighbouroony.

01 Oct 2025 13:31:05
When we didn't sign Guehi in the summer, there were stories that appeared shortly afterwards that he wanted to go to Madrid next year. Any truth to those?

01 Oct 2025 16:51:06
Thank you Ned Flanders.

01 Oct 2025 17:35:47
Palace will sell in Jan but I’m not sure Guehi will make much difference.

He plays on the left of a back 3 and we’d need him on the right of a 2. We’re already struggling with new players trying to get to grips with new positions why are all so keen to add another one to the mix?

01 Oct 2025 19:33:25
Because we have three CB's and one of those is Joe Gomez. Guehi's rightfooted and would be playing beside Virg he'd be fine.

02 Oct 2025 11:15:45
‘Not ready to put my weight behind it’ incredible levels of delusion from the itk folk on here.

It’s a bloomin rumours site mostly populated with second hand info from Twitter… just say the names.

With a name like Ned Flanders I imagine you are a fully grown adult. If so give your head a shake.

05 Oct 2025 16:16:44
I hope Wharton keeps to his promise.

26 Sep 2025 11:42:33
This comes from a journalist friend, so take it as you wish. We did not intend to pursue Guehi in January (preferring to wait until next summer), but current discussions in the transfer committee suggest we might now attempt to sign him in the January window.

On a separate note, it's good to see Federico Chiesa included in the UCL squad.

26 Sep 2025 13:37:50
So he has been added due to Leonis injury?

26 Sep 2025 22:09:15
Cheers Reynard.

27 Sep 2025 09:19:52
I'd add Guehi in January and then let Joe go in the summer.

27 Sep 2025 10:25:17
Isn’t konate going in summer. Do we want to lose 2 cbs at same time?

27 Sep 2025 11:40:18
At this point of Gomez career, why would he leave and why we would we move him on?

27 Sep 2025 12:59:06
Talk of Gomez leaving has been going on for a few years now and he always stays. I hope he does stay.

Konate will go for free and to be honest I'm not even that bothered, we'll sort it all out.

Right now I don't think any of us should be too concerned whether we sign Guehi in January or not - we're more than covered.

27 Sep 2025 13:02:03
Joe's contract finishes 30.06.27, doubtful whether he will be offered a new contract after that?

The following all finish on the same date as Joe:

MO, Jones, VVD, becker, Bajcetic, Endo.

Posters saying this is the best transfer window, the "HARDEST" transfer window will be replacing MO, VVD truly two of the best players LFC have had in their iconic history.

27 Sep 2025 13:06:27
Just want to say that everything Fede has done was totally predictable. He is the type of player that is just going to give his all in every moment it is a bonus he has this mind set and is also an absolutely fantastic even cultured footballer.

He comes from great stock also his Dad was a quality striker. He is that good I can’t believe we have these players barely getting into squads for certain tournaments. Amazing times and looking forward to seeing it finally click tomorrow.

27 Sep 2025 17:44:36
I don’t think we will pay Palace a fee after what happened in the summer.
A move for Nathan Collins could happen in Jan, as i understand we enquired about him in the summer.

27 Sep 2025 18:05:07
Some of you need to get over the love in for Gomez. If we had Virg, leoni, Konate, Joe nd Guehi all fit Gomez would be fifth choice by some distance. He was shocking the other night yet because he's a nice bloke doesn't seem to get any stick. Move him on in the summer and when ibou moves on get a top CB in so we go into next season with Virge, Summer signing, Guehi and Leoni.

27 Sep 2025 18:24:50
Salah, as I've previously said, we are not more than covered at CB. Not sure who you think our cover is.

27 Sep 2025 18:39:50
We can always play Joe and Endo when were trying to rest Virg and Ibou Rome. Relax were more than covered.

27 Sep 2025 18:58:18
Florian, I'm relaxed, mate, it's only football. However, if you think Gomez and Endo can carry us you're deluded, in my humble opinion. Gomez is an accident waiting to happen and cruise liners turn faster than Endo.

27 Sep 2025 22:09:31
Sarcasm Rome.

27 Sep 2025 22:35:45
Forgive me, Florian. That's the trouble with the written word. Apologies.

28 Sep 2025 14:07:27
Whereas we probably have enough to get us to January, I think it would be sensible to add a centre back in the January window as it isn’t sensible to rely on two injury prone defenders, if one or both of them get a long term injury it would be catastrophic for the season, I would think those running the club will remember what happened when we had Gomez, Matip and Van Dijk out at the same time.

28 Sep 2025 15:26:25
What is our cover?
Konate, VVD
Gomez? if he stays fit

3 players for the whole season is not nearly enough.

wonder if tehy can pull some more from academy. no way can we be playing VVD in cup games etc.

28 Sep 2025 18:39:27
Between Gomez and Konate, they make about 1 fit defender so we need to add in January. For Konate's inconsistency, I think we can do better. I'd move him on.

28 Sep 2025 19:51:07
VVD is holding our defence together, Konate is a risk picks up the yellow card then gets taken off. Both full backs can't be trusted, Macca is not fit, gakpo is hot and cold, yet we are still favourites to win the League.