Liverpool Discussion posts 4

12 Aug 2026 08:28:50
Failed at the first attempt because I forgot to dispute a suggestion. Barcola will not be signing for £140m because Barr Cola is already available at the club tuck shop for £2.49 a litre.

12 Aug 2026 08:27:21
I think the Banter page is being overrun by rumours and IDFC debates.

So, if you can’t beat them, join them …

I have worked out that you start with agreeing established ITK rhetoric. Dispute maybe one transfer they have suggested and throw a random name in there to give one’s post credibility.

Then sign off with a snappy strapline, so here goes.

We are going to sign Shaun Ryder for Happy Meal bday night football, The Cure for Friday’s and the Sunday’s for …
The Weather Girls will play most games but probably benched for when it is raining.

That’s all for now pop pickers!

12 Aug 2026 08:15:06.
Is it possible that Liverpool are waiting for the 30% takeover to be completed this week before spending large amounts on transfers so that we don’t have to utilise expensive rolling credit facilities?
Somebody mentioned this to me yesterday.

12 Aug 2026 09:34:22
The money from the takeover goes to FSG - not the club. They may choose to put some of it back into the club, but it is not a given.

12 Aug 2026 09:50:34
I think Champs means Bezo and Co would have the cash to enable us to not have to use the expensive rolling credit facilities, Shipley. Whether that's right or not, I don't know. I'm a kfa about finances.

12 Aug 2026 12:41:00
Absolutely not.

11 Aug 2026 20:47:00
Long time lurker.

Following the to and fro on here on Barcola.....It seems to be 'done', but not 'done done'.

I regularly goes 'out' but not 'out out' but eventually I ends up on the wrong last train and getting stuffed for d**khead taxi fare home and it seems logical that the ending to this Barcola story is we do eventually get him home but only after paying the PSG d**khead tax at the end of the window.



If it was my money, the wife would be f**king pissed at me, but it's not so hey ho. :)

11 Aug 2026 18:22:11
I liked Josh Williams' assessment of Conceicao as a potential right winger. He's currently value at €40m–€50m (£34m–£43m).

11 Aug 2026 20:15:11
Still wouldn't want him. He said he was slight, and not going to be a threat in behind in terms of pace. He did say he was very technical and had a surprisingly good output. We already have Wirtz, and it seems clear to me AI wants pace... I would like Rayan or M'Baye.

11 Aug 2026 21:35:57
I've been saying for a while now that the 3 best options on the market in terms of profile are Neto, Minteh and Conceicao. Mbaye coming onto the market is interesting because he is a different profile entirely to the other 3, but he probably has the highest ceiling and is still a RW, despite being very different to the 3 left footers.

11 Aug 2026 23:23:37
Neto and Minteh?

I think you need to aim higher, MK.

12 Aug 2026 07:51:31
You should watch the Josh Williams analysis video that the OP is referring to, Riosstepover.

There is no higher to aim at. Those are literally the best options who are available right now, in terms of natural RW's. Give the video a watch. It perfectly breaks down my thought process. So much so, I started to wonder if he was inside my head.

12 Aug 2026 08:29:49
Don't rate Minteh personally, MK. I've seen him play a fair bit, being from down South East. My boss is a Brighton season ticket holder, and said he has non-stop running, but his end product is awful, both crossing and shooting.

12 Aug 2026 08:54:08
2shoes, He definitely lacks end product right now. He is only 21 though and his pressing and ball carrying is superb. I think he's very coachable.

12 Aug 2026 09:25:56
Interesting, MK Scouser, that was your take away. He said Nero is the best, but probably overpriced and doesn't have the output you want, and at 25 isn't going to get much better.

My take away was I would rather us spend on potential and sign one of Rayan (itk have confirmed fee would be closer to £70m than £130m) or M'Baye who fit the mould better and have a higher ceiling.

12 Aug 2026 09:58:25
MoT, he put Rayan as an 'Amber' because he is most likely not available, and he also stated he didn't think Rayan's stats graph was indicative of a player we should be interested in.

Josh.W definitely seemed most impressed with Mbaye and Conceicao.

I like Mbaye, to be clear. He's a totally different profile to the likes of Neto and Conceicao, but he's a very good young player with a lot of potential.

12 Aug 2026 10:13:01
Not disagreeing with you that Conceicao is a good player, just disagreeing that he is the type of profile the club wants... But that's the beauty of football, we all look for different qualities in players and have different opinions.


FYI, you're right he did say Rayan was "Amber" but he did say he probably has a higher ceiling. From my perspective I love my wide men to be fast and direct.

12 Aug 2026 12:43:20
The lad can't even put up decent numbers in Italy. Why on earth anyone would want him in the Prem is completely beyond me.

11 Aug 2026 14:57:42
Someone mentioned Sporting Lisbon to me today for Ndujwe and I assume that’s because Diomande was off to Forrest?

11 Aug 2026 16:54:56
Would be a good choice. They in the Champions Lge this season?

11 Aug 2026 19:24:01
Does the CL count toward his points for his work permit? Either way it wouldn't be a bad move. Less points from the league games, as it isn't one of the big 4, but CL experience would be a bonus.

11 Aug 2026 20:42:10
I think it does, Shipley.

11 Aug 2026 14:50:24
Whoever the source sachatacolieri is now claims the Barcola deal is done to LFC.

Waiting on Godts to complete to announce it.

No idea who or how credible they are, just sharing what I read.

In other news, the scouser who left for free has a video online looking completely fed up signing kits out of his car.



I think he might regret this move and has his brother to thank for forcing it across. Chose cash over his own brother's best interests.

11 Aug 2026 18:17:23
What are you on about, mate?!

12 Aug 2026 06:18:11
I saw that video, Bekind. He did look fed up. I was wondering if it was fake, as it seemed a bit too much, especially looking pissed and still signing for the kids.

11 Aug 2026 03:01:26
No worries if you don't believe about my connections to the FSG legal team. I work in private equity of which both FSG as well as Dynasty (and Red Bird at that) are direct clients under our book.

Was planning on digging deeper to know the exact structure and how various members of the consortium plan to be involved with the team but I guess most here apparently know more than I do.



Good luck all and no wonder some choose to not continue sharing info on this site anymore.

11 Aug 2026 06:57:33
It's the internet. You're not gonna be hit with nice comments or people licking your arse all the time, I'm afraid.

11 Aug 2026 07:36:58
Yeah, agree with FM. Don't expect everyone to take your word as gospel and to treat you like an ITK. It's a rumours site, so it's bound to happen.

11 Aug 2026 07:55:12
I feel like if you did work for a legal firm and discussed client info/details of a deal not publicly available on an internet forum, that's surely a sackable offence?

11 Aug 2026 09:01:23
That's real dedication - sacrificing integrity of your own company for a website which states rumours and transfer news.

11 Aug 2026 09:28:50
Validation from strangers on the interweb is very important, in fairness, these days, Stradarosso.

11 Aug 2026 13:56:03
I've seen you post similar stuff over the last couple of years and I know for a fact that nobody would bother trying to look for recognition by making those kind of posts, which are so naturally infrequent due to their nature.

I think you're legit and I very much appreciate the info.

I think you'd be a fool to let a couple of pi**takers affect you. Ignore them, keep posting. Sticks and stones. I would be very keen to hear what you could find out. And no better way to stick it to the haters.

11 Aug 2026 15:29:33
Legit or not, surely you would be subject to appropriate NDAs if you are indeed connected. So, you come across as in need of attention, having to disclose your supposed source/s. As COTG stated, sackable at a minimum.

11 Aug 2026 16:05:39
Wow, will appreciate any insight you can give, but please make sure you don't disclose info that you shouldn't. I think this place is great, but it's not worth losing your job over.

11 Aug 2026 16:51:53
I'm sure a fair percentage of our ITK's could lose their job were they found to be posting here...

10 Aug 2026 23:42:21
With all that’s going on, I presume Barcola will be done & dusted post Bezos minority stake purchase (FSG to use the “purchase funds” as a tax write off) therefore decreasing the tax payable from the minority sale, which also makes sense of loaning Araujo before purchase as the loan fee is significantly lower & also the fact he’s taken a pay cut (most likely subsidised by a one off PAYE bonus).



Just a thought & reading between the lines.

11 Aug 2026 20:17:47
You think too much. ?