Liverpool Discussion posts 5

13 Aug 2026 08:34:50
Just popped on the Leeds page to see if they have interest in Elliot and they said Leipzig have now lowered their asking price for Geertruida to £17m. Surely we've got to bring him in for that money, moving on Ramsay.

13 Aug 2026 10:07:27
Why has the club just signed Araujo, who can play CB and RB. Jaquet is back in full training now, so Ramsay is surplus and should move on for his own footballing career and get game time.

13 Aug 2026 10:39:06
Ramsay is League One level, if that.

13 Aug 2026 11:38:34
Has Araujo played RB for any decent amount of games? To what standard? If Bradley is out until the new year, or near it, we need a RB.

12 Aug 2026 23:09:35
Barcola and Mbaye didn't play a single minute tonight.

Game on lads! YNWA

13 Aug 2026 01:36:35
PSG president himself indirectly confirmed the deal is very much on.

12 Aug 2026 22:23:04
Victor says Maccas likely to stay and the interest in Bellingham then falls likely short.
Can I just say I had a great laugh reading that. I don't doubt Victor.
I absolutely believe the club would do something like that.

Bellingham who's hunger and athleticism I'd absolutely welcome over a guy who honestly looks finished during on field play in the Premier League. Macca has no legs and, apart from the odd good goal, offers nothing in an extremely important component of the team.

Last summer, we couldn't get a CB. The disgraceful then January transfer window we missed out on our two top targets who were apparently certs. This entire summer had been mostly spent on the PSG reject.

I will keep repeating, anyone that pays the money quoted on barcola are getting absolutely robbed.
If Bellingham was open to the move and the numbers weren't crazy, how can we not seem to spend on an English player with the type of character our dressing room truly needs.
All window, I've been informed by the gents going with the info about the club letting Jones, Macca etc decide on their futures.
What have we become? You have to sell players who aren't good enough and constantly seek better.
In no world, should Macca possibly staying mean we don't go for Bellingham.
Our midfield is dire. Sobosli can't carry two men.

12 Aug 2026 23:15:51
So, if we don't want Macca, we definitely get Bellingham? Didn't realise it was as simple as that.

13 Aug 2026 00:47:47
Ron, if the numbers weren't too crazy?
What exactly would you expect the numbers to be for one of the best midfielders in the world, who's English, going to an English club? City, Arsenal, United, Chelsea would all be in for him.

The money involved would be insane.


I'm not one to doubt people who claim to have information. I know less than nothing.
Bellingham being chased atm though. There's only one way we could afford to add a player like that at this moment, and I don't think selling Macca would do it. It would be Wirtz going the other way.

13 Aug 2026 01:38:24
There's zero chance a move for Bellingham was ever on. It's a Vini to Arsenal type of situation.

12 Aug 2026 19:38:05
Who knows?

12 Aug 2026 20:57:11
My wife... She seems to know everything!

12 Aug 2026 16:53:29
Hi All - I'm a 'been checking out this site for years, but not registered to comment until now.

I absolutely love coming on here to READ ABOUT RUMOURS. and I do it about 50 times a day. Genuine. Makes me excited. BUT do you know. If things don't happen, hey ho, there's more to life. SERIOUSLY! As things happen in my own life, things change by the minute. It is the wonder of the world.

I know people get really really excited, but to slag someone off that's just passing on some information they've heard is so upsetting, it's unreal.

I'd genuinely hope we all want the best for LFC and whoever we buy has got my backing.. You know why. I'm only an U12, S. Coach so I know pretty much nothing. But I do know the guys doing the business know more than me about players being suitable to our system and style going forward, and I so appreciate anyone close to the transfers passing info on. I love it.

I've got an opinion, and it sometimes goes against others but that's life. However please please stop being so nasty to people it's not nice and it's not clever.

To the Eds and to the people who give up the information, I salute you! I genuinely love this site.

12 Aug 2026 17:33:19
Wdik, if you've been checking the site for years then you'll know that up until this year we have had only a few posters who were passing on info which everyone gratefully appreciated. But now it's post after post of new named posters (well new to me) who in my opinion are just posting what's reported on other sites, which is fine, but they are claiming the information is coming from sources in or close to the club that they personally know. That, I think, is what annoys some posters.

I think it's great to post about rumours, but say where you've read it like NewsNow or Twatter etc, because not everyone has access or wants access to these sites. But don't claim/ maintain that you are "In The Know" just to get attention. If you want real attention, then take part in one of the many discussions here about pro's and con's of players, systems, tactics, formations etc etc. That is a much more entertaining use of your time.

12 Aug 2026 18:10:10
My feelings exactly, Mcgoverb. There seems to have been a slew of new users over the last few months posing as "itk", so much so that they blatantly copy the writing styles of our own trusted posters. It's bewildering. If you're willing to completely rip-off someone's style without so much as an introduction, what else are you willing to plagiarise?

Everyone appreciates all info, whether it comes from John Henry, social media, or your nan. Many users on here aren't on facef*** or twatterbox, so you'll always find people who appreciate info from other platforms, so long as the poster is honest about where it comes from. That's the key.

Up until recently, the general etiquette was, that if you're a new 'itk', you usually introduce yourself and give a vague hint of how you get info, and if you're just sharing from another site, you'd reference the platform in your post, but the recent crowd do neither.



With a lot of these suspected posers, you'll find articles or Twitter posts containing their exact 'ITK' info, posted just minutes prior to them sharing it on here. A few chancers have been found out, and so that raises the alarm, puts everyone on high alert, making it even more difficult for genuine posters to share what they have without backlash. I'm no angel, I'm guilty myself of raising suspicions over a few posts myself, but there would be a lot less of it if people were just more upfront.

12 Aug 2026 19:47:39
Some of you want to read out loud and listen to what you're saying. I don't get why it bothers some posters that other posters are claiming to be itk even if they're not? Giving info, it's only a tip, you don't have to take it as gospel or put your house on it. It's like a mother's meeting in here, loads of sniping and bitching.

I'm a grown man, I can take most things with a pinch of salt, but a few of you on here have formed some sort of jury and decided to call posters out, why? It's a banter site, just post or not and move on. It's got so bad that posters have felt the need to leave the site now because of it!

12 Aug 2026 21:02:16
Scouse, maybe get off your high horse and read my post again if that was directed at me.

12 Aug 2026 22:05:38
Sorry John, didn't realise you were a grown man.
Now, where did I put the salt?!

12 Aug 2026 22:23:16
@Mcgov, I'm on no high horse, it wasn't particularly aimed at you, but if you feel it was, wear it, lad.
Chewy, there's more than that you don't realise.

12 Aug 2026 22:50:18
I know, mate, sure I misplaced the pepper too!

12 Aug 2026 16:02:15
Djed Spence gone to Inter. Damn shame he went for so cheap we could of really done with him but I guess Spurs wouldn’t of wanted to sell to us.

12 Aug 2026 16:46:16
Araujo is cb and rb back up buddy.

12 Aug 2026 17:02:44
Not done yet? Circa £24 million fee, just turned 26.

He is a practising Muslim, and made history to be the first Muslim player to represent the senior England team?

Poster who called the Matty Cash (29) link to LFC, maybe an inkling tonight if he plays for Villa in the UEFA Super Cup final tonight versus PSG, TNT 8pm, obviously the PSG line up is far more important for some posters?

12 Aug 2026 19:38:28
Both our lads are on the PSG bench.

12 Aug 2026 20:18:24
Not injured then. So much disinformation out there at the moment. Also why even bench him if the transfer is done.

12 Aug 2026 22:54:51
People wanting Spence when Inter got him on the cheap and arguing Jones is not good enough because only Inter want him on the cheap...

12 Aug 2026 15:40:15
Enjoy the break VG pal and hope to see you back soon.

I hope VGs break isn't the 3rd of our trusted and long lasting ITKs driven away.

Thanks.

13 Aug 2026 13:40:34
Inter are welcome to Spence, just an average player who had a couple of decent moments in a WC - plus quite a few bad moments.

12 Aug 2026 10:00:06
Looks like Liverpool are pulling out of the Barcola deal. They won't budge on fee, so it wasn't done like what's been posted. Arsenal to step in.

12 Aug 2026 11:06:34
The new targets are Arda Turan and Konoplyanka.
But only if Chelsea haven't got there first.

12 Aug 2026 12:43:29
As long as they do correct business that benefits the team, that's all I care about. I'm not happy that we're taking so long to do so though, with wet that's wrapping up Barcola or walking away and going for someone else.

12 Aug 2026 12:52:51
Shame if we walk away, but if they're asking for £140m as is being reported, it's the right decision.

Replacing Gakpo with Barcola always felt like a luxury anyway. A natural RW is a bigger priority. I wonder if we'll shift to Mbaye now?

12 Aug 2026 13:01:48
But if it is true and the club has known this was the case for the last month, then it is an absolute joke.
If it is true, we should have walked away weeks ago and moved on to other targets. We will have to overpay for anybody at this point in the window as teams don't have much time to get replacements in.

12 Aug 2026 13:52:51
I disagree with that, Shipley.

If we identify a player as someone we want, we should exhaust all avenues before moving on.

Klopp was always an advocate of signing the player you want or signing no one. Building a successful squad takes time and patience. If we end up with too many 4th and 5th choice targets, we'll be back to the Brendan Rodgers days.

12 Aug 2026 14:17:10
Yeah, takes City ages to sort squads out and replace players Riosste, oh wait ...

12 Aug 2026 14:41:22
Shipley, transfers don't work like that.
Don't think we are solely focussing on Barcola.
What a club does is go after their primary targets but sound out secondary and back up targets as well.
If the Barcola deal falls through, rest assured we will not have to start the whole wooing process of somebody from scratch.


Agents and clubs will have been sounded out already.
Because there doesn't seem to be any announced progress on the Barcola deal, I am also of the belief that it's all but done pending the Torres and Ajax lads deals.
If that's not the case, and they are holding out for the 140 million, I would rather we switch targets.

12 Aug 2026 15:59:46
My point is simply that if the asking price is somehow a surprise to us, and we are not willing to meet it after all these discussions, then there is something really wrong with our negotiating team.

12 Aug 2026 16:32:00
Yes, OK, City do take ages to sort squads out, which is why they haven't won the league since they started to build a new squad.

They are going through players like sweets in an attempt to build a winning squad, but they are still nowhere near where they were a few years ago.

It happens to all teams when they have a rebuild.

We are coming off the back of a successful team with a great squad and are having to replace big players that were integral to our success. You can't do that by just buying anyone to appease fickle fans.

Sometimes you have to be patient. Tough, I know, but it's the truth.

12 Aug 2026 17:13:09
Just get Rayan asap and move on.

12 Aug 2026 20:26:14
An asking price of c140 has been reported on and off since the start of the saga.

That doesn't mean it's right, but that is a figure that's been bandied about so it wouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

The thought process is probably that when they secure replacements and have to shell out some cash, they'll be more eager to sell, more inclined to drop the asking price, particularly if they get those replacements for the price they want to pay.

12 Aug 2026 08:50:06

Liverpool are very very close to walking away from the Barcola deal.



PSG, despite their recent activity, are not budging and the deal is on a knife edge.



Cheers.



DjimiT.

12 Aug 2026 09:15:00

Go full pelt for Ferran T and Godtz now.

12 Aug 2026 09:18:13

VG said it was already done.

12 Aug 2026 09:25:06

We will have to see, won't we? Maybe we will sign him, maybe we won't sign him. One thing I can guarantee is that it isn't 'done', and we're waiting for PSG to say it's ok to announce a new £100m player while he still trains with them



If he doesn't come, we move on from this shambles.

12 Aug 2026 09:26:34
Liverpool are actively looking at bringing in Matty Cash as well as Bradley Barcola. From a family friend.

12 Aug 2026 09:31:23
It was done weeks ago, just waiting for permission from our masters in France before we can announce it.

12 Aug 2026 09:31:43
But u said that Barcola has led Liverpool on and he was agreeing terms with Arsenal. So is there a deal? Was there a deal? Also the post in which u spoke the same crap was magically deleted last time somebody asked u about this. But keep scaremongering the people on here. ?

12 Aug 2026 09:31:44
Why is it a shambles? This kind of thing happens all the time with every club.

You try to sign a player but negotiations don't go well and break down. It's par for the course and anything but a shambles.

The only shambles is the fans wanting blow by blow updates and cast iron guarantees and then losing their heads when it doesn't go how they wanted.

12 Aug 2026 09:36:34
I am starting to get a bit bored of this, I hope it's done, VG and Robbo have said all along it is and I trust them, but I just want it announced.

But playing devil's advocate, and if it's not done, and PSG are asking too much or they've changed the goal posts, we need to walk away and go for someone else.

To be honest, the two signings we have made came out of the blue so maybe things are happening in the background.

12 Aug 2026 09:46:31
Last signing we made that anyone had any clue about was last summer. Jaquet in January was totally out of the blue as well.

12 Aug 2026 09:50:26
Yawn.

12 Aug 2026 09:53:07
Vyor01, only the administrators of the site have the ability to delete posts. Some of my replies or comments have been posted then deleted. I can only guess because the content wasn't approved, albeit I have never intended to disrespect anyone, and if it has come across in such a way I apologise.

Nonetheless, Arsenal were 100% trying to convince Barcola and he was tempted. I also posted days later that AI had spoken to BB and convinced him again that the Liverpool project is a better direction for him. It was following that discussion that BB committed verbally to Liverpool.

If Liverpool don't get the deal done, there is still a very strong chance Arsenal come in for him.

But what I can say with certainty, Barcola to Liverpool is Not a done deal.

Cheers.

DjimiT.

12 Aug 2026 10:02:15
But, u didn't say that Arsenal were speaking or trying. u said that Barcola has led Liverpool on. And, u also did the there is going to be very bad news in the next 48 hours cryptic thing. I don't know about the deal, u do not either, but u are trying to scaremonger the people on here.

12 Aug 2026 10:02:56
Go away, man, adding you to the ignore list. You flip flop worse than our Transfer team!

12 Aug 2026 10:11:25
We have known Salah has been leaving for a long long time. We have known that we have needed cover at right back for nearly a full season. Barcola deal aside. This window has been a bit of a mess because we have failed to address first team issues, never mind addressing a poorly balanced squad that lacks depth.
However, the window is not over yet, and I would like to hope we have a number of suitable alternatives lined up instead of Barcola. I am more disappointed by us not signing a full back and a DM.
I've had a sneaking suspicion that Barcola might not happen. It's clear that there is a gap in valuations and we will not meet their price. Whilst I respect the ITK's and enjoy reading their posts, I think they might have jumped a bit soon on this one. I am not trying to put anyone down, or antagonise anyone. I just think that on this occasion they could potentially be wrong. But I hope not.

12 Aug 2026 10:14:29
DjimiT is well within his rights to post differing opinions and conflicting rumours.

He's not calling anyone out by stating facts. It's great having so many people posting rumours, but we need to stop pitting 'ITK' posters against each other. Carra, Robbo, Macca, Thefields, and VictorG have been very reliable at times in the past, but so far this summer not one transfer they've called has been announced. That's not rude, that's a fact. Munoz and Araujo weren't mentioned once by anyone until the much maligned Fabrizio Romano broke the news.

Ultimately, it's a rumours site and nobody should be getting grief for passing on a rumour in good faith, even if it ends up being wrong. It's quite clear Barcola is not done though, given he's in the PSG squad for today's game. It's pretty clear Diomande was never done, given he's now playing for Real Madrid. It's pretty clear Konsa, Tomori, and Kounde aren't signing, given we've now signed Araujo.

Just, let everyone and anyone post their rumours and opinions on what might happen without taking it personally on the behalf of the 'ITK' posters you prefer. DjimiT saying it's not done isn't an attack on someone who says it is done, it's a differing opinion and one that right now, seems pretty factually accurate.

I think there are a lot of people on here who are genuine and post what they hear from real sources, but ultimately things do change and two different people involved in the negotiaitons might even have different views. Therefore, until it's announced, it is just a rumour and should be treated as such. It's fun, so why are we trying to make something fun into a soap opera by keeping tabs on who is the most 'ITK'?

12 Aug 2026 10:22:24
Well said, MK - these ITK wars are childish and tedious. We're 2 weeks out from the season starting and somehow this site is focused on arguing about the definition of "Done"!!

12 Aug 2026 10:48:01
Vyor01, where did I say Barcola had led Liverpool on? His head was turned. AI turned it back. Not that hard to understand.

The bad news as I've posted recently was Macca wanting out. Albeit there is a difference in opinion as to whether that constitutes as bad news.

Nonetheless, my total understanding based on factual knowledge is that Barcola is not 'done'. There is also a very very good chance we walk away if things don't change very quickly.

Cheers

DjimiT

12 Aug 2026 11:12:05
Play nice, boys. Djimi has said things. You can agree or disagree. You can believe it or not believe it. You can point out contradictions. But play nice.

12 Aug 2026 11:28:10
Blame it on Traore!

12 Aug 2026 12:31:54
If we refuse to pay what PSG want, then I can't see Arsenal paying that kind of money, as they refused to pay up for their number one target Rogers.

12 Aug 2026 12:36:00
Pure coincidence this claim gets posted just 20 mins after Trashtalk posted the story?! Decide for yourself.

12 Aug 2026 17:30:03
What could a manager who has only just walked through the door do about last season's problems (Salah, Bradley etc)? He has inherited a total mess at all levels of the club. One of his very first messages was we clearly need players. That was a kindergarten tour of the USA he was in charge of.

The World Cup was the biggest culprit, as they all had a year off preparing for it for starters last season, bar a few, and have been coming back in dribs and drabs for this season.

You can't expect him to replace Salah with a magic wand, the leading goal scorer for the last 8 out of 9 seasons.

Riostepover is correct. You have to be patient, some people want the moon, but they haven't made ladders long enough yet?

12 Aug 2026 20:39:16
Truth in much of what you say 007. I would add, though, we've needed a right back for ages as Connor misses at least half of each season, and it was known that Mo was well off it all season and would need replacing.

The World Cup was also a known factor, and given we did next to nothing in Jan transfer, we could and should have moved quicker to source a RB and RW earlier in the window.

I'm guessing here, but it does genuinely look like the decision to sack Arne was taken late on, maybe even after the fabled end of season review was done.

We've then had to redraw some of the transfer target list which has set us back. We've also over focused on a few players in Diomande and now Barcola which has sucked in more time and effort than predicted, and we don't really need Barcola unless we sell Cody.

Just looks like transfer decision making hasn't been the best, and left us scrambling a bit, which wont have helped Iraola.