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04 Aug 2026 15:55:32
Hi Diddly Mo,

So through the grapevine…

A little bit of context on Salah’s decision to join Trabzonspor from what I’ve been told.

The biggest factors were always family, a new challenge, and finances. It was never purely about the highest wage, but the overall package had to make sense.

He had interest from Italy, Turkey, Saudi and MLS. Honestly, I expected Chelsea to come in last minute with their recent shift in transfers.

Saudi was never as realistic as many thought it would be. The financial side was obviously there, but from what I understand his wife and her career in science made that move far less appealing.

In Italy, there was interest, with Roma and Juventus among the clubs, but the financial packages weren’t on the same level as the Turkish offers.



In Turkey, Besiktas, Fenerbahce and Trabzonspor were all in the picture. I’ll admit I’m a little surprised it’s Trabzonspor rather than one of the Istanbul clubs, but when you look at the overall offer it starts to make sense. Strong finances recently, European football, and a good environment for his family.

As for MLS, I don’t know which franchises were involved. My theory is that, while the lifestyle may have appealed, the level of competition probably wasn’t quite what Mo was looking for at this stage of his career.

As always, this is simply what I’d heard and connecting the dots, but it seems like this move gave him the best balance of football, family and finances.

Wishing Mo all the best. Maybe he reads this forum, who knows.

Diddly out.

04 Aug 2026 16:23:08
Good luck to Mo, but I think it was two factors, money and the environment for his family. Turkey will be wonderful for them.

04 Aug 2026 16:26:15
Cheers, Ned.

04 Aug 2026 16:32:09
Good luck, Mo.

04 Aug 2026 16:34:50
I secretly hoped he'd come back for one last season as per his contract and to see if new management could get another good season out of him, but guessing not!

04 Aug 2026 16:36:59
Aren't these the Liverpool pages?

04 Aug 2026 16:57:39
You remember Mo Salah, don't you, Mytton?

04 Aug 2026 17:07:24
Thanks Ned,

But personally I don't care what our ex players are doing. I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way. I'm just looking at the future.

04 Aug 2026 17:21:20
I get that posters don't care about our ex players, but a lot of us do and appreciate the insight.

Clearly the Eds think it's relevant as they posted it to the Rumours tab.

If you don't care, totally respect your view, but just scroll on by. Not need to comment.

{Ed025's Note - Its all part of your history Zed, it should be of interest to all supporters for me mate, especially as the transfer news is very slow..

04 Aug 2026 17:54:33
Never quite seen a fan base infatuated with ex team players like this one. Odd.

04 Aug 2026 18:03:27
Glad you're still posting, Ned. After the other week, you were considering taking a break.

As for Salah... he's been one of our greats... of course we should be interested in what he does next.

04 Aug 2026 18:06:01
No wonder some itk stop posting. Some of these responses are embarrassing. Thanks, Ned, for your posts. Most of us appreciate the updates, especially regarding a legend like Salah. Also, love the responses from Zed.

04 Aug 2026 18:08:00
Zed,

I get that people like to know about former players, but I don't see how his transfer is relevant to us? He agreed to leave us at the end of the season on a free transfer, therefore we make nothing from it, so it's of no concern to the club or our transfer business.

We can keep tabs on him once the season starts, but again, don't see the relevance of him on this particular page.



I'm sure we all keep tabs on Trent, for different reasons of course, Ha

I wasn't trying to be a D*** as I'm not 1 of those guys on here that give the contributors S*** on here like some do, but for me, Salah is gone, accepted that ages ago and it probably was time. The club should have acted sooner to get a "replacement".

{Ed001's Note - then scroll past if you are not interested. You are being a dick, whether you meant to be or not.}

04 Aug 2026 18:13:08
Good luck, Mo.

See you again when we face each other in the CL.

04 Aug 2026 18:19:11
Wow... all business from some fans, hey?

What's the point of football if not to celebrate not only the sport and team, but also the players that contribute towards its success. That goes for both former and current players.

04 Aug 2026 18:28:07
One of our best players ever and people feel the need to ask we don't post about him?

Maybe we should never talk about anyone who is no longer in the squad for the season then? That would include Gerrard, Rush, Fowler, Kenny etc.

04 Aug 2026 18:26:40
Ed25 slow transfer is the reason why it's frustrating to see ex players' transfer rumors. If it was a done deal I would like to know but when I see a rumor about Salah it reminds me we don't have much going on.
I understand the wait on Barcola but what is the reason for the wait on other positions? Am I the only one who is worried about this AI comment? " .But let's be honest, you don't go to Stamford Bridge, the Emirates or the Bernabeu expecting teenagers to carry your bench.

That's not fair on them"

{Ed025's Note - its just the way it is Mick, of course we would all love to be speaking about how well the new signing will do mate but the news is very lean at the moment, i think its fine to discuss other things, clubs and players myself, if thats not your bag its very easy to just skip them or take a rest for a few days..

04 Aug 2026 18:51:48
So if one of our ex players die we shouldn't mention it on these pages? Stop being a tw*t Jammius8 and read the temperature in the room. The guy just gave us 9 years of his life I think we're entitled to mention him now and again.

04 Aug 2026 19:04:12
Some people are just ridiculous. Why would any Liverpool fan not want to know what one of our legends was doing next?

Just scroll past and stop being weird.

04 Aug 2026 19:11:42
All the very best Mo, you and your family absolutely deserve everything. 🫡

04 Aug 2026 19:24:28
If you don't think it's relevant or not interesting, just keep scrolling. It annoys the crap out of me the way people comment on things they don't care about. Usually it's 1 of 2 reasons, trolling or attention. Although trolling is attention seeking tbh, so wind your necks in and keep on scrolling. 😉

Anyway, nice one as always Ned, mate. Hope you enjoyed your round.

04 Aug 2026 19:56:43
This is like us winning the league and then when you look back and just say "sure that was last season, better move on" or even talking about Istanbul and saying "sure that is years ago, give it a break".



Without players and memories and moments and looking back over all of these amazing nights, what is the point in any of it? It would be like supporting nothing?

I really don't get that guy's post.

04 Aug 2026 19:59:46
What's hilarious, the comments about this not being relevant have, ironically, sort of created what is sometimes annoying. A far longer post, with far more replies to scroll through.

Also, cheers Ned for the info.

It's of interest to most of us who have supported this man playing for us for so long, and only left a few months ago. Not like he's a random, average past player of 5 years ago.

04 Aug 2026 20:38:53
Long live Mo Salah, and Salah related news.

04 Aug 2026 20:58:37
I just don't understand some people.
Salah is a bonafide legend of the club. All the glory and entertainment we've had in the last 9 seasons and Salah has been absolutely integral to that.
Turning doubters into believers, that doesn't happen without players like Salah.
He's up there with the best players in the modern era for this club.

It's only natural people want to hear about him and his future plans.

04 Aug 2026 21:09:56
Shall we then stop talking about Rush, Stevie G, Keegan, Dalglish, Barnes, etc... since they are ex-players?

We love the club, and its history, and without the ex-players, there is no history. They are the people that made us fall in love with the club... so yes, fantastic idea, let's not talk about them...

Oh my.

04 Aug 2026 15:54:52
Afternoon Gents

Liverpool have given permission to RBL to speak to Harvey Elliott in a potential transfer.

RBL have other targets in mind apparently, but have registered their interest in him in case they fall through.

Hearing Spurs are also close on Gakpo, apparently he's keen.

Cheers.

04 Aug 2026 16:22:35
Any chance we can use Elliott as leverage for Diomande?

04 Aug 2026 16:23:52
Thanks, Robbo.

They said only the announcement was left for the Barecola deal.

How many people will they end up signing in the remaining transfer window? The targets are curious too.

04 Aug 2026 16:28:32
We have a lot to do to replace Elliott, Gakpo and Salah!

Plus we need a CB and RB - any news on that Robbo?

04 Aug 2026 17:08:16
Racey, let Diomande go man haha.

04 Aug 2026 17:11:12
Cheers, Robbo.

So much work to do!

04 Aug 2026 17:23:25
I'm sure one of the 'not-ITKs but ITKs' said things are going to ramp up now.

I think it could be an interesting couple of weeks.

My view is that we have got targets lined up, hopefully with alternatives, and probably also deals partially progressed.

We were waiting on Iraola's views, having spent some time with the players, and the players gradually returning from holidays.

So I can certainly see a busy couple of weeks coming up.

04 Aug 2026 17:48:22
Very concerning that there's talk of further outgoings without replacements being brought in first.
Our squad is terribly short on numbers. Very competitive first 11, but nowhere near strong enough to fight on 4 fronts next season.
I think we're playing a dodgy game in this window. Not confident at all with our recruitment team.

04 Aug 2026 18:06:01
Wouldn't say our 1st 11 was very competitive, firstly, we'd need them all on the pitch at same time, and I'd say that will happen twice this season.

04 Aug 2026 18:23:38
I agree RB555.

Don't like this silence. I simply don't see why it's down to PSG to dictate the time scales. My personal view is IA has been doing his own due diligence.

It's clear we need numbers and time to blend the team. Just over 3 weeks is now getting silly.

It looks like we are under prepared again. I'm seeing blunders on the horizon. Semenio and Guehi vibes afoot.
It will be last day panic! I don't trust Hughes to get this done. Let's face it, everything on here is written in hope rather than expectation.

04 Aug 2026 18:54:51
Chrisy, weren't you the guy complaining we'd done no business the day after the window opened when we still didn't even have a manager?

04 Aug 2026 19:12:43
Might be a poor opinion, but I think Baleba is still worth a punt - off the back of a bad season, I know, but is a defensive minded midfielder that you can probably get at half his rate from last season - would enable the rest of our midfielders to thrive.

04 Aug 2026 20:45:02
Let's hope there are incoming soon, while there's still some preseason games left.

04 Aug 2026 15:13:31
Heard something on Diomande but I'm not too sure how true that actually is - apparently there are some problems with the photo-rights holders (different company to his agency) of him which blocked a transfer to any English club. They went to PSG after but fumbled it as they wanted too much.

Currently only Real are in for him but don't want to pay.

Leipzig want around €120Mio but Real only want to pay €100Mio as they know that no other club is competing with them.

But personal terms were or are agreed with LFC, PSG and Real.

As I said, I'm not itk or is it anything confirmed, just what I heard from someone I know personally.

04 Aug 2026 15:52:23
Maybe we can split his contract three ways and he can spend a third of the season at each of the clubs.

04 Aug 2026 16:00:25
This might explain why I heard there are issues with the Real deal. Interesting! Presume it'll get sorted still.

04 Aug 2026 16:50:26
Have to say I'm still hopeful of getting this done. Especially if it's true on Gakpo to Spurs. We need wingers, and him and Barcola with Munoz and Nghouma as back up would be excellent.

04 Aug 2026 16:50:56
John Barnes is God. Any updates, mate, on Diomande?

04 Aug 2026 19:06:13
Wouldn't go anywhere near Diomande now.

04 Aug 2026 19:31:34
You know me, @Red Jones, I've been consistent if nothing else when it comes to Diomande.

Nothing is off the table, if we don't want it to be. Real are stalling and if we really wanted, we could certainly go back to RBL and reinstate our interest, pay the money to all parties required for a quiet life and he would be a Liverpool player. Never say never, my friend, it is still possible. I just have a sneaky feeling we will pull it out of the bag at the last minute and sign him, I really do.

Liverpool are a conundrum sometimes.
Happy to throw 125m for Isak, who everyone (bar those with a fantasy football team mentality) could see had come off the boiler 6 months prior to the transfer, and was always going to struggle. A man also known to be injury prone.

Yet a dynamite right winger; granted with only 1 break out season - but clearly a player who could potentially excel as the main man after Mo, and we haggle over a couple of million.

I couldn't care less if his entourage were utter tits, or it took a few million to deal with the legality of his photo rights, and a few million more to cross his agents' palms, then to bang more up front to RBL; we messed about over what is essentially a few quid, because that's just what we do, with every transfer, and lose the player in most cases.

We messed about for months with a deal for Barcola costing over a 100m and he isn't even a player we need. Now, he would be perfect if we signed Diomande also.

And I think we will do just that.

04 Aug 2026 19:56:11
Thanks for the reply, mate. Also, if interest in Elliot is real, we could include him in any deal. Having both of them would really make the difference next season (Barcola and Diomande).

04 Aug 2026 14:03:13
Apparently the club want at least £100m for Gakpo 😳. According to my sources, Spurs are willing to make an offer close to that. Mental that if you ask me.

On VG's bombshell. I've no idea myself who he is on about. 👀😂

04 Aug 2026 15:46:35
Cheers, The Fields!
A player is only worth what a buying club is prepared to pay.
If Spurs pay anywhere near that valuation we should bite their hand off!

04 Aug 2026 15:48:49
Crikey, anywhere close to 100mil, I'd shave my hair off, rename myself Arne, and pick him up and take him there myself!

{Ed025's Note - i would like to see that 2Shoes.. :)

04 Aug 2026 15:50:38
Could you imagine a world where Spurs offer £90mil for Gakpo? I mean, you'd have to take that.

04 Aug 2026 15:51:22
Well that's about right.

In this inflated market, where Anderson, who has 1 year of PL experience, Rayan, who has 6 months, are both valued at 100+, then an established Premier League player who has won the league and other titles should be worth 120 minimum.

04 Aug 2026 15:53:48
Cheers TF, on one hand, we need Gakpo, but on the other, with his high wages and a fee like that coming in, it is impossible to no that!

04 Aug 2026 15:55:26
127 apps and 32 goals for Gakpo. Rayan had 15/5 and no one would mind splashing Gakpo's transfer fee plus 50 mil on him.

That said, Gakpo is proven and found to deliver 7-10 goals in the league, provide some decent hold up play and frustrate the hell out of everyone with his one and only trick.

Is that worth 90-95 mil in today's market? Maybe.

We look like spending a fair bit more on Barcola, and Gakpo's numbers would surely be labelled a success.

04 Aug 2026 16:12:59
If Gapko goes for a 100 million, I will carry him to Spurs on my back.

04 Aug 2026 16:13:50
At that price, I think it's right to sell it, Fields.

The transfer market has been sluggish these days.
Besides Varkola, are they also making signings?

04 Aug 2026 16:22:11
Thanks for the info, TF, but 100m. 😆🤣

Just completely unrealistic. I just cannot envisage Spurs paying that for Gapko. I just can't. 60m, 70m max, is what their offer will be, imo.

We shall see, I guess.

04 Aug 2026 16:29:38
As well as the money, I think Gakpo wants out, so grab the money.

04 Aug 2026 16:37:38
Crazy, but they did pay £85m for Fernandes. Surely Gakpo's value is higher than his.

04 Aug 2026 16:45:31
So potentially Gakpo, Elliott, possibly Jones if Inter meet the right fee.

We might possibly have 14 players for the season lol.

04 Aug 2026 16:57:46
We have like six transfers lined up, they are expecting to fall into place for us, if those there guys do move on from us.

04 Aug 2026 17:12:22
What six are those?

04 Aug 2026 18:25:44
That's more like it, in this market he's well worth that, despite a lackluster performance last season, he's a Premier League winner with 20+ goal contributions in the Prem 2 years on the trot. But, to be honest, we shouldn't be selling him until Ekitike's back.

04 Aug 2026 18:34:27
1. Timori
2. Darwin
3. Kabak
4. Dewsbury-Hall
5. Neco Williams
6. Konchesky (coming out of retirement)

You're welcome.

04 Aug 2026 18:36:39
Tonali went for a similar amount. 35 PL games, no goals, 2 assists.

04 Aug 2026 19:34:53
Would Cherki be a marquee midfield signing? Already been seen almost putting our shirt on!!

04 Aug 2026 19:21:34
any of the ITK's have any information on Rayan - is he someone the club likes or have any interest in trying to get involved with - he's my dream signing for the summer think at 100m this window you'll be saving 100m by the next!

04 Aug 2026 15:01:16
Ed001 fields Robbo VG Ned Macca if reading.
Do will still hold an interest in Kees Smit.

{Ed001's Note - no idea sorry.}

04 Aug 2026 15:58:08
I'm sure every top club is interested in him and have been watching him, he is one of the most promising young players in Europe. Whether they are interested enough to make a move for him right now is a different matter.

04 Aug 2026 15:59:39
Not sure if we're in for him but I do know that his agent has been approaching clubs the last couple of months.

04 Aug 2026 16:03:41
Not that I'm aware of.

04 Aug 2026 17:04:09
I 2nd what VG said.

04 Aug 2026 18:56:24
Hi Guys, is there any chance we would bid for Rayan? I'm excited at the prospect of Barcola, but I personally would love to see us sign Rayan. I think his build suits the Premier League, which is so rare for a young Brazilian.

04 Aug 2026 13:24:25
Hi all. First time poster here. I might not be as reliable as others, but there are rumours spreading that Liverpool are in for Mukiele, and it's spreading fast.

Ta.

04 Aug 2026 13:38:47
Is it a disease?

04 Aug 2026 13:46:07
Mukiele fits our profile - he went off injured yesterday.

04 Aug 2026 13:49:58
We are crying out for some right footed left wingers... to cover at right back.

04 Aug 2026 13:58:01
Didn't George Formby have one of those?

04 Aug 2026 14:06:02
You know you can get cream for that. 🤨

04 Aug 2026 14:12:48
😅🤣 @Robby.

04 Aug 2026 14:21:30
@JBIG, you got it!
Mukieotasis is an infection caused by "microscopic fungi that multiply rapidly on or inside the body, usually thriving in warm, moist environments."

Sounds like one to avoid.

04 Aug 2026 14:28:43
Thanks, Gazezko, and welcome to the page!

04 Aug 2026 15:11:54
Nice one, Robbie, 'turned out nice' that one!

04 Aug 2026 15:56:37
"When I'm cleaning windows."

04 Aug 2026 13:17:36
Fikayo Tomori will sign for Liverpool. He has 12 months left on his current deal at AC Milan and prefers a move to us over the other options, Juve.

04 Aug 2026 13:29:41
Thanks, Stan, would be an excellent signing and adds to the HG quota.

04 Aug 2026 13:34:32
Sounds like a Richard Hughes opportunistic signing for the scrap heap.

04 Aug 2026 13:41:25
Whilst it's good to get players in, there is so much better quality out there.

04 Aug 2026 13:48:23
There are much better players out there but it wouldn't be the worst signing in the world. He could play the Gomez role and offer homegrown backup at CB and RB.

04 Aug 2026 13:48:28
A decent backup at centre back and right back - will be fine for cup games and calling on when needed, but doesn't improve the first 11.

He won't help the issue we had last season of conceding too many sloppy goals, because I don't think he'll be first choice if he signed.



Hopefully, Jacquet and Leoni will be as good as we all hope they can be, because we have to do better defensively this season.

04 Aug 2026 13:56:12
I think Tomori is fine for the job we need him to do - provide options and backup until our crop of brilliant CB youngsters gets more experience (and work permits!).

I can see the CB thing, but the RB thing is a) just as pressing and b) not sure he can do a decent job there?

Let's wait and see - smokescreen for Kounde?

04 Aug 2026 13:56:45
A good squad option, but let's be serious, we need a proper contender for rb. I am sold on Kounde.

04 Aug 2026 14:05:08
Soccer Fan, you cannot use excellent signing and Tomori in the same sentence. Sorry, that is just insane. The guy is awful.

I agree with the @Fowler_9 above. Cos we need reinforcements, doesn't necessarily mean we should just sign any Tomori, Dick and Harry cos they played CB and RB once upon a time or qualify as HG. Too many better options out there, I'm sorry.

04 Aug 2026 14:10:41
News to me if it happens, as far as I'm aware we have no interest in him.

04 Aug 2026 14:15:08
I'd take Tomori as a Gomez replacement, nothing else.

Maybe it makes sense to provide an experienced CB option and temporary RB till Bradley is back, but he'd be far, very far, from the ideal RB an EPL title contender club should be aiming for.



If Gomez had left this window, I'd be a lot more ok with Tomori as the replacement, but in our current situation, we need to be going for someone like Kounde.

04 Aug 2026 14:34:01
Well, StanUA, I certainly hope that you are certainly wrong.

04 Aug 2026 14:35:56
Yep @olired, this rumour feels more like a panic buy, not a thought out transfer.

We don't usually do that.

04 Aug 2026 15:00:44
That desperate for a signing on here people will settle for anyone. Tomori is not good enough for what we are trying to do.

04 Aug 2026 15:04:01
Sorry, OliRed, I should have checked with you first before I posted. Do u have an email or a person of contact I can ask to crosscheck my post before I post again?

04 Aug 2026 18:35:10
Surely we are not interested in Tomori.

{Ed025's Note - we might find out either today or Tomori mate.. :)

04 Aug 2026 19:05:46
Hope not, no, thank you!

04 Aug 2026 01:42:03
Hi All

Just building off what Victor g****** said about a marquee signing in midfield.

On the 10th June 2026 VG posted-
Liverpool have enquired again about Warren Zaire Emery recently. He is hugely admired by Edwards. It’s believed that PSG plan on keeping him but if agent tittle-tattle is true, the player may like the idea of the move.



19th November 2025 VG Posted-
The maybe one that the club would adore is Zaire Emery of PSG.

Could we be looking at a double swoop?

Best Wishes,
Richard Hughes

04 Aug 2026 04:39:55
Could be, I guess that would really stretch the definition of marquee....

04 Aug 2026 06:38:39
A good signing, but I'd class it more in the Yurt category.

04 Aug 2026 06:42:44
Was thinking the same... Not exactly Marquee.

04 Aug 2026 07:24:47
Someone go and dig up Maradona for these guys. Nothing going to make them happy.

04 Aug 2026 07:47:54
The new 'marquee' signing is partnering up with 'Go Outdoors'!
Our new sponsor of all our marquee and tenting needs.

04 Aug 2026 08:11:17
Marquee = Marc E = Marc Espana = lads, it's the defensive midfielder for Barcelona, Marc Casado.

Case closed. Micdrop.

04 Aug 2026 08:16:23
Off the top of my head, Casado is a defensive midfielder primarily, but has also played as right-back and centre-back.[11] He is known for his work rate, passing, defending and technical proficiency.[12].

04 Aug 2026 09:12:33
I would be very, very happy with Zaire-Emery.

Young enough to be coached and yet already with close to 200 professional matches under his belt.

Is the CDM we have all been crying out for.

Can play also at RB and CB (out of 163 games listed on Transfermarkt, he has played 98 at CM - 20 at CDM - and 33 at RB).



I've been keen on us signing him for about 18m+ now, but didn't think PSG would let him go.

So, yeah, he would be a marquee signing for me.

Most importantly he fills a gap that we have been trying to fill since Fab left.

04 Aug 2026 09:14:26
If it's a maquis signing it's gotta be a French defensive midfielder that will put up the most resistance.

04 Aug 2026 09:20:20
Well, the rumours were he was unhappy but being benched for the Champs League final as soon as Ruiz was fit. I think it would be a marquee signing, and getting him out of lag would explain the highly ambitious aspect of the description.

04 Aug 2026 10:40:03
I know he is not the marquee signing everyone wants, but I would love to have Zaire Emery at the club, although I feel it would be next to impossible.

04 Aug 2026 11:31:17
Don't see Emery happening, but who knows.

04 Aug 2026 11:49:24
Marquee signing, eh?
Hmmm. Tent Alexander-Arnold?

04 Aug 2026 11:52:36
Yamal.

04 Aug 2026 11:52:36
I mean, I really like him, but if the tease is Marquee and then it's him, I'd feel underwhelmed.

04 Aug 2026 12:17:09
Sure, PSG stated Emery was not for sale.

04 Aug 2026 12:39:49
Until he was, Magico124, lol.

04 Aug 2026 12:45:38
I'd be happy with Dick Emery. One for the older viewers.

04 Aug 2026 12:55:43
Maybe Valverde - after his bust up with Tchouameni and with Rodri likely going to RM - I can see Valverde moving on - and he can cover right back.

04 Aug 2026 13:00:16
He's.
In glamping territory but more wigwam than marquee.

04 Aug 2026 13:05:19
Oooh you are awful Rome.

04 Aug 2026 13:14:45
Rome, you are awful... but I like you.

04 Aug 2026 13:16:47
"But I like you," Ron.

04 Aug 2026 14:45:16
Jeez. WTF actually is a marquee signing then? All the best clubs have a top CDM. Stealing one from a top club feels pretty marqueeesque to me.

03 Aug 2026 21:05:52
Enquiries have been made for Vitinha who has an active release clause.

03 Aug 2026 22:58:11
*Non traditional release clause - more of an agreed fee.

03 Aug 2026 23:00:42
We cannot get defensive cover, let alone one of the best m/f in the world. Time to stop this FSG PR being put out there.

03 Aug 2026 23:01:15
And this has nothing to do with VG's post. Haha.

03 Aug 2026 23:11:57
Not at all a midfielder we need.

03 Aug 2026 23:16:57
I wonder, is this Vic's "extremely ambitious marquee" man in question? The shoe sure fits. He is a big Trey Nyoni fan!

03 Aug 2026 23:20:55
Amazing player, but why would he leave PSG with them being European champs 2 times in a row, and him being a big part of that?

03 Aug 2026 23:37:25
Man, I really hope not. I really don't think he's what we need right now. We need grit. We're too soft, and I don't see Vitinha fixing that.

04 Aug 2026 00:11:52
I hear plenty of rumours through my work in football, and what VictorGoddamn said aligned with some of what I'd been hearing. I usually only post Academy-related content here, or things I can easily verify. This leans a bit more into straight rumour than I'm used to!

04 Aug 2026 00:48:13
At around 150m I'm taking him.

04 Aug 2026 01:28:03
Thanks for the Sami info.

Could it be a deal with potential?

04 Aug 2026 01:53:19
Hey Rokki, without revealing any details, check who his agent or agency is. We've (Liverpool) worked with them before and have a good relationship. Enquiries were made through them, and I'm told they weren't immediately dismissed. Personally, I can't see it happening, but I'm only passing on what I was told following VictorGoddamn's update, as it seems to tally up.

04 Aug 2026 05:56:17
He's probably joint best midfielder in the world with Rodri. That would be some signing if we made it happen.

He seems genuinely nice guy too. He waited about 20 minutes on pitch side to swap shirts with Trey Nyoni last season, because he'd promised Trey his shirt.

Sami, if you're right you'll have earned your "ITK" badge. 🤣

04 Aug 2026 07:50:00
Vitinha is a fantastic player, but he is not a 150m player (for a midfielder to be that, they need to be Gerrard or De Bruyne - all-action and very dangerous). He won't be leaving PSG, and he won't be coming to us.


Now, the appetite for transfer rumours is understandably ravenous on here given our club works at the pace of a snail after a Sunday roast, but this is well beyond the realms of realistic. It's silliness.

04 Aug 2026 07:59:13
Lowe, we'll be able to get Gerrard or De Bruyne for far far less than £150m if we wanted to.

04 Aug 2026 08:12:51
Look out, the size queens like Rome and WDW will whip their "rulers" out and declare Vitinha too titchy for their tastes!

04 Aug 2026 08:46:22
Jeez, not even identified the possible player, but already making up numbers and providing an opinion that it is too much to okay and it's not the sort of player we want. Reamaekable, but really funny. All that angst building up about stuff that isn't real. 😬😬😬

04 Aug 2026 09:09:49
Vitinha is in the top 5 midfielders I've seen in the last 20 years. Iniesta, Modric, Rodri and Kante are the only 4 who were better in my opinion. I couldn't care less how much he costs, if Sami is correct and he is an option for us, make it happen. After Kvaratskhelia, Vitinha is the next best player in that PSG side.

04 Aug 2026 09:10:36
Was interesting that someone particularly close to Richard Hughes (Mark McAdam) said this on Sky Sports in relation to incomings "Well, no is the answer we are being told. My understanding is that Liverpool will not go into the market to sign a player for the next 4-6 weeks. They're just gonna have to ride through the storm and then wait for their players to come back and then they will be at full strength at the back.".

It's like 20/21 & 22/23 all over again, if that's true we really do like playing the greatest hits don't we...

personally I don't see us signing a defensive midfielder and I don't see us signing a defender of any kind. Which is as stupid and short sighted as it gets, also feels like we're heading towards the Barcola thing dragging on for weeks with him not joining and we'll end up making either making a really bad panic signing or signing no one because we can't get it done and there's no one else available at a good price.

04 Aug 2026 09:27:15
Maybe it's a signing that drags on until the window closes and never really happens. All talk and no action, possible transfer.
We usually get one of these every Summer window.

04 Aug 2026 09:40:43
VV, that prat on Sky Sports is just another example of some random person ready to say what Sky want them to say. Pretty much everyone on Sky now, I can't stand. Hardly any speak their mind any more, and just do what they're told!

04 Aug 2026 10:19:37
BTW, Vik, when did McAdam say that?

It would be just like the clickbait sites to report the headline "Liverpool to sign no one for 4-6 weeks" for rage bait purposes when the comments were made, er, 4-6 weeks ago!

04 Aug 2026 11:52:18
You're forgetting Stevie MK.

04 Aug 2026 11:57:15
Loved Stevie behind a striker Flo, but he was never at Vitinha's level in what I'd describe as an actual central midfield role. What Stevie did was closer to Ozil or Ronaldinho than Vitinha or Rodri.