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07 Jun 2026 15:45:43
Afternoon Gents.

We sign Diomande next week.

Cheers.

07 Jun 2026 16:00:53
Excellent. Getting it done early. Can't worry ourselves with the cost. The club know what they can afford and feel he is worth it. YNWA.

07 Jun 2026 16:06:27
Nice one, Robbo, thanks.

07 Jun 2026 16:06:40
Nice one, Robbo.

07 Jun 2026 16:13:11
Brilliant news.

07 Jun 2026 16:14:24
Is next week, this week? Or is it next week?

07 Jun 2026 16:22:39
Fly Pelicanfly, can you actually read? Robbo has posted when it will be.

07 Jun 2026 16:23:28
Cheers Robbo. Fingers crossed.

07 Jun 2026 16:27:26
Hope you're right, Robbo.

07 Jun 2026 16:28:58
Is there nobody concerned we're being ripped off here if it's anything close to 130M euros? Plus, other teams will punish us for that foolishness. If you ask me, I'm going to be licking my lips if I'm PSG.

If you're coming in for Barcola cos you're stupid enough to pay 130M for just one senior year of footy football, you'd better cough up when I stick a similar price on Barcola.

07 Jun 2026 16:29:23
Haha, Grav 7 - When does next week begin? I'm presuming Fly P Fly means? 🙄🤔✌

07 Jun 2026 16:29:28
Cheers Robbo, top man!

07 Jun 2026 16:31:09
Awesome! Thanks for your posts, Robbo, they are always welcome.

07 Jun 2026 16:33:42
Robbo, the bearer of good news of late. Somewhere, Fabrizio Romano is refreshing this forum.

07 Jun 2026 16:34:10
Grav7, since today's a Sunday, he wants to know if it's going to happen within this week or expect it anytime from the next Sunday.

07 Jun 2026 16:34:53
Fantastic news. A very exciting young player, what a great start to the summer Iraola and now Diomande. 🔥

07 Jun 2026 16:35:00
Grav7, Traditionally, saying 'this week' on a Sunday means this coming week, and saying 'next week' actually means the week after. Fly's question is completely valid.

07 Jun 2026 16:39:59
Thanks for the good news, Robbo.

Who's the next target?

07 Jun 2026 16:42:51
Very excited about this one! Thanks, Robbo.

07 Jun 2026 16:43:14
Feels like it's going to be an expensive mistake.

07 Jun 2026 16:58:55
Great news, cheers, Robbo.

07 Jun 2026 17:08:06
Wow, I love it, calling players' mistakes before they've even signed.

And yet, if we don't sign him and he ends up at PSG or RM or somewhere else and does really well, the club gets torn apart for not signing him.



Also, if we are going for him and wait till after the World Cup and he does well, then his price goes up even more.

07 Jun 2026 17:12:40
Great news, cheers, Robbo. 👍🏻

07 Jun 2026 17:13:26
19 high ceiling with stats to back it up. Leipzig don't want to sell and want to keep him, so you pay what they want. Rayan now has a 100m buyout and has been with the club for 4 months.

07 Jun 2026 16:57:01
Wait, today is Sunday, is Sunday the start or the end of the week? So is tomorrow this week or next week?

07 Jun 2026 17:27:20
Livered, All signings are a gamble! Did you want Wirst and Isak at that time? ⚽️✌

07 Jun 2026 17:28:22
Yes, Chewy, fly's question is perfectly valid.
It's called the weekend, not the week begins.

07 Jun 2026 17:48:26
Some love to pick gnat s*** out of black pepper. Either way, great news.

07 Jun 2026 17:49:13
FFS! Does it matter? Just go with the message, guys, and leave the semantics! If he signs, he signs.

07 Jun 2026 17:52:05
I knew very little of Wirtz and felt Isak was a mistake for the price, injury history, excellent early form of Ekitike and the fact he spent the summer on strike.

07 Jun 2026 18:08:40
This week means this coming week. Next week is one after weekend ahead.

07 Jun 2026 18:08:57
He means within the next 7 days, i.e. before World Cup gets fully going.

07 Jun 2026 18:11:52
Wirst is not funny, outstanding player and best in German team.

07 Jun 2026 18:51:19
Doubters to believers once again.

07 Jun 2026 18:55:56
Livered, it's being so cheerful that keeps you going, lad.
So glad you're not a motivational speaker.

07 Jun 2026 19:04:00
People kicking off and they don't even know the details of the transfer yet. Unbelievable!

07 Jun 2026 10:54:22
Listened to The Anfield Wrap chat with Melissa Reddy. Some interesting points were raised. Both Iraola and Alonso share the same agency. Checked it on Transfermarkt and it's true.

She mentioned the succession planning and says that in April the club were thinking of moving Slot on and that the results and awful performances in May just confirmed it.

That Edwards was watching Rayo Vallecano when Iraola was there. Must of been before Edwards left. The club were always going to stick with Slot this season. Can be found on YouTube.

07 Jun 2026 11:19:41
Great watch.

07 Jun 2026 11:19:54
So they were always sticking with Slot until April?

07 Jun 2026 11:40:17
It's a great podcast, and would recommend to a lot of readers to understand how things are planned behind the scenes by owners and why AI was chosen over XA and a lot more.

07 Jun 2026 11:57:35
It's pretty much like I was saying. He was told during the season that they would be seeking a replacement, and that it would happen when his contract turns over to 1 year remaining. This is because we spent so much money in the summer.

I figured this was obvious, but everyone was screaming for him to be sacked immediately after every match.

{Ed001's Note - his contract runs until the end of this month, so why did they not wait until then? That would be 1 year remaining.}

07 Jun 2026 12:03:11
Interesting that a lot of accounts on the Iraola appointment suggest that we weren't speaking to Xabi about the job and that it was always going to be Iraola if Slot got sacked, I can't remember which podcast it was that a journalist stated Edwards has been watching Iraola since Vallecano, and Hughes obviously hired him previously, so they would have been in accord on bringing him in.

The Anfield Index talk with Jon McKenzie on Iraola is also a great listen, basically, he said that Iraola defies the tendency for 'elite' managers to be fixated with micromanaging tiny details to achieve the greatest degree of control and drain the chaos out of football games, and that this is the bravest appointment Liverpool could have made to try and swing the tactical pendulum in the opposite direction, to give football fans something to shout about in the face of dull football.

That talk also goes into great detail as to how fair a comparison to Klopp and Bielsa might be.

Would have been easy to go with Xabi and a safer brand of football that tries to edge the margins at the highest level of elite competition. I'm sure, structurally, we would have been better than Slot this year. One guarantee is that we will be good to watch next year, and the team will bust a gut every game, wherever we finish in the table. Let's hope we can become one of the neutrals' favourite clubs to watch again.

{Ed001's Note - so the retcon has started again on how Edwards is the genius behind it all? This man's PR is insane. It is like listening to Trump, always knew everything but funnily enough only ever afterwards.}

07 Jun 2026 12:38:14
I listened to that interview, and as soon as Melissa Reddy started talking, I switched it off. Think I'd rather have my mum's opinion and rumours about Liverpool.

{Ed001's Note - why?}

07 Jun 2026 12:50:24
These interviews seem to be done in a way as to make the interviewee (if that is even a word 🤣) seem like the good guy....

I don't pay attention to these types of things...They all seem pre-planned to make someone look better than someone else.

It's just a PR stunt after an awful season...like they are trying to justify their decisions.

07 Jun 2026 12:53:42
Having listened to it also last night, it was interesting hearing about the talks with Klopp prior to his signing whilst Rodgers was still in post, including the virtual walk round of Melwood.

07 Jun 2026 12:55:10
Hardly suggesting that it was Edwards behind it all, ed, just repeating what I'd heard on said podcast. Whoever it was behind it, though, it's a good appointment, and probably the right one.

{Ed001's Note - I wasn't meaning you, I was meaning the podcast. Edwards got where he is through PR, not talent.}

07 Jun 2026 13:05:07
It is pretty bizarre that people widely refer to him as the best in the business when it comes to sporting directors. Not sure what he did to earn that title. I'm sure he played his part in Liverpool's success, but surely Ian Graham and his team surely deserve their fair share of the credit?

{Ed001's Note - exactly. He is a blagger taking credit for others.}

07 Jun 2026 13:17:17
Have you noticed how she's picked up the same patter as the Sky guys, Kaveh and Dharmesh for her long monologues? Are they trained to do that or just copying each other?

Amazing how the journos are all now waxing lyrical about the suits again.

07 Jun 2026 13:45:38
Would bother with any of these things like TAW or Red Men s***. All b*******

07 Jun 2026 13:48:26
Kaveh speaks like he's imparting the most insightful information, when all he's doing is stating the bleeding obvious, or telling you something you already know. Dharmesh is no better. I prefer to listen to people like Henry Winter.

07 Jun 2026 13:58:53
Henry Winter? Good grief.

07 Jun 2026 14:02:56
Reddy is FSG's true mouthpiece. She does get the exclusives, behind which there is always spin and an agenda.

We'll know by this time next year, when Eddie and Hughes leave just how great they are.

07 Jun 2026 14:08:05
I think the whole Slot being sacked saga proved that these reporters know nothing unless it is fed by the club. Ed2 used to tell us that Melissa Reddy knew nothing (or he at least suggested the same).


They also try to explain why it was always obvious after it happens but reported the opposite before that. Odd but keeps them in a job and off the streets

07 Jun 2026 14:58:58
FPF, Sir Kenny also likes him, so that's good enough for me. What's not to like?

07 Jun 2026 15:16:02
Henry Winter and James Richardson are the only two journalists with any integrity.

07 Jun 2026 10:51:30
Rumors of Nunez coming back on a free, any truth?

07 Jun 2026 11:19:23
Combining palindromes injury, Nunez past with club and city and the fact it is a free transfer - For me, is a no brainer, yes.

07 Jun 2026 11:19:43
B*******.

07 Jun 2026 11:20:03
Would love it to be true.

07 Jun 2026 11:21:20
Saw a couple of articles over the weekend, that mentioned Iraola was a fan of him and his work rate.

Would be ideal to come back and use as cover with Ekitike out and I am sure under a high press game Isak could have spells out.

07 Jun 2026 11:33:21
That'd be a stupid thing to do. He doesn't have the quality unless you have forgotten what he didn't do the last time he was here. The club has money. We're not scraping about for it or restricted to free transfers of little value other than packing out the squad. Purchase Rayan. That's sensible.

07 Jun 2026 11:38:38
Let it be true. Get him fit over the summer and put him on the left wing.

07 Jun 2026 11:48:09
Not even close to being good enough!!
You all have short memories, this man was capable of frustrating the living 💩 out of me without even trying, it's a big No from me.

07 Jun 2026 11:48:10
Shankly, he had 33 G/A in 23/24, which was 6 more than Isak, and there was plenty of room for improvement. Darwin was on track to improve further until Slot came in and gave him just 8 league starts. The kid wears his heart on his sleeve, Klopp knew that, and that's why he persevered with Darwin despite the criticism. Klopp got twice as much out of Nunez as Slot did.

That's what a great man manager does, and I've no doubt Iraola could do similar. With Isak being our only striker, we could really do with bolstering the forward line at minimal spend. We're moving on Diomande, he's expensive. We're not going to move on Rayan too, besides it's Ekitike that needs covering.

07 Jun 2026 11:55:54
Shughes 55, at least Nunez would try. He put the wind up defenders, not like some of the crap we still have around the club.

07 Jun 2026 11:59:19
For free, absolutely.

07 Jun 2026 12:03:09
We definitely need a 3rd striker, one who would join knowing they were cover for Ekitike and Isak. Nunez would suit it well, willing to work hard, pressing, great pace and available on a free.

07 Jun 2026 12:18:34
Nunez on a free? Absolutely.
Yes, he missed some sitters, but he also scored some beauties - if he has time to think, he'll likely miss, but when playing on instinct, cracking player.

07 Jun 2026 12:42:51
Get him in. We're too slow as it is. At least he injects some pace.

07 Jun 2026 12:51:05
And if they change the offside rule, then even better...

07 Jun 2026 12:53:34
I'd rather bring on Rayan if possible.

07 Jun 2026 13:01:25
I'd rather have Darwin covering LW and CF than Gakpo. Easy decision for me if it's a free transfer.
He's also a known quantity, and always seemed to get on well with the other players when here.

We lack pace too, so that would be a great injection to the team, and I always felt he played better at LW than CF as he was offside less.

07 Jun 2026 13:53:19
Why did Nunez fall out of favour at Saudi. Let's investigate that first before we look at him free for LFC. If Isak gets injured, then it's Nunez upfront until Jan or Isak is free.

07 Jun 2026 14:00:06
I'd happily have him back as cover for Isak. Unfortunately, I can't see it.

07 Jun 2026 14:03:26
Imagine he did, and Iraola turned him into a worldy.
That would be messiah like.

07 Jun 2026 14:40:13
A certain little Egyptian was awful for Chelsea before he went away then became a worldie for us.

07 Jun 2026 15:00:56
I'd take him on a free. No way we can go into the season reliant on Isak alone while He is out, and who knows when he'll be back. I can't see Isak being fit for the start of the season in all honesty. Something will happen at the World Cup or his shortened preseason and he'll pick up some sort of niggle.

07 Jun 2026 15:13:43
Rax, they brought Benzema into the squad and Nunez became odd man out.

07 Jun 2026 15:21:12
Sorry to tell you, Chewy, that he's just rubbish. I wouldn't have him back as a steward let alone a player. There's much much better out there than him. Move on to those ones and forget about poor players who represented us in the past. The future is bright!!!!!

07 Jun 2026 15:50:00
Are clubs clamouring to recruit him? Not that I'm aware. Headless chicken. Brains of a sheep. I'll try and come up with more comparisons.

07 Jun 2026 16:05:44
More brains in a pork pie?

07 Jun 2026 17:21:41
He is like a wild horse that no one can tame. A better sub to have than, say, the wonderful Origi.

His pace and movement did create space for Gakpo and Mo. Was he always offside under Klopp, or did the slower release of forward passes under Slot confuse him?

07 Jun 2026 17:55:46
Jesus, he was poor last time and been bombed out of the Saudi league? How bad do you have to be? He won't be free unless he's paid in sweets.

Can we stop wanting to get back with all our exes? It's embarrassing.

07 Jun 2026 18:11:40
Glad to see my campaign is gathering pace. Imagine him and Ekitike in the same team. He built up a good understanding with Mo (probably cos they're both quick), so it could work out the same.

Those that don't want him back will be moaning when Isak plays four games, then goes on the injured list for the rest of the season. The best ability is availability.

07 Jun 2026 18:47:23
On a free it's a no brainer. He had me pulling out my hair at times, but he's a defender's nightmare and in a quick transition team you never know he might catch fire and show what he's capable of.

07 Jun 2026 19:17:46
According to Transfermarkt, Nunez made 143 appearances, scoring 40 and getting 26 assists for Liverpool. In the Prem it was 95 appearances, 25 goals and 16 assists. Not the figures of an £80m pound striker, I agree, but for a free- as I said above I’d do it. Depends what he’s willing to accept, I suppose. But a short term deal would give him the chance to get back into a top tier club, provided his wages weren’t absolutely astronomical. We need cover up front for sure. I say do it, at least he puts himself about and stretches defenders, and Iraola is supposed to be a top coach of players. I think a short term deal could be a win win for both parties.

07 Jun 2026 05:37:43
Strange one but I hear both Chelsea and Spurs are showing interest in Curtis Jones (£35-40m)
Eds have any of you heard this?
I had only heard Inter were interested in him via this site?

{Ed001's Note - I haven't heard anything about that sorry.}

07 Jun 2026 09:27:49
God, imagine going to Spurs. What a backwards step.

07 Jun 2026 09:42:16
I think Spurs will be decent this season.

07 Jun 2026 09:46:56
He'd be first choice at Spuds. Which, I guess, is what he wants.

07 Jun 2026 10:04:33
Reality is, he's not good enough to be a starter here, but he probably is at Spurs.

07 Jun 2026 10:23:49
For the majority of fans, many players are not good enough. However, when they excel in another team, then we start saying that we should not have sold this or that player, the squad depth is not good enough, blame this or that person....
At the end of the day, we need a squad. Players who will do the job when called upon.
We criticised Nunez, "could not hit a barn door", however, his speed, team contribution, chaos, all these helped the team.
Similar to Diaz, Elliot, Quansah, et al.
Most people on here were after Isak.
If a team with all superstars was what you think LFC should be and will dominate football, then this is the wrong thought as Real Madrid would be champions every year.


Look at PSG, they ditched all superstars like Messi, Neymar, Mbappe and now they have a team, each working for each other.
Good players do not always make a good team.
Individuals with willingness to win, to give it all, to fight for the shirt, that's what we need.
I would happily keep Jones, give Frimpong another year, keep Macalister and Gakpo and see if Salah can do a u turn as Etikite is injured and also consider Nunez.
If Diomande does not want to come, so be it. Get players who want to be here, live, passion and happy to rotate.
Thanks.

07 Jun 2026 10:39:21
I have a feeling selling CJ will be similar to Utd selling McTominay, who then excelled in Serie A.

Appreciate it's a different league, but pretty sure it's a sale they lament with their lack of quality in midfield after thinking he was only in the team because he's a manc.

07 Jun 2026 10:56:46
McTominay is Scottish.

07 Jun 2026 11:22:32
Listen to him speak. He's clearly Mancunian and decided to play for Scotland through eligibility.

07 Jun 2026 11:24:25
@Kit, you make a very valid point and totally agree, I think many of the negative comments from fans are in frustration with all the players you mention and I do understand.

Players like Elliott, Jones and Nunez possibly had a higher ceiling, but didn't quite achieve it with us, reasons unknown to me.



I also agree with you about PSG, shed the egos, high transfer fees and ridiculous weekly salaries (Messi, Neymar etc), and they have a real team of players - love their club model and manager for that. 👏

07 Jun 2026 11:24:41
Whilst the fans might lament it, it is pure profit for the club. I read somewhere that selling CJ for £30m, for argument's sake, transposes to £120m that the club can spend in the FFP rules. Don't ask me how or why, because I don't know.

Just something I read. I think that is why Chelsea let a lot of their good players go to rival clubs. Doesn't sit well with fans, but works well for their profit margins.

07 Jun 2026 11:25:20
Very few players excel after we sell them. The only one recently is Diaz. Others go on to do well in smaller teams, which probably suit them better, but very few excel at the top level and get anywhere near winning trophies.

07 Jun 2026 11:49:30
If Chelsea want Jones, maybe we could get Estevao from them. Good winger and what we need.

07 Jun 2026 11:52:30
Spurs would offer him a starting berth, and he would have Robbo with him to help him settle in the smoke.
Possibly Gakpo too, and, to be honest, taking £100m off Spurs for Gakpo and Jones would give me no end of joy!!

07 Jun 2026 13:03:19
If you've ever heard the delusional Spurs fans, they'd probably say he's not guaranteed a starting place and they have better. Coming from a team who finishes 17th twice in a row.
I have nothing against Spurs, but their fans live on another planet most of the time.

07 Jun 2026 14:36:04
Iraola didn't really have any physical beasts in his midfield at Bournemouth, it was Scott, Adams, Christie, Cook... legs, tireless runners, pressers with a touch of tech. There is nobody there you would call a dominant ball winner, but combined they rushed teams in possession.

07 Jun 2026 14:43:33
Jones is coming up 26 and doesn't excel in any position. He's too ponderous in possession, defensively he's all over the place and, for all of his talk about getting stuck in, he's the most tackle shy out of him, Gravenberch, Mac Allister and Szoboszlai.



He hasn't improved since breaking into the team and I think selling is sensible as I don't see that he'll suddenly become a world class player.

06 Jun 2026 15:11:29
Source: Transfer feed.

Ordonez on the radar.
Fede back to Juve.

Paul Joyce says Mac could be sold for circa 55 million also.

06 Jun 2026 15:33:36.
We need to get more for MacAllister.

We paid £35m upfront plus £20m potential add-on fees, some or most which have been triggered. There may also be a sell on percentage to Brighton.

Minimum £70m for me. Ideally £80m.

06 Jun 2026 15:39:46
I am a big Joel Ordonez fan. Not sure we need him after signing Jacquet, though.

I would say Fede should get to choose what is right for him. I don't get the impression we have treated him as well as we should have.

06 Jun 2026 15:41:42
We would love to have more for our players, but who outside the Premier League can pay 70 to 80 million pounds for MacAllister? At least not with his last year's performance.

06 Jun 2026 15:46:17
I'd take their hand off for £55m for him.
His poor performances, constant diving and theatrics have worn out their welcome.
Nobody is going to pay 70 or 80 million for him.

06 Jun 2026 15:49:04
I'm sure we bought Macca on a release clause so there would be no requirement for add ons.

Of course, I could be wrong.

06 Jun 2026 15:54:35
Given that Mac Allister is approaching the last two years of his contract, and also how we totally messed up on Konate & Arnold. I'd say £55m is fine in that context. As he could easily leave for nothing. No point holding out for a fee we won't get.

06 Jun 2026 15:56:40
You are not wrong, JK23. People love making stuff up.

06 Jun 2026 15:56:41
Love people saying we should be getting 70-80 million for him, but he's absolutely crap supposedly so how is he worth that much?

06 Jun 2026 16:00:43
One of the conditions of the add on was that MacA ran a bitt, so as far as I know we don't have to pay the extra add on yet.

Sorry couldn't resist a dig. But yeah, £55m seems realistic. He is not worth any more than that, I'm afraid.

06 Jun 2026 16:10:06
MacAllister is a World Cup and Premier League winner. He's had one poor season in a year where the entire team underperformed. £55m is an absolute joke and should be scoffed at; he's worth £70 at an absolute minimum. I would want £80 for him in this market, where unproven players with 1 good season are going for £100m.

{Ed001's Note - one? He was awful when we won the league in most games. I spent most of my time moaning about him then as well. He would pop up with a good goal every now and again and everyone forgot about the other 89 minutes he spent stinking up the place.}

06 Jun 2026 16:15:43
On form, I would have valued Macca at £30-40m. I would goals £50m all day long.

06 Jun 2026 16:33:43
£50m would be a good deal. I suspect the suits agree.

06 Jun 2026 16:35:49
Tbh, Chewy, agree with much of what you say about him being a World Cup winner and league title winner. It should count for something, but unfortunately the reality is that I don't think we're in a strong position on this.

Mac isn't a player in significant demand, or at least the type of player who is in demand (like Elliott Anderson, for example).

So his market value isn't as high. He's also approaching the last two years of his contract, so our bargaining position is fairly weak.

06 Jun 2026 16:45:27
Get as much as we can for him, and let's move on. His antics for me this year especially are not what I like to see in the game. Would be suited to Spain or Arteta's teams for all the diving and time wasting, faking injury.

Embarrassing at times.
Take as much as we can and reinvest in another player.
If we can get 55 and spend the same on an Alex Scott, for example, I see that as a huge upgrade for the team/ squad.

06 Jun 2026 16:48:15
The player that every fan on this forum unanimously wants rid of is worth £70-80mil.

I wish people weren't so blind to their double standards.

These same people will lose their minds if we let him run his contract down and go on a free.

He's worth what people are willing to pay, which apparently £55mil.

06 Jun 2026 17:18:21
Jacquet predominantly played on the left side of the CBs for his former side. I’m not sure what side Ordonez plays usually, but I personally think Jacquet is considered the long term Van Dijk replacement as well as an immediate Konate replacement.

Leoni actually played as the middle CB in a back 3 a lot of the time back in Italy.

I don’t think it hurts us to have 3 highly talented young CBs. I like the look of Ordonez from clips I’ve seen and things I’ve read.

06 Jun 2026 17:19:45
He was better in a Brighton shirt tbh.
I've been disappointed.

{Ed001's Note - he tried for them, rather than just spent his time playacting and diving.}

06 Jun 2026 17:23:53
If we can use that money to get in a mobile, defensive-minded central midfielder, I'm game for that. Lamine Camara, please. Plus the extra towards Wharton or Scott. Still need that rb, please, and maybe the two wingers. Feels like we will be rocking and rolling next year then.

06 Jun 2026 17:24:31
I've had some arguments over the years over Macca being crap. I can put up with crap players, especially if they try their best, but Macca doesn't try (unless it's v RM), and his theatrics boil my p*ss.

06 Jun 2026 16:51:20
I don't believe any team in the world would pay 55 pence for a player whose only ability seems to be rolling around on the pitch for five minutes, clutching his face and literally crying because someone ten yards away looked at him funny..If AI does one and only one single thing this year, I'd have it be telling Macca he's not allowed back on the pitch till he finds his balls and has them thoroughly reattached.

His faking getting fouled is an integrity issue for me (and now I'm done beating this horse).

06 Jun 2026 17:19:34
It's a fair point Ed, he did go missing a lot and tended to only pop up with good moments here and there amongst the mediocrity. Not a great season, but by comparison I wouldn't really call it a bad one myself, especially if this season sets the standard for what we call bad.

I would say 24/25 was pretty middle of the road, for his standards anyay.

06 Jun 2026 17:38:17
ChangingoftheGvardiol, same happens with Jones, mate. People who think he's useless will then say to sell him for £20-30m.

Macca was superb in the first half of the 24/25 season, in my opinion. He was struggling with injury the 2nd half of the season, but still popped up with some important goals. The thing that kills him is that he is extremely slow. Slow players are the first to get exposed when general fitness levels drop, because if they lose a yard to stop and take a breather, they don't have the pace to recover the ground they lose. Also, if they're not fit enough to get tight to their man, it allows their man to turn and run at them, which slow players cannot deal with. I hope that is the case anyway, as the alternative explanation is Macca downed tools. In my opinion, Macca was just the worst impacted by Slot's poor fitness coaching, but whatever the explanation is, the fact is he's regressed so incredibly far since January 2025 that he now looks bang average.



After such an awful season, preceded by an injury-hit 6 months, I think we'd be lucky to get £55m. If the club have decided we want to sell him and get someone with a different profile in his place, I'm not against it, but I will be disappointed, as I was so happy when we signed him. I'm actually in Greece right now, which is where I was when he was confirmed, and I remember tanking several pints of Mythos to celebrate that night. It's sad to see how far he's fallen, but right now, if he wasn't already a Liverpool player, I would not want us to pay anything over £20m for him, and even that would be as a squad player.

If whoever signs him gets him fit and back to his 2024 form, though, £55m will be a bargain.

06 Jun 2026 17:42:53
@Chewy, who is going to pay 70-80 millions? That is the main issue. This market is only high for a few teams:

- PL's big six
- Real Madrid, Barcelona and sometimes Atletico
- PSG
- Bayern Munich
- Maybe Juventus
- Saudi teams

So, realistically our only option is Real Madrid, and I wouldn't be surprised if they are more interested in Szobo than him.

Is Real Madrid or somehow getting interest from Saudi, which I don't think he will accept.

06 Jun 2026 18:17:24
Another team in Europe can quite easily have 70m to spend if they sell one of their slightly above average players to the EPL for similar money.
Madrid could sell Tchouameni for that fee and then come calling for Macca. His style of play would suit Spain, and he'd probably be OK over there.

06 Jun 2026 18:17:43
I don't think Real are interested, but I do think Atletico would be.

06 Jun 2026 18:14:08
Agree about his play acting but I think he was much better than you're giving him credit for in our league winning season Ed

06 Jun 2026 18:20:07
Only Mac Allister and Salah earned PFA player of the year nominations for that season from our team. Only Salah had more goal contributions than Mac Allister (5 goals 5 assists), and that was with him playing deeper.

I don't like his faking injury all the time, and he was atrocious this season gone, but I do think he was an integral part of the title triumph.

{Ed001's Note - we will have to disagree on that, getting that nomination just shows what a joke these stupid individual awards are in a team sport.}

06 Jun 2026 18:36:15
Only worth what someone is willing to pay, Fidby. Based upon last season, getting more now than what we paid for him would be good business.

06 Jun 2026 18:42:27
If it's Madrid that want him, try wrangle £60m outa them. Think that's the max though. He can't run.

06 Jun 2026 18:32:48
If anyone offered 55m for him and it were up to me, they'd be living the rest of their lives minus a hand.

06 Jun 2026 19:31:48
Another season he'll be down at 25-30 tops no matter how good he might be next season. Same with Dom, maybe a little higher this time next season. In two years, Macca will be pushing 30 and Dom 28. So, I think this is MacAllister's year to move, but Dom could wait.

I think their ages give the club an advantage in being able to get a fee rather than leave for free. MacAllister will be too old and Dom will be close in 2 years time.

06 Jun 2026 20:15:36
When we first signed Mac Allister under Jurgen, he was the best performing midfielder out of the 3 (Grav and Szob), but under Arne he's regressed. Is it possible that it was Arne's laidback attitude that's caused him to drop his level?
I'm hoping this is the case and that Andoni will be able to get not just Mac Allister but other players reinvigorated.

06 Jun 2026 20:55:10
Gman, there is no doubt in my mind that Slot was a major issue. Just about all of our players underperformed last season. I will caveat that by saying there is no excuse for MacAllister's on field theatrics. That's not on Slot.

06 Jun 2026 22:43:04
The thing is, if we want to get rid, then now is the best time, as he wouldn't be lined up to get a contract extension to keep his value high.

With a bit over 2 years left, and very likely him being on the bench if he stays (pending new CM arrivals), then the following season there's no way we could get anywhere near 55m for him.



We also need to understand that most teams outside of the PL pay lower wages, so teams can't pay crazy amounts on the fee and still be able to offer the player same or higher wages than they already have to convince them to make the move.

£55m sounds reasonable to me. Maybe push for 60m.

07 Jun 2026 06:25:12
Who would pay 70 for Mac?
Well, did Barca not just pay 60-70 for Gordon?
Didn't we pay 125 for Isak, absolutely horrendous money. So, in football you never know, but if we're offered 50, take the money and run. Maybe Nyoni will step up this year. He barely got a chance under Slot, even though there were so many times he could have played him.

07 Jun 2026 08:24:35
Gotta say I agree here.

We are about to drop 100m+ on a dude who has had one good season and won nothing ever.

Meanwhile we're happy selling a guy who's won every club and national trophy possible for half the price? That's pretty crazy.

{Ed001's Note - that just shows the stupidity of judging value based on what a team has won. Mac is not a good player, never has been, he was a very average but hard working midfielder at Brighton and the only thing that has happened at Liverpool is his work rate dipped so he was not even average any more.}

07 Jun 2026 09:42:26
LFC - "We have no defenders!".... "We will buy.... Attackers"

Oh, we have no attackers this year. 🤔

LFC - "We have no attackers!" .... " We will buy defenders!!!!!"

. 🤣🤣🤣

06 Jun 2026 09:48:58
Good morning all, new gaffer wants to talk to everyone before deciding on their futures, Joe Gomez would still like to stay, it was never an option to leave before because his wife didn’t want to uproot, the club have pretty much said it’s up to him what he wants, they respect he’s the current longest serving player.

Joe has told me Curtis loves the idea of Italy which is not good news in my opinion but again Andoni really wants to speak to him and ideally have him in America, let’s hope he changes his mind.

For a fact the club will stop all negotiations if Curtis says he’d like to stay now.

The mood from what I know at the moment is excitement about a new coaching set up!

{Ed001's Note - good to see you ST.}

06 Jun 2026 10:04:32
Cheers Tomato, hope you're well, mate. It feels like it's been years since I saw you post!

06 Jun 2026 10:12:18
Wow,
The nostalgia!
It's gotta be 5+ years since you posted, is it?

Great to hear mate, thank you.

06 Jun 2026 10:16:34
Welcome home ST. Glad to see you posting again.

06 Jun 2026 10:19:15
Cheers ST, great to see you back! Glad Joe is keen to stay.

06 Jun 2026 10:20:39
Welcome back ST. Brilliant to have you back with us.

06 Jun 2026 10:22:49
Nice to have you back, ST!

I'd be very happy for Joe to stay. He's a very good defender when fully fit, adds great experience to the squad, and always seems to have an excellent attitude without complaining about game time or position he gets played in. Top pro in my opinion.

06 Jun 2026 10:32:51
Square, amazing to see a post from you again.

Please tell Joe to stay. And if he can get in Curtis's ear to stay as well and sign new deals.

These 2 are worth far more than the change they could bring in, and we'll need a big squad this year. I sense there'll be minutes to go round.

06 Jun 2026 10:40:36
Welcome back ST. It's been a while.

06 Jun 2026 10:44:13
Nice to hear from you again, St. Personally, I hope he stays around as I just have a lot of time for him. He doesn't cause problems when he's fit, then he's always ready to step into any position.

06 Jun 2026 10:45:21
Always on treatment table so get shut ASAP.
Don't matter how good he is if he's always watching from bench.
No more leaving for nowt.
Clear out all dead wood and replace with fit healthy players.
Agree, he's a keen positive guy, getting paid to sit around most of the year and training in top class gyms, but we need starters who can be called on to play all the time and he can't do it, never done it.


Like him 100% but his body is not robust enough and if new manager want high intensity footy that will defo not be achievable with Joe.

06 Jun 2026 10:48:38
Welcome back ST, we missed you!
Joe has to stay.

1. I think he's a one of a kind on both attitude and skill set. Injured a lot, sure, but still.
2. He is forbidden to leave until he scores. 😅

06 Jun 2026 11:00:29
My guess is that Jones wants to be more important and try something different, and for these reasons I don't believe anything will change his mind.
He also holds onto the ball for too long for an Andoni set up.

He also has only 1 year left and does not want to do a Trent.

06 Jun 2026 11:01:39
Good to see you back, square tomato
Hope all is well.

06 Jun 2026 11:07:19
The hypocrisy on this thread is unreal, 90% on here have wanted Gomez to go as he's never fit, unbelievable.

06 Jun 2026 11:14:09
Maybe it's the 10% who like Gomez who are posting Mr Wallet.

06 Jun 2026 11:16:58
Where’s this poll that fans wanted Gomez gone, notably 90%? I think everyone knows there’s a player in Gomez and I’d have no problem with him staying as he’s versatile at the back. His fitness poses the only issue really.

06 Jun 2026 11:22:58
Welcome back, ST. Good to hear from you.

I think we are all excited (and relieved) at the coaching change - whatever next season brings, it will be fun again.

Would love Joe to stay if he's able to, but if he did move on he'd go with my very best wishes.

06 Jun 2026 11:49:49
I'd keep Gomez if he's happy to have a fraction of his wage! Lad's a bit part player, if even that!

06 Jun 2026 11:50:49
Wow! I was actually just thinking about posting to ask you how Joe is!! Thanks for the info, ST, good to see you back.

06 Jun 2026 11:52:02
I don't want Jones to stay. He doesn't track back and he fouls every time he makes a tackle. He deserves first team football, but there is a reason we have bought 6 midfielders since he broke into the squad. I do wish him all the best though.

06 Jun 2026 12:17:54
Jeez, what's the preoccupation with players' wages and how much players are worth?

The overwhelming majority, who frequent this site, definitely including me, have f*** all idea about what when we are talking about when they start throwing numbers around on here as if they were fact.

As an aside, Joe is a class act - you can check back on the diet @Fatwallet. If he hadn't had such bad luck with injuries he would have been a starter CB for us for years and would have earned a heap more international caps than he actually has.

As I've said a couple of times on here, the three or four reasonable games that Konate had this season coincidentally coincided with Joe playing RB. Good player is Joe - a good clubman and someone who deserves a lot of credit for coming back from the injuries he has suffered.

06 Jun 2026 12:32:18
Great to hear from you, ST, after all this time. I'd like Gomez to stay. I have always thought he was a good defender, and especially alongside VVD. Certainly a better RB than either Frimpong and Bradley. As we all know his fitness issues are the big issues. You already know my opinion on Jones.

06 Jun 2026 12:33:32
It's been waaaay too long, Tomato, good to see you back!

06 Jun 2026 12:46:36
Welcome back, ST...
You've been missed.

I'm gonna be that guy, mate... we all know the mood was pretty downbeat under the old regime.

What are Joe's feelings about the change... besides your tidbit about the overall team excitement.

06 Jun 2026 13:05:06
An ST post! Welcome back!

06 Jun 2026 13:32:56
Welcome back ST!

06 Jun 2026 13:33:05
Cheers ST, best wishes to Joe YNWA.

06 Jun 2026 13:35:50
I like Joe Gomez. Extremely good player to have around, if and when fit.
Even more so than Jones.

With a good run, Joe may be able to get very close to be in the starting 11, and I can be happy with that.
Jones, probably the 13th or 14th player, if you know what I mean.

06 Jun 2026 14:05:44
Square Tomato is absolutely correct.

Ta.

06 Jun 2026 14:24:50
ST, the OG ITK! Welcome back, and hope you're well. Thanks for the insight.

Pls tell Joe to get on penalty duty when Mo leaves.

06 Jun 2026 14:46:36
Good to hear from you, St.

06 Jun 2026 14:50:20
Gomez only issue, as everyone knows, are his injuries. We can only hope they're all behind him. Great player when fit who can cover a few positions.

06 Jun 2026 15:30:12
Great to hear from you St, it's been too long.

06 Jun 2026 15:39:43
"The people saying B were the same people saying A."

Another style of debating I hate, lol.

Like, do y really need to just fabricate a reality to make your point valid hahaha.

Anyways, Gomez should stay if he wants to stay.



He can go for free.

There is more value in keeping him as a utility than selling him and then spending 10s of millions on a new backup with no connection to the club or relying on a kid to replace his experience.

06 Jun 2026 16:23:31
Joe must stay till he scores a goal. You all know, if he ever leaves, he will score about 6 seconds into his first game for another team, and that would be a tragedy. It has to happen in a Liverpool jersey in front of the Kop.

06 Jun 2026 16:52:39
Has anyone ever asked if Square Tomato is actually Joe Gomez himself????

06 Jun 2026 17:09:16
St knows Joe, and, going on past information, we have no reason to doubt that. Glad to see you back on the pages, Square.

06 Jun 2026 17:52:29
Pay him for the games he plays, he'd end up owing us!
Let him stay, it's not a youth club, get him gone with some sort of money to reinvest in a fit and healthy starter, why will next season be any different for the last 3 or 4 at least, paying a wage for someone who's always on the treatment table is bad business / planning no matter how nice the guy is or what his wife wants !!!
He should have been replaced years ago, we need to sell weaker players and defo ones coming up to the last 12 months or just keep losing them for nothing.

06 Jun 2026 23:09:10
Like Joe, I really do, but the injuries are too frequent and he, along with Jones, should be sold this window. Jones is just not good enough... Joe is, it's the injuries that's key here.
Really nice to see you back ST.

07 Jun 2026 00:31:46
Joe shouldn't be allowed to leave until he scores a goal.

07 Jun 2026 04:13:38
Good to hear from you, Squarey. Been a long while. With several senior players going and a few young CBs coming in, I think it's very important Joe hangs around. Who knows, maybe he will stay for longer!

05 Jun 2026 21:45:25
Latest name one I’ve not heard being linked.

Francisco Trincao, 26 year old Sporting Lisbon winger - imagine this is one of the Liverpool want wingers so we get linked to everyone on the planet.

Anyone else heard anything on this one?

05 Jun 2026 22:41:07
Yeh, I heard of this a few days ago, but I don't think he's good enough. He struggled when at Wolves, & I haven't seen much lately to say he's improved.

05 Jun 2026 22:46:00
Lightweight and one paced.

05 Jun 2026 22:56:42
Saw an article on this a couple days ago, only seen him in highlight reels, looks a decent player, nothing crazy impressive, a little lightweight, but has a very good assist rate and a keen eye for a through ball.

05 Jun 2026 23:38:01
Mentioned him as an option several weeks ago. Great scoring record and rarely injured. Full of fitness. Great backup option but not first choice for me.

06 Jun 2026 00:48:09
If hope we avoid, mediocre as f***.

06 Jun 2026 04:54:13
When you think about signings, just ask yourself if you'd be confident starting away at the Etihad with them in the lineup. This is not FIFA, where you can win at the Nou Camp with Joe Allen utterly outclassing Xavi.
Trincao is nowhere near good enough for a team trying to win everything. No go, not happening, never happening.

06 Jun 2026 06:49:49
Gonna cost some money to have a squad of 25 like that, though, Lowe1FC. There's a lot to be done this summer. I doubt everyone we sign will be a superstar.

06 Jun 2026 07:51:08
Florian, you don't sign backup players unless it is a goalkeeper in an emergency. If you need a backup, give a chance to an academy prospect and coach them. Top class squads are built upon buying better than what you have and gradually phasing out players that are on the way down. It works on both sporting and financial sides.

06 Jun 2026 08:19:38
Trincao can do a job in a squad, same as Harvey Elliot, Curtis Jones, Divock Origi, Darwin Nunez, Cody Gakpo, Joe Gomez, Tsimikas and countless others I can't think of right now.

"X" player is nowhere near good enough is the laziest, most useless form of analysis of a player in a squad.



Not every player we're going to sign is going to be the level of demanding a start, and academy players cannot be relied on to be back-ups.

06 Jun 2026 08:43:15
Thanks for educating me, Lowe1FC. Who said anything about backup players? Although I very much doubt every signing we complete this summer will be a first 11 regular.

06 Jun 2026 09:20:00
Yes, Faith, let's just waste non home grown spaces on mediocre expensive dross, what a great idea... He's too slow, too lightweight, and doesn't look exceptionally good at anything. He's about as Spursy a player as you could find.

06 Jun 2026 09:31:04
"Can do a job as backup" - goes on to list a bunch of players that largely proved to be either expensive, not up to standard, or homegrown (Elliot, Jones, Gomez).
You do not sign players to "do a job" in a squad, Faith - period - you will simply end up with an overpaid squad lacking in quality.


It is much better to sign two superstars a season and rely on the academy to fill in.

06 Jun 2026 09:51:28
Our formula to be competitive has been to have a very good first team including two or three superstars on huge money, with the rest of the squad beyond the first twelve or thirteen players on much lower money who are hardly ever played except in cup games.

This has been the blueprint since Jurgen got established and has served us pretty well until injuries hit. We've been pretty lucky with the likes of Mo and VVD as they've been fit for most key games.

We moved away from that approach when we bought Isak as he was never going to be an ever present, and he was in the superstar bracket in terms of money. Wirtz seems to fit the profile fitness wise, but hasn't hit the heights yet.



Unless there's a big bump up in commercial revenues I can't see us moving away from the model and building a bigger first team squad in terms of depth. I think we'll basically replace like for like and retain a streamlined squad of about 12/13 first teamers, with the rest academy products and a few fringe players like Gomez if they're still around and the occasional free transfer like Matip.

Hopefully we move away from carrying players we're looking to rehabilitate and move on like Chiesa. We always seem to have one or so of them, it doesn't work and is a complete waste of money, and a waste of a place in the squad even though Hughes thought it was a market opportunity.

06 Jun 2026 15:04:25
Would be a strange signing.

06 Jun 2026 15:43:29
My point is that we're not going to be buying starting calibre players to pad the squad.

We're going to have a mix of players capable of stepping in off the bench, starting their share throughout a season, and to, yes, do a job for us.

06 Jun 2026 16:26:13
Surely buying somebody like Summerville would be a better use of money?

05 Jun 2026 20:21:22
Remember my first post last Summer? The friend from Crosby who said Diaz had not renewed his lease.

I ask him for any gossip this Summer. He told me Toney intends to move to Everton if they can agree a fee etc.

He went on say LFC have earmarked a house in Crosby for a "big signing"!? Not set in stone but sharing because it fits the vibe of this message board or at least what it used to be!

Kind regards all YNWA!

05 Jun 2026 21:29:58
Love it, and old school rumour.

05 Jun 2026 22:00:08
Nice for Everton if they get Toney. Not saying he is Liverpool level, but there is a player there.

05 Jun 2026 22:22:37
Might need more than one property in Crosby with the number of big signings we'll be bringing in....

05 Jun 2026 20:02:32
Exclusive details | Michael Olise was the secret candidate Liverpool had been negotiating with for weeks. Liverpool had reached a full verbal agreement with Olise and his camp on Tuesday, 26 May. #LFC

⚠️ Absolute priority as a replacement for Mo Salah alongside the pursuit of Yan Diomande.

However, the deal collapsed yesterday, Thursday, for the time being. It remains to be seen whether club-to-club agreements can be reached.

Andoni Iraola approved the Olise deal after personal talks with the 24 y/o Bayern gem (Florian Sweattenberg).

05 Jun 2026 20:36:15
That's almost a carbon copy of the Rio rumour to Bayern. Hmm.

05 Jun 2026 20:46:47
Sherlock would be proud.

05 Jun 2026 23:49:52
Florian Battenberg, the Lidl version.

06 Jun 2026 06:36:35
Olise ain't happening, I also think he is overrated. I think he is excelling in a system rather than him being the best in the world, but maybe I am being harsh. I wouldn't be too confident in his hitting the same heights at another club and £130m is absurd when we need to bulk out this squad.

06 Jun 2026 09:27:18
Both Olise and Diamonde, that would be fantastic, but £270mil, that's massive.
Maybe, Real Madrid can lose their interest in him and he does come back to sunny Liverpool rather than wet n dirty Madrid.

06 Jun 2026 12:31:33
Glad this didn't go over anyone's head. Thought the Florian Sweattenberg would be a giveaway.