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12 Nov 2026 09:25:11
Hello all,

A bit of a update in regards to incomings.

Gilberto Mora, fee agreed and player has decided on LFC.

One or two things in the background that need ironing out before any announcement is made, its nearly there but not 100% done.

We are in active discussions with Benfica regarding Daniel Banjaqui, he is now the top target for right back.

Expect Lamine Camara to join this winter.

Lewis Hall and Alex Scott's names wont go away, i'm not particularly sure at this moment.

Finally we have registered serious interest in what can only be described as a 'blockbuster player' for next summer.

Unfortunately all I can say right now is this player is a midfielder.


Ta.

12 Nov 2026 09:30:01
Olise I've heard.

12 Nov 2026 09:39:14
Cheers Carra, hopefully not Olise, it would block Rio's development.

12 Nov 2026 09:40:44
Cheers for the info Carra.

Personally I'd rather we move away from hollywood style transfers and buy players for the system. Smart buys of players looking to make the step up like we did with Mane, Salah, Fabs etc. I feel like in football, the blockbuster transfers often don't work and you're left trying to shoehorn someone very expensive into a system they may not fit. Take the galaticos for example, it didn't work at all and Madrid had better success moving away from that model. As did PSG.

Hopefully Iraola is involved in all transfers though and these are players he actually wants.

12 Nov 2026 09:45:51
Thanks Carra, great to hear from you.

12 Nov 2026 09:51:22
Great news Carra. Hopefully it's Bellingham.

12 Nov 2026 10:01:06
Carra saying Daniel Banjaqui and Lamine Camara has changed my life!

Thanks as always, Carra mate.

12 Nov 2026 10:05:18
I've heard it's Bob Holness.

12 Nov 2026 10:08:31
Big post!! Cheers Carra.

12 Nov 2026 10:11:19
Jude 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻.

12 Nov 2026 10:17:03
Great stuff carra thanks.
Anybody seen much of mora? What type of player is he?

12 Nov 2026 10:20:30
Great stuff!
Thanks Carra as always.

12 Nov 2026 10:26:55
Big names there alright! And much needed too! Very much appreciated Carra.

12 Nov 2026 10:50:54
Cheers Carra, I'll have a 'p' please Bob.

12 Nov 2026 11:00:51
As for a midfielder who could be described as a blockbuster - that is a tricky one.

I feel like the Jude Bellingham ship has sailed. I expect he will play out his best years at Madrid and then come to the Premier League in the late stages. Same for Tchouameni.

I doubt it would be any of the PSG midfielders. Perhaps Zaire-Emery will be on the move but I am not sure that is blockbuster.

I wouldn't be surprised if have the odd occasional glance at Gavi at Barca. His injury record is hairy at best.

Pavlovic at Bayern would probably be out of reach. Barrios at Atletico is not quite blockbuster.

Would Anderson or Bouaddi be classed as blockbuster if they were on the market due to City sanctions?

12 Nov 2026 11:26:20
Is Banjaqui any relation to the bloke who sang Space Cowboy?

12 Nov 2026 11:41:22
Thank you Carra, great info as usual.

12 Nov 2026 11:41:31
Cheers Carra. Nice to hear from you.

Jude or Vitinha!?

12 Nov 2026 12:24:52
Cheers Carra, do you know if we're aiming to bring in Banjaquiin January?

12 Nov 2026 12:27:59
Funnily enough I went to a Benfica game the other day in Lisbon. Sadly Banjaqui didn't get off the bench.

I know very little about him, has anyone seen him play? He's a young fella, 18, so definitely a signing with an eye to the future.

12 Nov 2026 12:35:49
Is Sadly Banjaqui related to Daniel Banjaqui?

12 Nov 2026 12:47:23
It's his gloomy brother Rigsby. Happily Banjaqui is the more optimistic of the triplets.

12 Nov 2026 04:15:33
Carra if your around.
What’s the most likely January signing for the reds, are they actively talking to Monaco in regard to Camara

12 Nov 2026 05:13:51
Lamine Camara will join Liverpool as soon as the window opens.

12 Nov 2026 06:55:50
to much twitter with indykalia!

12 Nov 2026 07:44:59
@shughes, I think that's a bit of an unfair question to ask Carra, or anybody else really, who doesn't actually work for the club or makes the decisions on who we are going to buy.

Anybody not working in the transfer department for the club is on a 'hiding to nothing' and, things being what they can be on here, will be abused for 'not getting it right'.

12 Nov 2026 08:57:47
Hello shughes,

I think it's more likely than not that Camara will likely join LFC in the Jan window.

Ta.

12 Nov 2026 09:09:01
Cheers, Carra. Camara would be a brilliant signing.

Hopefully it's Camara in January and Alex Scott in the summer. If we somehow pull off both in January, then perfect!

12 Nov 2026 09:19:00
Already bookmarked him definitely signing in January.

11 Nov 2026 09:41:58
Frimpong potentially off to Saudi via Hughes would be good to break even on that one it simply has not worked.

Would leave us hoping both Joe and Connor get fit and stay fit with big Ron the main man currently.

11 Nov 2026 10:32:55
Would snap your hand off for £20m.

11 Nov 2026 12:13:41
If we can sell, we should. It hasn't worked out for the lad unfortunately. It was always a surprising RB signing to me given his profile. He's clearly a good lad and has probably added a lot that we haven't seen to a grieving dressing room in his first year despite his own injury setbacks.

However, don't forget he's homegrown. So won't open up a non-HG spot like other exits might.

11 Nov 2026 12:32:25
HG quotas nothing to concern ourselves with.
Frimpong is poor, never a defender and must be sold along with Chiesa, Endo (more likely released end of the season) McConnell as AI doesn't fancy him, Elliott and potentially Gakpo (I would keep him for the season personally)

11 Nov 2026 12:36:41
"hoping both Joe and Connor get fit and stay fit"
That's a big risk and pretty unlikely given their history.

11 Nov 2026 12:46:50
Frimpong will not go to Saudi.

11 Nov 2026 13:00:43
I keep saying it so maybe our new owners might listen next summer; The club requires a top quality, dependable RB and LB. Please purchase one of each in order to try win some silverware because without them we won't. End of ask.

11 Nov 2026 13:38:58
I'm all for moving Frimpong on, but not before the summer. Araujo's situation is still "temporary" until he signs a permanent contract with us and we have no idea how Connor Bradley will perform after his return. Too many ifs in this situation. If any of them get injured (which is very possible given all three's injury records) we're left with only Gomez.

11 Nov 2026 14:43:29
Lovely lad, just not meant to be.

11 Nov 2026 17:04:52
If Hughes buys Frimpong from us it would be his best LFC transfer.

Gomez and Araujo can cover rb this season.

12 Nov 2026 00:36:43
That's a big ask @Mot - unlike Captain Scarlett Joey isn't indestructible and, as it stands an injury to Jacquet or VVD, and we will be very short minus Bradley (returning to match fitness) and Frimpong (Jan sale) potentially unavailable. I'd keep Frimpong (no Captain Scarlett himself) until the summer and we have found and brought in a 'proper' right back.

12 Nov 2026 01:00:29
Terrible idea sending him off in Jan unless we get in a replacement, he's useless, but we've only got 1 fit RB, (who's really a CB) with our only other proper RB (Brafley) being out for the best part of a year and Gomez as reliable as wet sand.

12 Nov 2026 10:31:56
I'd have zero issues with him going in January. He could go tomorrow for me. We're better with what we have remaining than with him being part of the team. A total liability and certainly ine of our worst ever purchases.

10 Nov 2026 18:11:46
Hi guys,

Rio's contract to be announced soon, pretty much sorted now. Very good for all parties.

Haven't heard anything on Ali or Macca but Macca has a lot of interest and the club are appearing to be pushing him towards the exit door to cash in. Personally would like Ali to sign a 2 year extension.

Gravenberch has been attracting interest from other leagues and the club are open to moving him on, too, if the fee is right. Odd seeing as though he recently signed a new deal, but there we go. I imagine the fee here would be lower than some imagine due to the wages issue, the issue the club have currently is that the interest is from clubs he has no intention of playing for. His agent has been rather proactive.

Finally, we are looking at 3 out, 1 in, in January.

10 Nov 2026 18:29:02
Chiesa and Endo are 2 I assume? Likewise I assume it will be a new midfielder in so maybe Grav or Macca the other one out?

10 Nov 2026 18:57:26
I'd imagine so Shipley. Only way them numbers make sense.

10 Nov 2026 19:38:21
Can't see anyone chancing their arm on Grav in January Florian given the way he's performing and at the moment Macca is one of our better midfielders so I'd rather he was kept until seasons end. We need depth in midfield so I'd rather add one in the next window & keep what we've got until summer.
That's unless a silly offer comes in?!

10 Nov 2026 20:07:48
So would i Bristol. Jones should never have been sold without been replaced in the summer. He was divisive among fans but was only behind Dom of our midfielders last season and going by what I've seen so far this season he would be getting plenty of game time now. We are a midfielder short for me.

10 Nov 2026 20:32:14
The squad feels so thin. Christmas will show if it can cope I suppose.

10 Nov 2026 21:32:52
Pushing good players towards the exit door to force ourselves into an unnecessary rebuild so we can then have another transitional period. I'd have assumed we'd learned from that.

10 Nov 2026 21:40:29
I could see Endo, Chiesa and McConnell all moving on with one midfielder coming in.

The big changes in the summer you'd think would be the full back positions.

10 Nov 2026 22:52:04
Was this another game where Szob isn't playing 90mins and we win.
Does he give Wirtz and Macca the freedom to play alongside Trey being the DM.

11 Nov 2026 10:11:27
If we have three out could Frimpong be one of the three if Bradley is fit again? I see his name mentioned as not leaving on the bbc gossip column this morning (from poor sources) so I would think that adds weight to him leaving? :)

11 Nov 2026 12:14:58
The issue with a new player coming in that even with Endo and Chiesa leaving we're already at our HG limit. In UCL that is. In EPL Jacquet counts as u21 for the rest of the season (he won't in 2027/28, though).

Probably another reason why Mamardashvili will be out the door and replaced with u21 player Brughmans. Which does free up a slot in EPL at least. Although he, too, would not be able to be registered for UCL unless we free up another HG spot.

If Frimpong and Gomez were to leave they also would have to be replaced with a HG player. One more reason for us to keep a close eye on Quansahs development, I guess.

11 Nov 2026 13:03:38
Quansah? You do realise the club sold him for a reason? You do realise what that reason was?

11 Nov 2026 13:46:10
Haha Quansah. His price goes up. And he was torlet.

11 Nov 2026 14:02:44
No thanks to Quansah. And an even bigger no thanks to him at right back.

{Ed666's Note - Oh the filthy things I’d do for a Marcus Babel or a Steve Finnan at right back now

11 Nov 2026 16:55:30
Selling Jones isn't an issue I don't think we're missing him at all.
He is a nice lad and everything, but he never kicked on and Trey has more than taken his place. Jones was also consistently injured so he wasn't that reliable og a squad option and I don't think he is well suited either to how AI wants his midfielders to play.

{Ed025's Note - you do miss him MOT...like George Michael missed Adrew Ridgely mate.. :)

11 Nov 2026 16:56:56
Ed666 hear, hear I was always a Finnan fanboy, he was just a textbook right back. Defended well, supported attacks with good crossing and was consistent and available.

{Ed666's Note - Finn was fantastic mate criminally underrated footballer

11 Nov 2026 19:19:07
Neither are most of our midfielders Man of Todd.

12 Nov 2026 00:04:23
Finnan was the best all-round right-back I've seen at Liverpool in my lifetime. Not as good offensively as Trent but much more reliable defensively.

12 Nov 2026 10:34:24
Jones sale was good business. He is in no way missed on the pitch.

10 Nov 2026 07:07:27
Rumour from Spain on the bbc that athletico want Zubimendi. I know we wanted him before he went to Arsenal. It obviously hasn't worked out there for whatever reason but would we still be interested if he's available? Not saying we should or shouldn't try to get him but he was highly rated and surely couldn't have went crap so quickly.

I also get he seemed to choose them over us but putting that aside would he be good for us do people think?

10 Nov 2026 07:23:01
Zubimendi? Not even if he was free.

10 Nov 2026 07:30:21
Noooooo.

10 Nov 2026 07:53:56
Why would we dodge the bullet then walk straight into the bayonet?

10 Nov 2026 08:05:37
Kop 86, am sure you can answer this question. I would be amazed if anyone thinks he would be good for Liverpool now.

10 Nov 2026 08:28:53
2 months younger than McCallister who's apparently too old for a new contract for starters.

10 Nov 2026 08:38:55
Maybe Athletico have nicer mountains 🤔.

10 Nov 2026 09:11:43
He is a good player for a Spanish or Portuguese side, I don't think he will cut it in Germany or Italy.
It is better he stays or goes back to Spain where he can regain his form, just like Iago Aspas.

10 Nov 2026 11:02:29
He showed us his mentality when he backed out of a move over two years ago. No thanks.

Plus, our our needs a different now.

10 Nov 2026 13:31:22
I think he'd cut it in any league. Hes a good player he's up against top competition for a place at Arsenal. Shirt odds he ends up back in Spain just because he was so unsure whether to leave in the first place.

10 Nov 2026 20:59:29
I remember people were annoyed we didn't get him at the time with the thinking being he's the 6 we need. Not been long since then and I've got no idea how he's been playing so I'll take most peoples word that he's crap now. Good job we didn't get him going by the general consensus here.

11 Nov 2026 16:35:58
He hasn't been crap, they just can't find a place for him in a team with Odegaard, Rice and Bruno in it, though Rice and Bruno don't exactly work that great with each other yet either. He's pretty much the kind of player that we are developing Nyoni to be, a tempo setting midfielder who is always looking to get on the ball from deep and play it quickly, and since we have Nyoni on an upward trajectory we don't really have much use for Zubimendi nor should we block Nyoni's development by signing somebody to fulfil that function long term.

12 Nov 2026 11:15:45
My thoughts were Patrik with him being a tempo setting number 6 that I remember him being that him and Nyoni could share the role. We have 1 player at the club who looks like he can do that and he's still a kid so expecting him to play every game is a bit much.

I still think we need a player of that mould plus Nyoni for the overall squad. Doubt it'll be Zubimendi though.

09 Nov 2026 13:18:49
Rumours out there that Ali is in talks to extend his current deal. He has expressed his desire to stay.

09 Nov 2026 14:01:57
I would extend him to be honest, we need to sign his long-term replacement. I am still hoping it can be Jaros!

09 Nov 2026 14:53:09
No brainer to extend, definitely 2 years too. Allows the 'youngsters' - Jaros, Pecsi and Brughmans - to battle it out and see who emerges as Ali's natural heir.

09 Nov 2026 15:10:29
Think he's proved in his last game that he is still world class.

09 Nov 2026 16:15:37
BTW, Man of Todd, I reckon it will be Brughmans, personally.

09 Nov 2026 16:40:27
I don't mind who it is Zed, as long as they are good enough.

09 Nov 2026 16:49:52
He has publicly come out and spoken about wanting to stay. which probably means the club are playing hard ball wrt his demands.

09 Nov 2026 16:54:59
I'm not at all convinced that Brughmans is warranting the hype with his performances this season. He has a hell of a lot of work to do with his positioning, where does look every bit his age.

09 Nov 2026 17:23:11
Fornax, I don't disagree, same as Rio has a lot to add to his game too. But what I love is that they are both 18, when *most* players are still finding their feet (obvious exceptions like Lamal, Mbappe, Bellingham etc).

What they could become is what is exciting, and to me Brughmans has all the right building blocks.

09 Nov 2026 17:51:04
It's a no brainier, sign Ali up for another 2 years with option for a 3rd, he has only turned 34 in October and quality keepers can play way into there 30s. Sell Mama all day long!

09 Nov 2026 19:02:33
Brughmanns doesn't need positioning, he's a giant, he just fills the goal 😂.

09 Nov 2026 19:41:40
Jaros is lates 20s so it won't be him. Pesci or Brughmans is who it will be.

09 Nov 2026 19:44:17
Have you watched him play much this season, Zed? I'm genuinely curious because I have watched a few games and I don't see all the blocks there.

He was pretty good against Anderlecht, but they were so wasteful in front of goal. I counted 2 opportunities where, had the Anderlecht player simply hit the target, he would not have been in any position to respond. And that has been his best performance so far.

He could definitely develop into a good, or even great, goalkeeper. I've no doubt about that. Whether that will be in time to directly replace Alisson however, I highly doubt it.

{Ed666's Note - Very out of character for Richard Hughes to pay over the top for someone who’s not that good. 😀..Let’s not write the kid off just yet he’s not even donned a red shirt yet.

09 Nov 2026 19:48:51
Yes, yes. Extend Ali without a doubt. He's still got a lot to offer to the team.

{Ed666's Note - I would extend Ali 100%..No brainer for me.

09 Nov 2026 20:54:35
Extend Ali, but I'd give VVD extension some extra thought. Ali has had one or two bad moments. VVD's is having more bad moments than good moments at the moment. Did I say moment already?

{Ed666's Note - Would be really sad to see Virgil go but the tone is right..I just hope we give him the send off the living legend deserves. Salah deserved something way more grandiose let’s hope virg gets the one he’s deserves of. In fact I think they should do one for Mane also.

09 Nov 2026 20:57:35
Fornax, you have one up on me there mate, I haven't watched whole games with him in this season, but have binged YT vids (not particularly representative, I grant you) especially when the signing was announced. What I did see though made me pretty excited, especially given his size and speed.

09 Nov 2026 21:03:43
Virg has more bad moments because he's 35 playing every minute of every game. Lets see if Alli survives without his annual winter injury before putting him on a contract for another two or three years.

{Ed666's Note - I’d give a modified 2 year contract to Ali. With the brief of him nurturing and phasing in the next No 1. Who better on the planet to learn from?

09 Nov 2026 21:16:13
He stepped into Genk's first team in the latter part of last season and performed strongly. As soon as we signed him I resolved to catch a few games as it looked for a short while like we were going to replace Mamar with the kid.

I see potential for sure, but he's very raw. Not writing him off in any way Ed, just pointing out that he looks his age in a lot of ways as a keeper and I'm not convinced he's ready to be Alissons deputy, let alone replace him.

{Ed666's Note - Fair point mate.

10 Nov 2026 01:47:04
@Big Hairy Ape, Jaros turned 25 just over 3 months ago. He is a better goalkeeper than Marma and Woodman. I'm not considering the giant Belgian or Pecsi because they are not near the Liverpool squad at present and are just youngsters.

Interesting choices coming up for the 3 squad goalies next season for the club.

10 Nov 2026 07:23:05
Lol Jars is 25. A baby for a goalie.

10 Nov 2026 08:13:55
Ali had also proved he is well past his prime in several games recently. Hopefully the 2 week break will allow Ali to reset and work on his distribution.

10 Nov 2026 13:36:45
Ali only had one bad game to be fair. His mistake against Arsenal was also I think a tactical mistake, and the Arsenal press was good.
Ali's shop stopping and one on one seems as good as ever it is more his kicking and his body playing up. He maybe is not as consistent as he was 2/3 years ago and I remember hearing Mignolet say how fast Ali is.

He clearly has a lot of fast twitch muscle fibres which is why his hamstrings suffer .I still think he is good for 2 more seasons but we need a long term plan for his replacement.

10 Nov 2026 14:30:04
If we are sticking with our current group of GKs, it sounds like Jaros is the next out of the blocks in terms of age and experience, then a toss up between Pecsi and Brughmanns.

Interesting to see the links to Suzuki, that would definitely be a recruit (given cost) for the LT.

Sell Mamar, extend Alisson and have one of the 3 above as his No 2 next season would be my shout.

11 Nov 2026 11:06:27
What would you do with Woodman @Zed?

11 Nov 2026 13:20:52
Crikey, didn't realise he's on a 3 year contract. I wonder whether Woodman would stay as 3rd choice, one of the 3 becomes the 2nd choice and the other two go out on loan and/or are sold?

Be interesting to see what happens, but the total package offered for Brughmanns implies that big things are expected of him.

08 Nov 2026 19:15:46
Hi Diddly Ho,

Things are heating up for January that's for sure in mainland Europe.

Chiesa has three offers on the table currently for January - I think they're all loans but not 100% sure.

Expect that he will be moving on, he was adamant to stay and fight for a spot in the squad as he has settled down well in the area with his family.

From what I've been told he's been an absolute gem off the pitch with coaches, club staff and fans in general.

Diddly out.

09 Nov 2026 03:27:52
Cheers, Ned.
It isn't surprising at all to hear that about Chiesa. He has a lot of respect for Liverpool in general, and even admired us when he was at Juventus.

{Ed666's Note - I’d admire the city I was living in if I got paid ridiculous money to keep fit

09 Nov 2026 03:35:11
Should have played against Fenerbahce.

09 Nov 2026 06:50:57
No he shouldn't, he isn't good enough to play at this level any more.

It's a real shame but he has never really got close to a full recovery from the major injury he suffered.

It's a genuine pity for the bloke, he seems like a really decent human being and I hope he can find at team at the right level and enjoy the rest of his career as a player.

09 Nov 2026 07:12:24
Worse signing than Keita.

09 Nov 2026 07:20:03
Has he played enough to be deemed "not good enough" and "worse signing since.".

Had he played worse than Barcola, Isaak, Wirtz, et al have since?

Give your heads a wobble, gents, with all due respect.

09 Nov 2026 07:52:08
I'd rather we didn't sign injury prone players thinking we can rehabilitate them. Truth be told he'd never have left Italy if he could still cut it at the top level, that should have been a red flag.

09 Nov 2026 08:14:41
Delvecs, with all due respect, if he doesn't play because he's either injured or 2 managers don't think he's good enough from what they see in training, he's not a good signing.


At least Isak, Barcola and Wirtz have been on the pitch. Although these 3 haven't lived up to expectations, they have still not A LOT more than Chiesa.
Great guy but the injury has done him.

09 Nov 2026 08:33:08
Considering Chiesa was at one time one of the best and most coveted players in European football, to go through a horrific injury, have a fall from grace after being the Italian golden boy and the player a nation pinned their hopes on, get relegated to being a bench player for us and still have a good attitude and want to stake his claim as a valuable member of the squad here, you have to give credit to the fella even though he has sometimes looked really lost on the pitch for us.

I think when given a run of games he showed lots of intelligence and was always looking to get involved on and off the ball, but when he is in and out of the team he just looks bewildered and over eager to impress, leading to him looking like he is chasing the game and on the periphery rather than an active part of the proceedings. It didn't help that Slot just chucked him on for 10 minutes without a plan a lot of the time, even when he clearly didn't rate him. Even so he contributed to some important goals for us and we'll always remember that last minute run from the opposition half into our half and the last ditch tackle that saved us from another catastrophic loss last year. He seems a thoroughly thoroughly decent and cultivated person, I don't know what he needs to do to revive his career but I hope he can somehow.

{Ed025's Note - or it could be the LFC benevolent fund at its best PB, signing a player that was well over the hill on fantastic money knowing that he was always going to be a bench warmer at best, i bet he could not believe his luck mate even if he is a really nice guy..

09 Nov 2026 11:28:34
Hopefully he gets a good loan in January and gets to play some football somewhere for his own sake.

Conveniently, that's also a non-HG spot that could open up.

09 Nov 2026 11:38:26
Yes Slot sending him on for 10 mins at a time is far more damaging than AI not sending him on at all.

Slot got pelters for not using Endo enough and now he's been frozen out completely its going unnoticed.

09 Nov 2026 13:49:15
Slot seen what Iraola seen practically since day one. That the bloke is not good enough. Chiesa seems a good guy but no other top team in England would have him in their squad.

09 Nov 2026 13:57:16
Ned.
Any word on possible midfielders for January?

09 Nov 2026 15:30:57
Delves - we are paying hundreds of thousands per week for a player that doesn't even get in carabao cup games. We have wasted millions. Name a player where the value is or has been worse? A disaster for the club.

10 Nov 2026 01:48:34
Naby Keita.

07 Nov 2026 15:40:04
I'd like to think we're actively seeing if a top midfielder is available in January.
Those midfielders with the exception of Nyoni should be put on notice. Your place isn't guaranteed and your future isn't soo certain for collecting the big bucks here.
Let's not forget with gravenberch. When he had that "excellent season". It wasn't because he was dictating play or scoring double figures. He tracked back with a purpose, won his duals and excelled with the ball and passing when appropriate. Those are the basics I'd expect of any Premier League player nevermind Liverpool.
You watch psg and everyone's running with purpose and it's pass and move, pass and move. We have in comparison what looks like some lazy players who just want to bomb forward and feel like they shouldn't bust a gut to defend.

They have to go. Andoni benching grav for me was telling. Wirtz has certainly not looked great but the lad busts a gut.
I think wirtz and Kerkez have certainly looked like poor investments but when you watch them and even Kerkez, you want to give them grace because they're giving it everything on the pitch.
The likes of Isak and gravenberch, if this lack of effort and application continues, both should be made available in the summer. Isak might be getting goals but his overall game is hampering the team. You're putting extra workload onto the rest of the team. Klopp would never accept it.

07 Nov 2026 16:45:19
Isaks lack of effort and application will bring him 25-30 goals if he stays fit. He could be involved more and that will come but at the moment he's scoring. And important goals too, decisive ones in games.

07 Nov 2026 17:24:19
Enthusiastic shout that Florian.

07 Nov 2026 17:42:18
I Try to be optimistic John. Blokes averaging a goal in the league every 100 or so mins this season. Yes he could be playing better allround. But if he starts tomorrow by halftime he will have surpassed his entire minutes total in the league last year. Less than EIGHT games of minutes in which despite been nowhere near fit he got 3 goals.

He has twice that already this year by the first week of November. He is how we replace Salahs goals. Let our wingers and attacking midfielders be the creative spark. Let him bury the chances. He keeps doing that while improving his allround game we'll have the player we all thought we were getting.

07 Nov 2026 21:48:55
Isak is scoring goals that's winning us games. his overall play could be better but if he's putting ball in net it's a good start.
We haven't 'clicked' at all going forward but he's still scoring.

07 Nov 2026 22:54:36
Ron- Can always spot a Nirvana fan if they spell nevermind as one word. I do too.

07 Nov 2026 23:17:08
Stoneage 👊🏻 🤘🏻.

08 Nov 2026 02:03:37
Isak is like the flip side of the coin to Nunez.

Dear old Darwin always looked like he was on the brink of doing something but seldom did. Isak looks like he isn't going to do anything and then he slots a chance in quite regularly.

I prefer Isak.

08 Nov 2026 02:53:13
That's what we need at the moment WDW. Our 30 goal a season winger is gone. Our killer through the middle isn't living up to everyone's wants but he is winning us games.

08 Nov 2026 03:26:18
Totally agree @FM. If you see the team as an orchestra, you could liken Isak to, say, a violinist That being the case you wouldn't expect Jim to play the drums too.

As you say, we need someone who can score 25-30 goals a season to replace MO's goals. Isak is a very good candidate.

We all know he has more to his all round game and that'll come when the whole squad is on the same page but for the moment his main attribute and contribution to the team us to score goals.

08 Nov 2026 04:56:18
My problem is that we paid this much money for the whole package when it comes to Isak, he is such a ridiculously gifted footballer with so many attributes, and we're only seeing him use like 10% of that. He is also overperforming his finishing stats right now and there is no guarantee that will continue to happen consistently, though there are freaks like Lewandowski who do it Isak has not proven over the years that he is a super clinical finisher.

Maybe we will see him drift around and get involved in the play more, switching with Barcola and Wirtz and Gakpo as our play evolves under Iraola, right now maybe Iraola is just trying to keep things simple up front as we tighten up the attack and try to fix the midfield pivot. We all know Isak definitely has it in him to switch positions with the other attackers and cause havoc in the backline, or to drop deep, lay it off and then run in behind for a 10 or a winger to find him.

We need our number 9 to do more, but at the same time we also need our wingers and Wirtz to find him more often, because even though he has been found really wanting in terms of making the runs sometimes this season, there have also been times where he has made the correct run and not been found, or he'd have even more goals than he has now.

It's good that he's getting the goals that keep us competitive, but the frustration is knowing that he's so much more than a poacher, and the price tag we paid was for that so much more that we are not utilising. It's fair that we have such a star-studded attack that we can't build the team around him like Newcastle did, but still what's the point of having him here if we don't use him a little more in the approach.

08 Nov 2026 07:41:13
@PB, to be honest I'm personally not fussed about the money, as a fan it's not something I really care about. That said, I agree with your view about the reasonable expectation that, given the way he played at Newcastle, that he needs to do more in terms of all round play and contribution to the team performance.

To be honest, I don't understand why he seems to be playing within himself. The only thing I can think is that he is playing under instruction but I can't see why that would be. I guess in the orchestral analogy he seems content to be second violin rather than the lead.

08 Nov 2026 09:58:31
I was expecting more dynamic wing play with the players we've bought, beating a man and whipping in crosses which he'd thrive off or cutting inside and slotting through passes from around the edge of the box for him to run onto. I think that's his game more so than him carrying the ball over longer distances from deep or creating for himself and others.

Chance creation hasn't happened with the frequency we thought so Isak has just had to be clinical in the moments when supply has come his way. Maybe Trey can thread a few through from deeper areas, that would give defences more to think about.

If we consistently selected the same front three that would help him as well, at the moment they don't seem to be forging a great understanding because we're chopping and changing positions and personnel each week.

08 Nov 2026 11:43:48
When you say the money we paid Pat did you chip in mate?

It's pretty hard for a centre forward to drop into pockets when playing with a 10.

Even the great Bobby would have struggled in this set up as him and Wirtz would have been bumping into each other for 90 mins.

08 Nov 2026 11:45:20
I actually think Darwin would save suited Wirtz.

Can just see it now. Wirtz picking the ball up and Darwin racing in behind like a mad man. Wirtz slipping the ball through Darwin going one on one with the keeper putting it wide and then the linesman raising his flag for offside.

08 Nov 2026 11:51:47
WDW, I think it's probably down to instruction from Iraola and Slot respectively. I also think that he's been afforded certain freedoms in terms of our pressing scheme under both managers. Off the ball Isak is kind of our weakest link, he just doesn't react quickly enough to triggers (Wirtz has been culpable of that sometimes too, even though nobody could fault Wirtz for his overall effort level).

{Ed025's Note - if its effort you want PB you sign Brennan Johnson for £5m, if you pay £110m for a midfielder you want magic every game mate..

08 Nov 2026 12:57:19
Our forwards need more touches than they get at present. You can swap them for any other forward line in the league and you will get the same result while what's behind them is not working.

We are not able to maintain any control of games. There's still too much distance between our first line and our forwards. There's more work to do, on the training pitch and in the market.

08 Nov 2026 15:13:44
I think people are being unreasonable. They want a striker who presses like bobby, scores like Salah, passes like Gerrard and has stamina like cafu. Even Messi, Maradona, r9 didn't do everything.

08 Nov 2026 17:48:33
We need him to be lethal in front of goal, and he's delivering on that. If we had more goal and assist contributions from our wide players you wouldn't notice or care about his wider team play, he's also fit every week at the moment which is a blessing.

08 Nov 2026 20:04:20
I forgot how offside Darwin was. Every time haha. He scored a couple of belters. Good luck to him.

08 Nov 2026 21:13:26
Isak is the 2nd top goalscorer in the league.
Wonder what he'd be like when the front players "click"?

09 Nov 2026 06:58:10
I tend to agree @PB, I think to a certain extent Isak is likely playing to instruction. There were stories that he was 'nursed' by Newcastle, which may or may not have been true but it seems that the club are protecting him to a certain extent.

Of course it might be a different case when Hugo is able to play - it's possible they take the brakes off Isak as we have a young, proven PL goal scorer who can play the CF role.

09 Nov 2026 08:02:00
He was definitely nursed at Newcastle, everybody knows he struggles with groin and hip injuries because of his build, it just can't be helped and you have to manage his workload even when he is on the pitch. A few posters including myself pointed at this when we were looking to sign him, which was why Ekitike coming in at the same time made a lot of sense even if people couldn't comprehend why we would want to sign two top strikers.

What complicated matters though was how much of a focal point Isak was at Newcastle, so much of the attacking play involved him, and he would pop up in lots of areas in the opposition half to link the play with Murphy, Barnes and Gordon. At Liverpool he has evolved to become much more of a penalty box poacher, which is fine and is yielding good results, but I do wonder if we bought him with the expectation that this was the role he was going to play exclusively.

09 Nov 2026 11:01:56
I don't think Isak needs to get more involved in general play at all. He needs to stay between the width of the 18 yard box and stick the ball in the net.

Thats what we bought him for and that's why we've bought fast wingers who will stay wide and give him space whilst feeding him with chances.

We need to get away from the Bobby, Mo and Mane comparisons. Bobby played more like a 10 so Mo and Mane could cut in and utilise the space he left up top. Mo and Mane were wide forwards rather than wingers and we just don't play that way anymore.

In fact it was noticeable how much Salah struggled when we tried to play with a number 9. It happened when we signed Nunez and again when we signed Isak. Mo suddenly became a bang average footballer. Then Slot puts Diaz up front knowing he will drop deep and suddenly Salah is reborn and we win the league.

You have to also understand that teams didn't sit in low blocks every game when playing Newcastle so Isak had more space to play and was inevitably involved more in the game.

For Liverpool, especially at home he's generally being marked by 2 or 3 players with little or no space in behind so we need the wingers to go past people, taking defenders out of the game so the centre backs are drawn across giving Isak space to finish the chances. It's happened sporadically but the wingers need to be more ruthless and attack the fullbacks at every single opportunity. They tend to turn out or cut in too often which clogs up the machine.

The only thing Isak needs to do better is be more aggressive with the press. At the moment it's a token effort, sauntering up to the defender or keeper which just allows them to get their head up and pick a pass. If he sprints it makes them rush the pass and we are more likely to turn the ball over.

This could be due to fitness as he doesn't want to blow himself out too early but if so he needs to get up to speed and when/if he does things will start to click much better.

{Ed025's Note - hes certainly no Ian Rush RSO..

09 Nov 2026 12:04:03
He is terrible at pressing, Rio, and it's a problem for us given Iraola's system requires all 10 players to press as a unit.

09 Nov 2026 13:52:46
Agree he's not great at pressing. Its something him and Hugo when he comes back have to improve on. Ekitike unfortunately is every bit as bad as Isak at it.

05 Nov 2026 15:51:43
It'll be interesting how we move now in the transfer markets. We can't continue with the Hughes and Edwards act.
Let's be honest, we have not bought well atall for the the money thrown around and I fear those above probably think we have bought well and it's just a waiting game.
I begged the ether basically, that we didn't pursue barcola. I'll give the lad time under andoni but honestly, 125million is scandalous for the product.


Theres a lot of players that are too soft for the blueprint of this club and for andoni. I really hope he gets a say in the players that suit the football he wants to play.
The manager is getting them to play better, so he is improving what's there. I just think some positions should be a lot stronger for the money invested. That's on those above.

05 Nov 2026 16:30:14
Typical Liverpool, took all the pressure of man United and laid it all at our front door again, we are now all over the papers and TV channels, we have even replaced Trump, being the number one news item, who got an even bigger hiding.

A month ago there was a fact circulating on facebook that LFC were still the bottom for distance covered during a PL game, and one last night which was without Szoboszlai, LFC have won 80% of the games so far, and with him 50% of the games. Please bear in mind I am only the messenger, not the creator.

05 Nov 2026 16:38:00
If Liverpool have replaced Trump as the number one news item especially after his party got assess kicked at the polls and deservedly so I may add. Then this indeed is not a good look.

05 Nov 2026 18:05:53
Our transfer windows are like doing up your house on a budget. Do one room, then worry about the next room a year later.

05 Nov 2026 17:55:21
The Hughes and Edwards act being use your mates in the media to claim all the credit for Klopp's unique ability to get players to their maximum potential, then get exposed as an absolute fraud once he's gone, to the point you will never be hired by a serious club again.

05 Nov 2026 19:34:49
Diaz is better than Barcola, Rio and Gakpo put together, partly because he has the fight and tenacity that we sorely lack.

We lost a lot of what made us potent when he left. Giving him a new contract on decent wages and signing Semenyo would have been the less Hollywood, more sensible options.

Barcola's skill set may prove less than ideal for a league as physical and dominated by low blocks as the Premier League.

05 Nov 2026 20:22:10
I personally think Iraola could probably get a better tune out of the youth players. The midfield need to be addressed. It's imbalanced and no one takes responsibility for defending. The defence needs looked at, no one takes responsibility for defending there either. And before I get pelters, Allison is one of my all time favourite players, but I think he is not as good as he used to be, certainly with his distribution.

I think we have decent attacking players but could do with a natural left footer. Bradley, Kerkez, Tsimikas and Frimpong aren't good enough.

05 Nov 2026 20:59:55
I think we've already pivoted with the signings of Munoz and Araujo.
Munoz was a relatively unknown and Araujo needed to re-establish his reputation.

I feel like this is going to be the blueprint. Sign players who have something to prove. Less of the Isak/Wirtz/Barcola who come with big reputations.

05 Nov 2026 21:57:46
Ron, Munoz came to mind in that post and I was going to mention him in the direction we should be going, because there's little difference in Munoz and barcola apart from 90 million in transfer fees.
We should have never went for barcola but its whatever now. Munoz at least has that fight about him like Araujo that we want, but that you NEED.

05 Nov 2026 22:13:06
I think Munoz and Araujo were signed because they have the capabilities that AI wants / wanted for his squad and the way he wants to play. He's promoted Nyoni for the same reason.

The next two or three transfer windows will be more of the same - basically the old 'tight player at the right price" mantra.

As the OP keenly observed "we can't continue with the Hughes and Edwards act", not least because neither of them work for the club anymore, but I think that ship sailed when AI arrived.

Whilst I'm obviously keen to see who comes in I'm equally interested in who will be sold or released. The list I'd have so far is Ali, Marma, VVD, Gomez, Tsimi, Endo, Elliot, and Chiesa with possibly Macca and Gakpo heading out over the next two windows.

Interesting times for the rebuild of the squad and particularly given that by July 1st next year AI will be entering the last twelve months of his contract.

05 Nov 2026 21:49:00
I'm voting for Trump, he's comedy gold.

05 Nov 2026 23:33:28
Signing of the year Nyoni for me, i like the young lad, he was everywhere, He probably got more touches of the ball then every other Liverpool player added up at fernabache.

Arujo was missed needed a leader in defence, after VVD effing up again, Jacquet is young he was missing Arujo at RB, he knows he can't trust VVD

Szob and Wirtz and Mcallister all need to be sold and get some guys that enjoy playing as a team rather than getting their owns stats higher.

05 Nov 2026 23:29:43
They're already gone, what are you talking about?

And please, don't imply you'd vote for Trump even in jest. It whittles faith in humanity so quickly.

{Ed078's Note - the only way a person could still support Donald, is if they turn a blind eye because they love the racism, the misogyny and the pedo protectionism.

06 Nov 2026 08:15:03
Come on, don't you think you're overreacting?

We've got a new manager implementing a new style and we've only lost 3 games so far, one to a dodgy red card, one to the PL champions and a very poor defeat the other night in the UCL.

The reaction from this is that we need to sell our entire midfield, both our goalkeepers and anyone that cost over £70mil.

When we win we're the best team in the world, when we lose everyone must be sold. It's crazy thinking.

06 Nov 2026 10:39:47
I think that seems fair enough lol.

06 Nov 2026 11:37:41
For Julian Ward, the brief is simple.

1) Agree renewals for Rio and Trey
2) Agree renewals for Virgil and Alisson
3) Sign Lamine Camara in January and let Endo go from his contract early
4) Agree a deal with Daniel Banjaqui in January with a view to joining the squad in the summer.

Then for the summer:

5) Sign Araujo permanently if he delivers what we have seen to date for the rest of the season
6) Identify a LB to replace Tsimikas and challenge Kerkez
7) Work with the coach to solve the Szobo/Grav conundrum. If the decision is to move one or even both of them on, then identify replacements
8) Get an idea of what Cody Gakpo wants. If he wishes to move on, then identify a replacement - ideally a left footed one.

On Alisson, I get the concern about his form. We have spent big money on Luca Brughmans. The kid could do with a year working with Alisson before being ready for the first team position. If not, then we will need to bring in another senior GK to bridge that as Marma is a shocker of a keeper.

On Macca, I wouldn't be surprised if they just let his contract run down given we only paid 35m for him in the first place and he will be approaching 30 when his current deal expires. Just like we did with Gini Wjinaldum as it happens.

06 Nov 2026 11:37:54
Actually Yeoman, it's been clear for a very long time that we are very weak and porous in midfield and our personnel are not really good enough or fit for purpose. So I would happily move on all of Endo, Mac Allister, Gravenberch & Szoboszlai as I think they can all be improved on. Nyoni is the only one of that group I'd keep.

06 Nov 2026 15:04:51
In all fairness VV this is what I mean by overreaction.

Endo - agreed he can move on.

Mac while poor last season, has had a decent start to the season, scored some important goals and sat in midfield which has provided a lot more protection to the defence.

Grav - was fantastic when we won the league, he's had a poor last season and poor start to this one, if he doesn't turn it around this year then I can agree on moving on.

Szob - arguably our best player last season, has struggled with injuries this season and now should be moved on?

I think we're a solid DM away from having a very balanced midfield, to say they should all be moved on and we should start again from scratch is wild no?

06 Nov 2026 15:24:16
I'm no Trump fan, but I must admit, I've seen far more accusations of misogyny, racism and pedo protectionism than actual evidence of it. I think people like to follow a mantra; "If I repeat it enough, it becomes fact whether true or not.".

06 Nov 2026 16:39:05
MAGA!!

06 Nov 2026 17:58:37
Not defending Edwards or Hughes as I have no idea what they did or what most employees at Liverpool do.

But didn't Edwards leave before the last window and didn't Hogan step in and do the huge Barcola deal so it might be not just be the Edwards & Hughes cluster show.

06 Nov 2026 18:04:25
Eds bookmark this, camara signs in January.

06 Nov 2026 20:08:16
@QV, in my opinion Trump is a war criminal.

06 Nov 2026 21:20:11
Yeomans,

Grav - had an amazing season when needed a new contract.

Gakpo - had a good season when needed a new contract

Szobo - had a good season when needed a new contract

MacA - having a good season because he needs a new contract.

We are handing out silly contracts and our players are doing fuck all once they get the contract. We don't want to turn into man united.

06 Nov 2026 21:33:40
Inbeta the same fans that would want us to not give them new contracts would be the same fans that complain that we let them leave. Ya can't win with people now how about we just support the team and new head coach for a couple of season and then judge things then lad?

06 Nov 2026 23:55:01
Quo Vadis you're a prize fuxxing knob head.

07 Nov 2026 02:48:06
@Fatwallet, when we bookmark it, which club should we add 😉.

07 Nov 2026 07:37:16
Wdw I definitely think he will sign for us.

07 Nov 2026 09:04:30
Ski Sunday bit harsh from behind a keyboard?

07 Nov 2026 09:21:28
Absolute comedy gold.
All this because a developing team under a new manager lost a couple of games.

07 Nov 2026 10:02:02
szob and wirtz don't play well together. Wirtz had a good few games when szob was injured. Szob hasn't impressed me this season but he can turn that around quickly. Neither are Gerrard or anywhere close.

07 Nov 2026 11:09:36
We had singed some excellent (but very expensive) players of late. We are at the stage in our development where we have a team of excellent individuals. The key over the next couple of windows will be to sign those team players that gel everything together and unlock the potential of those individuals.

07 Nov 2026 09:20:40
Please keep politics off these pages.

Trump and American politics in particular.

07 Nov 2026 12:38:24
Agree ski Sunday he's a proper 🔔 end.

07 Nov 2026 19:52:27
All good. I often prefer being insulted to informed argument. It generally means those that throw insults around often have nothing and their opinion can be discounted from then on.

For the record, I didn't even actually say anything that controversial.

Anyway, up the reds! Down with discourse!

08 Nov 2026 00:18:43
I know Murphy. It is just frustrating. I thought Szobo was going to push on and he has been uselfsss. And I am done with Gravenverch. He annoys me so much. But it's great to see Nyoni and Rio coming through. Hope they don't give up once they get their big wages.

08 Nov 2026 03:10:16
"Chona, China, China".

10 Nov 2026 02:16:47
Madness that people are referencing politics and a US President on these pages. Give your head a wobble and less of the virtue signalling.