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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
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.}
06 Jun 2026
06 Jun 2026 22:49:52
Premier League clubs must include a minimum of 8 homegrown players in their official 25-man squad lists.
{Ed001's Note - that is not correct. It is that you have 8 spaces that can only be taken by homegrown players. There is no requirement to utilise the spaces, you just have to run with a smaller squad.}
06 Jun 2026 21:09:15
Hey Eds, what does our homegrown quota look like?
Do we have to buy more home grown players?
{Ed001's Note - there is no such thing as a home grown quota.}
06 Jun 2026 22:49:52
Premier League clubs must include a minimum of 8 homegrown players in their official 25-man squad lists.
{Ed001's Note - that is not correct. It is that you have 8 spaces that can only be taken by homegrown players. There is no requirement to utilise the spaces, you just have to run with a smaller squad.}
06 Jun 2026 22:54:50
8 home grown players, or enough spaces to make it up to 8, mate.
So if we had 5, we could submit a squad of 22 and still be fine and dandy.
06 Jun 2026
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
06 Jun 2026 18:00:29
Thanks Ed ?
{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}
06 Jun 2026 17:26:20
Hi Ed01 - hope your well
What's your view on Alex Scott with the obvious links to Iraola?
I watched him down at Ashton gate a few times when he was younger and he had obvious potential but seemed quite lightweight in a sometimes brutally physical league.
He does seem to have bulked up over recent seasons and is putting good runs of games together - do you think he's a good fit for us over someone like Wharton
Thanks mate
{Ed001's Note - much much better than Wharton, who has regressed under Glasner. Scott has become all action, gets stuck in, works hard and has become a decent option with potential. Wharton just looks too much like Mac Allister slightly improved, with that horrible lack of mobility and defensive nous. Scott is much more mobile.}
06 Jun 2026 18:00:29
Thanks Ed ?
{Ed001's Note - very welcome.}
06 Jun 2026 19:13:55
Agree Wharton is very very overrated.
06 Jun 2026 20:40:23
I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that, Ed.
06 Jun 2026
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
06 Jun 2026 16:58:38
Ed001 of course Bobby ??♂️
Pat when I asked I meant was having a rain fart at that moment in time. I wasn't implying there wasn't success stories. Agree on all your shouts.
06 Jun 2026
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
06 Jun 2026 16:18:35
Just seen something like Diomande is only the 3rd teenager to score 12 Bundesliga goals alongside Haaland and Sancho.
One worked in PL, the other didn't.
Can't really think off the top of my head, but what other Bundesliga success stories have there been in the PL (KDB), and what other league would we say has the highest success rate at a guess for players moving to the PL?
{Ed001's Note - Bobby!! How could you forget we got Bobby <3 from the Bundesliga?}
06 Jun 2026
06 Jun 2026 10:08:10
Ed001 I said other managers mate
Klopp (to a certain extent with Harvey & Darwin) Emery & whoever the Saudi teams manager are implied in my comment.
Perhaps Iraola unleashes Chiesa and Elliot next season and brings Darwin back and I'm proved wrong.
Only time will tell ??♂️
{Ed001's Note - Klopp has said he made a mistake not playing Harvey more and Emery was not playing him because it would have made the obligation to buy kick in.}
06 Jun 2026
06 Jun 2026 10:08:10
Ed001 I said other managers mate
Klopp (to a certain extent with Harvey & Darwin) Emery & whoever the Saudi teams manager are implied in my comment.
Perhaps Iraola unleashes Chiesa and Elliot next season and brings Darwin back and I'm proved wrong.
Only time will tell ??♂️
{Ed001's Note - Klopp has said he made a mistake not playing Harvey more and Emery was not playing him because it would have made the obligation to buy kick in.}
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!
06 Jun 2026
06 Jun 2026 09:45:14
Elliot is a decent squad player, but I'm not sure who he replaces in a starting 11. I imagine the club will go quite big on the Salah replacement, so he's up against that player or Wirtz.
Don't think Elliot or Chiesa have started a PL game in 12 months, and not sure how many both started the 12 months prior.
Nunez has been out of his Saudi league squad since Jan and has been released on a free.
Nothing against the 3, but if they aren't deemed good enough by previous or other managers then I can't see much changing under the Iraola.
{Ed001's Note - you really think Slot's judgement is sound? I give up, people spent months whining about him and then want to back his idiocy.}
06 Jun 2026
06 Jun 2026 09:00:15
Wdw rio only bypassed the u18s/u21s he has been foolishly be promised first team football, that's not earning it, ed1 has said he should be back there learning more than step overs and cutting inside, 2 assists and 1 goal isn't great
{Ed001's Note - I have said he is not ready for our first team, putting him in the youth leagues is not what he needs. A proper reserve league would be good, but as we don't do that any more, he either comes in and out of the team and plays irregularly or goes out on loan. But he is not ready to be a starter.}
06 Jun 2026
06 Jun 2026 08:49:59
I had that realisation when I got older than Ed001 somehow despite him being born before me.
05 Jun 2026
05 Jun 2026 14:44:13
Ed001, any idea when you stopped asking for posts to be signed by poster's usernames? It would help me figure out how long I have been here. Thanks. ?
{Ed033's Note - For people who don't know, The liverpool-rumours.co.uk site [created in 2010], was started as an offshoot from football-rumours.co.uk [created in 2001]. The sites moved to usernames in 2013.
05 Jun 2026 15:57:27
Ed001 do you see Iraola going to his old club Bournemouth for potential signings would Kroupi or Rayan be options for us as Diomende looks set for PSG and Barcola is too expensive and imo not good enough.
Cheers
Notsozippy
{Ed001's Note - I doubt he will have that much say.}
05 Jun 2026 17:05:13
He has to have some say, cause he is more of a football man than the data boys.
05 Jun 2026 17:20:13
Zippy, what makes you so sure Diomande is going to PSG when our very own and consistently proven ITKs all say the opposite?
05 Jun 2026 23:49:09
Oh me, me, pick me, sir!!! Is it because the glass is half empty, sir?. ?
05 Jun 2026 15:57:27
Ed001 do you see Iraola going to his old club Bournemouth for potential signings would Kroupi or Rayan be options for us as Diomende looks set for PSG and Barcola is too expensive and imo not good enough.
Cheers
Notsozippy
{Ed001's Note - I doubt he will have that much say.}
05 Jun 2026 17:05:13
He has to have some say, cause he is more of a football man than the data boys.
05 Jun 2026 17:20:13
Zippy, what makes you so sure Diomande is going to PSG when our very own and consistently proven ITKs all say the opposite?
05 Jun 2026 23:49:09
Oh me, me, pick me, sir!!! Is it because the glass is half empty, sir?. ?
05 Jun 2026
05 Jun 2026 14:20:42
I agree, but I would look inward first.
Rio and Trey are already in first team squads, and given Iraola has an opportunity to work with the younger players whilst many senior guys are at the WC.
In defence, we have the younger 17-19 year olds that we have bought in the last 6-12m, along with Jacquet and Leoni coming back. I'd say central defence isn't essential to strengthen further, but someone like Senesi would be a no brainer to me, especially as the gaffer knows and has played him regularly. However, some folks do doubt his defensive awareness, including Ed001, and I haven't seen him play enough to argue with that. However, given his history with Iraola, if the gaffer thinks he can do a job to cover injuries and whilst Leoni and Jacquet play themselves into form, then it makes a lot of sense.
In midfield, we do need first team ready players, especially if Macca and/or Jones depart. Looks like we are linked with Wharton and Scott, along with Camara and a few others. For further depth we have Nyoni, McConnell, Bajcetic, Elliot who should either provide that dept or be sold on.
Up front, hopefully we get Diomande and other LW who can play up front. I would also be interested in Bowen, depending on how much he would cost. Left footed right winger with pace (although a bit slower now) who scores goals. Could be a decent option for 3 years whilst the newer players and academy prospects come through.
So out of the cheaper options, I would go with Senesi and Bowen