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08 Aug 2026 08:36:01
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08 Aug 2026 07:45:24
I read that the Araujo loan has an option to buy. Ed's, can you confirm yet whether it is an option or a guarantee to buy?
{Ed001's Note - no idea sorry.}
08 Aug 2026 08:25:02
Option.
08 Aug 2026 05:34:37
Tyler Adams is the latest link for £50m. First time he's been mentioned I think.
08 Aug 2026 06:45:44
We were interested in him before he joined Bournemouth, or sure tho if he would improve our midfield.
08 Aug 2026 07:40:03
Mad that the two players we have actually signed have come out of nowhere and not mentioned on this site at all.....
08 Aug 2026 07:52:39
The one thing I like about Adams is he's salty. He gets stuck in and does the dirty work.
08 Aug 2026 08:20:43
I have noticed this before, we have a habit of going for captain/leaders type material in our targets, and when you look at our squad. I don't think that's a bad thing. Salah and Robbo have left so that experience and leadership need to come in.
07 Aug 2026 23:24:45
LFC have signed Araujo. Apparently STC has been accidentally signed into his Liverpool Gmail account rather than his Al Hilal one. So we’ve ended up with him instead of them.
More to come though! Barcola close. #isak £ fee numbers.
Unless Al Hilal announce him this week!! Chaos.
Keep em clean lads.
CSW.
07 Aug 2026 22:39:49
Rumours of Ronald Araujo arriving on loan from Barcelona.
07 Aug 2026 22:55:21
Just read that myself. Nice to see someone coming in to cover.
07 Aug 2026 22:56:13
Another sick note, Gomez. Be delighted, new buddy.
07 Aug 2026 23:04:29
This looks like another Arthur Melo type job, is he actually currently injured?
07 Aug 2026 23:04:57
Fabrizio has confirmed it, and there is an option to buy.
I wonder if the medical on Jacquet is not good, and he needs more time or procedure?
07 Aug 2026 23:07:50
Not happy with that. Full of errors, injury prone, ran off to Israel in the middle of the season,
07 Aug 2026 23:09:24
Leaks officially plugged.
07 Aug 2026 23:09:40
Good player, experienced and can cover both positions of CB and RB. Played 38 times for Barca last season and was even captain, so a little surprised he was able to leave on loan. Rumoured to be on £240,000 per week, so perhaps Barca need to free up salary to make way for Rodri?
07 Aug 2026 23:13:47
Arthur II.
07 Aug 2026 23:14:40
Must be fake, Liverpool can only do one deal at a time, apparently.
07 Aug 2026 23:15:06
Who was our last loan player?
07 Aug 2026 23:15:10
Sick note and a walking red card. Marvellous.
07 Aug 2026 23:20:16
I had the same appreciation, but if you check his appearances he seems to manage 30+ games every season. We have our captain, we have some young Gems at CB.
We didn't need the perfect CB, we needed some help and we've got it. Now, between VVD, Araujo, Jacquet, Leoni, Gomez, we should manage to have two available at all times.
07 Aug 2026 23:20:59
Not sure if there is a buy option. Only say that because he has only recently signed a new 5yr deal with Barcelona.
{Ed078's Note - I believe an option to buy was negotiated
07 Aug 2026 23:24:11
Really don't understand this one. I know we should be positive that a CB is coming in, but he is woeful. Backup? Yes. Starting partner for VVD? God help us.
07 Aug 2026 23:27:13
@KCD, Since Konate decided to leave, there has been constant chatter to bring in an experienced CB. We've brought one in. Let's take a minute to be happy.
07 Aug 2026 23:27:30
Won't happen. Waste of money. Waste of time. Waste of sense. Ignore.
07 Aug 2026 23:34:57
This is the one deal.
07 Aug 2026 23:44:13
Give the chap a chance, ffs.
07 Aug 2026 23:48:28
Viktor, that's quite a positive assessment for you, so I will look forward to this signing lol.
07 Aug 2026 23:59:11
Let's give him a chance and get behind him.
08 Aug 2026 00:00:30
Well that's a surprise. Hope it's more of an inspired risk than an Arthur Melo.
08 Aug 2026 00:03:16
The Uruguayan Joe Gomez.
08 Aug 2026 00:17:57
Wow.. and the negatively is already underway, think some people need to get a grip, whatever the club do won't be good enough.
08 Aug 2026 00:33:09
The negativity and cynicism is very understandable and perfectly reasonable, we’ve been here before with dross like Caulker, Kabak, Davies & Arthur.
It’s almost impressive that we’ve reached the Arthur Melo stage of the transfer window so soon, and we appear to have outdone ourselves here, as he has plenty of red flags and injury issues. It’s a royal flush of problems.
08 Aug 2026 00:37:24
His injury record isn't that bad, and his disciplinary record isn't either. 2 red cards in the league and 2 in the Champions League in the last 6 seasons. He played 30 odd games last season, so he's not made of extremely injury prone like some are making out.
08 Aug 2026 00:56:03
The fact that Barca fans are celebrating him being sent on loan (with an option to buy) says it all.
The gist of what I have read (and seen) is that he's not good on the ball (in Barca's system) and is rash.
He is, however, generally good in duels and likes to get stuck in. Maybe something we need in the backline in the PL.
Interesting to see if he'll start against Newcastle and whether it'll be as a CB or RB.
08 Aug 2026 01:02:16
Vik, I'm sorry mate, but you can't compare those players to signing Barcelona's captain. I'm surprised you did, because as negative as you are, you do seem quite intelligent.
I agree with others, I've read nothing other than how we need defensive cover. Someone who can play RB or CB, and then, when we do, it's the wrong player.
It's so tedious to read.
I like Araujo, he's a very good player and gives us exactly what we need. Short term, experienced cover until the others are back from injury and up to speed.
Just give the lad a chance FFS.
08 Aug 2026 01:04:35
Crikey, why don't we at least give him a chance!?
08 Aug 2026 01:13:55
I think we should have spent £120m on a CB who is cover until Leoni and Jacquet are fit and Gomez is ready to play and Ndukwe is back from his loan. We needed cover.
We have cover in the shape of a very good footballer. The club has acted to bring in cover and it really does warm your heart to see the welcome the lad is getting.
08 Aug 2026 01:52:24
The negativity is off the charts here. Can we give him a chance?
08 Aug 2026 02:23:09
So boring hearing the negativity from the usual suspects. It's pathetic tbh.
08 Aug 2026 02:43:54
Liverpool has a horrendous record of signing loan players. The last good one was Nicholas Anelka.
Araujo is basically the Uruguayan Jamie Carragher. Good stamina, strong, zero football brain at all, and horrific passer. Not sure he's the right choice for a league where he'll get little time on the ball and be pressed high a lot, but let's see how it works out.
08 Aug 2026 03:04:08
West Derby, how in the world is my post "not" enjoying it? Yikes.
08 Aug 2026 03:30:41
I never thought we'd go for a loan, but hey, if it's what suits, we needed a cb, we have one.
Everyone literally said we just needed cover. Now we sign cover, we expect the next virg to be bought.
Talk of Barcola blocking Rios' path. But need a cb to block Jacquet and Leoni.
08 Aug 2026 03:34:42
Last 6 seasons, Araujoo's had 27 total injuries, 4.5 average injuries per season, 96.5 days missed on avg per season.
According to a UEFA study, over the same period, the average player has 12 total injuries, 2 on avg per season and 37 days missed on avg per season.
Interestingly enough, Joe Gomez over the same period has had 16 total injuries, 2.7 avg per season and 97 days missed on avg per season.
To those gaslighting the critics for being too negative, firstly, the stats are there for all to see, the criticism is of the club, not the player, and it's well and truly warranted.
On the claims of some being "unwelcoming", don't worry, Araujo's not on here reading the comments, he'll be welcomed at Anfield to great applause, he'll be supported with every step and his name will be sung by Liverpool fans all around the world.
08 Aug 2026 03:36:52
@kloppdog, we needed cover, and a loan was the best move, but this was the wrong choice of loan.
We signed a player who already struggled in a high line, who needs a season to adapt to a much faster, more aggressive league in which he'll again be asked to play in a high line in a new country, speaking a new language with a new culture in a country where foreigners often struggle to adapt.
Right idea, wrong execution really.
08 Aug 2026 04:57:49
Ffs, we need cover as we have players injured. Makes perfect sense to get a loan in. Let's give the fella a chance.
08 Aug 2026 04:58:07
The only worry I have is his injury record. He had 38 appearances for Barcelona in all competitions. If he contributes that much for Liverpool next season, that should be good enough. And he was out for 7 games because of depression, which he came out of well after getting treatment. Maybe what he needs is change of environment to return back to top form.
Not so long ago he was one of the most valuable defenders in the world, and he became captain last January, and he is only 27. I have never seen him play as RB though, he was used as a right CB in a back three system. So hopefully we are still looking to strengthen that position.
I think he is a smart signing considering the situation.
08 Aug 2026 05:02:11
So everyone happy with this transfer then? 👍
08 Aug 2026 05:14:42
Makes sense to go for a loan at this stage, and pay a fee later to replace VVD. Not sure on the player, as I don't watch Barca. Uruguayans are usually good defensively though.
08 Aug 2026 05:44:37
It just smacks of another market opportunity.
I do hate the way Hughes does business.
Nothing ever seems fully planned, and he doesn't take seriously positions of need. He takes the opportunities that come his way.
Thankfully it's a loan. Araujo is an ok player with a horrendous injury record. Can only hope he stays fit to be useful.
08 Aug 2026 05:49:16
Everyone moaning about "give him a chance" blah blah. He will get a chance. The signing highlights the frailties and lack of management at a senior level. Clearly a scattergun signing due to zero prior planning or a lack of willingness to invest. Either way underwhelming and another season of mediocrity approaching. I feel sorry for Iraola.
08 Aug 2026 05:50:56
He is being paid a king's ransom to be 'cover'. He disappeared last season and missed 6 months because of depression.
He is the messiah and our saviour.
What a desperate signing.
On a brighter note. Arsenal are now in for Barcola. Just what PSG were waiting for, someone who will Jerry Maguire.
Watch the panic buys ensue. Still no CM, no RB, no RW.
Just kids and a high proportion of them injury prone or unfit. This is not the class of 1992 and Hansen was right, you don't win anything with kids.
And we are supposed to stop being negative? What is there to be positive about?
08 Aug 2026 06:00:41
Surely he has to be better than Ibou was last season, let's wait and see!
08 Aug 2026 06:06:34
Let's give the lad a chance, get behind him and welcome him to Liverpool.
If it doesn't work out... it's a loan.
Surely we can't just write him off before he's even played a game for us.
07 Aug 2026 23:21:45
Jaydubred, would you ever get a life instead of that constant moaning crap you spew
07 Aug 2026 23:34:13
@ Llanelli Red - care to share your real name? Your extremely close to me if you are living in Llanelli
08 Aug 2026 00:56:45
All the negativity for someone who hasn't had a game yet wow, must be such joy being round so many miserable I mean joyful fans, read the posts be happy thanks the info and the eds moan about results and lack of when the window is shut, new manager probably means later signings chill out its Liverpool fc not the big ev ;)
08 Aug 2026 06:54:32
@Davey and @Frode, among others, How the f*** do you know that there hasn't been due diligence performed by the club?
Just because neither Munoz or Araujo's arrival was bandied about by the experts on social media doesn't mean that the club isn't doing a fit and proper assessment about players they think they can do the job that is required.
You sound like a pair of spoilt four year olds in a lolly shop, not getting what they think they want.
As I've said elsewhere on here, I'm loving that 2 of the 3 players to come in so far in this window haven't had a single peep mentioned by anybody.
It's genuinely funny that in all the reams and reams and reams of stuff written about who we are in for the whole forum, from the most knowledgeable ITK's to yours truly in the IKFA group, have produced, as or grandparents would have said, provided nothing more than tomorrow's fish and chip wrappers.
08 Aug 2026 07:18:33
Because it's a loan signing of a seriously injury prone player for a position of critical need. If you think all the due diligence and planning has gone into this move, fair enough. That's your opinion.
My opinion is this one fell on Hughes' lap, and he took it to concentrate funds elsewhere. I would have preferred more planning into this position, as I saw it as a priority for squad balance and thought we needed a genuine reliable first teamer there.
Not an injury prone player, and, to be honest, only a decent player even when fit.
Your opinion is what it is. My opinion is what it is, and if you bothered to look around or pay attention, you would have seen I was a huge fan of the Munoz deal. So, throwing that into your argument that I'm some spoilt four year old is not factually correct.
Now, if you would kindly let me continue with my adult conversations on here, I'd greatly appreciate it.
{Ed078's Note - everyone needs to calm down a tad
08 Aug 2026 07:03:16
@StE, how much is he being paid and where is it written down? Genuine question.
08 Aug 2026 07:25:53
Nevada - Mascherano was on loan initially.
Kings Ransom - 240k per week is rumoured. Not sure if it's £ or EUR. Either way it's 12-13M. What can you get these days for 13M in terms of first team ready players? We need cover until Leoni & Jacquet are fit and firing.
The only negativity I have is that he's never been tested in the Premier League. Otherwise it's a shrewd signing. It could be good (take up the offer to buy), it could be bad (let him go after 1 season). 🤷♂️
08 Aug 2026 07:29:22
This signing does smack of desperation to be honest...
Leoni out for the long term, and Jacquet injured for who knows how long, VVD at the end of his career, I don't think a loan is the best option, especially for Araujo.
I don't see him as being a VVD replacement, so can't see what the plan is really.
Like every signing though, hopefully it works out.
Time will tell.
08 Aug 2026 07:29:34
I cannot believe the level of negativity. Last time it was as bad as this, we went on and won the league and all the pre season doubters came up saying "I told you so" as if they'd forgotten their woeful predictions. This chap has played a significant amount of games forgone of the best club sides in world football, I'm sure that offers some pedigree for joining another one.
That's not bad cover at all. There clearly is anticipation and expectation in Jacquet and Leoni and I've seen some pretty decent prospects in the academy too. Time to get behind our team and hopefully you'd have told us so come May!
08 Aug 2026 07:44:40
For one (not forgone).
08 Aug 2026 07:48:30
I am sure if we went back a few years on the forum people will have been wanting Araujo signed as a main centre back signing when he was captain of Barcelona and being compared to Virgil. Hopefully, a move does him some good and he's the aggressive front footed centre back that got a lot of praise under Xavi.
08 Aug 2026 07:49:18
I know the eds encourage any sort of discussions but I think certain people on here are constantly negative and have stopped many people from posting as they get ridiculed to its a rumour site why does it seem certain people will never be happy no matter what Liverpool do
08 Aug 2026 08:16:29
I think the club, obviously, sees JJ as first team starter, and because he's spent a good few months out with a shoulder injury, they are just making sure he's completely fit before putting him in. Leoni is back out on the grass, so hopefully in another few months he'll be fit enough for cup games.
This guy has been brought in to cover! If he's not playing week in week out, then it's less strain. Who knows what he'll bring with a new start.
08 Aug 2026 08:18:26
Liverpool have looked at and been linked to Araujo since 2022, so it doesn't sound like we just threw a dart at a board to see what stuck.
Everyone's got an opinion, and has a right to say what they think. We didn't see this signing coming, but we have him, I hope he does well.
Forget the reported wages, he has been bought in as a versatile option. We all know Leoni and Jacquet are the future pairing, but they are struggling with injuries, a loan deal for Araujo makes sense, giving them time to recover and get settled.
If he settles and does well, he may stay permanently.
He has admitted he struggles with anxiety and depression, fair shout to him. Maybe let's not write him off just yet. Hopefully, this is a new start for him, a new environment.
YNWA
08 Aug 2026 08:21:12
Good signing in all honesty.
Can provide cover at RB and at CB.
Gives us a whole season then to see whether:
Bradley can overcome his injury issues.
Frimpong can play better at RB in AI's system.
Leoni and Jacquet can command a starting position at a young age.
It's another body everyone has been shouting for. It then enables the younger and injured players to have a bit more time.
If it doesn't work out, then he goes back to Barca at the end of the season.
If it does work out, he could be the one to replace VVD.
And the talk about his wages - a lot of time, the selling club contributes towards the wages too. That could be happening this time too?
08 Aug 2026 08:27:18
Welcome to Anfield, Ron Aroujo!
VVD needs a pacey, aggressive cover for him to play his usual Rolls Royce game. Kerkez to back him up on the left, but Ron will cover the centre and snap into tackles (one we have been missing, well, until he gets injured).
Leoni and Jacquet will not be rushed into being perfectly fit and usable. Both will slowly phase the senior CBs out.
If Ron is fit and still hungry, he can replace Frimpong on the right, leaving 3 acceptable and solid backline while Kerkez bombs forward. A capable defense gives confidence for the midfielders and forwards to focus on creating and scoring. I'm chuffed to bits, yes optimistically.
Oh Macca stays and improves his game.
So we only sell:
Jones, Elliott, Gakpo & Endo. HG/Non-HG sorted.
07 Aug 2026 22:29:51
We just signed Arujo from Barca.
07 Aug 2026 23:01:08
Yeah, we all saw Romano just announced it.
07 Aug 2026 23:05:37
Better that Berch, Endo, etc. playing CB, I guess?
07 Aug 2026 23:20:47
Oh, sorry Kaka, I thought this was a place to share Liverpool news. My mistake.
07 Aug 2026 23:23:39
Kak, some of us don't use that sesspit X / Twitter and any self respecting Liverpool fan wouldn't be following or interacting with anything from that fraud.
So, less of the snark please.
{Ed078's Note - well said
07 Aug 2026 23:28:36
@Kaka, not everybody on the planet follows Romano.
08 Aug 2026 00:06:04
Kaka009, when you say "we all", I assume you're talking about you and the 2 friends you play Fortnite with.
08 Aug 2026 00:31:57
Chewy, love it mate, that's all I have to say.
08 Aug 2026 01:54:31
Chewy 🤣🤣🤣🤣
But yeah, in beta I hadn't seen it, so thanks.
08 Aug 2026 03:35:15
@BeKind, I at least expect people and ITKs here to know better and ahead of Romano. I am no Romano fan, and I know I am going to get hate for this, but he has been more accurate than most people here at least this window so far. If you and your 1 fortnight friend are not following, better start doing that.
08 Aug 2026 05:13:56
@navada, He has pace to recover, and that's what you need for a high line defensive line. If he struggled, it's for another reason, not because he couldn't cope with it. Xavi played with high defensive line, and Araujo was automatic starter during that period. Flick's high line is out of this world.
08 Aug 2026 07:42:31
Kaka, time to give it up, buddy. Not sure what's going on, hope you're ok. Anyway, have a great day, buddy.
07 Aug 2026 20:59:17
Victor, this transfer window is depressing the life out of me, like many others, I’m sure. Any chance of another little clue to give us all a little excitement? Or has the situation changed?
07 Aug 2026 21:15:31
Is he male? What's his/her favourite colour? If the ball was nodded up in the air at the edge of the box, does he have it in his locker to smack a volley top bins?
07 Aug 2026 21:24:03
Yes. Not sure what their favourite colour is. And yes.
07 Aug 2026 21:33:35
Does he have facial hair and tattoos?
07 Aug 2026 21:38:18
Does he play for Uruguay?
07 Aug 2026 21:39:16
Is he wearing glasses?
07 Aug 2026 21:39:57
Give us the league he plays in. 👀
07 Aug 2026 21:41:39
Is his name Fede and doesn't he play for Uruguay?
Is his name Eduardo and play for France but not at last WC?
07 Aug 2026 21:49:27
The date is August 29th. "Liverpool are happy with the current state of the squad, we will continue to monitor every player's situation for a market opportunity" Thanks, James Pearce.
07 Aug 2026 21:50:14
Does he that was supposed to be?
07 Aug 2026 21:51:35
Victor, blink once if the player applies his trade in England. Blink twice if it's Spain.
07 Aug 2026 21:54:57
Hey Victor, can you tell me if we're still on for the marquee midfielder you alluded to a few days back?
07 Aug 2026 21:55:40
Does it rhyme with cycle so fleecey?
07 Aug 2026 22:07:14
We need a wonder dog Sparky-esque clue! Come on VG, what you got for us?
07 Aug 2026 22:33:50
It's Araujo loan deal... Weird deal imo. Thankfully, a loan, as not convinced by him at all. My son is a Barca fan, so I watch them regularly. Barca is short in defenders, and he is their captain. So that says something imo.
07 Aug 2026 22:42:50
Is he wearing a green beret?
07 Aug 2026 22:43:07
Araujo is class when fit, but injury prone.
07 Aug 2026 22:45:37
Good business. Gives the new young lads a bit of development room and will give Virgil a bit of experienced support. Smart move, I think.
07 Aug 2026 22:51:31
The deal I am referring to is not the Araujo loan.
07 Aug 2026 23:04:56
Come on Vic, give us the league or something. I'll buy you a pint next time you're in Dublin. 🤷
07 Aug 2026 23:07:17
Well that came out of nowhere, like the Munoz deal.
07 Aug 2026 23:08:28
How are your confidence levels now, VG, on the deal you are referring to?
07 Aug 2026 23:09:24
Vic, can you give us any more clues on the identity of this player?
07 Aug 2026 23:10:48
That is a relief, tbh, VG.
Araujo loan deal is a bit strange given his injury record. He ticks the boxes of cb/rb though, experienced, and has some grinta that we lacked last season.
Probably Barca needs to free up salary to get Rodri on board, which I doubt.
07 Aug 2026 23:32:30
I cannot believe that we're agreeing to a loan for Araujo. Wtf, is there any sense in doing that? Surely this is just media garbage?!
08 Aug 2026 01:01:07
Deal looks like it's legit (loan w/ option to buy).
I can see the logic (to an extent)... Adds a bit of physicality to our fragile back line. He's not particularly composed on the ball by La Liga standards, though.
In all honesty, this screams of poor planning. Part of me thinks he would be good to have for depth, especially late on to close games and in cup games. But... I don't think he's a starter. Hopefully, Jacquet and/or Leoni step up.
08 Aug 2026 03:38:43
He pocketed Vini Jr multiple times in Clasico, good addition if he stays fit.
07 Aug 2026 20:31:40
Liverpool are at the final stages for talking about potenitally entering agreements to make plans for the future signing of a player.
At the moment a lot of the rumour posts are like this.
07 Aug 2026 21:06:02
Yep. It's snail pace stuff but let's hope it pays off in the end before the window shuts.
07 Aug 2026 21:12:19
PSG versus Man Utd friendly game tomorrow, 4 o'clock, Gothenburg.
Might get an inkling on all PSG players on LFC radars, if they don't play, for example, Zabarnyi, Mbaye, etc.
07 Aug 2026 21:12:52
As I understand it, people want us to go after the best players but they are not willing to wait for the process this takes.
Newcastle wanted £150m for Isak which we could've paid in July, but we didn't. We negotiated and got that down to £120m. Leverkusen wanted £135m for Wirtz but we negotiated that down to £115m.
I've seen so many posts on here saying how we overpaid for both of those players and how crap Hughes is. How? He could've just paid what they asked and got them done straight away.
Now PSG apparently want £145m, and we are apparently negotiating the price down. There is no advantage in PSG accepting a lower offer right now, they might as well wait to see if someone else comes in to create a bidding war which will get them more money.
The only way to complete the deal now is to give them what they want. But if we do that then we'll be accused of overpaying and Hughes will be criticised as a bad negotiator.
I really don't know what people want. We don't get involved in agent backhanders and cash under the table or paying people through affiliate companies so we just have to negotiate which takes time. Especially when you are going after the top talents.
It's in the selling club's best interest to let the process run as long as possible in the hope they get numerous interested parties. Surely people can see this?
07 Aug 2026 22:28:36
I think people would like any new arrivals to have a pre-season game or two under their belt before the season starts.
08 Aug 2026 05:52:21
The annoyance from fans isn't waiting, it's more that we're following a trend of waiting until the last minute, pay over the odds anyway, and none of these players have time to bed in. It screams poor senior management which will inevitably impact us on the pitch.
08 Aug 2026 00:02:49
Nevada, Well ironically it appears your sarcastic transfer info was correct and the most accurate info to be quickly confirmed
Who's was your source on the Araujo deal.
Who are we signing next, is the Barcola deal close? Are we still after another winger, is Wharton a target?
Haha be careful, or you'll be an itk
07 Aug 2026 18:23:26
Hey guys, Liverpool players definitely talking about Barcola like he's arriving, I just prefer to stay sceptical and then hope for a pleasant surprise! But they seem expectant more than anything.
07 Aug 2026 18:40:16
Cheers, Square Tomato. Good to hear from you.
07 Aug 2026 18:41:01
Thanks ST.
07 Aug 2026 18:42:59
Cheers St. This is sounding positive. Varying reports, and some even saying negotiations haven't started yet, but I think this one gets done. You don't spend all summer on one target, and then fail. That would be silly.
Thanks for your update mate.
07 Aug 2026 18:46:10
Always great hearing from you, St.
Best yo, Joe!
07 Aug 2026 18:53:17
ST,
Where have you been?
Hope you're okay.
07 Aug 2026 19:15:56
Hey St,
I read the news, the gal in valuation is huge and Diomande has gone for a fortune.
Thoughts?
07 Aug 2026 19:17:02
Hey, man. Different name now. Peace.
07 Aug 2026 19:33:48
Great to hear from you St. Thanks a million. 👍
07 Aug 2026 19:38:58
Cheers St, good news. 😊
07 Aug 2026 19:49:48
Cheers, St.
07 Aug 2026 19:56:05
Fair play St.
I'm rooting for Joe. As always.
07 Aug 2026 20:16:16
Inbeta, you mean like Hughes did with Diomande.
07 Aug 2026 21:54:49
Great to hear from you, St.
07 Aug 2026 22:18:26
Cheers, St. 🤞
07 Aug 2026 22:29:58
Cheers ST, hope you're doing well.
07 Aug 2026 14:52:41
Interesting that while many reported we had already agreed terms with Diomande. He's telling people that he rejected us on the grounds that he didn't feel we would be compeitive and would be in transition.
PSG would never meet his salary demands (or the transfer fee) and so he and his team pivoted to Jose's interest in Madrid and he was then signed in contradiction to what Perez advised.
It seems like Diomande may well have been a dodged bullet as he seems to want to ride the train rather than help run it.
07 Aug 2026 16:08:42
Agreed, Nevada, if he did actually say he thought we wouldn't be competitive, I can't wait for Leoni aka YLFP to crunch into him when Real visit Anfield in the Quarter finals of the CL and ultimately lose 8-0.
Sadly for Mourinho, he also gets the sack that night and Vini Junior cries into a small napkin.
07 Aug 2026 16:09:14
The man is a flake. We dodged an absolute bullet with this guy. He chose the right club. He'll fit right in there.
07 Aug 2026 16:11:38
I agree, mate. Now they've got 2 players with Roc Nation agency... Good luck to em. 😂
07 Aug 2026 16:12:39
Say what he wants, he's s****, made up we never got him, he'll end up another Pogba.
07 Aug 2026 16:16:23
Wouldn't believe a word this tit says. Changes from hour to hour depending on how it fits with his ever changing plans.
Hope he spends most of his time on the bench.
07 Aug 2026 16:28:39
Real Madrid at this stage of his career is a huge risk. The expectations there are incredibly high, even more now since they didn't win any major trophies for couple of years now, and the fans can quickly turn against a player after just a few poor games. I think this is a bad decision by him and his agents.
07 Aug 2026 16:36:34
Spot on Davey.
07 Aug 2026 16:44:25
He's a kid getting millions of euros thrown at him.
I'm not going to judge him, he might well live up to the hype, but he's not a 'Liverpool' type signing.
07 Aug 2026 16:49:35
I'm really delighted that we didn't get him. That young chap is listening to the wrong people unfortunately.
07 Aug 2026 16:58:51
Phew!!
Let's hope we move quickly and close out some deals, or we will be starting the season light.
07 Aug 2026 17:13:25
Bad mentality that. You want players with the balls to drag a team to the big trophies, like Kvaratskhelia did with PSG.
07 Aug 2026 17:16:41
Diomande is not a good player and that's a hill I'm willing to die on. His dribbling stats being so high is more a damning indictment of how bad Bundesliga defenders are than anything. This is the same league that made Timo Werner look like Mbappe.
I've seen nothing impressive from him. He looks cumbersome, clumsy, and rarely seems to know what he's doing with the ball in advance.
There is a natural unpredictability to his play that comes from the fact he hasn't gone down the traditional academy route. That will come in useful for a few more months, until he gets found out. The lad will be a dud.
07 Aug 2026 17:25:07
Skezza, lol. What a post. How small is this napkin? I am trying to visualise.
07 Aug 2026 17:44:36
He's undoubtedly a good player, you can't possibly hit 20+ goal contributions in a top 5 league without being good. But to do it in the Prem for Liverpool or over in Spain for Real, on a regular basis, when the pressures on, while you're being expected to increase those numbers to 25/30+ a season, you have to push yourself way beyond good. We've seen many a good, very good and even excellent player flop when brought in to the top, top tier of football. I think Diomande will fall into that category. Mourinho at Real.
I can hardly think of a worse combination for a young marquee signing who underperforms 'out-of-the-box'. Especially one who seems to have a weak mentality/character.
He would have been much better off with us, we're far more supportive of young players who need to develop and hone their skill set, but I have zero interest in a man who can't keep his story straight. Delighted he's been cast to the lions, he'll be back to the Bundesliga or on to Ligue 1 in 2 years, and I'm not talking about PSG or Bayern.
07 Aug 2026 17:50:13
I'm always sceptical about signing players from the Bundesliga. I think I'm scarred for life after Naby Keita ripped that league up and we went big on him only to be so, so disappointed in the player we actually got.
Werner, Havertz in recent times have been hugely underwhelming after being the best player in Germany.
I was one of the few to voice concerns about signing Wirtz, and although I can see he clearly has talent and I'm praying he comes good, he has been underwhelming so far.
I would've welcomed Diomande but not signing him doesn't bother me either. We'll let Madrid take on that risk.
07 Aug 2026 18:02:12
I doubt a 19 year old is going to be concerned about our club's transition. Those types of comments come from players that are in or entering their peak years.
Besides, Real Madrid haven't won a trophy for two seasons, have players fighting each other and had to call an outdated Mourinho in to establish some order.
07 Aug 2026 18:05:10
Had three of the biggest clubs on the planet after him. He's a good player. Would have been what we needed on the right.
07 Aug 2026 18:17:19
Definitely a really good player, FM. It is a worry as to the sort of people he has representing him at this early age.
Perhaps Mbaye may turn out to be more of a revelation on the RW and we congratulate ourselves on getting a (relative) bargain?
We'll have to wait and see.
07 Aug 2026 18:45:28
It's fair to suggest that the warning signs were there. Boss player or not, if you get the feeling that you'd judge him in the ale house as a complete blert then your intuition is likely correct.
07 Aug 2026 19:08:58
End of the day, only want players joining who really want to join us.
Good luck to him with his move.
07 Aug 2026 19:17:06
Personally really not bothered.
I never rated him that highly, and the World Cup highlighted to me he was one dimensional.
07 Aug 2026 19:23:41
Hopefully, Zeddicus. I actually really like the idea of getting Mbaye in.
07 Aug 2026 19:25:20
He's raw and could be shtcakes.
07 Aug 2026 19:35:12
After Slot setting us back a couple of seasons, he's not wrong.
07 Aug 2026 19:17:59
These guys are always compromised by poverty. Don't trust those in the cheap seats. Ever.
07 Aug 2026 19:50:17
Not like Mourinho to sign a kid, bit surprised by that.
07 Aug 2026 20:30:19
@FlyPelicanFly, that is one of the reasons he gave in brief intro to some club officials. He claimed he wanted to go where he could win trophies, and felt that Liverpool would be in transition, as we were poor last year and had just hired an unproven manager.
Jose really wanted him, and is expecting him to play as a wingback, so I hope he likes defending, because he's gonna be doing a lot of it under Jose in that position.
I can see this transfer being a big fail for all parties except RBL, who have a knack for selling Duds for huge profit.
07 Aug 2026 20:22:34
How did that wally Hughes waste all summer pining over him and not know he wasn't ever going to sign for Liverpool. Has to be the worst person ever to get any kind of job at Lfc
07 Aug 2026 22:09:19
Diomande is just Nicholas Pepe 2.0.
07 Aug 2026 23:05:08
You'd be a fool to believe a word out of Diomande's mouth. He said, live on stream, straight out, that Liverpool was his dream club, right around the time rumours we were keen first really gathered pace. As soon as he heard PSG were keen, he came out and said "actually that was my father's dream, not mine", that he loved PSG since he was a little boy and would love to play for them, then he signs for Real and says it's a childhood dream come true.
He will literally say anything, that lad.
08 Aug 2026 01:42:45
He's going to do well in Spain, but in England it was 50/50. He could've been Nicolas Pepe 2.0.
Spain or France was probably the right move for him.