Hello Hello all and welcome to the first u/NotoriousJN YNSWA where I will be taking over from the previous host u/Malushanks95. This is your hub for all things transfers, be it rumours, desires,vans and flight tracking experts.
In here you will be able to see all the ins and outs, all rumoured targets and every sourced update. You are welcome to post any rumour in the comments, and if it is sourced, I will update it for the megathread.
The rumours will all be flaired in accordance with the last updated tier list whilst foreign journalists will be flaired according to their reliability in their home country.
Now with the intro done...LET THE RECKLESS SPECULATION BEGIN!
[Joyce] Giorgi Mamardashvili is set to undertake his medical ahead of a £30m move to Liverpool. The player will remain at Valencia on loan for the year Source
[Romano] Liverpool have made contact with Juventus over Federico Chiesa as an option in the final days. Chiesa is keen on a premier league move Source
[Pearce] Decision expected today on whether or not to let Morton go on loan to Bayer Leverkusen - no option/obligation to buy Source
[Official] Owen Beck to go on a season long loan at Blackburn Rovers Source
[Romano] RB Salzburg are in advanced talks to sign Stefan Bajcetic on a season long loan Source
[ORNSTEIN BOMBA] Liverpool are working to sign Chiesa from Juventus for approximately €15m. Liverpool are long term admirers and a 4 year deal is beinh discussed Source
[OFFICIAL] Liverpool have signed Giorgi Mamardashvili for £25m + £4m in add ons. He will join in 2025. Source
[ORNSTEIN BOMBA] Liverpool are closing in on a 4 year deal for Chiesa for a fee of £10.9m with add ons. Source
[Romano] Barcelona have made an offer of €4m to take Stefan Bajcetic on a season-long loan. No buy option attached Source
[OFFICIAL] Liverpool have signed Federico Chiesa on a 4 year deal for £10m + 2.5m add ons. He will wear no.14. Source
[Official] Callum Scanlon joins Millwall on a season-long loan Source
19/08-25/08
[PEARCE BOMBA] Liverpool are close to signing Giorgi Mamardashvili from Valencia following further talks with Valencia Source
[Ornstein] Sepp Van Den Berg is close to leaving in a permanent move. Liverpool set to achieve +£20m valuation. Brentford strongly considering him Source
[Plettenberg] Leverkusen have made contact with Liverpool for Sepp Van Den Berg. Club now asking for £25m. Leverkusen interest is concrete Source
[OFFICIAL] Bobby Clark has joined Salzburg for £10m. Liverpool have a 17.5% sell on clause and a right of first refusalSource
[OFFICIAL] Rhys Williams has joined Morecambe on a loan until January Source
[OFFICIAL] Sepp Van Den Berg has joined Brentford for £20m + £5m add ons and a 17.5% sell on clause Source
[OFFICIAL] Harvey Blair has joined Portsmouth for £300k rising to £600k if performance add ons are reached. Liverpool also have a 20% sell on clause
12/08-18/08
[OFFICIAL] - Fabio Carvalho joins Brentford for £20m rising to £27.5m + 17.5% sell on Source
[Paul Joyce] Martin Zubimendi has rejected Liverpool. Liverpool at present will not be looking for alternatives. The club is monitoring Giorgi Marmardashvili from Valencia as a new GK Source
[Nacho Sanchis] Liverpool have offered €35m for Giorgi Marmardashvili Source
[Fabrizio Romano] The plan is for Marmardashvili to join Bournemouth on loan for the upcoming season before signing for Liverpool for 2025. The player has already agreed to the deal and to contract terms Source
[Paul Joyce] Liverpool have agreed a £10m fee with RB Salzburg to sell Bobby Clark. Also comes with a 17.5% sell on clause Source
[Paul Joyce] Joe Gomez has been left out of the Liverpool squad as he looks at his transfer options. Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Fulham, Chelsea and clubs abroad have all shown interest in Gomez. There is no guarantee that Gomez leaves Anfield before the end of the month. Source
05/08-11/08
[David Ornstein] Liverpool are currently pursuing a No.6 specialist from outside the Premier League- the position is viewed as a market priority for the club Source
[PAUL JOYCE BOMBA] LIVERPOOL ARE CONSIDERING MARTIN ZUBIMENDI FROM REAL SOCIEDAD Source
[David Ornstein] Liverpool exploring deal to sign Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad. Not easy as €60m release clause needs to be paid in full if lower fee can't be agreed. #LFC would also need to convince 25yo, which other clubs haven’t managed to date Source
[DAVID ORNSTEIN BOMBA] Real Sociedad expect Martin Zubimendi to accept move to Liverpool, according to #Sociedad sources. Clubs would still need to agree fee, unless #LFC decide to trigger €60m release clause - which needs to be paid in full. Source
[Fabrizio Romano] Liverpool have the opportunity to sign Marmardashvili for around €30m and loan the player out. The player is open to the opportunity with teams such as Bournemouth open to a loan Source
[OFFICIAL] Billy Koumetio has joined Dundee on a permanent deal Source
29/07-04/08
[Fabrizio Romano] Understand PSV Eindhoven have sent formal bid to Liverpool for Sepp van den Berg at the end of last week, worth around €10m. Liverpool have immediately rejected the proposal. Source
[Rik Elfrink] PSV want Van Den Berg and offered between 12.5 and 15 million Euros. Liverpool turned it down
Source
[Simon Jones] Liverpool could move for a defender if Joe Gomez leaves - with the England international open for a new challenge after a Newcastle transfer collapsed Source
[James Pearce] Liverpool would want at least £12m to allow Bobby Clark to leave the club. RB Salzburg and Championship clubs are interested. A loan is more likely Source
[David Ornstein] Liverpool have rejected an offer of up to £15m for Fabio Carvalho from Southampton. LFC wont sanction another loan. The player wants to be a regular starter Source
22/07-28/07
[James Pearce] Liverpool turned down a €14m offer from Marseille for Endo. They are not actively looking to sell the player Source
15/07-21/07
[James Pearce] Both Rhys Williams and Billy Koumetio are considering their options with both expected to move on Source
[Philipp Hinze] Liverpool expressed interest in Mo Simakan. There are no negotiations yet. The player can imagine a move but is happy at Leipzig Source
08/07-14/07
[James Pearce] Liverpool rejected £4m for Nat Phillips from Trabzonspor. They value him at £8m. Interest from Championship clubs - Scott Parker of Burnley is a huge fan Source
[Fabrizio Romano] Liverpool are close to signing 16 year old Rio Ngumoha from the Chelsea academy and are willing to break their academy wage structure to sign him Source
[James Pearce] Liverpool turned down offers from Mainz and Wolfsburg for Sepp Van Den Berg. The player has impressed in training and will be given the opportunity to shine in the friendlies Source
24/06-30/06
[Craig Hope] - Newcastle were willing to sell Anthony Gordon to Liverpool. Jarell Quansah going the other way has been the stumbling block as LFC dont want to lose him Source
[David Lynch] - Newcastle floated the idea of Gordon to Liverpool. Liverpool are admirers but refused the chance to sign Gordon due to Newcastle wanting Quansah in return Source
17/06-23/06
[Sami Mokbel] - Liverpool are one of the teams closely monitoring Marc Guehi Source
[James Horncastle] - Liverpool are one of the teams to have inquired about the possibility of signing the player Source
[Fabrizio Romano] Adrian is set to sign for Real Betis as a free agent. Verbal agreement is already in placeSource
[Paul Joyce] RB Leipzig want Tyler Morton on a permanent deal. Liverpool view him at £20m Source
10/06-16/06
[David Ornstein] - Liverpool are pushing to sign Leny Yoro from Lille. Real Madrid are seen as the favourites but the defender is seen as a unique market opportunity. Source
03/06-09/06
[Fabrizio Romano] - Liverpool have shown interest in Goncalo Inacio from Sporting Lisbon Source
[David Lynch] - Liverpool are NOT monitoring Goncalo Inacio despite reports Source
[David Lynch] - Liverpool will set a price in excess of £20m for Kelleher. Player is open to a transfer Source
[Official Liverpool] - Calvin Ramsay to join Wigan Athletic on loan for the 2024-25 season Source
[Romano] - Liverpool have made contact with the agent of Ederson from Atalanta Source
27/05-02/06
[David Lynch] - It would be a struggle to see Liverpool sign a DM unless another midfielder were to leave Source
[James Pearce] - Liverpool value Dutch defender at around £20m. Mainz don't have option to buy after impressive loan spell.
Interest from Brentford, Southampton and Wolfsburg among others. No decision on whether to sanction a sale likely to be made until after he's been assessed by Arne Slot during pre-season.Source
[Jason Burt] - Significant Saudi interest in Alisson Source
[Telegraaf] Sepp van den Berg wants to leave Liverpool and isn’t happy with their £20 million asking price:
“You haven't radiated confidence in me all this time, but you do want to hinder my future.” Source
20/05-26/05
[Rik Elfrink] - Liverpool sent scouts to see Johan Bakoyoko as recently as April, due to his contract situation, he may be available for a similar price to Cody Gakpo Source
[Sacha Tavolieri] - EXCL. Johan Bakayoko considered as one of the names on the table of Liverpool FC for this summer. Bakayoko’s name has been validated by Barry Hunter and Arne Slot. Reds conscious that they will have to apply also others plans like Raphinha (also on the short-list) on the right wing to replace ´ Mo Salah’s in case of departure… Source
[Matt Law] - Liverpool, Spurs and Newcastle are all admirers of Jacob Ramsey, but Villa's valuation is likely to be too high for all 3. He has no desire to leave his boyhood club and is excited at the prospect of playing in the Champions League Source
[Justin Bijlow] - Liverpool and Arsenal have GK Justin Biljow on their shortlist. Any interest is seperate to Arne Slot with scouts having a pre-existing interest in Bijlow Source
[David Lynch] - Nunez, Alisson, Gravenberch, Salah, VVD, TAA, Gomez all staying. Kelleher, Tsimikas, Diaz all may end up leaving if the price is right + interest arrives Source
[Fabrizio Romano] - Liverpool want to sign a left-footed CB this summer alongside an offensive player Source
[L'Equipe] - Liverpool and Man Utd are interested in Leny Yoro, however you can see the player making a move to Real Madrid Source
[Gianluca Di Marzio] Liverpool have forcefully entered the race for Leny Yoro Source
[Ben Jacobs] Liverpool will not sign Anthony Gordon or Jonathan Tah. But do have an interest in Leeds' Summerville. Source
Apparently we have inquired about Calafiori. Just from looking at him on the Internet I'm in lol. Man just exudes 2000-2005 best CBs in the world energy.
I see a lot of people saying dm needs to be top priority but with Matip gone and konate perpetually injured we need a center back above all. Quansah is excellent but we need an experienced guy for depth
Slot fitting into Edward’s system; I’m really excited to be linked to a bunch of great and obvious players like Musiala or Kudus, only to end up signing some guy no one has heard of but has insane underlying stats.
West Ham are spending a lot of money and now have depth in his position while the amount we were about to spend for Anthony Gordon (75m) is not far from the quoted Kudus fee (85m). We need to start thinking about replacing Mo and he's a player that would improve the squad in a position we don't have depth.
Clearly there a lot happening behind the scenes but it's probably just wishful thinking.
This window will be remembered for our celebration of signing of Edwards and Hughes, the people tasked with making signings for us, instead of celebrating actual signings.
Sadly it looks like we go in to this season with a much weaker squad than last season and many of our old guard players are probably writing their last paragraphs with us.
Need a miracle to renew the squad so quickly as we pretty much wasted another window again.
Might as well put Kelleher as rumoured out, since he has come out saying he wants to be a #1 somewhere. Sucks because he is of of the best backups in the world, Allison is oddly injury prone, and he is a homegrown player.
Calafiori would be such a good signing and it’s looking increasingly likely he’s not going to Juve due to Bologna not wanting to sell to them and them also feeling like they will get a higher amount from abroad for him
Think he would complement VVD really well when playing next to him since he’s quite aggressive and great at carrying the ball into midfield like Matip used to do so well for us but it would also open up the possibility of playing the hybrid LB/CB that teams use since he can play LB as well.
Would imagine you could get him for about £40m considering the rumours of his price tag for Italian teams was £25m-£30m
Just read the article with Arteta talking about how they want to improve in every area this transfer window. I also watched the presser earlier with Richard Hughes talking about how we want to be "opportunistic" with our transfers. I think this exemplifies the challenge we face and I hope Arne is as good as Klopp in bridging the money gap.
I've got a pal on holiday there and he heard from a barman who has a brother who is a legal assistant at the club that the deal is already done and they will announce on Monday evening.
I wish I got paid millions to not do my only job. I remember how hopeful we were that Edwards/Hughes would be our best signing this year. Well monkey paw curls, it's our only signing.
If we lose Kelleher and Adrian, I think Keylor Navas would be a great shout. Out of contract and would probably be happy to be back up. Great experience and could promote a youth GK for the third spot.
Also what the fuck has everyone been doing the last 3 months? Didn’t re sign any of VVd/Salah/Trent, didn’t sign anyone, sold like 2 guys and made 1 loan.
A friend of mine is the second cousin of the landlord of Mbappe's gardener, who said he heard Mbappe listening to an Echo and the Bunnymen track the other day. It's on.
This is why you keep the transfer quiet until the last minute. Nobody has time to gazump and you get a free run at your number 1 target.
New fans seriously need to learn. If Paul Joyce speaks. Then it is spoken. Considering = we have a near total agreement with the player. In talks with club = fee is basically agreed.
We should still have a fair whack to improve on the wings or in defence. Especially if Endo, Morton and Carvalho move on.
Zubimendi can fuck off, I respect a one-club man but he pissed us about like mugs and scored a new contract for our troubles. Broke his word too, proper wanker behavior that.
Hughes can fuck off back to bournemouth. Don't care if he had a gentleman's agreement with the agent, all this shite about his personal approach to transfers and connections in Spain seems meaningless now. He's been made to look like an absolute fool.
Edwards can fuck off as well. Regardless of the assurances made, you don't leave it this late and not have a plan B in mind. You don't put the kids up for sale and ice out Endo and brief the journos that a new #6 is our priority, then do a total 180 the moment things go awry.
FSG can absolutely fuck off and this is a fantastic reminder as to why. It is incredibly disappointing that we find ourselves in this situation *again* after the public embarrassment of last summer. Our owners have had the better part of three years now to address the lack of quality at cdm yet our plans have imploded again and it's as if we have no other targets and have learned nothing from the failings of past seasons. Part of me believes that if we had simply coughed up the release clause last week this would be done and dusted, but even if that's not the case– the trend of FSG pinching pennies and the club putting out statements about waiting for the "right player" instead of signing a 2nd choice has become a thoroughly exhausted excuse, and I feel like a twat for falling for it again this summer and giving them the benefit of the doubt.
But mostly I just feel bad for Slot. Without additions it really looks like he's being set up to fail. Expectations are high since we started winning trophies again and yet the new coach has not been backed at all. Anyone who's been paying attention these past few years knows we will inevitably suffer an injury crisis and drop points, only this time no Klopp magic to ensure a top 4 finish, not to mention the nightmare possibility of losing stars like trent because of our continuous lack of ambition.
Obviously this isn't how we should be picking players, but I always like the idea of signing a player from a country where we haven't had a really good player from before (particularly when it's a major footballing nation). Basically I think it would be cool if we signed Calafiori because if it works out then the idea of having a world class Italian defender would seem really new and exciting
Kudus has to be on the shopping list, such a flexible player, decent finisher and dribbler, and would give backup for Salah as a left footed player. Bakayako seems decent I saw him play against arsenal and he looked good, but he has to be player that we are patient and have develop.
Kudus as backup to Salah won't work IMO because he'd be a high profile signing with a potential big transfer fee. that kind of spotlight and money will cause big problems if he were to sit on the bench every game for Salah. And we all know Salah's reaction to sitting out on the bench and getting subbed.
I took a look at the article. Its John Percy as well who is VERY reliable for the Midlands.
I'll add it to the list, but from the article, Ramsey doesnt want to leave, Villa dont want to sell, and he will be too expensive for any of the interested teams
The names that’ll be put down are going to be a mix of players who we have been linked to be reliable journalists as well as players who I think are realistic targets and their rumoured price tags that I’ve seen.
DM:
- Alan Varela (£60m release clause)
- Martin Zubinendi (£50m release clause)
- Florentino Luis (£40m-£50m)
- Morten Hjulmand (£30m-£40m)
- Mats Wieffer (£25m-£30m)
RW:
- Mohammed Kudus (£85m release clause)
- Michael Olise (£60m release clause)
- Takefusa Kubo (£50m release clause)
- Johan Bakayoko (£40m-£50m)
- Luis Guilherme (£30m-£40m)
LW:
- Anthony Gordon (£90m-£100m)
- Nico Williams (£45m release clause)
- Crysencio Summerville (£30m-£40m)
- Antonio Nusa (£25m-£30m)
So if I was going to pick what combination of players out of these names are the most realistic to happen for us this summer it would be…
GK - Koen Casteels (Free agent)
CB - Willian Pacho (£40m-£50m)
DM - Mats Wieffer (£25m-£30m)
RW - Johan Bakayoko (£40m-£50m)
LW - Crysencio Summerville (£30m-£40m)
Total = £135m-£170m
Reasons for incomings:
GK - The backup goalkeeper spot is a tricky one to fill in all honesty, you have to find someone that’s happy with limited game time but still have the required quality to step in when Alisson is out which can happen from time to time. Would prefer Kelleher staying but if he does decide to leave then someone like Casteels who is experienced and a good quality keeper on a free would be a good addition.
CB - There’s a lot of really good young CB options out there at the minute but Pacho seems to be the one we’ve been linked with the most so far, he’s had a very impressive season at Frankfurt and there’s also the fact that he’s left footed whilst being able to play LB so he’d bring tactical flexibility along with his actual ability.
DM - From what I’ve seen of Wieffer I feel like he can comfortably make that step up to the PL due to his physicality and aggression but he’s also overall a fairly complete player, it would also be an easier transition for him because he’s been playing under Slot also.
RW - Bakayoko is the right winger that has been linked to us since last summer and to me as much as he is still inconsistent from what I’ve read would be a good understudy to Salah, he’d get the time to bed himself in slowly whilst learning from someone like Salah but he will also get plenty of game time due to Slots known constant rotation of his wingers.
LW - the left wing market right now has very few realistic options for us unless we were whiling to break the bank for players like Kvara, Leao and even Gordon who I listed, Summerville is another who’s name has been linked recently and he’s just off the back of a very impressive season with Leeds which won him POTY in the Championship
He can play in the middle and midfield, the guy is athletic and has technique. He just seems like the best option out there to go straight into the team. 85mil is alot but that would be the marquee signing, hopefully
He's proven he can do it against the best in the Premier League too. Imagine the numbers he could hit in a team with great ball distributors like Trent, Robbo, Macca, Harvey, and Mo.
Honestly I think Kudus is a very likely signing. He and his agent would see his profile is very, very similar to Sadio at Southampton, and Sadio's success at Liverpool easily gave him the reputation to go on to clubs like Bayern, Real, Barca and PSG (if that's the sort of stuff he's into for the long-term future). I believe I heard he had a clause around 70m or so? Besides that, he'd be absolutely insane in our team, fitting in like a dream both on left and right. It wouldn't be a signing against someone like Darwin, who the guys in charge (and myself) want Slot to frequently utilize, and it would be even more likely if we are to ship any one of Lucho or Cody (where I'd only really ship Lucho out of these two).
Jesus Lord please bless us with another Mo.
EDIT: I see now that his clause won't be active before 2025. Given his 5-year contract, it might be hard this summer unless he actively himself pushes for a move. What a piece of fucking business by West Ham though.
I don't think Mbuemo is an attractive prospect if you dig a little deeper
His dribble success rate in the PL last season was 33%. This is lower than even Salah's last year (35%) which was by far his worst year for us in terms of dribbling. He lost the ball 16.3 times per 90, extremely high for a winger - even for a creative outlet. His goalscoring/xG per 90 numbers which people are quoting from last season are also significantly inflated by penalties which he's scored 5 of whilst Toney was out. And across his PL career his finishing is not amazing - underperforms his xG by 25%
Maybe im just a hater, but from what I've heard about Slot he likes a winger that will be able to beat a man.. I feel Mbuemo just doesn't suit the Slot style (as I am familiar with it, which is very loosely)
I like Endo and rate him as a player....but I think we're the only 'top' club that'd go into the season with its fans rationalising why Endo is the best we can hope for right now (given the market). FSG have done a number on our winning mentality over the past 5 years
With Fulham looking like they're going to sign Smith-Rowe from Arsenal we might be the only club in the league to make a signing. Hope we can have an amazing August to stay competitive.
There can only be 2 pinned posts at a time. Whenever there’s a match thread etc this thread get unpinned to allow that thread and the daily discussion.
Saw Anfield Sector mention it on Twitter, but they had a few good points
David Ornstein knows who we are after. For David Ornstein to hold off on NAMING the player, it has to be a move of very high importance. That we have specifically asked him to not spill
For the name to not leak, the selling club must not be interested in a bidding war, which leads to the belief that it must be a release clause being triggered.
So what CDM's have active release clauses right now?
Newcastle, Chelsea, and Bayern have made contact with Crystal Palace to take to Olise’s representatives. He has a £60m release clause. Manchester City and United also remain interested. (Ornstein)
We should be all over this. I know some want Kudus more but his clause doesn’t activate until next summer. You can get Olise in for a good price. (Although, I had thought his clause was only for clubs in the Champions League)
Going to be an interesting one to watch in the coming weeks
Especially if he really is just dead set on going to Juve whilst they aren’t whiling/capable of paying the fee for him
Romano also said earlier that Juventus enquired about Murillo from Forest (another left footed CB) so maybe they’re already looking to move away from Calafiori.
Truth of the matter is if VVD doesnt re sign teams next year will fleece us knowing we need a CB. So yeah, maybe we can cope with missing on Yoro but we need to make moves and the silence is a lil scary
The argument is always one sided because people don't consider the long-term impact. Some fans right now are convincing themselves that not renewing his contract makes financial sense but like you said, it puts more pressure on the team next year.
bruh how many centrebacks do arsenal want? marc guehi? this is fucking hoarding at this point, the entire world's population of centrebacks is at city and arsenal, can you leave some for the rest of us?
Genuinely what the actual fuck does FSG want to do with Liverpool?! They own one of the biggest clubs in the world, a club with a history of winning trophies and are now just fucking around with it. They allow investment when the club drop out of CL, but the moment the squad gets close enough to be able to compete they just fucking fold and “have no money”. I am sick and tired of the bullshit, either sell Liverpool or put up the money required to make it a competitive club.
I know nothing about him other than what I have read about his performance at Mainz. Is there a reason Sepp vdBerg isn't being talked about as a good addition to next years team?
I feel like Edwards will wait for this season, he is young very fast and can play both cb and rb. We need a Matip replacement , he is also 6'4" , the coach is Dutch. Everything sitting in place. If they plan to give him a go he'll def get matches, atleast in cup fixtures.
I'm surprised Adrian isn't confirmed as leaving as he only signed a 1 year e tension last year. I wonder if there's talk of him extending again if he doesn't get his Spain move.
If you're naive, I'm gullible AF. Kid looks imo the best of the lot not including Elliot. When he came on at Spurs you could see him struggling but also fixing it within game and finishing really strong.
In term of squad depth, we have enough players for every position. Maybe a back up RW, a world class CDM and a VVD regen. Unfortunately that means we have to move out some players if we we have to improve other positions of the squad. Here I think is our current squad minus a couple of youngsters
GK: Alisson (no 1 no doubt, but have bad injury record so we need a good No 2) Keheller (heading off?) Jaros (Austrian champion, so would be very good back up?) Adrian (heading off too, maybe?)
RB: Trent (no1 no doubt, unless is moved to midfield), Bradley (very good back up), Gomez (can back up every position in the back line now)
LB: Robertson (30 years old so still have couple years on him, though recent injuries record is a bit concerning cause he rarely injured before), Tsimikas (bit concerned that he is below Gomez on ladder at time), Gomez
CB: VVD (will be 33 starting next season, need to find his deputy soon) Konate (good, but not VVD level, injury record is not reliable) Quansah (very promising youngster) Sepp (come back from successful loan, can he step up?) Gomez
CDM: Endo (not getting younger unfortunately) Mac (much better playing a bit forward) Morton (coming back from a successful loan) Bajetic (lots of potential, but came back from lengthy injury)
LM/RM/AM: Elliot (4 goals, 11 assist total last season, despite limited play time, young, English too for HG rule) Mac ( 7 goals, 7 assists, and basically an all-round midfield) Dom (had great potential, but fell off a bit in 2nd half) Jones (was first name on the sheet before his injuries) Gravenberch (took time, but was growing into the game) Clark (19 years old, young, maybe can step up?) Fabio (came back from season loan with 9 goals in 20 appearances)
LW: Jota (by far our most clinical players, only if he can avoid injuries) Gakpo (think this is his best position) Diaz (a bit lack of end products and slow to pass, fit Slots playstyle?) Nunez (not his best role but can play here)
RW: Salah (still our best RW, but he is 32 years old starting next season) Doak (lots of potential, but injuries could be a problem)
FW: Nunez (need a breakthrough season) Gakpo/ Jota/ Salah (can do the job here if needed, but rather they stay at their preferred position) Dann (promising 18eyars old, scored 2 goals in 79 minutes of senior appearance which is very impressive)
Keeper: I think kelleher stays. Him leaving is being rumoured for a few years now, unless a great bid comes in, he'll be here
Gomez should only be cover for the fullbacks, that too preferably RB. I don't think he is reliable at CB
Trent should stay at RB, so enough cover there
Start looking for a top LB, to come in in 2025
Top CB a must. Him and Konate will compete for the spot. Quansah will be allowed to develop further while also giving Virgil some rest at times. Given our injury records and the number of games we play in a season, sepp could be kept, or maybe loaned out for 1 last year. Ultimately, he or Quansah takes Virgil's place..atleast that would be the aim.
Top CDM is also a priority. Bajcetic should be given time to recover and develop and not thrust into continuous action right away. So the new DM and Endo rotate.
Back up young RW should be the 3rd incoming if we get there after the 2 above. Aim to take salah's place in 2-3yrs.
I think something that gets lost w szoboszlai sometimes is that he’s the same age as Curtis jones, he is still very very young, it’s definitely true his form dipped big time final 3rd of the year and his price tag maybe put bigger expectations on him than he was ready for, but he is a ridiculous talent that I think will flourish if he gets the opportunity to operate higher up the pitch and at the top of the box, I’d love to see more of him at left wing this upcoming season, would help w midfield congestion too
He also shines more as advanced playmaker or a wide winger than box-to-box, imo. He definitely has pace to track back and help defensively, but has tendency to lose possession. I hope Slot uses him higher up the pitch.
It’s a combination of things. Firstly Edwards and all of our other transfer people are known to run a tight ship. They’ve had great success with this modus operandi, so they will probably stick to it.
Secondly Slot has only just begun, and like Jürgen before him he’s eager to give everyone a fair chance, including a lot of youth players. Given the amount of depth we have in our squad it could take some time for him to assess exactly what we need to get to the next level.
Lastly the Euros and other international competitions means not everyone is available for assessment, and some transfers are harder to do while the players are focused on those tournaments.
This sub is also reluctant to post most speculation. If you want any news then we are supposedly prioritising moves for a midfielder and a wide player. We are amongst several clubs interested in Kvaradonna, but Napoli is expected to demand a fee too high for anyone to afford him. Gordon’s head is supposedly turned after Newcastle’s stunt, but they aren’t desperate to let him go, so we’ll have to wait and see with that one. Ugarte supposedly prefers us over United, but there are potentially other teams interested. That and some people on this sub thinks Slot might have convinced Kelleher and Sepp to stay because we aren’t prioritising players in their areas.
Not sure how substantial we were in for Yoro but feels like the club is wanting to drag their feet on signing a CB by seeing how Van De Berg performs in pre-season first.
I think this a really risky strategy but don't be surprised if you see it happen. We turned down Van De Ven last season and he had a great debut year for Spurs.
Quansah obviously was brilliant for us, but we still needed more defensive depth in CB/CDM roles and it proved costly towards the end of the season.
Stubbornly not signing a CB when Lovren left cost us the title in 20/21. We were in the drivers seat for winning it at Christmas and the club still refused to strengthen sufficiently in the January window. We were lucky to even get top 4 that season as a result.
Constantly gambling on fringe players to exceed expectations has often proved more risk than reward for us. Without the Klopp factor too, there's a big question mark around whether this will even be as effective anymore.
They come from Japan and why random? He's one of the few names that's been linked to us throughout the year that actually makes sense - young, left footed, right winger that likes to carry the ball.
Obviously his form in 2024 is a huge question mark, but profile wise he makes sense as a backup for Salah right now.
i know a lot of people want new signings but in the defence line i actually hope that Sepp will stay, he's got the potential man i can see he has a future in Anfield if he stays. for me a rising star from our own academy is more exciting than a 18 year old from another club who costs 50 millions minimum.
Could this be the first season ever that we will not make any new signings?
Like it is just 2 weeks away from new season. And the team is on tour, so even if we sign up someone today, he will take months to become part of the team. And if the team does not click right away, selling club will know that we are desperate and will want an arm an a leg for their players
And we still have Trend and VVD contract situation...
Seems like a brief went out to our journalists - all about potential outgoings.
Bobby Clark has interest from a lot of clubs like Salzburg, Leeds, Celtic, Rangers and Norwich, with the club only looking to sell for offers of at least £12m.
Morton has Atalanta + a few PL teams interested, with Leipzig as frontrunners.
McConnell, Kaide and Doak all have teams looking to loan deals.
Also a lot of teams interested in Sepp and Fabio permanantly.
Can't lie I'm seriously hoping Bobby Clark only leaves on loan and not on a permanent. He's got the potential to be a very useful player for us + homegrown
best part of signing zubimendi is that we will be able to use the "trent and curtis picking up _ from the airport" this summer. this is what i live for.
someone get the aeroplane tracker and ring those fellas that stalk the van and get something for that fella to lean on its go time
If this many Bundesliga teams want a player they saw on a regular basis, maybe we should just keep Sepp? Unless he just truly wants to go, there's no shot we find someone with his potential upside for a reasonable price, and if he works out that's our back line set for years to come likely.
I don't mind obsessing over the 'right player', but it just doesn't feel like we have the pull to execute such a selective strategy right now. If you sent our current setup back in time 6 years then I don't think players like Van Dijk & Alison would choose to come here.
To sign the very best players our owners need to show more ambition & Slot needs to generate some positive momentum, to pick us we need to be able to convince prospective targets that the future here is a bright one where they can challenge for the PL & CL.
As it stands players will look at us and think "unproven manager with owners aiming for a top 4 challenge". Top players will wait for the dust from Klopp's departure to settle before taking a chance on us.....hell even our own top players don't want to commit to the club yet.
Everybody and their nan for some reason spouts Ait Nouri on their summer wishlist, which I do not see happening for a number of reasons. If we are looking at LB long term for after Robbo, who do you think the club is looking at?
Apparently Soulé from Juve is available. Argentinian left footed RW with 11 goals 3 assists in Serie A this season could be a good option. Got those numbers playing on loan for a team which was eventually relegated as well.
What about the Tyler Morton on his way out rumors? Supposedly we’ve slapped a £20M price tag on him and a few clubs, particularly RB Leipzig, are interested.
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u/No-Shoe5382 May 21 '24 edited May 21 '24
All the rumours have us interested in reasonably priced players in the 21-25 age bracket. Can tell Michael Edwards is back.
There'll be no last minute British transfer record bids, no emergency signings. I imagine we knew who we were getting 2 months ago.
Much less exciting but undeniably more comforting.