Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Got a good laugh out of this!!

What does that double box mean? I've seen it quite a few times but have no idea what it means.

The Anfield Road extension coming along nicely

New Year update from the Anfield Road Stand expansion

Salah has 4 or 5 years left at the very top

It'll take two players to replace him in terms of dependability and goals because we wont sign 1 super star who might do it on there own ud be looking at the same wages as Mo and a massivs fee

Mo is becomeing an icon and we wouldn't be getting a massive fee either to let him go,

Cohkd it be possible we wil lget in our summer targets before we give Mo what he wants because once he gets his 400 grand others will want more so probably better off getting them in the door first before the wage structure is broken,

Only problem is in most cases if it goes down to 12 months it means the player will leave

The very aptly named Martin Terrier in at sixth place made me chuckle.

I'd say Bayern or Dortmund will try buy him to replace Lewa/Haaland.

I think he'd suit the PL though and like us to at least make a bid for him especially considering we've decent relations with RB group.

No guarantee you’ll get offered tickets for a league or UCL match any time soon with the demand these days unless you have a good contact, so if I were in your position, I’d be taking those Cardiff tickets. It’s unlikely Salah would start, but there’s every chance he’ll feature at some point and it should be a stronger team overall than the one that started against Shrewsbury. But nobody really knows with Klopp, the league could be already decided by that point (it pretty much is already) so the FA Cup might suddenly look more appealing to him with the chance of silverware.

You should go over, and you might be lucky if the kickoff time is in the evening as it always helps the atmosphere in Anfield. It hasn’t been set yet but keep an eye out.

A 200m bid is not going to happen this summer with only 1 year remaining on his contract. If FSG wanted to fully cash in on him for those numbers last summer was the time to do it. If a contract is not negotiated this summer then there is only 2 outcomes. FSG try sell him and hope to earn 100m but in reality it would be close to 80m. Or Salah stays, winds down his final year, leaves and gets a massive signing on bonus along with a hefty pay increase.

A big few months ahead for FSG and Salah in the boardroom....

Klopp saying Elliott is close to team training.

Origi & Thiago not training.

TAA & Ali trained yesterday.

Klopp on Salah's comments.

Reading a few places this evening talking about Salah's current contract of £200k a week that it is heavily incentivised for him to get that much.

Part of me wonders does he want a straight up £400k a week with no incentives attached and this is why the negotiations are still going on as we know all Liverpool contacts are incentives based under FSG.

If he is to get £400k a week I personally would like it to be incentivised for him to get the full amount.

All Liverpool contracts have been like that since FSG took over. It's based both on individual performances and team performances (one of the reasons it spiked a bit in the last 3 years, a lot of CL & PL winning bonuses paid out). Salah activates individual bonuses pretty much every time he goes out on the pitch.

I dont think fsg should be worried about breaking their own pay rules for Mo.

Just looking at the other contract completion dates. Mane and Bobby 2023 so they are currently in a contract negotiation phase. Bobby doesn't get to use the argument that he should be paid similar. Mane could definitely enter a negotiation asking for Similar. Not saying hes right. He may be the biggest casualty of paying Mo out of the system.

Trent is in 2025. He has the potential to be the clear and obvious best in the world. He's the only bridge we'll have to cross. No one else currently at the club will ever have a chance at a top level contract. Elliot maybe, but he's years off. Maybe konate.

Jota, Gomez will have very good careers but won't be greats. VVD, hendo etc will be past it.

My point is giving Mo the best contract in the club at a moment when he's he's the best player in the world is not the slippery slope that arsenal have gone down. If someone else wants to get that money they have to be the best player in the world. They're all great but they're not number 1

Bowen with 5 goals and 9 assists so far this season in the league does look the part and you can see why he is constantly linked.

Are we not a year late to the Bowen party, he was mentioned by a few here last year and he was poo-pooed, but he has kept hiss levels high and will be costly enough now I'd say.

Certainly not a cheap or value option.

Is the extra season to confirm the scouts original thinking worth an extra £15m? They might have thought that he could make the step up in level but needed some more time with a larger scale of data/output to prove that it wasn't a purple patch and that his form can be sustained for a longer period of time.

Taking a bigger risk last summer at ~£40m compared to a bit more of a sounder return this summer at ~£55m after you know that the form has been sustained.

Liverpool, and FSG, have been burnt before by buying players for big fees based on 6 months form. When you are buying 18+ months form, the risk decreases and so they are prepared to pay the bigger fees.

For me, the true nature of the ownership will be laid bare by what happens with the Salah contract situation.

Their tactic of ploughing resources into Klopp, coaching and scouting experts has paid dividends. It's been unbelievable. The club is worth more than it's ever been, and it is more consistently competitive than it has been in my life supporting the club.

Salah is a no-brainer. It's almost like Messi demanding more money than everyone else at Barca - and it's not like Mo is asking for over €1m a week. I strongly suspect he's asking to be paid what the best players in the league are paid. I'd suggest he's looking at De Bruyne on 400k a week, and especially someone like De Gea on 350k a week, and thinking that he has to be in that bracket.

As others have said, I think we may have to sacrifice Mané, if he insists he should be on similar. But that's fine. Salah is the figurehead. Van Dijk is too old to get that money on his next contract. Same with most of our best players. But even so, Salah is above them, and surely they know that, and they'll accept that.

Sometimes you just have to pony up for the best player in the world. you can scrimp on that, because somebody will pay him. and the thing is, we'd probably be paying him less than what he'd get elsewhere. plus it will cost us ludicrous sums to replace him.

it's a no brainer. and if it isn't done, it really will be time to start properly questioning the board.

if they get it done, then they also deserve a massive pat on the back.

Hey Guys,

Any leads on safe places to buy tickets for european matches at Anfield? I recognise there is a premium to be paid but its been so long since I was at a game

Hospitality from the club. https://hospitality.liverpoolfc.com/

You can get ones there now for ~£350 for Inter Milan which is ticket + 3-course meal, drink & programme.

Cup date has had a knock on effect too, Leicester is now Thursday 10th and Burnley is moved to Sunday 13th

Isn't that what Barcelona did with Messi at his best? And isn't this why they were stuck with Griezmann at £300K per week and Coutinho at £270K per week?

I am not saying we shouldn't pay Salah, but we need to be careful. His salary will be the ceiling for new signings so it will impact the new contracts for current players and potential new signings.

I wonder could Tsimikas play left wing for us ?

Just with Origi no where to be seen and Taki, Jota & Bobby the only options for the front 3

It'll be intresting what team he goes with tonight, Spurs & Chelsea where pretty much full strength as Arsenal will be (bar Afcon players)

Will Klopp go full strength or a "CUP" team