Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

A touchline ban for the rest of the season? For that?

F*ck me I've heard it all now.

Klopp charged. Deservedly so. Tierney not reffing this weekend. Right outcome.

more links to Ugarte from a reliable source.

I look forward to seeing him written off after three games if he does sign.

What a weird statement.

Hopefully he won't cost 80m and find himself as 6th choice for his position after a season though.

There are some people who don't understand the game, and if the stats (ie goals or assists) are down then the player is off, and if he's off then it has to be because he's not trying.

A blind man would see that Mo was just going through a patch where the goals weren't going in, in a side that was playing sh1te.

When did it begin ??

He definitely possesses the energy and danger sense that has been missing from our midfield this season. He's a very aggressive tackler and his elbow rolls will draw a lot of cards.

We were back to the business of low balling clubs with offers for players last year so I don't think the club will offer €60M to meet his release clause. If the club is genuinely interested the signing could be a prolonged negotiation.

I was spot on

I love Thiago, but I wouldn’t even give him 5 dog years anymore.

So according to Joyce we are really interested in MacAllistar

I think Caicedo will be too expensive and he seems to be very vocal in trying to get himself a transfer elsewhere. I don't think that sort of behavior will sit well with Klopp and his team.

It sounds like this Ugarte fella is the Gini replacement we are looking for.

I've watched more Brighton games this season than Liverpool games and Mac Allister has been excellent and I've no doubt he could play the Gini role if tasked with it.

Having a look at the per 90 stats of Ginis last Liverpool PL season and all the things I'd consider he was excellent at and comparing them to Mac Allister it does back up the above.

The possession lost stat is definitely in Ginis favour though but he did play a bit deeper and seemed to attempt fewer attacking passes than Mac Allister.

It'll be interesting to see what sort of price Brighton look for both Mac Allister and Caicedo. Because of the age difference I'd expect Caicedo to be 1.5 times the price of Mac Allister and if that's the case it could be the difference in 3 or 4 signings this summer.

Anyone know how to bookmark posts on this new boards?? Asking for a friend...

IMHO, the ship of us signing him sailed about 2 years ago.

There was rumblings of interest back then that came to nothing. He's too expensive now for what he'd bring, a very decent player no doubt but for what he'd bring to the party there would be too high of a World Cup premium

This popped up on my twitter feed just now. Worth remembering that for years prior to this we weren’t in the champions league at all. Growing up, I was aware of Liverpools record of winning European cups and leagues but I’d never actually saw them win anything from the ‘top tier’ competitions.

This was a massive win against a very impressive opponent at the time.

2005 will always be very special to me because it was the club returning to the top table, that instead of watching others reach finals and win cups, that it was us this time.

Marca apparently saying Bellingham to Real is done. €100m-120m. Some €30m less than some reports had him valued at. I have to say it's not totally unreasonable, and you have to wonder if we really were outpriced or if he just said no.

I always think McAllester looks better for Brighton when he's in the more advanced positions, you more often than not seen him operation in the No.10 role. I've no doubt he's a very good player, but my main concern would be for him to become the disciplined almost defense midfield operator that Gini was compared to the role he currently plays.

Actually heartbroken

And the experience of Modric and Kroos.

No brainer really.

I’m glad it’s done early, hopes are kinda dashed, but at least it won’t drag on all summer!

Good luck to him!

If we were priced out of Bellingham at just €100M (I say just, relatively speaking) then I shudder to think what our transfer budget is this summer.

Wasn’t the line from the club that we weren’t going to spend our entire budget on one player? If £88 million is our whole kitty for this window, then we’ll be yet another season without a midfield.

If you can't compete with Real Madrid then the next best bet is to see who they're willing to sell to you imo, they have so much talent that they're always letting someone go. Past few seasons they've sold:

Casemeiro

Varane

Odegaard

Kovacic

Marcos Llorente

Theo Hernandez

Keylor Navas

Ronaldo

Ozil

Di Maria

Dani Ceballos would be my shout for us

The club's transfer strategy has been a shambles for a number of years. Diaz and Gakpo were both signed because the club was aware that other Premier League clubs were lining up deals for them and the fees involved were considered 'no brainers'. At the time of their signings neither was a priority requirement.

Tsimikas & Nunez start tonight.

I wonder if this means a move to the more traditional back 4, or will Tsimikas also play in that quasi back 3 role?