Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

I haven't called him a sh1tbag or anything like that, but simply, and especially as a club captain, there are ways to behave and ways to leave the club. I referenced Milner and Bobby in recent weeks, even the likes of Masc and Suarez in the past forced moves but were more honest and straight in their dealings.

I guess no matter how much money is involved, you can't buy class.

There are plenty of people who would turn down the chance to double or triple their salary. I could actually do exactly that if I wanted to move my family to Saudi, Qatar or UAE but I don't as I value my current life and rights of my wife and daughter more than some extra money. I also have no interest living in the middle of the desert. For Hendo it's even worse as unlike me, an increase to his wealth will make no difference to his life. He already has everything he'll ever need so it's only passing wealth down to next generations which many studies have shown can actually end up having a detrimental effect.

Henderson will have '**** you' money. I'm sure he'll be fine with that.

I'm more concerned about the impact on Liverpool's squad for the upcoming season than where he's gone off to.

A second bid has been made for Lavia.

Listening to a few Liverpool podcasts, they mention that Trent is still in that role but more pushing into midfield in preseason. When someone else comes on for him, the role remains so it’s a system applied by the manager. It’s likely the gaping hole will remain with cover from midfield expected which was Henderson’s role and Fab’s although neither did well last year.

Henderson's new club have just posted a promo video and his rainbow armband has been pasted over with a black and white edit of his arm to obscure the rainbow in every image

Ugh, ironic choice of caption as well in the circumstances.

You wonder will he regret this in the future. First Liverpool team to win a league in a generation, if Fabinho goes then 5 of that starting team will have left, and he will be the only one who has left under a cloud.

8-1 is relatively low odds, there has been too much disruption to the midfield to expect anything like an 85+ point season. Finishing in the top 4 and attempting to win the Europa League should be the target for the season.

Coutinho and masch both refused to play league games to force through their moves. That is worse. You are wrong.

Depends on how you look at it. My first thoughts for using that image is "why is it in B&W? What are they trying to hide? - oh yeah equality and human rights..." Had it been in colour, I'd barely have noticed the rainbow as I'm accustomed to seeing it and the colours.

“I know, and it is always like this in life, people will only appreciate him properly after he has left. I think he didn’t get the proper appreciation or respect he would have deserved over the years – from some for sure, but not from all. Now he leaves, I would say, not on the highest high because obviously last season was not fantastic, but leaving on a high and I think that’s good.

“In the future when people are looking back then they will realise Jordan Henderson was the skipper of [our] most successful squad until then – I hope we can create another one – and the skipper of the first Premier League title winners and all these kind of things. That’s a special career. He should be, and will be in the future, proud of it.”

Yea, they didn't behave well, I'm not saying any different. Of course this offed did come in the close season, so who knows.....

Do you think reduced minutes weighed more heavily than the 750k per week?

PSG seem to be open to selling Marquinhos. I wonder is he a potential option to bring in? Age is not on his side but surely could do a job for a few years. Wages and transfer fee probably would be high, especially coming from PSG.

Primarily a CB, but has played RB & DM a decent bit so he would be covering a few roles if he was to come in.

Wages would indeed be high but would be exactly what we need.

Experienced. Brazilian friend for Allison. Can cover in a number of positions.

Definitely worth a gamble imo.

Plenty of positives for him! HIM. He's absolutely entitled to make his own decision - a decision for him and his family and extended family - and the amount of vitriol aimed at him is pathetic.

He's 12 years at Liverpool and gave 100% at all times. He owes nothing to anyone.

You'd swear he owed a few 'fans' favours with the self-righteousness out of some.

Are there, beyond the money? Every other aspect looks negative. Ends top level club career. Likely ends international career. Ends his good standing and goodwill amongst a community he has previously supported. Has to move for three years to a place it’s safe to say would not have been somewhere he would otherwise have chosen to live, either uproots his young family to a less than ideal environment for girls, or leave them behind.

There certainly is lots of money to mount on top of his already amassed piles of money but, as said, there don’t seem to be any other positives to be found in it. Seems a net loss for three years, and time is the one thing money can’t buy.

He is also owed nothing by fans either. People talking about him getting a great reception when he comes back. Why should he?

He played for the club for 12 years in return for getting paid huge money. You'd swear he volunteered for 12 years the way some people go on.

Jordan Henderson has done the modern day version of taking the soup. He's shown that nothing he ever said means a thing when cash is dangled in his face.

I think a lot of people are finding out that a person they put on a pedestal is just no different from a lot of other footballers and that the bottom line for them is as much cash as possible for me and mine before I have to retire.

If you say one thing and then do the other, expect criticism.

Carragher quote from an article I saw earlier:

"When other footballers hear the criticism directed at him, they will not say ‘I can’t go to Saudi’, he stated. "They will be told by their advisors to keep their mouth shut in case they move there in future, thus avoiding accusations of hypocrisy.

"That will equate to buying silence - a grave impact of sportswashing. This is where Fifa and other sporting bodies have also been open to criticism and should have been stronger. Governing bodies have the power to say countries will not be allowed to host major sporting events unless they meet human rights requirements. You can’t preach inclusive values only to turn a blind eye when the price is right and not expect criticism."

He led imperiously for 12 years. Won everything that could be one.

Klopp seemed happy enough with him going so that will be good enough for me. Big money off the wage bill and 12 million for a player who wouldn't be offering much anyway.

Regardless of whether you agree with me or not you seem to live in a fantasy world where professional sportspeople honour their contracts. That shipped sailed decades ago.

😄 I lol'd.

Anything to leave the Hendo drama behind. He's gone let's move on

He's bought into the Sky thing too much to leave them.

In answer to your original question I think that when Fabinho's transfer is announced the club will bring in another non-homegrown player.

There was a reported €30M offer made to Torino for Perr Schuurs a few weeks ago. His entourage was also reported to have told Crystal Palace that they were waiting on Liverpool.

In the same time frame Liverpool was named in the Spanish media as the club that had made a €30M offer to Barcelona for Andreas Christensen. He would be a homegrown player having signed for Chelsea when he was 16/17.