Liverpool FC Team Talk, Gossip, Rumours 2024/25

Great news about Edwards. It’s no secret that Klopps influence and authority over transfers has grown since he’s been here and certainly since Edwards and Ward left, so nice to see the club restore take that responsibility back ahead of getting a new manager in.

Kelleher

Bradley - Gomez - Quansah - Robertson (C)

Szobozlai - McConnell - Clark

Salah - Gakpo - Koumas

is what I'd go for. Hopefully Jayden Danns is back fit and bench of Adrian, Virgil, Tsimikas, Endo, Elliott, Mrozek, Gordon, Danns, Musialowski, Diaz, Nunez, Mac Allister

I see a big summer of change, not just the manager obviously. Long term decisions to be made on Salah and Van Dijk.

Nallo isn't in the Europa squad so can't play, he's not eligible for List B and there's no space on List A for him (it's already been completed for this season anyway after Matip was removed for Adrián)

There's no young CB options eligible for list B that have been anywhere near the first team yet

Scanlon played in one of the group games at LB so could be in the squad but he stunk out the place that night and hasn't been seen since.

Williams, Phillips, van den Berg, Beck, Chambers, Ramsay all on loan.

Defensive players has to be the priority in the summer. CB and LB.

I think Scanlon was seen in crutches at the end of the Man City game so that would suggest to me that's out for a while.

LB has to be looked at alright. it's an uncomfortable conversation to have as Robbo has been a great player for the club. But he has put in the hard miles, and he is a player that relied on physical attributes moreso than technical attributes. Similar to Hendo in a way. At 30, how many more big seasons can he give the club? He's starting to pick up a couple injuries in the last couple seasons too, after a few years of being available for / playing nearly every game. Will Edwards (and Hughes) be open to giving him a new contract next summer at 31 and 1 year remaining? Edwards was against giving Henderson a new contract in a similar situation.

Yeah I think CB will have to be looked at alright with Matip leaving, but with the breakthrough of Quansah maybe the search is more geared towards a Klavan type signing (or even another Matip!) as opposed to another Konate type.

Crystal Palace supporters I know say there was a rumour in January of an agreement in principle for Liverpool to sign Marc Guehi in the summer. He's a player the club showed an interest in last summer.

Hopefully Edwards is coming back with a new 10 year plan!

Even though Alisson has a contract until 2027 I have a bad feeling he could be leaving this summer after Klopp

I think his stock will never be higher, if we extend him it's to preserve the transfer fee.

Bring Olise too if we're considering Palace players. He'd be a great understudy for Mo.

Was coming, don't like to see him sacked but let a lot of points go late on in games in February and now close to relegation zone.

Sometimes you just need the new manager bounce at the right time of the season

Benched last match but played the full 90 in the previous 3. He's started most of their matches recently

I'm not sure if I'm a fan of the multi-club model. Especially if it's a UEFA club where there are some muddy waters with ownership of players etc. I've been against other clubs trying to exploit FFP by having it, so there's no change when FSG are looking to do it. A portfolio of clubs takes the uniques away from clubs, for a start, let alone the whole movement of players & funds to skirt around rules and using one club just to benefit another.

We've seen before that FSG do try things that fans don't want, but would be appealing to them on a business side. Most clubs nowadays are at it so maybe they are looking at it with a view of 'can't beat them, join them'?

One 'business side' activity that would suggest that FSG undertook recently to suggest that they are open to making adjustments to their model was that they took out a loan to fund player purchases. It's not unusual for clubs to fund player purchases through loans, or to sell-off transfer fees to external credit facilitators (like the Coutinho deal), but we haven't really seen Liverpool use these for buying players under FSG. There's a few ways of looking at this, but maybe it's a sign that they are willing to push the boat out a little more now on transfer spend when in recent years they were more reserved and didn't make that extra 1 signing when needed such as 21/22 needing a CB in January.

Good point about the the stand redevelopment affecting cash flow.

Think there’s talk of FSG looking at a South American club to buy, more a case of scouting there and plucking the rewards to sell for profit, I doubt we will be sending players their for loan for example.

Think the Salah and VVD contract issues will be very interesting with Edwards back on board, Hendersons new deal would not have happened if he was still there at the time and look what happened there. Now, Salah and VVD are playing at the top of their game and not comparable to Henderson per se, but will larger multi year contracts be offered to 30+ old lads with a lot of miles on the clock? Certainly will be an interesting one to see.

One way to sort it is to have them meet now in the Quarter-finals if both make it

Croke Park is a smart move because it means you can make it a ticketed fanzone (free) which is easier to coordinate and crowd control

But then again you don't know who's going to make it. The 2011 final was in the Aviva and they were giving away tickets on the day as 2 Portuguese teams couldn't sell it

Similar happened in the rugby in the older Lansdowne Road in 2003 for the Heineken Cup Final, was a massive sell out before the semi finals as it looked like it could be Munster v Leinster in Dublin but then both lose to French teams in the semi and they get 28,000 people to watch Perpignan v Toulouse in a stadium that holds twice that

It's really only a problem for UEFA if it's Rangers or us getting to the final. Or if it's one of the Italian teams like Roma just because of how much hassle they are

To add to that,seemingly konate was out running on grass today at training and he might make the Fa Cup game this Sunday

Everyone has Salah sold here. He does have the option to run down his contract for mega money. He also has to look around to see where he gets the success he wants.

PSG won't win the CL. Real are signing mbappe. Bayern wont pay him crazy money. Barca are screwed. Italian clubs aren't good enough or rich enough. City and arsenal are the next best teams in Europe and i really don't think he'd go to them.

I actually think he wants to stay long term. His problem now is that klopp is gone and Edwards' maths will push him to get rid.

VVD is the captain and seems to love it. I'd guess he'd love to step into the leader void left by Klopp. Be the arm around the shoulder guy.

Yeah, not true at all that everyone has him sold. I genuinely believe we'll get to enjoy him for a few years yet

I was impressed on Sunday work how we nullified Haaland and De Bruyne but seeing this makes me appreciate it even more. After the first ten minutes when we adjusted and settled, this is every single successful pass KdB made...

I've stolen this from 442's analysis which, as always, is brilliant (13min video)...

It would be awful for Arsenal if Rice got crocked for like 10 games this evening.

Jota is the one we miss most, playing his best football before getting injured. I don't miss Allison at all, that's the best compliment I can give Kelleher.

I'm not sure wage increases would be needed - both their last deals were signed with them at their absolute peaks. Same terms would probably be enough. Think it all depends on the options available to them when the time comes - though as captain I could see Virg wanting to stay.

For older players it's always a case by case basis - but in both their cases, they look like maintaining their ability for another few years yet, both aging well. Virg can practically walk through games, and Mo has value as a more central player even if he loses a little pace at some stage.

Shame this is Arsenal's last game until after the international break, as the extra time could've left them a bit leggy. I'd like to see 'em get through though. Would actually kind of like to see them win the CL - they're one of the few teams that could probably take City on their day, so the further they go the better (and of course it distracts them a bit from the league).