Tksymm7 said:

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Cody is such a classy guy

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Salah!! Party is on

Smokem if ya gottem!

Champions

Heyyyyyy

Who's won the league?

Incredible post game celebration

Congratulations. I'm sorry we couldn't make it more interesting.

Do you think Klopp was there today?

This is well said and well done too. Rings true after going to Liverpool and a game this year. The great and welcoming people, just all of it.

Pretty much an F it game today. Rest of the season is to figure out who's going to be apart of this squad next year and who's not. I loved Jones outside of his slip, Bradley is lethal and I love him as well.

On the other side, Jota is a trash can, Elliott just doesn't fit in this team, and Quansah continues to be a roller coaster.

It's official. TAA confirms on social media that he is leaving LFC.

We all knew it was happening. Him not signing a contract a year ago was evidence enough. We'll miss his passing ability every once in a while breaking down a low block, but you don't break the bank for a fullback/hybrid. I also really love Bradley, we just need to keep him healthy and get him cover.

I'll miss Trent. I get wanting a new and exciting challenge. I just wish saying on at your boyhood club and making it yours fit his plans.

So what are some of the things that we would like to see the club address this summer? No. 9, fullback, CB, depth in midfield? Any players or skillsets in particular?

Tksymm7 said:

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So what are some of the things that we would like to see the club address this summer? No. 9, fullback, CB, depth in midfield? Any players or skillsets in particular?

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I agree with these needs and they're in this order for me:

No 9 is critical
-Jota always gets hurt and Darwin needs to be sold. I'm fine taking a shot at a younger kid with potential/some skins on the wall. A proven #9 is going to break the bank, which I'm also fine with, but I don't think FSG goes that way
-Skillset? Damn can they at least score on 1v1s and put shots on goal?

RB and LB signings
-I like Bradley and think he can absolutely be the answer but he's had injuries and we need someone to push him. Or overtake him.
-Robbo's lost a step and Tsimi isn't good enough. I like the Kerkez kid at Bournemouth.
-They need to be able to defend and that has been TAAs weakness at times. I'm fine giving up some offense from that position but they do need to have the ability to do it.

Midfield depth
-I love our midfield and would look for an experienced player to add depth. Also, sell Endo because we don't use him enough.

RW
We need an understudy for Mo and someone that can sub in for him.

Y'all seeing these KdB to Liverpool rumors?


1+1 year deal and 120k per week being offered, the deal is at the final stages.

Doesn't seem like an FSG signing. Since he's free, maybe just a stopgap in order to address more pressing issues elsewhere?

He's perfect for depth here and is supposed to be a heck of a teammate/leader. I love it

I'm hoping we land Frimpong this summer. He apparently has a 35 million release clause, which I think would be a steal for him. His fit with Mo would be a little awkward, but I think Arne could make it work.

I would love him as well, and he would give you a tool you really don't have right now. His fit with Salah is weird, because while Salah does like to come in on his left foot, he is a true winger and spends most of his time on the outside of the pitcher. Same with Frimpong. When he attacks he's really a right winger. That could be a benefit too in some ways because you could simply play him as a winger in a pinch as well.

I personally really like Bradley, and think he fits with Salah and Slot incredibly well, but also understand that he's been fragile and it would be nice to have some cover there and someone to push him.

My biggest thing I think we need right now (outside of LB) is pace up front. Whether that be at CAM or one of the front three. I just don't think we have great pace and don't threaten teams in that way, and it leads to us getting beat out or left behind a little too often. The ideal is to get a No. 9 that can pour goals in and stretch the field, but would take a WC winger as well. I love Salah and I love the differences Gakpo brings to this team, but think their lack of get there or get away speed hurts us.

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I know it's only March, but in terms of reinforcements in the summer, the rumours that the Liverpool journalists are hearing/putting out is that we are expected to invest heavily this summer. (I feel like I hear this every other window, so I'll believe it when I see it.)

My gut now tells me that VvD is the only one that re-signs with Liverpool. I am 50-50 on Salah, but I think he is now closer to leaving than staying. And TAA has had his eye on the exit door since at least December.

I would expect Kelleher to stop playing nice and force an exit, and rightfully so. We probably fetch 20-25M GBP for him.
I personally love Joe Gomez. I think he is a great versatile defender when fit. But that is his problem, he is never fit. Knowing our luck, the second we sell him, he will string 20+ months without an injury and be an England regular. I would demand 40-45M GBP for his services. (Newcastle were offering 45M GBP last summer).
If we could get 15M GBP for Endo, I'd sell him too and let Bajcetic (who has been playing quite well in Spain) fill that role.
I continue to have mixed feelings on Darwin. But it really does feel like his days on Merseyside are numbered. He is still young, turning 26 in the summer, so I would expect a fee of somewhere in the 50-55M GBP range for him to see the exit. (Saudi apparently came in in January and offered 60M+ GBP for him).
I would think we bring a LB so one of Robbo or Tsimikas would need to make way for him. I think 20-25M GBP for either of them would be good. Keep the other as cover.
I would then also expect us to sell a few of our players that have been out on loan like Rhys Williams, Nat Phillips (finally) as well as the odd youngster or two like James McConnell or Trent Kone-Doherty that should fetch another 10-15M GBP total.

My favoured incomings would be Bournemouth's 21 year old LB Kerkez (30M), 19 year old CB Dean Huijsen (40M), Ajax's 18 year old CB/FB Jorrel Hato (30M), Brighton's 21 year old CM Carlos Baleba (35M), and Alexander Isak (110M).

In an ideal world, our departures would fetch a total of ~160-165M GBP. The above incomings would cost ~245M. So an investment of 80-85M GBP would be required from FSG to revamp this squad and provide reinforcements to the back line where we always seem to have injuries and in the midfield where we need players that Slot actually trusts to rotate in and give breaks to our midfield three. And if Salah does indeed go, we'd need to replace his goal contribution output (an admittedly impossible task), but the only player I would want in world football at the moment would be Isak at Newcastle (and if you believe the internet, he would try to force his way out of Tyneside if they don't get CL football next season. So root for whoever plays Newcastle the rest of the way).

What I would want our 2025-2026 roster to look like (without Salah ):
GKs: Alisson Becker, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Vitezslav Jaros
RBs: Conor Bradley, Calvin Ramsey
CBs: VvD, Ibou Konate, Dean Huijsen, Jorrel Hato, Jarell Quansah
LBs: Andy Robertson or Kostas Tsimikas, Milos Kerkez
CMs: Carlos Baleba, Dominik Szoboszlai. Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Stefan Bajcetic, Tyler Morton
LW: Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo
CF: Alexander Isak, Diogo Jota
RW: Federico Chiesa, Harvey Elliott, Ben Doak

As always, thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

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What a difference two months can make. PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS!! With all the competitions we are involved in settled from a Liverpool perspective, the focus now turns to the summer. Salah and VvD are staying and TAA has decided to seek pastures anew. I thank Trent for his service to Liverpool Football Club and wish him a miserable career at Real Madrid. Rumors have surfaced that Madrid would want TAA for the dumb money-grabbing and ill-timed Club World Cup that starts in June. TAA's contract ends June 30. So Madrid would have to pay us to cut his contract short. I would play hardball and milk that for all it is worth. Anything over 2-3 Million would be nice.

Contracts expiring in 2026 are Ibou Konate, Caoimhin Kelleher, Andy Robertson, and Vitezslav Jaros. Konate is obviously the most important one with the 25 year old shaping out to be a world-class defender. The snakes at Real Madrid seem determined to continue their practice of convincing the world's elite players to run down their contract and sign for them on a free. And Konate appears to be their next target. Hughes and FSG have reportedly offered him a contract back in December and he is stalling. We cannot let another player leave on a free. We have made a bad habit of this in recent years (Ox, Firmino, Keita, Wijnaldum, Milner, etc) and it's time it ends. Apply pressure on Konate and get him to sign a contract. Otherwise, sell him. I would bet he could fetch a price tag of 70M+. Kelleher has earned the chance to be a No.1 and Alisson isn't going anywhere. Plus, Mamardashvili seems poised to be the new No. 2. Sell Kelleher this summer. Robbo, on the other hand, is tricky. My heart loves him and the energy and camaraderie he brings to the team. Maybe get him to sign a one year extension? Otherwise, it might be time to move on from him. Especially if Kerkez is brought in. We do not need 3 LBs. Selling Robbo or Tsimikas would be the correct decision, imo. Vitezslav Jaros seems content to be the No. 3. He is still 23. I'd extend him for another year or two. Unless you can sign some veteran there.

My favoured incomings remain largely the same with Bournemouth's 21 year old LB Kerkez looking increasingly likely to be the summer's first signing. Leverkusen's 24 year old RB Jeremie Frimpong also seems like a no brainer with a release clause rumored to be in the 30-35M range. He ticks so many boxes, plus would be a homegrown player since he came through the Man City Academy. I am still a big fan of 19 year old CB Dean Huijsen. Madrid also seem interested but they are also looking at William Saliba. So if they can pry him away from London, I like our chances of signing the young Spaniard. Brighton's 21 year old CM Carlos Baleba would be the CM signing I would chase. Stuttgart's 24 year old CM Angelo Stiller is the other midfielder we seem to be consistently linked with. I don't know much about him, but my gut says to go with the player who has already proven himself capable of handling the Premier League. And then there's the small task of addressing the front line. The dream signing, of course, is Alexander Isak. But his price tag may keep him up at Tyneside for a while longer. We are desperately missing a speedy finisher. Salah would easily have already eclipsed 20 assists for the season if he we had a poacher. Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Sesko, and Viktor Gyökeres seem to be the strikers that everyone in football is linked to. Other than Gyokeres racking up the goals in Portugal, I do not know much about this trio. But we do need someone who can bang out 17-20+ goals in a season and that player (not named Salah) is not currently on our roster.

Regular Liverpool FC journalists continue to put out there that FSG is willing to spend big this summer to provide Arne Slot with reinforcements. But how many times have we heard this before? We don't have any stadium plans, training facility upgrades, etc to fund so we may actually have a sizeable transfer budget. But, as always, I'll believe it when I see it. Sell Kelleher, Darwin Nuñez, Endo, Tsimikas, (Konate if he doesn't want to sign an extension), and handful of academy players (see above) to hopefully add 100-175+M to the transfer budget. Give Slot the depth he needs to compete on all four fronts and, with some luck, bring at least two trophies to Anfield next season.

Awesome post. Agreed on Liverpool needing to get out ahead of guys leaving for free, especially when you could sell them for a profit. The Trent situation is super unique imo because while we let him leave on a free, we offered him numerous contracts for over a year, but also needed him in order to win the league and do what we wanted to do, so selling him just never made a ton of sense.

I don't think Konate is going anywhere unless he makes it known that he wants a move to Madrid or somewhere like PSG. If that's the case you 100% sell him this offseason and cash in. He's increased his value a ton this year. Huijsenn and Kerkez are both legit options, with Huijsen being the slight favorite imo. Another guy I would throw into the conversation is Rayan At-Nouri at Wolves. I think he actually fits what Slot wants to do better than Kerkez and could probably be had for cheaper.

Ekitike fits 100% what we need from a No. 9 and I would sign up for that tomorrow. I also wonder if Liverpool would sniff around Karim Adeyimi as well. He's a winger, but he also brings what we don't have a lot of which is inane pace.

I'd like to see the club address another option at CAM too, but have no clue who that would be.

Last guy I will mention, and this is a dream long shot imo, is Adam Wharton at Palace. I think he is THE mold for what Slot wants in a No. 6. and an absolute baller. Downside is that I think he would cost 50 and are you really brining a guy at that cost to be a rotational player with Maca and Gravenberch? I could make the argument that we need to do something like it, but think its a long shot.

Diaz's goal was magical

Disappointing not to make Arsenal our ***** today, but don't really care all that much either. Robo missed an absolute sitter for the win. Oh well though, we're still the champions!

Fabrizio Romano reports that Liverpool are in advanced talks with Leverkusen and Jeremie Frimpong. Sounds like it's borderline a done deal because of his 35 MM release clause. Obviously it's more involved that just what I have said, but this is a great move. He brings another first team caliber player to the team and a completely different look to this team.

In additional news, it sounds like Konate could be a legit threat to leave this summer if they can't come to an agreement on a contract extension. Liverpool aren't letting him walk for free this go around.