Liverpool FC Rumours

06 Oct 2026 19:41:42
Any of the ITK's know anything about a reported 50M offer from LFC to Tijuana for 18 year old Gilberto Mora?

06 Oct 2026 19:48:17
Yeah pretty certain the £50m was right, Mora less.

06 Oct 2026 20:08:44
Not a chance they'd take a 50m punt on an unproven player, is there?
are we now entering the Real phase of signings?

{Ed666's Note - we did it with Andy Carroll.

06 Oct 2026 21:36:58
How many games had Jacquet played before we spent more than that on him?

Or the (up to, minimal up front) we paid for an 18yo GK?

06 Oct 2026 21:51:44
*£30m.

06 Oct 2026 22:55:40
There was conjecture that we were interested when he looked good in the World Cup but most of us were fascinated by the Diomande circus at the time.

07 Oct 2026 07:51:42
He's a quality youngster. I hope its true and the reported 35-40m isn't so expensive with current inflation of prices.

07 Oct 2026 07:56:13
He is quite good in FM26 to be honest.

07 Oct 2026 08:27:53
When moon the moon hits your eye
Like a bid pizza pie that's a mora.

07 Oct 2026 12:27:46
Good little player. Not sure Premier League is ideal for his size and stature. Surely La Liga would be his preference.

07 Oct 2026 20:06:34
I don't mean to blow my own trumpet but I reckon £50m would be enough to persuade Herb Alpert to sell him to us.
He's not the only Gilberto we are looking at either. We've also shown an interest in Gilberto Sullivan. But funds are tight and we might need a loan again, naturally.

07 Oct 2026 20:34:15
😀😀😀 Nice one @Rigsby - I'm definitely in the 'of a certain age" bracket.

05 Oct 2026 18:47:48
Just for something a bit different.
With vvd contract ending this season. What's everyone's thoughts? For me he is still one of best cb's in prem. But if he will only sign if he gets a pay rise then sadly It's time to go. If he wants 2 year deal then it has to be reduced wages and bigger bonuses for appearances.

05 Oct 2026 18:54:38
I'd be fairly confident that even Virg knows he's not getting a pay rise unless he goes to Saudi/USA. He's nearly 35, and probably our highest earner.

On current form, it's worth extending season by season, but I'm not sure he'll stay. Another one who has paid back his transfer fee and then some, when he eventually goes it'll be with everyone's admiration and best wishes.

05 Oct 2026 19:06:00
I personally don't care if his salary stays the same. Happy to let the club make the call on that.

05 Oct 2026 19:14:04
I agree with most of that. But if reports of real looking at him on a free transfer are true, and his form this season is good. I would be shocked if they didn't offer him more than he's getting now.

05 Oct 2026 19:40:33
One last big contract, or adding more to the legacy. He's already our GOAT CB and in the best Prem/UK league team of all time.
The new ownership will want to keep him, and perhaps be willing to push the boat out more than FSG.

05 Oct 2026 20:33:47
Form has been fantastic but I really want to see the armband move on. Great servant to the club and nothing but gratitude, if he wants to stay on reasonable terms then great. If he wants to leave then thank you for what you did for the club.

05 Oct 2026 21:23:25
With Van Dijk, and Alisson to a certain extent, I think we need to see how they perform until January. Both have had drops in performance / availability that need to be considered.

With Van Dijk, a lot of that could have stemed from Slot's demands of the defenders, which seemed to be to drop and not engage the opposition players. A mad tactical decision, but not something Slot ever seemed upset by in interviews or press conferences, it appeared very much by design.

Van Dijk has a strong and consistent partner in Jacquet now, and there is still hope in Leoni. Van Dijk would be an excellent role model to both. And, if he can maintain his performances so far this season, it is a no brainer, for me. However, last season, his drop off of performance (And, especially leadership) was a major, major concern, and certainly not all down to Slot.

Alisson, for me, I am undecided. Incredible on his day, but I have never seen a Goalkeeper pick up so many injuries for such innocuous things. He is fit half the season, and many, myself included, are counting down the days till he gets injured again. Because, it is not a question of if, anymore, but a question of when. The lay offs are significant also, something is not right with him at this stage in his career.

05 Oct 2026 21:47:54
Give him another year 💯.

05 Oct 2026 22:15:46
As it stands I'd have no hesitation in offering him extension. Outstanding player, the best cb I've ever seen.

05 Oct 2026 22:16:07
I really hope he stays. He looks back to normal this season and that's been a big reason why the whole defensive unit has looked solid so far.

He is not as fast as he once was, sure, but he isn't slow as far as centre backs go. He is also one of only 3 players from the original mentality monsters. As long as he can play at this level twice per week we should be doing everything in our power to keep him and his experience in the building.

What's more we have a signed two young CBs in Jacquet and Leoni who will only benefit from having him present for the next couple of years imo. Jacquet already looks like Van Dijks heir, Leoni will likely need more time before we can be sure, but he looked good in Italy and the tiny taste we did get was promising. Provided they both stay fit and hungry, they've got the ultimate role model to learn from and it could ease the post-Virg transition.

05 Oct 2026 22:40:39
Give the best and most available CB in the world another contract. Simple.

06 Oct 2026 00:20:14
remember when he had never been dribbled past?

Ledge.

06 Oct 2026 07:41:24
Why insult the man by offering reduced wages? Offer him what he gets now the man has just played every minute of every Premier League games last season. Still hugely important. We wouldn't be offering a 27 year old reduced wages so why offer a regular starter(albeit 35 years old)reduced wages?

06 Oct 2026 07:58:44
The most important thing for me is for the club to start do some more strategic planning for these aging stars.

The club did a terrible job of planning replacements for Mo Salah.

I'm supportive of giving one year extensions to both players if it allows the club to identify and secure (or develop internally) their long-term replacements.

However, it felt like with Salah we gave the extension just to kick the can down the road.

06 Oct 2026 09:47:32
If he is the best left CB at the club come the end of the season, then why wouldn't you extend?

06 Oct 2026 14:00:11
I'd hold on to players like VVD, Allison and Araujo for as long as possible. Leadership skills are crucial in a team that wants to win. And the environment created by these types off the field is often as important as what goes on, on the field.

Not easy to find leaders, even though diminishing skills on the field often convince you to want them to move on.

06 Oct 2026 16:19:21
Exactly FPF!

06 Oct 2026 16:53:26
Navy Keith, Salah had the season of his career bagging 57 goal contributions when we extended his contract. Exactly what part of re-signing a player hitting those kind of insane numbers felt like "kicking the can down the road"? Rhetorical question by the way.

07 Oct 2026 07:33:38
@chewy - read what I wrote again. I am talking about strategic long term team planning.

So by extending his contract and not using that time to plan and secure a replacement, the club IMO was kicking the can down the road with regards to replacing him.

I'm not sure why you are mentioning his goal contributions. I'm not saying he wasn't phenomenal or debating whether he should have been given a new contract.

What I am saying is the club needs to do a better job with team planning. VVD and Allison aren't going to play forever, so inevitably there will come a time when they need to be replaced - that should not be a surprise to anybody.

You would expect well run clubs to be forward planning in the transfer market, wouldn't you? Rhetorical question by the way.

07 Oct 2026 08:49:17
I'd let him go been a fantastic servant to the club and are we really going to offer what other clubs will, he's 35 and if he stays and his form drops off, the club will be murdered for paying him that and extending his contract.

07 Oct 2026 09:19:51
West Yorkshirered - it's simply time to move on from VVD. Alisson too IMO.

Id be disappointed with the club if either remain into next season.

I'm not even convinced he's the best CB at the club anymore.

07 Oct 2026 10:57:35
Would the club really be slaughtered if they offer him another year at his current wage? Dont think so? Brisbane I can see your point when it comes to Allison he misses a third of the season. But Virg has just played every minute of a Prem League season.

What LCB can we realistically get who is better? Why spend the bones of a hundred mill when we have Virg who on current form is the best in his position in the league?

05 Oct 2026 07:21:02
Liverpool and Chelsea have joined the race to sign Nottingham Forest's Brazilian defender Murillo, but the 24-year-old will not be allowed to leave the City Ground in January. (Football Insider)

05 Oct 2026 10:05:59
Can't see another CB arriving any time soon.

05 Oct 2026 11:04:31
do we really need him? think the Club are set now and have very high hopes for Jaquet/Leoni to be the future with Araujo in around the mix and the two young lads that played in pre season.

05 Oct 2026 11:52:39
With both VVD and Gomez contracts expiring next summer, it's possible they both leave. But then we would still have Jaquet, Leoni, Araujo, Ndiaye and Ndukwe. That looks enough, I would think. Unless the club wants to return Araujo and replace with a younger player (Zabarnyi or Murillo as per rumours). I would keep Araujo. Keep at least one senior experienced "anchor" type CB.

05 Oct 2026 12:22:14
"the 24-year-old will not be allowed to leave the City Ground in January"

Gonna make away fixtures a bit tricky.

05 Oct 2026 12:25:10
There are lots of possibilities. Like has been said, Virg and Gomez could easily leave and whilst I suspect that Araujo has already done enough to show that he would be a good signing, he is only on loan and there is no guarantee that he will be here next season. We will also need to see how well Leoni comes back from his injury. Whatever happens, with Jacquet, Leoni, Ndiaye and Ndukwe on the books it is a fantastic foundation to build on but the last 2 are still very young and might even need to be loaned out to get the minutes they require to continue developing to their full potential (I'm very excited about the potential of Ndukwe from what I saw in pre-season).


That said, I'd personally give Virg an extension and bring Araujo in permanently as you need that experience for the younger players to learn from. I wouldn't be looking to sign any other CB's at this time.

05 Oct 2026 12:42:59
While he is a good player that is surprisingly good in the air for his height and a really good left foot, I am not sure Murillo is the guy for defending the large spaces expected of an Iraola defender.

Tall and rangey with a good aerial duel % is the prototype.

05 Oct 2026 13:01:36
He seems to do ok at Nottingham Forest. perhaps they play on a smaller pitch than us, although we don't qualify for UEFA finals or internationals as our pitch is, apparently too small.

05 Oct 2026 14:32:15
Think we have the smallest pitch.

05 Oct 2026 14:33:00
Mightred Kloppers, Virg, Gomez and Araujo could all be on their way come June, we are definitely looking at options to fill those potential voids.

05 Oct 2026 16:15:01
While i do like the idea of Arsenal type fullbacks and Murillos ball progression, i feel he may be too expensive for someone who could get skinned with lots of space behind him.

05 Oct 2026 17:35:34
Fpf and funky, not to sure where you get this from. Murillo is quick enough to deal with space behind him. I am sure I read somewhere he clocked 33kph this season.
He's young, left footed, prem experience good passer and good moving forward with the ball. If we are looking at signing a cb I can't think of anyone better.

05 Oct 2026 18:27:08
Think Virg will be here next year so for me Araujo would be the only arrival. And I even think that's far from a given. A lot will depend on how Ndukwe gets on this season.

05 Oct 2026 19:45:34
We didn't buy a handful of the best young CB's available to bury them under expensive squad buys. Hopefully one will step up.

05 Oct 2026 22:39:57
WestYorkshirered - if you think 33kmph is quick then your argument undoes itself.

06 Oct 2026 03:53:45
Fpf, I said quick enough.

02 Oct 2026 08:49:55
YLFP expected back in full training in the next 2 weeks.

02 Oct 2026 11:17:55
Having Virg around who went through a similar injury will help Leoni gain his confidence back.

02 Oct 2026 11:54:50
Why not just call him Leoni, if that is who you are indeed referring to?

02 Oct 2026 13:43:25
Just a little throwback to when Leoni joined us as93lfc. Everyone was calling him YLFP after Carra said we were interested in a "Young Lad From Parma".

02 Oct 2026 14:32:24
The silence on Isak and Gakpo is killing me. We need at least one of them fit vs the Shams.

02 Oct 2026 15:13:25
I didn't know we were playing Shamrock Rovers 😳.

02 Oct 2026 15:21:43
I wasn't aware until recently that this Leoni was born in Liverpool.

02 Oct 2026 14:57:07
New up and coming group that play punk music from '70s and 80s!
Sham 2009!!

02 Oct 2026 15:46:19
Sorry, I meant to say his Dad was born in the city.

02 Oct 2026 21:04:54
The young dad from Wirral?

03 Oct 2026 18:43:23
As95 maybe if u had been here when we were linked to him u wouldn't have asked that question.

04 Oct 2026 05:37:00
@YnwaKoptie, but he wasn't so he did.

04 Oct 2026 11:01:53
Kopite, I've been checking this site for like a decade at this point. I didn't realise Taurus was just messing around.

04 Oct 2026 13:24:43
Puts on grandpa Simpson voice
I've been around these parts since Ken Aguero was spotted coming in on the Babelcopter and I'll tell you this, he was no Navy Keith.

04 Oct 2026 23:34:04
Hey @Funky. I think the club will be quiet on the injuries until we play City.

In fact you could call it THE SILENCE TILL THE SHAMS..

No..Anyone..

I'll get my coat!!

30 Sep 2026 20:32:26
Hi Diddly Ho,

What a week, huh! Unprecedented times for English football that's for sure.

Don't expect anything to come from this, but PSG have been in dialogue with Ekitike's team about the possibility of a return further down the line.

From what I'vve heard, this doesn't necessarily mean PSG have decided they want him back, or that Hugo is looking for a return. It's more a case of keeping the door ajar for the future.

There's still a long road of recovery ahead for Hugo. If there are no major setbacks and he makes a full recovery, I suspect the clubs best move would be to offer him a new deal on favourable terms.

On Julian Ward, I've been told to expect contracts to be tied down earlier than we've seen previously. Apparently, some officials at other clubs have been bemused by our actions over recent seasons when it comes to renewals.

Also, just a little reminder that I don't have any direct sources inside the club anymore. All of what I hear now comes through a mix of contacts at European clubs and their links in England.

Take care all,

Diddly out.

30 Sep 2026 21:06:00
No more direct insider source?! Absolutely unacceptable, that's a 115 point deduction and an immediate relegation to Twitter for you!

Cheers Ned.

30 Sep 2026 22:59:37
Good to see you back, neighbourinho!

01 Oct 2026 12:15:55
Cheers, Flanders.

Sorting out Rio and Virg contracts quicky would be a great start in the role for Ward. Fingers crossed that Alisson can be convinced to stay longer too.

01 Oct 2026 13:08:02
Cheers Flanderino.

01 Oct 2026 22:28:46
Cheers Ned. Great to hear from you.

02 Oct 2026 05:07:11
Love the work and the honesty about contacts Ned. Keep up the good work 👍.

02 Oct 2026 07:48:08
Chewy, ned got the information from the country so he couldn't have got the information from anywhere else, so he will appeal.

01 Oct 2026 09:19:51
Hello all,

Liverpool have held talks with Club Brugge this week regarding the availability of Joaquin Seys for January

Price seen as very high. Club want a full back this winter.

Ta.

01 Oct 2026 09:33:18
Cheers Carra, great to see you back and hope you're doing good health wise mate.

01 Oct 2026 09:41:50
Never heard of him so just watched a few clips - Major Robbie Jones vibes!

01 Oct 2026 10:46:59
We'll probably end up with Simon Seys.

01 Oct 2026 11:20:57
Id be keeping my powder dry and see what happens with Gvardiol and Nico Reilly.

01 Oct 2026 12:32:15
Great to hear from you, Carra.
Hope you are well.

Looks like a competent all rounder of a left back that can play on the right a bit from the sounds of it. Not greasy fast but has an engine on him. Stays on his feet a lot more than Kerkez.

Interesting profile. Assume this would be a Tsimikas replacement.

Wishfully hoping that Daniel Banjaqui will be our future at RB :)

01 Oct 2026 12:48:37
Welcome back Carra, not seen him play but Tsimikas needs replacing and Kerkez needs proper competition.
As good as Araujo is doing would like a proper right back as well Frimpong has proven he is nowhere near good enough I also don't think Bradley is as well but is good enough as a back up when needed.
Carra you got any info on any midfield reinforcements.

01 Oct 2026 16:10:54
Replace kerkez and tsmikas neither top draw, just cook the books and hey presto plenty cash flow spend just wipe the hard drives every now and again!!
Nice one carra.

01 Oct 2026 19:19:58
Cheers Carra, hope you are doing well. YNWA.

02 Oct 2026 08:51:48
All well, thanks for the messages.

Back to complete full health now.

Ta.

{Ed025's Note - good to hear mate..

02 Oct 2026 09:48:28
Like 025 says good to hear welcome back lad.

02 Oct 2026 11:59:54
Great news about your health Carra!

04 Oct 2026 20:09:55
Cheers carra, if he's as as jones or as near he would be a bargain.

05 Oct 2026 06:23:32
Goaldigger read that as Margot Robbie vibes.

Got my hopes up.

29 Sep 2026 22:30:56
Real Madrid are considering a move for Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk, 35, as the Dutchman will become a free agent at the end of the season. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish)

29 Sep 2026 23:04:59
They love a freebee do Madrid, despite being minted.

{Ed666's Note - someone tell them Kerkez is out of contract at the end of the season

30 Sep 2026 00:59:05
The Incredible Bulk - Yeah, and what a lot of good this strategy is doing them - thrashed year after year by an average Barca team.

30 Sep 2026 01:01:02
I'd like the football world to shun Real Madrid and not do any business with them. Don't buy their players, don't sell to them. Let them only deal in Bosmans and let them accumulate a bloated squad.

{Ed666's Note - I’d like to give Margot Robbie the best 3 seconds of her life which includes foreplay and a cigarette.

30 Sep 2026 06:56:14
I would not call the Barca team average there is 6/7 players they have I would not mind.

30 Sep 2026 07:52:07
i suppose madrid looked at last years partnership between vvd and konate and thought we need that here?

30 Sep 2026 09:15:46
So they'd have VVD, Konate and TAA, a cheeky bid for Robbo and they'd be set for years to come!

30 Sep 2026 09:26:04
We are going to see stories like this every few days now. Especially as Virg is still putting in top class performances. A week before he signed his last contract the Spanish press had him down as signed sealed and delivered to Madrid.

30 Sep 2026 10:59:07
Genuinely wouldn't be upset to see this happen. Need to move forward without him.

30 Sep 2026 13:13:22
van Dijk has given the club the best years of his career. Absolutely bonafide legend and stands in the same company as the likes of Alan Hansen. If he leaves on a free then good luck to him as he's repaid every penny of his transfer fee and more.

30 Sep 2026 13:21:55
Agree with Vikk and Brisbane, we need to look to the future, at this stage in his career I wouldn't mind him going on a free, he's given us his all.

30 Sep 2026 14:06:00
What people saying they wouldn't mind him going on a free have to ask themselves is if we were playing in a final tomorrow would he be in our best 11z. Obviously the answer to that question is yes, if it's still the answer come May we should be keeping him around.

Age aside he still walks into our 11.I still think he gets in every Premier League side. Time is catching up but there's still a couple of years left in Virg. We'd be an awfully young and inexperienced squad without him and Allison.

30 Sep 2026 14:24:50
I don't understand the folk almost clamouring for him to leave so they can wave their handkerchiefs and bid him farewell, he's our captain and by far the best defender at the club still. Unless you're bringing in one of the best defenders on the planet to replace him i'd be offering him another year, who else at the club currently fills his boots? There's no one.


I get it's inevitable he will need replaced eventually but there isn't anyone who can yet and him leaving will make us a lot weaker, both on and off the pitch.

30 Sep 2026 09:21:40
You're on fire this morning ED0666!!🤣🤣💥💥🫵🫵🥳🥳🤣🤣.

{Ed666's Note - I know someone hide me down 😁

30 Sep 2026 16:16:02
Ed666, you boasting again I see!
Mine included a shower!

{Ed666's Note - I think it’s time for the blue pill mate!

30 Sep 2026 17:36:28
I don't think Virg would go there, I also don't believe they want him. And as for half of you lot wanting to see him gone wake up. theres no one at the club who can fill in for him.

30 Sep 2026 18:17:47
That's all completely irrelevant if he actually wants to go, Florian. You're completely missing the point here, if he really wants to make the move, we can't stop him, and so by comparison, with the last 2 players who left for Madrid, there's no hard feelings if he did make that decision.

SG8, not a single person is "clamouring for him to leave", don't be acting the drama queen.

30 Sep 2026 19:35:40
I'm missing no point Chewy. if he wants to go that's a different story. Of course we can't stop him. I never said we could because that would make me an idiot. I was responding to posters who seemed all to happy to send him on his way.

I disagree with that line of thinking. I think we should do everything in our power to extend his contract.

30 Sep 2026 19:57:04
Nobody said they were "happy to send him on their way", some of us have suggested that he's given his all for the club, and at this stage in his career there would be no hard feelings if he did go and that we need to look to the future, all of which are facts, don't be twisting people's words to try and create an argument where there is none.

If the club feel it's the right move they will undoubtedly do everything in their power to extend his contract, personally I think he'll stay if the offers on the table.

30 Sep 2026 20:18:05
Virgil will go down as the greatest defender of all time at LFC and should stay till he's 40. Chiellini managed to play until then, and Virgil is at that level.

30 Sep 2026 20:19:03
In this thread and the one below it, BOTH about Virg there are indeed Chewy. Dont need to twist words Chewy. They are there in front of you.

30 Sep 2026 20:24:03
Don't know bout that like.

30 Sep 2026 20:24:32
In Serie A, massive difference.

30 Sep 2026 20:35:45
No bother to Virgil.

30 Sep 2026 21:05:09
One would hope that somebody who has won everything with the club, who has captained the club and given the club and fans the best years of his career should be above squabbling about money when he decides to leave.

There's more to Liverpool FC, what it means to the community and what it stands for, than making a few bob on a club legend. We are better than that.

30 Sep 2026 21:19:12
I agree WDW. That's why I wouldn't be asking him to take a pay cut either.

01 Oct 2026 02:46:59
@FM 👍.

01 Oct 2026 03:15:28
If we are into shunning things I'd like to add Port Vale to the list.

01 Oct 2026 16:19:41
VVD at 40 in the Premier League! Might as well have Virgil from Thunderbirds!🤣.

01 Oct 2026 21:17:29
Madrid are now interested in Quansah too 😂

I hope they end up with Konate and Quansah.

{Ed666's Note - don’t 🤣

03 Oct 2026 22:53:12
Good point at 21.05 WDW4.

28 Sep 2026 07:51:19
Liverpool are again looking at a deal for Zabaryni, possibly in January, though they know PSG are not easy to deal with.
The player wants the move back to the Prem.
This might mean there is no extension for VVD.
This has been pushed by AI.

28 Sep 2026 10:27:05
I'd be for that.

28 Sep 2026 11:28:54
Me too, albeit I'd still live VVD to extend.

With Zabarnyi and Araujo we would have 2 peak years CBs, with Jacquet and Leoni pushing them as the next gen, and it gives space for Ndiaye and Ndukwe to develop too - a nice production line.

Obvs with Araujo potentially being our RB.

28 Sep 2026 12:07:50
Personally, I would prefer to extend Virgil. He's still the best CB around and unless he and his young family want a different life experience, extending his stay is a no-brainer.

Zabarnyi was a good option before the Araujo loan. So far that loan is going very well.

Giovanni Leoni is back in training soon. Let's see how his return plays out before thinking about bringing in another.

Iffy Ndukwe will also be back with us after his loan. He was exceptional in preseason.

If anything, a left footer that can play LCB and LB would be the most useful next defensive target. Zabarnyi is not that.

We really need to bring in some left-footers.

28 Sep 2026 20:11:24
Makes good sense, replaces vvd and with jacket and leoni we will be fine, vvd has to go at some point.

29 Sep 2026 00:33:51
I'd be surprised if it were a priority. Maybe if Virgil leaves.

{Ed666's Note - I have a feeling both Virgil and Ali end up in Italy next season. I can also see Virgil seeing his career out in the states after that.

29 Sep 2026 04:32:07
@666, I think it is when, not if, for Virg going to America although if we are winning and he's still up for it I can see him staying for another year.

I think Ali will go, I get the feeling that he's not enjoying it as much as Jurgen's time these days.

29 Sep 2026 06:39:16
I strongly believe both will go at the end of the season, VVD is way past his best, so is Allison.

29 Sep 2026 09:28:23
Ali is past his best but he's still a lot better than other goalkeepers out there. I think it will do Brughmas good to be at Liverpool and learn from Ali for at least 1 year.

29 Sep 2026 10:12:04
Virgil is still the best CB in the world by a country mile. Any talk of him not being extended on the grounds of performance is nonsense. The same could be said on the grounds of finance.

I don't get the impression he desperately wants to be adored in other countries. He's a very private person and gets to have that at Liverpool.

I think his kid is in the academy too.

If the vibe changes under Ward and Iraola it might also be possible to extend Alisson for another one or even two years. Especially if his mate Virg is hanging around. Marma has not worked out and Brughmanns might need a year before he is settled at the club.

29 Sep 2026 14:13:20
There have been early talks between Virgil and Beckham would imagine about finishing up his career in Miami, would fully expect him to go to Spain/Italy if he was to move. Barcelona would be my guess in Europe if so but I fully expect him to finish his career in the states.

FWIW I still think no matter he is still one of the best CB's around and would like to keep him around as long as possible but I do feel we will let him finish his career elsewhere if he wants to.

Ken.

29 Sep 2026 16:07:20
I see them both staying. I hope so. Virg playing a lot better now, anyone questioning Ali's ability needs to see a dr. He can play well into his late 30's.

29 Sep 2026 16:20:06
Think we have to see how the season goes. If the defense goes the season looking as solid as it does at the moment no one will be calling for Virgil to move on. We have to give EVERYONE a pass for last season don't we not just the ones it suits our argument to.

Virgil played 1 pre season game before the Newcastle game and yes he looked a bit rusty but since then he's been on his game. looks like he's enjoying playing with Jacquet and Araujo. Never be in a rush to get rid of our best ever Premier League era defender. The man is class.

29 Sep 2026 10:35:23
Ed666 I think Virgil would sign a new deal on reduced wages to what he is on now.
The way he talks about the city he and his kids love it here and don't he daughters count them selves as scouse.

With the amount of experienced player we have lost keeping Virgil is a must in my eyes. Virgil should retire here and be part of the coaching if he wants to go down the route.

{Ed666's Note - I get your point Grimm but I think AC Milan might come calling. Let’s see? I hope you’re right tho especially if he keeps up his electric form.

29 Sep 2026 15:33:41
Ed666, VVD will assess his options and if he has anywhere near the type of season he had in 24/25, the world will be his oyster and the possibilities you mentioned are definitely on the table.

We shall see.

{Ed666's Note - yes mate interesting decision he has to make.

29 Sep 2026 19:45:22
Every transfer window is an opportunity to improve on what we have. If we cannot improve on Ali and VVD based on what's available, what might not be available for much longer and youth prospects, I would expect the club to try and retain them.


I can see them both being offered reduced terms, but can't see either of them accepting it. I believe this season will be the last dance for the remaining veterans of one the best LFC teams to ever wear the shirt and I hope to enjoy it.

30 Sep 2026 11:00:55
Sorry FlyPelican, but you're kidding yourself.

30 Sep 2026 11:58:23
Brisbane, which bit didn't you like?

01 Oct 2026 09:48:15
FlyPelican,

That he's still the best CB around.

His decline is clear to see imo.

27 Sep 2026 12:02:34
Isak injured again and returning back to Liverpool.

27 Sep 2026 12:41:05
Only a minor injury should be back for the 11th.

27 Sep 2026 12:43:21
Only a slight injury so should be ok for next game.

27 Sep 2026 17:25:30
Gackpo injured too tonight!!

27 Sep 2026 17:54:54
Ffs. What happened Gakpo?

27 Sep 2026 18:26:02
He pulled out at 17 minutes. don't know but he was in lain.

27 Sep 2026 19:32:05
Isaks fine apparently. Thank God.

27 Sep 2026 19:39:36
Gakpo sounds like impact injury hopefully not too serious does have two weeks to recover.

27 Sep 2026 19:40:14
He got a bloody toe he'll be fine.

27 Sep 2026 20:17:15
He broke a nail in his toe, Isak did. He'll be fine.

Gakpo tho? I don't know. Could be precautionary.

27 Sep 2026 20:35:15
Gakpo's doesn't look to good at all. Very bad challenge on him.

27 Sep 2026 21:18:23
The injury to Gakpo looks pretty serious. i'd be surprised if there was no ligament damage.

27 Sep 2026 23:16:21
Given how long it is before we play again I'd be happy if more of our players took a mild knock today so they don't have to play the upcoming internationals .

28 Sep 2026 02:31:25
Injury related, rather than Liverpool per se, but it s relevant.

I know a few lads on here are into RL. I'm a fan and was at the NRL Grand Final eliminator with Penrith playing Newcastle.

Penrith captain, Isiah Yeo started the match half way still in rehab for a ruptured pectoral muscle and their star player Nathan Cleary, didn't start the match as he was "carrying an injury". He was needled up before the game and came on as a replacement after 25 minutes. It turned out that he came on with a broken foot. After being on the pitch for 10 minutes an illegal tackle (the Newcastle player was sent off) he was taken off on a medical with a compound fracture on his other leg. He now requires surgery on both legs.

A third Panthers player, Dylan Edwards ruptured his posterior cruciate ligament about 10 minutes before half time but he carried on until the end of the match. He requires surgery too and both he and Cleary are going to miss the RL World Cup.

The physical courage of all 3 was just immense but I prefer the footy approach of looking after the welfare of players so they are able to perform normal human activity in later life.

{Ed666's Note - Yeh but we have Alexander Isak!!!

28 Sep 2026 04:09:07
In fairness, RL in general is more progressive safety wise, given the physicality.