Summer transfer rumours 2026

[RedMagic]

Jones has never been good enough to be more than just cover for other players and to add to our home grown quota. He'll have a couple of decent but not great games, the media and some of our fans will start overpraising him, and he'll then go on to be poor or in fact completely anonymous in the next few games he plays.

As Steveo says, if Klopp couldn't turn Jones into a better, more consistent player, nobody can. If we can replace him with a better, more consistent player we should do so. The two things that might save him is either us not being able to get in a suitable upgrade, or us struggling to meet the home grown quota.

[Daffydd]

We are, predictably, linked with Alex Scott of Bournemouth (as are Man Utd of course)

[CCTV]

Think Jones will be off. Great squad player here but he could be a great 1st teamer elsewhere.

The mood didn't seem great at the end of the season like he knew he would be off. That might have been down to his relationship with Slot though.

[justme]

Would you lot bring back Nunez if he cost diddly?

[Gurthers]

Would you lot bring back Nunez if he cost diddly?

Only if we were utterly desperate. We've been so starved of decent football we're in danger of romanticism of past terrible players.

[Steveo]

Would you lot bring back Nunez if he cost diddly?

In a heartbeat.. We have missed him. He wasn't terrible at all. Just over priced for a striker with such wild finishing.

[teesred]

Id have him on the left over Gakpo all day. Free transfer is a no brainer and frees might be the way we boost the squad numbers and quality.

[justme]

Yep i think so and he wants to return by what iv'e seen. If he costs nothing in a fee. then it's worth it. If teams continue to play deep against us, Be less chance of him running offside and may give us a bit more physical strength, Gakpo chickened out of every challenge he was involved in

[Gurthers]

He would need to be om significantly reduced wages

[Steveo]

How much is Gakpo on?

[jozza800]

How much is Gakpo on?

Too much.

[miller0863]

Around £230-240k after he was given an absolutely ridiculous pay rise.
It may leave us stuck with him.

[jozza800]

Would you lot bring back Nunez if he cost diddly?

As I mentioned earlier on the thread, I think we're going to have to look for a loan or freebie for a replacement for Hugo this next season.

I think it will be something along the lines of -

Salah > Barcola or Diamonde
Robbo > Tsimikas
Konate > Collins or Lecroix

Chiesa > Bowen
MacAlistair > Wharton

Ekitike > Maybe a loan for a forward or a winger who can play out wide? Nunez?

He'd certainly be far more suited to Iraola's set up then Slot's. He'll be on the end of a lot of direct ball, whether he's learned how to finish during his time in Saudi is another matter...

[jozza800]

Around £230-240k after he was given an absolutely ridiculous pay rise.
It may leave us stuck with him.

I like Gakpo, he's a decent option and I don't think we saw him anywhere his level last season but that kind of money is just mental.

Giving Mo and Virg their £500k contracts as well.

For an ownership that are supposedly supposed to be running a frugal ship they certainly pay their players well!

[Steveo]

I think there’s a crucial distinction to make here, jozza...Having a high wage bill isn’t evidence of F$G running a 'generous' ship..it’s the natural byproduct of their strict self-sustaining model. YOU know the one right? Where you buy a distressed asset for half price and then get the asset to pay for it's own upgrades.

Those contracts for Mo, Virg, and Gakpo (laughable) are paid entirely out of the massive commercial and match-day revenues LFC generates in todays massive globally televised market...largely built on the back of Klopp’s miracle-working with a top-8 net spend. The owners haven't put a single penny of their own wealth into the wage bill or transfers since buying the club as a distressed asset for £300m.

Paying market-rate wages to keep world-class players (Gakpo very much excluded) isn't being 'frugal or generous' - it's just basic asset management so the business model doesn't collapse. The reality is Klopp was constantly handicapped compared to our rivals because F$G's net investment is effectively zero.

That has to change and it did last summer... but....