Liverpool FC Premier League Champions 24/25 - Talk /Gossip/Rumours

So much talk in recent years of players not having enough time to recover between seasons, I'll welcome having nothing to play for come April if it means our players have more time to be fit again for next season!

Yeah but the ideal scenario would have been to be able to rotate hard for the league games and really go for the CL ones - would have only been another 5 matches so not that much extra football.

Yeah had a look there and Mo has played 3600 minutes this season, equivalent to 40 full 90s. Dembele and Kvaratskhelia for example have 2400 (27 full 90s) and 2150 (24) respectively.

PSG were on top in extra time when I thought we ran out of gas but if anyone should have won the game in 90 minutes it was ourselves really. We had some great chances. Hit the woodwork and PSG cleared a few off the line.

He was out in his feet on 90 minutes, only gonna get injured if he stayed on.

No surprise that Real have made an offer to Trent,as per Paul Joyce

Fake Paul Joyce? Not seeing anything on this Twitter.

I fully expect that everything is already signed since the 1st January though.

Yeah, we deffo need an out-and-out number 9 in the summer. An interesting stat I read this morning

"Slot is already mindful of that and has lamented that too many matches have gone down to the wire during his first season in charge. For a team who are 15 points clear at the summit of the Premier League, Liverpool have only won nine of 46 games in all competitions by a margin of greater than two goals. A change in personnel, who can add a ruthless edge, is likely to be needed."

Also some comments by Virgil too

Discussions are continuing and, asked whether he would sign a deal, Van Dijk said: “I have no idea. I still have no idea at the moment. Genuinely. I have no idea at the moment.

“It is not on hold. Nothing on hold. There’s just . . . I keep saying the same thing.

“Listen, there are ten games to go, and that is my full focus. If there is news, you guys will know it. I don’t even know myself. Everyone knows there are some conversations behind the scenes but that is about it.

“At the moment, I don’t even know what will happen next year. If anyone says they do know, they are lying to your face.”

Those comments from Virgil are baffling. I could understand any of the three moving, or the deal being done but kept under wraps, but for it to be so unknown it's utterly baffling

That's incredible in early March.

Sweat the asset - if he's not gonna be there next season, there's no need to worry about long term fitness etc…….

The contract question comes up after a loss, there's nothing to read into it. The club is once again making decisions that are data driven, there will be no place for sentiment on their part when it comes to decisions regarding the squad.

If all of three players are leaving then it's in the club's interest to keep the news quiet until deals are in place to sign their replacements.

If not all of them are staying, then it's in the interests of the team to keep it under wraps because the media stories could become toxic as everything gets over analysed these days and filter into the behavior of fans at games.

For now what is most important is that the players continue to deliver performances on the pitch. With 10 games to go in what will definitely have been a landmark season fans should just enjoy supporting the team and appreciate the players.

I agree with what you're saying about keeping it quiet either way, I've no problem with us being kept on the dark while it's worked out behind the scenes. But what Virg is saying is that even he doesn't know. If that's true, it's crazy.

Salah's competition for the Balon D'or appears to be Dembele and Raphina.

Currently in all competitions:

Salah 32 goals 22 assists

Dembele 29 goals 6 assists

Raphina 26 goals 13 assists

If PSG or Barca win the CL I can see one of those guys beating Mo to the trophy even if Mo adds another 10 goals and assists

They'll give the Ball D'Or to Mbappe. It's a popularity contest.

I expect we'll hear on the contract situation once the League is confirmed. If the League title is confirmed in April, with 4 or 5 games remaining, I'll expect to see links so any one leaving will get a send off with the League title.