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That’s the way I see it, I see Witiz being deployed that bit further forward but still giving the freedom to drop deep or go wide. He was at times an old school No.10 at BL, but I don’t see that role available at Liverpool. The energy and legs of Szobalazi is still required. I think you need to have both on the pitch.

No harm in any of the midfielders (including Wirtz) sitting out games/being rotated as we saw from the end of last season the midfield, Gravenberch in particular was absolutely spent come the seasons end as we had no options to rotate.

Ekitike is going into a dressing room with players who have just won the league and have a hell of a lot more medals as well.

VVD won't take any of his s*** (if indeed there is any).

He's going into a much better team where hopefully he will shine.

That bag though, ffs.

That would work either, TBH, I think both Wirtz and Ekitike will swap roles throughout games. Ekitike is very good a coming deep and holding getting on the ball, its actually much more his strength than his finishing, which is only average. Whereas Wirtz is actually quite clinical when giving the chance, he just operates too far from goals at times for BL.

You are correct, I dont pay attention to speculation.

I'll try harder.

What do you reckon on him as a player?

Rodrygo in Diaz out

Would Rodrygo be a Salah replacement in time

Shame to lose Diaz, he always chipped in, always hovering around that middle line of being

Poor—-Good—- Great—- World Class

Consistently useful every several games, same as Gakpo. If one is not at it, one is. Great sharing of roles.

Seeing as his name is a palindrome it should be pronounced the same backwards and forwards so I would say it's not correct.

A bit like pronouncing Ojo OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOjo.

I honestly would have Gravenberch down as the first name on the team sheet. By far our best option as a holding midfielder.

That derby follows a CL game. Hopefully a home one on the Tuesday, for us!

Done deal

Ian Doyle is saying we see him as a versatile forward so maybe they see him as back up to Gakpo and CF while Diaz moves on?

The tl,dr AI version

Here are five key bullet points summarizing the article:

• Liverpool win race for Ekitike: Despite serious interest from Newcastle, Chelsea, and Manchester United, Hugo Ekitike chose Liverpool, signing a six-year deal from Eintracht Frankfurt that could reach £79m, pushing Liverpool’s summer spending near £300m.
• Long-term interest and data-driven decision: Liverpool tracked Ekitike since his time at Reims, and formal pursuit began in January. Led by director of research Will Spearman, the club prioritized underlying metrics over raw stats, believing Ekitike’s potential rivals that of Mbappe and Haaland at a similar age.
• Frankfurt's strategic sale: Frankfurt initially wanted to keep Ekitike another year for further development, but Liverpool's structured offer (initially rejected, then accepted with bonuses) met the club’s rigid €100m valuation, consistent with their successful high-value player sales strategy.
• Newcastle and Manchester United missed out: Newcastle made the first formal bid and believed they were close, while Manchester United explored a late move. However, Ekitike’s clear preference for Liverpool and Arne Slot’s direct pitch sealed the deal.
• Ekitike fills a critical need at Anfield: With Jota’s tragic passing and Nunez underperforming, Liverpool prioritized a new No 9. Ekitike joins an elite attack alongside Wirtz, Salah, Gakpo, and Diaz, viewed as a long-term solution who could become one of the world’s top strikers.

Few reports coming out now that Konate has been offered a new contract.

Has anybody any experience with supporters clubs in Dublin?? Would love to just have a regular pub I could visit that shows the games and I could chat to a few lads about it too.