I'll speak to my fellow tribe members and see if we can get the AFCON prize money up to £100m so people can get excited for it

Think weve done alright there. Tricky games spaced out quite well that run from chelsea away through to city away, which I assume will have champs league in between looks like the make or break section of the season.

comment by Michael Edwards FC 2.0 loading…I am your Premier League Champion (U2720)
posted 13 minutes ago
I'll speak to my fellow tribe members and see if we can get the AFCON prize money up to £100m so people can get excited for it
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I'll have a quick bell with my Kenyan brother Origi and see what's what

https://x.com/matt5cott/status/1935247338190119134?s=46&t=gpEwOSHLYNDdPRCgyc-eVg

The conspiracy theories have started already.

Funny because the second half of their season looks very tame with only a couple of tough away games

comment by Neo (U9135)
posted 4 minutes ago
https://x.com/matt5cott/status/1935247338190119134?s=46&t=gpEwOSHLYNDdPRCgyc-eVg

The conspiracy theories have started already.
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Haha that’s so weird. My entire office was just literally predicting Arsenal fans crying about conspiracies.

comment by The Welsh Xavi (U15412)
posted 5 minutes ago
Funny because the second half of their season looks very tame with only a couple of tough away games
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They thought the same last year, and dropped a tonne of points in those easier periods

comment by Neo (U9135)
posted 19 minutes ago
https://x.com/matt5cott/status/1935247338190119134?s=46&t=gpEwOSHLYNDdPRCgyc-eVg

The conspiracy theories have started already.
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Worst PL in a while though

Not sure if this has been posted, apologies if so, but it’s a free to read athletic article on where Wirtz might feature for us:
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6431727/2025/06/18/florian-wirtz-liverpool-team-tactics/?campaign=13918750&source=athletic_targeted_email&userId=26379880

Struck by how little time he’s spent as LF for BL. Really not played there at all it seems.

comment by Szoboss (U6997)
posted 21 hours, 57 minutes ago
comment by No Løve (U1282)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Michael Edwards FC 2.0 loading…I am your Premier League Champion (U2720)
posted 2 minutes ago
Apparently Ekitike would be 60mil
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Ridiculous valuation IMO. No more than 40m max IMO.
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I should caveat this by saying I've never seen Ekitike play, only highlights which can make anyone look good.

However, he's a 22 year old forward, with a perceived high bar, and has scored at just below a goal every other game in their first full season in the Bundesliga. I think the days of being able to buy that profile for £40m are gone (unless a clause).

Brighton paid £30m for Pedro who had looked pretty out of his depth in the EPL and then scored 11 in the Championship. But he was thought to have potential.

I'm sure Frankfurt will get someone to pay £60m.
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Prem players tend to cost more money. If Pedro was in Germany and being traded between German clubs then the transfers would carry less value IMO.

We've paid 71m for Nunez so far, if reports are to be believed and he had a higher profile coming in than Ekitike does right now IMO.

i listened to micah talking about him asking thierry about him, and it was along the lines of, hes frustrating atm. He can look amazing then fail the basics a moment later. Thierry said hes got a very high ceiling but its touch and go basically on him being able to reach it, hard to predict if he will or not.

Im the same watched some highlights and seen stats and came to the same conclusion myself before hearing that. Its a gamble, even at 50/60m euros let alone the 100m they wanted from the start. Can see why plenty of clubs are looking though.

comment by No Løve (U1282)
posted 1 hour, 33 minutes ago
comment by Szoboss (U6997)
posted 21 hours, 57 minutes ago
comment by No Løve (U1282)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by Michael Edwards FC 2.0 loading…I am your Premier League Champion (U2720)
posted 2 minutes ago
Apparently Ekitike would be 60mil
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Ridiculous valuation IMO. No more than 40m max IMO.
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I should caveat this by saying I've never seen Ekitike play, only highlights which can make anyone look good.

However, he's a 22 year old forward, with a perceived high bar, and has scored at just below a goal every other game in their first full season in the Bundesliga. I think the days of being able to buy that profile for £40m are gone (unless a clause).

Brighton paid £30m for Pedro who had looked pretty out of his depth in the EPL and then scored 11 in the Championship. But he was thought to have potential.

I'm sure Frankfurt will get someone to pay £60m.
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Prem players tend to cost more money. If Pedro was in Germany and being traded between German clubs then the transfers would carry less value IMO.

We've paid 71m for Nunez so far, if reports are to be believed and he had a higher profile coming in than Ekitike does right now IMO.
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Yep, Nunez had a higher profile. He was also more than is reportedly wanted for Ekitike so not sure what the point is there.

And I'm sure Pedro would have cost less between 2 german clubs but we play in the PL and the price will always be inflated for us.

Hojlund had done less than Ekitike, £70m. Leeds paid £40m for Rutter, who had done very little, from Hoffenheim as a Championship club. WHammers paid £45m for Haller from Frankfurt, lower profile than Ekitike.

£40m for potential like Ekitike isn't realistic these days imo unless the player has a contractual clause or is running down their contract. And that's before you factor in there are so few strikers available right now and so many clubs looking,

comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
i listened to micah talking about him asking thierry about him, and it was along the lines of, hes frustrating atm. He can look amazing then fail the basics a moment later. Thierry said hes got a very high ceiling but its touch and go basically on him being able to reach it, hard to predict if he will or not.

Im the same watched some highlights and seen stats and came to the same conclusion myself before hearing that. Its a gamble, even at 50/60m euros let alone the 100m they wanted from the start. Can see why plenty of clubs are looking though.
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I'm beginning to think we might keep our powder dry this summer, sell Nunez but use a combo of Jota, Diaz and a false 9 (Wirtz/Szobo) and look again at Isak next year.

I think the same, and maybe with Gakpo playing up front too

Well Quansah, Robbo, Elliott and Nunez are all linked with moves away

Then there's still the possibility Diaz might leave

There's still more to come from this window imo

comment by Michael Edwards FC 2.0 loading…I am your Premier League Champion (U2720)
posted 5 minutes ago
Well Quansah, Robbo, Elliott and Nunez are all linked with moves away

Then there's still the possibility Diaz might leave

There's still more to come from this window imo
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Yeah definitely getting a striker at least.

And I'm sure Pedro would have cost less between 2 german clubs but we play in the PL and the price will always be inflated for us.
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Agreed, but you can't make the correlation that Pedro costing 30m between English clubs should provide a barometer for what Ekitike should cost.

Ekitike has had one really good season. Can't be paying 60/70m for those IMO.

We did exactly that with Alisson fwiw

My goodness!!

comment by Szoboss (U6997)
posted 52 minutes ago
comment by Inbefore (U20589)
posted 1 hour, 13 minutes ago
i listened to micah talking about him asking thierry about him, and it was along the lines of, hes frustrating atm. He can look amazing then fail the basics a moment later. Thierry said hes got a very high ceiling but its touch and go basically on him being able to reach it, hard to predict if he will or not.

Im the same watched some highlights and seen stats and came to the same conclusion myself before hearing that. Its a gamble, even at 50/60m euros let alone the 100m they wanted from the start. Can see why plenty of clubs are looking though.
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I'm beginning to think we might keep our powder dry this summer, sell Nunez but use a combo of Jota, Diaz and a false 9 (Wirtz/Szobo) and look again at Isak next year.

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No don't say that, I have my bed wetting sheets ready for the signing of Isak.

🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Liverpool are believed to be willing to let Joe Gomez leave Anfield this summer and there are no shortage of suitors for the England international, who is valued at £30m,
@guardian_sport

We do seem to be letting or willing to let a lot of homegrown players leave. Slot's anti-Brit bias showing through

FSG out

30m would be a fair fee all considered. hes worth that to us as a squad player at the minimum but prob also worth that as a risk for a buyer with his fitness record etc.

Quansah and Elliott are big talents, unless a good fee comes in they should prob be going on loans, ideally to a prem or a cl team.

comment by The Duality of Van (Dijk) (U21747)
posted 17 minutes ago
We do seem to be letting or willing to let a lot of homegrown players leave. Slot's anti-Brit bias showing through

FSG out
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To be fair, how many decent British players are there at the minute ?

I look through the home nations teams, and there isnt anyone I would take over who we have.

Thats why we all struggle on the international scene.