Liverpool Moves for Palestra and Mendes Reveal Richard Hughes Transfer Plan
Transfer windows are generally remembered for what happened. There is, though, another version of recruitment history, one constructed from the deals that were considered, explored and eventually abandoned.
In Richard Hughes’ case at Liverpool, that alternative history contains two particularly intriguing names: Marco Palestra and...
Antoine Semenyo Miss Could Define Richard Hughes’ Complex Liverpool Legacy
Richard Hughes leaves Liverpool with a record that will probably require years rather than months to judge properly. There was a Premier League title, enormous expenditure, several expensive disappointments and, perhaps most intriguingly, one transfer he wanted that Liverpool chose not to make.
Antoine Semenyo.
The Athletic’s...
Liverpool Offered Dani Carvajal as Free Transfer Question Emerges for Andoni Iraola
Liverpool have been presented with the chance to consider Dani Carvajal on a free transfer, with intermediaries sounding out a number of clubs over the former Real Madrid defender’s next move. As Graeme Bailey for TeamTalk reports, Liverpool, Manchester City and Fulham have...
Ronald Araújo Gives Liverpool Major Right-Back Decision After Ipswich Display
Liverpool’s first Premier League victory under Andoni Iraola provided the obvious headlines through Alexander Isak’s two goals, but another performance at Portman Road may have given the new head coach an unexpected solution.
Ronald Araújo started at right-back in Liverpool’s 2-0 victory over Ipswich Town, replacing...
Dominik Szoboszlai Could Be Liverpool’s Answer to Jeremie Frimpong Problem
Andoni Iraola has a significant decision to make when Liverpool face Ipswich Town, and Lewis Steele believes Dominik Szoboszlai may currently offer the most convincing answer at right-back.
Speaking to Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters, Steele discussed Liverpool’s options following Jeremie Frimpong’s difficult start...
Liverpool Right-Back Problem Could Push Isaac Mabaya Into Andoni Iraola Plans
Liverpool have a right-back issue, and there is no point dressing it up. Two games into the season, the position already looks unstable, the depth looks thin, and the solutions look improvised.
That is why Isaac Mabaya suddenly matters.
Jeremie Frimpong is the current starter on...
Liverpool 2 – 2 Nottingham Forest – Premier League Postmortem
After a Frustrating Opening, Liverpool Fight Back Again
Liverpool’s return to Anfield produced another frustrating afternoon as Nottingham Forest left Merseyside with a point after a game that once again exposed the enormous amount of work required under new head coach Andoni Iraola.
The Reds dominated possession...
Liverpool Right-Back Problem Exposes Summer Transfer Window Mistake
Liverpool’s squad planning has come under sharp focus after a summer that looked sensible on paper, yet now appears to have left a glaring weakness at right-back. Two defenders arrived, Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes and Ronald Araujo on loan from Barcelona, but neither was recruited as a...
Liverpool’s failure to strengthen leaves Iraola carrying an awkward burden
Liverpool emerged from the transfer window with a glamorous attack but an uncomfortably familiar question. Has a club committed to buying elite quality forgotten how much ordinary squad depth matters across a long season?
That is the tension at the heart of a window which delivered...
Injuries expose Liverpool’s narrow margin
Liverpool’s right-back position has become an early test of squad construction, coaching judgement and individual adaptability. Frimpong and Bradley are the natural reference points in the discussion, but fitness concerns have forced Szoboszlai into a role far removed from his usual midfield responsibilities.
Conor Bradley’s absence has reduced the available options....
