Priority signing arrives with purpose
Bradley Barcola has joined Liverpool carrying more than the usual expectations attached to a major signing. He arrives as a player admired for his pace, imagination and ability to attack from either flank, but Iraola appears just as encouraged by the attitude behind the transfer.
The Liverpool head coach described the...
Deadline-day pursuit ends without agreement
Liverpool’s unsuccessful attempt to sign Ismaila Sarr has prompted an impassioned response from the Crystal Palace forward’s representative, Diomansy Kamara.
The summer transfer window closed on Tuesday evening following a frantic final day, but Sarr remained at Selhurst Park despite Liverpool reportedly making two offers for him. According to the original...
Liverpool Could Revisit Lamine Camara Transfer After Deadline Day Twist
Liverpool’s interest in Lamine Camara may have survived the closing of the summer transfer window, with David Lynch suggesting the Monaco midfielder could become one to watch again as early as January.
Speaking to Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast, Lynch discussed the extraordinary...
David Lynch Says Liverpool Made £30m Transfer Mistake With Mamardashvili
Liverpool’s recruitment strategy has produced some enormous deals, but David Lynch believes one previous decision now stands out as a significant mistake.
Speaking to Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast, Lynch questioned Liverpool’s move for Giorgi Mamardashvili and suggested the subsequent signing of highly...
Liverpool Youth Transfers Earn Praise as Recruitment Strategy Takes Shape
Liverpool’s summer transfer window has attracted scrutiny, yet one area of recruitment earned significant praise from David Lynch as he assessed the club’s business with Dave Davis on Anfield Index’s Media Matters podcast.
Liverpool have increasingly targeted young players capable of developing into future first team...
Bradley Barcola Deal Offers Major Clue Over Bhatia and Liverpool Investors
Bradley Barcola’s arrival at Liverpool was already one of the defining deals of the transfer window. Yet the involvement of Amit Bhatia has added another dimension to the story, with questions now surrounding what his role might indicate about Liverpool’s investors and the club’s...
Iraola Faces Liverpool Winger Question After Transfer Window Closes
Liverpool have reached the point Andoni Iraola had been waiting for. The transfer window is closed, his squad is settled and attention can finally return to football. Yet one question remains around the shape of his attack, whether Liverpool have given their head coach the winger...
Bradley Barcola to Liverpool: Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher Excited by £123m Signing
Liverpool’s move for Bradley Barcola has added another extraordinary piece to a squad already containing some of the Premier League’s most expensive attacking talent.
Speaking on Sky Sports, Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher assessed what Barcola could bring to Liverpool, where he might...
Liverpool squad judged short of title-winning standard
Liverpool have been warned that their transfer window has left them short of the quality and depth required to mount a sustained title challenge.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Gabby Agbonlahor delivered a blunt assessment of Liverpool’s prospects when asked whether the current squad could compete for the Premier League crown.
“No,...
Deadline-day optimism quickly disappears
Hope can be a dangerous commodity on deadline day. For Liverpool supporters, it survived through rumours, supposed late opportunities and the possibility that one unexpected telephone call might change the complexion of the transfer window.
By the final few hours, however, optimism had largely given way to exasperation.
Speaking on Anfield Index’s Transfer...
