Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike Pursuit: Dave Hendrick’s Take from Anfield Index
Liverpool, the newly crowned Premier League champions under Arne Slot, are moving decisively in the transfer market. On the Anfield Index Daily Red podcast, Dave Hendrick broke down the Reds’ interest in Hugo Ekitike, offering a candid assessment of the young striker’s potential and the...
Chiesa’s New Role and the Slot System
For all the chaos and heartbreak of this summer, the first signs of restructuring under Arne Slot are beginning to show. Liverpool’s 3–1 win over Preston in their opening pre-season friendly may not offer sweeping conclusions, but it did provide a few subtle indicators of what’s to come...
Is Rodrygo the Next Phase of Liverpool’s Attack
As Liverpool intends to reshape their forward line ahead of the 2025/26 season, the next elite name on its recruitment radar is Real Madrid’s Rodrygo. With reports of a £70m bid being readied, the Brazilian attacker may finally arrive at Anfield — years after Michael Edwards first...
The Former Target Nkunku Could Make All the Sense
Three years after Michael Edwards first identified Christopher Nkunku as the perfect multifunctional forward for Liverpool, the stars may finally align in this summer's intriguing transfer window. Once seen as the absolute heir to Roberto Firmino, a player capable of operating across the frontline, in midfield,...
Konaté’s Future and Liverpool’s New Contract Reality
With Real Madrid circling and just a year remaining on his contract, Ibrahima Konaté finds himself at the centre of a growing dilemma — one that perfectly illustrates Liverpool’s new, unforgiving approach under Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes. The club’s new hierarchy is not interested in sentiment, nor...
Isak, Liverpool and Newcastle: Dave Hendrick Unpacks a £135m Power Play
On a special episode of Anfield Index Pro Plus, Dave Hendrick delivered what he described as “an emergency” update, reacting to David Ornstein’s report that Liverpool have formally approached Newcastle United to sign Alexander Isak. “We want your boy,” Hendrick declared, quoting the Reds’...
Can Tyler Dibling Offer Variance and Brilliance in Attack?
As Liverpool closes in on a defining summer move for Alexander Isak, much attention has turned to who might supplement the Swedish striker. The notion of Anthony Gordon remains a stylistic misfit, which signals that Liverpool’s recruitment strategy remains sharp-edged and data-driven under Michael Edwards. Enter...
Liverpool’s Halfway House immortalises Diogo Jota in vivid new mural
Halfway House becomes canvas
Walton Road is seldom short of noise, yet this week an almost reverential hush lingers outside the Halfway House pub. Ladders lean against weather-beaten brickwork now repurposed as an easel, and the hiss of spray cans accompanies the emergence of Diogo Jota’s...
Is Anthony Gordon the Right Fit at Anfield?
As Liverpool prepares for the resumption of a summer of change in attack, the emotional weight of Diogo Jota’s tragic passing hangs heavy over the club’s future planning. With Darwin Núñez and Luis Díaz both likely to be sold still, the need for two new forwards is...
Are the Reds Right to Sell Their £100m England Stars?
As Liverpool undergoes a quiet but ruthless transformation under Arne Slot, the emergence of England’s triumphant U21 cohort has only amplified the conundrum facing the club’s executive leaders, Michael Edwards and Richard Hughes. With three young Reds having played prominent roles in England’s European Championship...
