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...
Liverpool Transfer Strategy Under Scrutiny as Jamie Redknapp Backs Full-Back Decision
Liverpool’s summer planning at full-back has quickly become a talking point, and Jamie Redknapp on Sky Sports has offered a view that will resonate with some and frustrate others. With Andoni Iraola now in charge and already facing early squad questions, the club’s choice...
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...
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 Right to Keep Cody Gakpo Despite Late Manchester City Interest
Liverpool closed the transfer window with familiar debate swirling around the squad. Supporters wanted more done, and with good reason. Early-season performances have raised legitimate questions about depth at right-back and the make-up of the midfield, particularly after no specialist No 6 arrived and...
Liverpool transfer window leaves Andoni Iraola with quality, but key squad balance concerns
Liverpool’s summer transfer window has delivered both ambition and uncertainty, with significant money committed, several high-profile arrivals completed and yet a clear sense that important areas of the squad remain unresolved.
The broad outline of the market is easy to understand. Liverpool moved...
Djylian N’Guessan to Liverpool: Brest Loan Plan Points to Clever Long-Term Strategy
Liverpool have moved early to secure one of France’s emerging young forwards, with ECHO reporting that Djylian N’Guessan will join the club next summer after an unusual interim arrangement involving Brest and Saint-Etienne.
The 18-year-old striker has agreed a path to Anfield, although “not...
Cody Gakpo Transfer Latest: Liverpool Talks, £86m Bid Rejected and What Comes Next
Liverpool have arrived at one of those familiar late-window positions where a player expected to leave has stayed, and attention must now shift quickly from transfer noise to on-pitch contribution. According to Liverpool.com, Cody Gakpo has held talks with Liverpool’s owners after...
