Could Johan Bakayoko be Arne Slot's first signing as Liverpool head coach? 

Same bloke that said Lavia was 100% happening

I’d take Kudus any day of the week 💯

Reflecting on Klopp's era evokes a bittersweet feeling, not solely because of its success, but because of the colossal unfulfilled potential. The cracks in the system and the gradual decline were glaringly obvious, impossible to ignore. While skepticism about FSG as owners lingered from the start, time only validated those doubts. However, my perspective shifted towards Klopp's management from the 2020-21 season onwards. It began to resemble the Benitez era, marked by an overbearing sense of authority. Klopp's growing arrogance and unwillingness to heed advice led to the abrupt end of his 20-year friendship with Zelko Buvac (the brain) and the exodus of key personnel from Michael Edwards' team. This erosion of talent severely impacted the team's performance and tarnished Klopp's legacy. Despite unwavering support from FSG, it was clear they were too afraid to say no to him, knowing full well how much the LFC fans love him. If Klopp even hinted that FSG weren't listening to him, fans would have driven FSG across the pond for good. Klopp seemed reluctant to request essential reinforcements for key positions. The over-reliance on a handful of players such as VVD, AR, MS, TAA, Fabinho, and Henderson was glaring, especially given Klopp's demanding style of play. The lack of depth on the bench was not just evident; it was alarming. It's confounding why Klopp failed to address this issue. It seemed as though he had forgotten his role as the manager of Liverpool FC, instead focusing on his sway over FSG. This shift in power dynamics led to a situation where accountability became elusive, akin to the behavior of dictators.

Just watched the full show on Redmen Plus and i am gutted at the news you're leaving Neil! Top man with a great insight, enjoyed the show each week and your RU-vid channel Covering Liverpool. All the best with your new job Neil!

I'd prefer Michael Olise, thanks.

If all the front line players are staying we don’t need any forwards. We need to strengthen the central midfield position and the defense. We have to get a A+ DM . Endo cannot be the first DM for a club with high expectations. Get a proven one while Bajetic mature. Sign a left back and two central defenders. We have a do have a very good squad. Just needs a few tuning

Ithink Bakayoko should be a Liverpool signee he has the potential and I would be unhappy as a fan if some other club sees his talent and acquire him like top clubs but he's definitely a superstar in the making

Arne Slot's first signing? Don't you mean Michael Edwards?

Whenever you use that picture of Jones in the thumbnail, I always wonder what he was looking at when you took the picture. He looks sad, like he's watching the couple die at the end of The Notebook.

thiago leaving frees up around 200k plus a week theres literally no excuse not to get a big name

I think its a transition period for us tactically and a guy that can carry the ball when things are a bit flat is very useful. Diaz was vital for us when he joined because he could move up the pitch by himself and I can see this guy being similar.

Bakayoko is good prospect. Kudus or olise for me. Olise only issue is injuries. But lets see. Don't mind summerville either

Most of them are ready to become options for Liverpool first team under Arne Slot Next season.Goal keepers= 1- Fabian Mrozek 2-Harvey Davies 3-Kornel Misciur 4-Marcelo Pitaluga 5-Kelleher.Defenders = 6-Calvin Ramsey 7-Sepp Van Den Berg 8-James Norris 9-Amara Nallo 10-Luke Chambers 11-Owen Beck 12-Lucas Pitt 13-Calum Scanlon 14-Conor Bradley 15-Jarell Quansah 16-Billy Koumetio 17-Lee Jonas 18-Carter Pennington.Midfielders= 19-Tyler Morton.20-Fabio Carvalho21-James Balagizi 22-James Mc Connell23- Bobby Clark 24-Trey Nyenri 25-Isac Mabaya 26-Ben Truman 27-Stefan Bajecetic 28-Tommy Pilling 29-Kieran Morrison 30- Melkamu Fraunendrof 31- Joe Bradshaw.Strikers =32- Lewis Koumas 33-Jayden Danns 34- Trent -Kone Doherty 35-Musialowski 36- Harvey Blair 37- Ben Doak.

I probably wouldn’t make a call on him until after the Euros. Watch him, see how many minutes he gets and how he gets on

I'd spend the few extra quid and try and get Nico Williams, no not the welsh one lol. He's absolutely rapid and I can't tell if he's right or left footed, loads of end product and can go past a man with ease. I'd even use Diaz as part of the deal if I could

Bakayoko looks like a great prospect.

Bakoyoko looks too heavily built for me. At the moment, he is dynamic and strong, but I am worried that in 2-3 years that he becomes too heavy and slow and we have no resale value. Plus his numbers do not scream at you and when you add in the move up to the Prem I do wonder if he can hack it.

Our fan base primarily consists of accountants, which explains their tendency to engage in discussions regarding the cost-effectiveness of our players, while other fans focus on winning trophies. Despite our accountant fans finding satisfaction in acquiring players at lower costs, they do not directly benefit from it. However, FSG's support extends beyond financial backing. For instance, they made significant changes, including dissolving Michael Edwards' recruitment team. This decision indicates a willingness to accommodate Klopp's preferences, underscoring his influence within the club. FSG's understanding of our fan base is evident in their strategic approach, maintaining a narrative that emphasises that we got no money, resulting in comparatively lower financial investments than clubs like West Ham and Aston Villa. Despite Liverpool's illustrious history, which includes six UEFA Champions League trophies, second only to Real Madrid and AC Milan, not to mention the league position and domestic Cup success, those fans who perceive FSG didn't back Klopp financially. This raises the question: why haven't these fans held FSG accountable? It appears that some fans allow emotions to cloud their judgment, failing to engage in critical analysis. This may explain FSG's emphasis on competing rather than solely focusing on winning. Furthermore, Liverpool FC is a globally recognised football club, generating a significant portion of its revenue from global TV rights and its expansive international fan base. Criticizing the club's management without attending matches is an unfounded and baseless claim.

Don’t see the point of buying an underdeveloped forward right now, unless there is 100% confirmation that Nuñez is being sold or loaned. Not enough information at present, let’s get a left footed defender.

one name and one only,,,KUDUS!! the player LFC should consider from PSV is Veerman, guy is a beauty of a midfielder

if he’s 50m or less i say go for it, at very least he’s our backup RW for the next 10 years and for 50m over 10 years it’s not that much

Bakayoko isn’t lightning quick at all. Very good prospect but not sure he’s what we need right now.

I want players who want to play for Liverpool not just a big pay cheque, passion before pounds.

I'm telling u guys we should try to sign desire doue wright wing lifted wing , center mid, attacking mids ... pure quality his in the French team for the euros watch this this kid ...

If they're getting from psv.. get pepi!! We need a #9 more than a winger imo He's good and can finish!! Am I an American with some bias? Yes! But still if liverpool want to go after people just before they get too pricey he's the guy imo for a #9

i want him.

They will have to sign a CB first as Matip leaving

I thought Slot won’t be making any transfers. That’s Micheal Edward’s territory

We can’t continue to carry TAA at right back, buy a quality right back. Bradley like Arnold is not a right back either but both could be given a chance as midfielders.Kostas needs to go too and Adrian. Play Dom in the centre as the holding midfielder instead of Endo. Salah has been awful. If he wants to go sell him, clearly he didnt get on with Klopp. Though he will probably get back in form now with Klopp gone.

I'd like for us to sign Bakayoko he would be onather attacking option we need attackers.

Kudas would be an exciting option (premier league proven) but would be more expensive

I have not read a reputable source linking Liverpool with this player. Click bate link for me. Bring on the Euros 😁

So it's now started before it's begun, just let Arne do his job

We need a cb, a lb, a cdm and a rf.

Tell Neil to move his mouth away from the mic.. sounds horrible all the inhalations and exhalations..

Belgian international Bakayoko sounds like a distant possibility as Slot's first Liverpool signing.

When Mo was out though we scored goals left, right and centre. This guy is bigger, quicker and actually goes past players; when did Mo last do that? Second half against Wolves he gave the centre half over a yard and still got beaten to the ball and out muscled. Bakoyoko also has a right foot. Just saying.

Im dreaming of players like Oilise , Xavi Simons and cole Palmer.If FSG go bargain basement and keep players like Salah then i have no hope or expectations WE will be a top six team again.

I want Premier League ready players Murillo as the cb, Kudus as the right winger and then a back up striker like Mateta and Summerville as more of a rotational player. I do not want Dutch league players or Portuguese league players who can't go up a level to play in the prem.

We need output machines Diaz and Nunez don’t score enough goals and need selling we can’t bring in more players like this

Me personally would rather see someone who is premier league proven already like Kudus who has now started to adjust to the league, or Bowen…. But at the same time I’m not against the like of Salah and VVD being sold to get money for them while we can should be seen as a no brainer imo

Just seems that were compensating for losing out on Doku😮

I always enjoy the content, but I always take what this guy says with a pinch of salt. He does a good job of saying lots without saying anything at all 😂

Bring Milner back!!!

If stats don’t add up about him, LFC won’t buy. We need better governance and control over analytics, glad ME is back. Will add more rigour.

Slot's war chest? Lets 👀

I guess Neil Jones has given up on his own RU-vid Channel

Kudus bowen bakayoko raphina..🤔⚽️

Liverpool need proper wingers, Diaz and Salah just dont the winger work, we could have god himself as our striker and they would struggle, you could count the amount of times they actually created something for our central player on your fingers, they arent looking to get the ball in the box for the striker to get an easy goal, they arent supportive, somebody like Bakayoko who beats players and delivers the ball into the box, squares it, doesnt just look at himself, players like that make sense for us

Can you concentrate on players under £40m As that’s what market we’ll be looking at . Simply you don’t hire a head coach and spend big .. You hire a diamond in the rough

Slot not through the door he will be the only one what players he wants so sorry you can't say who's coming in

honestly im not impressed with Bakayoko. He looks alright, but nothing special. Like a slightly worse Jeremy Doku, but also only in the Eredivisie where he's definitely not been as impressive as Gakpo was. So what is it that makes him appealing..?

This guy just waffles

We should wait and buy Mo Kudus instead

I'm a PSV fan I would be rather happy if you would buy him. You would understand after a few months why I said that. He lacks football intelligence, it's an overclocked Duracell bunny.

Does he answer it? I lasted 2:50 of him mumbling whilst staring at a table.

If we get a proper right winger it could help nunez because salah is too selfish out there. If we keep salah play him or nunez as the main striker if he's staying as a right winger I'd rather see him go

The Dutch league terrifies me...

I’d rather go for a Prem proven player before we go dipping into the Netherlands again.

Sell most of midfield including Jones,BB and indo.

WAFFLE CLICK BAIT.

Kudus or olise

Not gonna happen, Slot knows he is not that good, and 20 mil would be more than enough

Bakayoko? Fantastic....the beginning of the descent of Liverpool back into mediocrity! Joe Allen and Ricky Lambert too 🤪

Why is Neil Jones always out of breath doing these videos... always choking too

We need proven Premier league experience and a strong right sided winger who can play forward, Bryan Mbeumo suits and is proven at this level . Its no good keep signing players from 5/6th tier of European league . Gravenberch will need to go on loan or be sold, same with Gapko who was brought on a whim after showing in a low grade world cup qualifying group- is an example of buying from these leagues, simply not good enough- there are better players in the Championship- and LFC keep dipping in the nursery leagues

Edon Zhegrova of Lille is better

Bakayoko good replacement for Salah Sign him

Why Neil jones sounds like he got hit potatoes in his mouth

Sign Xavi Simmons Barco

These two are not football people. Defence and no natural no.6 is the issue. Vvd has the worst last 3 months. Since the final he was diabolical. We need 2 new centre backs and a quality 6 like Bruno Guimeres or Palinhna. Random wingers they have never seen play is not what we need I see us signing no centre backs as the fsg yes men will say we have Quansah

Aren't psv in the champions league next year🤣🤣🤣

Arne being able to hurt PSV would be karmic. no replacement for right wing in psv now lozano is gone.

Xavi Simons loan is better

Im not keen on him. Feels like a flop waiting to happen

Bowen.. surely has to be a priority.

Sign kudus

Jarrod Bowen, proven P/L, not sure what money it will take to get him.

There is way better players

Pretty ordinary player...not close to Top Epl Wingers. His Elanga levels. Bowen Kudos Olise Mitoma Etc....

Does Neil Jones ever, EVER, look anyone in the eye?!

Click bait here slot isn’t in through the door yet just bull story’s

wow get the mic out of his mouth please

Don't..... as a fan of PSV I've seen him play many times. he's overrated... he's like a Duracell Bunny... energetic but no (football) brains.

Liverpool going to drop off big time now klopps gone slot is eth 2.0

I’m Out such an annoying voice

Johan Bakayoko would be a great fit...Sell Salah because for me Bakayoko can offer more to the team than Salah Because we must think for the future and not for next season only beg that Saudi money and get Bakayoko and a cover up on right back seeing that trent will shift into mid with Macca

Arne Slot is a head coach he will have zero input regarding signings