LFC Summer Transfer Thread 2026 - Let's not F this up, please!

Reports that Szoboszlai has an agreed to a contract extension. Excellent news.

 

Now that Dom has committed to not pulling a Trent/Ibou, I’m excited to see how Iraola will use him. How does he fit into the same team as Wirtz? I’m sure that Iraola is excited to work with him, because a player with his engine is perfect for a high intensity style of play.

 

🚨🇭🇺 Dominik Szoboszlai has agreed to sign new FIVE year deal at Liverpool, valid until June 2031!

Verbal agreement in place with final details being sorted ahead of signature and official statement.

Szoboszlai stays, fully committed to #LFC new project under Andoni Iraola 🔴🔐 pic.twitter.com/5FBFAFwiTm

— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 16, 2026

 

I wonder if one option with Szoboszlai is to use him on the right wing. It’s a way to have him and Wirtz play in the same team without losing the midfield battle. Between Dom and Frimpong the width on the right can be provided. Dom can also help Frimpong with the defending and the midfielders with the midfield battle. The front 3 becomes Wirtz, Isak, and the left winger, but Wirtz still gets to play centrally.

I think for some games that makes a lot of sense. In other games we still might want to go with a more attacking right winger. I also still want to see us sign an upgrade over Mac Allister in that position.

 

I don't buy the Barcola rumors. Just doesn't make sense to me. Yes, he’s likely movable IF Diomande moves to PSG, but we don't need another left side dominant winger. Maybe if we sell Gakpo this summer, but we were already heavy on the left wing last year with he and Ekitike. That was probably the cause of why Salah saw so much less service (and less scoring). We really need a right wing attacker that will pull defenses away from, and open up the left side with Gakpo, and eventually Ekitike. Probably Munoz is that player.

I would bet that the Rayan rumors are more likely real than Barcola ones.

Also, I think we may see fewer additions than we think this summer. While we did fall off in performance vs the previous year - we did still finish 5th. A lot has been made about Tottenham signing 7 new players, but they were nearly relegated. Don’t expect similar levels of additions in comparison to them.

I’d still like a defensive-minded midfielder and another right-sided attacker. I don’t expect much more than that this summer to be honest.