James Pearce Jr.

If it was eight weeks you'd say months, two months, but six weeks you'd, you would often just say weeks Rather than a month and two weeks.

So I, I dunno, like we'll have to wait till he actually gets back and the club examine him, and then we'll probably hear it through James Pearce or Paul Joyce or whoever.

Um, it, it didn't look good in the moment and like he's in such good form that it's horrible timing for, for the club and obviously for him as well, 'cause he's playing so well.

But we'll see what comes out of it, and hopefully it's nothing too bad.

We sold him in 2025 for 10 million euros.

As James Pearce, The Athletic, and Paul Joyce reported at the time, Liverpool retain a 20% sell-on clause as well.

That was in the reports.

And there's interest from Newcastle, Brighton, Palace, Everton, Forest, and Sunderland.

One that hasn't always been a favorite for Liverpool fans, it's been an up and down Liverpool career for him, but he's got medals to his name, Cody Matias Gakpo, Liverpool's number 18.

Now, Gakpo at 27 years old, having signed his contract renewal of course last season for the long term, also costing, what was it from PSV Eindhoven? Approximately, James Pearce said 37 million, which could rise to 44.

I wonder if all those add-ons have been achieved now.

Anyway, but that was December 2022, wasn't it? It's funny how the seasons have worked for Cody Gakpo.

Everyone knows what happened.

But you also had James Pearce writing about it.

James Pearce saying, in that article where he says the three things for Julian Ward to sort, "The most obvious area of the squad that needs bolstering is the midfield.

Liverpool retain a strong interest in Monaco's Lamine Camara, who would've been their top target if they pursued a midfielder in the summer." We all know that, don't we? If Alexis Mac Allister had had a suitable bid, Lamine Camara was gonna be the one who stepped up, or the, you know, the, the prime target, I should say, in that regard.

Okay? So that's important.

Until then, my friends, let's get cracking with the news.

So let's start with James Pearce reporting to say, Liverpool retain a strong interest in Lamine Kamara, who would have been their top target if they pursued a midfielder in the summer.

I still don't know how to feel about this.

Would have been the top target, is the top target, is going to be the top target, but we didn't want to do it in the summer.

Talking about bringing him in in January clearly shows that the club at least had one eye on that situation.

So why didn't we make that move in the summer? Love to know your thoughts in the comments.

Now, sticking with James Pearce, he's been speaking about Florian Wirtz.

I know, I know, we're all a little bit weary, a little bit tired.

Um, but he seems to be happy with the new goalkeeping coach, and that's, that's really a good thing, isn't it? His deal expires in 2027 after the extension was activated.

Um, but James Pearce reported that a decision is yet to be made over his future one way or another.

So he might stay beyond the end of this season.

Uh, nothing has been, um, decided as yet.