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On the positive side, he's played more more minutes in the league and Europe than Gomez has in each of the past give seasons and that interview further up would suggest that he feels his mental health issues are now more under control with professional help than they had been in the 18 months prior. Who doesn't love a "market opportunity"?!

Has played zero minutes so far this pre-season but Barca have only had one match and he was on the bench for that so seems to be on the cusp of a return, perhaps?.

Bradley, Frimpong and Gomez combined managed about 26-27 matches worth of Premier League action last season. Includes minutes at CB for Gomez and right wing for Frimpong. Ramsay had zero. Not particularly feeling that Spence is the solution but hope Iraola has a plan that doesn't involve Dom and Jones playing there and is backed in that plan.

Agree that he almost certainly won't be in squad regardless but it's one of the positions I would like to see strengthened most, along with a winger/forward and a defensive midfielder. All should be good enough to start regularly. I'm not asking for much!

Non-home grown (max 17): Alisson, Mama Virge, Kerkez, Kostas, Leoni, Jacquet Macca, Dom, Gravenberch, Endo, Wirtz Isak, Gakpo, Ekitiké, Munoz, Chiesa Club trained: Gomez, Jones, Elliott, Bradley, Jaros, Bajcetic Association trained: Woodman, Frimpong That's 25 players. Left out of the CL squad: Ramsay (not homegrown because of the loan to Kilmarnock but even if he were the squad is full), Pecsi, Harvey Davies. Notable mentions: Nyoni and now also Rio on List B Need to sell or loan players out to make space for that additional winger and a RB. And the likes of Mama, Endo, Chiesa weren't at the World Cup but there still appears to have been virtually no chatter about any exits of fringe players. Hope things start happening in both directions soon.

Need to sell non homegrown players who aren't going to play (much) anyway to make space for new signings. Right now we can sign one association trained player. Anything beyond that means we're leaving someone out. And that's assuming Ramsay is being left out regardless. Not saying we don't have depth issues but the numbers are there, more a question of which positions they play in and how injury prone some of them are. On that note, we could probably leave Ekitike out for first half of the season so that gives some short term wiggle room. Sell Endo, Chiesa and things look different.

Welcome to Liverpool, Jadon.

I tried. Was just looking at young players on that list further up who are at clubs that tend to be willing sellers. The options just really don't seem very inspiring. If this Billy Gomes ends up tearing it up for Brighton or Bournemouth in a year's time though, I'll come back to this!

If we're looking at younger potential, William Gomes at Porto, perhaps? Never seen him play but he seems to have managed 8 goals in ca. 1,200 mins in the league this year and appears to be quick and young at 20, if not particularly productive yet in terms of assists. Not thrilled with the idea of relying too heavily on kids though. Same would have applied to Diomande.

Chelsea have Neto, Estevao and now Quenda as options for the right wing, plus Palmer if need be. With them being that well stocked in the position, perhaps Hughes will be tempted to pursue a loan deal for Victor Moses.

You don't think they're preparing to throw their hat in the ring for Chiesa?

Isaac Christie-Davies treated like a dog.

Wouldn't want to block the path for Figueroa and Morrison.

He's been great this year, barely a mistake defensively and very much a goal threat too (both headers and long shots), but he's not quick and therefore perhaps not the best fit for a team playing a high line.

Exciting if we manage to replace the manager with the worst record in the league at defending set pieces with the manager with the... second worst record in the league at defending set pieces.