Episode 87 - Rebuilding Liverpool: Replacing Trent and Finding Mo Salah’s Backup

On this episode, Patrick and Ted discuss how they would Rebuild Liverpool. They’re fresh off winning the Premier League title, but Liverpool have many holes they need to fill this summer. How will they replace Trent Alexander-Arnold, will they buy a backup for Mohamed Salah, and what’s up with them at Striker? Plus, they need to find a CM which will cost them a fortune. Enjoy! Subscribe to our FREE newsletter: https://www.thetransferflow.com/subscribe Join Variance Betting: https://www.thetransferflow.com/upgrade Follow us on our Socials: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1WTKOt7byrELQcGRSzu1Q X: https://x.com/TheTransferFlow Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/thetransferflow.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetransferflow/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transferflowpodcast Timestamps; 00:00 - Intro 01:43 - Why should people listen to us? 03:03 - Liverpool occasionally take chances 04:14 - Why Liverpool are in this position 04:52 - What Liverpool fans want + what extending the Stars actually gets them 06:53 - Was signing Salah and Virgl Van Dijk a good idea? 07:21 - Trent Alexander-Arnold leaving 08:12 - The physicality of their CBs 09:10 - Replacing both fullbacks 09:45 - Other positions of need 11:51 - The fullback market 12:50 - The Right Back market 13:51 - Vanderson as an option 15:55 - Is he resilient enough? 16:32 - Arnau Martínez 17:18 - What about Bradley + Martinez is a City Group player 18:57 - Óscar Mingueza 20:09 - Older age profiles 21:48 - Lutsharel Geertruida 23:11 - The RB System 24:25 - The Left Back Market and Andy Robertson 25:50 - What Profile are they looking for? 26:14 - Milos Kerkez 26:44 - Locking in a good defensive option? 28:08 - Leaving the left winger too much to do? 28:47 - Activating Salah 29:46 - Jorrel Hato at LB? 30:42 - Will Ajax sell? 31:55 - Antonee Robinson?? 33:00 - Not an elite passer, but a good age profile 34:07 - Rayan Aït-Nouri an option? 36:15 - It’s all about maximizing profile and versatility 37:38 - Spening big money on CB for Dean Huijsen? 39:06 - How good is Huijsen really? 40:09 - Liverpool have a lot of needs 40:29 - Finding a new CM - Adam Wharton 41:46 - Who else is in for him? 42:40 - Do they want to do everything this summer? 43:39 - Nicolò Rovella would be fun 45:26 - Strikers Liverpool are linked with - Alexander Isak 46:35 - Benjamin Šeško an option? 48:11 - Is he worth 40m? 50:11 - Gonçalo Ramos 51:25 - PSG players are hard to figure out 52:25 - No DREAM player? + A weird era for strikers 53:57 - CB’s are such good athletes now 53:45 - Marmoush was the most ready recently 55:10 - Gyokeres and Osimhen 56:27 - Backups for Mo Salah + It’s a difficult problem 57:30 - Bryan Mbuemo? 59:07 - Something more creative? 59:32 - 2 players that moved last summer 01:00:24 - Tyler dibbling for 100m? What’s the real price 01:01:31 - Maghnes Akliouche 01:02:54 - Salah is well-built 01:04:36 - Liverpool have bought from that system 01:05:35 - Rodrygo and Nico Williams? 01:06:50 - Tottenham for next week! 01:07:12 - B-Roll (Met Gala, Andre 3000, and Tiktokers at the Oscars)