Preseason 2026/27

[The_weatherman]

The pre-season tour probably starts around July 20th. so we'll probably have everybody there except Alisson, Mac Allister and maybe Munoz.

That means a squad of at least:

Mama, Jaros, Woodman

Frimpong, Kerekz, Tsimikas, Jaquet, Leoni, VVD, Gomez, Beck, Ramsay

Jones, Bajcetic, Nyoni, Grav, Dom, Wirtz, McConnell, Elliott

Gakpo, Chiesa, Rio, Abe, Isak, Wright

We're rather short of bodies really, a RW, midfielder, right back, left back and a senior centre back would be ideal!

Injured: Bradley, Ekitike, Endo.

[SB]

Isak is coming home, boys.

Yeah France are in a league of their own.

[BigChief]

Isak is coming home, boys.

[memzey]

I think Isak would benefit from games here but agreed in principle. The earlier the group make it back to preseason, under a new boss, the better.

[BigChief]

Great to see Holland and Germany out so early. Means Gakpo, VvD, Gravenberch and Wirtz can take their holiday sooner and get back into training. France to do their bit tonight and Isak will be back too.

[SB]

i live in chicago and tickets are wildly expensive. i probably won't go : /

That’s such a shame. Overseas preseason matches are for expanding the Brand so pricing fans out defies logic.

[Kenneth]

That sucks, it's madness that fans can be priced out of preseason games.

[little dave hedgehog]

i live in chicago and tickets are wildly expensive. i probably won't go : /

[SB]

It would be wonderful to see him keep healthy and kick-on. You know how sometimes a young player makes his debut and he's completely unfazed by it and just gets on with it as if he's been there all season? He had that when he made his breakthrough and what's happened to him since is just tragic.

Totally agree mate, he’s lost what , 1.5 years? He finished early at Las Palmas in 24/25 with a hammy problem?

[Catrin]

Bajetic is apparently fit & ready to go for preseason. I’d love to see him kick on & hope the injuries are behind him now but my prediction is he’ll pick up a knock before the season starts.


https://thekopiteview.com/2026/06/24...or-pre-season/

It would be wonderful to see him keep healthy and kick-on. You know how sometimes a young player makes his debut and he's completely unfazed by it and just gets on with it as if he's been there all season? He had that when he made his breakthrough and what's happened to him since is just tragic.

[SB]

Bajetic is apparently fit & ready to go for preseason. I’d love to see him kick on & hope the injuries are behind him now but my prediction is he’ll pick up a knock before the season starts.

https://thekopiteview.com/2026/06/24/stefan-bajcetic-set-for-fresh-start-as-liverpool-midfielder-expected-to-be-fit-for-pre-season/

[SB]

Would love to see this kid get a run in the PS matches as he’s definitely one to watch.

There is good news on the way though. One of Liverpool's most promising young wingers is Joshua Abe. He's super fast and strong and has a wand of a left foot.

Many within the academy circles are already talking about him as someone who is a bigger talent than Rio Ngumoha was at the same age.

Liverpool have agreed a scholarship and a pre-professional deal with Abe, and have even handed him a first-team squad number, with Abe set to wear the no.40 for the Reds next season.

However, for the last few months he has been recovering from a serious injury and there have been question marks over whether he would be able to start pre-season with Andoni Iraola's team.

Well there is good news because it looks like Abe has returned from injury. Lewis Bower reported that Abe was doing ball and gym work during an agency meet with Gersh this week, which means he should be back in time for pre-season.

It's massive news, and it makes Abe the clear player to watch out for in pre-season this summer.

[SB]

Here’s the players who will be returning from their loans that will be hoping to prove their worth in Preseson.

LOANS

Vitor Jaros : Ajax : season loan

Harvey Davies : Crawley : season loan

Owen Beck : Derby : season loan

Isaac Mabaya : Wigan : season loan

Luca Stephenson: Dundee United : season loan after signing a new contract

Lewis Koumas : Birmingham then Hull season loan

James McConnell : Ajax : season loan

Kostas Tsimikas : Roma : season loan

Harvey Elliot : Aston Villa : season loan + obligation to buy of £30m

[SB]

Looking at the players who are at the WC that's Alisson, VVD, Gravenberch, MacAllister, Wirtz, Endo, Gakpo and Isak, obviously most of those are (likely) starters so there are opportunities for alot of the fringe players and youngsters to impress before the first teamers come back. Big opportunities for the likes of Jones and Elliott as players who have been around the club for a while to show what they can do and with so many of the midfielders away, likewise Leoni and Jacquet have opportunities. Not sure if Chiesa will still be here but if he isn't Ngumoha will be our most senior forward So presumably there will be opportunities for Danns, Koumas,Wright etc along with McConnell, Nyoni and Bajcetic etc in midfield.

Hopefully there’ll be some new signings in the door by then.

[Exiled_red]

Looking at the players who are at the WC that's Alisson, VVD, Gravenberch, MacAllister, Wirtz, Endo, Gakpo and Isak, obviously most of those are (likely) starters so there are opportunities for alot of the fringe players and youngsters to impress before the first teamers come back. Big opportunities for the likes of Jones and Elliott as players who have been around the club for a while to show what they can do and with so many of the midfielders away, likewise Leoni and Jacquet have opportunities. Not sure if Chiesa will still be here but if he isn't Ngumoha will be our most senior forward So presumably there will be opportunities for Danns, Koumas,Wright etc along with McConnell, Nyoni and Bajcetic etc in midfield.