Liverpool are expected to sign a striker next summer due to Darwin Nunez’s struggles and the potential departure of Mohamed Salah on a free transfer.
Nunez has struggled to justify his billing since arriving at Anfield and is yet to become the reliable goalscorer that Liverpool envisaged when they signed him from Benfica in 2022.
With Salah looking like leaving, Liverpool will need to add goals to their team next season if they are to remain a contender for the biggest trophies on offer in domestic and European football.
Liverpool have been tracking several strikers across Europe and are also mindful about keeping tabs on options in the Premier League ahead of making a decision.
Viktor Gyokeres has emerged as one of the strongest options for the Reds with his goalscoring form for Sporting Lisbon in Portugal over the last couple of seasons.
While there is a fear that Ruben Amorim’s potential move to Manchester United could push the Red Devils into the race for him, Liverpool are very much remaining vigilant about the former Coventry City striker.
Liverpool target ‘likely’ to leave Sporting Lisbon next summer
Gyokeres has scored an astonishing 57 goals in 64 appearances for Sporting Lisbon, including 16 in 15 in all competitions this season.
According to German broadcaster Sky Deutschland, the forward is almost certain to move on from Sporting Lisbon at the end of the ongoing campaign.
Liverpool are amongst the several clubs interested in getting their hands on him but he won’t be allowed to move on in the winter window.
A €100m release clause could have been a major barrier but he is expected to be available for a lower figure.
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Sporting Lisbon are expected to sell if they receive offers to the tune of €70m for Gyokeres next summer.
Liverpool are keeping their eyes peeled on him as they concretise their plans for the transfer window at the end of the season.
They would only hope that Amorim becoming Manchester United manager doesn’t throw a spanner at their pursuit of the Swedish striker.
Gyokeres was picked up by Sporting Lisbon from Coventry City in 2023 and he has not looked back since moving to Portugal.