Liverpool have prioritised signing a top number 9 this summer, and are prepared to commit major funds to fulfil their desire. However, the striker market is saturated as most top clubs now need a forward, and Arsenal are leading the race to sign a top Reds’ target.
The Merseyside giants are more or less certain that they are not going to sign Alexander Isak in the summer transfer window, despite his willingness to move to Anfield.
Newcastle United do not want to sell, and the Reds are now forced to consider alternatives who are good enough to come in and hold down a place in Arne Slot’s team next season.
However, Liverpool’s pursuit of a striker has not gone according to plan, and another top target seems to be on his way to the Emirates Stadium in the upcoming transfer window.
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Top striker target closing in on Arsenal move
Viktor Gyokeres is probably the most wanted striker in European football, who is set to change clubs in the upcoming summer transfer window.
He is the top alternative to Alexander Isak for Liverpool, and Ruben Amorim wants to reunite with the Sporting Lisbon striker at Manchester United this summer.
However, according to CaughtOffSide, Arsenal are on the cusp of agreeing on a deal to sign the forward from the Portuguese giants in the coming weeks.
The north London club have offered him a five-year contract worth £9m a year and are in advanced negotiations with his agents and Sporting Lisbon.
Liverpool and Manchester United are still in the race as the Swede has not made up his mind, but Arsenal are doing all the running at the moment.
Sporting Lisbon are prepared to sell Gyokeres as long as they receive a fee in the region of £60m for the former Coventry City striker.
