Liverpool want to sign a new number 9 in the summer as Darwin Nunez has again flattered to deceive this season. Alexander Isak is the priority target, but Liverpool know that getting him out of Newcastle United would be complicated. One more striker is gradually emerging as another big target ahead of the next window.
Nunez has struggled to become the reliable goalscorer that Liverpool thought they were signing a few years back, and Slot wants to move him on in the coming months.
The Liverpool manager wants a new striker, and the club are prepared to test Newcastle’s resolve by tabling a monstrous bid for Isak in the next window.
The Reds have been considering alternatives, and in recent days, one striker has emerged as a viable target if the Reds fail to sign the Newcastle hitman.
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The Reds target ‘wants Premier League move’
Hugo Ekitike has been gradually emerging as the striker who Liverpool could go for if they do not sign Isak from Newcastle in the summer transfer window.
The French forward has been on the radar of at least four Premier League clubs, including the Reds, and there is now a real possibility of him moving to England.
According to TEAMTalk, the Frenchman wants to move to the Premier League over other options in the summer.
Liverpool have been vigorously scouting him and will send more observers to watch him in action in the Europa League on Thursday night.
Eintracht Frankfurt are aware that they will likely have to sell Ekitike in the summer due to interest from the Premier League.
However, the German club are set to demand as much as €100m for the French forward in the upcoming summer.
