Liverpool are desperate to sign a striker this summer, and that has been identified as the biggest priority for the transfer window. Sporting director Richard Hughes has been considering several alternatives, but one target has already dropped a potential bombshell.
Alexander Isak is the striker Liverpool want to sign, but it seems increasingly unlikely that Newcastle United are even going to consider any offers to sell him.
The Merseyside giants are also clear about not wanting to pay over the odds for the Swede, and the club are now looking at several other alternatives ahead of the summer window.
Liverpool have zeroed in on one top target ahead of the window, but it has been claimed that the striker has made a firm decision over his future that won’t please the Reds.
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The Reds are being made to wait
Slot wants a new striker at his disposal as soon as the squad return for pre-season training, but one of their top targets has other ideas.
Hugo Ekitike is one of the prominent targets for Liverpool, and the club have held talks with the player and his representatives ahead of the summer.
However, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Eintracht Frankfurt striker has no plan to decide on his future anytime soon.
He is focused on helping Frankfurt qualify for the Champions League and will only look at the offers, including one from Real Madrid, on his table at the end of the season.
It is going to be a complicated deal as the German club want a big fee in the region of £85m before agreeing to sell the forward this summer.
Liverpool want to wrap up an agreement with the player soon to ensure they get more time to negotiate a deal with Frankfurt and bring that price down.
However, Ekitike’s insistence on not listening to any offers right now is likely to delay any deal to take him to Anfield this summer.
