Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes is working on several deals ahead of the summer transfer window and is confident of bringing in the players needed to improve the title-winning squad. However, he has done a major U-turn on a top striker target.
Arne Slot wants to reconfigure the forward line next season and end the team’s overdependence on Mo Salah for the goals and assists as part of his plans.
The Liverpool manager is prepared to sell several of their established forwards to fund moves for younger replacements, but the club are yet to make decisions on some of the top stars.
However, the club seem to have taken a key call on the potential pursuit of a top forward ahead of the summer transfer window, and are set to act accordingly.
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Liverpool does a stunning U-turn on signing an attacker
Mason Greenwood has rekindled his career in France with Marseille following his exit from Manchester United last summer under controversial circumstances.
However, the forward wants to return to England and play in the Premier League, and Liverpool have been thinking hard about taking him to Anfield.
A move for him would have been interesting given his Manchester United history, but the controversies surrounding him made it even more complicated.
According to TEAMTalk, his suitors in the Premier League have continued to monitor him and believe he would be a major addition to their forward line.
However, they have ultimately decided against signing him as it would attract unwanted controversy and a PR nightmare.
Liverpool remember the flak Manchester United received when they came close to reintegrating him back in the squad in 2023, only to change their mind at the last minute.
The Reds are aware they will get criticised by the wider football community, as well as a major section of their fanbase, if they sign Greenwood.
