Liverpool are almost certain to sign a striker next summer as the club are now aware that they need to bring in a more reliable goalscorer at the end of the season.
Diogo Jota’s injury has allowed Darwin Nunez an extended run in the starting eleven but the Uruguayan has not been Arne Slot’s preferred choice this season.
Nunez has struggled to justify the big money Liverpool paid for him in 2022 and there is an increasing likelihood that the club want to replace him in the team.
Liverpool are looking at several strikers and players such as Lille’s Jonathan David and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Omar Marmoush are on their radar.
However, Viktor Gyokeres’ hat-trick against Manchester City in the Champions League on Tuesday night showed why he is one of Liverpool’s priority targets.
The Swede is attracting interest from Saudi Arabia
Gyokeres is massively admired at Liverpool but they were already facing the potential challenge of Ruben Amorim wanting to take him to Manchester United.
The incoming Manchester United boss is likely to insert his new club into the race for Gyokeres before the next summer transfer window.
However, Liverpool are now facing the challenge of going up against Saudi money if they want to sign the former Coventry star at the end of the season.
According to O Jogo, Al Nassr are interested in getting their hands on the Sporting Lisbon striker in the next summer transfer window.
The Saudi side want a new striker and the Swede has emerged as one of the top targets in their shortlist of names.
Gyokeres has a £83m release clause in his contract but Al Nassr do not want to pay that figure.
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They are under the impression that Sporting will be open to selling him for a negotiated fee next summer.
However, the real complication would be to convince the 26-year-old striker to move to the Middle East at this stage of his career.
Gyokeres has suitors such as Manchester United and Liverpool on his tail and is likely to prefer a move to the Premier League.
The forward is one of the best in the business at the moment, scoring 23 times in 17 appearances in all competitions this season.
