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Liverpool has sorted retired one of the 2 main priorities that astir radical would person agreed connected heading into the summer. In snapping up Milos Kerkez, the Reds person a large left-back upgrade who volition inject caller energy.
Arne Slot's men, though, could inactive bash with a fig nine. Florian Wirtz's accomplishment has added much attacking firepower, but getting an out-and-out striker would adhd adjacent much extent successful the last 3rd heading into the caller season.
Here is the Liverpool.com verdict connected the transfer gossip to look astir the Reds today. Links with Alexander Isak are not going anywhere, but we commencement with the young French guardant Hugo Ekitike.
Hugo Ekitike (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Arsenal could articulation the transportation contention for Hugo Ekitike this summertime arsenic Mikel Arteta searches for a caller fig nine. So far, the Gunners person been frustrated successful their attempts to find an upgrade successful that position.
According to BILD, Arsenal views Ekitike arsenic a viable alternate to Benjamin Sesko (RB Leipzig) and Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting CP). That brace could beryllium connected the determination successful the adjacent fewer weeks, but are going to beryllium incredibly costly deals to do.
Liverpool and Chelsea person some taken a look astatine the Frenchman, though the second has already signed Liam Delap and is acceptable to bring successful Joao Pedro from Brighton too. The Reds, meanwhile, are connected the hunt for a fig 9 but mightiness beryllium enactment disconnected by the price.
As it stands, Frankfurt is demanding successful excess of $100M for its forward. It should beryllium nary surprise, then, that Ekitike is inactive determination for now. And with Champions League shot secured for adjacent season, the Bundesliga broadside is nether nary fiscal unit to currency in.
Liverpool.com says: Ekitike scored 22 goals past play and is simply a bully talent, but helium is simply a small earthy astatine the moment. As Harvey Elliott recovered retired past season, Arne Slot lone wants nailed-on world-class players successful his team, truthful it would beryllium a risk.
Alexander Isak (Newcastle United)
Newcastle United guardant Alexander Isak has told Newcastle United that helium would beryllium unfastened to leaving but the nine is inactive not consenting to fto him go. That is according to Gianluca Di Marzio.
"Isak would similar to leave," the Italian told Ace Odds. "But Newcastle are not unfastened to that, astatine the moment.
"So it depends connected Newcastle and Isak's discussion, if the nine volition beryllium unfastened to having him connected the market. Newcastle is simply a pugnacious nine and they privation to support their champion players for adjacent season, including Sandro Tonali.
"Isak would similar to look astatine different options due to the fact that astatine the extremity of this season, helium had the committedness from the nine and the manager but Newcastle haven't acted earnestly connected that yet."
Liverpool would apt person to wage much than the $157 cardinal (£116 million) bundle that it enactment unneurotic for Florian Wirtz to bring successful Isak, but that mightiness beryllium appealing fixed the dearth of prime options disposable connected the marketplace — lone successful the lawsuit that Newcastle changes its mind, which it has shown nary volition of doing truthful for the clip being.
Liverpool.com says: Isak is 1 of the imagination options, alongside Atletico Madrid guardant Julian Alvarez. If it happens, past Liverpool would beryllium getting a definite thing. Newcastle, though, is not going to marque that easy, adjacent if the rumors are going to continue.
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