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5 days ago
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Liverpool could SEAL striker deal with £63m offer
Liverpool could reportedly sign one of their top striker targets for £63m. That's considerably less than initially claimed. Liverpool went into this summer wanting to sign a striker. That's obvious to anyone paying attention. Shop the LFC Store The new LFC x Air Max range 🔥 Nike x Air Max LFC x Nike Air Max Advertisement Buy Now LFC Retro Shirts LFC Retro Shirts Buy Now Home Jersey LFC Kits Buy Now LFC Nike Training LFC Nike Training Buy Now For starts, the Reds didn't get what they wanted out of either of their starting options last season. Darwin Nunez just wasn't consistent enough in front of goal, while Diogo Jota played around one third of the total Premier League minutes available. There was a constant sense that Liverpool can improve in the position and it was thought to be the big summer signing. Of course, that's turned out to be Florian Wirtz instead. But it's still claimed in several places that Liverpool want to sign a striker as well. They may even have the money for another €100m deal. Advertisement All signs certainly point that way and we imagine talk around a new striker will rapid accelerate. Especially with the new price tag suggested for a top target. Liverpool and Hugo Ekitike Fabrizio Romano is one of those claiming Liverpool are in some sort of talks for Hugo Ekitiké. The Frenchman is viewed as an elite target for the Reds this summer - but they're certainly not alone in that. Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are in the market for a new striker. All have been linked with Ekitiké. The Times makes an interesting claim there, though. They suggest that Eintracht Frankfurt would want a similar fee to the one they received for Omar Marmoush in January when they sold him to Manchester City. That fee was around £63m. That's considerably lower than the £80m+ suggested over the last few months and if accurate, Liverpool could steal in for a fantastic deal. Advertisement We do question whether Frankfurt would actually accept £60m, however. Ekitiké is one of the best strikers on the market, they have no need to sell, and interest in him is intense. Put that all together and you would expect something like £80m (or €100m as it's typically stated). At £60m, we do think Ekitiké would be the best available deal to Liverpool. Whether that's actually a realistic price, however, is another matter. We're not so sure.
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6 days ago
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Brighton teammate drops hint on Joao Pedro transfer preference
Liverpool are on the brink of completing their first three transfers of the window this summer and once they're done, the attention will turn elsewhere with a new striker high on the shopping list. Who will the club target is an incredibly loaded question. Plenty of players are available on the market, but rival clubs have already started pitching their projects in hopes of an early move. Shop the LFC Store The new LFC x Air Max range 🔥 Nike x Air Max LFC x Nike Air Max Advertisement Buy Now LFC Retro Shirts LFC Retro Shirts Buy Now Home Jersey LFC Kits Buy Now LFC Nike Training LFC Nike Training Buy Now Given how impressive Liverpool were last season in the Premier League, and how well they have recruited so far this summer, you would expect players to be taking note of Arne Slot and his team. But securing personal terms is not always straightforward and there are a lot of factors that are often overlooked, which can make transfer moves incredibly difficult. Liverpool might have just learnt of a potential deal breaker in their hunt for Joao Pedro to move from Brighton to Merseyside. © IMAGO - Joao Pedro Liverpool Pedro's teammate drops huge future hint In an exclusive interview with Trivela, Igor Julio spoke at length about his teammate Joao Pedro. Advertisement He said: "He always told me that he really wants to live in London, I think he will prioritise more what comes from there first." As such, while Liverpool might not be completely out of the race for Pedro, it seems as though approaches from Chelsea and Arsenal will be those the Brazilian 23-year-old values more. Regardless of which way you spin it, this is a blow for the Reds because both London based clubs are heavily interested in a striker and the Brighton No. 9 is a proven Premier League asset. However, there's nothing Liverpool can do about it if geography is his decisive factor for a move. The Reds' approach for Martin Zubimendi in the summer of 2024 was unsuccessful, not because the project being built wasn't attractive, but because he valued the culture and environment in Spain. Advertisement Any sporting reasons for a move were dismissed right there and then. His decision to remain at Sociedad was a sentimental one. After a poor campaign this season, his impending move to Arsenal is based on an entirely different set of motivations. His sentimentality is now no longer important. With Pedro, Liverpool are at their peak - having won the Premier League and spending money in the transfer window like never before - but the club's location in the North and not the South is decisive. As such, the Reds will approach Pedro if they feel he could be a worthwhile asset to bring in, but no introspection is needed if he moves elsewhere. Sometimes, players just have their preferences.
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6 days ago
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Fabrizio Romano confirms Liverpool in talks over SENSATIONAL €100m striker deal
Liverpool are in the hunt for a striker and one player's name is commonly being reported. That player is Hugo Ekitike at Eintracht Frankfurt, a young 22-year-old Frenchman who has been creating a lot of attention this season following a 34-goal contribution campaign. Shop the LFC Store The new LFC x Air Max range 🔥 Nike x Air Max LFC x Nike Air Max Advertisement Buy Now LFC Retro Shirts LFC Retro Shirts Buy Now Home Jersey LFC Kits Buy Now LFC Nike Training LFC Nike Training Buy Now Among others, he is one of the leading candidates to replace Darwin Nunez as the Reds's striker, although extensive interest from Chelsea has been reported, which led Liverpool fans to believe that the club might have missed out on the opportunity to secure his signature for a long-term move. However, we have no received an update on his situation and things are looking promising. © IMAGO Ekitike is still considering his options According to Fabrizio Romano, writing in his Give Me Sport newsletter, not all hope is lost for Ekitike. In response to the question, 'does he have a Premier League club he would prefer to join?', he said: "No, he's considering all his options and still talking to all these clubs [Manchester United], Liverpool and Chelsea]. No decision has been made yet." Advertisement As such, the Reds can think positively about their chances, although his €100m asking price is still going to be a significant hurdle for Liverpool to get passed before an official approach is made. Using the current exchange rate, that figure would be around £85m, which is what the previously agreed fee for Nunez to join the club was back in 2022, although the initial fee was just £65m with £20m in add-ons - £12.7m of which were actually triggered, taking his outlay to £77.7m. Nonetheless, a move with a similar cost would need to be heavily considered, even if the approach this summer is to spend money when necessary. A level of certainty about Ekitike would be required.
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6 days ago
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Darwin Nunez transfer takes GIANT step forward
Darwin Nunez is set to leave Liverpool this summer and a transfer has taken a major step forward. The Uruguayan is a wanted man. It's long been clear that Darwin Nunez will leave Liverpool in 2025. There was even a chance that it happens in January. Shop the LFC Store The new LFC x Air Max range 🔥 Nike x Air Max LFC x Nike Air Max Advertisement Buy Now LFC Retro Shirts LFC Retro Shirts Buy Now Home Jersey LFC Kits Buy Now LFC Nike Training LFC Nike Training Buy Now Anfield Watch exclusively revealed back in the winter that Liverpool had received an offer of around £70m for Nunez from Al-Hilal. The Reds rejected it, however, as they didn't want to lose an important player mid-season. It didn't make sense for them as they marched towards the Premier League title and, at the time, harboured hopes of winning the UEFA Champions League. As it turned out, Nunez played very little part of the season half of the campaign. That made it all the more clear that Liverpool would ultimately sell. The striker doesn't quite fit into Arne Slot's plans but his ability and profile naturally draws suitors. Advertisement With that in mind, the sale took a major step forward this week. Nunez is wanted in Italy Corriere Dello Sport reports that both AC Milan and Napoli want to sign Nunez. They're each in the market for a top-level striker and feel the Uruguayan can be that. The idea for both parties is that Nunez might be a better fit there than he is at Liverpool. Though, we should add that the forward's record at Anfield is actually very solid - he's just not quite reliable enough in front of goal for Slot's system. Two major clubs deciding they are interested in Nunez is a giant step forward, then, as Liverpool can now enter talks with some competition for their player. There was a real risk of that, given he finally rejected Al-Hilal ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup. Advertisement And so this one could move forward quite quickly. Both Milan and Napoli are prepared to negotiate with Nunez as their top target, meaning these are serious negotiations rather than just 'exploratory' talks. The player is said to be willing to move to Italy, too, which is another vital piece of the puzzle here. We could now see click together in what we imagine will be Liverpool's biggest sale of the summer.
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12-06-2025
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Liverpool already considered FAVOURITES for next season's title race
Once you've won a Premier League title, the focus soon changes to thinking about ways in which you can improve the team and ensure you retain the trophy the following season. Liverpool struggled massively in the 2020/21 season which was littered with injuries, including an ACL tear for Virgil Van Dijk and a last gasp spot in the top four was considered an enormous success. Shop the LFC Store The new LFC x Air Max range 🔥 Nike x Air Max LFC Retro Shirts LFC Retro Shirts Advertisement Buy Now Home Jersey LFC Kits Buy Now LFC Nike Training LFC Nike Training Buy Now As such, context is key and each team's confidence ahead of the 2025/26 season is likely to be dented in some way once the campaign is under way. Winning involves a rollercoaster of emotions. But speculation over the upcoming season is rife, even despite the off-season being just 16 days old, and the Reds have been name dropped as having a huge advantage in retaining their title. The influence of the Club World Cup While the club's transfer business is enough to persuade anyone that Liverpool will be serious title contenders when August rolls around, given the signing of Jeremie Frimpong and the upcoming agreements for Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez, there's another significant factor to consider. Advertisement The Reds will not be playing in the revamped FIFA Club World Cup this summer, despite winning their league this season and being renowned as one of Europe's biggest clubs in terms of heritage. Meanwhile, Chelsea will be competing because they won the Champions League in 2021 and Manchester City have also bene invited because of their Premier League triumphs and their European Cup win in 2023 to complete the Treble. That's the pair representing England. As such, the players will have more time off this summer to recuperate after a long and challenging season, refreshing themselves before July rolls around and it's time for pre-season to begin. Speaking in his capacity as England manager, Thomas Tuchel gave his thoughts on the players that will be going straight from his camp back to their clubs and assessed the impact on next season. Advertisement He said: "I think it [the Club World Cup] will have a huge impact and it was give Liverpool and Arsenal a huge advantage in the next season to not be there." The players end the Premier League season and had two weeks off before being called up for international duty with Tuchel and from June 14 to July 13, the new FIFA tournament will take place, which will lead directly into pre-season, which will inevitably be cut short for City and Chelsea. However, the opportunity for the players that have been bought in this mini transfer window to bond with their new teammates early on might also be advantageous. It's unknown what the impact will be. But the Reds should definitely take the comments as a compliment, not just in terms of the team's quality to challenge once again, but also, if there's an advantage then we should make the most of it. We've already proven over 38-games that we can get the better of Arsenal and if the Gunners are the main challengers, then Arne Slot will feel confident of getting the job done once again.
