Liverpool at the moment are in a race to signal an “outrageous” attacker, who has been in comparison with Lionel Messi, however there might be fierce competitors from a variety of their Premier League rivals, in line with a report.
Reds eyeing forwards amid doubts over Salah and Nunez
Mohamed Salah continues to be but to decide to a brand new contract to stay at Anfield, whereas there’s main doubt over Darwin Nunez‘s future on Merseyside, with the Reds now glad to sanction the Uruguayan’s departure in the summertime switch window.
Nunez has been very disappointing this season, netting simply seven targets in all competitions, and Nottingham Forest are believed to have made a £50m bid.
As such, the Reds have began new forwards, and Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Matheus Cunha is the most recent striker to be linked with a transfer, with contact being made to gauge whether or not the Brazilian could be excited by heading to Anfield.
Arne Slot‘s aspect have additionally approached Brighton & Hove Albion over Joao Pedro, who’s considered as a like-for-like alternative for Nunez, whereas Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman, who is ready to play on each wings and at centre-forward, is an alternative choice for the Merseysiders.
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Liverpool are able to spend liberally within the switch market this summer season.
It will be very troublesome for any new signing to duplicate Salah’s numbers, however Liverpool have now set their sights on one other participant who has been in unimaginable kind, with a report from The Boot Room revealing they’re excited by Lyon’s Rayan Cherki.
Cherki has actually kicked on this season, quashing earlier issues that he didn’t have the proper angle to make it to the very prime, and he has struck an settlement with Lyon to go away for lower than £25m this summer season.
Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain are additionally within the ahead, whereas there are a complete host of different potential suitors from the Premier League, particularly Manchester United, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
“Outrageous” Cherki impressing in France and Europe
It’s little surprise the Frenchman is beginning to appeal to consideration from a variety of Europe’s prime golf equipment, on condition that he has been in unbelievable kind for Lyon this season, amassing eight targets and 18 assists in all competitions.
Eight of these assists have been within the Europa League, with the 21-year-old main his aspect’s cost to the quarter-finals, and journalist Dean Jones has lauded his talent degree as “outrageous”.
Not solely that, however former Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas has in contrast the playmaker to the most effective gamers of all-time, saying: “Cherki is akin to (Lionel) Messi when it comes to technical high quality.”
As such, £25m might be a discount value for Cherki, whose performances this season point out he has developed significantly this season, and at simply 21-years-old, he should be a way off his prime.
