Liverpool are actually making ready a proposal for an “excellent” £77m striker, who’s being focused by an entire host of Europe’s prime golf equipment, in accordance with a report.
Reds stepping up pursuit of latest striker
Darwin Nunez hasn’t been on the races this season, with the Uruguayan choosing up simply seven objectives in all competitions, which is method under the quantity anticipated of a £85m participant, so it’s little marvel that the Reds are actually stepping up their pursuit of a striker.
Atalanta’s Mateo Retegui is one choice the Merseysiders take into consideration, given the Italian’s stellar purpose return this season, whereas they’ve began work on the signing of West Ham United’s Jarrod Bowen, who may very well be a substitute for Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak.
Final week, it was revealed that RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko can be on the shortlist, with Arne Slot’s facet mentioned to be eager on a transfer for the ahead, with Nunez wanting more and more prone to exit Anfield on the finish of the season.
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There has since been a new replace on Liverpool’s pursuit of Sesko, with a report from Caught Offside revealing they’re now making ready a bid for the ahead, however there may very well be fierce competitors for his signature.
Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are additionally planning to make provides for the Slovenian, whereas Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain headline the curiosity from overseas, and a deal is now anticipated to be on the costly facet.
Leipzig are mentioned to have set an asking worth of €80m – €90m (£68m – £77m), in mild of the widespread curiosity within the 21-year-old’s signature, though the events have reservations about shelling out a charge in that ballpark.
“Excellent” Sesko may very well be “higher than Haaland”
Scout/author Jacek Kulig has praised the starlet prior to now, describing him as “excellent”, whereas his teammates additionally maintain him in very excessive regard, having acknowledged he’s a higher participant than Manchester Metropolis’s Erling Haaland.
Talking in Could final yr, Sesko instructed the Gegenpress podcast: “My teammates on the membership inform me that Haaland and I are very comparable, particularly when it comes to velocity. Most of them even inform me that I’m higher than him.”
Very like the Man Metropolis star, the Slovenia worldwide is an imposing determine, standing at 6 foot 5, and he has been very spectacular in entrance of purpose for Leipzig this season, choosing up 13 objectives and 5 assists in 31 Bundesliga outings.
With Nunez falling method wanting expectations this season, Slot positively wants to herald a alternative this summer season, and Sesko produced a shocking purpose final weekend that even probably the most optimistic of Reds followers might envision Nunez toe-poking straight into the followers behind the purpose.
