Alexander Isak has been described as Liverpool\u2019s \u201cdream target\u201d in a busy summer transfer window that is set to continue with a move for a new No. 9.<\/p>\n
After imminent deals for Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez go through, Liverpool are expected to train their sights on a signing a new centre-forward.<\/p>\n
This could come later in the window, with many moving pieces in play, including Darwin Nunez who is attracting interest from Napoli, AC Milan, Atletico Madrid and clubs in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n
It could also be that Liverpool wait for the right player to become available, with Isak their \u201cdream target since day one.\u201d<\/p>\n
That is according to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, writing on Threads, though he insisted that \u201cit remains complicated\u201d when it comes to a possible deal with Newcastle.<\/p>\n
\u2018Complicated\u2019 is not \u2018impossible\u2019, of course, but there are a number of factors to consider including Newcastle qualifying for the Champions League and therefore being in a stronger position to demand as much as \u00a3150 million.<\/p>\n
Isak is still tied to a contract until 2028 and the club are seeking to extend that further with an improved deal to reflect his status.<\/p>\n
But that the Swede was also mentioned by the Mail\u2018s Lewis Steele and the Liverpool Echo\u2018s Ian Doyle on Monday suggests there is no resignation from Merseyside that a transfer cannot be engineered.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe noise that I\u2019ve got is that they are not done and they will go for a No. 9,\u201d Steele said on YouTube.<\/p>\n
LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 Tuesday, January 7, 2025: Newcastle United\u2019s goal-scorers Anthony Gordon (L) and Alexander Isak celebrates after during the Football League Cup Semi-Final 1st Leg match between Arsenal FC and Newcastle United FC at the Emirates Stadium. Newcastle won 2-0. (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)<\/p>\n
On Isak, he added: \u201cAs far as we\u2019re aware his agents, his people, have probably already spoken to Liverpool a number of times, as well as a couple of other clubs as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt seems very tricky, and I\u2019m not going to say I\u2019ve got a sneaky feeling on it like I did with Florian Wirtz, but the noise is always there.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not going away, but there\u2019s nothing to suggest Liverpool are ready to step up their pursuit of him just yet \u2013 or at any point this summer \u2013 but it\u2019s one to maybe pencil in for a later date.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ekitike is the alternative<\/p>\n
Hugo Ekitike (Frankfurt 11) (Image: dpa\/Alamy Live News<\/p>\n
If Isak is not available this summer and Liverpool are not minded to wait another year to sign a leading No. 9, their likely target appears to be Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s Hugo Ekitike.<\/p>\n
The Reds are not alone in their interest, with Chelsea widely reported as admirers and The Athletic\u2018s Sebastian Stafford-Bloor writing on Tuesday that Man United had enquired into the Frenchman\u2019s availability.<\/p>\n
But there have been muted claims that Anfield would be Ekitike\u2019s preferred destination, and on YouTube, Romano named him as a \u201cconcrete target for Liverpool.\u201d<\/p>\n
He explained: \u201cLiverpool already spoke to the agents of the player at the end of May, they are in regular contact, so for sure Ekitike remains a player on Liverpool\u2019s list.\u201d<\/p>\n
RB Leipzig\u2019s Benjamin Sesko and Atletico Madrid\u2019s Julian Alvarez are two other No. 9s linked, though the latter is thought to be an unlikely signing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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