Liverpool is once again the Premier League champions. Additionally, Arne Slot is being supported by FSG as FSG prepares to start over this summer.
While mass relocation efforts have already been addressed in Merseyside, Darwin Nunez may be at the heart of ongoing consultations between Liverpool and Naples after the bid of 55 million euros (£48 million) was rejected.
Many hope that FSG is gearing up to splash out Newcastle United’s Alexander Isaac’s cash, but as he explains by critic Alan Shearer, “world-class” scorers will likely prove to be too high.
Anyway, Slots proves their ability to develop exciting talent into superstars. Take a look at 22-year-old Lian Grain Bellch and Cody Gappo.
Now the Dutch coach hopes that last season’s meteor rise will sign the former of his next version before he won the Premier League young player of the season.
Liverpool’s next top forwarding target
It was clear from the early stages of the transfer window that Liverpool would be interested in signing centre-back after missing Dean Huyssen, who swapped Bournemouth for Real Madrid after the £50 million release clause was met.
Marc Guehi is the man at the top of his shopping list and development appears to be minimal at this point, but we hope that FSG will try his luck before the summer windows close.
Liverpool certainly need a new central defender, but the slot knows that they need more offensive support than 33-year-old Mohamed Sarah received in the previous period.
And in fact, Nunes’ upcoming sale requires sports director Richard Hughes to sign his successor.
Well, the Reds have only players in mind, and their interest is beginning to get stronger and stronger.
Liverpool is growing interest in new strikers
According to transfer insider Graeme Bailey, interest in Liverpool’s Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike has actually gotten even stronger as Nunez approaches his move to Napoli.
The Premier League champion has been one of the frontrunners for the past few months for the age of 23, with Chelsea and Manchester United also keen to bag his signatures.
But the fixed point is that Frankfurt is willing to play hardball.
What Hugo Ekitike brings to Liverpool
In 2022, Paris Saint-Germain signed Ligue 1 rival Ekitike for a fee in the £30 million region. Newcastle was approaching a deal but was unable to close it.
The French may not have put it all together for PSG, scoring only four times in 33 senior matches, but he certainly has built himself up in Germany, with analyst Ben Matinson praising him after his term with Frankfurt on 2024/25.
Ekitike, who won 36 goals involved across all Frankfurt competitions last season, is clearly a “special talent” as journalist Benth Boxsack points out.
However, his dynamism and flow ency have made him a very attractive option for clubs like Liverpool, finishing the 2024/25 season, with top 6% of European top five league strikers for shot-making action, progressive carry and successful take-ons, and top 20% of ball recovery based on Fbref.
Ball recovery is defined by the number of loose balls recovered by the player.
The fact that he is more complete than Graveenberch boasts his potential at the highest level of the European game when he joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich in August 2023.
As can be seen in the table below, Greygunbellch blossomed into a midfielder of incredible quality and confidence last year, and despite criticism of his early career for his lack of temperament and calmness in such roles, he sat in the heart of the park.
In contrast to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool part of roles that are less clear, looking at Dutchman’s profits under the wing of slots last season, it’s pretty easy that the tactical grasp of slots produced the best in his younger compatriots.
Premier League rien graigun bellch | ||
|---|---|---|
Statistics (*per game) | 23/24 | 24/25 |
Match (start) | 26 (12) | 37 (37) |
the goal | 1 | 0 |
assist | 0 | 4 |
touch* | 28.8 | 66.5 |
Pass completed | 83% | 89% |
Key Pass* | 0.6 | 0.9 |
dribble* | 0.9 | 1.0 |
Ball recovery* | 2.8 | 5.2 |
Tackle + Intercept* | 1.5 | 3.5 |
Total Duel (won)* | 2.8 (47%) | 5.0 (57%) |
Statistics via Sofascore | ||
Of course, the same can be said about Gakpo, but given that Ekitike is an exciting young player for Bundesliga, he was struggling to put it together after the big money move to the European superpower, so he was able to emulate a silky holding midfielder.
Without a doubt, Ekitike has the technical ability to become a kind of comprehensive center forward that wants slots to connect to the forefront.
Given that Ekitike is already held, it’s scary to think about what the slot can achieve to raise the weak points of his game and polish the wounds that the rising talent is trying to endure naturally.
Certainly Gravenberch has improved. Journalist Danny Corcoran was branded “out of passenger ownership” by journalist Danny Corcoran during his tenure in British football.
He is currently a player with smooth abilities, one of Europe’s best abilities. Slot has won his flowers and receives the entire bouquet if he tinkers with Ekitique’s mechanics and shapes him into beaters around the world.
Talent Scout Jacek Kulig claims that after his excellent campaign, the Die Adler star “can reach world-class striker levels” and moves to Liverpool, the chances of this event are ten times higher.
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