Liverpool won the Premier League with Canter last season, but due to major changes over the past few months, Arne Slot’s side looked somewhat disproportionate over the opening weeks of the campaign.
The Reds relied on the final Gasp winner against Bournemouth and Newcastle United. The opening match of that semester, both shipping targets suggest that the mentality that won the Liverpool title is very unharmed.
But Mohamed Sarah suggests that the tweaks may have influenced the Anfield side, with the Egyptian king admitting that Arsenal-like things have been heavily strengthened over the months of the offseason.
If Liverpool wants to defend the league title and push the silverware further beyond the front line, it is important that a further face or two be welcomed through the door as Newcastle’s Alexander Isaac remains a priority in collaboration with sports director Richard Hughes.
Liverpool’s last minute plans
The fight to sign Isaac on the frontline of full Liverpool has been repeated this summer, but the Magpie signed this week that promising magpie striker Nick Ultemed served the club’s record £69 million fee.
Isaac’s record in Newcastle | |||
|---|---|---|---|
season | App | the goal | assist |
24/25 | 42 | 27 | 6 |
23/24 | 40 | twenty five | 2 |
22/23 | 27 | 10 | 3 |
Data from the Transfer Market | |||
ISAK scored 27 goals in all United tournaments last season, earning him qualified for the Carabao Cup and Ceiling Champions League.
Liverpool may have landed the top offensive talent at Ekitique, but they sell Louis Diaz and Darwin Nunes, with Isaac having a guarantee of world-class output in the final third after the season.
The deal was reportedly agreed late on Sunday evening, and for a long time the Swedes will be moved to Anfield.
According to some reports, this is a transaction worth £130 million and is more than putting Liverpool in the driver’s seat to win the top flight.
However, in this later stage, the Premier League star on FSG’s radar was hoping that anyone on the other end of the pitch would be on the way in the coming days.
Liverpool submits late proposal
According to Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool has submitted an official proposal for Crystal Palace centre back Mark Guech and has fought over the past few weeks to sign the England star.
The Palace resisted the Reds’ attempts to land a defender who entered the final year of his contract at Selhurst Park, but Chairman Steve Parish moved to a signature replacement.
FSG offers a £35 million flat to the 25-year-old and aims to close the deal with the view that Ibrahi Maconate has entered the final 12 months of his contract and has not yet attacked the new terms with the Anfield side.
Why Liverpool should seal off the movement of late Guech
Liverpool signed Giovan Nileoni from Parma for £30 million in the first half of August. The 18-year-old defender is considered one of the great talents of his age group and is integrated into the crease of the first team.
However, too many expectations can reach promising prospects, and adding guehi to the mix will ensure that Red is deep enough to challenge on multiple fronts this season.
League Statistics 24/25 -Guehi vs Leoni | ||
|---|---|---|
Statistics (*per game) | Guehi | Leoni |
Match (start) | 34 (34) | 17 (14) |
the goal | 3 | 1 |
assist | 2 | 0 |
touch* | 64.9 | 46.9 |
Pass completed | 84% | 89% |
Key Pass* | 0.5 | 0.1 |
Ball recovery* | 4.3 | 2.0 |
dribble* | 0.4 | 0.2 |
Tackle + Intercept* | 2.6 | 1.7 |
clearance* | 4.6 | 3.6 |
Duels (winning)* | 4.9 (59%) | 2.5 (61%) |
An error has occurred | 2 | 1 |
All data via sofa score | ||
Given the need for such a player and the possibility that any deal could be finalised on the deadline, Guehi can even prove that Luis Suarez will sign Liverpool’s best last minute after returning.
One of the biggest forwards in Premier League history, Suarez scored 82 goals, earning 32 assists in all competitions and played 133 times for the Reds.
The 25-year-old Guehi could lead a similar legacy despite adding different positional values to the slot version of Liverpool.
The talent of the three Lions, dubbed “Monsters of Defence” by Palace Reporter Bobby Mansey, may not directly replace one of the club’s star members with one of the backlines, but Conate’s long-term future is questionable, and Virgil van Dick will soon meet in the Twilight 2018 of his illustrious career.
Like Suarez, Guehi is more than his position suggests that he may be skilled. According to FBREF, he has been ranked in the top 2% of the central backs of Europe’s top 5 leagues over the past year, top 2% through the ball, and top 20% of take-ons per 90 over the past year for shot-making action.
A successful take-on is recorded when the player defeats the opponent while bringing the ball directly into the possession.
This is the ability of his skill set. Guehi gets a fair number for those approaching a free agency, but Liverpool feels that his experience, quality and the possibility that he may not have reached yet.
Suarez may not have played the best year of his career Liverpool, but he certainly left a mark in the Premier League and dragged Brendan Rodgers’ side to the league title in 2013/14.
Guehi will find a team with deeper depth and talent when he arrives in the coming days.
Liverpool was strengthened across the park this summer, with Isak and Guehi deals closing before the end of the transfer period. There was no denying that FSG had the success of last season, solidifying it, and equipping it with everything it needs to be used as a springboard for another sustained success.
