{"id":5388,"date":"2025-05-29T16:27:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/liverpool-has-been-in-touch-with-signing-a-50-million-superstar\/"},"modified":"2025-05-29T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T16:27:25","slug":"liverpool-has-been-in-touch-with-signing-a-50-million-superstar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/liverpool-has-been-in-touch-with-signing-a-50-million-superstar\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool has been in touch with signing a \u00a350 million &#8220;superstar&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/liverpool-has-been-in-touch-with-signing-a-50-million-superstar\/#Liverpools_front_line_on_2425\" >Liverpool&#8217;s front line on 24\/25<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/liverpool-has-been-in-touch-with-signing-a-50-million-superstar\/#Liverpool_in_the_Sarah_Rival_Race\" >Liverpool in the Sarah Rival Race<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/liverpool-has-been-in-touch-with-signing-a-50-million-superstar\/#Why_Liverpool_should_sign_Takefusakubo\" >Why Liverpool should sign Takefusakubo?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/05\/29\/liverpool-has-been-in-touch-with-signing-a-50-million-superstar\/#Mac_Allister_20_Liverpool_working_on_another_great_signature_after_Wirtz\" >Mac Allister 2.0: Liverpool working on another great signature after Wirtz<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After closing the 2024\/25 campaign in a draw with Crystal Palace and lifting the Premier League trophy, Liverpool boss Arne Slot has pledged to invest this summer, although there hasn&#8217;t been a &#8220;radical change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Such a practical response is expected from a respected head coach. The head coach has made his business-like approach possible to suit him as the successor to Jurgen Klopp on Merseyside.<\/p>\n<p>But the rumors are filled with reinforced claims that Liverpool is moving quickly to close the summer business. Florian Wortz has moved from Bayer Leberkusen to Anfield on a club record fee, but teammate Jeremy Fripon has already completed his medical care.<\/p>\n<p>Frimon has been signed on behalf of Trent Alexander Arnold. Trent Alexander Arnold is imminent in a free transfer to Real Madrid, and in a way his German companions are also referred to as &#8220;genius&#8221; by Zabi Alonso due to his immeasurable creative abilities.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Reds are keen to make more frontal signatures to help Mohamed Sarah, who has dominated the awards ceremony after his incredible year, but if the 33-year-old goes back next season, they need a little more help.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"liverpool-39-s-frontline-in-24-25\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpools_front_line_on_2425\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Liverpool&#8217;s front line on 24\/25<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Sarah ended the campaign quite ti-ill with two goals and one assist in the final nine Premier League fixtures, but did so too for the rest of the team, who scored two points from 12 after the title was sealed.<\/p>\n<p>Late season slumps become a bad barometer when it comes to assessing Sarah&#8217;s shape when it comes to predicting future success. However, the Egyptian king will turn 33 in a few weeks, so the concern is understandable.<\/p>\n<p>    In fact, what about them? Sarah just scored 34 goals in 53 matches in all Liverpool tournaments and also played 23 assists. He will solidify his position as one of the entire divisional lineages and, after writing a new contract at Merseyside, will need 29 top flight goals from two more terms to replace Harry Kane as the second-highest scorer in history.<\/p>\n<p>But he needs support. Liverpool forwards are growing and profitable like the tide this season, but they also took away the obvious new number nine, given the bout of inconsistency between Cody Gakupo and Luis Diaz.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Liverpool&#8217;s forefront in 2024\/25 (all comps)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>player<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>App (start)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Mohamed is wrong<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>52 (50)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>twenty three<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Cordial Gut<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>49 (32)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>18<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Lewis Diaz<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>50 (38)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>17<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>8<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Diogo Jota<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>37 (22)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>9<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>4<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Darwin Nunes<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>47 (17)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>7<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><strong>Federico Chiesa<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>14 (4)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p><em>Statistics through the Transfer Market<\/em><\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>But Sarah doesn&#8217;t just need a striker. He needs more cover. The veteran superstar was backed up by unreliable Federico Chiesa, who started once in the league this year.<\/p>\n<p>Wirtz will help Salah towards a new season of new returns, but adding an out-and-out scorer will ease his heavy burden, support on the right wing, and Liverpool will support a number of different tournaments.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"liverpool-in-the-race-for-salah-rival\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_in_the_Sarah_Rival_Race\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Liverpool in the Sarah Rival Race<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to Spanish paper As (Wednesday edition, via sports witness), Liverpool is interested in signing Takefusa Kubo of Real Sociedad.<\/p>\n<p>With the release clause of 60 million euros (\u00a350 million) the winger didn&#8217;t get cheaper, but Liverpool and Arsenal are considered the biggest contenders in the race for his signature after efforts were rejected from the Saudi Arabian professional league.<\/p>\n<p>Certainly, the Premier League duo are said to have contacted the move amid claims that they are &#8220;knocking the door&#8221; of talent in demand.<\/p>\n<p>    The 23-year-old plays a second fiddle to Sarah, but this could be a wise and wise move, as Chiesa&#8217;s future is uncertain. After all, Sarah isn&#8217;t younger.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"why-liverpool-should-sign-takefusa-kubo\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Liverpool_should_sign_Takefusakubo\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Why Liverpool should sign Takefusakubo?<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Liverpool will get frustrated when they tried to sign Real Sociedad&#8217;s Martin Zubimendi last summer and will be wary of engaging in a long and ultimately failed bid to another top player from the Basque country this summer.<\/p>\n<p>    However, Kubo has changed his agent, and that suggests he is open to moving in this summer. Furthermore, he refused a favorable offer from Saudi Arabia and wanted to play at the highest level.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool is able to offer just that, offering something even more appealing through the fact that Sarah will play for Afcon next season, running from December to January.<\/p>\n<p>It certainly will add some new electricity and athleticism to the right flank, especially considering Jeremy Fripon should be in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>    According to FBREF, Kubo ranks in the top 13% of progressive carry in the term, ranking the top 7% for successful take-ons per 90.<\/p>\n<section class=\"emaki-custom-block emaki-custom-note\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"emaki-custom note\" id=\"custom_block_30\">\n<div class=\"custom_block-content note\">\n<p>A successful take-on is recorded when the player defeats the opponent while bringing the ball directly into the possession.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Additionally, former Mallorca CEO Maheta Morango said he has &#8220;involved in &#8220;someday becoming a superstar.&#8221; Kubo&#8217;s Japanese teammate Liverpool&#8217;s hero Wataru End suggests that the ace that the fleet stepped in could be successful.<\/p>\n<p>Kubo, who scored seven goals in 52 matches in every tournament this season and supported four more matches, cannot dispute the need to create more goals in front of the goal, but the underlying data suggests he is indeed a &#8220;superstar.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to Sofascole, he may have only scored five times in Laliga this year, but he also wastes two big chances that won a 5.3 duel per game, showing a fighting approach that will help him in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>He averaged 1.2 shots per game. He needs to do more. But that&#8217;s a big deal, but Slot knows what he&#8217;s about in the tactical aspect and can use Kubo&#8217;s remarkable physical metrics to develop confidence in the final third, while allowing Sara to challenge him for the start of the right flank verse.<\/p>\n<p>    Of course, some of Kubo&#8217;s abilities will reserve reservations about joining a team like Liverpool only to play as other researchers, but Kubo will recognize the benefits of learning from master craftsmen like Sarah.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s doing what he needs to do, but Japan International is young and talented, making him a perfect counterpoint on his right flank.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"cbda-40f8-92ad176764ce\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \"><\/div>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\">Related<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mac_Allister_20_Liverpool_working_on_another_great_signature_after_Wirtz\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tMac Allister 2.0: Liverpool working on another great signature after Wirtz<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Liverpool may be trying to replicate the Alexis Mac Allister Durng and the upcoming summer windows.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After closing the 2024\/25 campaign in a draw with Crystal Palace and lifting the Premier League trophy, Liverpool boss Arne Slot has pledged to invest this summer, although there hasn&#8217;t been a &#8220;radical change.&#8221; Such a practical response is expected from a respected head coach. 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