Liverpool’s probabilities of signing one other marquee ahead to go together with Hugo Ekitike have been talked up by one of the dependable reporters on the membership.
The Reds have been strongly linked with a transfer for Actual Madrid attacker Rodrygo, with Foot Mercato claiming that talks have opened with the participant relating to a attainable transfer to Anfield.
The Premier League champions’ hopes of touchdown the 24-year-old have been helped by an assurance from German soccer professional Christian Falk that Bayern Munich aren’t actively concentrating on the Brazil worldwide for the time being, and hypothesis over a possible swoop by Arne Slot’s facet appears to develop by the day.
Liverpool could possibly be at ‘entrance of the queue’ for Rodrygo
Lewis Steele – a trusted supply on all issues Liverpool – spoke to The Anfield Wrap in Hong Kong in the course of the Reds’ pre-season tour to the Far East, and he mentioned the place issues at present stand with a rumoured pursuit of Rodrygo.
The journalist stated: “That’s a extremely attention-grabbing one as a result of it looks as if he could possibly be on his approach out of Actual, and I feel Liverpool can be entrance of the queue if he does.
“The man that I converse to in Madrid, every little thing he instructed me concerning the Trent [Alexander-Arnold] saga ended up being proper, so I’ve no purpose to not belief him. He’s stated Liverpool are eager.
“There’s no direct talks but however they’ve positively lodged an curiosity along with his agent. If that’s the case, then it’s gonna be an attention-grabbing one to observe, as a result of he’s nonetheless a younger and really proficient participant. I don’t understand how a lot he’d price; that’s the issue.”
Might Liverpool plausibly signal Rodrygo this summer season?
Liverpool’s summer season spending is about to surpass £250m as soon as Ekitike’s switch is formally accomplished, and with hypothesis ongoing over a possible big-money swoop for Alexander Isak, one would possibly surprise the place the Reds’ ceiling is with regards to their expenditure.
Some high-profile exits from Anfield are being anticipated, with Luis Diaz and Federico Chiesa amongst those that may transfer on from Merseyside within the coming weeks, and such gross sales may but unencumber ample funds to make a correct push for Rodrygo.
Manchester United midfielder Casemiro – his worldwide teammate who additionally performed alongside him at Actual Madrid – has beforehand hailed the ahead as a ‘star’ who can be ‘one of the full gamers of his technology’; significantly reward from a person who received 5 Champions Leagues on the Bernabeu.
If Liverpool are to signal the 24-year-old, he mightn’t function repeatedly in his common right-sided function as a result of constant brilliance of Mo Salah, however his capacity to play anyplace throughout the ahead line may see him carve out a beginning berth both on the left or via the center.
It’s a switch pursuit which nonetheless appears to be in its early phases, if something is to return of it, however that it’s even been talked up by dependable reporters as a viable transfer is indicative of the Reds’ pulling energy in 2025 after romping to the Premier League title final season.
