Re: ⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions
Liverpool's striker hunt for Alexander Isak has stopped, this is because Newcastle will not sell him. Liverpool are now turning their attention to Eintracht Frankfurt's Hugo Ekitike. It is known that Frankfurt rejected Newcastle's official offer of £70 million. Other news Frankfurt believes there are clubs interested in paying Ekitike £ 85 million. They are eyeing Ekitike because he is a young Isak who is developing.
Source: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11900/13397072/hugo-ekitike-liverpool-to-rival-newcastle-for-eintracht-frankfurt-forward-after-alexander-isak-stance-reiterated
Source: https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11900/13397072/hugo-ekitike-liverpool-to-rival-newcastle-for-eintracht-frankfurt-forward-after-alexander-isak-stance-reiterated
It seems to me that Isaac remains the main option and the other options are just a way to show that Liverpool are not limited in their choice (a way to strengthen their negotiating position). In general, Liverpool is behaving very strangely (after so many years of relative modesty) on the transfer market - they have already broken the transfer record by buying Wirtz and now want to break it by buying Isaac. It turns out that in one transfer window Liverpool will spend more than 250 million euros.