Liverpool didn’t draw any punches this summer in the transfer market. Earnslot and sports director Richard Hughes plan to throw a few more haymakers before the windows close.
Some of them easily won the Premier League last summer, and they may have felt that the Reds should keep the title-winning team together, but Trent Alexander Arnold is now playing for Real Madrid and Louis Diaz in a signature with Bayern Munich.
And of course, Mersey Cider was busy with incoming calls. Milos Kerkez and Jeremy Fripon will create a new wide duo. Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike redefine the frontline of Liverpool.
The Giorgi Mamardashvili red gloves are on, a year after it was agreed with Valencia for the rapidly rising shot stopper.
But despite Wirtz, 22, signing for a British record of £16 million from Bayer Leverkusen, Liverpool is ready to destroy a record set a month ago, with Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak in the sights of FSG.
Why Liverpool wants to sign Alexander Isaac
There remains a chance that ISAK will complete the attack set. That’s quite a bit, leaving many of Liverpool’s rivals incredibly behind. But if finances are there and Darwin Nunes is on sale, this dream can become a reality.
Napoli has escaped from his bid for Uruguay due to economic differences between the two clubs, but he still has suitors in the Saudi Arabian professional league and is taking part in flights to the Gulf countries.
Needless to say, Isak will stand as a major upgrade. After all, with a 27-goal campaign with Magpies, Sky Sports’ Jamie Karager declared him “now the best striker in the Premier League.”
Isaac is an alternative to the superficial Diaz, but the Colombians are usually fast wide players, and are only used in slots as makeshift strikers last year, for something like flattering Nunez deceived.
With this in mind, Liverpool may also need another left front.
Liverpool, the new winger
According to a Spanish report, Liverpool is preparing a mammoth bid for Real Madrid’s Rodrigo. He is expected to leave the Santiago Bernabeu after falling to Xabi Alonso’s estimate.
The 24-year-old Rodrigo will cost around 120 million euros (£144 million) to sign, but the Los Blancos are actually accepting sales. Liverpool has put together a formal proposal, but Arsenal is also enthusiastic about the Brazilians.
Liverpool also had Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon on the list, but it’s very unlikely that Eddie Howe would allow him to leave with Isaac.
Why Liverpool should sign Rodrigo
Rodrigo is a pretty good player and checks out a lot of boxes on the Liverpool side of the slot. The Reds head coach has demanded fluidity and dynamism from his forwards, and he also wants them to work hard.
Having welcomed the workplace and selflessness by critic Thierry Henry last season, Rodrigo fits to the right, especially as he craves more football on his left flank, in contrast to the right side where he is frequently deployed under the wings of Carlo Ancelotti.
His right foot has a wide range of skills to damage defenders, but his sharp scoring ability is spectacular as journalist Sam Ty explained that he has a “terrifyingly good” eye on the back of the net.
Playing him on the side he likes will naturally boost his performance. Slots knows this.
Rodrigo – Real Madrid statistics by position (24/25) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
position | App | the goal | assist |
Right winger | 29 | 7 | 4 |
Left winger | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Center Forward | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Statistics through the Transfer Market | |||
Slot also knows that Rodrigo could be fatal along with Isaac at number 9. His dangerous scoring ability is only one string in the bow, with top 2% of position peers in the top five leagues who completed passes last season, top 14% of progressive careers, top 21% of shotcrete action, and
Even with a “bad” year, Rodrigo was still shining as one of the best forwards in the game.
His big name mentality proved that, and in this way he was able to help resolve Isaac by being the next Gordon to stay at St. James Park.
Newcastle signed Gordon from Everton in January 2023 for £45 million, and he made steady progress towards fame as one of the most talented wide forwards in the Premier League.
Cody Gakpo is a great player for Liverpool, but Gordon plays the role of the winger out and out. That’s something Rodrigo can do, despite him being a good scorer.
In this way, Rodrigo will prove to be Isaac’s dream partner, maximizing his chances of winning the biggest award next year.
Gordon even said the Swedish striker was “the best in Europe.”
His English talent has become a considerable player over the past few years, and he will be credited on the side of the slots.
In his two full campaigns at Newcastle, the 24-year-old scored 22 goals and provided 17 assists in all competitions. Very interesting balance of output.
Well, Rodrigo can match that and actually cover both modes of direct involvement. Liverpool can do much worse than signing Real Madrid’s flagship this summer. He effectively replaces Diaz while he is carrying certain qualities to create a great partnership with ISAK.
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