Liverpool title favorites sign ‘world class’ £65m star

Arne Slott will surely come under even more pressure in Liverpool’s hot seat if he is unable to turn around his dismal Premier League performance after the international break.

Last season, the Merseyside giants clinched the title with 25 wins, losing just four games all season.

However, they have now suffered a dismal run of five defeats in 11 games, with former Reds attacker Peter Crouch even going so far as to say that if the losses pile up there should be “serious question marks” over whether the former Feyenoord manager should remain in his post at Anfield long-term.

But he has the January transfer window on his side to stop this slide as Liverpool prepare to spend big again…

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The disappointed Reds are currently eight points behind Premier League leaders Arsenal, with many pundits saying the reigning champions are now in crisis.

Still, for many promising talents around the world, a move to Anfield will be seen as an attractive next career step.

AZ Alkmaar star Keith Smit is also among the targets, with rumors persisting that a move for the midfielder worth £22.5m is being considered.

Alongside Smit, Liverpool are reportedly still keen to add Marc Guehi to their squad in January after a failed summer transfer, and Crystal Palace are prepared to rekindle a deal despite Liverpool’s current hurt situation.

Palace are not the only Premier League club that Liverpool could spend big on to turn their fortunes around, but Teamtalk has revealed through sources that Slott’s side are favorites to sign AFC Bournemouth superstar Antoine Semenho, despite strong interest from Tottenham Hotspur.

The report goes on to state that a £65m release clause will be triggered if conditions open up, something that Liverpool and manager Thomas Frank’s camp are wary of, with the Reds prepared to meet the price to sign an explosive, Premier League-proven forward.

Slott & Co.’s overspending (£415m to be exact) looks so reckless that Liverpool, burnt out in the summer with the signings of Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, are in dire need of lethal firepower.

Semenyo may provide some much-needed entertainment. The Ghanaian, who will therefore step down as the new Luis Diaz in the slot if the deal is signed, left in the summer and is now full of regrets.

How to compare Semenyo and Diaz

Dias’ departure from Liverpool was certainly a bigger blow to the Reds than initially expected.

Of course, the extravagant summer spending that brought in Isak and Wirtz meant that a new Liverpool attack would begin, with Dias being dumped by Bayern Munich.

Unfortunately, the aforementioned pair regularly destabilize their lines, and with the reinvigorated Colombian already in good form with 11 goals and five assists in 17 games for Bavaria, it feels like Liverpool have made a big deal of getting rid of an attacker who was once branded by former Arsenal goalkeeper David Seaman as “unpredictable” and difficult to match his Premier League best.

Dias bagged 29 Premier League goals at Anfield, but his sending off and Seaman’s unpredictable assessment were the reason for his sending off and Seaman’s unpredictable reputation as he beat the heat and cold on the English coast. For the Cherries, Semenyo is just three short of that sum at the moment, but another strong direct talent emerges who could wreak havoc at the peak of his powers.

Liverpool saw first-hand just how demanding a £65m target would be at the start of the season when they were strong at home. that Cherries team-mate Marcus Tavernier said he was “unable to play” at his destructive best.

Thankfully, as well as simply pushing forward at a blistering pace, he’s also racked up goals and assists, with six goals and three assists in Premier League games alone this season, leading Chris Waddle to claim he’s currently ‘the best winger in the country’.

But the similarities go beyond similar styles, as both attacking stars in question are adaptable and adaptable when needed, as evidenced by Semenyo regularly switching between left-wing and right-wing duties as part of manager Andoni Iraola’s men.

Dias happily responded to this at Anfield, scoring eight goals from his former employer’s centre-forward position.

Furthermore, Semenho will be hoping to more closely replicate Dias’ career at Anfield, helping him overcome his current slump in form and potentially winning a Premier League title in the future.