Liverpool are reportedly setting their sights on bolstering their attacking choices this summer time, with Inter Milan’s Marcus Thuram rising as a major goal.
The French ahead has been turning heads along with his performances in Serie A following his free switch to the San Siro – and it’s been reported by way of TBRFootball that Liverpool scouts have been in attendance when he discovered the online in opposition to Feyenoord within the Champions League.
With a £70 million launch clause in his contract, securing Thuram received’t come low-cost – and Liverpool might face competitors from Arsenal within the race to signal the 27-year-old.
“I left Arsenal as a result of my spouse advised me she wished to get out of London – then six months later she advised me to go BACK!” – which Arsenal legend immediately regretted leaving?
Regardless of Liverpool’s spectacular season underneath Arne Slot, which has seen them attain the Carabao Cup closing, keep management of their Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain, and lose simply as soon as within the Premier League – however one concern stays unresolved: the ahead place.
Slot’s fixed rotation between Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota, and Luis Diaz suggests he’s but to discover a striker he actually trusts. Whereas Nunez has proven flashes of brilliance, resembling his current performances in opposition to PSG and Southampton, consistency continues to be a priority.
Alexander Isak of Newcastle United has been linked with a transfer to Anfield however a less expensive choice may very well be Thuram, who has already scored 15 objectives this season and has earned reward for his clever motion and link-up play.
Soccer analyst Ben Mattinson has beforehand highlighted Thuram’s qualities, describing him as “so clever” with “high quality hold-up and link-up play.”
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Darwin Nunez on the coronary heart of controversy for Liverpool win
Darwin Nunez in motion for Liverpool (Photograph by Jan Kruger/Getty Photos)
It comes after Liverpool’s win over Southampton on Saturday, with Nunez discovering the online of their 3-1 win. However supervisor Ivan Juric didn’t maintain again in his criticism of the striker, accusing the striker of “taking place too simply” for an important penalty that swung the match within the Reds’ favour.
And Juric was livid with the choice.”They reacted very well,” he mentioned. “We had actually good moments of the primary half. I feel the [first] penalty was not a penalty and that modified the match. I’m happy with how we performed right this moment.
“This can’t be a penalty ever. I’m sorry it occurred as a result of it was 1-1 and it modified the match a bit bit. We’re in England, usually they don’t like these type of issues. It was not appropriate, he [Nunez] goes down too simply. Now we have plenty of younger gamers who need to develop up and enhance. We are able to lose however we now have to battle like we battle right this moment.”