Liverpool have been linked on and off with Julian Alvarez over the previous few months, and the Reds look like taking a eager curiosity within the Atletico Madrid striker as soon as extra.
Amid a surfeit of switch rumours in March, Fabrizio Romano mentioned that there was ‘nothing concrete’ in hypothesis at that time, though he did declare that Anfield chiefs had the Argentina worldwide ‘on their shortlist’ final summer time.
When talking solely to Empire of the Kop earlier this week, Neil Mellor namechecked the 25-year-old as one centre-forward that he believes ‘would do rather well’ if he had been in Arne Slot’s aspect.
Alvarez switch assembly pencilled in for subsequent week
Liverpool’s curiosity in Alvarez seems to be real, juding by a declare made by one outstanding Spanish journalist.
Chatting with El Chiringuito TV, Matias Palacios mentioned that the Reds ‘need’ the Argentine striker, together with Bayern Munich and Arsenal, including that the participant’s brokers are because of meet with these three golf equipment ‘subsequent week’ to debate his state of affairs.
Nonetheless, as per Soccer Espana, it’s unclear whether or not the ex-Manchester Metropolis marksman has an curiosity in becoming a member of any of that trio and that, if he had been to go away Atletico, it’d most certainly be for Barcelona.
Pursuing Alvarez could be a robust assertion of Liverpool’s switch window ambition
Whereas it could be finest to take such rumours with a pinch of salt for now till they’re corroborated by famend sources nearer to residence, it nonetheless underlines the admirable ambition that Richard Hughes is displaying earlier than the summer time switch window even opens.
A deal for Jeremie Frimpong seems to be roughly secured, whereas Liverpool are additionally understood to be ready to spend a club-record charge to deliver Florian Wirtz to Anfield.
A transfer for Alvarez appears to be moderately audacious, particularly given his ties with Man Metropolis, however it’s not exhausting to see why the Reds could also be concerned about him after a marketing campaign through which he’s scored 29 objectives for Atletico.
LFC’s concurrent hyperlinks with Benjamin Sesko point out that Hughes is out there for a brand new centre-forward this summer time, and provides additional weight to reliably-sourced stories that Darwin Nunez may very well be on his manner out of Merseyside within the coming weeks or months.
The extent of Liverpool’s curiosity within the Madrid-based 2022 World Cup winner stays to be seen, but when it had been to blossom right into a concrete pursuit, that would give Reds supporters an particularly compelling switch story to comply with all through the summer time.
