Liverpool Chase After Star Striker to Complete Squad

After spending a record transfer fee in this 2025 window, Liverpool is still not done. They want more. 

And now they want to close in on Alexander Isak, to complete their signings as they look for a successful title retention this season. 

A ticket marketplace that was not too excited about Liverpool’s summer signings is now excessively hyped about the signings the club has brought in this season. 

They’ve done extremely well, with the likes of Florian Writz, Jeremie Frimpong and Hugo Ekitike – Liverpool wants one more. 

One more signing to be at the front, to take the reins from Salah in the coming years. 

This intention comes soon after Darwin Nunez is now en route to Saudi Arabia. 

Nunez to Al Hilal? 

Liverpool and Al Hilal are finalising a verbal agreement that will see Darwin Nunez join the Saudi Arabian club.

The Uruguay forward will depart in a £46million plus add-ons deal after three years at Anfield.

Nunez will bank a whopping £400,000-a-week with his soon-to-be new club, a massive rise on his reported £140,000-a-week pay packet at Liverpool.

The player has now agreed the financials and is expected at Liverpool’s AXA training ground in Kirkby on Thursday, where he will say his goodbyes before flying to Germany for his medical.

Al Hilal’s interest in Nunez came in June, but they waited to formally approach him until after the Club World Cup, a move driven by manager Simone Inzaghi.

Despite reports, Al Ahli have never been in the race for the forward.

Liverpool’s asking price was understood to be €70 million [approximately £61m], although it’s not clear if the add-ons in the deal will take the fee to that total.

Nunez was open to joining Al Nassr in January following an approach from them. However, Liverpool blocked the move as they didn’t want him to leave mid-season.

Nunez scored what is set to be his final Liverpool goal during a pre-season friendly victory over Athletic Bilbao on Monday.

Nunez was already pushing for a move away from Liverpool amid interest from Napoli.

The fans who are regulars at Seatsnet.com, a ticket marketplace, have had this long-standing conversation about Nunez. Came in to replace Sadio Mane, who was Salah’s partner at the front, the fans took their time with Nunez, allowing him time to settle in. 

Unfortunately, three seasons later, he still has not gotten the ground running. 

But the Italian champions failed to meet Liverpool’s valuation of the player, whilst AC Milan registered their interest in Nunez late in the day.

Meanwhile, Aleksandar Mitrovic’s future remains open. The Al Hilal striker is likely to be made available, with Nunez set to arrive.

“No wonder I didn’t play more, because the last game I started in the Premier League went well and suddenly…” he said.

Nunez has scored 40 goals in 143 competitive appearances for Liverpool.

He netted five of those in the Premier League last season as the Reds became champions.

Slot Chasing Isak 

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has refused to rule out an improved bid for Newcastle’s Alexander Isak as the Premier League champions consider adding to their formidable firepower, as Darwin Nunez is set to leave for Saudi Arabia.

After a quiet first year in the transfer market under Slot, the Reds have spent almost 300 million pounds ($402m) on forwards Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike as well as full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong.

Liverpool reportedly had a 110-million-pound ($147.8m) bid for Isak turned down by Newcastle, who are seeking a record British transfer fee.

The Swedish striker has not been part of the Magpies’ preseason preparations and has been told to train on his own by Newcastle.

“You never talk about players that are not yours,” Slot said on Friday at his pre-match news conference before Sunday’s Community Shield against Crystal Palace at Wembley, the traditional curtain-raiser for the season.

“I think we have a lot of attacking power in our team. When I think about Cody Gakpo, Federico Chiesa, Hugo Ekitike, Mo Salah, Jeremie Frimpong, who can play as a right-winger, Florian Wirtz, who can play as a left-winger, I already feel I have a lot of attacking options in my current squad.

“But as always, as a club, we are always looking at the chances in the market.”

Last season, Liverpool celebrated a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title but were devastated last month by the death of forward Diogo Jota.

The Portuguese international was killed in a car accident with his brother in northern Spain as he began to make his way back to England for the preseason.

A “Forever 20” emblem, referencing Jota’s now-retired shirt number, will be printed on Liverpool’s shirts this season, while a permanent memorial will be installed at Anfield.

“First of all, tragedy impacted us, but it impacted far more his wife, children and parents,” Slot said.

“But it impacted us as well. The tributes that have been done since then were all very emotional and impressive, wherever we went.

“It started off in Preston and Asia as well. It’s been emotional but impressive as well.”

A Different Approach 

Liverpool fans on Seatsnet are suddenly surprised by the moves by the club, which once seemed like it would never happen. Liverpool has always moved slowly in the transfer windows, only taking one to two key players per season. They were limited in their spending, and they’ve always played it safe.

But this season is different. Fans from a ticket marketplace are also bringing this up, as this movement is seeing a spike in ticket purchases. With them being league winners, there’s a natural momentum for the ticket sales to rise, but with these transfers in, they are looking at the demand increasing by two or threefold. 

Liverpool was the biggest income generator in the Premier League, taking a whopping £174.9m as league winners, and now they are putting that income to good use. 

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