Forward of arising towards Victor Osimhen, Arne Slot has defined that the striker was not a goal for Liverpool this summer time as they sought reinforcements at No. 9.
Liverpool had been at all times anticipated to be available in the market for a No. 9 this summer time with Darwin Nunez lengthy tipped for the exit, prompting hyperlinks to numerous forwards throughout Europe and past.
Alexander Isak was firmly the No. 1 goal however with Newcastle initially taking part in hardball, Liverpool had been linked to loads of alternate options, together with Victor Osimhen, who was then of Napoli.
Experiences linked the Nigerian as a potential different earlier than he went on to signal for Galatasaray in a £65.4 million deal, however Slot has now refuted that the 26-year-old was ever a goal this summer time.
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In explaining how the tragic demise of Diogo Jota impacted the membership’s choices within the switch window, Slot stated solely Isak and Hugo Ekitike had been thought-about when requested about Osimhen.
“Yes, we’ve added two number nines,” Slot stated. “Due to an infinite tragedy that occurred with Diogo Jota, ultimately, we had to herald two quantity nines.
“We at all times thought we had been going to exchange Darwin Nunez for one quantity 9. However ultimately, we had to herald two quantity nines.
“We’ve always been looking, we’re always looking for very good players, but it was always clear to us that from the start that we wanted to bring in these two (Isak and Ekitike), if we needed to.”
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Liverpool finally signed their two targets whereas Osimhen discovered a brand new house with Galatasaray, the place he has since featured 4 instances with a return of two objectives after early health woes.
He isn’t anticipated to start out on Tuesday evening after being requested to play via the ache barrier over the weekend in a bid to play a extra concerned function towards the Reds.
Ekitike, in the meantime, is anticipated to make his return after his, in his personal phrases, “not smart” purple card that led to a suspension over the weekend that halted his constructive run of type.
