Liverpool have decisively moved to sign £174million star

Liverpool are after Victor Osimhen, who has not been able to agree a new deal with Italian champions, Napoli, as yet.

According to Calcio Mercato, the Nigerian international earns around 4.5 million euros per season and is looking for a new contract that will double the salary to 9 million euros per season.

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Osimhen was the leading goal scorer in the Serie A as the Naples based side ended more than three decade long title drought last season.

He surely deserves a bumper pay rise but CM claim the difference between what he wants and the club is prepared to offer is a big one.

On the other hand, Napoli president, Aurelio de Laurentiis wants a release clause of £174million (200 million euros) in the new deal.

The 24-year-old netted 31 goals in all competitions in the last campaign. At the moment, he is out with a hamstring injury and has missed the last four games.

The media outlet have mentioned that Liverpool have decisively moved with multiple direct contacts to sign Osimhen, who is also on the radar of Chelsea.

The question is, do the Merseysiders need to secure his signing?

Yesterday, Jurgen Klopp’s front three Jota, Salah and Nunez were all on the scoresheet as the Reds defeated Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.

On the other hand, Dutch international, Cody Gakpo came on from the bench to find the net only to see his strike ruled out for offside. Luis Diaz, who has been in brilliant form, was unavailable.

So, in all honesty, Liverpool really do not need to improve their attack at the moment, especially the CF/False No.9 position.

Instead, after improving the midfield in the summer, the Anfield club must focus on strengthening the backline. What do you think?

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Liverpool have made an excellent start to the 2023/24 Premier League season after falling by the wayside last year, now restored and focused on continuing the illustrious success under Jurgen Klopp’s management.

The Reds finished fifth last season to sever a seven-year streak in the Champions League – reaching three finals and winning one – leading many to believe that Klopp’s ship had run its course and the end was nigh, but a resounding summer of transfer business has rekindled the fire at Anfield’s core.

They currently trail table-toppers Tottenham Hotspur by three points after ten matches played, but at this early stage performance and application is of a greater weight than the standings.

One of the most important jobs of the summer was rebuilding a midfield that had run its course and was no longer fit for purpose, rusty and beyond repair.

The legs had gone, and quite simply the players at Klopp’s disposal could not perform to the requisite standard and intensity to turbo-charge his system.

Arriving were newer, shinier stars looking to impress and contribute to the resurgence on Merseyside, and so far the performances on the pitch have verified the decisions made across the summer months.

Alexis Mac Allister has been the metronomic heartbeat in the deep-lying midfield, not quite enrapturing the Liverpool support yet but performing admirably in a less-favoured No. 6 placement.

Ryan Gravenberch looks like a real prospect and has started to edge his way up the pecking order after struggling with Bayern Munich last year in the Bundesliga;

Wataru Endo too has so far proved to be the astute buy required, and while he doesn’t start every game, his presence in the squad has been important, notably scoring in Europe last week.

None, however, have surpassed the brilliance of Dominik Szoboszlai in the centre of the park, with perhaps Mohamed Salah’s ridiculous efforts in the final third topping the effect of the “Hungarian artist” – as he has been hailed by talent scout Jacek Kulig for his stunning start to the life on English shores.

Szoboszlai’s season in numbers

Reporter Neil Jones described Szoboszlai as Klopp’s “dream signing”, and it’s hard to dispute that he is a tailor-made addition to a team so reliant on energy and enthusiasm in offensive transition.

But he’s not just an attacking outlet, Szoboszlai’s all-action midfield game has been crucial to the Reds’ budding renaissance, having completed 88% of his passes in the Premier League this term, as per Sofascore, while also averaging 2.5 key passes, 1.4 tackles and 7.6 ball recoveries per game.

Signing from RB Leipzig in the summer after his £60m release clause was met, Szoboszlai’s quality was discernible for all but the way he has cemented an unwavering starting berth in Klopp’s side has been extraordinary; it may well be the most resounding start to life at Liverpool since Virgil van Dijk transformed the rearguard upon his £75m transfer from Southampton.