The era of Liverpool was taken over from Jurgen Klopp to Arne Slot. The Dutchman has maintained his predecessor’s style of play by changing the midfield structure, but has also brought in his own style of play, which he has successfully integrated.
However, it cannot be said that he has the ideal players to develop his footballing preferences. In the transfer market last summer, the club tried to move into a new era with Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi and also came close to acquiring Newcastle forward Anthony Gordon.
In the end, they failed to land either, signing Georgian goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili for next season and beyond, while bringing in Italian international Federico Chiesa as a reserve replacement for Egyptian international Mohamed Salah.
Liverpool, who never made any spectacular reinforcements, remained quiet this winter. However, they are expected to be active in the transfer market this summer and candidates have emerged in several positions, including centre-forward, centre-back and left-back.
According to Anfield Watch, Liverpool, along with Svimendi and Gordon, were also looking at Argentine international Julian Alvarez, who was valued at £60 million by Manchester City.
As a result, the 25-year-old forward moved to Atletico Madrid on a £65 million plus £17 million add-on deal. He has shown his determination, which he boasts in Spain, and has scored 22 goals and provided five assists in 43 games.
The paper went on to report that Liverpool are still interested in the player, but that it would take a huge offer in excess of £100 million to get him to leave La Liga after just one year.
With the departure of Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota all being discussed, the club are looking to secure a new attacker. However, it seems unlikely that £100 million will be spent on a single player and he is unlikely to join Anfield.
Fernando Hidalgo, the Argentine forward’s agent, has confirmed this fact. On the other hand, he did not give any further details, citing his focus on Atletico Madrid and the competitions he is competing in.
“I confirm that Liverpool was interested in Julián last season (Last Summer).”
“As for the future, this is not the right time to talk about it, as Julián is competing in important tournaments and is fully focused on them.”