The other forwards have seen a serious decline in scoring, although it has not been as noticeable due to the great success of Egyptian international Mohamed Salah. Cody Gakpo has been a consistent goalscorer, while Luis Diaz’s chances of being involved in a goal have dropped dramatically compared to the first half of the season.
Diogo Jotta has also not performed at 100% since returning from injury, and his threat in front of the opposition goal has halved. Darwin Nunez has also not been decisive enough, and as for Federico Chiesa, he has not even started a game.
Liverpool, who are said to be looking to revamp their attacking line-up, have been focusing their attention on attackers from around the world, but have also sent a scouting team to Italy.
According to Caught Offside, the Reds have their eyes on Kenan Yıldız, the 19-year-old under-21 forward who is making his breakthrough with Serie A side Juventus, and are preparing an offer: they intend to start negotiations at €60 million, but the Italian club are willing to pay something closer to €100 million.
Born in Germany, he has also been a member of Bayern Munich’s academy. He has always chosen to represent Turkey in his national team career and has been on the pitch for 17 matches since making his full national team debut in October 2023.
He has made over 40 appearances for Juventus this season throughout the domestic league and the Champions League, the majority of which have come from the start of the game, and has established himself as a mainstay in the attacking line-up with six goals and four assists in 41 games completed.
He uses his speed and high technique to toy with opposition defenders and invigorate attacks from the left flank. His sharp dribbling is attractive and brings rhythm to the team’s attacks. He is also an excellent decision-maker and has developed into an indispensable player for coach Thiago Motta.
This is not the first time the player has been linked with a move to Liverpool. However, all of them were only rumours and never developed.
As he has until June 2029 left on his contract with the Italian club, he would not agree to a release without a frighteningly large sum of money. Therefore, it is unlikely that the reports will turn out to be true, but it is the transfer market that is unpredictable and unforeseen situations may arise…