Liverpool had woven a threatening attack in the first half of the season, with frontline players scoring goal after goal, but as the second half of the season progressed, the scoring dropped by half.
While Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo have been on tenterhooks, other attackers have not been able to consistently get involved in goal.
With front four players Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa rumoured to be leaving Anfield, it cannot be ruled out that a major reshuffle could take place in the transfer market this summer.
According to Fichajes, Liverpool have listed an unlikely target, which appears to be France international Ousmane Dembele of Paris Saint-Germain. The Ligue 1 club is reportedly willing to consider a sale from €100 million.
He joined PSG in August 2023 after a spell with Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona. He stepped in to replace ace French international Kylian Mbappe when the latter left for Real Madrid in the summer, and has scored 30 goals in 37 games across domestic leagues and the Champions League.
The 27-year-old winger, who has developed his scoring ability in front of goal, with his threatening speed and dribbling through chances, has also started 53 games for the swarming French national team, scoring six goals. He has experienced the big stage at both club and national team and is sure to make an immediate impact.
However, there is no way he would pay a huge transfer fee and it would be a pipe dream. He remains one of the best wingers in the world and should continue to play in his home league.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have an urgent need to secure new forwards. Various candidates’ names have been brought up in the media, along with positions such as centre-back and left-back, and then disappeared without anyone knowing. Sometimes persistent rumours persist, but the majority of them are gossip.
And this is one of those reports. So who will Merseyside clubs be able to whitewash as a realistic target…?