Liverpool strengthened key departments in the summer transfer window but did not reinforce their strike-force.
Jurgen Klopp let go two strikers in the form of Mario Balotelli and Chrisitain Benteke. It will be fair to say that the Reds are doing great up front but they do need a new No. 9 and a certain Italian striker is linked with a move to Anfield.
According to reports, Liverpool are lining up a bid to sign Andrea Belotti from Torino. He is rated around 22 million euros ($24.5million) (CalcioMercato).
At the moment, the German manager is mainly playing Roberto Firmino as his lone striker up front but the Brazilian international is not an out and out center forward.
Moreover, Sturridge is out of form as well and the Merseysiders do not have enough quality options who can work when Firmino is not on song. In such a scenario, someone like Belotti can be Liverpool’s new No. 9 and prove to be fruitful.
The 22-year-old star has been in top form this season. In 6 league appearances, he has already scored 5 goals and provided 2 assists. Last season, Andrea direct contributed in 17 goals (12 goals and 5 assists) in 35 Serie A games.
Here is how Liverpool will line up with Andrea Belotti if he does end up moving to Anfield.
How Liverpool will Line up with $24.5million Star – New No. 9?
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Klopp won’t drop Lallana
he should not but all lfc stars should know one thing for sure that there are a lot of competition ,so hif one does not fiture forany game ,that does not mean such player is not good no! lfc stars deadly anytime anyday. moreso klopp should pls bring back flannagan back to that team, i and other lfcs fans are missing that promising rb,klopp plsssssssssssssssssss!
firmino no replacement
Don’t buy, play Origi regularly and he’ll rediscover his form…yNwA!
no! let him buy belloti but only if he(belloti) is a natural 9 who can pose brutal pressure on opponents at anytime provide stiff competition for origi and klopp should let sturridge find a new club.
Lets try Origi I think he can do better..
There’s talk a lot about signing Belotti and lately Williams from Bilbao reported we would pay his buy out clause of £45m!!! Both have good abilities and while Belotti has stepped up this season, Williams is more about potential. Don’t think we should be spending silly money on potential unless our squad or 1st 11 is pure quality. So if we buy a striker especially for big money it should be for someone better than what we already have. For me we should be aiming for Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon. This guy has been banging 20+ goals for a few seasons now and is ready for a new challenge. Arsenal could have signed him if they were prepared to meet the £40m valuation. I think their loss should be our gain. He would take the Prem by storm and I have the same gut feeling he would flourish as I felt Torres & Suarez would. He has all the tools, skills and attributes not just made for the Premier league but also to fit into a Jurgen klopp side.
Maybe next summer we will have to look to a defensive mid who can play aswell eg William Carvallho and a natural left back eg Ricardo Rodriguez but Milner has done well in that role so far and possibly another pacey winger who can play wide and in other attacking areas like Saido Mane cause we don’t have a like for like player if he got injured and can’t play all games next season if we get back in Europe so maybe Lucas Moura or possible Draxler?