Liverpool favourites to land deal for invaluable Brazilian No9
Last summer Liverpool freshened up their striking options. Out went Luis Diaz - who played as an auxiliary No9 during the 2024/25 Premier League title-winning season - as well as Darwin Nunez.In their...
Liverpool favourites to land deal for invaluable Brazilian No9 Last summer Liverpool freshened up their striking options. Out went Luis Diaz - who played as an auxiliary No9 during the 2024/25 Premier League title-winning season - as well as Darwin Nunez. In their place came Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak - who joined for a British-record fee from Newcastle.
Ekitike has been a fine signing - if a little streaky - while Isak’s signing has been a total write-off to this point. It’s been suggested that the Premier League champions may well go back into the market for a new frontman - and their chase could lead them to Darwin’s current club Al-Hilal. Liverpool eye up deal for Marcos Leonardo Marcos Leonardo, 22, has been with the Saudi giants since 2024 when he left Benfica.
Prior to that the striker came through at Santos - and his long-term future in Saudi Arabia is by no means guaranteed. Linked with Atletico Madrid when Karim Benzema joined Al-Hilal it has been speculated that his employers may well to seek to cash in this summer. Liverpool as well as Tottenham have been linked with a move for Marcos Leonardo - with Liverpool in particular said to value his versatility.
“Liverpool wants to rejuvenate the rotation in its attacking line and revitalise the Brazilian tradition,” a report in Sports Boom reads . “Leonardo’s ability to function both as a central striker and a "false nine" is an invaluable trait for Liverpool’s fluid frontline. “Liverpool’s biggest trump card in this transfer is the "Champions League and trophy-guaranteed" project they can offer the player.