With Liverpool not in motion this weekend, Arne Slot and Richard Hughes could have been maintaining an in depth watch on video games from elsewhere on Saturday, notably these involving potential switch targets.
Three of the Reds’ final 5 incoming transfers have concerned Bundesliga golf equipment, and quite a lot of stories recommend that the Anfield hierarchy might once more be scouring the German prime flight for potential recruits.
Two gamers from Eintracht Frankfurt have been linked with the Merseysiders of late, with LFC chiefs understood to be monitoring each Hugo Ekitike and Hugo Larsson.
Liverpool-linked duo assist Frankfurt to hard-fought win
That duo had been in motion on Saturday as their crew secured a vital 1-0 victory over Stuttgart because the Bundesliga returned after the worldwide break, with veteran playmaker Mario Gotze – scorer of Germany’s profitable purpose within the 2014 World Cup remaining – additionally netting the decisive strike this weekend.
The win briefly strikes Dino Toppmoller’s aspect as much as third within the desk earlier than Mainz play later right this moment, and it additionally offers them a five-point cusion inside the highest 4 as they chase down a Champions League end.
Liverpool-linked duo Ekitike and Larsson each underlined their credentials with their respective particular person performances on the night, as illustrated by statistics from Sofascore.
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How did Ekitike and Larsson carry out on Saturday?
The French striker – who scored a hat-trick towards England’s under-21s throughout the worldwide break – received 5 duels, took 5 photographs (one on the right track, one off the woodwork), accomplished three dribbles and performed two key passes for Eintracht on Saturday.
In the meantime, the Swedish midfielder additionally received 5 duels (out of seven), posted a 76% cross completion price and likewise had a shot on the right track with one other hitting the upright, along with making three tackles and two interceptions.
Ekitike and Larsson have had extra eye-catching performances all through the season, however each performed their half in securing a significant win for his or her crew over the weekend and will have additional enhanced their standing amongst Liverpool recruitment workers.
Of the 2 gamers, the Frenchman appears likelier to be pursued given the agency risk that LFC will probably be looking out for a brand new centre-forward this summer season if – as James Pearce has predicted – Darwin Nunez moes on from Anfield.
It’ll be fascinating to see how they – and the Reds’ different rumoured transer targets – carry out over the ultimate few weeks of the 2024/25 marketing campaign.
