Ally McCoist has named one ‘unbelievable’ striker who he thinks can be ‘completely excellent’ for Liverpool.
On Wednesday, Ben Jacobs claimed that the Anfield hierarchy are ‘assessing choices’ to switch Darwin Nunez if the Reds’ quantity 9 had been to depart this summer season, citing a four-man shortlist of Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike, Benjamin Sesko and Joao Pedro.
One other title who’s cropped up within the LFC hearsay mill in current days is Victor Osimhen, whose representatives have spoken to Merseyside chiefs after the Napoli marksman indicated that he’d moderately play within the Premier League than Saudi Arabia (TBR Soccer).
GIVEMESPORT additionally claimed that the 26-year-old’s title was talked about as a potential goal in a ‘high-level assembly’ on Merseyside final week.
McCoist: Osimhen can be completely excellent’ for Liverpool
Talking on talkSPORT BreakfastMcCoist insisted that the Nigeria worldwide is strictly the type of striker that Liverpool needs to be in search of to usher in through the summer season switch window.
The TNT Sports activities co-commentator mentioned: “I believe Osimhen can be completely excellent at someplace like Liverpool. I believe he’d be unbelievable at Liverpool.”
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Osimhen’s aim report is phenomenal, however funds might be a difficulty
The Reds had initially been within the Nigerian striker in 2020 when he was at Lille, however such was Napoli’s dedication to signal him that their then-sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli locked him in a resort for 3 days earlier than convincing him to hitch the Serie A outfit.
Osimhen’s aim report is super, having hit double figures in every of the final seven seasons throughout 4 totally different golf equipment. He struck 26 instances in serving to Gli Azzurri to romp to the Italian top-flight title two years in the past and equalled that tally within the Turkish Tremendous Lig for Galatasaray, the place he was on mortgage in 2024/25 (Switch market).
His full haul final time period was 37 objectives in 41 appearances in Istanbul, an outstanding output even when he wasn’t enjoying in considered one of Europe’s foremost home leagues, and his underlying efficiency figures additionally make for spectacular studying.
As per FBrefhe ranked among the many high 1% of strikers in Europe over the previous 12 months for photographs (7.32) and non-penalty xG (1.21) per 90 minutes, together with the highest 5% for non-penalty objectives per 90 (0.76) and the highest 4% for shot-creating actions per recreation (3.81).
Osimhen has a £63.2m launch clause at Napoli (Every day Mail), which can be inside attain for Liverpool, however he’d reportedly demand wages of round £400,000 per week if he had been to come back to England (GIVEMESPORT).
That’d immediately make him the Reds’ joint-highest earner together with Mo Salah (Capology), and FSG will already be making a sizeable monetary dedication on Florian Wirtz if that switch goes via.
It’s tough to envisage LFC signing the Nigerian this summer season, however his unimaginable scoring report makes it straightforward to see why McCoist has talked him up as a ‘excellent’ choice for Arne Slot’s aspect.
