Former Liverpool striker Dean Saunders has made a shock suggestion regarding the club’s plans to sign a new forward this summer.
The Reds are likely to be looking for a new striker given the disappointing form of Diogo Jota and Darwin Nunez in the second half of the season. The pair have managed just two goals collectively since mid-January, and Nunez is expected to move to Saudi Arabia this summer.
The Reds will need a replacement, and a cast of No. 9s have been suggested in recent months, with the likes of Benjamin Sesko, Victor Osimhen, Julian Alvarez and Liam Delap Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak, who is believed to be the primary target, is seen as but unaffordable this summer given the Magpies’ asking price.
But Saunders, who made 61 appearances for Liverpool in the early 1990s, feels Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembele would make a great fit.
“Liverpool need to find a striker this summer who works as hard as Darwin Nunez but scores significantly more goals,” the Welshman told CasinoReviews.net.
“The striker of this hard-working Liverpool side is the first line of defense that chases down center-backs and goalkeepers, and they need to sign someone who is happy to put that kind of work in.
“They need a striker who can find the net, but his attitude must be top drawer. Liverpool won’t carry anyone out of possession, the whole team works too hard for that.
“You look at other teams such as Man United, who have struggled this year, but they carry a few players which disrupts the whole team and leads to inconsistent results.
“I would like to see them sign Ousmane Dembele, he is as hard working as any striker I have watched this season, and he certainly knows where the net is.
“He was brilliant against Liverpool in the Champions League, so I’m surprised there haven’t been more rumours of this move.
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“Dembele is a class act and PSG don’t play too dissimilarly to Liverpool, so I think he would be a great fit.”
Dembele, while traditionally a winger, has operated as a central striker at times this season for Champions League finalists PSG. He has contributed 33 goals this term and is among the favorites to win the Ballon d’Or this season.
His immense talent perhaps explains why no reports of a transfer have emerged.
The former Barcelona star would cost an obscene sum to prise from PSG, and with Liverpool needing to spread out the cost of squad repairs this summer, spending lavishly on one position feels hugely unlikely.
