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The Merseyside club will have money to spend on a big signing have recruited very little over the last three transfer windows and with Liverpool expected to sell Darwin Nunez this summer, that kitty will only increase.

Al-Nassr bid £62.5m for Nunez in January and if the Premier League leaders can bring that type of money in for the Uruguayan during the upcoming transfer window, they will be doing very well.

Alexander Isak is Liverpool’s main target ahead of the 2025/26 campaign but an alternative is showing he can’t be ignored.

In addition to this, Liverpool have been linked with Ipswich Town’s Liam Delap this week and the striker also bagged himself a goal in France.

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However, it was another Isak alternative that stole the show as Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike scored a hat-trick for France, which would have impressed the board at Anfield as the striker took his tally for the season to 32 goals and assists across 42 games.

Liverpool have watched Ekitike since 2022 and have been linked with a move for the striker heading into the summer transfer window.

According to German outlet BILD, Frankfurt are looking to make the Frenchman their next big sale, with the Bundesliga side looking for a fee in the region of £66.2m (€80m).

With the 22-year-old being younger, cheaper and maybe just as good, Liverpool could prefer a move for Ekitike over Isak this summer.

Therefore, the difference in the transfer fees between Isak and Ekitike becomes a huge talking point at the Merseyside club as that potential £84m difference would go a long way in ensuring Liverpool remain at the top of the Premier League next season.

At the very least Liverpool have options heading into the summer, however, Ekitike is making himself hard to ignore.