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While Manchester City have Erling Haaland leading the line, it would not be a surprise to see the majority of the Premier League’s leading clubs look to enhance their own options come the end of the season.

Following mid-season interest from Saudi Arabia and AC Milan, Darwin Nunez’s Anfield future remains uncertain.

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The Uruguayan has failed to nail down a starting place under Arne Slot, with it suspected that the Reds will look to part ways with their record signing after three hit-and-miss seasons on Merseyside.



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Nunez has been limited to just seven goals so far this season under the Dutchman, and has started only 17 of his 40 appearances.

For a side that had been pursuing a potential treble only a week ago, clearly that is not good enough.

Yet Liverpool will face competition in any potential striker search this summer, with Arsenal’s failure to sign a prolific number nine severely undermining their Premier League title hopes.

Mikel Arteta has had to resort to playing midfielder Mikel Merino as a false nine after losing both Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus to season-ending injuries, with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli also enduring lengthy lay-offs.

Chelsea and Manchester United will likely look to strengthen too, with Nicolas Jackson, Christopher Nkunku, Rasmus Hojlund and Joshua Zirkzee not delivering sufficiently in front of goal.

Arsenal tried and failed to sign Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa in January, while both the Gunners and the Reds continue to be linked with Newcastle’s Alexander Isak.

The 25-year-old now has 23 goals from 33 appearances for the Magpies this season, and 58 from 100 outings in all competitions since arriving on Tyneside.

Following the Reds’ League Cup final defeat to Newcastle, Fabrizio Romano claimed Liverpool had been in contact with people close to Isak as he confirmed the Swede was on the radar of both Slot’s men and Arsenal.

Earlier this month, the Athletic’s David Ornstein also reported that Isak was of interest to the Reds, and that they would consider making a move if he was genuinely available.

But would he actually be available in the summer?

They could also still qualify for the Champions League, currently sitting just a point behind fifth-placed Man City and two points off fourth-placed Chelsea while boasting a game-in-hand on both.

Consequently, while Isak might be the leading number nine in English football this season and a wanted commodity as a result, there is no guarantee that he will even be on the move.

Regardless, Liverpool must already face their own questions when it comes to the player.

After all, they signed Nunez for an initial £64m in a deal worth up to club-record fee up to £85m only weeks before Isak joined Newcastle for £63m.

Nunez, who is three months older than Isak, had enjoyed a remarkable 34-goal season in his final campaign with Benfica in 2021/22 to catch Jurgen Klopp’s eye and scored 48 goals in 85 appearances in total for the Portuguese giants.

In Isak’s three seasons with Sociedad, he returned a respectable 44 goals from 132 appearances.

I think him and Isak were the two stand outs aside from Haaland.”

So why did Liverpool sign Nunez over fellow 'stand out' striker in Isak?
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