Liverpool is looking for a new No. 9, who can fill the vacancy in Jota?

According to the German Sky Sports, Liverpool is currently looking for a new No. 9 player, with the goal of Isaac, Ekitic and Osmeen. Due to Jota's unexpected death, the Red Army's pace of seeking to acquire the center may accelerate.

It is difficult to poach internally in the Premier League, and it is not realistic to buy Isaac

As one of the core members of Newcastle's "2030 Plan", Isaac's net worth has reached nearly 150 million euros. It is very difficult to poach internally in the Premier League. Newcastle is not a star transfer station like Brighton, so it is difficult for Liverpool to get Isaac. Even if Newcastle puts the Swedish center on the shelves, Liverpool will have to face competition from Arsenal, and the entire negotiation and bidding process will be very long.

The Bundesliga has a lot of "black stores", and Mr. Billion yuan still needs to be tested

Since it is impossible to poach from the Premier League, Liverpool can only bring reinforcements from the overseas league. Against the backdrop of the Bundesliga supply to the Premier League, Ekitic's current value has been hyped to nearly 100 million euros. After moving from Paris Saint-Germain to Frankfurt, Ekitic actually only played good goals for one season, and his focus on ball control and shooting did not quite meet Slot's requirements for center. From Jovic and Alai that year, we can see that many players who were carefully packaged by Frankfurt and were unacceptable to the local conditions after coming to the giants. The risk of introducing Ekitic can be imagined.

Osmeen has the most shortcomings, but is the best choice

As the oldest among the three candidates, the greatest potential for injury and personality, Osmeen is not the priority choice for the Reds to strengthen the No. 9 position, but is the player who most meets Slot's requirements at the tactical level. In the 2024/25 season, Slott's assistant coaching team brought by Feyenoord solved the injury problem of the Reds well. The former Glass man Konath set a new career appearance record (49 games), and Osmayen can also become the attendance king here.