Liverpool are ready to make an \u2018offer\u2019 for an alternative to top striker targets Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike after a \u2018meeting\u2019 in Paris.<\/p>\n
The Reds are second only to Chelsea as the summer\u2019s biggest spenders<\/a><\/strong> so far having signed Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez, Armin Pecsi and Freddie Woodman for just shy of \u00a3200m.<\/p>\n And having turned their attention to signing a new striker, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano revealed Isak remains their top target and if Newcastle aren\u2019t willing to listen to offers, they\u2019ll instead look to hijack their deal for Ekitike, after the Magpies had a \u00a370m bid for the 23-year-old rejected by Eintracht Frankfurt earlier this week<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cNow they\u2019re presented their idea and proposal to Newcastle. Liverpool have told Newcastle that they\u2019re ready to offer \u00a3120m [\u20ac138m] for Isak. It\u2019s a record fee,\u201d Romano said.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m told the player has not closed the door to Liverpool. He\u2019s still in talks with Newcastle over a new contract, but he didn\u2019t stop Liverpool. It\u2019s in Newcastle\u2019s hands. The bid is ready, and it all depends on what Newcastle tell Liverpool in the next hours or days \u2013 it can\u2019t be too long.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cFor Liverpool, it\u2019s Isak is Newcastle open the door. If not, it will be Hugo Ekitike of Eintracht Frankfurt \u2013 who is the player wanted by Newcastle. They had a bid of \u20ac80m rejected on Monday.<\/p>\n \u201cLiverpool are on both stories. Let\u2019s see what happens with this domino.\u201d<\/p>\n Romano has though admitted Liverpool could move for Crystal Palace\u2019s Jean-Philippe Mateta later in the window.<\/p>\n \u201cLook, at the moment for Liverpool, the two names I\u2019m hearing are Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike,\u201d he told GIVEMESPORT\u2019s Market Madness podcast.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSo then, if maybe the can\u2019t get these two players, we will see later in the window if Mateta can be an option. But at the moment from what I\u2019m hearing, is it\u2019s quiet on that one.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE LIVERPOOL COVERAGE ON F365\u2026<\/strong>
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