Liverpool now look to be out of the dreadful patch of type that very almost value Arne Slot his job.
The Reds are deep in a five-game unbeaten streak in all competitions, and whereas Premier League attracts to Leeds United and Sunderland may have stung considerably, Slot and Co will nonetheless take a whole lot of confidence from back-to-back wins over Inter Milan and Brighton & Hove Albion in December up to now.
Even Mo Salah is again in motion underneath the Dutchman, after a public falling out, as he collected an help late on towards the Seagulls that helped his resurgent facet to safe a 2-0 win over Fabian Hurzeler’s tough guests.
He’ll quickly be off to the African Cup of Nations with Egypt, although, with the January switch window additionally arriving on the Reds’ agenda very shortly, previous the bumper Christmas fixture interval to come back.
The place Liverpool might strengthen in January
Regardless of the latest upturn in type at Anfield, Slot will certainly nonetheless be eager on including a number of new signings to the combination in January.
Certainly, rumours proceed to counsel that the reigning Premier League champions are looking down reinforcements within the centre-back division, courtesy of Marc Guehi. On prime of curiosity within the Crystal Palace titan, different reviews are additionally coming to the floor that Liverpool is focusing on Borussia Dortmund large Nico Schlotterbeck to spice up personnel on the again additional.
Alongside their continued curiosity in Guehi, Liverpool additionally stay within the intense race to land his former teammate in Bayern Munich ace Michael Olise.
Nevertheless, a brand new improvement from TEAMtalk suggests that it will not be an easy tussle to win.
In response to the location, Olise just isn’t against a transfer to Spain, with Actual Madrid and Barcelona circling, as the previous Palace winger opts to maintain his choices open.
Liverpool can be famous as being long-term admirers of the £123m-rated attacker, with Slot doubtlessly successful himself one other model of Hugo Ekitike if the Reds have been to speed up to the entrance of the queue for his companies, as one other expertise who has ripped the Bundesliga to shreds doubtlessly takes the Premier League by storm.
In any case, Olise is already very a lot used to placing away objectives for enjoyable in England, just like the ex-Eintracht Frankfurt marksman…
How Olise might be one other Ekitike
Whereas Alexander Isak continues to flop on Merseyside, Ekitike has risen the ranks to be the reliable goalscoring hero Slot wants to steer the road, with back-to-back braces in Premier League motion this December.
He is definitely residing as much as his “aim machine” label that was handed to him in the summertime by Reds correspondent David Lynch, with the £69m signing coming into the hectic English sport off the again of a 26-goal spell for Frankfurt. With seven objectives already subsequent to his identify in his new colors, that price ticket has greater than been justified.
Olise has a far weightier price ticket to reside as much as, however he additionally boasts ridiculous numbers in Bavaria, together with his scary capability to bamboozle defenders for enjoyable together with his tempo, alongside his coolness in entrance of aim to complete off probabilities, seeing Bayern teammate Serge Gnabry hail him as “probably the greatest gamers on the planet” earlier this season.
The numbers do not lie, with the 13-time France worldwide already as much as a staggering 9 objectives and 14 assists for the season, with Ekitike absolutely licking his lips on the prospect of lining up alongside the Bundesliga-based expertise, if he makes a long-awaited return to the Premier League occur.
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Olise in top-flight soccer |
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League |
Video games |
Targets + Assists |
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PL |
84 |
14 + 22 |
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Bundesliga |
47 |
18 + 27 |
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Whole |
131 |
32 + 49 |
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There can be no worries within the air concerning Olise’s capability to come back into the Premier League and immediately settle, like his fellow compatriot, with the 24-year-old “magician” – as one other of his teammates in Dayot Upamecano labelled him – already 36 aim contributions down within the English top-flight, when beforehand calling Selhurst Park residence.
With speak nonetheless centring on Salah leaving, too, Olise actually does really feel as if he might be the assertion alternative Slot and Co are crying out for, as the large bucks are splashed on one other entertaining ahead from Germany.
There can be some apprehension on Liverpool’s finish concerning the bumper price ticket, with Isak costing a club-record £125m, solely to now heat the substitutes bench.
However, with Olise in some red-hot type in the mean time underneath Vincent Kompany’s wing, it does have all of the makings of being a surprising buy, as one other Ekitike-like gem is unearthed that may push Liverpool even additional up the desk.
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