Liverpool news: Opinion – should Reds sign Julian Alvarez?

It is going to be the most exciting transfer window in living memory, first up.

Liverpool under FSG have typically not spent very much. When we did, on Alisson and Virgil van Dijk, it was bankrolled by the £142m sale of Philippe Coutinho to Barcelona.

Last summer, Arne Slot’s first in charge, we only brought in Federico Chiesa, who despite having one of best chants of the season, barely had a kick.

But all the noise suggests a stratospheric and – hopefully – dynasty-defining summer.

Jeremie Frimpong has already signed to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold, who somehow earned Liverpool almost £10m from Real Madrid despite being out of contract in a matter of weeks.

The big one is Florian Wirtz. The German is nearly over the line for what will be a British record fee. Adding one of the world’s best playmakers to an attack which includes Mo Salah and Luis Diaz is an enormous statement of intent.

Milos Kerkez is close to signing at left-back, too. The Hungarian was the Premier League’s best left-back last term and will be an upgrade on Andy Robertson. It is exceptional business.

We still need a new centre-forward, given the probable departure of Darwin Nunez and maybe even Diogo Jota, but there is no firm news yet on who that will be.

If it were me, I would move heaven and earth to buy Julian Alvarez. The Argentine works his socks off, is a brilliant finisher from inside and outside the box and is selfless in his play.

He is the perfect foil given Salah will play from the right and do little defensive work, with Wirtz in pockets of space in central areas.

Atletico Madrid are apparently keen on Nunez, so perhaps something can be done swapping the South American strikers, although this is very speculative.

And in an ideal world, I would hope Liverpool have a look at Crystal Palace’s Adam Wharton, too. The Englishman would suit a fluid, ball-playing midfield perfectly.

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