Liverpool need to win four of their remaining nine Premier League fixtures to lift the title by the end of the season.
Arsenal’s chances of claiming the throne are negligible, owing to Liverpool’s imperious 12-point lead. Arne Slot has been brilliant since replacing Jurgen Klopp last summer, but curiously, the general consensus is that the Reds need to make sweeping changes in the transfer market this summer.
Chiefly, this is because Mohamed Salah is receiving inadequate support from his fellow forwards, with Cody Gakpo the only member providing consistent attacking support through the campaign.
Mohamed Salah
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12
5
Cody Gakpo
13
5
1
Luis Diaz
18
1
2
Diogo Jota
14
2
1
Darwin Nunez
16
3
4
Federico Chiesa
5
2
1
It’s felt that Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota and Luis Diaz are all at risk of being axed when the summer market opens its stalls, albeit it’s unlikely all three will be sold.
The most pressing concern is at centre-forward, for sure. Liverpool need a high-class striker, and there’s one name on fans’ lips above all others.
Liverpool's dream striker
Back in December, Sky Sports’ Jamie Carragher hailed Alexander Isak as “the best striker in the Premier League.” Certainly, Newcastle United’s talisman is the most complete, the most athletic, the most energetic.
He’s a man of many parts, but of course boasts a deadly instinct in front of goal that makes him such a coveted figure, scoring 23 goals and adding five assists across 33 matches in all competitions this term – the latest of which came at Wembley as Liverpool were defeated in the Carabao Cup final.
Liverpool are known admirers, but so are Arsenal and so too are Barcelona. Newcastle, moreover, are – unsurprisingly – against his sale this summer and have whacked a £150m price tag on his name to ward off suitors.
Liverpool do need a fresh forward to replace the struggling Nunez, who was nearly sold to Al-Nassr in January and is expected to depart when the season concludes. But FSG would be foolish to mount all hope on one, tricky-to-attain man.
Liverpool's Isak alternative
Isak’s the dream, for sure. However, dreams are usually expensive, and £150m (or more) would likely exhaust FSG’s summer purse.
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That’s why Jonathan David could be the perfect alternative. Into the final months of his contract with LOSC Lille, the prolific striker’s future has been a hot topic for a while, and Liverpool certainly won’t be alone in their interest.
The i Paper have revealed Liverpool have made contact with the Canadian’s representatives as the end of the season draws near, though a host of top Premier League rivals are also keen and many European parties besides.
Interestingly, Newcastle are monitoring David as a potential replacement for Isak, so who knows how the budding sagas will play out.
Why David would be perfect for Liverpool
David is only 25 years old and has spent most of his senior career fostering his lofty potential in Ligue 1, signed from Belgian club Gent in 2020 for a reported €31.5m (£26m) fee.
It’s always pleasing when a player makes incremental progress through the years. David always had the mark of a high-profile goalscorer, but he’s shown through years of hard graft that he has an all-embracing nature to align with the tactical complexities of top-performing clubs such as Liverpool.
Though some will reserve judgment until David is plying his trade in a division such as the Premier League or La Liga, he’s already been described as “one of the best strikers in the world” by Canadian football expert Tony Marinaro and the data corroborates that claim.
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23
10
0.80
23/24
47
26
9
0.74
22/23
40
26
4
0.75
21/22
48
19
0
0.40
20/21
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13
5
0.37
Interesting that David has become more creative across the past two years; as per FBref, he ranks among the top 15% of forwards across Europe’s top five leagues over the past year for goals per 90 and the top 1% for pass completion, which makes a telling comment on his technical capacity as well as his prolificness.
That goal tally, by the by, is identical to Isak’s this season. To be as clinical as the Sweden star is quite the feat, with just 11 missed big chances in Ligue 1 (having scored 14 times) further underlining his incisiveness.
Such composure and link-up quality would surely see David prove to be a step up from Nunez, who has sadly fallen by the wayside at Anfield, nearly three years on from joining Liverpool from Benfica in a club-record £85m move.
Nunez has only scored seven times for Liverpool since Slot entered the fray, featuring 40 times in 2024/25. Slot has only started the Urugayan across eight Premier League fixtures, further emphasising the absence of trust in his fluency and chances of making a positive impact.
His frenetic nature has made him a valuable option off the bench, but Nunez looks bereft of confidence and still can’t find that rich goalscoring vein that was anticipated when Klopp broke the bank to bring him in.
Isak is the dream target, no doubt. However, described as a “world-class player” by Canadian professional Iain Hume, David is quietly becoming one of the most impressive strikers in Europe, and if his prowess in all its completeness could be transferred to Merseyside, there’s every chance Liverpool will take their football to the next level in Slot’s second season.
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