Liverpool will sign a young striker

Liverpool will sign a young striker

The Merseyside Liverpool are close to sign the French Lille leader soon.

The object of interest for Klopp’s team was the 23-year-old striker of Lille Nicolas Pepe, who is having a great season in Ligue 1. According to media reports, Liverpool overtook competitors in the race for Pepe and sent a request for the player’s transfer.

In the weekend, the Ivorian forward’s agent confirmed that a number of clubs showed interest in the attacker, which costs 90 million euros. Arsenal is considered a long-time fan of Pepe’s talent, and Chelsea sees him as a possible replacement for Eden Hazard, while Bayern Munich and Manchester United are also closely following the progress of affairs around Lille's top scorer this season.

The French branch of Le10 Sport assumes that Liverpool has bypassed each of its rivals, as they have already established contact with Lille regarding the transfer of a 23-year-old football player.

Pepe scored 19 times and gave 11 assists in 32 Ligue 1 matches this season, becoming the first player in the division to complete more than ten goals and assists. In this case, the style of the game a football player is unlikely to fit the Klopp system. It is difficult to imagine Pepe, rushing around all parts of the field, as Firmino does, or ironing a curb, like Salah or Mane.

According to the bookmakers' odds, Pepe has the most chances to move to Bayern Munich. The coefficient for this transfer is 1.91. The transfer of the Ivorian, Pepe, to Arsenal or PSG is also very likely - 6.00. Moving to Manchester United is 7.00, and Barcelona or West Ham is 17.00. In this case, the bookmakers do not consider the transfer of the player Lille to Liverpool in general, although, frankly speaking, the Reds sometimes lack a player who can take the game on the edge.