Plainly in the meanwhile the Swedish ace is the participant each supporter desires to see at Anfield subsequent season to switch Darwin Nunez.
On paper, it is sensible Isak is without doubt one of the greatest gamers within the Premier League and he’s a pure goal-scorer.
However delving into the numbers, Newcastle are anticipated to demand anyplace between £120m to £150m for his providers.
On high of that, Isak has struggled with fixed niggling harm issues. He’s already missed 9 video games for membership and nation this season resulting from accidents and beforehand missed 30 video games for membership and nation throughout his final two seasons.
On common, that works out to round 15 video games out injured per season which he’s on target to hit within the present marketing campaign as nicely.
Add these issues and his large asking value and it would make extra sense for Liverpool to look elsewhere.
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This might see Liverpool flip their consideration in direction of Hugo Ekitike, who’s at present catching the attention for Eintracht Frankfurt within the Bundesliga.
The membership have been monitoring Ekitike for some time. Liverpool had been keen on him when he broke onto the scene as a young person in Ligue 1 whereas at Reims.
And proper now he’s making an amazing case to be the proper candidate for Arne Slot’s facet.
To start with, Ekitike is a purpose risk. Within the Bundesliga this season, solely Harry Kane has a better xG (16.3) than the Frenchman (16.2).
His 16.67% purpose conversion might be improved however it’s necessary to notice that Ekitike continues to be younger and this space of a striker’s recreation typically develops at a later age once they mature.
Take Isak for instance. On the identical age as Ekitike, whereas he was enjoying in La Liga for Actual Sociedad, he had a purpose conversion charge of simply 8.33% in the course of the 2021/22 marketing campaign previous to his transfer to the Premier League, the place he’s not averaging a 29.39% purpose conversion charge.
What is going to attraction to Liverpool is that he’s entering into the suitable areas and he’s not simply discovering himself in goal-scoring alternatives but additionally creating them as nicely.
That is key as a result of Arne Slot has spoken about how he desires his no.9 to be each a facilitator and a creator as nicely.
Compared to Isak (0.86 per 90), Ekitike has a a lot greater xG and xA mixed (1.02 per 90).
So on paper, the Frankfurt ahead seems to be extra of an offensive risk and contemplating he’s youthful and extra reasonably priced, Liverpool will see this as extra worth for cash.
Away From Objective-Scoring
Ekitike isn’t only a finisher, although. He’s a really well-rounded participant who places in a variety of work off the ball.
Amongst forwards, he has the fifth highest high pace (35.53km/h) within the Bundesliga and he makes use of his athletic capacity to devastating impact persistently urgent his opponents. On common, he covers greater than 11km per 90 minutes spent on the pitch for Frankfurt.
He wins greater than 0.42 tackles and interceptions per 90 than Isak whereas averaging 1.04 extra recoveries per 90 as nicely.
The Frenchman’s off the ball work is due to this fact just a bit bit higher than the Swede’s and once more this marginal distinction juxtaposed by the gargantuan divergence in value makes Ekitike the higher choice.
That is earlier than we begin to discuss his technical capacity as nicely. Isak is extra of a typical no.9 who likes to run in behind defences. Isak, then again, can do each and he thrives operating at defences as nicely.
He averages greater than two profitable take-ons per 90, 0.54 greater than Isak whereas additionally averaging 3.06 progressive carries and and 1.63 carries into the opposition’s penalty space.
Ekitike may be very environment friendly at operating at defenders and taking them on in a single vs one conditions. He’s able to drifting out large and drawing defenders away to create areas for Frankfurt’s different attackers.
This might work rather well at Liverpool in a line-up with Dominik Szoboszlai or Mohamed Salah, who would thrive enjoying alongside the Frenchman.
Ekitike Makes Extra Sense
Whereas the dream is Isak for many individuals and it will be nice to see a marquee signing made by the Reds finally.
Identical to Liverpool determined again in the summertime of 2023 to not signal Jude Bellingham for the massive quantities Borussia Dortmund wished for him, and as an alternative herald Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister, it will make sense for the Reds to do the identical.
Ekitike is a more cost effective various. His arrival would additionally enable Liverpool to take a position into the remainder of Slot’s squad and construct a very sturdy workforce.
Provided that Ekitike’s numbers will not be too dissimilar to Isak’s and the info suggests he can be a perfect match for Slot, this transfer merely is sensible.
