One thing Wilfried Bony has proven he can do over the last few years is score goals. With Luis Suarez having left Anfield for Barcelona, Talksport have reported that Liverpool are considering replacing the Uruguayan’s attacking threat by signing Swansea’s Ivorian striker.
At 19 years of age, Divock Origi announced himself on the world stage after netting a late winning goal for Belgium against Russia in their World Cup group match. Before this, many people had never heard of the young forward.
Adam Lallana was a key player for Southampton last season, continuing the resurgence of the south coast club after they returned from the third tier of English football back to the Premier League. At Liverpool, however, the 26-year-old can expect to fight for his place with several young stars.
It is now seven years since Lucas Leiva left his home country of Brazil to join Liverpool. Despite seeming to have been around forever, the midfielder is still only 27 years of age and has plenty more of his career to see out. According to the Express, though, the Brazilian may not be doing that at Anfield.
According to ESPN, Benfica’s 20-year-old Serbian winger Lazar Markovic is expected to undergo a medical at Liverpool after a fee of around £25 million was recently agreed between the two clubs. For someone so young, he has an excellent eye for goal and has a good amount of European experience. The fact that Brendan Rodgers is willing so spend so much money on the youngster is evidence of his quality.
One of the youngest stars to make a name for himself at this summer’s World Cup is Belgium striker Divock Origi. According to the Independent, Liverpool have agreed a fee of around £10 million with French club Lille in order to sign him.
Following the aftermath of the biting scandal from a heated World Cup group match, the Metro are reporting that Luis Suarez may be leaving Liverpool after all. The powers that be at Anfield must have been shaking their heads after everything they had done for the Uruguay international, beginning when he was accused of racially abusing Manchester United full-back Patrice Evra and also including his bite of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic.
Only turning 20 years of age in March, Lazar Markovic is reportedly set to be bought for a fee of just under £20 million. Liverpool are the club who are in for him, according to Sky Sports, with a deal to take him to Anfield believed to be close.