The signing of Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen makes the striker role at Liverpool the most coveted position this summer.

Liverpool have agreed a fee of £116m for Wirtz with Leverkusen to solve their playmaking issues as the focus shifts to the striker department.

Before the arrival of the 22-year-old, Liverpool earmarked many top number nines as their potential target during this transfer window.



There were phases last season where Slot preferred to play Luis Diaz as a makeshift number nine.

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Slot’s preference to play Diaz as a striker ahead of Nunez and Jota highlights his lack of faith in them.

Meanwhile, Fabrizio Romano confirmed recently that Nunez is guaranteed to leave Liverpool during this transfer window, with several interested parties.

However, Wirtz’s arrival have turned the number nine position, a golden opportunity for any striker to come in and thrive.

Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Hugo Ekitike are the three highly-coveted number nines.

The Kop Times takes a small glance at what these strikers would bring to the table for Liverpool and how they can thrive ahead of Wirtz.

We covered a report in late May suggesting that Liverpool could offer Nunez to Atletico in a swap deal involving Alvarez.

The 22-year-old commands the price tag of €100m, at par with other established strikers we mentioned.

Rest assured, a number nine is a must for Liverpool, and after signing Wirtz, they have made the striker position at the club one of the most coveted places available in the transfer market right now.


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