Arne Slot makes Victor Osimhen transfer admission after £204m Liverpool signings

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool will come face-to-face with Victor Osimhen on Tuesday evening but he doesn't regret not signing himWhen Arne Slot comes up against Galatasaray striker Victor Osimhen in the Champions League on Tuesday evening, the Liverpool boss won't be thinking about the one that got away.Osimhen terrorised Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool in this competition three years ago in a 4-1 win as a Napoli player but the Nigeria international was not one of the two players Slot earmarked when it became clear a big-spending summer would be needed to reshape the forward line.A late call will be made on Osimhen's fitness by Galatasaray boss Okan Buruk for the game at RAMS Park but Slot outlined his happiness with the captures of £79m Hugo Ekitike and £125m Alexander Isak when asked if the 26-year-old attacker was on his shortlist when he and sporting director Richard Hughes sat down to assess who to target in the transfer window.READ MORE: Arne Slot explains Federico Chiesa Liverpool omission as Reds star left at homeREAD MORE: Hugo Ekitike responds to Alexander Isak question and makes 'not smart' Liverpool admission"We have added two No.9s," Slot said. Unfortunate is not the word I should use but because of an enormous tragedy with Diogo Jota, in the end we had to bring in two No.9s."We always thought we'd replace Darwin Nunez with one No.9, but we had to bring in two.

We have always looked for very good players but it was always clear to us that from the start we wanted these two (Isak and Ekitike) if we needed two."Ekitike, who will return to the squad after missing Saturday's defeat to Crystal Palace through suspension, said: "We play in such a big club. I have been playing in a two-striker composition, one striker, I can do a lot of things.

If we have to play together, I can do that."Watch Galatasaray vs Liverpool for freeThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. He showed that he is at the level to play for Liverpool."Nobody was questioning whether Isak would adapt after what he did for Newcastle.