Arne Slot refutes reports Victor Osimhen was a transfer target this summer

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Ahead of coming up against Victor Osimhen, Arne Slot has explained that the striker was not a target for Liverpool this summer as they sought reinforcements at No. “Yes, we’ve added two number nines,” Slot said.

“Because of an enormous tragedy that happened with Diogo Jota, in the end, we had to bring in two number nines. “We always thought we were going to replace Darwin Nunez for one number nine.

But in the end, we had to bring in two number nines. “We’ve always been looking, we’re always looking for very good players, but it was always clear to us that from the start that we wanted to bring in these two (Isak and Ekitike), if we needed to.” • READ: Chiesa OUT as Liverpool name 21-man travelling squad Liverpool ultimately signed their two targets while Osimhen found a new home with Galatasaray, where he has since featured four times with a return of two goals after early fitness woes.