Liverpool were surprisingly linked to Victor Osimhen and today the Nigerian is back in the spotlight.

According to the current version of La Gazzetta Dello Sport (news image below), Liverpool are ‘negotiating’ with Napoli for the Serie A top scorer.

Famous Italian media said that Bayern are seriously looking for a striker and want to attract Victor Osimhen.
The Bavarians have moved to lure Harry Kane from Spurs, offering £70m, but the north London side are asking for at least £90m.

Now the German champions are chasing the African, but no offers for him while Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain remain ‘vigilant’.

The Reds are “especially” closely monitoring the situation of the 24-year-old, who currently earns a salary of £4.5m a year, or around £75,000 a week.

Napoli value the valuable signing of him, who scored 31 goals in all competitions last season, at €180m. Not sure who will match that amount.

However, the Italian champions have drawn up a list of strikers who could replace Osimhen if they receive an irresistible offer to sell him.
GdS claims the Napoli team are eyeing Jonathan David and Rasmus Hojlund.

Last year, Liverpool spent a lot of money to sign Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez, but the South American couldn’t live up to the price.

Honestly, the whole team didn’t work well together last season and Nunez deserves his chance next season. At the moment there is no need to attract an attacker this summer. What do you think?

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Call from Fernando Torres to Liverpool secure $17.5 million transfer

A phone call from Fernando Torres helped convince ex-Liverpool defender Glen Johnson to join the club in 2011 instead of Chelsea and Manchester City.

Johnson moved to Anfield in 2009 after a three-year spell at Portsmouth where he won an FA Cup and played European football.

After an excellent spell at Fratton Park following his departure from Chelsea, the defender has established himself in the English squad and as one of the best full-backs in the Premier League.

His move to Liverpool saw him win the League Cup in 2012, and he was a regular in the team that finished runners-up in the Premier League under Brendan Rodgers in 2013/14.

He made exactly 200 appearances in all competitions as a Reds player before being released in 2015, before spending the last three seasons of his career at Stoke. Johnson has since openly explained what led to his move to Liverpool, while rejecting bids from Manchester City and Chelsea, who wanted to re-sign him.

One of the Reds’ key players at the time was Fernando Torres, the Spaniard signed from Atlético Madrid in 2007.
In his first two seasons with the club, he scored 38 Premier League goals. At this point, there were still 18 months to go before his ill-fated £50million move to Chelsea.

And Johnson explained in a 2021 interview how the Liverpool striker, along with star teammates Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso, played a key role in his decision to move to Anfield despite Liverpool’s inability to continuously compete for the Premier League to fight for titles in the seasons before his arrival.

He told the Liverpool Echo: “Obviously when a club like Liverpool comes knocking you immediately have an eye and an interest.”

“But what a momentum it was, we played for England that summer just before I signed and I had a good chat with Stevie. And then I also spoke to Torres and Alonso before signing.

“I just thought they were some of the best players in the world. They don’t have to call me, but they called me to tell me how much they wanted me to participate.”
“I immediately felt like I knew her and felt super welcomed before I signed and everything went smoothly.”