Virgil van Dijk calls for striker signing after Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz exits – Liverpool FC

Virgil van Dijk has sought to underline Liverpool’s want for additional attacking depth after defeat within the Neighborhood Protect, because the membership proceed to be linked to Alexander Isak.

With Liverpool sanctioning gross sales for Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, to Al Hilal and Bayern Munich respectively, during the last week with out direct replacements, the Reds’ choices have diminished.

Harvey Elliott continues to be linked with a switch, as does Federico Chiesa, and an exit for the pair would solely additional scale back the gamers at Slot’s disposal in assault.

Talking to reporters after his facet’s shootout defeat within the Neighborhood Protect, it was posed to Van Dijk that Liverpool “have so many attacking choices now,” to which he interrupted: “Will we?”

He then mentioned, by way of the BBC: “Nicely, we simply misplaced Darwin, he went to Saudi and we misplaced Lucho, he clearly went to Bayern.

“I feel there’s at all times room for an attacker with a view to strengthen us, so let’s see what the window brings.”

Whereas there’s additionally the necessity to signal a brand new centre-back, the withdrawal of Hugo Ekitike at Wembley underlined the necessity for depth up high as Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai initially took on the position as double No. 10s.

This Is Anfield understands the membership are exploring the marketplace for a substitute for Nunez, and Isak stays the best candidate after being the topic of a failed £110 million bid.

Slot additionally did his half in hinting on the want for an additional striker after the match when explaining why he took Ekitike off after 71 minutes.

“For me, with solely three or 4 days in between the Friday recreation [against Bournemouth]it wouldn’t be sensible to play him 90 minutes,” he informed reporters.