Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing a former Arsenal forward who will be available on a free transfer next summer.
The Reds’ Premier League title defence is not going to plan, with Arne Slot’s side currently eighth in the table, eight points off leaders Arsenal, despite spending a staggering £420million last summer
While much focus has been on their leaky defence, their attack is also suffering, having scored fewer goals than their ‘big-six’ rivals after 11 games.
New signings Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz have been poor, Mohamed Salah is experiencing a significant dip in form, and the sale of Luis Diaz to Bayern Munich is proving very costly.
As such, the Merseyside club are exploring ways to bolster their forward line without having to again break the bank and there might be a perfect solution on the horizon.
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Bayern star Serge Gnabry is out of contract at the end of the season, with BILD reporting that Liverpool and Juventus are among the European giants interested in snapping up the soon to be free agent.
It is said that talks have been held over extending his stay at the Allianz Arena but Bayern would want the 30-year-old to reduce his salary, thought to be worth over £300,000-a-week.
If no new contract is agreed by January 1, Liverpool, or indeed any other club outside of Germany, can begin negotiating with Gnabry over a free summer transfer.
Capable of playing across the forward line, the German international has four goals and three assists in nine Bundesliga games this season, though his stats pale in comparison to teammates Harry Kane, Michael Olise and Diaz.
It is not known whether Gnabry would be interested in a move to Anfield but he has previous experience of the Premier League having spent five years at Arsenal.
Serge Gnabry Bayern Munich career stats
Appearances: 300
Goals: 97
Assists: 65
Trophies: Bundesliga (2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2024/25), DFP-Pokal (2018/19, 2019/20), Champions League (2019/20), Club World Cup (2020)
He would make just 18 appearances under Arsene Wenger however and had an infamous loan spell at West Brom where played just one league game, with manager Tony Pulis claiming Gnabry was ‘not at the required level’ to play for the Baggies.
It proved to be a major misjudgement, as the forward would join Bayern in 2017 and develop into an elite forward, playing a key role in the treble-winning campaign in 2019/20.
He is not the only Bayern player Liverpool are targeting however, with centre-back Dayot Upamecano, who is also out of contract next summer, on their shortlist.
For now, Slot will be aiming to get his side back to winning ways when Liverpool host Nottingham Forest on November 22.
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