Liverpool told it will take £75m offer to sign top forward target

Liverpool have been tipped to conduct a transfer overhaul in the summer transfer window. Sporting director Richard Hughes and head coach Arne Slot are not standing still following the club’s Premier League title victory.

We could see big-name departures - especially up front - where Federico Chiesa and above all Darwin Nunez have been tipped for the exit.

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There is however an unresolved issue with Luis Diaz too. The 28-year-old Colombian is coming off the back of a great season - scoring 13 league goals - but remains in contract limbo.

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With his current deal due to expire in 2027, there has been no breakthrough with club bosses over a new deal. Diaz, who earns £55k per week according to reports, would like a renewal on far bigger terms. But Liverpool thus far haven’t entertained his demands.

That means unless a resolution is reached then Diaz could be sold this summer to generate transfer income and avoid the risk of losing him for a vastly diminished sum next summer.

Liverpool back in for Anthony Gordon

And if Diaz leaves - either to Barcelona or Al-Nassr in Saudi Arabia - then it could well open up a gap in the squad for a new, elite left-wing option.

Recent reports have begun to circulate involving Anthony Gordon - the Newcastle winger who came so close to joining the Reds last summer.

Newcastle’s precarious financial situation last year due to PSR concerns meant the 24-year-old could have been sacrificed but the picture looks a lot rosier for Eddie Howe’s side this summer.

The Magpies have qualified for the Champions League once again and Gordon’s contract has been extended.

Liverpool are said to be interested in bringing Gordon back to Merseyside - with the forward spending time with the club as a youth before embarking on his professional career with Everton.

Moreover, Gordon is known to be close to fellow Scouser Curtis Jones, and this would be an incredible deal if it went through. And now comes a report suggesting that Newcastle’s asking price for Gordon will be between £75m and £80m this summer.

Luis Diaz out, Anthony Gordon in?

That is according to Football Insider, which claims Gordon is Liverpool’s focus if Diaz departs.

“Gordon came very close to joining Liverpool last summer when Newcastle were forced to consider selling to improve their financial situation,” a report reads.

“More recently, Luis Diaz has been linked with a move away from Anfield, and there is a growing belief that the England international is the top target to replace him if he is sold.

“He signed a long-term deal last October after all that speculation over his future, so to convince Newcastle to sell you’d be looking at £75-80million.”

Gordon scored six Premier League goals and added six more assists to his tally for Newcastle last season.

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It wasn’t a vintage campaign by his own standards, dropping out of the starting XI during the run-in. Nonetheless he could be revitalised by a move back to Merseyside if Liverpool choose to pursue the deal.