“Bringing in another striker, where will he fit in? Kroupi will want to play regularly, so that’s part of the reason I can’t see it happening. They already have the players they want.”
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Liverpool have other areas to address in the transfer window
While Liverpool will inevitably be linked with a host of Bournemouth players this summer after Iraola took the job at Anfield, Brown is probably right in downplaying the likelihood of Kroupi following his former boss to Merseyside in the next few months.
Isak will surely be the go-to option at centre-forward next season so long as he’s fit (which admittedly hasn’t been the case often enough in recent months), and Ekitike will be pushing for an immediate recall whenever he returns from his Achilles injury.
The Athletic reported this week that a ‘multi-functional attacker’ is set to be a priority for FSG in this transfer window, with a greater need for a winger than a central striker, with a new right-back also likely to be targeted.
Bournemouth could reportedly demand ‘well in excess’ of £100m for Kroupi in the summer (The i Paper), an astronomical figure even when taking into account his brilliant debut season in the Premier League.
Considering the other transfer business that’s needed at Anfield before the end of August, it’s hard to envisage Liverpool spending that much on the 19-year-old, whose future will no doubt continue to be the subject of much speculation over the next few weeks.