Liverpool need to add depth to their attack, and West Ham’s Marko Arnautovic would be a perfect fit.
Liverpool will be hoping to stake a serious claim for the Premier League title next season, with their performances in the current campaign giving their fans every reason to be optimistic.
But Liverpool rely far too heavily on the attacking trio of Sadio Mane, Mohammed Salah and Roberto Firmino, and will need to add significant depth to their squad if they are to be successful.
Mane, Salah and Firmino have blown defences away this season, scoring and assisting 79 goals between them in the Premier League.
If just one of these players becomes unavailable, it is likely to drastically damage Liverpool’s hopes of winning the title, so it is vital that manager Jurgen Klopp finds adequate cover.
Signing West Ham forward Marko Arnautovic could be the ideal solution. The Austrian would be absolutely perfect for Liverpool, being able to play anywhere across the front three.
Arnautovic has been the key man for West Ham since joining them from Stoke City in the summer. Scoring nine goals and assisting five, his attacking form has recently seen West Ham manager David Moyes deploy him as a centre-forward ahead of a conventional number nine.
A great finisher with both speed and strength on his side, Arnautovic could even challenge Mane for a starting place in the team.
As Arnautovic showed in West Ham’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea last week, he is the sort of player who can carry a team, and that might be exactly what Liverpool need when one of their star players becomes unavailable.
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