Transfer Q&A: What strikers could Liverpool realistically target?
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BBC Sport's senior football correspondent Sami Mokbel has been answering your questions on the transfer window.
Chris: Liverpool will probably replace Darwin and Jota this summer. I'm hoping for Lautaro Martinez personally, but I have no idea what fits the club's profile these days. Victor Oshimen is another player I thought would be a fit. What are your thoughts about Liverpool's misfiring number nine position?
Ben: If Isak is off the table for Liverpool, which other forward seems most likely? I really like Sesko but don't see him linked at all...
Sami answered: There aren't many strikers on the market, which is a problem for clubs like Liverpool who actually need one. It also means the prices aren't cheap.
Alexander Isak is the dream target for Liverpool, but that looks virtually impossible this summer owing to cost. Newcastle will likely demand a astronomical figure, way in excess of £120m, for Isak - that sort of fee is unrealistic for any club to meet.
So the other options appear to be Benjamin Sesko, Hugo Ekitike and Viktor Gyokeres. Lautaro Martinez is a wonderful forward, but you'd imagine it would be very difficult to prize him away from Inter Milan at the moment.
We know Liam Delap is available for £30m, but it's hard to foresee a scenario where the Ipswich striker becomes Liverpool's starting centre forward.
There is striking talent out there, but it is a sellers' market which is expensive news for Liverpool.