Say less. Liverpool need a finisher who runs at the future, not from it.
The shortlist is sharp—Victor Osimhen, Alexander Isak—and then the one that feels inevitable when you watch the tape: Hugo Ekitike. The window is a sprint. You win it by moving first.
Caught Offside reports maps the plan with no wasted words: Slot admires the others, but Ekitike is the priority.
It isn’t romance; it’s geometry—runs across the front post, first-time finishes, the habit of arriving before defenders know they’re late. Numbers help (22 goals, 12 assists last term), but the story is tempo.
Pacing matters. Hurry at the right moments, breathe at the others. Osimhen’s wages pull the deal into fantasy. Isak’s price asks you to rewrite the books.
Ekitike keeps the math honest and the ceiling high. He presses goalkeepers, stretches centre-backs, and frees the wide men to knife inside. The Kop can see it now: one pass, one stride, one finish—noise turns to thunder.
Group identity is the engine: champions don’t wait for permission. Slot’s Liverpool is a collective with a purpose, and the purpose is simple—turn tight nights into three points by subtracting hesitation.
The mirror says what supporters already feel: reliability in April starts with conviction in July. While the offer lasts, move.
Then let the goals do the talking.