Liverpool FC transfer rumours: Goal machine Higuain set to hand Reds big boost

 

Gonzalo Higuain of Napoli celebrates after scoring his team's 4th goal during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Frosinone Calcio at Stadio San Paolo on May 14, 2016 in Naples, Italy. (Photo by Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images)

Argentinian goal machine Gonzalo Higuain could be about to hand Liverpool a massive boost by offering the Reds the chance to make him the major signing of Jurgen Klopp's first summer in charge at Anfield.
According to the Mirror, the prolific Napoli striker, who averaged better than a goal a game last season by plundering 36 times in 35 Serie A matches, is interested in joining Liverpool as he looks to force an exit from his Italian club.
The 28-year-old hot shot led Napoli to runners-up spot this year behind champions Juventus but is willing to turn down offers from clubs in the Champions League and Europa League to join Klopp's Anfield revolution.
A successful capture of Higuain would represent a massive coup for the Reds with Jose Mourinho supposedly having identified him as one of his top targets at arch rivals Manchester United while Arsenal are also an interested party.

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Klopp could be planning a major overhaul of Liverpool's attack this summer with £32.5million flop Christian Benteke out of favour and question marks over Daniel Sturridge's future with concerns over how the talented but physically fragile frontman fits into the German's hard-pressing style.
Higuain, who was born in Brest, France, the son of Argentine footballer Jorge Higuain, started his career with River Plate before netting 121 times in 264 games for Real Madrid.
As Klopp looks to reshape his forward line, Southampton are ready to offer Shane Long a bumper new contract in an attempt to ward off interest from Anfield.
The hard-working Long is a typical 'Klopp striker' and the Daily Star say the Reds boss tried to take him from St Mary's back in January.

Republic of Ireland's Shane Long celebrates scoring Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The Republic of Ireland man is in high demand after hitting double figures in the Premier League for the first time and Tottenham Hotspur have also been keeping tabs on his progress.
Long, 29, was one of Ronald Koeman's first signings, joining the Saints from Hull City in an £11million deal and still has two years remaining on his current deal.
Meanwhile, according to Goal, Liverpool will go all out to sign Borussia Moenchengladbach midfielder Mahmoud Dahoud this summer.
Klopp has identified the 20-year-old as the perfect player to bolster his options in the Reds engine room with Dahoud described as “a box-to-box dynamo with a supreme work rate and expert range of passing.”

Yaya Toure of Manchester City holds off Mahmoud Dahoud of Borussia Moenchengladbach (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

The Syrian-born Germany Under-21 international scored four goals and made seven assists in 37 games last season and Liverpool would face stiff competition for his signature from both Tottenham Hotspur and Klopp's former club Borussia Dortmund.
Dahoud could cost in the region of £25million and 'Gladbach sporting director Max Eberl recently said of him: “Mahmoud is an exceptional player and we have no need to sell.”