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Liverpool reportedly discussed Brentford forward Yoane Wissa when weighing up possible striker targets earlier this year

Yoane Wissa, pictured battling for the ball in Brentford’s 2-0 defeat at Anfield on the opening weekend of last season, is a striker said to have been discussed by Liverpool

Liverpool are ramping up their efforts to sign a new striker – with Alexander Isak and Hugo Ekitike two of the leading candidates. But the Reds have reportedly also considered plenty of names beyond the pair

Meanwhile, the Daily Mail has added further new names to such a list. Also claiming that Liverpool have mentioned Osimhen, they report that Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins and Yoane Wissa had also all been discussed by the Reds.

In truth, it is perhaps easy to theorise why those latest names did not go any further than internal discussions. The Mail points to question marks about Rashford’s form in recent seasons as one reason why his name was quickly dismissed – and that’s without considering the fact that a player has not moved directly between bitter-rivals Liverpool and Manchester United since 1964.

As for Watkins and Wissa, they are set to turn 30 and 29 respectively before the end of the year. Despite being proven Premier League performers, age alone is likely to take them outside of the Reds’ preferred profile for transfer targets.

However, Liverpool discussing Wissa is no surprise. After all, he is a player who has been on the club’s radar for a number of years – long before he signed for Brentford.