Rumour Mongering: Liverpool Still Want Ismaila Sarr or Ousmane Dembele

Reports out of France claim the Reds aren’t done in the transfer
market.

We’ll just put it out there right off the top and say straight
up that we aren’t buying what the rumour mongers in France are selling today. Which is that despite the
signing of Diogo Jota, Liverpool are still looking to make a big attacking
signing.

Namely, that they’re still talking to Watford about the
possibility of signing Ismaila Sarr as well as to Barcelona about
perhaps bringing in Ousmane Dembele on loan—potentially with an
option to buy the 23-year-old French attacking player.

Realistically, it’s hard to see where another attacker fits in
with Takumi Minamino looking a capable understudy to Roberto Firmino while the talented 23-year-old
Jota has arrived for a significant fee to cover Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mané.

Even leaving Xherdan Shaqiri and Divock Origi out of the equation, with
Liverpool having a world class attacking trio—fully settled and
with exceptional fitness records—the minutes for a player like Sarr
or Dembele just don’t seem to be there.

It’s also worth noting that in Sarr’s case, reports from
journalists with ties to the club said he was one of three
attackers under consideration along with Jota and Lille’s young
Canadian international Jonathan David. And the Reds picked
Jota.

It seems safe, then, to rule that side of the rumour out
entirely. As for Dembele, depending on Barcelona’s financials there
might be a way to make a deal seem too good to pass up, but we
don’t buy it’s something the club are actively seeking.

Even then, it’s far more likely to simply be a case of an outlet
knowing Barcelona want to offload players and that Liverpool have
semi-regularly been linked with Dembele and putting them together
as the easy transfer rumour.