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Sun 20 July 2025 10:04, UK <\/p>\n
Liverpool are now unlikely to pursue a move to sign Crystal Palace star Jean-Philippe Mateta as they close in on signing Hugo Ekitike.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider\u2019s Inside Track podcast<\/a>, senior correspondent Pete O\u2019Rourke revealed what sources have said about Arne Slot\u2019s pursuit of a striker and the names at the top of his shortlist.<\/p>\n Liverpool held talks with Mateta\u2019s representatives in Paris in the last week as they planned to explore a number of options up front, but their interest has gone no further.<\/p>\n This comes after former England goalkeeper Paul Robinson told Football Insider that Liverpool could make a late move for Mateta<\/a> should they miss out on other targets.<\/p>\n Instead, the Reds are now making progress towards signing Ekitike. Sources have told Football Insider they have submitted an offer worth \u00a378million, with add-ons being discussed.<\/p>\n Former Man United chief scout Mick Brown told Football Insider on 18 July that Liverpool are pushing to sign a star striker<\/a> with Isak their priority followed by Ekitike.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n Liverpool make Mateta decision as Crystal Palace stance revealed<\/p>\n Brown told Football Insider last month that Palace are confident of keeping Mateta<\/a> alongside a number of his teammates who have also been linked with moves.<\/p>\n The striker has become a key part of Oliver Glasner\u2019s plans and played an important role in their historic FA Cup victory against Man City last season.<\/p>\n O\u2019Rourke explained that while talks were held with Liverpool, Mateta\u2019s agent has made their interest public to drum up attention from other interested clubs.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think he\u2019s at the top of Liverpool\u2019s priority list,\u201d he told Football Insider.<\/p>\n \u201cLike all the big clubs, you have to have contingency plans in place and if you\u2019re not able to land your top targets, you have to move down that list.<\/p>\n \u201cJean-Philippe Mateta is further down that list at Liverpool and at some other clubs as well.<\/p>\n \u201cHe had a great season for Palace last season, there\u2019s no getting away from that.<\/p>\n \u201cWith 17 goals in all competitions, he obviously played a key role in them winning the FA Cup.<\/p>\n \u201cWe know Liverpool are in the market for a striker, that\u2019s why there are talks about Isak and Ekitike.<\/p>\n \u201cI think his agent has put that out there to get a bit of interest in Mateta from other clubs, with the likes of AC Milan and Man United interested.\u201d<\/p>\n Incoming deals have not been the only focus at Anfield this summer, with focus also on a number of first-team players who could leave, including Ibrahima Konate.<\/p>\n Football Insider revealed on 18 July that Liverpool will demand \u00a340million for Konate<\/a> this summer despite failed attempts to tie him down to a new contract.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Football Insider revealed in May that Real Madrid are \u201cvery interested\u201d in signing Konate<\/a> following Trent Alexander-Arnold\u2019s move to Los Blancos.<\/p>\n While the Reds are determined not to lose more players on free transfers, they are also unwilling to accept cut-price offers, leaving them in a difficult situation.<\/p>\n For more Liverpool and exclusive news, follow us on Facebook<\/a> or join our brand new WhatsApp Channel<\/a> for instant updates to be sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(Credit: Imago) Sun 20 July 2025 10:04, UK Liverpool are now unlikely to pursue a move to sign…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8278,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[563],"tags":[64,63,10195,596,1615,10196,1613,85],"class_list":["post-8277","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-football","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-crystal-palace","tag-football","tag-hugo-ekitike","tag-jean-philippe-mateta","tag-liverpool","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8277","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8277"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8277\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8278"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8277"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8277"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8277"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Jean-Phillipe](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Jean-Philippe-Mateta-1-1024x575.jpg\")
Jean-Philippe Mateta has been linked with a move to Liverpool. (Credit: Imago) <\/p>\n![\"Liverpool](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Liverpool-3-1024x576.png\")
Arne Slot has enjoyed a busy transfer window so far. (Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media)Arne Slot makes Ibrahima Konate exit decision at Anfield<\/p>\n