Liverpool must use key advantage to beat Arsenal & Chelsea to Viktor Gyokeres

Where last summer's transfer window featured a merry-go-round of midfielders, this year's is expected to revolve around strikers.

The forward market isn't as reliable and potent as it once was. For the most part, Europe's elite will have to compromise with some of their own expectations or take a punt in order to land a potential scoring hero.

On the move is expected to be Viktor Gyokeres, who has registered 36 goals and 15 assists in 42 games for Sporting CP since making the move to Lisbon last summer.

It isn't surprising he's been so heavily linked with a move away from Sporting already, but what was notable was a lack of interest from the Premier League last summer upon his exit from Championship play-off runners-up Coventry City. Now, England's elite are interested in bringing him back from mainland Europe.

Arsenal and Chelsea are both monitoring the Sweden international, whose contract contains an £86m release clause, but there's perhaps a need for one of their main rivals to consider a move instead.

Liverpool haven't had an out-and-out reliable centre forward since the days of Luis Suarez and Daniel Sturridge. Jurgen Klopp's tenure has been underpinned by goal contributions from wide areas, with Mohamed Salah and formerly Sadio Mane often carrying the scoring load.

But as this long season to end the Klopp era has wound down, it's become increasingly obvious the Reds need some reinforcements up front, maybe if only to ease the pressure on the next manager.

understands Gyokeres' current boss, Ruben Amorim, is the leading contender for the job, though a deal has not yet been agreed. Should Amorim take the gig, he'd turn up to Anfield with a rebuild needed in attack.

The future of Salah remains uncertain with his contract up