Liverpool have apparently tabled an £8.5 million bid for Dutch striker and in no way hilariously named Ricky van Wolfswinkel. The Merseyside club are now awaiting a response from the players club, FC Utrecht of the Dutch Eredivisie. Liverpool have needed a back-up striker or partner to Fernando Torres for a while, and Roy Hodgson obviously believes that Wolfswinkel will be the answer to his problems. At the young age of 21, the striker has plenty of time to adjust to life in England and settle at Anfield so he can help the club out of the unfortunate position they currently find themselves in.
He is a versatile player who can also play as an attacking midfielder, but prefers the strikers role - and with good reason too - scoring 10 goals in 11 games in the Eredivisie and 7 goals in 6 Europa League games. Hodgson was able to watch the player in the Europa League, as Liverpool came up against Utrecht in the Europa League group stages. Wolfswinkel didn't score in the two games played against Liverpool - no one did, as both games were goalless bore draws, but the Liverpool must have seen something to persuade him to table a bid.
Liverpool are reportedly the only club who have placed a bid, and Utrecht will decide over the weekend, giving Liverpool an answer next week.
