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Liverpool Transfer News: Franck Honorat Emerges as Intriguing Right Wing Option

Liverpool’s summer planning appears to be taking on a sharper, more specific shape. After last year’s extraordinary £450m rebuild, one that brought Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike and Alexander Isak into Arne Slot’s attacking structure, the next phase feels less glamorous, but potentially just as important.

According to original information from Anfield Watch, Liverpool are monitoring Borussia Monchengladbach winger Franck Honorat, with club staff even sent to watch the Frenchman in person. That detail matters. It suggests this is not idle market chatter, but the kind of live scouting work that often sits quietly beneath a transfer window before names suddenly become serious.

Salah Exit Forces Wide Rethink

The wider context is unavoidable. Mohamed Salah is set to leave Anfield after agreeing to tear up his £400k per week contract a year early, while Federico Chiesa is also expected to depart amid interest from Italy. Jeremie Frimpong, meanwhile, has yet to fully convince in advanced wide roles and has struggled for consistent fitness.

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That leaves Liverpool looking at the right flank with unusual uncertainty. For years, that channel belonged to Salah, not simply as a winger, but as a scorer, creator and gravitational force. Replacing him directly may be impossible. Rebalancing the attack may be the more intelligent route.

Honorat Offers Different Threat

Honorat, 29, is not a Salah clone. He is right footed, more inclined to stay wide, beat his man on the outside and deliver into the box. That makes him a fascinating potential fit for Isak, whose movement thrives when service arrives early and accurately.

Bundesliga statistics show Honorat has created 45 chances this season, supplied six assists and completed 37 successful crosses. He has delivered 79 open play crosses, placing him joint fifth in the Bundesliga overall.

That profile feels deliberately practical. Slot does not only need stars, he needs mechanisms. If Liverpool are building around Isak as a penalty area reference point, then wide supply becomes less of a luxury and more of a structural requirement.

Bundesliga Form Strengthens Case

Honorat’s career has been one of steady ascent rather than headline grabbing acceleration. Developed at OGC Nice, he made his name at Brest after joining in 2020, then moved to Gladbach for around £8m in 2023.

Since arriving in Germany, he has scored nine goals and provided 26 assists. Those numbers speak to reliability, craft and repeatable output. At 29, he would not arrive as a long term project. He would arrive as a specialist, a player signed for a defined tactical job.

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From a Liverpool supporter’s perspective, this is exactly the sort of link that makes you pause. It is not the blockbuster name many fans instinctively crave after Salah, but it does make sense once you strip away the emotion of losing an icon.

Honorat feels like a squad building move rather than a statement signing. That is not a criticism. Liverpool already invested heavily in central attackers, and if Isak is going to be maximised, the team needs width that serves him properly. Too often, Liverpool’s attacking play can become narrow, congested and dependent on moments rather than rhythm. A winger who naturally crosses from the outside could change the geometry of the attack.

The age is worth debating. At 29, Honorat would not carry obvious resale value, and Liverpool have generally preferred younger profiles under their modern recruitment model. Yet there is also a case for experience, particularly after such a dramatic attacking transition. Salah’s exit removes goals, leadership and certainty. Replacing all three in one player is unrealistic.

If Honorat is seen as one piece of a wider right wing plan, perhaps alongside a younger, higher ceiling option, then this link becomes far more persuasive. He would offer Isak service, Slot tactical variety and Liverpool a different route through stubborn defences.