Five potential Mohamed Salah replacements Liverpool could sign | OneFootball

The time has come for Liverpool to plan for life after Mohamed Salah, with an announcement on Tuesday that the club’s talisman will leave this summer.

Salah has set scoring records and won countless trophies at Anfield, with the Reds’ recruitment team now facing the difficult task of replacing him.

We’ve profiled five players that Liverpool could consider as Mohamed Salah successors.

Michael Olise – Bayern Munich

Having broken the bank to land a big Bundesliga fish in Florian Wirtz last summer, could Liverpool return to Germany with another wad of cash? Michael Olise is perhaps the dream target for the Reds; a Premier League-proven player, an inverted right-winger, and one with elite end product.

Bayern Munich, however, will have no intention of allowing Olise to leave. The Frenchman is the leading assist provider in Europe this season and appears to be getting better.

Yan Diomande – RB Leipzig

The flavour of the month right now, Yan Diomande’s dynamite displays in Leipzig have sparked a scramble for his signature.

The 19-year-old has lit up Germany’s top flight this season since arriving from Leganes in an unheralded summer deal. Leipzig’s talent identification has found another gem in Diomande, who has 10 goals and six assists in 21 league starts. His comfort level on either flank boosts his appeal.

Anthony Gordon – Newcastle

Though not a like-for-like replacement with Gordon’s preference for the left, Liverpool have previously courted the Newcastle winger.

Relations between the Reds and Magpies were fractured during last summer’s Alexander Isak saga, but a big bid could prove tempting for a Newcastle side that has been constrained by Premier League financial rules.

Gordon has scored 17 goals in 41 games for Newcastle this season, including 10 in 12 Champions League games.

Jarrod Bowen – West Ham

Jarrod Bowen will turn 30 later this year, and a pursuit of the West Ham captain would go against the Reds’ recruitment focus.

However, with West Ham facing a possible relegation, Bowen could become an interesting option. The England winger scored 29 league goals over the last two seasons and has eight for the campaign in a struggling side.

In December 2023, former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp labelled Bowen as “probably my favourite player besides my players.”

Though short-term, his arrival would also aid Liverpool’s homegrown issues.

Takefusa Kubo – Real Sociedad

A player perennially linked with the Premier League, who may feel this summer is the time to make the jump.

Kubo’s output has dropped across the last 18 months as Sociedad have struggled to escape mid-table in La Liga, but the Japan international has an ability to beat full-backs that is largely lacking in the Liverpool squad.

He drew more fouls than any other player in La Liga last season and, at 24, has his best still ahead of him.

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