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Mohamed Salah’s future at Liverpool stays unsure, however journalist Ben Jacobs believes West Ham winger Jarrod Bowen could be a “good match” to switch him.
Liverpool reportedly rejected a £150m bid for Salah’s companies, indicating sturdy curiosity from Saudi Professional League facet Al-Ittihad. His contract expiring in 2025 could also be a pivotal level for a possible transfer.
Whereas Bowen has been an important signing for West Ham, he’s not at Salah’s world-class stage. Whereas he might be an astute signing for Liverpool as a squad choice, anticipating him to achieve Salah’s heights could be asking an excessive amount of.
It stays to be seen whether or not Mohamed Salah will depart Liverpool subsequent summer season, however journalist Ben Jacobs has picked out a “good match” to switch him at Anfield.
Will Mohamed Salah depart Liverpool?
The Egyptian was as soon as once more in spectacular type for the Reds on Saturday, registering three assists within the 3-1 victory over Molves at Molineux. He once more highlighted how priceless he’s to his workforce, reminding everybody how essential it was that he stayed put this summer season.
There was sturdy curiosity from Saudi Professional League facet Al-Ittihad, who noticed an enormous £150m bid rejected for Salah’s companies, and whereas he’s going nowhere in the meanwhile, they’re unlikely to go away any time quickly.
With the 31-year-old’s Liverpool deal expiring in 2025, subsequent summer season might show to be a pivotal time, at which level the participant’s head might be turned by a transfer, and the Merseysiders might weigh up whether or not to simply accept a suggestion.
Ought to that occur, a incredible participant would want to return in and assist fill the void left by Salah, with varied choices mooted in latest months.
Will Liverpool signal Jarrod Bowen?
Chatting with Give Me Sport, Jacobs talked up West Ham winger Jarrod Bowen as a possible successor to Salah, seeing him as a powerful choice to usher in:
“Liverpool are planners anyway. So, it is not like due to the Saudi curiosity this summer season, they’re all of a sudden eager about changing Salah. Liverpool could have already had an inventory of Salah replacements lengthy earlier than they knew concerning the Saudi curiosity as a result of that is how they plan.
“That is how they work and the way the dynamic is. I believe that Bowen is an effective match for Liverpool. He could have seen Declan Rice depart and, in the identical approach that Rice had stated on the World Cup that he was jealous of his colleagues enjoying Champions League soccer, I believe that Bowen will now watch Rice go and play Champions League soccer and can get that very same sense of jealousy, or ambition, no matter you wish to name it.
“As a result of he does wish to play Champions League soccer, and he is aware of he is able to it. He is been an important servant to West Ham, however subsequent summer season may be the time, and let’s have a look at whether or not the Liverpool hyperlinks develop.”
Bowen is a wonderful participant who has confirmed to be an important signing from West Ham, making the step-up the Premier League effortlessly after starring for Hull Metropolis within the Championship, to not point out being hailed as “unbelievable” by Jurgen Klopp.
The £60k per week ace is not remotely near being at Salah’s world-class stage, nonetheless, and it’s arguably troublesome to ever see that taking place at this level in his profession, so he would not be a adequate substitute for the Egyptian King.
Bowen might actually be an astute signing by Liverpool, assuming he got here in as a powerful squad choice, however to count on him to achieve the heights of the Reds’ legendary No.11 could be asking an excessive amount of, contemplating probably the most league targets he has scored in a season in his profession is 22, which got here within the Championship with Hull.