{"id":1242835,"date":"2022-01-20T17:39:49","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T17:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1242835"},"modified":"2022-01-20T20:05:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T20:05:32","slug":"liverpool-transfers-forwards-wingers-they-could-sign","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/liverpool-transfers-forwards-wingers-they-could-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"How Liverpool could rebuild their front three over the next 12 months"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script async src='\/\/asset.fwcdn2.com\/js\/storyblock.js'><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/script><br \/>\n<fw-storyblock channel=\"squawka\" playlist=\"5L00K5\" mode=\"pinned\" autoplay=\"autoplay\"><\/fw-storyblock><\/p>\n<p><strong>Liverpool are at a crossroads.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Mohamed Salah\u2019s contract negotiations having unequivocally now reached the \u2018wrangling\u2019 stage, Sadio Man\u00e9 looking like an increasingly diminished version of his glorious best, and Roberto Firmino turning 31 this year, they are now starting to contemplate life after their famous front three. In truth, as the 2020 signing of Diogo Jota attests, they have actually been contemplating it for some time.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>As good as Jota is, he alone is not enough, and while <em>when<\/em> they will need to replace the star trio who remains uncertain, it will surely happen during the summer 2022 and winter 2023 windows. The next 12 months, in other words. And this \u2013 replacing a triumvirate whose 299 goals since Salah signed in 2017 have been so central to everything good about this Liverpool side \u2013 is a tortuously difficult task.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1242998\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool front three stats compared\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-110x62.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-124x70.jpg 124w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-180x101.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-1067x600.jpg 1067w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-240x135.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-1100x619.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-85x48.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-36x20.jpg 36w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140831\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Radar-Explainer-330x186.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Because it is not just the goals. The three are also responsible for both Liverpool\u2019s build-up play, chance creation and the high-press that is so central to Klopp\u2019s heavy-metal football. And, what\u2019s more, they each operate in nuanced roles with unique skill sets. For Firmino to be replaced like-for-like, Klopp needs to find a forward-playmaker hybrid equal measures combative and creative, and willing to drift all across the front line and deep into midfield.<\/p>\n<p>For Man\u00e9 (or, more accurately, the Man\u00e9 of the previous two seasons), you&#8217;d need a goalscorer with pace to run in behind off the left flank and the technical ability to carry the ball past opponents in tight spaces and create chances from out wide. The complete winger, basically.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243101\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13.jpg\" alt=\"Mane stats Liverpool\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-70x70.jpg 70w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-66x65.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-240x240.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-999x999.jpg 999w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-85x85.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20144738\/1242835_1242835_player_radar-comparison-square-13-330x330.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And Salah\u2026 Well, you essentially have to replace the best footballer in the world; scorer of 48% of the trio\u2019s Premier League goals since he arrived, responsible for more assists than Firmino, Jota and Mane combined this season and capable of seemingly anything.<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Herculean as it may be, this is the task facing Liverpool. So here, we offer some possible suggestions, and take a look at how they match up against a member of the trio that they could potentially replace (positionally or stylistically). All players are 26 or under, as per FSG\u2019s preference. All data in the graphics is taken from the past season-and-a-half, from top-flight and European games only.<\/p>\n<h2>Roberto Firmino<\/h2>\n<p>Currently tearing it up as the other two compete at Afcon, Firmino is still very good. He still creates and still presses, and while his goalscoring tallies have fallen consistently since the highs of 2017\/18 (25), and he has struggled for game time this year, he still offers Liverpool what no other player does.<\/p>\n<p>However, with Liverpool reportedly not treating negotiations with Firmino with the same level of urgency as others, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elnacional.cat\/ca\/esports\/klopp-liverpool-20-milions-fcbarcelona-xavi-hernandez_695850_102.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>links to Barcelona<\/strong><\/a> abounding, he does seem the most likely to leave. And if not, a gradual phasing out is a foreseeable prospect.<\/p>\n<h2>Dream: Lautaro Martinez<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243001\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro.jpg\" alt=\"Lautaro stats Liverpool transfer \" width=\"1910\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-1146x600.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140828\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Lautaro-330x173.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One half of Inter\u2019s Scudetto-winning strike-force last season, and with 11 Serie A goals to his name this term, it is little wonder the 24-year-old Argentine is forever being linked with a move to these shores. And while North London has long been mooted as a potential destination, he has a tenacity that might make him a decent fit for Liverpool should they choose to deviate from both their &#8216;Moneyball&#8217; persona and, perhaps, an attacking system where their main goal threat operates from right-wing.<\/p>\n<p>He is involved in far less passing than Firmino, and as such his signing would likely necessitate an attacking re-jig. But, as a team, Inter play far fewer final-third passes than Liverpool, anyway; look at the number of final-third passes played by Jota at Wolves and now, and you&#8217;ll see the kind of progression Martinez could make in a different environment.<\/p>\n<p>And when it comes to pressing, he and Firmino align. Martinez has won possession in the final third at an average rate of 1.16 per 90 minutes since August 2020, more often than any other forward in Serie A.<\/p>\n<p>He also has an admirer of particular relevance here. He \u201cis one of the most exciting strikers in the world\u201d, said a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/football-italia.net\/klopp-on-facing-inter-his-second-trip-to-san-siro-and-exciting-lautaro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">certain Mr Klopp<\/a><\/strong>, after the Champions League draw paired their two clubs. A dream option, then, but perhaps one that could actually happen?<\/p>\n<h2>Realistic: Diogo Jota<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243028\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1.jpg\" alt=\"Jota stats Firmino compared\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-1146x600.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140801\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Jota-1-330x173.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Signed ostensibly as a fourth attacking option (with a statistical profile most like Mane&#8217;s), the versatile Portuguese has found himself increasingly at home in Firmino&#8217;s central slot this season, playing more Premier League minutes by December than he did in the whole of 2020\/21.<\/p>\n<p>More of a goalscorer, with significantly more touches in the opposition box than Firmino, Jota does compare well in terms of his combative instincts. He has won more duels than the Brazilian, and his average rate of winning possession in the final third (1.1 per 90) is not far off the mark. Like Martinez, he does fall short in terms of creativity. But then again, so does almost everyone. Plus, with Thiago Alcantara seemingly signed to carry more of the creative burden from midfield, it is not inconceivable that Klopp views Jota as a long-term solution here. And it is not inconceivable that it will work.<\/p>\n<h2>Wildcard: Amine Gouiri<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243027\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1.jpg\" alt=\"Amine Gouiri stats Liverpool transfers\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-1146x600.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140802\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Firmino-Gouiri-1-330x173.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Alright, as far as wildcards go, someone who has actually been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpool.com\/liverpool-fc-news\/transfer-news\/liverpool-transfer-roberto-firmino-step-22766236\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>suggested by Liverpool-focussed media<\/strong><\/a> is pretty tame. Yet, the fact remains that signing a 21-year-old who only started his first Ligue 1 game last season and is yet to win a full-international cap would represent a gamble.<\/p>\n<p>A gamble, the data suggests, that might well be worth taking. While Gouiri is accustomed to playing on the left of high-flying Nice&#8217;s front two, his profile is strikingly similar in all other respects. A creator, a passer and a presser, who likes to dribble as much as Firmino (1.9 take-ons per 90), he really does seem tailor-made for the role. Yes, he is accustomed to a lower standard in Ligue 1, but in terms of his skillset and potential, he looks perfect. In fact, the more you look at it, the less wild this becomes.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Honourable mentions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Other options elsewhere were considered, none of them quite perfect. <strong>Alexander Isak<\/strong> is phenomenally-talented and similarly wide-roaming forward. <strong>Darwin Nunez<\/strong> of Benfica is an exciting forward, if also more of a true &#8216;9&#8217;. <strong>Takumi Minamino<\/strong> is already at Liverpool, of course. He has been played all across the front line but was originally billed as a No.10 or possible false No.9 when he was signed from RB Salzburg. His goal output is up this year and Klopp speaks highly of him but doubts exist as to whether he&#8217;s good enough to be a long-term first-choice option.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/livescore-bet?q=uk-all-all-bag-s-sqb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1242395 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-1024x589.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-110x63.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-122x70.jpg 122w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-66x38.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-80x46.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-180x104.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-380x219.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-1043x600.jpg 1043w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-240x138.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-1100x633.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-85x49.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-35x20.jpg 35w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/15142236\/_LiveScore-Bet-330x190.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Bet \u00a310, Get \u00a320 with Live Score:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Join LiveScore Bet (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/go\/livescore-bet?q=uk-all-all-bag-s-sqb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here&#8217;s the link<\/a>)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Deposit and place a \u00a310 bet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Get two free bets*<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>*New members. \u00a310 min deposit &amp; bet on sportsbook, placed &amp; settled at 1.5 min odds within 14 days of sign-up. Win part of E\/W bets. 2 non-withdrawable \u00a310 Free Bet Tokens: accept in 7 days, valid for 7 days from crediting (ex. E\/Ws &amp; Multiples), stakes not returned. <a href=\"https:\/\/livescorebet.com\/uk\/promo\/p\/wo-football\/index.html?btag=a_34b_3c_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Click here for Rules &amp; Exclusions<\/strong><\/a>. Bet Responsibly. <a href=\"http:\/\/GambleAware.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>GambleAware.org<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Sadio Man\u00e9<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Scorer of possibly the greatest debut goal of all time with that strike against Arsenal, Sadio Man\u00e9 has been exceptional since the moment he joined in 2016. And while Crystal Palace \u2013 against whom he has now netted in an astonishing nine consecutive games \u2013 will be very glad to see the back of him, most Liverpool fans will not. However, the performances have seemed to dry up a touch of late, if not necessarily his overall goalscoring rate this season. The bell may not be tolling yet, but a succession plan is surely sensible.<\/p>\n<h2>Dream: Serge Gnabry<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243005\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry.jpg\" alt=\"Serge Gnabry stats Liverpool transfers\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-1146x600.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140819\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Gnabry-330x173.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Apologies Arsenal fans, but it has to be. The player that the Gunners sent on loan to Tony Pulis\u2019 West Brom side, only for him to barely get a kick and demand a transfer back to Germany, has subsequently developed into one of the most complete wingers in Europe. At 26 he is the oldest on this list. But despite playing much of this campaign from the right, he is experienced all across the front line and absolutely a ready-made replacement for Man\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>He really does have it all. His involvements in the opposition box are as high as Man\u00e9\u2019s (playing for Bayern Munich helps here, of course) and he wins possession in the final third even more frequently. He creates more chances, takes more shots, and \u2013 crucially, given that he is hypothetically replacing a Golden Boot winner \u2013 his goal stats are excellent. At 0.6 every 90 minutes, he is Bayern\u2019s second-top performer, behind you-know-who.<\/p>\n<p>Another similarity with Man\u00e9: his contract expires next summer. Even so, it would potentially take a club-record-breaking fee to pry him from Bayern, and an equally great effort to convince him to leave.<\/p>\n<h2>Realistic: Christopher Nkunku<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243004\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku.jpg\" alt=\"Christopher Nkunku stats Liverpool transfer\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-1146x600.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140821\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Nkunku-330x173.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So insane is the depth of France\u2019s attacking talent, that the fifth-most creative player in the Bundesliga \u2013 with 2.77 chances created per 90 \u2013 hasn\u2019t yet had a look-in with the national side. Considering reports this week suggest Liverpool are scouting him, and that he is thought to be available for around the \u00a335-40 million mark they like to spend on attackers, he may soon be getting a chance at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>He looks a hell of an option. Similarly to Man\u00e9 and Salah, he has a strong fitness record in having played every league game this season and his profile is that of an all-rounder. Not only is he schooled in the Red Bull way (like his would-be predecessor), but he competes for the ball and runs at defenders with similar frequency and success. He may not involve himself in the opposition box as much, but his creative output is seriously impressive. And if Firmino were to be replaced by Jota or a Lautaro-esque figure, his involvement in build-up play would have to be compensated for. Nkunku could well be the man to do it.<\/p>\n<h2>Wildcard: Florian Wirtz<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243002\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz.jpg\" alt=\"Florian Wirtz stats Liverpool transfer\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-1146x600.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140824\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Mane-Wirtz-330x173.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Never let it be said that our wildcards are not wild again. Like others we&#8217;ve spoken about, this particular move would a) break the bank\u00a0 &#8211; Germany&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/sportbild.bild.de\/bundesliga\/vereine\/bayer-leverkusen\/bayer-juwel-im-visier-auch-newcastle-heiss-auf-florian-wirtz-78066500.sport.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Bild<\/strong><\/a> expect him to eventually fetch a ~\u00a3100m fee &#8211; and b) necessitate a shake-up in formation. But there is a strong suspicion that this lad is worth it.<\/p>\n<p>Dynamic, supremely gifted, and just 18 years of age, Florian Wirtz is possibly the hottest property in Germany right now. His more creative role sees him outstrip Man\u00e9 in terms of chances created, expected assists, and also possessions won in the final third. While his goal threat is clearly not at Man\u00e9&#8217;s level, this campaign, he has a very decent return of eight goals in 22 Bundesliga appearances.<\/p>\n<p>While he can play on the left, Wirtz is far happier in a central role, so is not a like-for-like replacement by any means. However, were Liverpool to sign a centre forward, Jota could comfortably fill the space vacated by Man\u00e9, leaving this prodigious young thing free to pull the strings behind a front three, \u00e0 la Coutinho in that gluttonous half-season he had with our trio, back in 2017. Quite the prospect.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If he leaves in 2023 or 2024, he can choose [his next] club: Barcelona, Madrid, Bayern, Liverpool. I think he would do well with Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool, as the successor to Sadio Man\u00e9,&#8221; Frankfurt great Karl-Heinz Korbel recently told Sport Bild, and all we can say is that we 100% picked Wirtz for this article before reading that.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Honourable mentions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There are a number of other options, similar to Wirtz, in that while they do play off the left, they are naturally not as advanced as Man\u00e9. <strong>Mikel Oyarzabal<\/strong> of Sociedad, <strong>Goncalo Guedes<\/strong> at Valencia, and <strong>Rafael Leao<\/strong> at Milan are all having fantastic campaigns, and would be interesting additions to any squad.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Mohamed Salah<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Left until the end, because for all the arguments about sticking to a salary policy and stability in the dressing room, let\u2019s face it: you\u2019d pay him what he wants. Quite simply, he\u2019s a magician, and on the evidence of this year, we may well only now be entering the peak-Salah years.<\/p>\n<p>However, judging by the \u00a3100m+ fee that Real Madrid paid for Eden Hazard when he only had one year left on his deal, there is potentially a windfall to be had. And, as the travails at Arsenal have shown \u2013 sorry guys, promise there\u2019s no agenda \u2013 there is a danger to offering a thirty-year-old that final payday, and therefore, an argument for cashing in.<\/p>\n<h2>Dream: Mohamed Salah<\/h2>\n<p>No. Can\u2019t do it. There isn\u2019t a single footballer alive as good as Salah at the moment, let alone in his position. Give him a new deal, he doesn\u2019t go all Ozil, and Liverpool stay brilliant: there\u2019s the dream scenario.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243041\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mbappe stats Liverpool transfer\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-1146x600.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140755\/1242835_1242835_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Mbappe-1-330x173.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The only player that really comes close to having such complete, high-output attacking metrics is Kylian Mbapp\u00e9. But Real Madrid have (probably) destroyed all hopes of Mbapp\u00e9 2022.<\/p>\n<h2>Realistic: Raphinha<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243025\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1.jpg\" alt=\"Raphinha stats Liverpool transfer\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-1146x600.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140806\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Raphinha-1-330x173.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a toss-up between Raphinha and the next name on this list as to who should be considered a more realistic option. But a combination of recency bias and some <em>fairly<\/em> spurious reasoning that we will come to means the Brazilian gets the nod.<\/p>\n<p>Now, plainly, the most important number doesn\u2019t make up for losing Salah. While he out-duels and out-dribbles Salah, and is the tenth-highest chance-creator in the league this season, Salah\u2019s mountainous goal threat separates them resoundingly.<\/p>\n<p>That said, Salah is one of only three players to have outscored Raphinha in the Premier League this season, in which the Leeds player is averaging way more shots in Patrick Bamford&#8217;s absence. His eight-goal total is already his personal best since 2017\/18, when he scored 15 for Vit\u00f3ria Guimar\u00e3es in Portugal&#8217;s top flight.<\/p>\n<p>Also, he currently plays for Leeds, and while no one is suggesting that at Liverpool he would start bagging 0.7 Premier League goals per 90, he would almost certainly have more chances. Beyond all this, there\u2019s something about him the statistics don\u2019t quite do justice to, that suggests he would slip straight into that side. Maybe not a perfect replacement for such a statistical behemoth, but a wonderful player nonetheless.<\/p>\n<h2>Wildcard: Jarrod Bowen<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1243026\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bowen stats Liverpool transfers\" width=\"1910\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1.jpg 1910w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-110x58.jpg 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-134x70.jpg 134w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-66x35.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-180x94.jpg 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-380x199.jpg 380w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-1146x600.jpg 1146w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-240x126.jpg 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-1100x576.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-85x45.jpg 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-38x20.jpg 38w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2022\/01\/20140804\/_LFC-Rebuild-Article-Salah-Bowen-1-330x173.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1910px) 100vw, 1910px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The second of our \u2018wildcard\u2019 picks to have been explicitly linked with Liverpool, this one even more vehemently than the last. Yet, despite that, there remains an incongruity to the idea of him at Liverpool, for now. The fact that he was a Championship player two years ago doesn\u2019t preclude him from performing at a big club like Liverpool (just look at Diogo Jota), but there is a sense that he still has a way to go to prove himself.<\/p>\n<p>Which, of late, he has begun to do. A direct runner who looks to pass adventurously, his expected assists figures are as good as Salah\u2019s in 2021\/22, and of all Premier League forwards aged 26 or under, only Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Jota have a higher xG this season than Bowen. There is potential there, for both him and this transfer. Just not yet.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Honourable mentions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While nobody comes close to Salah right now, there are some who could in the future. <strong>Karim Adeyemi<\/strong> is a wide forward producing Erling Haaland-esque numbers in the Austrian Bundesliga with RB Salzburg, but with a more Salah-esque build and skill set. He looks destined to join Haaland at Borussia Dortmund, though. Elsewhere, if <strong>Jeremy Doku<\/strong> can translate being intensely fun to watch into actual productivity, he could be quite something. Seemingly the best of the bunch though is Crystal Palace\u2019s quadrinational young wide man, <strong>Michael Olise<\/strong>. What a left foot that young man has got on him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool are at a crossroads. With Mohamed Salah\u2019s contract negotiations having unequivocally now reached the \u2018wrangling\u2019 stage, Sadio Man\u00e9 looking like an increasingly diminished version of his glorious best, and Roberto Firmino turning 31 this year, they are now starting to contemplate life after their famous front three. 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