Journalist Ben Jacobs has picked out West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen to be a ‘good fit’ to replace Mohamed Salah at Liverpool, should he leave the club in January.
The Egyptian is in great form and was once again the main man for the Reds as they cruised to victory. He provided 2 assists in a 3-1 comeback win against Wolves on Saturday.
The Merseysiders’ winger has contributed to the team in each of their opening 5 games, thus highlighting how crucial he is to the team.
However, there have been increasing interest in luring away Salah from the Reds by the Saudi Pro League team Al-Ittihad.
The Anfield club did reject a £150M from them late in the transfer window. But the Saudi club would still keep pushing for his services.
With the 31-year-old’s Liverpool deal expiring in 2025, next summer could prove to be a pivotal time. At that time, the player might be forced to a move and Liverpool might have to accept an offer for him.
Should that happen, a fantastic player would need to come in and help fill the void left by Salah. Moreover, various options have been mooted in recent months since the interest started flowing in.
Jarrod Bowen: A good fit at Liverpool to replace Salah?
Speaking to Give Me Sport, Jacobs talked up West Ham winger Jarrod Bowen as a potential successor to Salah, seeing him as a strong option to bring in.
“Liverpool are planners anyway. So, it’s not like because of the Saudi interest this summer, they’re suddenly thinking about replacing Salah. Liverpool will have already had a list of Salah replacements long before they knew about the Saudi interest because that’s how they plan.
That’s how they work and how the dynamic is. I think that Bowen is a good fit for Liverpool. He will have seen Declan Rice leave and, in the same way that Rice had said at the World Cup that he was jealous of his colleagues playing Champions League football, I think that Bowen will now watch Rice go and play Champions League football and will get that same sense of jealousy, or ambition, whatever you want to call it.
Because he does want to play Champions League football, and he knows he’s capable of it. He’s been a great servant to West Ham, but next summer might be the time, and let’s see whether the Liverpool links grow.”
Could the Englishman be a good fit for the Reds?
Bowen is an excellent player who has proven to be a great signing for West Ham. He made a step-up in the Prem effortlessly after starring for Hull City in the Championship. Moreover, he has been hailed as ‘unbelievable’ by Jurgen Klopp himself.
However, there is no doubt that Bowen is nowhere near Salah’s consistent quality. But given the fact that he might work under Klopp, one could say he would reach his maximum potential.
Also, the most league goals he has scored in a season in his career is 22. However, this came in the Championship with Hull and not in the Premier League. Thus, matching the number 11’s heights would be a really tough ask.
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