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The young Reds were pulled in to practice with some of Arne Slot’s senior players in Kirkby over the November international break, and they were hard at work at the AXA Training Centre on Tuesday.
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Jurgen Klopp ‘considered’ replacing Mohamed Salah in 2022 by bringing in an attacker from Manchester United
The summer of that year saw a rise in rumors over Salah’s future before Liverpool was able to sign the Egyptian to a contract that would last until 2025.
But if Salah had left that summer, Liverpool would have had a shortlist of players to choose from, preparing for the worst-case scenario.
Salah has not won any awards with Liverpool since renewing his contract, although he has scored 65 goals in 102 games in all competitions, bringing his total number of goals for the team to 221 overall.Was Antony on the list of those to replace Salah?According to the Times, Klopp discussed Salah’s replacement with the Liverpool scouting staff, including the winger Antony from Ajax at the time.
Antony had just finished a season in which he helped the Amsterdam team, who had won the Eredivisie title the previous year, score 20 goals in all competitions.
After Salah signed his contract extension, Liverpool lost interest in all other targets, and Antony later accepted a contract worth about £85 million to join their rivals Manchester United.
However, the Brazilian’s tenure at Old Trafford has gained notoriety for the wrong reasons; considering the cost in relation to his contribution to the field, he is frequently regarded as one of Erik ten Hag’s worst acquisitions.
Since his first few months at Manchester United, Antony has not been a consistent member of the squad, and in 29 games last season, the 24-year-old scored just one Premier League goal.Next time, who might Liverpool target?When Salah’s contract ends next summer, Liverpool can find themselves in a similar predicament to that of 2022.
At Liverpool, Arne Slot has a lot of attacking alternatives right now, but none of them have really shown themselves as right-handers.
Since Salah is always available, Anfield hasn’t needed to experiment with the right-wing position in a long time.
Although Diogo Jota is generally a central option, players like Darwin Nunez, Luis Diaz, and Cody Gakpo are more used to playing on the left, and Harvey Elliott has made appearances there in club cup games.
Jarrod Bowen has long been mentioned as a potential like-for-like replacement, while Omar Marmoush, a forward for Eintracht Frankfurt, is also being mentioned at the moment.