Arne Slot speaks on his plan to replace Mohamed Salah
Liverpool Transfer Plan Takes Shape as Arne Slot Weighs Mohamed Salah SuccessionLiverpool are approaching the end of an era, and Arne Slot knows this summer cannot be treated as a routine transfer win...
Arne Slot speaks on his plan to replace Mohamed Salah Liverpool Transfer Plan Takes Shape as Arne Slot Weighs Mohamed Salah Succession Liverpool are approaching the end of an era, and Arne Slot knows this summer cannot be treated as a routine transfer window. Mohamed Salah’s expected departure removes far more than goals, assists and left footed menace from the right side. It removes one of the defining figures of modern Liverpool.
Yet Slot’s thinking is not simply about finding a like for like replacement. The manager has made clear that Alexander Isak’s role next season will shape how Liverpool recruit in attack. “[Getting the most from Isak] is definitely part of thinking about the [Salah] replacement,” Slot said.
X: @LFC That line matters. Isak arrived from Newcastle for £125m, making him the most expensive footballer in British history, but his first Liverpool season has been badly disrupted. A lack of pre season fitness was followed by a groin issue, then a broken leg suffered in the 2-1 win over Tottenham on December 20.
Only recently did he score his first Premier League goal at Anfield, in the 3-1 win over Crystal Palace. Salah Exit Forces Smarter Transfer Logic Replacing Mohamed Salah directly is close to impossible. He sits third on Liverpool’s all time scoring list with 257 goals, a number that speaks for itself.