Michael Owen says exactly who Liverpool need to replace Mohamed Salah
Liverpool's choice to replace Mohamed Salah in the summer could define their entire season. The Egyptian King has been one of the Reds' best-ever players with his performances often single-handedly ea...
Michael Owen says exactly who Liverpool need to replace Mohamed Salah Liverpool's choice to replace Mohamed Salah in the summer could define their entire season. The Egyptian King has been one of the Reds' best-ever players with his performances often single-handedly earning Liverpool points. This term, things haven't quite gone to plan which has led to the mutual termination of his deal a year before it's actually up.
Although this may seem like a massive financial blow for the Anfield outfit, the fact that they won't be spending ยฃ20 million on his wages next term sort of makes up for it. However, since the Reds were already wanting to bring in a new attacker ahead of the 2026-27 campaign, they now need to find at least two players who can improve their ranks. And now, Michael Owen has pinpointed exactly who he thinks Liverpool should try and sign to replace their star man.
Michael Owen thinks Jarrod Bowen would be a perfect replacement for Mohamed Salah For the last few years, Jarrod Bowen has been consistently linked with an Anfield switch . Indeed, most of the Reds' interest came when Jurgen Klopp was in charge with the club taking a bit of a different direction when Arne Slot took the helm. However, with West Ham United now battling it out for Premier League survival with Tottenham Hotspur, it's clear that relegation could be a massive opportunity for the other Premier League teams.
Of course, Tottenham going down would give them many more options to explore but, according to former Liverpool player Owen, Bowen is the only man who he sees as the perfect replacement for Salah. "Now, obviously, Jarrod Bowenโs a legend of a player, West Ham, you know, adore the man, and rightly so," he said to talkSPORT . "But, if West Ham went down, he would fit for me.