Mo Salah’s future: The former Liverpool defender thinks Salah’s replacement is already in the league.
Glen Johnson says Liverpool merely needs to turn to the Premier League‘s massive talent pool to find a successor for Mohamed Salah.
Salah’s contract expires in 2025, and the club may encounter interest this summer as clubs look to strike, but his ambition to continue smashing records at the highest level should remain. Saudi Arabia offered £150 million last summer, but it’s unclear whether they’ll return.
It is unlikely that any new manager will want to lose Salah immediately. After all, they would be losing 37% of their league goal contributions (as of now), but after seven years with the club, they will have to Club officials will have to prepare for his eventual exit. Speaking to DAZN, Johnson believes that his successor would undoubtedly come from the Premier League, since having someone proven at this level reduces the possibility of him failing, whoever it is. “I believe it is always a safer choice to go with someone who has already played in the Premier League. We know that the Premier League is the best league in the world by far.
“Having a proven goal-scoring guy is much safer. Taking someone from Italy, for example, they are good players who can score goals, but the Premier League is very different. It’s a little hazardous.
There aren’t many choices in the league, including reported targets. Pedro Neto, a promising winger connected with Wolves, is one name that has come up recently.
With nine assists in the league (11 in all competitions), he has demonstrated that he has advanced to the next level, and those numbers may rise at a team with greater talent around him. A fee of £60 million (or more) has been claimed.
Outside of him, there aren’t many others. Michael Olise of Crystal Palace also has plenty of talent and a vicious left foot, which has allowed him to score free kicks and fantastic long-range shots. He signed a new contract with the club at the end of the summer, but he definitely possesses the creative talent, flair, and wit required to flourish at a top team in the future.
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