With the addition of Italian international Federico Chiesa, Liverpool have two regulars each in the left and right winger and centre forward positions. Both players have been in good form since the start of the Premier League season and are among the top-ranked destructive forces in the world.
The youngsters, including Ben Doak and Lewis Koumas, are training in the Championship, while the younger generation, including England’s most promising 16-year-old striker Rio Ngumoha from Chelsea, are in friendly competition with the club, making for a solid squad.
However, a surprise reinforcement target has emerged for Liverpool. According to Spanish outlet Fichajes, the Reds are eyeing Chelsea’s Ukrainian international Mykhaylo Mudryk as a possible replacement for Egyptian international Mohamed Salah.
The transfer fee is expected to be between €35 million and €50 million. The London club are also open to releasing the 23-year-old winger, aiming to recoup some of the money spent on the young attacker, who has spent as much as €100 million but has failed to produce results in England.
He has made over 60 appearances since joining from Shakhtar in January 2023, but his decision-making remains a problem. He has not won the trust of Enzo Maresca, who will lead the club this season, and is not yet comfortable with Premier League football.
However, he is also a player Liverpool do not need and will not move to acquire, even on a free transfer. And at a club with world-class players on the left wing such as Cody Gakpo and Luis Diaz, reinforcements are also a low priority.
The position is also basically mainly left wing, which is not enough to replace right winger Egyptian King. Although it is still early in the season, the Italian attacker has also made a good start and the back-up role has been filled.
The Ukrainian winger is a never-never story to come to Anfield, but it will be interesting to see who Salah’s successor will be…